Midland BASE TECH III Operator's Manual

OPERATOR'S MANUAL

BASE TECH III BASE/REPEATER STATION

P25/ANALOG

December, 2006

NOTICE: The AMBE+2 ™ voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc. This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to extract, remove, decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human readable form. U.S. Patents Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974 #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166.

Attention: The antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be fixed-

mounted on outdoor permanent structures with a separation distance of

at least 6 meters from all persons during normal operation. The peak

conducted output power at each antenna terminal must not exceed 250

Watts and the peak radiated output power must not exceed 1000 Watts

EIPR. Users and inst allers must ensure that FCC requirements for

satisfying RF exposure compliance are met. (See FCC Rules Part 1,

Sections 1307 and 1310)

SECTION INDEX Page

1) LCD Display

2) LED Display

3) Key Controls

4) Programming

5) Volume Control

6) Squelch Control

7) LCD Backlight Dimmer

8) Selecting Channel

9) P-25 Squelch Control

10) P-25 PTT mode

11) P-25 Calling Selection

12) Individual Call

13) Group Name

14) Key Lock

15) Channel Status Data

16) P-25 Status Data

3 3 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 8

9 10 10 11 11 12

17) Bar Graph/ Channel Display

18) LCD Backlight Hold

19) Changing TX Power

20) Caller ID

21) Emergency Call Reception

22) Repeater Mode

23) Remote Control

24) P-25 Test Mode

25) Adjust Mode

26) Key Test

27) Displaying Firm Ware Version

28) Displaying Serial Num ber

29) Displaying Program Software Version

30) Data Check

31) Error Displays

32) Firmware Error Check

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17 18 19 19 20 20 21 21

33) RS232C Error Detection

34) DSP Error Detection

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1) LCD Display LCD display consists of 4 x 20 characters as shown. Line 1 : Incoming RSSI with 10 steps Line 2: Output power levels with 10 steps Line 3: Left 4 letters show Channel Numbers. Middle 8 letters

show channel name (if not programmed, shows blank). Right 4 letters show status of the radio. 1/ RX mode : M= Mix, both analog and digital can be received

D= Only digital can be received.

2/ TX mode: D=PTT digital transmission

A=PTT analog transmission

3/ Monitor mode: X= Monitor off

S= Selective squelc h

4/ P-25 squelch: N= Normal squelch

S= Selective squelc h

5/ Key lock mode: =Key lock

6/ Shift mode: Depressing the SHIFT KEY (back to normal

after 2 seconds)

Line 4 : Left 2 letters .show GROUP CALL, ALL CALL, INDIVIDUAL CALL.

Right 18 letters show GROUP NAME, INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS, ETC.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

RX = = = = = = = = = =

TX = = = = = = = = = =

C001 Channel MDXN

GP 500

2) LED Display BASE TECH III has 5 LED's, from the left ; DIGI= LED on when receiving digital si gna l REP= LED on when repeat mode. BASE TECH III can be programmed

SIMPLEX -SEMIDUPLEX - DUPLEX- REPEATER on a per channel basis ALM= LED flashing on when an error on either TX or RX occurs TX= LED on when in Transmit BUSY= LED on when carrier is present

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3) Key controls a/ Key entry without SHIFT key

0-9 : channel numbers and individual call address (target address) A: P-25 calls (Group call, All call, Individual call) B: The beginning and the end of individual call number C: No function D= P-25 mode (analog or digital) *= Cancel channel number, individual number #= Ending channel number, individual number CH= Channel number entry, depress CH, then 0-9 for channels F(Scan)= No function MON= monitor ON or OFF ' Rotary knob: Volume, Squelch, Back Light Dimmer level

b/ Key entry following to SHIFT key 0= P-25 test mode start and finish 1=back light ON/OFF 2=Tx power Hi/LOW 3=No function 4=No function 5=No function 6=No function 7=lndicating channel data 8=Key lock ON/OFF 9=No function A= No function B= No function C= No function D= No function *= Indicating P-25 data #=No function CH= Toggle Bar-Graph ON/OFF F(scan)= No function MON=P-25 squelch. normal or selective squelch

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4) Programming Base Tech III can be programmed through PC at anytime when RX mode. Programming is not possible while Base Tech III in key entry. When programming is started, the LCD indicates as shown. Figure-1 shows Data from radio to PC, Figure-2 shows Data from PC to radio. If the program software is not communicating properly, the radio will re-write again and again (endless). When this happens, keep depressing SHIFT and switch on the radio. Then the radio will recover. Figure-3 shows display when SHIFT+ POWER switch on.

