pofung F8 FRS Two Way Radio User Manual

pofung F8 FRS Two Way Radio User Manual

ATTENTION

Pofung F8 is a multi-task FRS transceiver. Combining the latest technology in radio communication along with a sturdy mechanical frame, F8 is the ideal and effective solution for the professionals who need to stay in touch with the working team (in construction sites, buildings, shows, trade fairs or hotels) or for leisure users that just want to keep up with friends and family.

To help you ward off bodily injury or property loss that may arise from improper operation, please read all the information carefully before using our products.

Intended Use

Our products are designed to provide reliable wireless communication services for users across many industry sectors. In order to use the products safely and to achieve the best performance, they must be used as intended. The operator of the product is responsible for damage to the product or damage caused by the product if the product was used beyond the intended use instructions. Intended use includes that:

• The product is used by users who have full knowledge of its RF exposure and can exercise control over their RF exposure to meet the occupational limits in FCC/ICNIRP and international standards.
• All the security instructions set forth in this document are always heeded.
• The general, national and in-house safety regulations are heeded.
• The product is exclusively used with the frequencies licensed by the respective  authority.
• The product is configured appropriately by the dealer.

Besides, intended use also requires the product operator to be well-trained and to be familiar with the applicable standards, regulations and provisions.

REGULATORY Information

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.
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Important: Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this device. Your radio is set up to transmit a regulated signal on an assigned frequency. It is against the law to alter or adjust the settings inside the radio to exceed those limitations. Any adjustments to your radio must be made by qualified technician.

To be safe and sure:

• Never open your radio’s case.
• Never change or replace anything in your radio except the battery.

Your radio might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether Your radio is causing the interference, turn it off. If the interference goes away, your radio is causing it. Try to eliminate the interference by moving your radio away from the receiver. If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using the radio.

Hazardous Environments: 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, radios 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 off two-way radio.” Construction crews often use remote control RF devices to set off explosives.

RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION

WARNING! Read this information before using the radio. In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the United States with its action in Report and Order FCC 96-326 adopted an updated safety standard for human Exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated transmitters.

Those guidelines are consistent with the safety standard previously set by both U.S. and International standards bodies. The design of the radio complies with the FCC guidelines and these international standards.

Never allow children to operate the radio without adult supervision and the knowledge of the following guidelines.

WARNING! It is up to the user to properly operate this radio transmitter to insure safe operation. Please adhere to the following:

• Use only the supplied or an approved antenna.
• Unauthorized antennas, modifications, or Attachments could impair call quality, damage the radio, or result in violation of FCC regulations.
• Do not use the radio with a damaged antenna.
• If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin, a minor burn may result. Please contact your local dealer for a replacement antenna.

This radio not only supports the tones allowed in RSS-210 Annex E E.1.1 (b), but also supports the requirements of RSS-210 Issue 10 E.1.6, with the tones transmitted by FRS equipment, and voice tones indicating the end of transmission. WARNING! This radio complies with IEEE and ICNIRP exposure limits for occupational/controlled RF exposure environment at operating duty factors of up to 50% and is authorized by the FCC for occupational use only. An appropriate warning label is affixed to all units. In order to comply with RF exposure requirements, a minimum distance of 2.5 cm must be maintained when held-to-face, and body-worn operations are restricted to the approved original accessories (belt clip), a minimum distance of 2.5 cm. Do not use this device when antenna shows obvious damages.

Hand-held Operation (Held-to-Face)
This device was evaluated for typical hand-held (held-toface) operations with a 1 inch spacing from the front of the radio.

For hand-held operation, the radio should be held 1 inch from the user’s face inorder to comply with FCC RF exposure requirements. For more information about RF exposure, please visit the FCC web site at www.fcc.gov.

Body-worn Operation

This device was evaluated for body-worn operations with the supplied belt-clip accessory. (All necessary accessories are included in the package; any additional or optional accessories are not required for compliance with the guidelines.) Third party accessories (unless approved by the manufacturer) should be avoided as these might not comply with FCC RF
exposure guidelines. For more information about RF exposure, please visit the FCC web site at www.fcc.gov

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.

