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OVERVIEW OPERATION

1. LED Indications

The top LED shows the current radio status.

LED Indication

Status

Flashes Red

Low battery voltage

Constant Red

Transmitting

Constant Green

Analog Receiving

Constant Cyan

Digital Receiving

Flashes Green

Scan

2. Programmed Key

There are two programmable keys ([PF1], [PF2]) at the right side of radio. it can be
assigned functions by manually set in radio or set by PC software.

Manually set by radio: Press

( MENU) key then move cursor to setting



Radio

Set



move to Menu set 34-37 select the [PF1] or [PF2] then assign functions, there

are 2 definition of assigning a key, short press and long press (hold they key for a
while).

Set by PC software: Open software, go to Public



Optional



Key function then

select the desired functions. Assigned different functions are listed in the list below.

OFF

No Function

Voltage

Check the current battery capacity voltage

Power

Switch the power between super high, high, middle and low

Summary of Contents for DJ-MD5X

Page 1: ...1 DJ MD5X Operation Manual Ver 1 01 2020 09 08 For the basic operation of the radio please refer to the DJ MD5 manual ...

Page 2: ...Digi Id 13 4 Slot Hold 13 5 12 Response and Save a call in Digital Monitor mode 14 6 Advanced Features for Private Call 14 6 1 Advanced Features 14 1 Call Alert 14 2 Measure 15 3 Moni Remote Monitor 15 4 Check 15 5 Kill 15 6 Wake 15 7 Turn on GPS 16 7 1 Check the GPS Information 16 7 2 Send GPS Information 16 7 3 Area SQL 17 8 Recording Feature 19 8 1 Play the Record 19 8 2 Send the Record 19 9 Co...

Page 3: ...mmable key PF1 PF2 27 38 WX alarm 27 39 WX channel 27 40 SMS form 27 41 Time Zone 27 42 Time Display 27 43 Date time 28 9 5 Chan Set Channel Setting 28 Chanel Setting Digital Channel 28 1 New Channel 28 2 Delete Channel 28 3 CH Type 28 4 TX Power 28 6 Band Width 29 7 RX Freq 29 8 TX Freq 29 9 Talk Around 29 10 Name 29 11 TX Allow 29 12 TX Prohibit 30 13 Radio ID 30 14 Color Code 30 15 Time Slot 30...

Page 4: ...set 33 10 Squelch mode 33 11 Band Width 33 12 Reverse 33 13 RX Frequency 33 14 TX Frequency 33 15 Talk Around 34 16 Name 34 17 Busy Lock 34 18 TX Prohibit 34 19 OWN ID 34 20 DTMF Enc 34 21 2Tone Encode 34 22 2Tone Decode 34 23 5Tone Encode 35 9 6 Device Infor 35 9 7 Reset 35 ...

Page 5: ...ually set in radio or set by PC software Manually set by radio Press MENU key then move cursor to setting Radio Set move to Menu set 34 37 select the PF1 or PF2 then assign functions there are 2 definition of assigning a key short press and long press hold they key for a while Set by PC software Open software go to Public Optional Key function then select the desired functions Assigned different f...

Page 6: ...rding function when TX or RX a call conversation Record Start stop recording as a recorder When stop recording the radio will remind repeat or send the record SMS In digital mode press to enter into message box only private call and group call can send and receive a message Dial Start the manually dial GPS Check the GPS position information Monitor Monitor the weak signal in analog mode or the sig...

Page 7: ...channel switch the microphone tone to normal or enhanced mode Last Call Reply In digital channel press the key to access the last call and press PTT to call back Channel Type Switch Switch the channel type Analog Digital Ana Dgi Dgi Ana Ranging When the radio receives a call and the suspension time is on press the key programmed as Ranging to obtain the caller s position and distance Both party ne...

Page 8: ...switch Choose Slot for current channel this function is only valid in repeater mode APRS type switch Choose Aprs Type for current channel Zone select In standby press the programmed Zone Select key it will allow you input the zone number and then press confirm key will switch to the zone timed roaming set Sets Roaming Function APRS set Sets APRS Function Mute timming Set the radio mute in a pre se...

Page 9: ...nu Messages Inbox Quick access to Inbox in the Menu Messages Outbox Quick access to Out box in the Menu Messages Contact list Quick access to Contact list in the Menu Contacts Manual dial Quick access to Manual Dial in the Menu Contacts Call Log Quick access to Call Log in the Menu Sent Calls Quick access to Dialed Calls in the Menu Call Log Answered Calls Quick access to Answered Calls in the Men...

