Hytera PD48X Digital Portable Radio User Guide

: June 6, 2024
: Hytera

Hytera PD48X Digital Portable Radio

Product Overview

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For enhanced convenience, you can request your dealer to program TK, SK1, and SK2 as shortcuts to assignable radio features. For details, consult your deale
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Basic Operations

Charging the Battery

| CAUTION

Read the Safety Information Booklet before charging.
Use the approved charger to charge the battery.
The remaining lithium-ion battery power is limited to 30% pursuant to the new lithium battery shipment regulation approved by International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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Before initial use, charge the battery. You can charge either the standalone battery or the radio with battery attached. It is recommended that the radio remain powered off during charging.
The LED indicator on the charger shows the charging status. For details, see the following table.

LED Indicator| Charging Status| LED Indicator| ****

Charging Status

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Glows red| The battery is being charged.| Glows orange| The battery is charged to 90% or above.
Glows green| The battery is fully charged.| Flashes red rapidly| The battery fails to be charged.
Flashes red slowly| No battery is placed on the charger.| /| /

Turning the Radio On or Off

Adjusting the Volume

Locking or Unlocking the Keypad

When the keypad is not in use, it is recommended that you lock it to avoid unintended operations.
To lock or unlock the keypad, do either of the following:

Press the preprogrammed Keypad Lock key.
On the home screen, press the OK/Menu key and then press .

To allow the keypad to be locked automatically, do as follows:

Go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > Keypad Lock.
Select Enable, and then set Delay Time by pressing the Up or Down key.

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You can go to Menu > Settings > Radio Set > Optional Key to set whether the PTT key, programmable keys, Channel Selector knob, and On-Off/Volume Control knob still work when the keypad is locked.
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Using the Keypad

You can use the keypad to enter contact aliases or IDs, and edit messages.

To switch the input method between alphabetic mode and numeric mode, press .
To enter special characters, press in alphabetic mode or in numeric mode.
To enter a space, press in alphabetic mode.

Selecting a Zone

In conventional mode, a zone is a group of channels within the same operational area. The radio supports up to 16 zones, each of which contains up to 16 channels.
To select a zone, do either of the following:

Go to Menu > Zone, and then select the zone.
Press the preprogrammed Zone Up or Zone Down key.

Selecting a Channel

The radio receives and transmits data and voice on the selected channel. Before selecting a channel, make sure that the current zone contains the channel.
To select the channel, rotate the Channel Selector knob.

LCD Icons

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Radio Status

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DM

| Direct Mode: The radio transmits and receives directly.

RM

A private call is in progress.
A private contact is on the contact list.

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A group call is in progress.
A group contact is on the contact list.

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An all call is in progress.
An all call contact is on the contact list.

Status Indications

LED Indicator	Radio Status
Flashes green	The radio is being turned on.
Glows green	The radio is receiving.
Glows red	The radio is transmitting.
Flashes orange slowly	The radio is scanning or roaming.
Flashes orange rapidly	The radio is working in emergency mode.
Glows orange	Call hang time: No voice is being transmitted or received on the

channel during a call. Within such a period, you can press and hold the PTT key and speak.

Call Services

When you are speaking during a call, keep the microphone about 2.5 cm to 5 cm away from your mouth. This ensures optimal voice quality on the receiving radio.

Call on Digital Channel

You can initiate or receive the following types of calls on a digital channel:

Private call: a call from an individual user to another individual user.
Group call: a call from an individual user in a group to all the other members in the group.
All call (enabled by your dealer): a call from an individual user to all the other users on the current channel.

Initiating a Call

When initiating a private, group, or all call, the radio displays or respectively.

You can initiate a call in any of the following ways:

On the home screen, press and hold the PTT key to initiate a call to the private, group, or all call contact preset for the current channel.
Go to Menu > Contact > Contact List / Favorite Contact, select the private, group, or all call contact, and then press the PTT key.
On the home screen, press or the preprogrammed Contact List key, select the private, group, or all call contact, and then press the PTT key.
Go to Menu > Call Logs > Outgoing/Incoming/Missed > Outgoing List / Incoming List / Missed List, select the private contact, and then press the PTT key.
Go to Menu > Contact > Manual Dial, press to switch the private contact or group contact interface, enter the contact ID, and then press the PTT key.

