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CT 890

 Instruction guide

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Summary of Contents for CT 890

Page 1: ...CT 890 Instruction guide DUAL BAND VHF UHF TRANSCEIVER ...

Page 2: ...MF code 6 Reverse Frequency function 6 Low battery level 6 Working modes 7 Cloning function with the optional cable cod R73727 7 Battery recharge 7 Functions 9 Frequency step STEP MENU 1 9 Squelch level SQL LE MENU 2 9 Power save SAVE MENU 3 10 High low power selection TXP MENU 4 10 Roger Beep at the beginning end transmission ROGER MENU 5 10 TOT Time Out Timer MENU 6 10 VOX VOX MENU 7 11 Wide nar...

Page 3: ...ht ABR MENU 22 17 Frequency offset OFF SET MENU 23 17 Frequency shift direction SFT D MENU 24 18 Stopwatch timer SECOND MENU 25 18 Channel name CHNAME MENU 26 18 Storing channels MEM CH MENU 27 19 Deleting a channel DEL CH MENU 28 19 Scan of frequencies with CTCSS DCS SCNCD MENU 29 19 Welcome message PONMSG MENU 30 20 Monitor SP MUTE MENU 31 20 Sending the ID code ANI SW MENU 32 21 Setting the ID ...

Page 4: ...e INRG MENU 44 24 Group A Scan SCG A MENU 45 25 Group B Scan SCG B MENU 46 25 Repeater tone RPT TONE MENU 47 25 Mute on the secondary frequency SMUTESET MENU 49 26 Setting of group selective call code CALL CODE MENU 50 26 Reset MENU 51 27 Troubleshooting 28 Technical specifications 29 ...

Page 5: ...ranty obligations and to enjoy this product for many years Do not attempt to open the unit Non expert handling of the unit may damage it Do not store the Radio under the sunshine or in hot areas High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices and warp or melt certain plastics Do not store the radio in dusty and dirty areas Keep the Radio dry Rainwater or damp will corrode electronic c...

Page 6: ...lective calls VOX function Chronometer 105 105 DCS codes and 50 CTCSS tones VOICE function SOS function Wide narrow bandwidth selection 25kHz 12 5 kHz Channel number Channel Frequency or Channel name display mode available Reverse frequency Scan Flashlight FM Radio receiver Frequency step 5 kHz 6 25 kHz 10 kHz 12 5 kHz 25 kHz 50 kHz or 100kHz High low power selection high 4 5W low 1W Frequency off...

Page 7: ...nel indicator 9 Indicates the latest reception 10 Band in use 11 Memory channel number 12 VHF UHF frequency 13 Indicator of high H Low L power transmission or recep tion 14 UHF VHF frequency 15 Narrow bandwidth N nar row W wide 16 Shift positive negative 17 Activation of QT DTMF 18 DCS code 19 CTCSS tone 20 Repeater function ON 21 Function mode 22 FM radio band 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 10 9 11 12 14 18 19 20...

Page 8: ...anumerical keypad N keys to select the functions menu O RPT Short press Single Dual display mode Long press Activate or exit the repeater function P A B Switch key on master frequency to select the desired operating fre quency VHF or UHF Q MENU enters the MENU functions and confirms the selection R Side key PF1 Selective call Secondary frequency transmission key Ac cording to the functions that yo...

Page 9: ... 8 W N 3 SAVE 6 TOT 9VOICE SCAN 0 LOCK CT890 MENU A B RPT VFO MR EXIT 1STEP 4 TXP 7 VOX 2 SQL 5 ROGER 8 W N 3 SAVE 6 TOT 9VOICE SCAN 0 LOCK CT890 R S T U W V MENU A B RPT VFO MR EXIT 1STEP 4 TXP 7 VOX 2 SQL 5 ROGER 8 W N 3 SAVE 6 TOT 9VOICE SCAN 0 LOCK CT890 A C D E F G H I J K L M O N Q B P ...

Page 10: ... seconds to activate the Scan function DTMF code Press PTT and push the key corresponding to the desired DTMF code RPT VFO MR correspond to A B C and D Reverse Frequency function Using the Reverse frequency function the transmitting and receiving frequencies can be interchanged as well as the CTCSS and DCS codes In standby mode press SCAN to turn on the Reverse frequency fun ction press it again t...

Page 11: ... settings from one radio to another one the procedure is very simple and does not need a PC just insert the two plugs of the cloning cable into the jack of the two radios 1 Connect the optional cable R73727 to both radios 2 Turn on the radio slave radio to program 3 Press PF3 key on the radio master radio to be copied and turn it on at the same 4 The red led on the radio master starts blinking and...

