DUAL BAND VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER
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CT590S
SPECIAL FEATURES
Voice
announcement
FM radio
3 colors
display
Page 1: ...DUAL BAND VHF UHF TRANSCEIVER USER MANUAL CT590S SPECIAL FEATURES Voice announcement FM radio 3 colors display ...
Page 2: ...Programming software optional 6 Installing the antenna 7 Installing the belt clip 7 Installing the pattery pack 7 Releasing the battery pack 7 Main keypad controls 8 Basic operations 9 Power volume switch 9 Transmitting and receiving 9 CALL button 9 Monitor key 9 Band Key 9 Scan function 9 MIC key 10 Working modes 10 Menu setting 10 Menu operations 11 ...
Page 3: ... CTCSS R CTCSS MENU No 11 17 Transmitting DCS T DCS MENU No 12 17 Transmitting CTCSS T CTCSS MENU No 13 17 Voice function VOICE MENU No 14 17 ANI ID ANI ID MENU No 15 17 SCAN Resume Mode SC REV MENU No 16 17 PTT ID delay PTT LT MENU No 18 18 Memory A Display Mode MDF A MENU No 19 18 Memory B Display Mode MDF B MENU No 20 18 Busy Channel Lock BCL MENU No 21 18 Auto Keypad Lock AUTOLK MENU No 22 18 ...
Page 4: ... ROGER Menu No 35 21 Reset RESET Menu No 36 21 Keypad lock 21 FM Radio FM 22 Rapid Alarm ALARM 22 Flashlight 22 Monitor MON 22 Cloning function COPING 22 Memory Frequency Mode conversion VFO MR 23 TX 1750Hz Call Tone 23 TX RX Reverse function R 23 Frequency scanning 23 Channel scanning 23 Automatic search FM Radio FM 24 Cursors Conversion A B 24 High low power selection 24 Technical specifications...
Page 5: ...echanics and electronics require experience and specialized equipment for the same reason the radio should under no circumstances be realigned as it has already been calibrated for maximum performance Unauthorized opening of the transceiver will void the warranty 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 ...
Page 6: ...an Dual Watch functions Channel spacing 25KHz 12 5KHz Channel or frequency mode selection TOT Time out timer DTMF function Reverse function Alarm function CTCSS and DCS codes research Setting and storing of channel names PTT ID Busy Channel Lockout function BCL High low power selection Frequency step 2 5 5 6 25 10 12 5 25KHz Frequency offset adjustable 0 38 000MHz Repeater shift Squelch adjustable...
Page 7: ...ency 9 Narrow bandwidth N narrow When the wide W bandwidth is activa ted no icon is displayed 10 This icon indicates the keypad lock To unlock it press 11 Battery level indicator When the battery is almost used up the icon starts blinking and the transmission is blocked Charge the radio 12 Indicates the channel number that you stored 13 When the radio is in reception mode this icon is displayed 14...
Page 8: ...4 CT590S user s manual S PTT MON CALL M MIC R S T V SP PTT MON CALL MIC MIC U SP PTT MON CALL MIC MIC A B C D E G F K H I J Q P O M N L ...
Page 9: ...cked Short pres sure high or low power selection L is displayed when you activate the low power M MENU enter the MENU functions and confirms the selection N Led transmission red reception green O VFO MR to change the frequency or the channel mode P A B This control is useful to select the desired frequency VHF or UHF Q BAND to switch from VHF to UHF band or viceversa R PTT S MON Long press to acti...
Page 10: ...ion battery pack into the charger Make sure the battery pack is connected with the charging terminals When charging starts the led lights up red on the desktop charger When the battery pack is completely charged the led turns green Remove the battery or the radio from the charger CHARGING NOTES After the battery is charged to its highest capacity don t charge anymore Do not short circuit the batte...
Page 11: ...Slide the battery pack into the back of the radio then lock it with the battery release button you will hear a click Releasing the battery pack Turn off the radio before releasing the battery pack Hold the radio face down Push the battery release button and slide the battery pack towards you 1 2 3 A 4 5 6 7 8 9 C B 0 D PTT MON CALL 1 2 3 A 4 5 6 7 8 9 C B 0 D PTT MON CALL 1 2 3 A 4 5 6 7 8 9 C B 0...
