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MADE IN CHINA
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RB17A
Two Way Radio
User’s Manual
User’s manual
Basic Introduction
Package Includes
Radio*1
Li-ion Battery Pack*1
User‘s Manual*1
Belt Clip*1
USB Charging Base*1
Lanyard*1
Status of Indicator light
1-Indicator
Green light flashes when radio is receiving. Red light flashes
when radio is transmitting.The green light flashes about every
3 seconds while waiting.
2-Channel Switch
30 channels available, choosing the desired channel to
communicate from 1-30 numbers by channel knob switch.
3-Power Switch
Rotating the volume knob reduces/increases volume level
and switching power supply.
4-PTT
Over the side of the radio is the PTT switch.Press PTT and
face to the microphone to communicate with the others while
red light indicating.
5-Monitor
Press the monitor key on the side of the radio to turn on the
function of receiving and monitoring.
2
Antenna
alarm
Speaker
Channel Knob
Volume knob
Indicator Light
Microphone
Battery
PTT
Side Key
Earphone Interface
Microphone Interface
1
6-Squelch level
The purpose of the squelch is to mute the speaker when no
signals are present
Lower squelch level ,high background noise hear ,longer
communication range ,weaker the anti-inference .
Default squelch level is 5 and can be programmed level 0-9
by PC .
Level 0 is to open the squelch. The higher the selected
squelch level, the stronger the signals must be when
receiving
7-TOT
This function can prevent users from occupied the present
channel for a long time and limit TX time, meanwhile prevent
the radio from damage by long time transmitting
If radio continues TX over the limit time (set by the
programming software), the radio will quit TX and sounds a
warning sound. To stop warning sound, release the PTT, the
radio will back to the receiving state.When TX over time,
through the bell to carry out the early warning in
advance(setting by program software)
8-Scan
If you need to use scan function, you need to set at least 2
channels to scan, then set up the side button on the
programming software. Press the side button to turn on
the scan function,press again to turn off.
9-CTCSS
Check the Hopping option of program，CTCSS can become
into Non-standard TONE,so that increasing voice privacy.
10-Voice annunciation
Please choose the desired language by PC programming
software.
11-Power Saving Function
Please select to enable or disable the power save function by
PC program software.
12-Battery Voltage Alert
When the battery voltage is lower than a 3.1V, the voice will
sound "please charge", and prohibit transmitting.
13-Busy Channel Lockout
If radio programmed with BCLO function, pressing PTT to
prohibit TX after receiving the signal and accompanied by a
long beep alarm sound.
14-High /Low Power Switch
Radio default setting is high power . You can switch high /low
power by PC programming software.
15-VOX
Enable or disable VOX by PC programming software.
When your radio turn on the VOX function, talking to the
microphone, then the voice will be sent out; Stop talking, then
the radio will be in receiving state.
when you use the earphone, need to adjust the VOX level in
an appropriate level. If the microphone is too sensitive, the
noise will activate transmitting; if the microphone is not
sensitive enough, your voice will not activate transmitting. In
order to communicate successfully, please adjust the
appropriate level.
16-QT/DQT
You can set the CTCSS/DCS by PC programming software.
When the channels are set the CTCSS/DCS, squelch can be
turned on when received a signal with the same
CTCSS/DCS. The two radios can talk with each other, If the
same channel uses a different QT/DQT, the squelch can not
be turned on and the light will be green. The two radios can’t
talk with each other
QT :(total 50 )
DQT:(total116*2 )
17-Local alarm function
Press the alarm button on the top of the radio. At this time,
the radio will send out the alarm sound. When press it again,
the alarm turns off.
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Frequency
Channel number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
UHF
RX
462.5625
462.5875
462.6125
462.6375
462.6625
462.6875
462.7125
467.5675
467.5875
467.6125
467.6375
467.6625
467.6875
467.7125
462.5500
462.5750
462.6000
462.6250
462.6500
462.6750
462.7000
462.7250
462.5500
462.5750
462.6000
462.6250
462.6500
462.6750
462.7000
462.7250
TX
462.5625
462.5875
462.6125
462.6375
462.6625
462.6875
462.7125
467.5675
467.5875
467.6125
467.6375
467.6625
467.6875
467.7125
462.5500
462.5750
462.6000
462.6250
462.6500
462.6750
462.7000
462.7250
467.5500
467.5750
467.6000
467.6250
467.6500
467.6750
467.7000
467.7250
5
power Subaudio
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
LOW
67.0
118.8
127.3
131.8
136.5
141.3
146.2
D243N
D032N
D047N
D051N
D053N
D065N
D116N
123
D743I
D332I
127.3
D243I
D606N
D731I
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
136.5
Troubleshooting
Questions
No power
Unable to speak to other
members in the group
Answer
The battery maybe run out
please renew it or recharge it.
The battery may not be
properly installed. Please
take it off and re-install.
Verify the frequency and
QT/DQT settings you are
using is the same with other
members in the group.
Verify transmitting is within
effective operating range.
Battery lasts a short time after
charge
The battery life is over,
please replace new battery
Hearing other conversation on
a channel (not group
members)
Please change the QT/DQT
settings of all radio in this
group.
Low power alarm
Please charge in time to
avoid battery damage.
RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AND PRODUCT SAFETY
GUIDE FOR PORTABLE TWO-WAY RADIOS
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.
ATTENTION!
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.
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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:
•(If applicable)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.
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•(If applicable)This equipment has been tested and found to
comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential
installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and 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 circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
—Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
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 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.
Le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Industrie Canada
applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence.
L’exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes :
(1) l’appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
(2) l’utilisateur de l’appareil doit accepter tout brouillage
radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d’en
compromettre le fonctionnement.
RF Exposure Information(if applicable)
•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.
•During transmissions, your radio generates RF energy that can
possibly cause interference with other devices or systems.
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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/uncon-
trolled 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 (if applicable):
•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(if applicable)
• 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(if applicable)
•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.
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WARNING
Turn off your radio power in the following conditions:
•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 environments: 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.
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
Avoid Burns
WARNING
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.
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 other 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.
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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
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Guarantee
Model Number:
Serial Number:
Purchasing Date:
Dealer:
User’s Name:
Country:
Post Code:
Telephone:
Telephone:
Address:
Email:
Remarks:
1.This guarantee card should be kept by the user,
no replacement if lost.
2.Most new products 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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