GME TX3420 - Manual (Page 2)

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introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
imPortAnt informAtion
concErninG uhf cb rAdio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
EmErGEncy chAnnEls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
tElEmEtry chAnnEls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
fEAturEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GEnErAl oPErAtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
function Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Volume Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Keylock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
selecting channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
transmitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
squelch control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
squelch sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Priority channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
duplex operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
ctcss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
scAnninG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
oPEn scAn modE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
GrouP scAn modE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
sElEctiVE cAllinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
usinG sElcAll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
GrouP cAllinG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
listEninG chAnnEls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
sEEK modE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
mEnu sEttinGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
instAllAtion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
ctcss tonE frEquEncy chArt . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
uhf cb oPErAtinG frEquEnciEs . . . . . . . . . . . 22
sPEcificAtions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
WArrAnty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
GmE After sales service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
INTRODUcTION
your GmE tX3420 radio is Australian designed and built
and is the most advanced uhf citizen band radio available .
the tX3420 combines the very latest in electronic hardware
with the most up-to-date computer aided design and
manufacturing techniques to produce an extremely compact
mobile radio with outstanding specifications
and performance .
the tX3420's small size means it can be mounted in almost
any convenient location and its strong diecast aluminium
chassis makes it the most robust transceiver of its kind .
With just two rotary controls and four touch keys, the
tX3420 is easy to operate .
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
cONcERNING UHF cB RADIO
the use of the citizen band radio service is licensed in
Australia by the AcmA radiocommunications (citizens
band radio stations) class license and in new Zealand by
the ministry of Economic development new Zealand (mEd) .
A General user radio license for citizens band radio, and
operation is subject to conditions contained in
those licenses .
As of the 1 January 2011 there have been some amend-
ments to the class licence for users and equipment operat-
ing in the cb/Prs 477mhz band .
in simple terms the same amount of spectrum is available,
however, radio transceivers can now operate in a narrower
bandwidth and hence use less spectrum . these radios are
generally referred to as narrowband or 12 .5 Khz radios . by
using 12 .5 khz channel spacing instead of 25 khz, the 40
channels originally allocated can now be expanded thereby
doubling the channel capacity and relieving congestion in
the uhf cb/Prs band .
current 40 channel wideband radios will not become
obsolete and will continue to operate on the original 40
channels, however they will not be able to converse on the
newer channels 41 – 80* . the newer narrowband radios
THE FOllOwING ITEMs ARE INclUDED wITH yOUR TX3420
• tX3420 radio
• mounting cradle
• instruction manual • microphone
• microphone clip
• dc lead • screw Pack
if any items are missing or
damaged, please contect your
retailer or place of purchase .
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