Page 12: ...o move the scanning upwards key Keep it pressed it for more than 2 seconds the channel and frequency will move downwards rapidly in SCAN mode press this control to move the scanning downwards EXIT key push this button to exit the functions and settings Number keys With these keys you can input the information or your selections on the radio In tx mode push the number keys to send a corresponding D...
Page 13: ...long time you will activate the alarm function Press it again to turn off this feature Monitor key Press it for a short time to light up the flashlight If you push this button again the flashlight will light up to strobo mode Press MON a third time to turn off the flashlight To activate the Monitor function press the button for a long time Band Key It allows you to change the frequency band shift ...
Page 14: ...sired MENU Push it again to enter the function Use EXIT SCAN SQL 0 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 8 9 or EXIT SAVE SCAN ABR SQL TOT 0 A B C D 1 2 3 4 5 6 0 7 8 9 to change the setting Press MENU to confirm your selection or the EXIT key to exit Note1 in channel mode the setting of these features is not possible CTCSS DCS tones wide narrow bandwidth PTT ID Busy channel lock out channel name edit Note2 Hig...
Page 15: ...L CH 006 WT LED BLUE RX LED GREEN TX LED GREEN 30 31 32 33 AL MOD OFF BAND UHF TDR AB OFF STE OFF 3 3 3 3 AL MOD SITE BAND VHF TDR AB A STE ON 36 37 34 35 RP STE OFF RPT RL OFF PONMSG FULL ROGER OFF 3 3 3 3 RP STE 5 RPT RL 5 PONMSG MSG ROGER ON 36 RESET ALL 400 875 136 225 3 RESET VFO 400 875 136 225 Press Menu key and then press key to choose 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 SQL 5 STEP 25 0K TXP H...
Page 16: ... OFF 20 21 22 23 MDF B CH BCL ON AUTOLK ON SFT D 24 25 OFFSET 00 000 MEM CH 000 24 25 OFFSET 05 000 MEM CH 036 26 27 28 29 DEL CH 000 WT LED OFF RX LED OFF TX LED OFF 26 27 28 29 DEL CH 006 WT LED BLUE RX LED GREEN TX LED GREEN 30 31 32 33 AL MOD OFF BAND UHF TDR AB OFF STE OFF 30 31 32 33 AL MOD SITE BAND VHF TDR AB A STE ON 36 37 34 35 RP STE OFF RPT RL OFF PONMSG FULL ROGER OFF 36 37 34 35 RP S...
Page 17: ... GREEN TX LED GREEN 30 31 32 33 AL MOD OFF BAND UHF TDR AB OFF STE OFF 30 31 32 33 AL MOD SITE BAND VHF TDR AB A STE ON 36 37 34 35 RP STE OFF RPT RL OFF PONMSG FULL ROGER OFF 36 37 34 35 RP STE 5 RPT RL 5 PONMSG MSG ROGER ON 36 RESET ALL 400 875 136 225 36 RESET VFO 400 875 136 225 FM 100 700 ALARM 138 625 COPING R CTCSS or R DCS 400 875 136 225 R 400 875 136 225 H 400 875 136 225 L 400 875 136 2...
Page 18: ... 136 225 3 4 3 4 400 875 136 225 Press key to change the scanning direction Scan upwards or downwards according to the set channels Auto PTT EXIT Auto Search FM Radio In FM Radio mode press key 14 15 16 17 E D ST DE 16 17 18 19 EV D T A 20 21 22 23 B LK 24 25 ET 0 CH 26 27 28 29 DEL CH 000 WT LED OFF RX LED OFF TX LED OFF 26 27 28 29 DEL CH 006 WT LED BLUE RX LED GREEN TX LED GREEN 30 31 32 33 AL ...
Page 19: ...e modified Output power TXP MENU No 2 In this MENU you can select the high low output power Low power 1W High power VHF 5W UHF 5W Note select the output power can improve the quality of the call while the low output power can reduce the radiation and the battery capacity loss Press the fast key to switch between the high or low output power Battery save SAVE MENU No 3 The power save feature enable...
Page 20: ...detected will blink on the corresponding channel or fre quency Keypad beep BEEP MENU No 8 When this function is enabled everytime a button is pressed you will hear a beep tone Time Out Timer TOT MENU No 9 The TOT function is used to prevent a too long transmission and limits the tx time TOT temporarily stops the transmssion if the radio has been used beyond the max pre set time for example 15s 30s...
