RETEKESS TC102 Portable PA System User Manual

RETEKESS TC102 Portable PA System

Product Information

Product Specifications:

• Model: TC102
• Type: PA system
• Power Output: 30W
• Speaker: 4.0-inch woofer and 1.5-inch tweeter
• Battery: 7.4V 2000mAh built-in
• Audio Input/Output: Independent functions
• Radio: FM function
• Supported Formats: MP3 / WAV / WMA / FLAC / APE
• Wireless Technology: UHF, supports two wireless microphones

Product Usage Instructions

• TF Card/USB Flash Drive Play:
  Insert a TF card or USB flash drive to play music. Supports MP3/WAV / WMA / FLAC / APE formats. Use buttons to Play/Pause and select Previous/Next songs.

• REC Function:
  Record audio by connecting a microphone and inserting a storage device (USB or TF card). Playback recordings using the designated buttons.

• Bluetooth Function:
  Enter Bluetooth mode by pressing M, connect to your device, and keep the speaker close for a stable connection.

• FM Function:
  Switch to FM mode, search for channels, and save preferred stations for easy access.

• Charging:
  Power off the speaker before charging. The indicator light shows the charging status and turns off when fully charged. Charge the wireless microphone using a Micro USB with a DC 5V adapter.

• Wireless Microphone Operation:
  Charge the microphone when the blue indicator flashes. Ensure a full charge before first use for optimal performance.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):

• Q: How long does it take to charge the speaker and wireless microphone?
  A: The speaker normally takes 3-4 hours to fully charge, while the wireless microphone requires 3-5 hours.

• Q: Can I use Bluetooth mode while charging the speaker?
  A: It is recommended to power off the speaker during charging to avoid any interference with the Bluetooth connection.

Safety Warnings

1. Please don’t put the product and accessories near fire or other hot environment.
2. Please don’t put the product and accessories near the water or damp places. Don’t use the products near the water. In addition, avoid putting it into any liquid in case the product and accessories will be damped.
3. Please don’t optionally open or tear down the battery accessories. It may cause an explosion if the battery is replaced improperly. Avoid putting the battery into water, fire or near any hot environment.
4. This product needs to use the power adapter (DC 9V, 1.2A) to charge. After charging, please remember to unplug the power cord or power socket. We suggest stopping other operations under the charging mode. Please cut off the power supply first if you need to use it.
5. If you don’t need to use it, please switch off the speaker to avoid the loss of power.
6. Please turn off the product if the wireless equipment is prohibited (it may lead to disturbances in electronic equipment or hidden danger).
7. Please turn off the product in the flammable and combustible areas and, at the same time adhere to the instructions to avoid the explosion and fire hazard. The flammable and combustible areas include gas stations with flammable or chemical products, transportation and storage facilities, areas with explosion dangerous signs and areas with the sign“turn off the bi-directional wireless equipment” etc.
8. When you take a plane, please obey the related rules and disciplines and remember to turn off the amplifier to avoid the hidden danger.
9. Please don’t crush, draw, bend, tie or tread by people, avoiding the being wire broken to cause to electric shock.
10. PIs take out the adapter if the speaker is belching black smoke or abnormal phenomena, to avoid the accident then contact a local agency to repair it.
11. Only suitable for safe use in non-tropical climate conditions, only suitable for safe use in areas below 2000 meters above sea level.

Features

1. 30W high-power, portable speaker;
2. Configure 4.0inch woofer and 1.5inch tweeter;
3. 7.4V 2000mAh power battery build-in;
4. Configure independent audio input and output functions;
5. Support FM radio function, TF card/USB flash drive play function;
6. UHF Wireless through-wall technology, high sensitivity Moving-Coil microphone, stable signal and clear sound.
7. Supports are used by connecting with two wireless microphones simultaneously.