Page 12: ...urns on indicating that the battery pack is being charged Once the led turns green the battery pack is fully charged NOTE If the battery pack is totally discharged the red led will be blinking for 10 20minutes thenitwillbe steady red Oncethe ledturns green the battery is fully charged ...

Page 13: ...ction and then the keys to select the desired frequency step Push MENU again to confirm you selection To return to standby mode press EXIT CT890 has 7 frequency steps available 5 00KHz 6 25KHz 10 00KHz 12 50KHz 25 00KHz 50 00KHz and 100KHz Squelch level SQL LE MENU 2 This function turns on the Squelch when the signal is strong the Squelch will stay off when the signal is weak Set the same DCS code...

Page 14: ...s EXIT Roger Beep at the beginning end transmission RO GER MENU 5 Thanks to this function you can select the Roger Beep tone with the fol lowing options OFF Roger Beep turned off no tones BOT Roger Beep tone heard when the PTT button is pressed when transmission begins EOT Roger Beep tone heard when the PTT button is released when transmission ends BOTH Roger Beep tone heard when you press and rel...

Page 15: ...ress MENU 7 The screen will display VOX Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to turn off the VOX function or to select the VOX level 1 10 then press MENU to confirm To return to the standby mode press EXIT NOTE level 1 is the least sensitive while level 9 is the most sensitive When the radio is in Scan or FM Radio mode the VOX is not enabled Wide narrow bandwidt...

Page 16: ...IT Beep tone BEEP MENU 11 If you enable this function every time a button is pressed you will hear a Beep tone In standby mode press MENU 11 The screen will display BEEP Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to turn ON OFF the beep function Press MENU to confirm and EXIT to return to stand by mode Language of the MENU LANGUAGE MENU 12 This section shows the langu...

Page 17: ...XIT To start the scan keep pressed SCAN for 2 seconds Receiving with CTCSS tones R CTCSS MENU 15 CTCSS tones are similar to access codes and enable the radio to commu nicate with the users that are tuned on the same channel and have set the same CTCSS tone In frequency mode press MENU 15 The screen displays R CTC Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to turn OFF ...

Page 18: ...T DCS MENU 18 In standby mode press MENU 18 The screen displays T DCS Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to turn OFF this function or to select a DCS code from D023N to D754I then press MENU to confirm To return to the standby mode press EXIT NOTE You can set up to 105 DCS N and 105 DCS I codes CALL VFTX functions side key PF1 MENU 19 The side key PF1 can be a...

Page 19: ...e can be set through MENU 14 To stop scanning press any key 2 Display backlight off In standby mode press MENU 20 The screen displays PF3 Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to select LAMP then press MENU to confirm To return to the standby mode press EXIT 3 SOS In emergency situations the SOS function transmits an SOS signal emergency calls You will hear a bee...

Page 20: ...or rotate the enco der to select Telealarm and confirm by pushing MENU With the EXIT key you return to standby mode 5 RADIO Turn on the Radio In standby mode press the side key PF3 to turn on the function The display will show the frequency in use and the FM radio frequency Tune the radio stations In Radio mode press SCAN The radio will search the stations automatically and will stop once found th...

Page 21: ...ess EXIT Frequency offset OFF SET MENU 23 The offset is the frequency difference between transmission and recep tion The frequency offset of this radio is between 0 and 599 995 MHz In standby mode press MENU 23 The screen will display OFFSET Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to select the frequency offset or you can manually digit the of fset with the keypad ...

Page 22: ...r than the rx fre quency OFF frequency shift turned off NOTE if the frequency offset is out of the allowed frequency band the radio cannot transmit So please make sure that the frequency offset and the rx frequency are within the allowed frequency range Stopwatch timer SECOND MENU 25 In standby mode press MENU 25 The screen displays SECOND Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rota...

Page 23: ...d tone will confirm that the storing succeeded Press EXIT to exit to return to standby mode NOTES If you want to set CTCSS tones DCS codes or the frequency offset you have to do it before storing the channel The channels already stored are displayed in black while the others are blue Deleting a channel DEL CH MENU 28 In standby mode press MENU 28 the screen will display DEL CH Press MENU to enter ...

Page 24: ... will show PONMSG Press MENU to enter the function Push the keys or rotate the enco der to select the desired option and confirm with MENU To return to the standby mode press EXIT Monitor SP MUTE MENU 31 With this function the monitor opens if one of these options is detected QT when CT890 is set in this mode the monitor feature is activated only when the radio receives the correct CTCSS tones QT ...

