Midland CT3000 instruction guide
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Operating with repeaters and setting of
CTCSS or DCS tones
Setting the frequency offset and its direction
1. Select the rx frequency on the
A
or
B
band.
2. Set the offset direction: press the
FUNC
button for 3 seconds. Select
the desired offset with the
main knob
or by the
UP/DOWN
controls on
the microphone:
CHANNEL MENU -OFFSET SET
. The offset set by de-
fault is 5 MHz.
3. When the offset frequency is displayed press
FUN
. The display will show
-
: this means that an offset with negative direction has been set, therefore
the tx frequency will be lower than the rx frequency. If you want to set an
offset with positive direction, press
FUN
again. Now
+
will appear on the
display and the tx frequency will be higher than the rx one.
4. For confirmation press the
main knob
.
Setting the CTCSS and DCS tones in TX:
1. Keep pressed
FUNC
on the front panel of the radio to access the radio
menu;
2. Select
CHAN MENU
;
3. Now select
TCDT
;
4. Select
CTC
o
DCS
with the
main knob
;
5. Set the desired
CTCSS
tone or
DCS
code by keeping pressed the
main
knob
for a few seconds
6. Turn the
knob
to select the desired tone; press it to set the tone.
7. Press
P3
-
Back
to exit the menu and return to stand-by mode.
Setting a CTCSS or DCS tone in RX
1. Push
FUNC
on the front panel to enter the radio menu;
2. Select
CHAN MENU
;
3. Select
RCDT
;
4. Now select
CTC
or
DCS
with the
main knob
;
5. Set the desired CTCSS tone or DCS code by keeping pressed the
main
knob
for a few seconds
6. Turn the
knob
to select the desired tone; press it to set the tone.
7. Press
P3
-
Back
to exit the menu and return to stand-by mode.
