RETEVIS RA85 5W Long Range GMRS Handheld Radio User Manual

RETEVIS RA85 5W Long Range GMRS Handheld Radio User Manual

FEATURE

•  Frequency Range: GMRS
• Dual Band, Dual Display, Dual Standby
• High Power, middle power, low power switching to meet the different talking distance, save power
• Up to 60 memory channels for programming frequency and other various data
• Multiple display modes such as channel number, frequency, channel frequency, channel name, etc.
• CTCSS/DCS, DTMF signalling reject unnecessary calls from other stations
• The tail tone is eliminated to avoid the noise from the speaker after the call is over
• VOX sound activated, no need to press the PTT button to talk
• Emergency alarm, ANI identification and other functions through DTMF
• DTMF, CTCSS (60.0 -259.9 HZ), DCS signalling codec function
• 8-step frequency selection (2.5K, 5.0K, 6.25K, 10.0K, 12.5K, 20.0K, 25.0K, 50.0K)
• Automatic power saving function to extend battery life
• SOS emergency alert function
• Digital FM radio (receiving 65-108MHz)
• Menu item keyboard number direct selection function, transmit and receive frequency can be manually input
• Flashlight lighting function
• Frequency measurement function, copy the frequency of other devices at any time
• USB charging function, you can use the USB charging cable to charge

Unpacking and Checking Equipment

The box contains the following items. If any items are missing or damaged, please contact the dealer where you purchased the product.

Radio Introduction

Status Indicator

Status Icon

LED Indicator

The LED indicators of this radio can let you easily grasp the Red light long bright

Preparation

Battery Installation

1. Align the battery with the battery mount on the back of the radio
2. Press the battery forcefully into the walkie-talkie, and slide the battery up until the lock plate is locked to the correct position If you need to remove the battery, turn off the radio. Press the battery lock to the unlocked position and hold it down, then slide the battery down and away from the battery mount.

Belt Clip Installation
Align the two screw holes of the belt clip with the screw holes above the battery, install and tighten the screws. If you need to remove the belt clip, loosen and remove the screws from the belt clip Install an external headset/microphone (optional purchase separately)

1. Open the earphone cover.
2. Insert the headphone plug into the headphone jack. When you don’t need to use the earphones, pull out the earphone plug from the earphone hole and put on the earphone cover. When the universal interface is not used, please put on the dust cover. Do not shake the radio with the top of the antenna, otherwise it will reduce the working performance and service life of the antenna.

Radio Charging
Note:

• Please use the charging equipment designated by our company to charge. When charging the whole device, please turn off the radio first.
• According to the 2016 new requirements of the International Civil Aviation (IATA) “Technical Regulations for the Safe Air Transport of Dangerous Goods”, the state of charge of lithium-ion batteries (cells) for air transport shall not exceed 30% of its rated capacity. Therefore, the first time the battery is used with the host, there will be a low battery warning with the voice prompt “Please charge” phenomenon, please charge the battery before use.

When using the radio for the first time, a low battery alarm may appear. Please charge the battery before using, follow the steps :

1. Insert the power adapter interface into the jack on the back of the charging base.
2. Insert the plug of the power adapter into the power socket.
3. Put the battery into the charging cradle.
4. Observe the LED indicator of the charging base to understand the current charging status, as shown in the table below.

Check Battery Power

This function allows you to know the current battery voltage and remaining power. Long press}0~key to display the current voltage.
The current battery level is displayed on the upper right of the screen, and the battery level icons are as follows:

Basic operation

Function Description

Menu Settings
You can enter “Menu Settings” through the menu key to set some common functions. The specific instructions and operation methods are as follows:

Main Function Description

The functions supported by the walkie-talkie are shown in the table below.

VOX

press the [PTT] key to call, then this function can be enabled. Operation method:

1. In the standby mode, press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “menu setting”, enter the function menu setting;
2. Press [▲] or [▼] key to select 4 menu number forward or backward; or directly enter the number 4 to enter 4 menu number;
3. Press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “Voice-activated emission”, press the [▲] or [▼] key, select 1~10 (the larger the value, the higher the sensitivity; such as selecting 3)
4. Press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “OK”, save and return to the previous menu.
5. Repeat the above operation, select OFF to turn off the voice-activated transmission function.

After turning on the voice-activated transmission function, speak into the microphone, and the voice can be
sent out; stop speaking, and the transmission will also stop. You can select the VOX sensitivity level according to the quietness of the environment. If the environment noise is too large, long emission will occur after the VOX function is activated.