Page 10: ...e key again to turn off 5 4 Main band Sub band switch Press PF1 key to switch the main channel and sub channel Both channels are shown on the screen but channel with bigger size is identified as main channel 5 5 VFO Channel switch Press and hold PF1 key to switch between VFO and memory channel mode display Be noted that VFO only can be switched when radio display mode is set as frequency 5 6 Set u...

Page 11: ...hannel Operation 2 Input the channel numbers by the keyboard For example if you want switch to channel 99 input 0 0 9 9 a total of 4 digits and it will switch to channel 99 5 9 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call When the radio is in the digital mode it can receive and respond to a call with the same frequency color code slot 1 If radio is programed with callers radio ID number in digital con...

Page 12: ...to many types of calls the Group All call All Call is a one way voice call between a privileged operator and all users on a logical channel The transmitting radio utilizes a special All Call group that every radio on the same system and logical channel regardless of group will receive There are 3 ways to select a target radio when make a call in digital mode In digital mode there are 3 types of ca...

Page 13: ...onitor the current using time slot of an incoming signal Double Slot Monitor both time slot 1 and time slot 2 of an incoming signal 2 DigiMoni cc Any Cc Allows to monitor any color code of an incoming signal Same Cc Allows to monitor only the color code that match to current setting of radio channel 3 Digi Id Any Id Allows to monitor any talk group ID of an incoming signal Same Id Allows to monito...

Page 14: ...ect to see the contact information 3 Press Edit to edit some advanced information then select Save to save the changes Operation 2 Access from Manual Dial 1 Press the MENU key to enter Contacts press key to Manual Dial 2 Press Select to enter Manual Dial 3 Input the Private ID press Option to access the advanced features 6 1 Advanced Features Be noted that some advanced features can be set to show...

Page 15: ... PC software When receiving the Remote Monitor command the target radio initiates a Private Call back to the originator of the Remote Monitor command 4 Check Select Check Radio and it will send out a radio check to the target radio which will send back a message if it is available or not available to the transmit radio With this feature you can determine if another radio is active and powered on 5...

Page 16: ...main Menu press key to GPS set GPS on then select GPS infor to check the GPS position Operation 2 Check GPS info from programmed key In the PC software Public Optional Setting Key function program a key as GPS press the programmed key to check the GPS position If the GPS is not positioning it will display No Fixed Position and the GPS icon shows a grey color Move the radio to an open window or out...

Page 17: ...the radio ID press key to switch group ID or private ID press select to send the GPS info 7 3 Area SQL When entering areas of your preference it automaticallu switches to preassigned CH zone s and channels This function data need to set by PC software To use this function the GPS need to be turned on In PC software go to zone to create some zones and assign the desried channels to each zone Then y...

Page 18: ...e GPS data is set your raio always displays the deried zone that you set there is a comparation of the online GPS data and pre set data even you try to select other zone in radio by manually eventually radio will automatically switches to the pre assigned zone ...

Page 19: ...e recording feature the radio will start to record Press the key again to stop record then the radio will display Record Play or Record Send Select Record Play to play the record or select Record send to send out The Recording feature is only valid in digital channel 8 1 Play the Record 1 Press MENU to enter main Menu press key to Record 2 Select Record List to enter Record list select a Record li...

Page 20: ...ontact Manual Dial Input the group ID or private ID to access a contact quickly 9 1 Messages New Msg Create a new message and send to a contact InBox Shows all the received messages and allows forward or delete the message OutBox Shows all the sent messages and allows resend forward or delete of the message Quick Text Pre saved messages and allows to send edit or delete the message Draft Draft mes...

Page 21: ... keypad 2 Back Light LCD backlight intensity is adjustable in 5 steps 3 Light Time Always The backlight is always on 5S 5Min adjustable Note This function is valid when turn off the power save 4 Ch Name When radio works in the memory channel mode Normally there are 2 ways to shows a channel on the screen shows as channel name and show as frequency CH Channel name Select to display the channel name...

Page 22: ...FF Turn off the TX timer there is no limit in transmission time 8 Max Vol Indoor Very low volume suitable for the indoor use Level 1 8 Set up the maximum volume level 9 Ear Vol Indoor Very low volume suitable for indoor use Level 1 8 Set up the maximum volume level for earphone When the radio connect with earphone it will auto change to earphone maximum volume 10 Voice Fte MIC Feature It will allo...