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Figure 2.

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5) Volume control

Push rotary knob, and then rotating the knob. Volume level varies from VOLO to VOL-34. Figure 4 shows VOL-12 level

RX = = = = = = = = = = TX = = = = = = = = = =

C001 Channel GP VOL - 1 2

Figure 4.

6) Squelch control

Push rotary knob to select Squelch. Squelch level varies from SQL-1 to SQL-15. Figure-5 shows SQL-9 level

RX = = = = = = = = = = TX = = = = = = = = = =

C001 Channel GP SQL - 9

Figure 5.

7) LCD backlight dimmer

Push rotary knob to select DIM. Dimmer level varies from DIM-0 to DIM-15. DIM-0 is the most darkest. Figure-6 shows DIM-5 level

RX = = = = = = = = = = TX = = = = = = = = = =

C001 Channel GP DIM - 5

Figure 6

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8) Channel Selection

BASE TECH III has capability of up to 500 channels. Press CH, and then 0-9 key for channel numbers Example:-1 CH-8

CH + 0 + 0 + 8 or CH + 8 + #

Example-2 CH-500

CH + 5 + 0 + 0

9) P-25 Squelch control Press SHIFT then MON to choose P-25 squelch mode. Normal SQ= If NAC is the same, then receiver will unmute Selective SQ= If NAC and GROUP is the same, then receiver will unmute

If radio is called with the correct individual number, then radio will unmute. Figure-7 shows Normal SQ, Figure-8 shows Selective SQ

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN GP Normal SQL

Figure 7.

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN GP Selective SQL

Figure 8

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10) P-25 PTT mode Press D to select PTT mode.

When PTT= analog, PTT transmits analog When PTT= digital, PTT transmits digital;

Figure-9 shows Analog Figure-10 shows Digital

RX TX

C001 Channel MAXN GP PTT is Analog

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN GP PTT is Digital

Figure 9

Figure 10

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11) P-25 Calling selection

Press A to select GP= group call, AL= all call, ID= individual call Figure-11 shows group call 500=TGID (talk group ID) Figure-12 show all call, 65535=all call group TGID Figure-13 shows individual call

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN

GP 500

Figure 11

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN AL 65535

Figure 12.

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN ID - - - - - - - - -

Figure13

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12) Individual call (target call) This function works only selected Individual call in Para-11 Press B, and enter 0-9 for individual numbers. Press B or # to complete entry. To clear, press * to erase the last entry. Figure-14 shows to start entry, pressing B Figure-15 shows to complete entry, 1 +2+3+4+5+B

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN ID __

Figure 14.

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN ID 1 2 3 4 5

Figure 15.

13) Group name If GP is selected, TGID name is indicated (Max 8 characters) Figure-16 shows POLICE for TGID name

RX TX

C001 Channel MDXN GP P O L I C E

Figure 16

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14) Key lock

SHIFT+8 = Key lock. This symbol shows on LCD

However, PTT, MON and SHIFT key are not locked. If you need to lock these 3 keys, then you may select in Programming software as DISABLE. If the station is to be remotely controlled it is recommended to leave PTT enabled, Remote PTT will not work when PTT is locked. To release key lock, press SHIFT+ 8 again. Figure-17 shows key locked Figure-18 shows key unlocked

RX TX

C001 Channel GP Key Lock

Figure 17

RX TX

C001 Channel GP Key Unlock

Figure 18

15) Channel status data Press SHIFT+7 shows the following modes, every 1.5 seconds to check modes when 7 is depressed.

