Pni Escort Hp 62 Portable Cb Radio User Manual

PNI Escort HP 62 Portable CB Radio

WARNING

• Please read the following precautions to prevent fire, personal injury or the radio destruction. Do not attempt to adjust the radio while driving; is dangerous.
  
• This radio is designed for power supply at 12V DC. Do not use a 24V battery to power the radio. Do not place the station on an excessively dusty, damp or unstable surface.
  
• Do not connect the antenna during transmission, risk of burning or electric shock.
  
• Please keep distance from devices that cause interference (such as TV, generator, etc.)
• People who use pacemakers are advised to keep distance from the antenna during transmission and especially not to touch it
• Do not connect metal objects to the internal electrical side; danger of electric shock.
• Avoid exposing the radio to temperatures below -26°C and above +55°C, the temperature on a vehicle may sometimes exceed 80°C, which can cause irreparable damage to electric devices. Do not expose the radio to sunlight.
• ` Do not place anything on the radio, it will prevent it from cooling down.
• Check to see if you have enough charged battery to avoid rapid discharge.
• It is important to stop the radio before starting the engine, to avoid damage caused by high starting voltage.
• You must use a 2A 250V fuse type F. Under no circumstances use a higher value.
• If an abnormal odor or smoke is detected as coming from the radio, switch off the appliance immediately.
• Do not transmit for a long time, the radio may warm up.
• Keep the station away from children.

INTRODUCTION

The PNI HP-62 is a small portable transceiver which guarantees great performance for many years of use. What is unique to this innovative transceiver is the capability to select any of European CB bands with an easy and quick procedure. The PNI HP-62 has built-in Channel Phase Loop synthesizer (PLL) circuit and an automatic battery economy circuit.
Nota: The unit is preset at the factory on the “CE” band
Important Note!
Some countries may require you to own or purchase a CB license – please check with the relative authorities in your country.

FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS

1. Antenna connection: fix a compatible antenna (not included in the package). To get better performance, you can use an external antenna that plugs into the included adapter.
2. Squelch Control: This function allows to reduce background noise of the station. By rotating the button to the right, the function becomes active. By rotating the button to the left, the function becomes inactive. The button should be set precisely to the position where the background noise disappears.
3. ASQ key: briefly press this key to turn on the backlight of the screen. When the screen light is on, press again to turn off the backlight. By long pressing this key, enter the ASQ mode. While you are in ASQ mode, briefly press this key to enter the ASQ level adjustment mode, the current level of Squelch will blink. Use the Q.UP/Q DOWN keys to change the ASQ level (there are 5 levels available). Also in ASQ mode, briefly press the ASQ key twice to turn off or turn on the backlight of the screen.
   Note: For Squelch, we recommend level 02 (or 03 for louder areas)
4. ON/OFF and Volume Control key: Rotate this knob to the right to turn on the radio. Turn slightly to the right to adjust the volume.
5. Microphone jack: Connect a headset with a microphone
6. External speaker jack: Connect a headset with a microphone
7.  Belt clip
8. Multifunction backlighted displayThis liquid crystal display has been projected to show the operative modality: The EMG function is active
   •  Selected channel number (1 to 40)
   • Lock: The key lock function is active
   •  BATT: Low battery indicator
   •  AM/FM mode
   •  SC: The SCAN function is active
   •  DW: DUAL WATCH function
   •  PS: The Power Save function is active. If no key is pressed for 5 seconds, the radio enters the power saving mode.
   • Low (Low Power) function is active
   •  The received signal strength and the power of the transmitting signal
   •  RX/TX: TX = transmit mode; RX=received mode
   • Frequency band selected
   •  ASQ function available
9. EMG key: briefly press this key to enter emergency mode 9/19; the EMG icon will blink
10.  A/F-LCR key: to select AM or FM mode; the modulation you are setting will be displayed on the screen. If you select a frequency that operates only in the FM band, the A/F-LCR key will activate the Last Channel Recall (LCR)
11. Microphone: During the broadcast, hold the microphone at a distance of 4 cm from the mouth and speak using a normal tone of voice.
12. RFG Key: briefly press this key, on the screen “R 00” will show up; “00” will flash. Press the Q.UP/Q DONW keys to select one of the 9 levels (00, 06, 12 … 54); press this button again to confirm and exit.
    Note: We recommend to disable RFG function (or level 06 for louder areas).
13. Lock key: It allows you to lock the keyboard, thus avoiding accidental use of the keys.
14. Q.UP-Q.DOWN keys: To skip 10 channels up (Q.UP) or 10 channels down (Q.DOWN)
15. Loudspeaker
16. Dual Watch: This function allows the synchronization on two different channels at the same time.Thanks to this function, you can monitor a second channel. When a signal on the second channel is received, the conversation on the first channel is automatically interrupted and the receiver switches on the second channel. The monitoring starts again 4 seconds after the signal end.
    TO activate this function, operate as follows:
    •  Select the desired channel through the channel selector
    • Press the DW button
    •  Select the second channel
    • Press the button DW again
    • To cancel the function press again the DW button or the PTT button
17. SCAN key: you can automatically search for a busy channel
    • Turn the squelch clockwise until the background noise is no longer heard.
    • Press the “SCAN” button: the transceiver will scan automatically all the channels until a carrier is being received.
    • When it finds the carrier, it stops and starts again some seconds after the end of the communication on the channel.
    • When the radio is transmitting, the scan function is deactivated.
18.  Key : when in the SQ mode short press this button, turn on the background ligh, short press this button again, to turn off the ligh, long press this button will enter ASQ, in ASQ mode, short press the button to turn on the background ligh and short press again will turn off the light.
19. Push to talk button (PTT): Its pressure activates the transmission. When it is released, the receiver is activated.
20. Hole for wrist belt
21.   Channel UP: To skip to the next channel. Keeping this button pressed, the “auto-repeat” function is obtained.
22. Channel DOWN: To skip to the previous channel. Keeping his button pressed, the “auto-repeat” function is obtained.
23. Contact for power adapter and external antenna. Pull the button up to remove the adapter.
24. Battery compartment (optional accessory, not included): Add 6 Ni-Cadmium alkaline batteries

HOW TO OPERATE

1.  Attach the included car adapter. Connect the PL259 plug to an external antenna, and the cigarette lighter socket on the vehicle
2. Turn the ON/OFF button clockwise. Adjust the volume to a level of comfort.
3.  Adjust the SQUELCH level
4.  Select the desired channel using the UP/DOWN keys or the QUICK UP QUICK/DOWN keys

Note: If you can not change the channel, check if the EMG or LOCK key has not been pressed.
To transmit: press and hold the PTT button, then talk into the microphone
To receive: simply release the PTT button

FREQUENCY BAND SELECTION

The frequency bands must be chosen according to the country you are in. Procedure:

1.  Switch off the unit.
2. Turn it on while pushing the “Q.UP” and “SC” buttons.
3.  By pushing the CH ▲CH ▼ buttons, select the desired frequency band (see the chart here below)
4.  To fix your selection press the “Q.UP” button.

Notes:
In the UK frequency band, you can directly select the CE band by pressing the AM/FM key for 2 seconds.

ATTENTION!
The frequency band allowed in Europe is 40 CH FM 4W (EC).

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

References

• mypni.eu/products/6344/download/certifications