Page 21: ...informs you about any operation selection you are doing ANI ID ANI ID MENU No 15 With this function you can set your ID code It can be programmed by the proper programming software You can edit up to 5 digits SCAN Resume Mode SC REV MENU No 16 Thanks to this function CT590S can SCAN in frequency or channel mode You can choose amongst three options TO Time operated SCAN Whenever a signal is detecte...
Page 22: ... CH Channel number NAME Channel name Note Channel name mode can be set by the programming software Memory B Display Mode MDF B MENU No 20 This function is used to set the display mode of memory B Display modes FREQ Frequency memory CH Channel number NAME Channel name Note Channel name mode can be set by the programming software Busy Channel Lock BCL MENU No 21 When this function is on it will inhi...
Page 23: ... 0 38 000MHz Channel store MEM CH MENU No 25 When the radio is in frequency working mode or standby mode you can store frequencies or parameters directly The memories available are 128 To set a CTCSS tone or a DCS code in tx or rx on the stored channel refer to MENU 10 13 Note You cannot overwrite a stored channel you have to delete it first See fol lowing paragraph No 26 Channel Delete DEL CH MEN...
Page 24: ...MENU No 30 This function can set the tone alarm code alarm site alarm of the radio Keep pressed the CALL button for 3 seconds to start the alarm tone The following three options can be selected SITE ALARM the speaker emits an alarm tone but the radio doesn t tra smit TONE ALARM the speaker emits an alarm tone and the radio transmits it CODE ALARM the speaker emits an alarm tone and the radio trans...
Page 25: ...o tone after the transmis sion is finished end transmission noise muffler Display mode at the turning on PONMSG Menu No 34 With this function you can set the display mode when the radio is turned on Available options FULL all display segments are displayed MSG MIDLAND CT590S is displayed Roger beep ROGER Menu No 35 When the PTT is released the radio will beep to confirm to other users that you hav...
Page 26: ...ote see Menu No 30 for Alarm mode Flashlight This function is very useful for night illumination To turn it on press MON push it again the flash light will be strobo push it again it will turn off Monitor MON The Monitor function excludes opens the squelch in order to listen to signals that are too weak to keep the squelch permanently opened Press MON for 2 seconds to turn it on and release it to ...
Page 27: ...quency with RX This function is very helpful when you operate with a repeater you can check whe ther it is possible to receive the communication from the other part without the use of the repeater Note Briefly press to enable disable this function Frequency scanning This function can scan the frequency 1 In frequency mode press key for more than 2 seconds The radio will start scanning the frequenc...
Page 28: ...e radio will automatically switch again to FM radio mode Search CTCSS DCS Code With this function you can search and store the CTCSS DCS code used by other radios Procedure 1 In frequency mode enter MENU 10 for DCS codes or 11 for CTCSS tones 2 Push MENU 3 Push CT or DCS will blink on the display and the radio will scan CTCSS DCS tones 4 If another radio is transmitting on a CTCSS DCS tone the rad...
Page 29: ... Frequency step 2 5 5 6 25 10 12 5 25KHz Frequency offset 0 38 000KHz Duty cycle TX 5 RX 5 Stan by 90 Antenna impedance 50 Ohm Spurious radiation 7 5μV Sensitivity 122dBm 12dB SINAD Weight 203 gr Dimensions 100 x 58 x 33 mm Connection for accessories 2 pin Kenwood jack Specifications are subject to change without notice WARNING Direct plug in ac dc power supply must be used for disconnecting the t...
Page 30: ...aging or instruction ma nual of same must not be thrown away into normal disposal bins but brought to specialised waste disposal centres Here the various materials will be divi ded by characteristics and recycles thus making an important contribution to environmental protection ...
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Page 32: ...e installation and use Importado por MIDLAND IBERIA SA C Cobalt 48 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat Barcelona España www midland es El uso de este equipo puede estar sujeto a la obtención de la correspondiente autorización administrativa Lea atentamente las instrucciones antes de usar el equipo Vertrieb durch ALAN ELECTRONICS GmbH Daimlerstraße 1K D 63303 Dreieich Deutschland www alan electronics de Di...
