Midland Radio ALHP425 Users manual
HP125 User manual
HP125
VHF Handheld PMR Transceiver
User’s Manual
Copyright 1998 by CTE International Italy; all rights reser ved.
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In this book…
User’s Manual..............................................................................................................................................1
IN THIS BOOK…................................................................................................................................................... 2
NTRODUCTION
I
ARNING NOTES
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AFETY
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ONVENTIONS AND SYMBOLS IN THIS BOOK
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PART NAMES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS.......................................................................................................... 7
TOP........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
RONT
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IDE (LEFT AND RIGHT
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ISPLAY
D
SETUP.................................................................................................................................................................... 10
NPACKING
U
ITTING/REMOVING THE ANTENNA
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NSTALLING/REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK
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NSTALLING/REMOVING THE BELT CLIP
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HARGING THE BATTERY
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BASIC OPERATIONS .........................................................................................................................................13
WITCHING THE RADIO
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ECEPTION
R
DJUSTING VOLUME
A
HANNEL SELECTION
C
DJUSTING SQUELCH
A
RANSMISSION
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DJUSTING TRANSMIT POWER
A
CANNING CHANNELS
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ADIO LOCK
R
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ON/OFF..........................................................................................................................13
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SELCALL AND CTCSS/DCS OPERATION.....................................................................................................18
ECEPTION
R
RANSMISSION
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Sending a Selcall............................................................................................................................................ 18
Stored call (Address book)............................................................................................................................... 18
Who-has-called (Call Queue)...........................................................................................................................19
ANUAL CALL
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One touch call ................................................................................................................................................20
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ADVANCED OPERATIONS............................................................................................................................... 21
ENDING STATUS MESSAGES
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ENDING
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HECKING
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ENDING
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ANDSFREE TRANSMISSION
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FREE MESSAGES
FFSK
FREE MESSAGES
FFSK
PATTERNS
DTMF
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(SDM)...............................................................................................................21
(SDM)............................................................................................................ 22
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(VOX) .....................................................................................................................22
CARE AND MAINTENANCE............................................................................................................................. 24
ATTERY PACKS
B
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Information on rechargeable batteries.......................................................................................................... 24
Proper charging of battery packs ..................................................................................................................24
Memory effect................................................................................................................................................. 24
Erasing memory effect.................................................................................................................................... 25
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Warnings for battery and charger use........................................................................................................... 25
ADIO MAINTENANCE
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Cleaning battery packs................................................................................................................................... 26
Cleaning the radio.......................................................................................................................................... 26
Connectors...................................................................................................................................................... 26
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES...............................................................................................................................27
Microphone connector................................................................................................................................... 27
QUICK REFERENCE.......................................................................................................................................... 28
PERATION SUMMARY
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LCD M
EMO REFERENCE GUIDE
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MAIN SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................................... 30
ENERAL
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RANSMITTER
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ECEIVER
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AF &
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SIGNALING
ECHANICAL SPECS
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INDEX....................................................................................................................................................................32
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Introduction
Congratulat ions. HP125 is an advanced PMR (Professional Mobile Radio). It s r ugged design allows it to be
your reliable partner even during hard working days. It s large LCD as well as user f riendly controls make
the HP125 easy t o use.
HP125 is a real system radio, supporting CTCSS/DCS, 5 t one signaling systems (encoder/decoder up to
28 + 28 tones), FFSK, DTMF and trunking system property. Selcall mode supports also many f acilities,
such as an alphanumer ic address book, a call queue function as w ell as a status message table. Y ou can
also use FFSK to send/receive short text messages which you can enter via t he alphanumeric keypad. The
way your radio operat es may be upgraded and may differ f r om w hat is described here.
To extend the flexibility, the radio is provided with VOX function, which allows you to switch on the
transmitter just by talking us ing an optional headset f or f ull hands free operation.
Sinc e st andard operat ion can be changed by programming, the functions of t he r adio and the buttons used
to activate them can be modified t o meet your needs. Please cont act your radio network administ rator or
dealer for f urther det ails.
Transceiver’s specifications provided in HP125 are compliant with ETS 300 086 and ETS 300 113,
moreover its top level design and resistance are compliant with IEC529 level IP54 and MIL STD 810
C,D,E.
CTE Inter na tional is c ommitted t o continuous quality , for this rea son specif ications may var y wit hout pr ior
notice.
Warning notes
Every ef for t has been made t o ensure that the information in this document is complete, accurate, and upto-date. CTE International assumes no responsibility for the results of errors beyond its control. The
manufacturer of this equipment also cannot guarantee that changes in the equipment made by non
authorized people will not af fect the applicab ility of the information in it.
