Binatone 300 Leaflet

Marina300

USER GUIDE

Private mobile radio

Channel Number. Changes 

from 1 to 8 as selected by the 

user.
Displays the current Battery 

charge level.

Displays the

current channel 

selection and other

radio symbols.

Press to program

the PMR settings.

Press and hold to 

turn the PMR unit 

ON or OFF.

Displayed when the Key Lock feature is activated.

Displays the current Speaker volume level.

Blinks when the Scan feature is turned ON.

- Press to send a

ringing tone to other

PMR units.

Press and hold 

to transmit.

    (UP)/    (DOWN)

buttons - Press to 

change channels,

volume, and to 

select  settings

during programming.

Displayed when transmitting a signal.

Displayed when receiving a signal.

     a. Pull the Belt Clip Latch 

         away from the PMR.

b. While pulling the Belt 

     

2.2  Loosen the screw counter

     clock wise direction using a

     coin or belt clip open the battery

     compartment as shown in Figure 2

     

         Clip Latch, push up 

         the Belt Clip as 

         shown in Figure 1. 

     

            

     a. Slide the Belt Clip into 

         the slot as shown in 

         Figure 3.

b. A “click” indicates the 

         Belt Clip is locked into 

         position. 

     a. Slide down the Battery Compartment Cover.

b. Insert 3 “AAA” size batteries (not included) by following the 

         polarity marking inside the Battery Compartment as shown in 

         Figure 4.

c.  Replace the Battery Compartment Cover.

 door screw firmly to meet the IPX6 standard. See Figure 5.

Figure 4 

Figure 5 

     Notes:

Use only same type and make of batteries on the PMR units.

         The PMR units have a built-in Power Saver (PS) for maximum

         battery life, but when not in use, turn the units OFF to 

         conserve battery power.

         Remove the batteries if the units will not be used for a long 

        period of time. 

Caution: Observe the proper battery polarity orientation when

 installing batteries.Incorrect positioning can damage both the

batteries and the unit.

Press and hold down the (UP) or     (DOWN) button for 

3 seconds. The channel number on the LCD Screen 

changes rapidly until an active signal is detected.

When an active signal (one of the 8 channels) is detected,

channel scan pauses on the active channel.

Press the PTT button to communicate through the active

signal channel, and the channel scan will be deactivated.

(OR press the

(UP) or     (DOWN) button to continue

the channel scanning.)

Press the MENU button to stop the channel scanning 

operation.

a.

b.

c.

d.

Channel scan performs searches for active signals in an 

endless loop from channels 1 to 8. This allows you to find

other radios without having to change channel. To activate 

this feature;

b. While the Channel icon is blinking, press the     (UP) or

     (DOWN) button to select the desired channel. The channel 

     changes from 1 to 8, or from 8 to 1.

c. Press the MENU button to confirm your selection and 

     return to the normal mode.

     Note:

Refer to the "Channel Table" section of this Owner’s Manual for

         detailed frequency listing.

To activate the Key Lock feature, press and hold the

MENU button until the Key Lock icon (    )  appears

on the LCD Screen.

To deactivate the Key Lock feature, press and hold the

MENU button again until the Key Lock icon (    )

disappears on the LCD Screen.

a.

b.

The Key Lock feature allows the user to disable the     (UP),

    (DOWN), and the MENU buttons so that the PMR settings

cannot be changed accidentally.

The PTT, CALL, and the     (Power) buttons will remain 

functional even if the Key Lock feature is activated.

With the PMR in normal mode, press and release the CALL

button. The unit will transmit a 2-second page tone to the

other unit/s set with the same channel within transmitting 

range .

a.

You can use the CALL button to send a tone to other users on 

the same channel. To activate this feature;

You can use the Monitor feature to check for weak signals 

on the current channel.

a. To activate,press and hold the MENU and the     (UP) 

      button at the same time.

b.   If you hear constant noise and hissing, press the 

      MENU button

      to turn off the Monitor function.

    

The unit is continuously in Receive mode when the

unit is turned ON and not transmitting. When a signal is 

received on the current channel, the receive signal icon

“RX” will be displayed on the LCD Screen. 

     To Turn ON;

a. Press and hold the      (Power) button. A special “beep" 

     sound will be heard. The LCD Screen will be illuminated by

     an orange light for several seconds, and will display the 

     current channel.

To switch OFF;

b. Press and hold the     (Power) button. A special “beep"

     sound will be heard and the LCD Screen will turn blank. 

The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted

whenever the PTT button is released. This alerts the 

receiving party that you have ended the transmission, and

you are now in receive mode. 

The PMR has 8 available channels. To change channels, in

normal mode;

a. Press the MENU button, the Channel icon “  ” on the LCD

     Screen will start blinking.

Figure 2 

open

      

Figure 1 

Figure 3

Belt clip

latch

There are 8 volume levels, the current speaker volume

level is displayed on the LCD Screen.

To adjust the speaker volume level, press the     (UP) 

button to increase, or press the     (DOWN) button to 

decrease. The LCD Screen will display the speaker volume

icon bars ascending, or descending respectively.

Press and hold the PTT (Push to Talk) button to transmit

your voice. The transmit signal icon “TX” will display on 

the LCD Screen.

Hold the unit in a vertical position with the Mic 

(Microphone) 5 cm away from the mouth. While holding

the PTT button, speak into the mic (microphone) in a 

normal tone of voice.

Release the PTT button when you have finished 

transmitting.

a.

b.

c.

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