Retevis Rt47v Handheld Rechargeable Waterproof Two-way Radio User Manual

Two Way Radio
RT47V

User’s Manual

TO CUSTOMERS
Thank you very much for using our two way radio. This radio of modern design is reasonable structure with stable functions. It is designed to meet different customers’ need for high quality with easy operation and perfect capability. We believe you are pleased with its nice shape and excellent performance. This manual is suitable for using the model of RT47V .

Product safety and RF Exposure for Two Way Radio:

WARNING
Before using this Two way radio, please read the manual which contains important operating instructions for safe usage, RF Energy Awareness, control information, and operational instructions for compliance with RF Energy Exposure limits in applicable national and international standards, and also read the operational instructions for safe use.

Using tips

Please read the following brief instructions,non-compliance with these rules may cause danger or violate the law.

• Obey the local government regulation before using this radio, improper use may violate the law and be punished.
• Turn off the radio before entering flammable or explosive areas.
• Do not charge or change the battery inflammable or explosive areas.
• Turn off the radio before getting close to the blasting zone or detonator aress.
• Do not use radio whose antenna is damaged, touching of damaged antenna will cause heat injury.
• Do not attempt to open the radio, the maintenance work should be done by technical expert only.
• To avoid troubles caused by electromagnetic interference or electromagnetic compatibility, please turn off the radio in places where have the banner “ Do not use wireless equipment ”, such as hospital and other healthcare places.
• In the car with an airbag, do not put the radio within the scope of the airbag deployment.
• Do not store the radio under the direct sunshine or in hot areas.
• When you transmit with the radio,do keep away from its antenna for 5cm at least.
• If the raio appears smelly or smoke, please shut off its power immediately and contact with your local dealer.
• Do not transmit too long, for the radio may heat and hurt the user.

Unpacking and checking equipment

Welcome to use two-way radio. Carefully unpack the radio. We recommend you check the items listed in the following table before discarding the package If any item is missing please contact local dealer immediately

Supplied accessories

Getting familiar

Side- key function

RT47V support the side-key assignment, it has following function for choose: Monitor Channel lock Scan VOX
The default function is: Side-key 1 short press for channel +, long press for Monitor Side-key 2 short press for channel -, long press for lock

Basic Operation

1. Scan function
   On the 5th channel, when the radio is allowed to be scanned, which can be set by the software, the radio will scan automatically from 1th to 5th which is defined as scan added. When there is signal in the scanning channel, it will stop in the channel for talk.
   Note:
   When there is signal in the scanning channel, it will stop in the channels for a talk and after 5 seconds it will continue to scan the next channel. Please note that scan is only available when there are two or more than two memory channels and two or more scan added channels.
2. Battery save function
   This function can be set by the software. Turn on this this function can make the standby time more longer
3. Scrambler
   This function can be set via the RT47V software. Scramble is an way to encrypt the voice. When one radio is set the scrambler, TX voice will be set out with scrambler, other radio will received the signal only set the correct scrambler. Every channel can set individual scrambler.
4. VOX
   Speak to the microphone in normal voice to transmit, no need to press PTT switch, turn VOX on/off though the software.
   A: When VOX is on in your working channel. Speak to the microphone directly, it will transmit automatically. he radio stops transmitting when there is no voice, and waits for receiving.
   B: When a headset with a microphone is used. When VOX is on, you should VOX again for the radio to identify voice volume. If the microphone is too sensitive, the noise around radio will start transmitting. If the microphone is not sensitive, the radio can not collect your voice, Please Adjust VOX level well to guarantee smooth communications.
5. Busy channel lock
   You can turn on/off this function via software.
   A: If the current channel does not have CTCSS/DCS, When there is signal, TX prohibited when you press PTT.
   B: If the current channel does not have CTCSS/DCS, when there is signal which does not have CTCSS/DCS, TX prohibited when you press PTT.
   C: If the current channels does not have CTCSS/DCS, when there is signal which have CTCSS/DCS, the radio will transmit when you press PTT.
6. TOT
   The purpose of TOT is to prevent any radio from talking in one channel for a long time, and to prevent the transceiver from being damaged because of continuous transmission. If the transmitting time exceeds the TOT pre-set time, the radio will sound : Du, released PTT, the radio will back received mode.
7. Voice prompt
   The default setting is English voice prompt, and you will know the working condition of the radio with voice prompt
   1. The voice prompt can be selected “Chinese/English/Tone/OFF” through the menu “Voice/Beep Tone” of the “Optional Features” in the software for. When choosing “OFF”, voice prompt turns off.
   2. Channel annunciation: You will get to know the working conditions of current channel which is being operated.
   3. Low battery alert: The radio will alert you when the battery capacity reaches the minimum operating voltage.
8. Squelch function
   The squelch level will determine the signal strength to open the speaker of the radio. If the quelch level is lower, the background noise of the opening the radio’s speaker will be higher, and the corresponding communication range will be further, the the anti-interference capacity will be weaker. The default level if level 5, can set via the RT47V software, from 0-9.level 0 is lowest The level is higher, the squelch is more easy to be on.
9. CTCSS DCS
   CTCSS and DCS is the sub-audio signaling, to prevent the radio from receiving unwanted signal in the same channel. When the CTCSS/DCS is set, then within the communication range, you can only receive signals from the same channel with the same CTCSS/DCS setting. When the CTCSS/DCS is not set, you will get all the signal from the same channel within the communication range. You can set the CTCSS/DCS through the menu “QT/DQT ENC” or “QT/DQT DEC” of the “Channel information” in the software.

QT:

DQT:

Specificatios

General

Receiver

Transmitter

Note: Specifications will be revised without notice due to technical improvement. Thank you.

Warnings

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

ATTENTION!

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.

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 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 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 Retevis two-way radio has a 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. 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 A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.

CE Requirements:

• (Simple EU declaration of conformity) Shenzhen Retevis 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 license-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 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/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

Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.

Turn off your radio power in the following conditions:

WARNING

• Turn off your radio before removing (installing) a battery or accessory or when charging 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.

WARNING

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:

WARNING

• 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 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 careful with the earphone maybe 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

WARNING

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 touch 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

WARNING

Forbid • Do not use charger outdoors or in moist environments, use only in dry locations/conditions. • Do not disassemble the charger, that may result in 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 air bag or in the air bag deployment area. The radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle when the air bag inflates.

WARNING

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

WARNING

• This radio meets the RF exposure guidelines when used with the Retevis accessories supplied or designated for the product. 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, no replacement if lost.
2. Most new 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

• Walkie Talkie Home | retevis.com
• Retevis.com After-sale service | retevis.com
• World Health Organization (WHO)