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DR-735T/E

Instruction Manual

Thank you for purchasing your new Alinco radio.

This Instruction manual contains important safety and operating instructions. Please read

this manual carefully before using the product and keep it for future reference.

VHF/UHF TWIN BAND FM RADIO

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Page 1: ...ou for purchasing your new Alinco radio This Instruction manual contains important safety and operating instructions Please read this manual carefully before using the product and keep it for future r...

Page 2: ...ries are unavailable in certain areas Changes or modi cations not modi cations not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment V...

Page 3: ...ics devices especially medical ones It may cause interference to those devices Keep the radio out of the reach of children In case a liquid leaks from the product do not touch it It may damage your sk...

Page 4: ...n electric shock Securely plug the power supply to the wall outlet Insecure installation may result in short circuit electronic shock and or re Do not plug the power supply into the wall outlet if the...

Page 5: ...than speci ed ones to the jacks and ports on the product It may result in damage to the devices Turn off and remove the power source AC cable DC cable battery cigar cable charger adapter etc from the...

Page 6: ...evice About hazardous materials used in this product The product that comes with this manual is free from dangerous material such as lead and cadmium as per RoHS order of EU The radio has no protectio...

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Page 10: ...e following Y 0he DR 735T E is a true dual band transceiver Full duplex system provides VHF UHF simultaneous operation as well as VHF VHF UHF UHF semi duplex operations including VHF Air Band receptio...

Page 11: ...ounting bracket UA0038Y FM0078Z Hardware kit for bracket Bracket screws AE0012 M4 x 8mm x 4 Screws M5 x 20mm x 4 Hexagonal nut M5 x 5 Tapping screws M5 x 20mm x 4 The standard accessories may vary sli...

Page 12: ...pedance other than 50 reduces the ef ciency of the antenna system and can cause interference to nearby televisions radio receivers and other electronic equipment RU D EDVH VWDWLRQ VHW XS IMPORTANT Bef...

Page 13: ...r vehicle s manufacture IMPORTANT RF Hazard Warning The electro magnetic radio Frequency exposure level of this device may exceed the European standards of the hazard level when transmitting at the hi...

Page 14: ...he tab toward you Turn the front panel being careful to keep the cable free from kinks 3 3 4 Slide the front panel toward left unit it locks securely in place Match the catch in the main unit with the...

Page 15: ...to your unit Ensure that you are not in a high RF environment when operating the radio 8VLQJ WKH PRXQWLQJ EUDFNHW 1 Drill 4 holes where the mounting bracket is to be installed Approx 5 5 6mm 1 4 when...

Page 16: ...knob Rotate to adjust audio sound level on the right band P 19 D Left band TX RX indicator Indicates transmission Red or reception Green on the left band E Right band TX RX indicator Indicates transmi...

Page 17: ...an on the left band P 59 I Right band dial Program scan on the right band P 59 K Left band V M key Write frequency to selected memory on the left band P 23 L Right Band V M key Write frequency to sele...

Page 18: ...e antenna and low loss coaxial feed line that has a characteristic impedance of 50 NOTE Y 0ransmitting without rst connecting an antenna or other matched load may damage the radio Always connect the a...

Page 19: ...ars when setting the DCS P 66 O Appears when attenuator function is activated P 44 P Appears when in narrow band reception mode P 36 H Appears when reverse mode is activated P 32 I Appears when Bell f...

Page 20: ...nless otherwise speci ed PTT key refers to the MAIN PTT in this manual Microphone Connector pin Assignment Front view 1 DC5V 2 DOWN 3 REMOTE 4 PTT 5 MIC GND 6 MIC 7 GND 8 UP 1 8 IMPORTANT Connect the...

Page 21: ...and becomes MAIN band automatically 6ZLWFKLQJ RSHUDWLRQ EDQG Press and hold VOL knob to change the band frequency By pressing and holding VOL knob VHF Air Band Aviation band VHF UHF appears on the dis...

Page 22: ...he default mode at the factory VFO variable frequency oscillator allows you to change the frequency in accordance with the selected channel step as you rotate the dial or by using the UP DOWN keys on...

