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ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro/ADL Vantage 35
Setting up in the Field
1.
Attach the antenna to the radio, either directly to the top of the radio or to an antenna cable.
2.
Attach the radio to your tripod using the tripod clip on the back of the radio. See the figure be
low for setup suggestions.
3.
Connect the radio to the source of the data you will transmit, for example, a GPS receiver,
using the data/power cable. The ADL Vantage, ADL Vantage Pro and ADL Vantage 35 radios
use the same data connector – with the same pinouts - found on the PDL HPB radio. This
makes the radios compatible with existing HPB data cables.
4.
Join the data/power cable’s SAE connector to the 12 Volt battery’s SAE connector. This will
turn the radio on. If the radio had previously been powered on and then off, turn it on again
by pressing the On/Off button in the center of the front panel.
5.
The radios’ user interface allows you to configure and trouble shoot your radio in the field.
The top row of the radio’s LCD displays the name of the currently selected firmware function.
Press the right or left buttons on the front panel to display other functions available in the
ADL radios. The bottom row displays the various options for the selected function. The
currently active setting is marked with an asterisk. To select another option for the displayed
function, press the up or down button to display the desired parameter. Then press Enter to
reconfigure the radio to use this new parameter.
Note – If you operate the ADL Vantage Pro or ADL Vantage 35 in a fixed
installation, you should attach it to a wall with the wall mount accessory (P/N
82218-16). The wall mount includes two small fans that move air over the rear of
the radio to reduce its internal temperature when transmitting at high duty cycle.