This user’s guide is subject to change w ithout notificat ion. This booklet is refer red to equipment sof tware
version 1. 0. If you own a later one please contact CTE International f or the most recent updates.
Safety
Your HP125 handheld transceiver has been carefully designed to give you years of safe, reliable
perfor manc e. As w ith all electrical equipment, how ever, there are a f ew basic precautions you should take
to avoid hurting yourself or damaging the radio:
Read the instructions
•
Read and follow all warning and instruction labels on the radio itself
•
Do not carry t he transceiver by the antenna
•
Grasp it by its base ( not the tip!) when you need to replace or remove the antenna.
in this handbook carefully . Be sure to save it for f uture refer ence.
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. This may damage the antenna or antenna terminal.
Do not
•
rad io will per form b es t if the microphone is 5-10 cm away from t he mouth and the r a d io is ver tical.
Be sur e
•
Do not
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Do not transmit without t he antenna fitted on t he radio
•
transmit the radio with t he antenna ver y close to or touching exposed par ts of the body. The
the PTT key is not pressed w hen you don’t need to transmit.
operate t he radio near unshielded electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmospher e.
. Although the HP125 is provided with a
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protect ion circuit, damage to the TX final stage could r esult.
Respect the environment conditions
•
. The radio is designed to be used in heavy environments,
however avoid exposure to extremely hot or cold temperatures (out of the range between –30 to
+60°C). Don’t expose the transceiver t o excessive vibr at ions as well as dusty or rainy places.
Never try to disassemble or service the radio yourself
•
(aside from the routine maintenance
described in this handbook). It w ill immed iately void the war ranty and y ou may c a use damage req uiring
extensive repair w or k . Alway s contact your local dealer for as sist ance.
Use only authorized accessories
•
. Non original accessories could seriously damage your handheld
transceiver.
Do not sp ill liquid of an y kind on t his r adio
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. If your transceiver gets wet immediately dry it wit h a
soft cloth.
Switch the radio off bef ore you clean it
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. Strictly follow the directions in the paragraph “Care and
maintenance”.
Handle the batter y pr operly
•
Be certain
•
that your power source matches the rating listed for the supplied battery charger (AC
. Str ictly f ollow the dir ec t ions in “Care and maintenance”.
adapter) . I f you are not sure, check with your dealer.
To avoid damaging the power cable of the batt ery charger
•
, do not put anything on it or place it
wher e it will b e walked on.
This product complies with the requir ement s of t he Council Direct ives 89/336/EEC and 73/23/EEC on the
approximation of the laws of t he member states relat ing to electromagnetic compatibility a nd low voltag e.
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Conventions and Symbols i n this Book
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This sym bol marks a ‘note’. Notes are hints or tips whi ch of fer additional infor m ati on to help y ou.
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This symbol marks a ‘caution’. Cautions are special notices which you should read and
foll ow caref ully to avoi d possible damage to your equipment and to avoid potenti al danger
to yourself or ot her people.
Key names will be highlighted in
Important sentences and words ar e highlighted in Italic.
LCD messages which may appear on the transceiver ’s display are highlight ed in Courier New
bold
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Part Names and their functions
Please have a loo k to the f o llo wing parts des c r ip tion in order to fa miliarize wit h t he transce iver ’s main pa r ts
and contr o ls . Numbe rs in brac k e ts re fer to the illustratio n.
5
4
Status LED
[3]
[4]
[5]
Front
14
3 2
. Glow s in different colors to show the current radio’s status.
Monitor
Emergency
button. Enables t he speaker f or monitoring of the tuned channel.
Top
1
button. Sends an emergency selective c all. (if enabled)
6
7
8
Antenna connector.
[1]
(MX thread type).
Programming connector
[2]
authorized dealers/service facilities only). Allows to
program the radio (channels data) via a suitable
programmer. It must be protected with the supplied
rubber cap when not in use
Speaker
[6]
in speaker located at this point .
[7]
transceiver on and off .
LCD display
[8]
number etc .). Icon and symbols are further explained
in the text “ Display”. Whenever any key is pressed the
display is automatically backlit for a f ew seconds.
[9] UP and
forward and backward through function list and for
changing channels, volume and function values.
. The reception sound is emit ted by the built
Power
button. Press this key to turn the
Fit the antenna to this connector
. Shows the radio’s parameters (c hannel
(under the protect ion cap - for
Down
buttons. For scrolling
13
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11
9
10
Keypad
[10]
enabled) and letters for the related operations (e.g.
SDM messages or Address Book). Whenever any key
is pressed the display is automatically backlit for a few
seconds.