Page 25: ...lay will show ANI EDIT Press MENU to enter the function Edit the ANI code with the keypad and confirm with MENU To return to the standby mode press EXIT DTMF DTMF ST MENU 34 With this MENU you can select the following options DT ST if you press any key on the keypad during transmission the speaker will send out the corresponding DTMF tone ANI ST when you press PTT the speaker will send out the cor...

Page 26: ... priority channel can be set by means of the optional programming software The PRICH SW function is associated to the scan feature the options avai lable are two OFF ON In Standby mode press MENU 36 the display will show PRICH SW Press MENU to enter the function Push the keys or rotate the en coder to select the desired option ON OFF and confirm with MENU To return to the standby mode press EXIT O...

Page 27: ... 39 the display will show RPT PTT Press MENU to enter the function Push the keys or rotate the en coder to select ON OFF and confirm with MENU To return to the standby mode press EXIT Adding a channel to scan SCAN ADD MENU 40 With this function you add a channel to the scan channel list To enable it you must first set the radio to CH mode In Standby mode press MENU 40 the display will show SCAN AD...

Page 28: ... With this function you can decide when sending the ANI code in tx mode The possibilities are 3 BOT the code is sent when you press the PTT EOT the code is sent when the PTT is released BOTH the code is sent when you press and release the PTT In Standby mode press MENU 43 the display will show PTT ID Press MENU to enter the function Push the keys or rotate the enco der to select the desired option...

Page 29: ...h this MENU you make a scan of channels belonging to Group B You can set 10 groups of 100 channels each Press MENU 46 the display will show SCG B Press MENU to enter the function Select the desired option with the keys or with the encoder ALL all channels G 10 group of chan nels Press MENU again for confirmation and EXIT to return to standby mode Channels must be added to the channel list with the...

Page 30: ... especially when you operate in dual band VHF VHF UHF VHF UHF UHF In Standby mode press MENU 49 the display will show SMUTESET Press MENU to enter the function With the keys or with the enco der select one of the following options OFF function deactivated TX when the main frequency is transmitting the reception volume of the secondary frequency is disabled RX when the main frequency is receiving t...

Page 31: ... will return to the default settings 1 Reset VFO In standby mode press MENU 51 the screen will display RESET Press MENU to enter the function Press the buttons or rotate the encoder to select VFO then press MENU to confirm The display will show RESET SURE Press MENU again to confirm and the screen will display PLEASE WAIT Then the transceiver will turn off and reboot again 2 Reset ALL In standby m...

Page 32: ...sn t last long The battery pack is over Change it with a new one Battery pack is not completely charged Reception led turns on but no sound heard Make sure the volume is not too low Make sure to have the same CTCSS and DCS codes of your group The keypad doesn t work Keypad lock function hasn t been enabled Reception of other group signal while transmitting Change another CTCSS DCS for your group ...

Page 33: ...ious radiation 60dB Frequency stability 2 5 ppm Rx sensitivity 0 2uV Audio output power 500mW Dimensions 62x125x40mm LxAxP Weight 278g Specifications are subject to change without notice CTE International declares that the product is in compliance with the essen tial requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 99 05 CE WARNING Direct plug in ac dc power supply must be used for disconne...

Page 34: ...ismessa al riciclaggio al tratta mento e allo smaltimento ambientalmente compatibile contribuisce ad evitare possibili effetti negativi sull ambiente e sulla salute e favorisce il riciclo dei materiali di cui è composta l apparecchiatura Lo smaltimento abusivo del prodotto da parte dell utente comporta l applicazione delle sanzioni amministrative di cui al dlgs n 22 1997 articolo 50 e seguenti del...

Page 35: ... Là les différents matériaux seront séparés par caractéristiques et recy clés permettant ainsi de contribuer à la protection de l environnement Todos os artigos que apresentem este símbolo no seu corpo embalagem ou manual de instruções não devem ser eliminados juntamente com o lixo normal mas sim conduzidos para contentores de eliminação de resí duos especializados Aqui os diversos materiais serão...

Page 36: ...o not throw the battery into fire To disperse after use throw into the appropriate containers Importado por ALAN COMMUNICATIONS SA C Cobalt 48 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat Barcelona España Tel 34 902 384878 Fax 34 933 779155 www midland es El uso de este equipo puede estar sujeto a la obtención de la correspondiente autori zación administrativa Lea atentamente las instrucciones antes de usar el equ...

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