Precautions for Batteries

Charging Prohibitions

To protect you against any property loss, bodily injury or even death, be sure to observe the following safety instructions:

1. Do not charge or replace your battery in a location containing fuels, chemicals, explosive atmospheres and other flammable or explosive materials.
2. Do not charge your battery that is wet. Please dry it with a soft and clean cloth prior to charge.
3. Do not charge your battery suffering deformation, leakage and overheat.
4. Do not charge your battery with an unauthorized charger.
5. Do not charge your battery in a location where strong radiation is present.
6. Overcharge shall always be prohibited for it may shorten the life of your battery.

Maintenance Instructions

To help your battery work normally or prolong its life, be sure to observe the following instructions:

1. Accumulated dust on charging connector may affect normal charging. Please use a clean and dry cloth to wipe it on a regular basis.
2. It is recommended to charge the battery under 5℃~40℃. Violation of the said limit may cause battery life reduction or even battery leakage.
3. To charge a battery attached to the product, turn it off to ensure a full charge.
4. Do not remove the battery or unplug the power cord during charging to ensure a smooth charging process.
5. Do not dispose of the battery in fire.
6. Do not expose the battery to direct sunlight for a long time nor place it close to other heating sources.
7. Do not squeeze and penetrate the battery, nor remove its housing.

Transportation Instructions

1. Damaged batteries must not be transported.
2. To avoid short circuit, separate the battery from metal pars or from each other if two or more batteries are transported in one packaging.
3. The radio must be switched off and secured against switch-on, if the battery is attached.

The content of the shipment must be declared in the shipping documents and by a Battery Shipping Label on the packaging. Contact your hauler for the local regulations and further information.

Precautions for Disposal

Once the service life of our products (including but not limited to radios and batteries) has ended, they shall not be disposed as household garbage. Their recycling and disposal shall satisfy your local regulations.

Care and Safety

Your F8 was designed to fulfill any warranty obligations and to enjoy this product for many years.

As for all the electronically devices, we recommend you to follow this few suggestions:

• Do not attempt to open the unit. Non-expert handling of the unit may damage it and/or annul the warranty.
• When using regulated power supply, take notice of power voltage that must be 5V to avoid damages.
• High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, and warp or melt certain plastics. Do not store the radio in dusty or dirty areas.
• Keep the Radio dry. Rainwater or damp will corrode electronic circuits.
• If it appears that the Radio diffuses peculiar smell or smoke, please shut off its power immediately and take off the charger or battery from the Radio.
• Do not transmit without antenna.
• To clean the radio, use a soft cloth dampened with water. Do not use cleaners or solvents because they can harm the body of the unit and leak inside, causing permanent damage.
• Use a dry, lint-free cloth to clean the battery contacts.
• Any attempt to change frequencies or output power of the radio invalidates the approval.

Package Contents

• 1 F8 transceiver
• 1 belt clip
• 1 1500mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery pack
• 1 desktop charger
• 1 User Manual

Main characteristics

• FRS Transceiver (No license required)
• Output power: Max 1.5W
• Channel spacing: 12.5 KHz
• Channel Scan
• Vocal tuning
• Battery save
• Monitor
• Flashlight
• 2pin Kenwood accessory jack
• Li-Ion 1500mAh battery pack
• TOT (Time out timer)

Coverage/Range

The maximum range depends on terrain condition and is obtained during use in an open space. The only limitation to maximum possible range are environmental factors such as blockage caused by trees, buildings, or other obstructions. Inside a car or a metallic constructions, the range can be reduced. Normally the coverage in the city, with buildings or other obstructions is about 1 or 2 Km. In open space but with obstructions like trees, leaves or houses the maximum possible range is about 4-8 Km. In open space, without obstructions and in sight, like for example in mountain, the coverage can be more than 10Km.