Structure Instruction

1. Power ON/OFF: Long press the “ ” key for three seconds, and the display screen keeps on, which means it is turned on normally, press again for 3 seconds, and the display screen is off, which means it is turned off.
2. Mode: Select AUX in mode, Bluetooth mode, FM mode, USB flash drive mode, TF card mode & UHF mode.
3. Recording
4. Previous: Short press “ ” to select the previous audio file. Long press to fast rewind.
5. Play/Pause
6. Next: Short press “ ”to select the next audio file. Long press to fast forward.
7. One Key Bluetooth: Short press this button in any mode to pair the Bluetooth, long press this button in Bluetooth mode to disconnect.
8. Loop key: When playing music on a TF card/USB flash drive, short press this button to switch to single song repeat with screen display “ONE”, short press this button again to switch back to all repeat with screen display “ALL”.
9. Number selected key: Use the number pad to select the playing track in the TF card or USB flash drive, or select the FM channel.
10. Volume control: To adjust the music volume.
11. Mic volume: To adjust the microphone volume.
12. ECHO: To adjust the echo effect of the mic.
13. Mic input: Support wired mic input (not included).
14. Audio Input
15. Audio output
16. TF card slot: Support TF card play, with a voice prompt “TF card playing”. Maximum support 32GB TF card with MP3 /WAV/ WMA / FLAC / APE format.
17. USB port: Support USB flash drive play, maximum support 32G with MP3/WAV/ WMA/ FLAC/ APE format.
18. DC 9V in the Charging port, please use an original adapter to charge.

TF card/USB flash drive play

The speaker will automatically play the music file after inserting the TF card/USB flash drive. Support MP3 / WAV / WMA / FLAC / APE music format.

1. Play/Pause: When playing music, short press the “ ” button to Play & Pause music.
2. Previous/Next: When playing music, short press the “ ” / “ ”button to choose to play a previous song and the next song.

REC Function

1. Connected the wireless or wired microphone, then insert the storage (USB flash drive or TF card). Press the “●” key and hold on to enter into REC mode, the time display on the LED screen will flash. Press the “●” key again to stop recording, save the audio files and play the recordings.
2. In music mode, press the “●” key to play back recordings by inserting storages (which have recordings). It will play the last recording by default and press “ ”or “ ”to select the previous and next recordings.

Bluetooth Function

1. Turn on the speaker and press “M” to enter Bluetooth mode with the “blue” icon on the screen.
2. Turn on the Bluetooth function of your mobile phone, then search for “Retekess TC102″ and connect, Bluetooth pairing is successful with a voice prompt “Bluetooth is connected”.
3. When playing music, please keep the amplifier close to the Bluetooth-enabled device to maintain a stable connection.

FM Function

• Switch on the speaker, short press “M” to choose the FM mode with the screen showing radio frequency;
• Long press “ ”to enter into automatic channel searching, after searching successfully, the device will save the channel automatically.
• Please press “ ” or “ ” to choose the saved channels.

About Charging:
Power off the speaker when charging. The indicator will light on when charging and will be off after fully charging.

Remarks:

• The battery indicator will blink when the battery is low. Please charge it timely. (The charging time is normally 3~4 hours.)
• We recommend that you fully charge the battery before first use.

Wireless Microphone Operation

1. Switch ON I OFF:
   Long press “ ” switch on/off the wireless microphone.

2. Pair the UHF Wireless MIC Manually (This pairing is used when the MIC is no sound)
   Step1: Switch on the speaker, and short press the “M” key to choose UHF mode.
   Step 2: In UHF mode, long press the “M” key for three seconds to enter into UHF wireless pairing status with the voice prompt “UHF is waiting for connection”.
   Step3: Switch on the wireless MIC and twist off the MIC; choose a frequency point by
   Press “▲” or “▼”. Quickly short press “ ” 3 times until “MHZ” stops flashing. Paring is successful with a voice prompt “UHF is connected”. Then it’s possible to amplify voice with wireless MIC.
   Notes: Under the pairing status, short press “ ” 3 times on the hand-held microphone to disconnect. Repeat Step1, step2 & step3 to pair the UHF wireless MIC manually.

3. Battery Indication of UHF Wireless MIC:
   It’s a low battery ry with “ ” shown on the screen and please change the battery timely.

Note:
Please twist off the battery cover properly and put the batteries in. (Please mind the positive & negative anode.)

Wireless Microphone Sketch

Wireless Microphone Technical Parameters

Wireless Microphone Operation:(Limited to headset version)

1. The wireless microphone factory setting has been paired successfully, you can use it directly. If the microphone has no sound or the microphone is disconnected, you need to manually pair it.
2. Pair the UHF manually:
   • Step 1. Turn on the amplifier, short press “ M ” to switch to UHF mode, long press the “M” key, the “UHF” display will flash and a voice prompt will say, “UHF is waiting for connection”.
   • Step 2. Turn on the wireless microphone and long press the” ” key for 5 seconds. The “UHF” icon will stop flashing, and a voice prompt will say, “UHF is connected”.

