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ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro/ADL Vantage 35
Manual Frequency Entry
You can use the the front panel interface of the ADL Vantage radio (but not the ADL
Vantage Pro/35) to enter a receive-only channel into the channel table. Scroll left or right
to the Channel/Freq screen, scroll down to the Create RX Chan screen and press Enter.
This displays “RO” (for “receive-only”) and the frequency of Channel 01. Press the left
or right arrow to reduce or increase the displayed frequency by 1 MHz; press the up or
down arrow to increase or reduce the displayed frequency by increments of 12.5 kHz
(0.01250 MHz). When the correct receive-only frequency is displayed, press Enter to
tune to that frequency. This will be displayed on the front panel as Channel 32. This new
RX frequency and a null value TX frequency will replace the RX and TX frequencies of any
pre-existing Channel 32.
CSMA
CSMA is a technology implemented in the radios to meet the United States Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) transmitter requirements. It is illegal 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 note that the radio broadcasts stop for short periods of time. Most often, this is
a case of co-channel interference and the radio is holding off broadcasts due to the FCC-
mandated CSMA.
Security code
You can use the ADLCONF software to 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 of these
three supporting protocols, the Security Code screen is displayed as one of the Advanced
Menus. Only radios that are set to one of these three Pacific Crest protocols and are
programmed by the ADLCONF program with this code, can interpret data sent by any
similarly configured radio. The Security Code screen does not appear when the radio is
set to any protocol except PCC EOT protocol or when no code was programmed into the
radio using the ADLCONF software. You cannot enter a security code using the radio’s
interface. To turn off the Security Code feature, press the Up or Down arrow to display
the Off option and then press
Enter
. To turn on the security feature, select the On option.
Note – With the Security Code feature on, the radio will be unable to communicate with
other radios that are not set to use the same code. When you enable this feature for
one radio, therefore, you should enable it for all the radios in the same communication
network. ADL radios with button/LCD interfaces can turn the Security Code feature on or
off in the field, but all other Pacific Crest radios must be attached to a computer running
the appropriate configuration software to disable the Security Code feature.
Edit configuration
The LCD display includes an Edit Config screen that indicates if configuring the radio with
the keypad is Enabled or Disabled. The current selection is displayed with an asterisk on
the second row of the Edit Config screen.
