Alinco DR-B185T Instruction Manual Download

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A3.130921

odoyabashi Dai-bldg 13F

4-4-9 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0043 Japan

Phone: +81-6-7636-2360 Fax: +81-6-6208-3801

http://www.alinco.com

VHF FM Mobile Transceiver

DR-B185T:

136.000-173.995MHz

FCC ID:PH3DR-B185T

Alinco Incorporated, Electronics Division

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Page 1: ...ibashi Chuo ku Osaka 541 0043 Japan Phone 81 6 7636 2360 Fax 81 6 6208 3801 http www alinco com Copyright Alinco lnc Printed in China VHF FM Mobile Transceiver DR B185T 136 000 173 995MHz FCC ID PH3DR B185T Alinco Incorporated Electronics Division ...

Page 2: ...anual carefully before using the product to ensure full performance and keep this manual for future reference as it contains information on after sales services In case addendum or errata sheets are included with this product please read those materials and keep them together with this instruction manual for future reference ...

Page 3: ...r drivers against lightning Therefore Alinco will not take responsibility for any danger associated with using its radios or inside the car during lightning For North American users Due to strict rules this product is blocked for operations before sales and only dealers can program the radio before delivery to consumers Manufacturer is not aware of details of such dealer programming therefore plea...

Page 4: ...nel Display Mode 12 CHANNEL DISPLAY MODE 12 SWITCHING THE POWER ON OFF 13 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME 13 ADJUSTING FREQUENCY CHANNEL THROUGH THE DIAL 13 SQUELCH LEVEL SETTING 13 Basic Operations 13 TO RECEIVE SIGNALS 14 MONITORING FUNCTION 14 TO TRANSMIT SIGNALS 14 CALL MODE 14 KEY OPERATIONS 15 SQUELCH OFF 15 SCANNING FUNCTION 15 DCS SCAN 16 CTCSS DCS ENCODE AND DECODE SETUP 16 OFFSET DIRECTION AND OFFS...

Page 5: ...IORITY SCAN SETTING 28 MEMORY CHANNEL SCANNING SETTING 29 GROUP SCANNING STEP 29 BEAT SHIFT 30 TUNING CONTROL 30 S METER SQUELCH 30 SQUELCH HANG TIME 31 Microphone Operation 32 KEYPAD LOCK 32 TRANSMITTING DTMF BY MICROPHONE KEYPAD 32 FUNCTION SETUP BY MICROPHONE KEYPAD 32 Cable Clone 33 DEFAULT SETTING AFTER RESETTING DR B185 34 TROUBLE SHOOTING 34 Maintenance 34 Specifications DR B185T 35 39 GROU...

Page 6: ...ease contact your local authorized Alinco dealer should you have any questions Alinco and authorized dealers are not responsible for any typographical errors there may be in this manual Standard accessories may change without notice Warranty Policy Please refer to any enclosed warranty information or contact your authorized Alinco dealer distributor for the warranty policy In order to operate this...

Page 7: ...3 screw hole positions on the side of the mounting bracket The transceiver may be installed in any position in your car where the controls and microphone are easily accessible and it does not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle If your vehicle is equipped with air bags be certain your radio will not interfere with their deployment If you are uncertain about where to mount the unit con...

Page 8: ...must be dressed so it is isolated from heat moisture and the engine secondary high voltage ignition system cables 2 After installing cable in order to avoid the risk of damp please use heat resistant tap to tie together with fuse box Don t forget to rein force whole cable 3 In order to avoid the risk of short circuit please cut down connec tion with negative of battery then connect with radio 4 Co...

Page 9: ... assistance Only use fuses of the specified type and rating otherwise the transceiver could be damaged Fuse Location Fuse Current Rating Transceiver 15A Supplied Accessory DC power cable 20A If you use the transceiver for a long period when the vehicle battery is not fully charged or when the engine is OFF the battery may become discharged and will not have sufficient reserves to start the vehicle...

Page 10: ... and its correct installation Use a 50Ω impedance antenna and low loss coaxial feed line that has a characteristic impedance of 50Ω to match the transceiver input impedance Coupling the antenna to the transceiver via feed lines having an impedance other than 50Ω reduces the efficiency of the antenna system and can cause interference to nearby televisions radio receivers and other electronic equipm...

Page 11: ... communications connect a provided microphone into the socket on the front of the main unit Turn the ring firmly on the plug until it locks Attach the supplied microphone hanger in an appropriate location using the screws included in the screw set ...

