RETEVIS RB26 Two Way Radio User Manual

RB26
Two Way Radio
User Manual

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Getting start

Charging Precautions

Put the transceiver into the charger, in this case, the transceiver indicator light is red means charging. After the charger is full, the indicator is green. (As shown on the right)

Basic Operations and Function Description

Power ON/OFF

Rotate Volume Switch clockwise until a “click” sound is heard, which means radio power is on.
Rotate Volume Switch anti-clockwise until a “Click” sound is heard, which means radio power is off.

Communication

Press the PTT key to transmit, the indicator turns red, talk to the microphone at the moment, the other side will hear your speaking message. Release the PTT key after finishing transmitting and start to receive the other side speaking message, when receiving the other side message the indicator light is green at the same time.
Volume Increase / Decrease
Rotate Volume Switch clockwise to increase the volume, rotate Volume Switch anti-clockwise to decrease the volume.
Channel Adjustment
Press PF1 / Channel Increase key, the channel will increase in turns,
press the PF2 / Channel Decrease key, and the channel will decrease in turns.
Low Battery Voltage Warning
When you hear the sound “Please charge battery” while the indicator is flashing red light, it means the battery voltage is lower than the working voltage, please charge the radio.
Monitor
Press the Identify key which stores the Monitor function for 2 seconds, Monitor function start. Release the key to turn off the Monitor function.
Flashlight Starts
Press the Identify key which stores the Flashlight function for 2 seconds,
The flashlight function is on, and repeat this operation to turn off the flashlight.
The alarm Function Starts to
Press the Identify key which stores the Alarm function for 2 seconds, Alarm function is starts, and press the PTT key to turn it off.
VOX ON
Keep pressing PF1 /PF2 the side key function definition key which stores the VOX function for 2 seconds to turn on the VOX. Repeat operation to adjust the VOX function level. The higher the level, the smaller the voice of the voice activation, and turn off the VOX with a “Beep”.
VOX Delay Function
Keep pressing PF1 /PF2 the side key function definition key which stores the VOX delay function for 2 seconds to turn on the VOX delay. Repeat operation to adjust the VOX delay time. The higher the level, the longer the delay time.
Key Locks
Press the Identify key which stores the Channel-Lock function for 2 seconds, the radio will give a “Beep” sound to indicate that the Channel-Lock function starts, and channel adjustment is unavailable now. Repeat this operation to turn off the channel lock function.
Scan Starts
Press the Identify key which stores the Scan function for 2 seconds, the scan function is on, and repeat this operation to turn off the scan.
Wireless copy

1. Press (no loose) the PF2 key of the receiver radio, and meanwhile turn on the radio which will accept data, it must keep press the PF2 key for 1 second, When see the green light flashing and hear “Beep” 3 times, the radio goes into wireless copy receiving mode.
2. Then press (no loose) the PF1 key and meanwhile turn on the other radio which is going to transmit data, and must press the PF2 key for 1 second, When see the red light flashing and hear “Beep” 3 times, the radio goes into wireless copy replication mode.
   • Press the PPT key of the transmitter, and the red light flashes to transmit data. Restart the walkie talkie and the radio will automatically exit the mode.
   • The red light and green light of the receiver flash crosswise to indicate that the data is being received at this time, and the power will restart after the radio receives the data.

Note:

The wireless copy frequency and ID code of the transmitter and receiver must be the same to transmit data. The wireless copy frequency and ID code can be changed by programming software.
Read-Write Frequency Encryption
Use write frequency software Settings
CTCSS/DCS
Users can set CTCSS/DCS signaling on the transceiver channel by software. Only when receiving the same CTCSS/DCS signaling from another transceiver, the squelch will open. If the same channels but with different CTCSS/DCS signaling for calling, then the squelch will not open, only the green light is on. CTCSS/DCS codes are listed below:

CTCSS (50 Numbers)

DCS ( 232)

