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                ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro/ADL Vantage 35

Contact Information

Customer support and sales contacts

Quality, technology, and service are the hallmarks of Pacific Crest. We 

provide easy access to our customer service department to keep you 

running efficiently.

Support hours are 8 am to 5 pm Pacific Time. Please visit our website 

for  up-to-date  news  and  product  announcements.  Firmware  and 

software  upgrades  are  available  from  our  website,  usually  free  of 

charge. 

Legal notices

©2018 Pacific Crest. All rights reserved. Adaptation, or translation of 

this manual is prohibited without prior written permission of Pacific 

Crest,  except  as  allowed  under  the  copyright  laws.  This  document 

contains  proprietary  information  that  is  protected  by  copyright.  All 

rights reserved. The information contained in this document is subject 

to change without notice. 
Trimble  is  a  trademark  of  Trimble  Navigation  Limited,  registered  in 

the United States and in other countries. TRIMMARK and TRIMTALK 

are  trademarks  of  Trimble  Navigation  Limited.  Microsoft,  Windows, 

and Windows Vista are either registered trademarks or trademarks of 

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All 

trademarks are the property of their respective owners. 

Warranty

PACIFIC  CREST  MAKES  NO  WARRANTY  OF  ANY  KIND  WITH  REGARD 

TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED 

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 

PURPOSE. Pacific Crest shall not be liable for errors contained herein 

or  for  incidental  consequential  damages  in  connection  with  the 

furnishing, performance, or use of this material. 

Warranty

One-Year limited warranty

This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other 

rights which vary from state to state or area to area.
Pacific  Crest  warrants  ADL  family  products,  inclusive  of  cables  and 

batteries, against defects in materials and workmanship for a period 

of one year from receipt by the end-user.

Exclusions

Should Pacific Crest be unable to repair or replace the product within 

a reasonable amount of time, a refund of the purchase price may be 

given upon return of the product.
The warranty on your radio shall not apply to defects resulting from:
• Improper or inadequate maintenance by the customer
• Unauthorized modification, negligence, or misuse
• Operation outside of the environment specifications

Warranty limitations

This  warranty  set  forth  above  is  exclusive  and  no  other  warranty, 

whether  written  or  oral,  is  expressed  or  implied.  Pacific  Crest 

specifically  disclaims  the  implied  warranties  of  merchantability  and 

fitness for a particular purpose.

Notices

Class B Statement – Notice to Users. This equipment has been tested 

and  found  to  comply  with  the  limits  for  a  Class  B  digital  device, 

pursuant  to  Part  15  of  the  FCC  rules.  These  limits  are  designed  to 

provide  reasonable  protection  against  harmful  interference  in  a 

residential  installation.  This  equipment  generates,  uses,  and  can 

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in 

accordance  with  the 

instructions,  may  cause  harmful  interference  to 

radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will 
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful 
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by 
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct 
the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to 
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or Pacific Crest directly for help.
Changes  and  modifications  not  expressly  approved  by  the  manufacturer 
or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this 
equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules.

Canada

This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise 

emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference 

regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Le présent appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques 

dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de Classe 

B prescrites dans le règlement sur le brouillage radioélectrique édicté 

par le ministère des Communications du Canada.

Europe

This  product  has  been  tested  and  found  to  comply  with  the 

requirements  for  a  Class  B  device  pursuant  to  European  Council 

Directive 1999/5/EC on R&TTE, thereby satisfying the requirements for 

CE Marking and sale within the European Economic Area (EEA). These 

requirements are designed to provide reasonable protection against 

harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a residential 

or commercial environment, and to ensure that the equipment is safe.

Australia and New Zealand

This  product  conforms  with  the  regulatory  requirements  of  the 

Australian  Communications  and  Media  Authority  (ACMA)  EMC 

framework, thus satisfying the requirements for C-Tick Marking and 

sale within Australia and New Zealand. 

Notice to Our European Union Customers

For product recycling instructions and more information, please go to 

www.trimble.com/ev.shtml

Recycling  in  Europe:  To  recycle  Trimble  WEEE  (Waste  Electrical  and 

Electronic Equipment, products that run on electrical power.), Call +31 

497 53 24 30, and ask for the “WEEE Associate”. Or, mail a request for 

recycling instructions to:
Trimble Europe BV 

c/o Menlo Worldwide Logistics 

Meerheide 45 

5521 DZ Eersel, NL

Headquarters

Pacific Crest
510 DeGuigne Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94085
U.S.A

Tel: 1-800-795-1001 (U.S.A toll free)
+1-408 481-8070 (outside the U.S.A)
Fax: +1-408 481-8984
Sales email: [email protected]
Support email: [email protected]
Repair info: [email protected]
Web 

www.PacificCrest.com

EMEA Office

HAL Trade Center
Bevelandseweg 150
1703 AX Heerhugowaard
The Netherlands

Tel: +31-725-724-408
Fax: +31-725-348-288

May 2018

Summary of Contents for ADL Vantage Pro

Page 1: ...1 ADL Vantage ADL Vantage Pro ADL Vantage 35 ADL Vantage ADL Vantage Pro ADL Vantage 35 User Guide...

Page 2: ...ential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio commu...

Page 3: ...equipment from this risk Warnings that appear in the text are repeated at the front of the manual CAUTION A Caution alerts you to a possible risk of damage to the equipment and or loss of data A Caut...

Page 4: ...ly approved by the FCC could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Exposure to hot surfaces The ADL Vantage Pro and ADL Vantage 35 enclosure and heat sink may become very hot during opera...