Page 12: ...ous settings Press to enter the settings Operations by pressing and holding the following respective keys NO KEY FUNCTION 2 V O L K n o b P W R P o w e r key Press to switch the power on off Press and hold to turn off the power 4 FUNC SET Operation is invalid 5 V M MW 6 TS DCS LOCK 7 Operation is invalid 8 SQL REV Press and hold for 1 second to activate the monitoring function 9 P u s h b u t t o ...

Page 13: ...nters clone function mode 6 TS DCS LOCK 7 8 SQL REV Switches to power supply voltage display mode 9 P u s h b u t t o n rotary knob Operation is invalid Operations when turning on the power while pressing the following respective keys NO KEY FUNCTION 2 V O L K n o b P W R P o w e r key 4 FUNC SET Resets the system 5 V M MW Switches operation modes 6 TS DCS LOCK Operation is invalid 7 Operation is ...

Page 14: ...p when the squelch is set Flashes while scanning 3 4 Menu number 5 Rear panel 2 1 3 NO KEY FUNCTION 1 Antenna Connector Connect an antenna 2 DATA terminal E x t S p e a k e r Terminal Use for the clone function and to connect an optional external speaker 3 P o w e r i n p u t code Connect 13 8 V DC power 3 Getting Acquainted ...

Page 15: ... and SQ are set 13 Lights up when the SQ is set 14 Lights up when CDCSS is set 15 Lights up when the reverse function is set 16 Lights up while performing priority scan 17 Lights up when the operation lock function is set 18 Lights up to indicate 0 05 kHz 19 Signal strength of receiving and transmitting 20 Channel name or menu item 21 Lights up when the squelch opens ...

Page 16: ...ue 3 PTT Push To Talk key to transmit 4 Numerical Keys Other various oprations 5 DTMF ON OFF Switches between DTMF and function operations 6 LOCK Switch Locks all keys excep PTT 7 MIC Microphone element is located microphone MIC Connector Diagram in the front view of connector Getting Acquainted ...

Page 17: ...DISPLAY MODE Call up and operate frequencies or settings registered in advance Channels set in memory mode or with a PC application will appear 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN key on the mi crophone to select a memory channel ...

Page 18: ...current channel to the de sired one through push button rotary knob clockwise turn to the forward channel anticlockwise turn to the backward channel In relative Operating mode Microphone s UP DOWN key has the same function for adjusting frequency and channel Squelch level setting A squelch eliminates white noise the background noise when a signal is not received Higher level settings will keep the...

Page 19: ...transmission mode 3 While pressing the PTT key speak into MIC in a normal voice Place the microphone about 5 cm away from your mouth when you speak Release the PTT key to return to receiving mode Pressing the PTT and DOWN keys simultaneously will transmit a tone call signal When the automatic dialer is set pressing the PTT and UP keys simultaneously will transmit the automatic dialer signal P 40 I...

Page 20: ... signal the currently selected squelch off 1 Press and hold the SQL REV key for 2 seconds or press MIC s key to disable squelch Press and hold the SQL REV key for 2 seconds or press MIC s key again to resume squelch SCANNING FUNCTION Use this function to automatically search for signals 6 different scan types are available in the unit In parameter setting mode choose Timer mode or Busy mode to det...

Page 21: ...OCK key until LCD displays DCS icons then hold TS DCS LOCK key for 1 second to enter into DCS scanning Once finding a matching DCS code a voice will be heard and resumes scanning after 15 seconds CTCSS DCS Encode and Decode setup Many repeaters require a CTCSS tone or a DCS code encode setting as a key to access the system so called selective calling Sometimes CTCSS or DCS decode features are used...

Page 22: ...the offset frequency If the UP LINK frequency higher than DOWN LINK frequency the direction is positive If it is lower the shift direction is negative 1 Press FUNC SET key until the icon appears on the LCD then press push button rotary knob LCD displays offset direction and offset frequency 2 Repeatedly press push button rotary knob to select positive offset or negative offset 3 When LCD displays ...

Page 23: ...sh to see the programmed frequency press FUNC and it will be displayed for 5 seconds To return to the alphanumeric display wait 5 seconds or press any key Pressing any key followed by FUNC returns to normal operation regardless of the display status IMPORTANT This function cannot be enabled without programming the memories MEMORY DISPLAY INDICATOR Switch the frequency display and memory NAME displ...

Page 24: ...sh button rotary knob The unit will go back to menu mode AUTOMATIC BACK LIGHT When pressing any key on the unit the backlight brightness becomes brightest for a few seconds Set how many seconds you want to make the backlight brightest 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 6 The current setting will appear on the display The defa...