Page 23: ...ey on the microphone to increase the frequency counterclockwise or DOWN key on the microphone to decrease To return press any key or PTT key on the microphone 7XQLQJ VWHS VHOHFWLRQ Tuning steps are th...

Page 24: ...50 KHz tuning step on the left band and 100 KHz tuning step on the right band 6KLIW LUHFWLRQ DQG 2IIVHW IUHTXHQF VHWWLQJ Conventional repeaters are operated in the DUPLEX mode which receives an incom...

Page 25: ...99 CH 5 pair of program scan memory P1A P1b to P5A P5b 1 pair of VFO auto program memory scan 1 CALL channel each for V and U CALL and 100 individual memory channels for V and U in advanced mode L00 t...

Page 26: ...tored in an empty memory channel of the lowest number and the number ashes 2 times 3URJUDPPDEOH GDWD LQ WKH PHPRU FKDQQHO Each memory channel including 000 to 999 d00 to d99 L00 to L99 CALL channel AP...

Page 27: ...possible in memory mode 1 Select desired channel and change the data such as output power Tone DCS Shift etc 2 Press FUNC key and while FUNC is displayed press the dial knob of the desired side NOTE...

Page 28: ...a frequency to be programmed in the VFO mode and set the parameters as appropriate 2 Press and hold FUNC key and MW key together until a beep is heard and d00 appears d appears on the display 3 Rotate...

Page 29: ...memory channel data is possible in dual memory mode 1 Select desired dual memory channel and edit data such as output power Tone DCS Shift etc 2 Press and hold MW key to overwrite the data into dual m...

Page 30: ...ide to select a character to be programmed 5 By pressing the dial knob the character stops ashing and is entered An identical character to the one just entered ashes on the immediate right ready to be...

Page 31: ...BNK appears on the other side 3 Select the memory channel and the bank number by rotating the respective dials Programmed channels and banks are shown rm while programming channels and banks are ashi...

Page 32: ...VFO mode The CAL icon appears on the display and recalls the CALL channel In this mode the main dial or UP DOWN keys on the microphone cannot change the frequency or memory channels 2 Press V M key to...

Page 33: ...p green turns on 3 If the S meter indicates an incoming signal but nothing is heard from the speaker check the audio level squelch level and CTCSS DCS decoding status 0RQLWRU XQFWLRQ This function is...

Page 34: ...ut SHIFT setting Monitor function will operate instead of Reverse function NOTE Rotate squelch knob counterclockwise to monitor repeater s down link In case tone squelch or DCS decoding is used it is...

Page 35: ...ll occur 6HOHFWLQJ 2XWSXW 3RZHU 1 Press H L key The Output power switches among High Middle and low At middle power the and at low power the illuminates Nothing appears on the display at high power Th...

Page 36: ...e selection BUSY BUSY 05 SKIP SKIP Memory scan mode selection SKIP SKIP 06 BEEP 2 Beep sound level selection 2 07 VFO BP ON VFO beep ON OFF ON 08 BEL OF BEL OF Pager ON OFF OFF OFF 09 CLMODE ALL Color...

Page 37: ...switch the menu number 3 Rotate the dial to change settings Rotate left dial to change parameters on left side and right dial for right side Only the right dial may be available for certain menus A be...

Page 38: ...e change affects only temporary 1 Press and hold FUNC key to enter the set mode Press dial to select menu 02 Factory default setting is Auto 2 Rotate the dial to select FM NFM AM or NAM When NFM or NA...

Page 39: ...key to enter the set mode Press dial to select menu 04 Factory default setting is BUSY 2 By rotating the dial the display changes as shown 3 Select a desired parameter 4 Repeat the same operation by...

Page 40: ...ove to another menu 0HQX HHS VRXQG OHYHO VHOHFWLRQ This is to select the audio level of the beep sound during operations 1 Press and hold FUNC key to enter the set mode Press dial to select menu 06 Fa...

Page 41: ...by sounding a bell and ashing the bell icon on the display 1 Press and hold FUNC key to enter the set mode Press dial to select menu 08 Factory default setting is OFF This parameter can be selected fo...

Page 42: ...egardless of the bands MAIN SUB setting or VFO memory modes This is suitable for users who do not care details but just use a xed color setting on the left and right side of the display MEMORY This is...

