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                ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro/ADL Vantage 35

Safety Information

Before you use your radio, ensure that you have read and understood this publication, 
as well as safety requirements.

CAUTION – A license is required before operating radio communication equipment.

Warnings and cautions

An absence of specific alerts does not mean that there are no safety risks involved.
Always follow the instructions that accompany a Warning or Caution. The information 
they provide is intended to minimize the risk of personal injury and/or damage to the 
equipment. In particular, observe safety instructions that are presented in the following 
formats:

WARNING

 – A Warning alerts you to a likely risk of serious injury to your person and/or damage to the 

equipment. A warning identifies the nature of the risk and the extent of possible injury and/or damage. It 
also describes how to protect yourself and/or the 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 
Caution describes how to protect the equipment and/or data from this

Exposure to radio frequency energy

The radio is designed to comply with the following national and international standards 
and guidelines regarding exposure of human beings to radio frequency electromagnetic 
energy, in addition to protection against harmful interference of neighboring electrical 
equipment:
•  FCC Report and Order FCC 96-326 (August, 1996)
•  American National Standards Institute (C95.3-1992)
•  National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP - 1986)
•  International Commission on Non-ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNRP - 1986)
•  European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC)
•  FCC CFR47 Part 15
•  FCC CFR47 Part 90
•  Industry Canada RSS 119
•  ETSI EN 300 113-2
•  ETSI EN 300 489
•  ACA AS/NZS 4295
•  iDA Spec 111
•  OFTA STD-1E
•  RRC CMII
Contact your sales representative for model specific country approval.

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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