Zartek Mobile Pro5l Pro8 User`s manual
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1. GENERAL OPERATION Power On Off the unit 1 Making communication 2 Speak to other radios 3 Listen to other radios 4 Adjusting speaker volume 5 Talk Time Out Function 6 Talk Range 7 Menu Flow chart 8 Select channel 9 CTCSS code function 10 FM Radio 11 Sending Call Tones 12 Select Call Tones 13 Scramble Function 14 VOX Hands Free Walk amp Talk 15 Stop Watch 16 Lap Time 17 Baby Monitor 18 Roger Beep ON OFF 19 Auto Power Off APO 20 Scanning Channels 21 Keypad Lock 22 Using a PTT VOX Earphone 23 Care and Safety 24 Warning 25 Specifications 26 Compatibility 27 Accessories 28 Warranty 29 1 POWER ON OFF e To power ON the radio press Power On Off key for 2 seconds until a beep is heard and the LCD screen displays the channel and battery level icon e To power OFF the radio press Power On Off key for 2 seconds until LCD display turns off 2 MAKING COMMUNICATIONS The radio has 5 or 8 main frequencies large numbers amp 38 CTCSS codes small numbers effectively giving you 190 or 304 channels respectively You can communicate with any other user who is using the same combination providing they are within range 3 SPEAK TO ANOTHER RADIO e Press amp hold the PTT key the RED LCD backlight turns on and shows the icon lt indicating the radio is transmitting e Hold the radio in a vertical p2. LOCK e Press and hold the key for 1 5 seconds the keypad lock icon will appear e This will lock all keys except the PTT and N keys e To unlock press 04 key again for 1 5 seconds 23 USING A PTT VOX EARPHONE A single headset can be used with both PTT and VOX capabilities e Plug the PTT VOX Earphone into the earphone jack Press amp hold the PTT key on the in line microphone to speak Release the PTT key to listen Adjust volume control if necessary Set up VOX on the radio using the menu a key see section 15 above Speak into the in line microphone to activate the transmitter and listen though the earpiece 24 CARE amp SAFETY To clean the radio wipe with a soft cloth dampened with water Never use solvents or cleaners on the radio they can harm the body and leak inside causing permanent damage Your radio is not splash proof or waterproof If the radio gets wet turn it OFF and remove battery immediately Dry the battery compartment to minimize potential water damage Leave cover off battery compartment and do not use until completely dry 25 WARNING Do not operate the radio in hazardous environments explosion or fire may result Do not operate the radio near unshielded electrical blasting caps Under certain conditions radio can interfere with blasting operations and may cause an explosion Turn your radio OFF to prevent accidental transmission when in a blasting area or in areas posted Turn your ra
3. bounce around and penetrate materials at the speed of light bearing in mind the greater the barriers the more attenuation 1 e weakening of the signal The Zartek Pro is our exciting new generation series and comes in two frequency versions Pro 5S and Pro 8 The Pro S sits in the 446MHz band of frequencies often called the PMR Public Mobile Radio band It is pre programmed with 8 frequencies and is therefore channel compatible to the original Zartek Eco The Pro 5 is programmed with 5 frequencies in the 463MHz band It is therefore channel compatible to the original Zartek model no 21 1860 AF sometime also referred as the ZA 200 The Pro S is not compatible to the Pro amp as they operated in different frequency bands MAIN FEATURES PLL Phase Lock Loop Controlled Circuitry Ultra Slim size 19mm Ultra light weight 67g with battery Li ion rechargeable battery 5 or 8 UHF Ultra High Frequencies Frequencies 38 Quiet CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Sub audible Squelch Codes 190 channels PRO 5 or 304 channels PRO 8 Digital Volume Control 15 levels Channel Scanning VOX Voice Operated Transmit Function 3 levels of sensitivity Scramble Function 4 formulae Baby Monitor 3 levels of sensitivity FM Radio 88 108MHz Stop Watch with Lap Time Roger Beep On Off Call Function 10 different tones Auto Squelch Control Back lighted LCD Liquid Crystal Display Keypad Lock Memory Retention Function Auto Power Of
