PNI ESCORT HP 72 Portable CB Radio User Manual

: June 9, 2024
: PNI

PNI ESCORT HP 72
Portable CB radio

User Manual

Special warnings

Read below warnings to prevent fire, personal injury, or damages to the product or antenna.
Do not try to set the radio while driving. Doing so exposes you to the risk of road accidents.
Use only the provided charger.
Do not place the radio on an excessively dusty, damp or unstable surface.
Do not connect the antenna during transmission; risk of electric shock.
Please keep away from interfering devices (such as: tv, generator, etc.)
Those who use pacemakers are advised to keep their distance from the antenna during transmission and especially not to touch it.
Do not approach metal objects close to the internal electrical parts of the radio; danger of electric shock.
Avoid exposing the radio to temperatures lower than -26°C and higher than +80°C. The temperature on board a vehicle can sometimes exceed 80°C, which can cause irreparable damage to the radio in case of prolonged exposure.
Do not expose the radio to sunlight for a long time.
Do not transmit for a long time, the radio may heat up and malfunction.
Keep the radio away from children.

Product description

TNC connector for antenna
PTT (Push to Talk)
Functions (F)
Monitor function, squelch deactivation (SQ)
Key lock/Down▼/Menu:
• For the Key Lock function, press and hold this key.
• For the Down function (▼), press this key once.
• To access the menu, simultaneously press this key and the F key.
Channel scan/AM-FM/Channel list for scanning (SC. List):
• For the Channel Scan function, press and hold this key.
• To switch between AM/FM, press this key once.
• To access the list of channels to be scanned, simultaneously press this key and the F key.
Dual Watch/Priority channel/Screen backlight:
• For the Dual Watch function, press and hold this key.
• To switch to the priority channel, press this key once.
• To turn on the backlight, simultaneously press this key and F key.
Hi-Low power selection/Up▲/Roger Beep:
• To change the output power, press and hold this key.
• For Up function (▲), press this key once.
• For Roger Beep function, simultaneously press this key and F key.
Microphone
Speaker
Belt clip
On/Off and Volume control
LED indicator. The LED is red when the radio is emitting and when the battery is discharged. The LED is green when the radio is receiving and when the squelch is off.
Lock/Unlock the battery pack
Battery pack
and 17. 2-pin PNI-M connector for audio accessories

Display description

Channel number or selected Standard
Selected modulation: AM or FM
Appears when the current channel is saved in the scan list
The Roger Beep function is active
The priority (emergency) channel is active
The key lock function is active
Appears when you are on the menu
The radio receives a signal (RX)
Indicates the battery level
Show the selected output power (High or Low)
Indicates the level of the received signal and the strength of the transmitted signal (TX)

Functions Turn the radio on and off and Volume control

Rotate the knob [12] clockwise to turn on the radio. Continue to rotate right or left to adjust the volume.
Rotate the knob [12] counter clockwise to turn off the radio.
Note: Immediately after turning on the radio, the current standard (eg EU) is displayed on the screen. Then, the following information will be
displayed: channel, selected modulation, battery level and active functions.

Channel selection

Press the key ▲ [8] or ▼ [5] to increase or decrease the channel number.

Key lock

Long press the key ▼ [5] to enable/disable the key lock function. When the function is active, the icon will be displayed on the screen.
When the function is active, all keys are locked except the PTT key.

Backlight

Simultaneously press the keys F [3] and P [7] to enable or disable the screen backlight. If the backlight is enabled, the screen will light up each time you press a key (except PTT and Volume key) and will turn off 10 seconds after the last key press.

Channel scan

Through the scan function, only the channels added to the list are scanned. When a channel that has been added to the scan list is selected, the icon Sc will appear on the screen.

Adding a channel to the scan list
First select the channel using the keys ▲ [8] or ▼ [5].
Once you have reached the desired channel, press the keys F [3] and A/F [6] simultaneously to add the current channel to the scan list. Each time you select this channel, the icon Sc will appear on the screen.

Remove a channel from the scan list
First select the channel you want to remove from the scan list using the keys ▲ [8] or ▼ [5].
Simultaneously pree the keys F [3] and A/F [6] to remove the current channel from the scan list. The icon Sac will disappear from the screen.

Enable channel scan function
Long press the key A/F [6] to start scanning the channels in the scan list. The icon Sc will flash on the screen. The radio will scan 5 channels per second.
When it receives signal, the radio stops the scanning process and stays on the channel with signal. When the signal disappears, the radio waits for another 5 seconds after which it resumes the channel scanning process. If the PTT button is pressed or another signal is received within 5 seconds, scanning does not resume.
Long press the key A/F [6] to stop channel scanning. The radio will return to the last channel used before starting the scan.
Note: If the P [7] key is pressed during the scan, scanning will stop and the radio will automatically switch to priority (emergency) channels.

Priority channels (emergency)

Press the key P [7] to automatically switch to emergency channels 9 or 19 (depending on the selected standard). The icon will appear on the screen.
Press the P [7] key again to return to the channel used before activating the priority channels or press the keys ▲ or ▼ to manually change the channel.
Note: When the radio is set on one of the emergency channels, the scan function will be disabled.

Monitor function

Hold down the SQ key [4] to deactivate the Squelch. While holding down the SQ key, turn the volume knob to the left or to the right until you get the desired volume level. You can now hear the weak signals.

Transmission and reception

Transmission (TX)
Press the PTT key [2] to transmit. The red LED [13] will light up and the icon will appear on the screen

Reception (RX)
When the radio receives signal, the green LED [13] will light up and the icons and will appear on the screen.