Page 43: ...to another menu CL0 White CL5 Purple CL1 Red CL6 Light Blue CL2 Green CL7 Orange CL3 Blue CL8 Pink CL4 Yellow CL9 Light Green NOTE By operating RGB color setting on P 63 CLA CLF parameters will be add...

Page 44: ...nd exit or press the dial or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu 0HQX LPPHU HYHO VHWWLQJ Select the brightness of the display 10 is brightest 0 is dim 1 Press and hold FUNC key to enter the s...

Page 45: ...menu OFF 20 10 7 5 3 NOTE Select the dimmer level 0 in previous menu so that the display illuminates only when a key is operated except PTT This setting mey be comfortable while driving at night 0HQX...

Page 46: ...Y Q The attenuator functions in relation with the squelch level Rotate the dial clockwise until ATT is displayed and to obtain an appropriate level The maximum level is about 10dB The squelch level re...

Page 47: ...C key to enter the set mode Press dial to select menu 18 2 Rotate the right dial to select a parameter This setting becomes effective regardless of bands and VFOs 3 Press any key to set and exit or pr...

Page 48: ...l or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu 0HQX XWR UHSHDWHU VKLIW When the operating frequency is tuned within the band shown below in VFO mode a repeater shift will apply automatically 1 Pres...

Page 49: ...efault setting is OFF 2 Rotate the right dial to select SAVE and then press and hold FUNC key until hearing the beep 3 The data is restored and exits the set mode 4 To recall restored data repeat abov...

Page 50: ...during transmission OFF 28 SCNLMP OFF Scan illumination OFF 29 FAN AUTO Cooling fan operation AUTO 30 VM 0 UM 0 Mid power output 0 0 31 HTR N HTR N Image signal rejection N N 32 TNC OFF TNC output OFF...

Page 51: ...O 150 APO 180 0HQX 7LPH RXW WLPHU 727 The TOT feature is popular in repeater systems It prohibits users from transmitting on the repeater after a certain period of time has elapsed By setting this fun...

Page 52: ...al or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu 0HQX 7RQH EXUVW WRQHV This is to access Tone burst repeaters which requires a certain pitch of audible tone to activate sleeping repeaters Usually a...

Page 53: ...one squelch is not opened by receiving the corresponding CTCSS tone 3 As above with DCS code Y therwise a beep sound and the unit does not transmit even when the PTT is pressed 1 Press and hold FUNC k...

Page 54: ...t and exit or press the dial or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu 0HQX 6FDQ LOOXPLQDWLRQ This is to illuminate the display at a maximum brightness for 2 seconds when a signal is detected du...

Page 55: ...ing becomes effective regardless of bands and VFOs 3 Press any key to set and exit or press the dial or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu AUTO Cooling fan turns when the main unit becomes h...

Page 56: ...an PTT to set and exit or press the dial or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu IMPORTANT This operation is possible only in the transmitting range and a waring beep sounds otherwise 0HQX PDJ...

Page 57: ...800bps like packet mode is NOT possible even the external device supports higher speed TNC mode is available only to the RIGHT VFO 1 Press and hold FUNC key to enter the set mode Press dial to select...

Page 58: ...L00 to L99 R00 to R99 3 Press any key other than PTT to set and exit or press the dial or UP DOWN keys to set and move to another menu NOTE Y rogrammed memory channels won t be deleted by changing me...

Page 59: ...lower limit of the range shift direction offset width and CTCSS DCS encode decode setting P 65 1 In VFO mode tune to the lower limit frequency and set the offset direction width tone status as preferr...

Page 60: ...but slowed down due to searching for matching tones every tuning steps Scan resume conditions set in the set mode Scan type selection Y USY Resumes scanning when the receiving signal is gone and squel...

Page 61: ...set mode XDO 0HPRU 6FDQ 1 Enter to the Dual Memory mode 2 Pressing and holding either left or right dial will start scanning in accordance with the scan mode assigned to the operated side In case of U...

Page 62: ...A P B memory setting P1A P1B Airband VHF UHF P2A P2B P3B P4A P3A P4B P5A P5B 1 Enter the VFO mode and set the P A and P B frequencies into the designated memory channels Refer to Memory setting P 23...