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With the One Touch Call feature configured by your dealer, you can press the preprogrammed One Touch Call key and then the PTT key to initiate a private or group call.
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Receiving and Responding to a Call

When receiving a private, group, or all call, the radio displays or respectively.
You can listen to the call without any operation.
To respond to the call, press and hold the PTT key and speak.

Ending a Call

A private or group call ends when the call hang time expires.

An all call ends when the calling party releases the PTT key.

Call on Analog Channel

In conventional mode, you can initiate or receive a call on an analog channel with or without signaling.

Call Without Signaling

A call without signaling is a call initiated to all the other users on an analog channel without signaling.

To initiate a call without signaling, rotate the Channel Selector knob to select the analog channel, and then press and hold the PTT key.

Call With Signaling

A call with signaling is a call initiated to a specific contact on an analog channel with signaling.

To initiate a call with signaling, do as follows:

Rotate the Channel Selector knob to select the analog channel.
Go to Menu > Contact > Contact List, and then select the contact.
Press and hold the PTT key and speak.

Emergency Call

In case of an emergency, you can initiate an emergency call to seek help from your companion or the control center. With the highest priority, the emergency call can be initiated even when the radio is transmitting or receiving.
This feature is configured and enabled by your dealer. For details, refer to the User Manual.

Message Services

The radio can send and receive short messages, which include text messages and quick text messages.

Text message: a message containing text and editable.
Quick text message: a frequently used text message predefined by your dealer.

Viewing a Message

To view a newly received message from the home screen, press the OK/Menu key.
To view a received or sent message from the InBox or OutBox, go to Menu > Message > InBox/OutBox > Inbox List/Outbox List, and then select the message.

Sending a Message

Sending a Text Message

To send a text message, do as follows:

Go to Menu > Message > New Msg, and then type the text using the keypad.
Press the OK/Menu key, and then select Send.
Select the contact or enter the contact ID, and then press the OK/Menu key.

Sending a Quick Text Message

To send a quick text message, do as follows:

Go to Menu > Message > Quick Text, and then select the quick text message.
Press the OK/Menu key, and then select Send.
Select the contact or enter the contact ID, and then press the OK/Menu key.

Deleting a Message

To delete a message, do as follows:

Go to Menu > Message > InBox/OutBox/Drafts > Inbox List/Outbox List/Drafts List, and then select the message.
Press the OK/Menu key, and then select Delete.
Press the OK/Menu key.

The product supports Bluetooth EDR, BDR and BLE 1M function
For details on more features and operations, please visit our website at: http://www.hytera.com, or scan the QR code to download the User Manual.

FCC Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. Verification of harmful interference by this equipment to radio or television reception can be determined by turning it off and then 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 different circuit to that of the receiver’s outlet.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Note: Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

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:

Do not remove the RF Exposure Label from the device.
User awareness instructions should accompany 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, release the PTT button. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is important because the radio generates measurable RF energy only when transmitting (in terms of measuring for standards compliance).
Keep the radio unit at least 2.5 cm away from the face. Keeping the radio at the proper distance is important as RF exposure decreases with distance from the antenna. The antenna should be kept away from the face and eyes.
When worn on the body, always place the radio in a Hytera-approved holder, holster, case, or body harness or by use of the correct clip for this product. Use of non-approved accessories may result in exposure levels which exceed the FCC’s occupational/controlled environmental RF exposure limits.
Use of non-approved antennas, batteries, and accessories causes the radio to exceed the FCC RF exposure guidelines.
Contact your local dealer for the product’s optional accessories.

IC Statement

The device has been tested and complies with SAR limits, users can obtain Canadian information on RF exposure and compliance

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.

SAR tests are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC/ISEDC with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands, although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of the device while operating can be well below the maximum value. Before a new model device is a available for sale to the public, it must be tested and certified to the FCC/ISEDC that it does not exceed the exposure limit established by the FCC/ISEDC, Tests for each device are performed in positions and locations (worn on the body)as required by the FCC/ISEDC. For face-up, 25mm was used for test, this equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 25mm. For body worn operation, this device has been tested and meets the FCC/ ISEDC RF exposure guidelines when used with an accessory designated for this product or when used with an accessory that Contains no metal . Non-compliance with the above restrictions may result in violation of RF exposure guidelines.

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