AM/FM selection

According to the standard the radio is set on, you can switch between AM and FM by briefly pressing the A/F key [6]. The selected modulation will be displayed on the screen.
Note: If the radio is set to a standard that does not support AM, pressing the A/F key will not cause any changes. The radio will remain on FM.

Setting the transmission power (H/L)

Long press the H/L key [8] to switch between H (high power) and L (low power). H or L will appear on the screen.
FM: H = 4W/L = 1W
AM: H = 3W/L = 1W

Roger Beep

When this function is active, the radio will beep at the end of the transmission (when the PTT button is released).
Simultaneously press F [3] key and ▲ key to activate Roger Beep function. On the screen the icon will show up.
Press the two keys again to deactivate the function.

Dual Watch

The Dual Watch function monitors the current channel and the priority (emergency) channel simultaneously. For example, if you have selected channel 22, after activating the Dual Watch function, the radio will scan channel 22 and channel 19 (emergency) simultaneously.
Long press the key P [7] to activate Dual Watch function. The icon will be displayed on the screen together with Sc and icons that will blink.
To deactivate Dual Watch, long press again the P [7] key.
Note: If a signal is received during the scanning process of the two channels, the radio stops the scan and stays on the channel with signal. When the signal disappears, the radio waits for another 5 seconds after which it resumes the scanning process of the two channels. If the PTT button is pressed or another signal is received within 5 seconds, scanning does not resume.
Note: As long as the Dual Watch function is active, all buttons will be locked except the PTT, SQ, and P keys.

From the menu you can set the squelch level, the energy saving level or you can activate or deactivate the key beep.
To access the menu, simultaneously press the keys F [3] and ▼. The icon M will appear on the screen.
Once into the menu, use the F key [3] to navigate the menu and the keys ▼ and ▲ to change the settings.
To save a setting, press the key F [3] that will take you to the next menu setting.
To exit the menu, press the PTT key.

Set the Squelch level

This function evaluates the signal-to-noise ratio (ie the ratio between useful and interfering signals). Thus, only useful signals are sent to the speaker.

Access the menu by pressing the F [3] and ▼ keys simultaneously.
The current squelch level (eg SL 02) will be displayed and the icon will blink on the screen.
Use the keys ▼ and ▲ to change the level. There are 6 levels available (from 01 up to 06) and OFF (squelch disabled).
Press F key to save the setting.
Go to the next setting or press the PTT key to exit the menu.

Power saving

Access the menu by pressing the F [3] and ▼ keys simultaneously.
Press one more time F key. On the screen will be displayed the current level of power saving (ie: PS 02 ).
Use the keys ▼ and ▲ to change the level. There are 3 levels available (from 01 up to 03) and OFF (power saving function disabled).
Press F key to save the setting.
Go to the next setting or press the PTT key to exit the menu.

Key beep

Access the menu by pressing the F [3] and ▼ keys simultaneously.
Press twice the key F. On the screen will be displayed the current setting of the key beep (ie: bop oF ).
Use the keys ▼ and ▲ to switch between on (key beep enabled) and oF (key beep disabled).
Press F key to save the setting.
Go to the next setting or press the PTT key to exit the menu.

Battery indicator

The icon shows the battery level. When the battery is discharged, the icon will be displayed.
Note: If the key beep function is activated and the battery is discharged, the radio will beep every 10 seconds.

Charging the battery

Install the battery in the radio. 2600mAh Li-Ion battery, 7.4V
Using the charger (230V – 9V) included in the package, connect the battery to a 230V power source.
During charging, the red LED on the adapter is lit.
When the battery is fully charged, the LED turns green.

Note: The charging time is approximately 12 hours.

Reset

Simultaneously press the keys ▼ and A/F while turning the radio on.
Release the keys.
Now the radio has returned to factory settings.

Default settings

SQ – level 1
Key beep – ON (enabled)
Power saving – OFF (disabled)
Backlight – Enabled
Standard – EU
Priority channel – 19 FM
Output power on FM – High (4W)
Output power on AM – High (3W)

Setting the standard

Hold pressed the key F [3] while turning the radio on.
On the screen the current standard will blink.
Use the keys ▼ and ▲ to change the standard.
Press the key F to confirm.
Turn the radio off and back on.
On the screen the set standard will be displayed.

Available standards

| Channels| Frequency
---|---|---
EU| 40 FM
40 AM| 26.965-27.405 MHz
EC| 40 FM| 26.965-27.405 MHz
d| 40 FM
40 AM| 26.965-27.405 MHz
40 FM| 26.565-26.955 MHz
PL| 40 FM
40 AM| 26.960-27.400 MHz
u| 40 AM/FM| 26.965 -27.405 MHz
40 FM| 27.60125 -27.99125 MHz
In| 27 FM
27 AM| 26.965-27.275 MHz
IS| 34 FM
34 AM| 26.875 -27.255 MHz

Technical specification

Frequency range	26 – 28 MHz
Channel spacing	10KHz
Modulation	AM/FM
Frequency stability	± 0.005 %
Channel step	10KHz
Channels	40
Working temperature	-26°C — +80°C
Working voltage	6.8 — 8.4V
Antenna connector	TNC 50 Ohm
Dimensions	120x 54x 35mm

EU Simplified Declaration of Conformity
SC ONLINESHOP SRL declares that Portable CB Radio PNI Escort HP 72 complies with the Directive RED 2014/53/UE. The full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following Internet address: https://www.mypni.eu/products/7879/download/certifications