Page 63: ...mmercial use radios but not amateur radio for this reason so this function is accessible only through the utility software In case squelch is left open it monitors the priority channel for 2 seconds e...

Page 64: ...e scan starts Pressing UP DOWN keys until start scanning and release immediately also activates the DCS scan Display ashes while scanning 2 It stops scanning when a matching code is detected and decod...

Page 65: ...CL9 color channels can be modi ed but color memory channel cannot be deleted Y LA to CLF color channels are use customs and don t appear on the display at default To delete the registered channels se...

Page 66: ...lue so changing only 1 value may not change the color drastically 3 Press the left dial to save press any key other than dials UP DOWN key to exit When the new value is saved Y L0 CL9 overwrites the o...

Page 67: ...while FUNC appears on the display The current tone frequency will be displayed Repeat pressing key to select the setting mode as below T CTCSS encoding Transmits CTCSS encoding tone for repeater acces...

Page 68: ...of the DCS tone afterwards This means you risk hearing unwanted signals CTCSS chart Hz 67 0 69 3 71 9 74 4 77 0 79 7 82 5 85 4 88 5 91 5 94 8 97 4 100 0 103 5 107 2 110 9 114 8 118 8 123 0 127 3 131 8...

Page 69: ...and move to edit next code Press MW key to move left the editing digit is displayed on the right beneath Press and hold right dial to delete all codes 4 Press any key other than PWR or dials to save a...

Page 70: ...lay Y igital voice communication is usable only on the right side band 3 To cancel the digital communication mode repeat step2 will disappear EJ 47U Unscrew and remove the bottom cover Be sure the DC...

Page 71: ...tion to operate PC cloning See the instruction of the utility software for details IMPORTANT Be certain to connect cables while the units are turned OFF stereo mini plug Slave Side Master Side Setting...

Page 72: ...3 When the transmission is successfully nished CLONE PASS appears 4 Turn off power Disconnect the cable and repeat above to clone the next slave unit If the data is not successfully transmitted turn...

Page 73: ...ham band combination Y 0he XBR doesn t support digital modes such as packet and digital voice Y 0he XBR respects the offset shift direction and selective calling tone settings Y 0he TOT function is us...

Page 74: ...socket Con gurations DEFINITION 1 DATA IN Packet communications DATA input 1200bps Max 4800bps 2 GND Ground for DATA IN DATA OUT and AF OUT 3 PTT PTT switch connect to ground for transmitting 4 DATA...

Page 75: ...rresponding key Function Page 0 9 Direct frequency input A V M Memory channel access 23 B Press and hold V M Call channel access 30 C Press and hold FUNC SET mode access Note1 34 D Press and hold VOL...

Page 76: ...d off to the nearest available one Be sure the channel step is correct to enter the desired frequency A beep is heard and the entered frequency is displayed Press PTT while entering the frequency to c...

Page 77: ...ressing PWR key while pressing left V M key 2 All segments of the LCD will be displayed and VFO reset is completed 0HPRU 5HVHW This is to reset only memory data All parameters in set mode and VFO freq...

Page 78: ...in CALL mode b Lock switch on the microphone is ON a Press V M key to cancel CALL mode b Turn off the lock switch on the microphone PTT pressed but doesn t transmit It transmits but can t communicate...

Page 79: ...QDO QVWDOODWLRQ Be certain to turn off the radio before installation Fix panels with screws Insert the cable to the smaller connector on the left marked SEP Install the panel with screws Make sure the...

Page 80: ...temperature 10 C to 60 C Frequency stability 2 5ppm Dimensions 140 w Front 60 Body 40 h 188 d mm Weight Approx 1 3kg Transmitter Output power High 50W Mid 20W Low 5W Modulation system Variable reacta...

Page 81: ...0 136 000 25KHz AM 136 000 144 000 5KHz FM 144 000 174 000 12 5KHz FM 400 000 450 000 5KHz FM 450 000 480 000 12 5KHz FM E 108 000 136 000 5KHz AM 136 000 142 000 25KHz FM 142 000 156 000 12 5KHz NFM...

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