[11]
command mode, r adio reverts back to st andby mode.
In Selcall mode, deletes incorrectly entered digits (if
Selcall is e nable d).
[12]
selective call features. (Selcall - if enabled)
MENU
[13]
Microphone
[14]
detects your voice.
. For entering digits of selective call (if
Clear
button. If pressed for two seconds in
Call
button. To send a valid call when using
button. Allows accessing the main menu.
. The microphone located in this place
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Side (left and right)
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19
18
17
16
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Microphone connector
[15]
speaker/microphone, headsets f or VOX use and
other accessories. It must be protect ed with the
supplied rubber cap when not in use. For the
related pin connections please see to
“Microphone connection”.
Battery pack
[16]
energy to your radio.
Release
[17]
Allows for removal of the battery pack.
CALL 1
[18]
(if enabled)
PTT
[19]
[20]
(Push To Talk) button. Switches the
transceiver from receive to transmit when
pressed.
CALL 2
(if enabled)
. This NiMH battery pack supplies
button (located on the batt ery’s body).
button. Sends the selective call NO.1.
button. Sends the selective call NO. 2.
. For remote
Display
This sect ion explains the meaning of the various indicators w hich may appear on the LCD of y our HP125
handhel d trans cei v er :
Radio is transmitting
Speaker is enabled
DTMF is enabled
CTCSS /DCS tone de tect ed
Selective call detected
Scrambler enabled
Battery Level indicator
Keypad lock enabled
Receive mode
(squelch is open)
(status L ED will glow red at the same time)
(yo u w ill hear a udio c o mmunications and/or noise)
(t he number of bar s will vary with level of c har ge )
Reception field strength level
Tr ansmit output power
currently selected, respect ively high (H) or Low ( L)
(t he number of bar s will vary with rec e ive strength)
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Mail n o tific ation
Customizable operation
Volume level
(t he number of bar s will vary with volume level)
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Setup
Unpacking
The following it ems are in the package:
(a) Transceiver’s main body
(b) Flexible antenna
(c) Bat t er y pac k NiMH 1,200 mA/h
(d) Standard batter y charger composed by t w o par ts:
• Cradle
• AC adapter
(e) Belt clip
(f) User’s guide (t his book!)
If something is missing please prompt ly advise your supplier.
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Fitting/removing the antenna
To fit the antenna:
1) Locate the ant enna terminal ( t hread MX connector) on transceiver’s top.
2) Hold the transceiver w it h one hand and the base ( the thicker par t ) of the ant enna with the other one.
3) Attach the included f lexible antenna to t he antenna terminal by tur ning the ant enna clockwise until it is
firmly locked. Don’t overtighten the antenna!
To remove the antenna revers e the previous step.
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Leave the antenna attached on the radio. You can not communicate without it. Moreover,
transmitting without the antenna may damage the TX f inal stage. For the same reason us e only the
supplied antenna.
!
The suppli ed antenna is broadband type and cover s the whole spectrum. The antenna does not
need any ali gnm ent.
Instal ling/removing the ba ttery p ack
To install the batt ery pack
1
2
3
4
1) Pres s t he batter y r elease button located in the back of t he batter y pac k.
Keep the button pr essed
2)
(the opposite operat ion of the previous st ep 2) : it will stop at 1.5 c m ap p r o ximat e ly and will be f ree.
3) Remove the battery pack by separ at ing it from the transceiver’s body.
(please s ee the fi gure):
1) Hold the transceiver’s body with one hand and the bat tery
pack with the other. Put the battery p a c k onto the metallic
back of t he tr ansc eiver as shown at approximat ely 2 cm
from the bottom edge of the thick par t of the transceiver .
2) Gently slide the battery pack toward the transceiver’s
bottom edge keeping it slight ly pressed onto the metallic
back surface.
3) At approx. 1.5 cm you will feel the bat ter y’s guides f itting
with the transceiver’s guides (the battery pack will be
closer to the transceiver). Keep sliding the battery pack
towar d the back edge.
4) At t he end you will hear t wo clicks: the batt ery pack w ill
snap into place and should be firmly locked.
To remove the bat t er y pack
and gent ly pull t he bat tery pack aw ay from the transceiver bott om edge
:
Installing/removing the belt clip
The supplied belt clip allows you to hang t he transceiver on your belt or jacket w hen y ou are not using t he
radio.
To fit the belt clip
1) Remove the ba ttery pac k as e xplained in “ Installing/removing the bat tery p a c k ” .
2) Just gently slide the clip into the appropriate guides located in the transceiver’s back until it firmly
onto the transceiver ’s body:
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