Battery recharge

F8 is equipped for using a 3.7V Li-ion rechargeable battery pack which can be recharged connecting the socket of the AC/DC wall adaptor to a mains power socket and inserting the jack of the wall adaptor into the desktop charger plug. It takes 4-5 hours to fully recharge the radio. For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the battery pack when the
F8 is off and the battery pack is fully discharged.

Using a different battery charger other than the one specified can cause damage to your device or may even cause explosions and personal injuries.

The Battery power saving feature enables a reduction in consumption of up to 50%. If it has been set, it automatically activates when the transceiver does not receive any signal for more than 5 seconds in order to save the battery life. Power saving can be disabled only through Programming software.

Main controls and parts of the radio

1. Antenna

2. Encoder: rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise to select the desired channel

3. Power/volume knob-turn clockwise to power on and increase the volume level.
   Turn counter-clockwise to decrease the volume level and power off.

4. Speaker

5. Built-in microphone

6. Led indicator: RED: TX; GREEN: RX.

7. PTT: push this button to transmit, release it to receive.

8. Side key 1: hold down this button to activate the Monitor function.

9. Side key 2: shortly press this button to turn on/off the flashlight at the top side of the radio.

10. External Speaker/Mic Jack- allows the connection with external devices such as headsets, microphones.

11. Flashlight

Operations

Power on/off and volume adjustment
Rotate the Power/Volume knob clockwise to turn the radio on. Rotate the control clockwise /counter-clockwise to adjust the volume level as you prefer. To turn the radio off, rotate the control counter-clockwise till hearing a mechanical “click”.

Transmission
To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel. Briefly press the Side key 1 to enable the Monitor feature in order to make sure that the frequency is not busy, and then press the PTT button. Release the PTT key to receive. Only one user at a time can talk during radio communications. Therefore, it is important not to transmit when
you are receiving a communication and use the transmission mode sparingly to allow other users to talk. Transmission consumes a significant amount of energy and should therefore be used sparingly to prolong the battery life.

Monitor
The Monitor feature is for excluding (opening) the Squelch, in order to listen to signals that are too weak to keep the Squelch permanently opened. Hold down the Side key 1 to enable such function.

Scan
This function can be activated only by means of the optional programming software. To enable the Scan function, all 16 channels must be programmed. If you turn on the radio on channel 16, the scanning will automatically start. Whenever any signal is detected, the scanning will stop on a busy channel. If the PTT is pressed, you will transmit on the latest busy channel. Channel 16 is the priority channel; therefore if you don’t pick up any signal when you press PTT, the radio will transmit on channel 16.

Flashlight
With F8 turned on, shortly press the Side key 2 to turn on/off the flashlight at the top side of the radio.

Prompt voice switch settings

The encoder is selected to the 10th channel. Press and hold the PTT and Side Key 1 to turn on the radio, and turn the prompt voice on or off.
Turn on the prompt voice function, and there will be voice prompts when the encoder is turned on or operated. If you turn off the prompt voice function, there is only a “beep” prompt when you turn on or operate the encoder.

Emergency alert function
If necessary, you can pre-program the Side Key 1 into the Alarm function via CPS programming software. Turn on the radio, short press the Side Key 1 to turn on the alarm function. Press the Side Key 1 again to release the emergency alarm status.

VOX
The VOX feature enables hands free conversations without using PTT: just speak in the direction of the microphone and the communication will be automatically activated. The VOX sensitivity can be adjusted in 5 different levels (1…5):
Level 2 is set by default and has the lowest VOX sensitivity, 5 is the lowest one.

Quick operation radio

Without CPS programming software, you can perform the following quick operations through the combination of PTT +

Side Key 1:

• On channels 1-5, press and hold the PTT + Side Key 1 key to turn on the radio and turn the VOX function on or off. The VOX sensitivity is level 1-5, the level 1 sensitivity is the highest, and the level 5 sensitivity is the lowest. Accompanied by a voice prompt VOX ON or VOX OFF.
• On the 10th channel, press and hold the PTT + Side Key 1 to turn on the radio and turn on or off the prompt voice function.
• On the 15th channel, press and hold the PTT + Side Key 1 to turn on the radio and switch the prompt language between Chinese and English.

