OLYMPIA P324 (01) PDF DOCUMENT

This manual contains important safety and operating information. Please read, understand, and follow the instructions in this manual. Failure to do so could result in personal injury, death, and/or damage to your OLYMPIA P324 radio, accessories and/or other property.

The OLYMPIA P324 radio complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Your OLYMPIA P324 radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This radio is designed for and classified as “Occupational 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.

This radio is NOT intended for use by the “General Population” in an uncontrolled environment.

To ensure that your exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the FCC allowable limits for occupational use, always adhere to the following guidelines:

• DO NOT operate the OLYMPIA P324 radio without a proper antenna attached, as this may damage the radio and may also cause you to exceed FCC 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.

• DO NOT transmit for more than 50% of total radio use time (“50% duty cycle”). Transmitting more than 50% of the time can cause FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded. The radio is transmitting when the “TX indicator” light is red. You will cause the radio to transmit by pressing the “PTT” switch.

• ALWAYS use Olympia authorized accessories (antennas, batteries, belt clips, speaker/microphones, etc). Use of unauthorized accessories can cause the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded.

• ALWAYS keep the antenna at least 1 inch (2.5 cm) away from the body when transmitting and only use the Olympia belt-clips, listed in this user manual, when attaching the radio to your belt, etc., to ensure FCC RF exposure compliance requirements are not exceeded. To provide the recipients of your transmission the best sound quality, hold the antenna at least 2 inches (5 cm) from your mouth, and slightly off to one side.

During transmissions, your OLYMPIA P324 radio generates RF energy that can possibly cause interference with other devices or systems. 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.

• NEVER hold the transceiver so that the antenna is very close to, or touching exposed parts of the body, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting. The transceiver will perform best if the microphone is 2 to 4 inches (5 to 10 cm) away from the lips and the transceiver is vertical.

• NEVER operate the transceiver with a headset or other audio accessories at high volume levels.

• NEVER short the terminals of the battery pack.

• DO NOT push the PTT key when not actually desiring to transmit.

• DO NOT modify the transceiver for any reason.

• AVOID using or placing the transceiver in direct sunlight or in areas with temperatures below -20° C ~ +60°C / -5° F ~ +140° F.

• KEEP the transceiver from the heavy rain, and NEVER immerse it in water. The transceiver construction is water resistant, not waterproof.

Changes or modifications to this transceiver not expressly approved by Olympia could void your authority to operate this transceiver under FCC regulations.

The package for the OLYMPIA P324 includes the Radio, antenna, lithium-ion battery, drop-in charger, charging adaptor, belt clip, and user guide.

An available accessory sold separately is a Headset with Push-to-Talk microphone.

• Antenna: Transmits and receives signals.
• Antenna connector: Where the antenna attaches.
• TX LED indicator light: Lights up red when transmitting.
• EMG (Emergency call key): Activates the emergency function.
• PTT key (Push-to-Talk): Press and hold to transmit.
• PWR/VOL (Power/volume on-off): Knob to turn the radio on/off and adjust volume.
• SCAN key (Scan/TX Power/Lock): Starts/stops scanning, changes transmit power, and locks the keypad.
• MON/FUNC key (Monitor/Function): Monitors the channel for activity and accesses the function menu.
• Speaker: Emits audio.
• Accessory Speaker/Microphone jack: Port for connecting external audio accessories.
• Microphone: Captures your voice for transmission.
• Up key: Navigates up through channels or menu settings.
• Down key: Navigates down through channels or menu settings.

To connect the antenna:

Align the base of the antenna onto the SMA connector and turn clockwise until snug. Do not over tighten.

To disconnect antenna:

Turn the base of the antenna counter clockwise until it comes out from the SMA connector.

To turn on the power:

Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise until a “beep” is heard. All icons and frequencies will appear on the screen.

To turn off the power:

Rotate the PWR/VOL knob counterclockwise. All displays will disappear and the radio is off.

Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise to increase the volume or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. You can also rotate the PWR/VOL knob while holding down the MON/FUNC key until you reach a comfortable listening level.

To avoid talking over someone else, you can check for activity on a channel before you talk. Press and hold the MON/FUNC key. If you hear static, the channel is clear to use. To exit the function, release the MON/FUNC key.