Page 5: ...ny battery charger as a power supply for any radio This may damage the radio Do not recharge any battery while it is connected to a radio Transmission Rules and Regulations Licensing requirements It i...

Page 6: ...required to vacate a frequency upon complaint by a shared channel voice user Most survey operations are itinerant in that the system is moved on a frequent basis For fixed system installations you sho...

Page 7: ...al to transmit on any UHF radio within the United States without CSMA enabled CSMA holds off the radio transmission if the frequency is currently being used by a co channel user On occasion you may no...

Page 8: ...ator LEDs 16 Enclosure 16 Antenna connector 17 Battery care 17 Charging 17 Operating the Radio 19 Turning the radio on and off 19 User interface 20 Auro Rover Mode 24 Manual Frequency Entry 25 CSMA 25...

Page 9: ...ke the time to review this short manual completely before you set up the system Note about this guide We believe that the ADL systems provides the best value and performance for the user As such we pr...

Page 10: ...duces power consumption for longer battery life User selectable RF output Select between 0 1 0 5 1 2 and 4 Watts ADL Vantage or 2 and 35 Watts ADL Vantage 35 Increase range by switching to higher powe...

Page 11: ...rest com support php page updates The ADLCONF User Guide that describes how to configure ADL radios is available on the Pacific Crest website or by launching ADLCONF program and clicking Help User Gui...

Page 12: ...acing up into the bottom of the radio This will turn the radio on 5 Install ADLCONF available for free download from http www pacificcrest com support php page updates 6 Launch ADLCONF and refer to it...

Page 13: ...t 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 d...

Page 14: ...ch optimizes the coverage In general use a directional gained antenna such as a Yagi for a point to point fixed location application and a gained omnidirectional antenna for mobile point to point or p...

Page 15: ...hen attached to the end of the cable Pacific Crest offers an antenna cable that attaches to standard 5 8 in threaded tripods and range poles and antennas with NMO connectors Inspect the antenna center...

Page 16: ...vel is 10 VDC If the PWR LED does not turn on off when pressing the On Off button on the radio s front panel inspect the external voltage supply The minimum voltage required by the radio is 9 VDC Rx S...

Page 17: ...ve battery will lose capacity in just a few cycles Pacific Crest does not recommend this practice To protect the battery from over discharge an ADL Vantage will flash a low voltage warning when the in...

Page 18: ...harge a user supplied battery select a charger of appropriate type A battery charger designed for use with a deep cycle deep discharge sealed lead acid battery may damage an automotive battery An auto...

Page 19: ...ADL Vantage 35 draws enough current to damage electrical components if it is shut off improperly If the antenna is disconnected from the radio while it is transmitting the transmitted energy will ref...

Page 20: ...Vantage 35 will automatically go into sleep mode 5 minutes after the last keystroke except while the radio is being configured by ADLCONF All other features including the transmitter and LEDs will con...

Page 21: ...radio status and identification information Battery status Serial Number Owner name Call sign Modulation type Channel bandwidth Transmitter status Internal temperature Duty cycle when TRIMTALK protoc...

Page 22: ...cts what it means when the Rx LED flashes Signal received Data received Serial Baud Displays selects serial baud rate of the radio s data port 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 default 115200 Signal Strength...

Page 23: ...ntly displayed on the LCD and the backlight is off you have not pressed a button for more than 20 seconds you can scroll directly to the selected parameter by pressing the left or right arrow once To...

Page 24: ...ata on one radio and then lock onto that transmission without having to remember the channel number or frequency However both radios must still be set to all other radio parameters radio protocol radi...

Page 25: ...o configure ADL radios to send and receive encrypted data via the Transparent EOT EOC or Packet Switched protocols When an ADL Vantage Vantage Pro radio is programmed for encryption and is set to one...

Page 26: ...you may need to turn Scrambling off Note TRIMTALK v1 protocol requires Scrambling With this protocol selected you are unable to turn scrambling off Forward Error Correction Forward Error Correction p...

Page 27: ...e radio exceeds safe levels Not operating the radio in environments greater than the maximum operational temperature see section on Technical Specifications is the best way to ensure that the internal...

Page 28: ...he radio to generate 60 less heat On hot days keeping the radio above the ground and out of direct sunlight can lower the temperature as much as 20 When installing the ADL Vantage Pro or ADL Vantage 3...

Page 29: ...etween the radio and antenna decreases the output power transmitted by the antenna thereby decreasing the signal s range To minimize line loss please check the loss per length of cable to be used For...

Page 30: ...ight in very hot environments Installing all electronic devices inside an air conditioned cabin is always better DC power supply with power conditioner The ADL Vantage radio requires an input voltage...

Page 31: ...ation of the pins in the radio s female data power connector It shows a front view of the pin outs looking from outside the radio Antenna All Pacific Crest ADL radios use a TNC female antenna connecto...

Page 32: ...ominal 12 0 V DC 8 W RF output 32 Watts nominal 12 0 V DC 2 W RF output ADL Vantage 35 115 Watts nominal 12 0 V DC 35 W RF output 45 Watts nominal 12 0 V DC 8 W RF output 25 Watts nominal 12 0 V DC 2...

Page 33: ...C 22 F to 131 F ADL Vantage 35 30 C to 65 C 22 F to 149 F Storage Temperature ADL Vantage 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F ADL Vantage Pro 30 C to 85 C 22 F to 185 F Vibration Spec MIL STD 810F Mechanical...

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