On-line service and support

The Pofung website provides additional information about obtaining service or support for the Pofung line of two-way radios and accessories.
Visit: www.pofung.cn
Mail:  [email protected]

FCC Licensing Information This pofung radio operates on Commercial/ Land Mobile frequencies which require a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for business, personal, education and recreational use. To obtain forms, call the FCC forms hotline at: 1-800-418-3676 or go to http://www.fcc.gov For questions concerning commercial licensing, contact the FCC at 1-888CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322).

Appendix A. – Trouble shooting guide

Remove and reattach the battery.
The battery power may run out.| Recharge or replace the battery.
The battery may suffer from poor contact caused by dirty or damaged battery contacts.| Clean the battery contacts or replace the battery.
During receiving, the voice is weak or intermittent.| The battery voltage maybe low.| Recharge or replace the battery.
The volume level may be low.| Increase the volume.
The antenna maybe loose or maybe installed incorrectly.| Turnoff the radio, and then remove and reattach the antenna.
The speaker maybe blocked.| Clean the surface of the speaker.
You cannot communicate with other group members.| The frequency or signaling type maybe inconsistent with that of other members.| Verify that your TX/RX frequency and signaling type are correct.
You may be too far away from other members.| Move towards other members.
You hear unknown voices or noise.| You may be interrupted by radios using the same frequency.| Change the frequency, or adjust the squelch level.
The radio in analog mode maybe set with no signaling.| Request your dealer to set signaling for the current channel to avoid interference
You are unable to hear anyone because of too much noise and hiss.| You may be too far away from other members.| Move towards other members.
You may be in an unfavorable position. For example, your communication may be blocked by high buildings or blocked in an underground area.| Move to an open and flat area, restart the radio, and try again.
It may be the result of external disturbance (such as electromagnetic interference).| Stay away from equipment that may cause interference.
The radio keeps transmitting.| VOX may be turned on or the headset is not installed in place| Turn off the VOX function. Check that the headphones are in place.
You cannot use the keys.| The keypad may not work temporarily.| Restart the radio.

NOTE: If the above solutions cannot fix your problems, or you may have some other queries, please contact your dealer for more technical support

Appendix B. – Technical Specifications

General Part

Frequency Range FRS 462.5500 to 462.7250MHz
Working temperature -20℃ to +50℃
Operation Voltage DC 3.7 V ±10%
Operation Mode Simplex
Dimensions 145mm×55mm×31mm (with Antenna)
Weight 147g (Battery pack included)
Antenna Impedance 50ohm
Duty cycle 5/5/90%
Category B

Transmitter Part

RF Output Power 1.5W (Max)
FM Modulation [email protected]
Spurious Emission -36dBm＜1GHz， -30dBm＞1GHz
Adjacent Channel Power 60dB @ 12.5KHz
Transmission current ≤1000mA

Receiver Part

Receive Sensitivity 0.25μV (12dB SINAD)
Adjacent Channel Selectivity ≥[email protected]
Inter Modulation and Rejection ≥[email protected]
Conducted Spurious Emission ≤[email protected]
Rated Audio Power Output 1W @8 ohms
Receive current ≤380mA
Rated Audio Distortion ≤5%

NOTE: All specifications may be modified without prior notice or liability.

Appendix C. – Channels and Frequencies

Disclaimer

The accuracy and completeness of the contents are sought in the process of compilation, but we do not bear any responsibility for the possible errors or omissions. With the continuous development of technology, we reserve the right to change the design and specification of the product without notice. No copy, modification, translation and dissemination of this handbook may be made in any form without the prior written authorization of our department.

PO FUNG ELECTRONIC(HK) INTERNATIOANL GROUP COMPANY
Address: 3/F FULOK BLDG 131-133 WING LOK ST SHEUNG WAN, Hong Kong
Telphone: +86-595-86752889
Fax: +86-595-86754889
Mail: [email protected]
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References

• frs.no
• Pofung

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