RELM RP6500 User Manual Page 1

Page 1 of 31 RP6500 User’s Manual FM Portable Radio We are very grateful for your purchasing RELM two-way radios produced by RELM Wireless Corpora

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 10 of 31 6. Operation on menu: press “ ”button to enter the menu or confirm any contents; press “ ” button to return

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 11 of 31 4. Select Scan On or Scan Off with / , then press to confirm it. If can not enter that way, you have

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 12 of 31 Set Companding： 1．As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown. 2. Press to enter select mode, 3. Press

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 13 of 31 Set key tone： 1．As shown: in CH 1 , press , utilities is shown. 2. Press to enter select mode, 3. Press

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 14 of 31 2. Press / , and Zone Edit is shown, 3. Press to select the zone mode, 4. Select Zone No with / , p

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 15 of 31 3. Press to select 4. Press , is shown, enter the set of Tx FRQ, 5．Set the Tx FRQ value with

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 16 of 31 3. Press to select 4. Press , is shown, enter the set of Tx CTCSS/DCS FRQ, 5．Set the Tx FRQ value with t

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 17 of 31 5．Check the alias or address code of the status by turning the knob, 6. Press to select the current status.

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 18 of 31 Zone 0 L CHANNEL 1Zone 0 M CHANNEL 1 remain on that channel. Only when there are two channels added in t

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 19 of 31 Zone 0 M CHANNEL 1 3. Press it a third time, will be shown. Busy Channel Lockout (BCL) Busy Channel Locko

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 2 of 31 CONTENTS Unpacking and checking Supplied accessories Preparation Charging the battery Installing/Removing t

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 20 of 31 Companding Enter the Companding mode when press the key programmed as “Companding”, It can be set as: short

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 21 of 31 Monitoring Press the programmed as “monitor trigger” to hold out CTCSS、DCS、2Tone and DTMF signal, and you can

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 22 of 31 2. Press to enter, 3. Press / to select the character you need: e.g.: Repeater Mode or Talkarnd mode, 4.

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 23 of 31 , 2. Press it again, the channel frequency will be shown, e.g.: 3. Press it a third time，the channel alias

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 24 of 31 Programmable Functions (programmed with PC) Time-out Timer (TOT) TOT timer: Time-out timer can prevent any call

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 25 of 31 User resolution Busy Channel Lockout (BCL) Busy Channel Lockout can prevent you from interfering other radios t

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 26 of 31 succeeds. When receiving proper 5-tone signaling, squelch will be activated according to the “RX Squelch Mode”

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 27 of 31 Problems and troubleshooting No. Problems Solution 1 No display after switched on. A．Battery power may be

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 28 of 31 Specifications General specification Model RP6500 (1) (136 ~ 174) MHz (2) (400 ~ 470) MHz Frequency (3) (450

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 29 of 31 Status setting (by the dealer) Model：___________ Serial No.： _____________ a) Channel setting： Chann

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 3 of 31 Unpacking and checking Unpack the transceiver carefully. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 30 of 31 Top button None Voice reporting selector Rptr/Talkarnd Call1/2/3/4 Lone working Emergency alert Cancel emerge

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 31 of 31 Side button2 None Voice reporting selector Rptr/Talkarnd Call1/2/3/4 Lone working Rewind Scanning High/low po

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 4 of 31 The performance will be at the best condition if you remove the battery when the green indicator is on. Then r

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 5 of 31 To remove the battery pack: To remove the battery pack, use your thumb to press the belt clip, one side of

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 6 of 31 Installing the belt clip Match the grooves of the belt clip with those on the rear of the battery. Then press

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 7 of 31 Radio Overview The functions of the components are as follows: A. LED Indicator Lights red while transmitting;

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 8 of 31 Explanation for the screen Basic Operation 1. Switch On Switch on the radio by turning the Pow

RP6500 User’s Manual Page 9 of 31 3. Select a Channel Rotate the channel selector to select channels. You will hear voice from the speaker while