Alecto FR-20 Manuel
8 Channel 2- Way Radios
Owners Manual
and Instructions
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Contents
Contents .............................................................. 2
Introduction ......................................................... 3
Controls and displays ....................................... 3
Component Guide .............................................. 4
Setting Up Your PMR Radio .............................. 5
Battery Installation ........................................... 5
Battery Meter ................................................... 6
Low Battery Indicator ....................................... 6
Operation ............................................................ 8
Turning on your PMR ....................................... 8
Communication ................................................ 8
Receiving communications ............................... 8
Respond prompt tone ....................................... 9
Channel selection ............................................ 9
To speak directly to another radio ................... 10
Range ............................................................ 10
Calling (Paging) another radio ......................... 11
Setting Call-Ring Tone ..................................11
Key Tone ON/OFF........................................12
Roger Beep ON/OFF.....................................12
Special Features .............................................. 14
Automatic Squelch ......................................... 14
Monitor ........................................................... 14
Channel Lock ................................................. 15
Channel Scan ................................................ 15
Automatic Battery Save ................................. 16
External Mic/Spk/Chg Jacks .......................... 16
Built-in flaslight.............................................16
Customer Support ............................................. 17
Channel Frequencies and Code Charts .......... 18
Warranty ............................................................ 19
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Included In Your Package
When you unpack your PMR Radio, you should
find the following items enclosed in the package:
•8-channel PMR unit-2PCS
•Belt-Clip (attached)-2PCS
•This manual
Controls and Displays
1. Speaker/Mic jack
2. Power Button
3. Lock Button
4. Menu Button
5. Monitor Button
6. Call Button
7. PTT(Talk Button)
8. Antenna
9. LCD Panel
10. Up Button (Change Channel and Volume)
11. Down Button (Change Channel and Volume)
12. Belt clip
Introduction
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Component Guide
Battery Installation
To use the radio, you must install 4 AAA size
batteries.
Caution: incorrect positioning of the batteries
can damage both the batteries and the unit.
To install the batteries:
•Remove the belt clip by pulling the tab
on the top of the belt clip back, and
sliding it up and off of the unit.
•Pull the battery door lock tab down to
release the battery cover.
•lnsert four AAA batteries. Position the
batteries according to the polarity
markings on the plastic.
•Replace the battery cover. Snap the
lock tab and belt clip back into place.
Connecting the adaptor
Lift the rubber flap on the top the
unit to expose the jack.
To use the unit with an AC/DC.
Adaptor rechargeable batteries insert
the round connector(OD 2.5mm) of
the 7.5V DC/200mA AC/DC adaptor*
into the SPK/MIC/CHG jack on top of
the unit.
Note The unit should be turned OFF in order
to charge the batteries properly. If the
unit is turned ON and placed for
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charing the charge current is too low for the
battery to charge up as the unit is still using
power. There is no charge indicator during
charging at OFF mode. It takes approximately
7 to 10 hours to fully charge the batteries if
they are at the their lowest lever.
WARNING
DO NOT CHARGE THIS UNIT USING AN
AC/DC ADAPTOR* WITH REGULAR AAA
ALKALINE BATTERIES INSTALLED. USE
ONLY THE AC/DC ADAPTOR WITH AAAA
RECHRAGEABLE BATTERIES
.Do not mix old and new batteries.
.Do not mix alkaline, standard(carbon-zinc
), or rechargeable batteries.
*The AC/DC adaptor and rechargeable batteries
are sold separately.
Battery Meter
The battery meter is located in the bottom left
corner of the LCD display panel on the unit. It
looks like a battery with vertical bar inside. As
the power is used up, the bar will disappear.
Low Battery Indicator
When the batteries need to be changed, the
battery vertical bar inside will disappear. To
ensure uninterrupted communication, replace
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the batteries as soon as possible.
Note:
Always use alkaline batteries for replacements.
If you store your radio for long periods of time,
always remove the batteries. Batteries may
corrode and leak when left unused over long
periods of time, and permanently damage your
radio.
DO NOT PUT BATTERIES INTO FIRE OR
EXPOSE TO HIGH HEAT. THEY MAY
EXPLODE.
Setting Up Your PMR Radio
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Turning On Your PMR
Push & hold the Power button for at least 2
seconds to turn the PMR radio ON or OFF.
The unit will beep, the LCD panel will display
information about your radio, and the panel
will be illuminated by a green light for several
seconds.
Communication
You can communicate two ways with your
new PMR radio. There are 8 channels
available to you, You can either talk directly
to others and hear their response, or you can
call or page them with an audible tone.
The PMR radios can only communicate
when either the TALK button (for speach),
or the CALL button (for paging) is pressed.
The unit can only receive when both
buttons are fully released.
Receiving Communications
When your PMR unit is turned on and is not
being used to transmit voice communication
or pages, it is always in the listening mode.
You cannot receive any transmissions when
the TALK or CALL buttons are pressed, even
if you aren’t saying anything. Pressing these
buttons automatically overrides and turns off
the receive mode.
When you are using the unit in conversation,
you must release the TALK and/or CALL
buttons to hear the responses of the other
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people. Failure to do so will keep your unit in
transmission mode, preventing you from
hearing other units.
Respond Prompt Tone
When the person talking to you from another
radio finishes speaking and releases his TALK
button, you will hear a tone from your unit.
This means that the other radio is now in
receive mode, and you can begin your
transmission.
Adjusting the Speaker Volume
The Up and Dn(DOWN) Buttons control the
volume, change channels, codes and program
the PMR.
. Press the UP button to increase volume.
. Press the DN button to decrease volume.
.The LCD displays the volume level by the
number of bars on the screen.
Channel selection
Your PMR operates on one of twenty two
preset channels. You can only talk to other
radios that are set to the same channel as
your unit. The chart on page 18 gives the
frequencies on which your radio operates.
To change the channel:
•Press the MENU (Channel Set) button.
The icon “ 1”on the display panel will
begin to flash.
•While the number is flashing, press
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Operation
the up or down arrow buttons until you
reach the desired channel.
•Press the MENU (Channel Set) button
again to set the channel.
If you do not press MENU the second time, The
unit will automatically return to normal operation
in ten seconds.
To speak to Another Radio
•Turn the volume up to an audible level.
•Press and hold the TALK button on the
left side of the unit. The signal trans-
mitting waves on the LCD display will
appear.
•While pressing on the talk button, speak
into the microphone with your mouth 2
to 3 inches from the unit.
•When you finish speaking, release the
TALK button immediately to hear the
response.
Range
Your PMR unit has a range of up to 2 miles.
This range can be decreased by certain
atmospheric and environmental conditions at the
time of your conversation.
Some conditions that affect range are:
•Buildings
•Dense trees or foliage
•Hilly or mountainous terrain
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