The OLYMPIA P324 radio has 10 pre-programmed channels and can be programmed up to 32 channels. You can press the UP or DOWN key to select a channel.

To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and CTCSS/CDCSS codes.

To talk, press and hold the PTT key. The red TX indicator light glows continuously when transmitting. For maximum clarity, hold the radio two to three inches away from your mouth and speak directly into the microphone. Do not cover the microphone while talking.

To receive messages, release the PTT key.

The OLYMPIA P324 radio can transmit at 1 watt or 4 watts. When 1 watt is selected, ‘Lo’ will appear on the display. When this icon is off, the radio will transmit with high power. FCC law dictates that you should only increase power to 4 watts if your FCC license permits.

To switch the setting, press and hold the SCAN button for 2 seconds.

Use scanning to monitor channels and codes for transmissions or to find someone in your group who has accidentally changed channels.

1. To start scanning, briefly press the SCAN key. The scan indicator will appear.

2. When the radio detects channel activity, it stops scanning and you can hear the transmission.

3. To respond to the transmission, press the PTT key.

4. If the scan stops on a channel that you don’t want to listen to, briefly press the UP or DOWN button to resume scanning for the next active channel.

5. To exit the function, press the SCAN key again.

The emergency call key is used to call others for help when emergency events happen.

1. To enter the radio’s emergency mode, hold down the EMG button for 2 seconds.

2. The radio will alternately flash ‘Enn’ and the Channel number/Frequency.

3. The radio will now alternate between 30 seconds of hands-free transmission and 30 seconds of hands-free receiving. This loop will continue until you exit the emergency mode.

4. To exit emergency mode, press the PTT button.

Notes on Emergency Mode:

• The busy channel lockout feature will be disabled during emergency mode.

• When the battery is low, the radio can still transmit.

• Settings of the emergency mode can be altered by the distributor using the configuration software.

The adjustable Squelch allows you to optimize the radio’s sensitivity. There are 5 sensitivity levels indicated by the SQ icon and bars on the display.

1. Press MON/FUNC until the current squelch level flashes and ‘SL’ appears.

2. Press UP/DOWN to increase or decrease the squelch level.

3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.

Level 1 is the most sensitive level, meaning the radio can receive a very weak signal. Level 5 is the least sensitive, meaning the radio can only receive stronger signals, which can be preferable in environments with many users to prevent interference.

You may enable or disable the speaker key tones. You will hear the key tone each time a button is pushed.

1. Press MON/FUNC until ‘t’ appears. The current setting ON / OF flashes and the musical note icon appears.

2. Press UP/DOWN to turn on or off.

3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.

If this feature is enabled, the radio transmits a unique tone when you finish transmitting. This lets others know you are finished talking.

1. Press MON/FUNC until ‘rb’ appears. The current setting ON / OF flashes.

2. Press UP/DOWN to turn on or off.

3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.

The busy channel lockout feature helps to prevent interruption of communication. When you press PTT to transmit on a busy channel, the radio will generate a beep and ‘BUSY’ will appear to alert you.

1. Press MON/FUNC until ‘bcl’ appears. The current setting ON / OF flashes.

2. Press UP/DOWN to turn on or off.

3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.

The current channel can be added to the scan list or deleted from the scan list.

1. Press MON/FUNC until ‘Scn’ appears. The current setting ON / OF flashes.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select. ‘On’ means add the channel to scan list and the scan icon will appear. ‘OF’ means delete the channel from scan list and the “not scanned” icon will appear.

3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.

Select one of the channels to be the priority channel. Once selected, activity on this channel will be caught more frequently during a scan.

1. Press MON/FUNC until ‘Pr’ appears. The current setting flashes.

2. Press UP/DOWN to select the desired channel or ‘oF’ to disable the function.

3. Press PTT to set or MON/FUNC to continue set up.

The keypad lock disables all the button functions except the PTT, MON/FUNC and EMG keys. When the keypad is locked, the key icon will appear in the display.

To lock the keypad:

1. Press MON/FUNC until the lock icon appears. The current setting flashes.

2. Press UP/DOWN to turn on or off.

3. Press PTT or MON/FUNC to set.

To unlock the radio:

Press and hold SCAN for 3 seconds and until the key icon is no longer displayed.

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

Estimated Battery life (TX-RX-STBY duty cycle)

TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS

RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS

* All specifications subject to change without notice.