PRINTING SPECIFICATIONS: TX3100 IM FINAL ARTWORK PROOF Flat size: 276 x 100 mm folded to: 138 mm (w) x 100 mm (h) 28 pages DRAWING # 49381-3 Book to be saddle stitched in 2 place PART # 311028 Stock: 130gsm + Gloss Laminiate JIRA REFERENCE GRA-1639 Print: Colour - CMYK ECO # 8457 Finishes: Gloss laminate SUPPLIER WK Part Number: 311028 Drawing Number: 49381-3 MPE # 5 WATT UHF CB RADIO TX3100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ......................................................................... 3 Using Scan ............................................................................... 14 IMPORTANT INFORMATION....................................................... 3 Skipping Over Busy Channels While Scanning ......................... 15 TELEMETRY CHANNELS.............................................................. 4 Transmitting While Scanning ................................................... 15 FEATURES................................................................................... 5 INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 15 GENERAL OPERATION ................................................................ 6 Antenna Installation ........................................................ 16 Unique Flip Feature ........................................................... 7 Noise Suppression ........................................................... 16 Power................................................................................. 7 DC Power Connection ...................................................... 19 Volume .............................................................................. 7 High Voltage Detection .................................................... 20 Selecting Channels ............................................................. 7 Antenna Connection ........................................................ 20 Transmitting ....................................................................... 7 UHF CB OPERATING FREQUENCIES .......................................... 21 Squelch Control ................................................................. 8 CTCSS TONE FREQUENCY CHART ............................................. 22 Squelch Sensitivity ............................................................. 8 DCS TONE CHART..................................................................... 23 Backlight ............................................................................ 9 SPECIFICATIONS ....................................................................... 24 Duplex Operation .............................................................. 9 SC CONTRACT WARRANTY AGAINST DEFECTS ........................ 26 Dynamic Volume Control ................................................... 9 Adjusting the Beep Tone Level......................................... 11 INTRODUCTION CTCSS & DCS ............................................................................ 11 The TX3100 is Australian designed and engineered to produce an Selecting the CTCSS or DCS Tone ..................................... 12 extremely compact mobile radio with outstanding specifications Enabling CTSS/DCS on a Channel ..................................... 13 and performance. Disabling CTCSS/DCS on a Channel .................................. 13 The TX3100, with its front mounted controls, is designed for Monitoring the Channel .................................................. 13 unobtrusive mounting in modern vehicles. Its innovative features SCANNING ............................................................................... 14 include a built-in loud speaker housed within an extremely compact case. Programming Scan Channels ........................................... 14 PAGE 2 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX3100 IMPORTANT INFORMATION CONCERNING ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED UHF CB RADIO Main Radio Unit Screw Pack Mounting Bracket Supplementary GME The use of the Citizen Band radio service is licensed in Australia by model label the ACMA Radio communications (Citizens Band Radio Stations) Instruction Manual If any items are missing or Class Licence and in New Zealand by the Ministry of Economic Microphone Development New Zealand (MED). A General User Radio Licence damaged, please contact your for Citizens Band radio and operation is subject to conditions Microphone Clip retailer or place of purchase. contained in those licences. DC Lead The class licence for users and equipment operating in the CB/PRS 477 MHz band has been amended. This radio meets the new 80 channel standard. POSSIBLE ISSUES In simple terms the same amount of spectrum is available; When a new narrowband radio receives a transmission from an however, radio transceivers can now operate in a narrower older wideband radio the speech may sound loud and distorted bandwidth and hence use less spectrum. These radios are – simply adjust your radio volume for best performance. generally referred to as narrowband or 12.5 kHz radios. By using 12.5 kHz channel spacing instead of 25 kHz, the 40 When an older wideband radio receives a signal from a new channels originally allocated can now be expanded to 80 channels narrowband radio, the speech may sound quiet - simply adjust thereby doubling the channel capacity and relieving congestion in your radio volume for best performance. the UHF CB/PRS band. Depending on how close your receiving radio is to another Original 40 channel wideband Radios will continue to operate on transmitting radio, there can be interference from the the original 40 channels, however they will not be able to converse on the newer channels 41 – 80. The newer narrowband radios will transmitting radio if it is using a channel adjacent to the be able to converse with all older 40 channel wideband radios on channel you are listening to. Simply try going up or down a few all channels 1 to 40 as well as the newer channels allocated from channels from the currently selected channel. 41 to 80. The above situations are not a fault of the radio but a symptom The mixing of narrowband and wideband radios in the same of operating wideband and narrowband radios in the same spectrum can cause some possible operating issues of interference bandwidth. This possible interference will decrease over time and varying levels of received volume. as the population of wideband radios ages and decreases. TX3100 INSTRUCTION MANUAL PAGE 3 The TX3100 uses advanced DSP processing to minimise the SAFETY MOUNTING GUIDELINES possibility of interference on adjacent channels and the need FOR PLUG ‘N’ PLAY to adjust your volume control to compensate for wide/narrow band reception. The TX3100 Plug ‘n’ Play (TX3100PNP) is supplied with a suction mount bracket - Part No: MB043, designed to hold the TX3100 UHF Further information and updates are available from the CB radio so that it can be remotely mounted onto the windscreen Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) at within the vehicle or alternatively on a flat surface where the www.acma.gov.au and the Ministry of Economic Development suction base can take hold. (MED), Radio Spectrum Management at: www.rsm.govt.nz In order to ensure driver safety when using the TX3100 The ACMA has allocated channels 5/35 for emergency use only. Plug ‘n’ Play, GME provides the following recommendations Channel 5 is the primary Simplex Emergency Channel. Where and guidelines; a Channel 5 repeater is available, you should select Duplex • The product should not be mounted in a way that blocks the on CH 5. driver’s field of vision of the road. • When mounting on the driver’s side of the front windscreen, it is NOTE: Channel 35 is the input channel for the Channel 5 recommended the suction be placed as close as possible to the repeater therefore Channel 35 should also not be used for corner of the windscreen to minimise interruption to the driver’s anything other than emergency transmissions. field of vision. • If fitted elsewhere on the windscreen it should be low down to ensure the driver’s field of vision is not blocked. TELEMETRY CHANNELS • If it is not possible or practical due to the design of the dash or ACMA regulations have allocated channels 22 and 23 for telemetry the driver’s seating position, the unit may be placed low down in only applications and have prohibited the transmission of speech the centre of the windscreen. on these channels. Consequently the TX3100 has a transmit inhibit • The unit must not be located in a position that could applied to channels 22 and 23. potentially cause injury during a crash – such as a head strike to the unit. Airbag deployment should also be considered In the event additional telemetry/telecommand channels are when mounting the unit. approved by the ACMA, these channels shall be added to those • Mounting the unit high up on any part of the windscreen currently listed where voice transmission is inhibited. Currently is not recommended as it may cause an interruption to the transmissions on channels 61, 62 and 63 are also inhibited and driver’s field of vision or interfere with rear view mirrors and these channels are reserved for future allocation. sun visors. It may also result in the DC power lead trailing in the field of vision. PAGE 4 INSTRUCTION MANUAL TX3100 • Deciding on the location of the unit should also factor where • High Contrast Liquid Crystal Display: Fully detailed LCD power leads may need to run to avoid the possibility of them provides a visual indication of the selected channel and all interfering with or becoming entangled