4. Zartek Zartek PRO PRO Users Manual WT 206 PRO SERIES INTRODUCTION Congratulations You have just purchased a new remarkable product in communications The Zartek Prois one of the smallest and lightest two way radios in the world This is due to the use of Li ION battery technology and micro circuitry With the Zartek Pro you can talk instantly to as large a group as required and as often as you like without airtime charges giving you family friends commercial and industrial colleagues many years of free quality communications The Zartek Pro uses a Lithium Ion battery Li ION the most advanced and ecologically friendly rechargeable battery available most advanced mobile phones also use a Li ION battery New legislation allows you now to own and use this relatively powerful equipment without an operator s annual license from ICASA This applies in most European countries using the Pro amp as well as in all SADC Southern African Development Community countries using the Pro 8 or Pro 5 To obtain maximum performance from your personal two way radio please take a few minutes to carefully read this user s manual The Zartek Proisa lightweight palm sized wonder communication device so small you can carry anywhere and talk to any person who is set on the same channel as long as they are within range The range of the Zartek Prois anything from 1km indoors to 20kms outdoors depending on terrain and environment The signal will
5. d hold amp or key to automatically scan FM radio frequencies Scanning will stop when it finds a FM radio channel Continue scanning for FM radio frequencies by pressing the or key Volume on the radio is adjusted by pressing ee key and then pressing a or y key whilst listening to FM radio e When you receive other 2 way radio call signals or you press PTT key to transmit the unit will automatically switch to 2 way radio mode e After finishing the communication you can press a2 key 3 times again to enter FM mode The unit will remain on the last FM radio frequency you have selected 12 SENDING CALL TONES You can use 1 of 10 different Call Tones to call to attention another user on the same channel The 10 kinds of sounds can be used for personal identification e Pulse N key once and the tone will sound the transmit icon lt and call tone icon will appear on the LCD and your selected call tone will be sent e Ifthe N key is held pressed the call will not be transmitted but the LCD backlight will remain on 13 SELECTING A CALL TONE 10 AVAILABLE e Press CO key four times N icon will appear and call tone number will flash e Press a or key to select your desired call tone e Press the PTT key to confirm or press a2 to continue e You have 12 seconds to decide before auto reverting back to the main screen 14 SCRAMBLE FUNCTION You can enjoy privacy to talk within your gro
6. dio off Construction crews often use remote controlled RF devices to set off explosives 26 SPECIFICATIONS Operating Frequency Range PRO 5 463 975 464 375 MHz PRO 8 446 00625 446 09375 MHz Number of Frequencies 5 or 8 12 5KHz spacing Modulation FM Frequency Control PLL RF Output Power 500mW e r p Power Supply 3 7v 720mAh Li Ion rechargeable battery Antenna Impedance 50 Ohm Operating Temperature 20 to 60C 27 COMPATIBILITY There are two different frequency bands for handheld public UHF two way radios in South Africa a 5 and an 8 frequency band The Pro S amp is pre programmed with 8 frequencies and is therefore channel compatible to the original Zartek Eco and other radios also using this band The Pro S is programmed with 5 frequencies and is therefore channel compatible to the original Zartek model no 21 1860 AF sometime also referred as the ZA 200 The Pro S is thus not compatible to the Pro 8 as they operated in different frequency bands 28 ACCESSORIES GE 244 Ear bone microphone high noise environments GE 245 Desk top dual battery charger PRO GE 246 PTT and VOX Earphone with in line microphone 29 WARRANTY This product is warranted by Zartek against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship under normal use for a 12 month period from date of purchase via our authorized appointed dealers Manufactured for Zartek of South Africa t
7. ehicle cigarette lighter socket and the other end plug into the earphone jack on the radio e The unit will automatically turn off and the LCD backlight will turn RED to indicate charging e To charge fully from empty requires about 4 hours e When fully charged the LCD backlight will turn GREEN e Unplug the adapter from the socket and the radio will automatically turn on A WARNING e Only use vehicle cigarette lighter adaptor with standard 13 6vDC socket e The unit will warm up slightly during charging With Desk Top Charger e Plug the AC DC adaptor into wall and other end plug into the desk top charger e Place the radio into the desk top charger e While charging the Red LED on the charger will remain ON e Unlike the direct adaptor the radio remains ON and does not turn auto OFF e A full charge requires about 6 hours The Red LED of the charger will then turn OFF and the radio s Red LED will turn ON indicating full charge AWARNING To avoid damage to the radio use only original accessories OVERVIEW Microphone Earphone amp Mains Vehicle Charger Jack Keypad Lock key Menu key Up key Down key Call Tone key Scan Monitor key Power On Off key 10 Speaker 11 Desktop Charger Contacts 12 PTT Button A E p ee LCD DISPLAY ICONS FM Radio Auto Power Off ee Baby Monitor RX _ U TX es bay Onn Key Lock J lx Stopwatch g CTCSS no Channel no ohne VOX Call Tone