Technical Specifications

Factory default settings

| GMRS|
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channel| RX| TX| power| bandwidth| T C CSS/
DCS| Remarks
1| 462.5625| 462.5625| 2W| 12.5KHz| 67.0|
2| 462.5875| 462.5875| 2W| 12.5KHz| 118.8|
3| 462.6125| 462.6125| 2W| 12.5KHz| 127.3|
4| 462.6375| 462.6375| 2W| 12.5KHz| 131.8|
5| 462.6625| 462.6625| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
6| 462.6875| 462.6875| 2W| 12.5KHz| 141.3|
7| 462.7125| 462.7125| 2W| 12.5KHz| 146.2|
8| 467.5675| 467.5675| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D243N|
9| 467.5875| 467.5875| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D032N|
10| 467.6125| 467.6125| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D047N|
11| 467.6375| 467.6375| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D05114|
12| 467.6625| 467.6625| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D053N|
13| 467.6875| 467.6875| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D(161|
14| 467.7125| 467.7125| 0.5W| 12.5KHz| D116N|
15| 462.5500| 462.5500| 2W| 12.5KHz| 123|
16| 462.5750| 462.5750| 2W| 12.5KHz| D743I|
17| 462.6000| 462.6000| 2W| 12.5KHz| D332I|
18| 462.6250| 462.6250| 2W| 12.5KHz| 127.3|
19| 462.6500| 462.6500| 2W| 12.5KHz| D243I|
20| 462.6750| 462.6750| 2W| 12.5KHz| D606N|
21| 462.7000| 462.7000| 2W| 12.5KHz| D731I|
22| 462.7250| 462.7250| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
23| 462.5500| 467.5500| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
24| 462.5750| 467.5750| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
| GMRS|
---|---|---
channel| RX| TX| power| bandwidth| CTCSS/
DCS| Remarks
25| 462.6000| 467.6000| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
26| 462.6250| 467.6250| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
27| 462.6500| 467.6500| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
28| 462.6750| 467.6750| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
29| 462.7000| 467.7000| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|
30| 462.7250| 467.7250| 2W| 12.5KHz| 136.5|

Warnings

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

| 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.
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This two-way radio uses electromagnetic energy in the radio frequency (RF) spectrum to provide communications between two or more users over a distance. RF energy, when used improperly, can cause biological damage.
All Retevis two-way radios are designed, manufactured, and tested to ensure they meet government-established RF exposure levels. In addition, manufacturers also recommend specific operating instructions to users of two- way radios. These instructions are important because they inform users about RF energy exposure and provide simple procedures on how to control it.
Please refer to the following websites for more information on what RF energy exposure is and how to control your exposure to assure compliance with established RF exposure limits: http://www.who.int/en/
Local Government Regulation

When two-way 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 Retevis two-way radio has an RF Exposure Product Label. Also, your Retevis user manual or separate safety booklet includes information and operating instructions required to control your RF exposure and to satisfy compliance requirements.

Radio License Governments keep the radios in classification, business two-way radios operate on radio frequencies that are regulated by the local radio management departments (FCC, ISED, OFCOM, ANFR, BFTK, Bundesnetzagentur…).
To transmit on these frequencies, you are required to have a license issued by them. For the detailed classification and the use of your two radios, please contact the local government radio management departments.
Use of this radio outside the country where it was intended to be distributed is subject to government regulations and may be prohibited.
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 departments 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 condition that this device does not cause harmful interference. (Licensed radios are applicable); This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (Other devices are applicable) (1) This device may not cause harmful interference and. (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
NOTE:
-The radio operates on GMRS frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. You must be licensed before operating your radios. Licenses are issued for a ten-year term and can be renewed between 90 days prior to the expiration date and up to the actual expiration date of the license. If you receive a license, any family member, regardless of age, can operate GMRS stations and units within the licensed system.

• To obtain a license, you need FCC Form 605 & 159, we suggest visiting the FCC website at https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/support/ fcc-form-605, which includes necessary instructions. More questions about the license application, please contact the FCC at 1-888-225-5322 or go to the FCC’s website: http://www.fcc.gov.

CE Requirements:

• (Simple EU declaration of conformity) Shenzhen Retevis Techno-logy Co., Ltd. declares that the radio equipment type is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of RED Directive 2014/53/EU and 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.retevis.com.

• Restriction Information
  This product can be used in EU countries and regions, including Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Ireland (IE), Greece (EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Croatia (HR), Italy (IT), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Hungary (HU), Malta (MT), Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE) and United Kingdom (UK). For the warning information about the frequency restriction, please refer to the package or manual section.

• 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:

License-exempt radio apparatus This device contains license-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada’s license-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 Exposure information

• 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 an 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.
• DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time, more than 50% of the time can cause RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded.
• During transmissions, your radio generates RF energy that can possibly cause interference with other devices or systems. To avoid such interference, turn df 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.
• Portable Device, this transmitter may operate with the antenna(s) documented in this filing in Push-to-Talk and body-worn configurations. RF exposure compliance is limited to the specific belt-clip and accessory configurations as documented in this filing and the separation distance between the user and the device or its antenna shall be at least 2.5 cm.
• In Mobile Device, during operation, the separation distance between the user and the antenna is subject to actual regulations, this separation distance will ensure that there is sufficient distance from a properly installed externally-mounted antenna to satisfy the RF exposure requirements.
• General population/uncontrolled Radio, this radio is designed for and classified as “General population/uncontrolled Use”.
  RF Exposure Compliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions

To control your exposure and ensure compliance with the occupational/controlled environment exposure limits, always adhere to the following procedures.
Guidelines:

• User awareness instructions should accompany the device when transferred to other users.
• Do not use this device if the operational requirements described herein are not met.