If the dual-standby is enabled on this machine, the VOX function is turned off by default, and the VOX function cannot be activated. Keyboard Lock function The keyboard lock function disables the number keys to prevent you from activating a function by mistake. This radio can be set to automatic keyboard lock function, the operation is as follows:

1. In the standby mode, press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “menu setting”, enter the function menu setting;
2. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select the 23 menu number forward or backward; or directly enter the numbers 2 and 3 to enter the 23 menu number;
3. Press [MENU] key, press [▲] or [▼] key to select ON;
4. Press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “OK”, save and return to the previous menu. The automatic keyboard lock function is activated.
5. Repeat the above operation, select OFF to turn off the automatic keyboard lock function, and select manual keyboard lock. The operation is as follows:

(1) In the standby state, long press the <#> key for more than 2s, the keyboard lock function is activated (voice prompt “keyboard lock”);
(2) Long press the <#> key repeatedly for more than 2s, the keyboard lock function is closed (voice prompt “keyboard unlock”).

After the automatic keyboard lock function is turned on, when it is not locked, the numeric keyboard is automatically locked without any keyboard operation for 10 seconds.

Dual Standby
When in dual standby mode, the two-way radio can receive the frequency set by the A or B channel. The operation is as follows:

1. In the standby mode, press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “menu setting”, enter the function menu setting;
2. Press the [▲] or [▼] key to select the 7 menu number forward or backward; or directly enter the number 7 to enter the 7 menu number;
3. Press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “Dual Standby”, press [▲] or [▼] key, select ON
4. Press the [MENU] key, the voice prompt “OK”, save and return to the previous menu. The dual-frequency waiting function is turned on.

Repeat the above operation and select OFF to turn off the dual-frequency standby function. In the menu mode, the dual-frequency standby is temporarily turned off, and recover after exiting.
Since the dual-standby mode is in the main and sub-channel scanning state, in the dual-standby mode, even if the power saving function of the unit is turned on, its power saving function is still invalid, and the standby time of the walkie-talkie will be shortened.

CTCSS/ DCS
CTCSS/ DCS is mainly used to avoid listening to unrelated calls on the same frequency. If CTCSS/DCS is set, within the effective communication range, only calls with the same CTCSS/DCS set in the channel can be received; but if CTCSS/DCS signalling is not set, you can listen to the effective communication range All calls on the same channel.

Side Tone Switch
Key side tone: The radio emits key side tone when sending key side tone ID code side tone: When sending the ID code, the radio will emit the ID code side tone Button side tone + ID code side tone: When sending button side tone and ID code side tone, the radio emits the corresponding sound Note: Button side tone: including number key side tone and TONE tone

USB charging
The walkie-talkie can be directly plugged into the USB charging cable and charging with a power bank. Frequency Measurement Function Press (MEU)+[*] key to enter the frequency measurement mode, press[▲] or [▼] key to select U segment or V segment. When the signal is received, if the current frequency has CTCSS/DCS, it will be displayed on the screen at the same time, press the key, you can save the current frequency. Or you can select the shortcut operation method by pressing the side button.

Optional Accessories
Please use the accessories specified by our company.
If you use unlicensed accessories without authorization, all consequences caused by this will be the responsibility of the user. Please consult your local dealer for optional accessories of the walkie-talkie.

Main Technical Specifications

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 fry energy awareness and control for compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

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, which when used improperly, can cause biological damage. All Reeves 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 Regulations When two-way radios are used as a consequence of employment, the

Local Government Regulations
requires 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 Reeves two-way radio has a RF Exposure Product Label. Also, your Reeves 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. 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:
• This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to 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 in accordance with 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:
–Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
–Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
–Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
–Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CE Requirements:
• (Simple EU declaration of conformity) Shenzhen Reeves Technology 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 of 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:
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 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 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.
• 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 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.
• 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 user and the device or its antenna shall be at least 2.5 cm.
• Mobile Device, during operation, the separation distance between user and the antenna subjects 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.
• Occupational/Controlled Radio, this radio is designed for and classified as “Occupational/Controlled Use Only”, meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards, and the ways to minimize such hazards; NOT intended for use in a General population/uncontrolled environment.
• 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 a properly installed according to installation instructions, externally mounted antenna.
• When operating in front of the face, worn on the body, always place the radio in a Reeves approved clip, holder, holster, case, or body harness for this product. Using approved body-worn accessories is important because the use of Non-Reeves approved accessories may result in exposure levels, which exceed the IEEE/ICNIRP 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

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Guarantee

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Remarks:

1. This guarantee card should be kept by the user, no replacement if lost.

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

3. The user can get 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.

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References

• RETEVIS - We are together
• Retevis.com After-sale service
• World Health Organization (WHO)

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