Page 25: ...set time has elapsed 3 Press the push button rotary knob The unit will go back to menu mode TOT Penalty When the transmission is shut down in the TOT mode this function prohibits another transmission for a selected time period 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 8 The current setting will appear on the display The default sett...

Page 26: ...AGE DISPLAYED WHEN TRUNING ON THE POWER chapter then switches to receiving mode 3 Press the push button rotary knob The unit will go back to menu mode SETTING THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHEN TRUNING ON THE POWER Set the message displayed when turning on the power 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 11 2 Refer to the operation metho...

Page 27: ...after turning on the power Select one out of 39 types of standard tones 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 17 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is T 67 0 67 0Hz 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows 67 ...

Page 28: ...tate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 19 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is T 67 0 67 0Hz 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows 023 to 754 See the table below DEFAULT DCS CODE 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047...

Page 29: ...gits press FUNC then rotate the main dial while F icon is on 6 To delete press CALL H L key Press PTT V M MHz or SQL REV keys to exit and return to original status DTMF TX SPEED Set the tone output speed when outputting DTMF using the automatic dialer 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 21 The current setting will appear on th...

Page 30: ...ceiving status BUSY setting resumes scanning when the received signal is gone The scan mode is explained later 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 24 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is SCAN TMR 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the sett...

Page 31: ...isplay The default setting is SS T FA 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows FA Searches fast SLW Searches slowly 3 Press the push button rotary knob The unit will go back to menu mode DCS SCANNING SPEED Set the scanning speed to search a DCS code from the incoming DCS signal 1 Rotate the push button rotary ...

Page 32: ...The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is SCHSKIP 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the setting The options are as follows SKIP Scans skipping programmed memory channels ONLY Scans only programmed memory channels 3 Press the push button rotary knob The unit will go back to menu mode GROUP SCANNING STEP Set the cha...

Page 33: ...perations for the push button rotary knob and UP DOWN keys on the microphone when the operation lock function is set 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 34 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is TCTRON 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to change the ...

Page 34: ...HANG TIME Set the duration of time before switching to MUTE CLOSE state after stopping receiving a signal when the S meter is set to ON 1 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the microphone to display the menu number 36 The current setting will appear on the display The default setting is S HT OFF 2 Rotate the push button rotary knob or press the UP DOWN keys on the micr...

Page 35: ...y or channel through the EMS 74 microphone Keypad operations may be blocked for dealer programmed units Keypad Lock Pull down the slide switch to lock position The lamp is turned off and all of keypads is not work except PTT switch Transmitting DTMF By Microphone KeyPAD Slide DTMF key to DTMF position press and hold the PTT key transmitting the desired DTMF signaling by the numeric key directly Th...

Page 36: ...ssion is successfully finished the display will show PASS 4 Turn off the power Disconnect the cable and repeat the sequence to clone the next slave unit Setting Master side 1 Press CALL H L key with FUNC SET key pressed CLONE will be displayed and the radio enters the clone mode 2 Press PTT SD will be displayed and it starts sending the data into the slave unit 3 PASS will appear on the display wh...

Page 37: ...im Set the LCD backlight parameter properly d No sound comes from speaker Squelch level too hight Decrease squelch level Selective calling like TSQ activated Press Moni key to monitor e Key and Dial do not function Key lock function is activated Cancel Key lock function i Rotating Dial will not change memory channel Transceiver is in CALL mode Press g PTT key is pressed but doesn t transmit Microp...

Page 38: ...KHz 10KHz 12 5KHz Operating Voltage 13 8V DC 15 Squelch Carrier CTCSS DCS 5Tone 2Tone DTMF Frequency Stability 2 5ppm Operating Temperature 10 C 60 C Dimensions WxHxD 164 W x 44 H x 183 6 D mm Weight about 1 5Kg Receiver TIA 603 standard testing Sensitivity 12dB Sinad 0 35μV Adjacent Channel Selectivity 60dB Intermodulation 60dB Spurious Rejection 70dB Audio Response 1 3dB 0 5 2 5 KHz Hum Noise 40...

Page 39: ... 7 233 6 241 8 250 3 groups DCS Code 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053 054 065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 125 131 132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 165 172 174 205 212 223 225 226 243 244 245 246 251 252 255 261 263 265 266 271 274 306 311 315 325 331 332 343 346 351 356 364 365 371 411 412 413 423 431 432 445 446 452 454 455 462 464 465 466 503 506 516 523 526 532 546 565 606 612 624 627...

Page 40: ... 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 receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the rec...

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