Operating Instructions:

• Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50% of the time. To Transmit (Talk), push the Push to Talk (PTT) button. To receive calls (listen), release the PTT button. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is important because the radio generates measurable RF energy exposure only when transmitting in terms of measuring for standards compliance.
• Transmit only when people outside the vehicle are at least the recommended minimum lateral distance away from properly installed installation instructions, externally mounted antenna.
• When operating in front of the face, worn on the body, always place the radio in a Retevis approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this product. Using approved body-worn accessories is important because the use of Non-Retevis approved accessories may result in exposure levels, which exceed the IEEE/ICN-IRP RF exposure limits.

Hand-held Mode

• Hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone (and other parts of the radio including the antenna) at least 2.5 cm (one inch) away from the nose or lips. The antenna should be kept away from the eyes. Keeping the radio at a proper distance is important as RF exposure decreases with increasing distance from the antenna.

Phone Mode

• When placing or receiving a phone call, hold your radio product as you would a wireless telephone. Speak directly into the microphone.

Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility

NOTE: Nearly every electronic device is susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if inadequately shielded, designed, or otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility.

Avoid Choking Hazard
Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.
Turn off your radio power in the following conditions:

• Turn off your radio before removing (installing) a battery or accessory or when charging the battery.
• Turn off your radio when you are in a potentially hazardous environment: Near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, in explosive atmospheres (inflammable gas, dust particles, metallic powders, grain powders, etc.).
• Turn off your radio while taking on fuel or while parked at gasoline service stations. To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or compatibility conflicts.
• Turn off your radio in any facility where posted notices instruct you to do so, hospitals or health care facilities (Pacemakers, Hearing Aids, and Other Medical Devices) may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy.
• Turn off your radio when on board an aircraft. Any use of a radio must be in accordance with applicable regulations per airline crew instructions.

Protect your hearing:

• 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 care with the earphone may be possible excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss. Note: Exposure to loud noises from any source for extended periods of time 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.

Avoid Burns

Antennas

• Do not use any portable radio that has a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with the skin when the radio is in use, a minor burn can result.
  Batteries (If appropriate)

• When the conductive material such as jewelry, keys, or chains touches exposed terminals of the batteries, may complete an electrical circuit (short circuit the battery) and become hot to cause bodily injury such as burns. Exercise care in handling any battery, particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or another container with metal objects
  Long transmission

• When the transceiver is used for long transmissions, the radiator and chassis will become hot.

Safety Operation

Forbid

• Do not use the charger outdoors or in moist environments, use only in dry locations/conditions.
• Do not disassemble the charger, which may result in a risk of electrical shock or fire.
• Do not operate the charger if it has been broken or damaged in any way.
• Do not place a portable radio in the area over an airbag or in the airbag deployment area. The radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle when the airbag inflates. To reduce risk
• Pull by the plug rather than the cord when disconnecting the charger.
• Unplug the charger from the AC outlet before attempting any maintenance or cleaning.
• Contact Retevis for assistance regarding repairs and service.
• The adapter shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible.

Approved Accessories

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

Guarantee
Model Number:——————-
Serial Number:——-
Purchasing Date.————–
Dealer——————-
Telephone.————————–
User’s Name.—————-
Telephone:————
Country————-
Address——————–
Post Code.————–
Email.———————
Remarks:

1. This guarantee card should be kept by the user, with no replace-ment if lost.

2. Most new products carry a two-year manufacturer’s warranty from the date of purchase. For further details, pls read http://www.retevis.com/after-sale/

3. The user can get a warranty and after-sales service as below:
   • Contact the seller where you buy.
   • Products Repaired by Our Local Repair Center.

4. For warranty service, you will need to provide a receipt proof of purchase from the actual seller for verification.

Exclusions from Warranty Coverage:

1. To any product damaged by accident.
2. In the event of misuse or abuse of the product or as a result of unauthorized alterations or repairs.
3. If the serial number has been altered, defaced, or removed.

Warning

• Please read this manual carefully before using this transceiver. Please do not communicate or charge this transceiver inflammable, explosive, and areas in which transceiver communication is prohibited (such as oil stations, gas stations, airports, etc. )
• Please do not operate this transceiver without a license in government laws-banned areas.
• Please make sure this transceiver avoids the sunshine and avoids putting it near any heating device.
• Please make sure this transceiver avoids any dusty, humid, and water splashed place, and also put it near any heating device.
• If the transceiver smells or smokes, please remove the battery pack from the transceiver at once, and then please contact your nearest distributor.
• The repair job of this transceiver is in the charge of professionals & technicals, self-disassembly is prohibited.

Unpacking and Checking the Equipment

Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend that you identify the items in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any item is missing or has been damaged during shipment, please contact your first seller.

Shenzhen Retevis Technology Co., Ltd.
7/F, 13-C. Thonghaixin Science&Technology Park. No.12 Gali 6tyh
Road. Jihua Street, Longgang District. Shenzhen, China
Web: www.retevis.com E-mail: kam@retevis.com
Facebook: facabook.com/retevis http://www.retevis.com/?utm_source=box&utm_medium=qr_codes

References

• RETEVIS - We are together
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• Available Support Services | Federal Communications Commission

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