8. es moisture in the air or storms that may vary depending on the location and the weather 8 MENU FLOW CHART Press 22 once to enter main channel selection press 22 again for next function selection etc Main screen Main Frequency CTCSS FM Radio Call tone Scramble VOX Stop Watch Baby Monitor gt Roger Beep APO Main screen 9 SELECT CHANNEL To set the Main Frequency e Press the co key once 1 of the 8 frequency numbers displayed will flash e Press a or key to select your required main frequency e Press the PTT key to confirm or press c to continue e You have 12 seconds to decide before auto reverting back to the main screen 10 CTCSS CODE FUNCTION This function can help you select your group 38 CTCSS codes of users on the shared frequency Only the users with the same CTCSS code can listen and talk to each other To select a CTCSS code e Press the Oo key twice the CTCSS code display will flash e Press or key to select your required CTCSS code 1 38 0 is off e Press the PTT key to confirm or press c to continue e You have 12 seconds to decide before auto reverting back to the main screen 11 FM RADIO You can listen to FM Radio with the speaker or through earphone aes e Press 2 key 3 times to enter FM radio mode ind nn e LCD will display the FM radio frequency L i e Press or key to change the FM radio frequency ee ee e Press an
9. f APO Power Saving Circuitry Battery Charge Drain Indication External Mic Headset PTT or VOX included Transmit indicator icon and light INSTALLING BATTERIES Use the Li ION rechargeable battery provided Press battery cover release button slightly down and then slide the battery door off Follow This Side Face Up and polarity to E install the Li ION battery pack into the Slide the battery door on to close A WARNING e Make sure the polarity of battery is correct e When the battery is damaged or not working dispose of it safely Never discard them or put them close to heat otherwise it may explode This radio is designed to use a 3 7v Li ION rechargeable battery The battery included is well designed to function with this equipment and has built in protection circuitry for internal short circuit and overcharge RECHARGING BATTERIES When the Battery Level icon is low you need to charge the battery with the enclosed AC DC Adaptor or Optional Desktop Charger The battery has a built in charging current limiting circuit and when the battery is fully charged the circuit will automatically cut the charge current to protect the battery e The charging cycle rate is about 750 times Li Ion batteries do have a shelf life and should be stored with charge and in a cool environment to extend their life With AC DC Adaptor amp vehicle cigarette lighter Adaptor e Plug the adapter into the wall or v
10. idential amp over water 2 4km Farmland 3 5km Top of mountain or building line of sight 10 30km When you press the PTT talk button a signal is transmitted and the signal floods the area in all sideway directions The signal travels in 3 different ways 1 Penetration The signal can go through materials such as wood plastic cement and fabric The denser the material or more built up the environment the weaker the signal will become The signal cannot go through solid metal or very large solid land structures such as a hill or mountain Metal acts like a shield and that is why the performance from the inside of a vehicle car or 4x4 will be less than outside 2 Reflection The signal cannot go through metal or very large structures such as a hill or mountain but it can bounce off like a mirror go around and reflect in other directions as well This happens at the speed of light 3 Line of sight Line of sight is when there are no obstructions in the path between the communicating parties The higher up you go the further you can see so the larger the line of sight distances will be Generally you can talk to wherever you can see which is why the coverage in a valley is much less than the coverage from on top of a hill Ensure that there is nothing blocking the antenna The less metal in close proximity 0 2m the better the range There may be external interference from electrical equipment power lines or factories or natural caus
11. o meet ICASA technical requirements For further information contact us via email info zartek co za or visit our website http www zartek co za AUTHORISED DEALER