Volume Control:

1. If the amplifier howling or in a small volume, adjust the volume by pressing “+” or “-” on the wireless microphone.
2. You can also adjust the volume on the voice amplifier by rotating the volume control.

How to charge the wireless microphone:

1. When the microphone’s blue indicator light flashes means a low battery. Please turn it off and charge through Micro USB with a DC 5V adapter.
2. The red indicator light will be on all the time when charging, and it will go out after fully charged.

Notes:

1. The normal charge time is 3~5 hours. Unplug the charger as soon as it is fully charged.
2. Full charge before the first use of the microphone to ensure the best results.
3. Turn off the UHF wireless microphone when not in use.

WARNING

RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY GUIDE FOR TWO-WAY RADIOS

ATTENTION!
Before using this radio, read this guide which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

Local Government Regulations
When radios are used as a consequence of employment, the Local Government Regulations require users to be fully aware of and able to control their exposure to meet occupational requirements. Exposure awareness can be facilitated by the use of a product label directing users to specific user awareness information. Your Retekess radio has an RF Exposure Product Label. Also, your Retekess user manual, or separate safety booklet includes information and operating instructions required to control your RF exposure and to satisfy compliance requirements.

Unauthorized modification and adjustment
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance may void the user’s authority granted by the local government radio management departments to operate this radio and should not be made. To comply with the corresponding requirements, transmitter adjustments should be made only by or under the supervision of a person certified as technically qualified to perform transmitter maintenance and repairs in the private land mobile and fixed services as certified by an organization representative of the user of those services.
Replacement of any transmitter component (crystal, semiconductor, etc.) not authorized by the local government radio management department equipment authorization for this radio could violate the rules.

FCC Requirements

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

If applicable) This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, under Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.

This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used by the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

1. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
2. Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
3. Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
4. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CE Requirements:
Simple EU declaration of conformity) Henan Eshow Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd declares that the radio equipment type complies with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RED Directive 2014/53/EU the ROHS Directive 2011/65/EU and the WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU; the full text of the EU declaration of conformity is available at the following internet address: www.rete-kess.com.

Disposal
The crossed-out wheeled bin symbol on your product, literature, or packaging reminds you that in the European Union, all electrical and electronic products, batteries, and accumulators (rechargeable batteries) must be taken to designated collection locations at the end of their working life. Do not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste. Dispose of them according to the laws in your area.

IC Requirements:

Licence-exempt radio apparatus
This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada’s licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference.
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

RF Warning Statements
The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirements. The device can be used in portable exposure conditions without restriction.

RF Exposure Information(if appropriate)

• DO NOT operate the radio without a proper antenna attached, as this may damage the radio and may also cause you to exceed RF exposure limits. A proper antenna is the antenna supplied with this radio by the manufacturer or an antenna specifically authorized by the manufacturer for use with this radio, and the antenna gain shall not exceed the specified gain by the manufacturer declared.
• To avoid interference, turn off the radio in areas where signs are posted to do so.
• DO NOT operate the transmitter in areas that are sensitive to electromagnetic radiation such as hospitals, aircraft, and blasting sites.

Avoid Choking Hazard

• Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Protect your hearing

WARNING

• Use the lowest volume necessary to do your job.
• Turn up the volume only if you are in noisy surroundings.
• Turn down the volume before adding a headset or earpiece.
• Limit the amount of time you use headsets or earpieces at high volume.
• When using the radio without a headset or earpiece, do not place the radio’s speaker directly against your ear
• Use carefully with the earphones maybe possible excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss

Note:
Exposure to loud noises from any source for extended periods may temporarily or permanently affect your hearing. The louder the radio’s volume, the less time is required before your hearing could be affected. Hearing damage from loud noise is sometimes undetectable at first and can have a cumulative effect.

Approved Accessories

WARNING

• This radio meets the RF exposure guidelines when used with the Retekess accessories supplied or designated for the product. Use of other accessories may not ensure compliance with the RF exposure guidelines and may violate regulations.
• For a list of Retekess-approved accessories for your radio model, visit the following website: http://www.Retekess.com.

References

• kess.com
• Retekess Company | Wireless Pager and Tour Guide System

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