Page 23: ...s Picture The radio will display the picture uploaded by PC software Note to upload the picture into radio go to PC software Tool boot Image open image Write into radio 15 Main CH Main channel is a channel with showing size is bigger and just main channel able to be transmitted when press hand hold PTT Channel A The upper displayed channel will be set as main channel Channel B The lower displayed ...

Page 24: ...k 30ms dormant 30ms Save 2 1 work 60ms dormant 30ms When turn on the power save it may not receive the message in time 22 TBST Selection Tone Burst Tone burst frequency is used to activate some dormant repeaters 1000Hz 1450Hz 1750Hz 2100Hz a total of 4 options are offered Press PTT and PF1 key together to transmit the tone burst 23 VOX Enable the VOX you can speak into the microphone to start tran...

Page 25: ... call After the preo setitng time radio will become normal status To set the duration of mute time go to PC software Other Mute Timing 28 DTMF Speed Offers DTMF encode speed selectable for receiver decode speed is more suitable 50 500ms are the options 29 FM Radio Turn On Off the FM radio 30 FM Radio Monitoring Mon On During FM radio is On radio still allows to receive or transmit signal on the ch...

Page 26: ...uto Repeater A Turn on the Auto Repeater function the TX frequency in VFO mode will be increased or decreased frequency on the channel A base on the set up offset frequency Off Turn off the function Positive TX frequency RX frequency Offset frequency Negative TX frequency RX frequency Offset frequency ...

Page 27: ...e key that you want to program After selecting the key a list of functions are shown select the function then press MENU key to confirm and exit This function also can be assigned by PC software 38 WX alarm Selet to turn ON Off the weather channel 39 WX channel Select the disired weather channel 40 SMS form There are 2 format types of a message If the transmit radio is set as M SMS H SMS that requ...

Page 28: ... Settings then select Chan Set to enter chanel setting list Chanel Setting Digital Channel 1 New Channel Allows create a new channel and save current set up to the new channel a Select New Chan then input new channel number and confirm b Input channel name and confirm c Select a zone and confirm The new channel will be saved to the selected zone 2 Delete Channel Go to Delete channel select delete ...

Page 29: ...ption allows 2 radios communicate to each others but you don t want to change frequency settings when repeater is out of range or when the repeater is down It works in both digital and analog channel When talk around set the transmitting radio s TX and RX frequency are interchanged Turn off Talk Around when you want to communicate through repeater as normal Note In analog channel the RX CTCSS DCS ...

Page 30: ...time Slot 2 for the current channel The separated time slots often to be used with a repeater for 2 real time slots of 2 radios but must set them have the same color code 16 Digi Encrypt In Analog channel it will show the radio self ID which is programmed in PC software Analog Analog Address Book Number With the digital encryption the communication will be secured and safe Only the radios have set...

Page 31: ...function turn GPS on wait until radio catchs GPS signal sucessfully then select channel ranging on Radio will automatically send and receive signal to the target radio and then radio shows the distance on screen When turn on the function it is availabe only on the current channel if you turn to other channel you may need to turn on channge ranging with corresponding channel 21 APRS receive Turn AP...

Page 32: ...o or power off the RX radio and selected call conformation in TX radio press the PTT in TX radio but radio will not transmit the RED LED flashes only one time then the call will end 23 DMR Mode Select Simplex or Repeater or Double Slot Chan Set Analog Channel When the channel type is analog it will auto hide the digital menus instead the channel set will show the analog menus The below listed menu...

Page 33: ...nu SQ You can hear the call when the channel receives a matched carrier CDT You can hear the call when the channel receives a matched CTCSS DCS signal TONE You can hear the call when the channel receives a matched signaling C T You can hear the call when the channel receives a matched CTCSS DCS and matched tone signaling C T You can hear the call when the channel receives a matched CTCSS DCS or ma...

Page 34: ...you can check the radio ID number in this menu The ID number should be set up in PC software Analog Analog Address Book 20 DTMF Enc Set a DTMF ID as the default call ID for the current channel Press the PTT key to transmit the selected DTMF ID Edit the DTMF ID in Menu or with the PC programing software 21 2Tone Encode Set 2Tone is an optional sigal for the current channel by using PC software Set ...

Page 35: ... program date picture version language version etc 9 7 Reset One you select to reset all the data of memory channels setting menus and all saved data such as recording data messages will be clear and reset to the manufactory default setting Step 1 Power off the radio firstly Step 2 Press and hold PTT and the PF1 button then turn power knob to power on at the same time to enter the reset mode Step ...

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