12. osition with the microphone 3 5 cm from your mouth and then speak e When you finish speaking release the PTT key and a beep tone will be heard 4 LISTEN TO ANOTHER RADIO e The radio will automatically sound received transmissions from the same channel e When you press the PTT key you can t listen to other radios Make sure you do not press the PTT key for listening e Adjust volume control if necessary 5 ADJUSTING SPEAKER VOLUME 15 LEVELS e Press the a key to increase the volume e Press the key to decrease the volume 6 TALK TIME OUT FUNCTION e Time out function can avoid transmitting by chance and prolong the battery life e The radio will stop transmitting and sound a warning tone when PTT is held over 60 seconds You then need to release PTT and press again for further transmission e In VOX mode the unit will stop transmitting and sound a warning tone after continuous talk for 60 seconds You can re activate VOX after the time out Please refer to VOX function for detailed VOX operation 7 TALK RANGE The range will depend on the type of terrain that you are communicating across The Zartek Pro uses the UHF Ultra High Frequency band and will be subject to similar obstacle interference as cellular phones The radio works indoors as well as outdoors Typical rough estimate ranges for different terrains are e Shopping centre 300m 1000m Building 5 30 stories City centre amp dense bush 500m 2km Res
13. s free talking amp listening e The VOX feature works best when speaking directly into or close to the microphone on the radio or on the external headset 16 STOPWATCH oe e Press a key 7 times to enter the stopwatch mode e Press or key to start the watch e Press or key to stop the watch e Press e key to reset UU 17 LAP TIME e Once in stopwatch mode to get a lap time press or key to start the watch e Press the ee key to stop and show the lap time while the watch is running e Press the er key again to switch back to stopwatch mode and show the running time e Press the or key to stop and press er key to reset e Press theo key 4 times to exit to the main screen Whilst in stopwatch mode the user can transmit and receive on the stored channel 18 BABY MONITOR e Press thea key 8 times and the LCD will display the Baby icon e Press the amp or key to monitor sensitivity level from 1 to 3 low to high level OF is turn OFF this function e Press PTT to confirm and quit or press 22 key once to confirm the selection and continue to the next menu feature e After turning on this function the LCD will display Baby icon on the main screen 19 ROGER BEEP ON OFF The Roger beep notifies the receiving radio that the conversation has ended by sounding a beep when the transmitter has finished e To activate the roger beep press the a0 key 9
14. times and the LCD will display RGR e Press the a or key to turn on ON icon or turn off OF icon the Roger beep e Press PTT to confirm and exit to the main screen or press the a key once to confirm the selection and continue to the next menu feature e After turning on the Roger beep LCD will display RGR icon 20 AUTO POWER OFF APO e Press the ao key 10 times the LCD displays the icon e Press a or key to select auto power off time from 0 to 12 hours e Press PTT button to confirm and return to the main screen or press the 22 key once to confirm the selection e After turning on this function the LCD will display the icon and automatically turn off at designated time 21 SCANNING CHANELLS e Press key once and the icon will appear and radio will start scanning through the 190 304 channels automatically Note Pressing the button for over 2 seconds will break the squelch noise and open un squelch the frequency e The radio scans all the frequencies one by one and will lock on any activity After locking on to a conversation press the or key to continue scanning or press the PTT key to store the channel and communicate back e If there is no activity it will continue to scan By pressing the PTT key it will stay on the current selected channel and quit the scanning function or press the co key once to confirm the selection and continue to the next menu feature 22 KEYPAD
15. up by selecting a same scramble formula as your group member does e Press 0 key 5 times and LCD will display the scramble icon e Press a or key to select a formula from 1 to 4 Option OF is to turn the scramble function off e Press PTT to confirm and return to the main screen or press 22 key once to confirm the selection and continue to the next menu feature e After turning the scramble function on 1 4 the LCD will display icon e Please make sure other group member s PMR has scramble function and has selected the same formula otherwise the received conversation will be scrambled and incomprehensible 15 VOX HANDS FREE WALK amp TALK The Zartek Pro has innovative state of the art technology not seen in other two way radios with its multi level sensitivity built in VOX function You can enjoy talking and listening without pressing PTT key as transmit is automatically activated by sound This turns your radio into hands free walk amp talk with your accessory earphone e To turn on VOX function press 02 key six times the LCD displays the icon and the VOX sensitivity digit display will flash e Press amp or key to select OF 1 2 amp 3 for OFF low medium amp high sensitivity e After turning on VOX the LCD will display icon and press PTT to confirm and quit or press a2 key once to confirm the selection and continue to the next menu feature e You can plug in the earphone for hand
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