Binatone Latitude 50 User Manual

USER GUIDE

Antenna

PTT(push to talk)

button

-press and hold

To transmit.

(Power)/(M)button

-press and hold to

Speaker

LCD screen

-Displays the current

Channel selection and

Other radio symbols.

CALL button

-press to send a ringing

Tone to other PMR units.

MIC(microphone)

(UP)/(DOWN)buttons

-press to change

channels and volume

settings.

1.LCD Screen

Channel Number. Changes from 1 to

8 as selected by the user.

Displays when Battery level goes low.

Displayed when in channel selection mode.

Displayed when in volume selection mode.

Displayed when transmitting a signal.

Displayed when receiving a signal.

2. Installation

2.1

Removing the Belt clip

a. Pull the belt clip Latch

away from the PMR.

b. While pulling the belt

clip latch, push up

the belt clip as

shown in Fig. 1.

2.2

Installing the Belt clip

a. Slide the belt clip into

the slot as shown in

Fig. 2.

b. A “click” indicates the

belt clip is locked into

position.

2.3

Installing the Batteries

a. Press down firmly at the top of the battery compartment cover and then

b.

Insert the 3xAAA batteries. Position the

batteries according to the polarity marking

on the battery compartment. See Fig.3

c. Replace the battery cover. See Fig. 4.

Notes:

·

Use only same type and make of batteries on the PMR units.

·

The PMR units have a built-in Power Saver (PS) for maximum

battery life, but when not in use, turn the units OFF to save

battery power

·

Remove the batteries if the units will not be used for a long period

of time.

Battery meter

The battery icon is located in the left corner of the LCD panel. This battery icon

will appear and flash when the battery is low to indicate that you should change

the batteries soon, otherwise it will turn off.

Battery life

The PMR has a built in power saver feature to make the batteries

last longer. But when you are not using the handset, it's better to

switch off to save the battery power.

3. Operation

3.1

Turning the Unit ON/OFF

To Turn ON;

a. Press and hold the

/M

(Power) button. A special “beep" sound

will be heard. The LCD screen will display the current channel.

To switch OFF;

b.

Press and hold the

/M

(Power) button. A “beep" sound

will be heard and the LCD screen will turn blank.

3.2

Adjusting the Speaker volume

There are 8 volume levels.

To adjust the speaker volume level, press the

(UP) button to

increase, or press the

(DOWN) button to decrease. The LCD

screen will display the speaker volume level and L

E

. .

3.3

Receiving a Call

The unit is continuously in receive mode when the unit is turned

ON and not transmitting. When a signal is received on the current

channel, the receive signal icon

“

RX” will be displayed on the LCD

screen.

3.4

Transmitting (sending)

a. Press and hold the PTT (Push to Talk) button to transmit your

voice. The transmit signal icon “TX” will display on the LCD

screen.

b. Hold the unit in a vertical position with the Mic (Microphone) 5

cm away from the mouth. While holding the PTT button, speak

into the microphone in a normal tone of voice.

c. Release the PTT button

Important:

·

In order for other people to receive your transmission, they must

also be on the same channel that you are currently using. Refer

to the "Changing Channel" section for more information.

·

When the PTT and/or CALL buttons are continuously pressed,

your PMR cannot receive any transmissions.

3.5

Roger Beep

The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted

whenever the PTT button is released. This alerts the

receiving party that you have ended the transmission, and

you are now in receive mode.

3.6

Changing Channels

The PMR has 8 available channels. To change channels, in

a. Press the

/M

(Menu) button, the channel number on the LCD

screen will start blinking.

b. While the Channel number is blinking, press the

(UP) or

(DOWN) button to select the desired channel. The

channel changes from 1 to 8, or vice versa.

c. Press the

/M

(Menu) button to confirm your setting and return

to the standby mode.

Note:

·

Refer to the "Channel Table" section of this Owner’s Manual

for detailed frequency listing.

3.7

Calling (Paging) Tone

You can use the CALL button to send a tone to other users on

the same channel. To activate this feature;

a. With the PMR in standby mode, press and release the CALL

button. The unit will transmit a 2-second page tone to the other

unit/s set with the same channel within transmitting range .

4. Auxiliary Features

4.1

Power Saving

Your PMR unit has special circuitry designed to extend the life

of your battery. When the unit is not used for 4 seconds, it will

automatically switch into a low power mode. The Power Saving

feature does not affect the PMR ability to receive transmissions.

When a signal is detected, it automatically returns to full power

mode.

0 Range (Km)

Signal Strength

Range Slope

Optimum (open area) (1)

Medium ground based

obstruction (2)

Heavily built up area (3)

The Transmission range of the product is dependent on the environment

terrain where it is being used

he following diagram attempts to guide

the user on the sort of performance to expect for everyday use.

Range Check

The Transmission range will be affected as shown in the above diagram.

The transmitting range typical values for different environment conditions

will be (1)

km (2) 1.5 km (3) 750m. It should be remembered that

these are only guide values as actual achieved distances will be

dependent on the environment and terrain.

5. Effective Range

3

3

6. Specifications

Channels Available

8 Channels

Output Power(TX)

0.5W

Range

Up to 3 Km (2 Miles)

to finish transmitting.

standby mode;

slide the cover down to remove it.

.T

turn the PMR unit

ON or OFF.

- press to change

the PMR channel.

Channel Frequency Table

Channel

Frequency(MHz)

Channel

Frequency(MHz)

1

446.00625

5

446.05625

2

446.01875

6

446.06875

3

446.03125

7

446.08125

4

446.04375

8

446.09375

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VALUE

RANGE

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