1/ Rx width (narrow/wide/4khz) 2/ TX width (narrow/wide/4KHz) 3/ Base mode (Simplex/Semi-duplex/Duplex/Repeater) 4/ Rx CTCSS/DCS, CTCSS and DCS are used in Rx 5/ TX CTCSS/DCS, CTCSS and DCS are used in TX However, these functions must be enabled in software at MISCELLANEOUS menu; INFORMATION DISPLAY-ENABLE Figure-19 shows SHIFT+ 7 indicating narrow channel.

RX TX

C001 Channel RX Narrow Channel

Figure 19

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16) P-25 Status data Press SHIFT+* shows the following modes, every 1.5 seconds to move when * is depressed. 1/ Unit ID (source address) 2/ RX NAC 3/ TX-NAC 4/ TGID However, these functions must be enabled in software at MISCELLANEOUS menu; INFORMATION DISPLAY-ENABLE

Figure 20 shows SHIFT+* indicating Unit ID code

RX TX

C001 Channel Unit ID 1 1 9 3 0 4 6

Figure 20

17) Bar Graph/ Channel Display Press SHIFT+CH to eliminate bar graph. In turn, current working frequencies are shown on LCD. Press SHIFT + CH to toggle back Figure-21 shows SHIFT+CH to indicate TX and RX frequencies. “RXWS” indicates RX is Wide band, Simplex mode and “TXN” indicates TX is Narrow band The 3rd character indicate Wide band or Narrow band operation.

The 4 “D” = Duplex mode; “R” = Repeat Mode

character on line 1 is as follows: “S” = Simplex Mode; “H” = Semi duplex Mode;

RXWS 160.0125 MHz TXN 161.8500 MHz

C001 Channel GP 500

Figure 21

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18) LCD back light hold By Default, back light illuminates for 5 seconds after any key press then goes out. Press SHIFT +1 for back light hold. Press SHIFT+ 1 again to be back normal. Figure-below shows back light turns on.

RX TX

C001 Channel GP Light turn ON

19) Changing TX power Press SHIFT+2 to select High and Low TX power. shows high power. If the radios are preprogrammed Hi-Lo power with programming soft, SHIFT+2 overcomes this pre-program level. Figure-below shows Hi power with SHIFT+2.

RX TX

C001 Channel GP 500

20) Caller ID BASE TECH III indicates caller's Unit ID or Individual ID. However if the radio is programmed as repeater mode, these caller's ID are not displayed. Figure-below shows caller's ID 12345.

RX TX

C001 Channel Call 0 0 1 2 3 4 5

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21) Emergency call reception In the 4th line of the LCD shows EMG when emergency received. LCD back light is flashing and audible tone out from speaker. Figure-below shows Emergency caller's ID

98765.

RX TX

C001 Channel EMG 98765

22) Repeater mode BASE TECH III repeats automatically when programmed as a repeater. a) Rx mode = digital

Repeats only the same NAC code. If the NAC is $F7F, all incoming signals are repeated. . Repeating shuts automatically after 0.0-9.9 seconds if no incoming signal is detected (Hang Timer

-programmable).

b) Rx mode = Mix

In addition with above conditions, radio repeats the correct CTCSS, DCS are detected, or only the carrier as well. Radio can not repeat analog and digital at the same time.

23) Remote control BASE TECH III can be controlled by remotely. Pull the EXT/CH at low level, radio works as remote mode. To recover normal mode, EXT/CH set at HI. Please note the maximum channels through remote control is up to 16 channels.

CHO – CH3 : all low .. . CH-1

CHO – CH3 : all high.......CH-16

Figure-below shows CH –1 in remote control mode. The 3rd line shows E001 instead of C001 (EXXX means remote, CXXX is Local Mode)

RX TX

E001 Channel GP 500

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24) P-25 Test mode Press SHIFT+ 0 to move test mode. The table for test mode are;

1/ Standard transmitter test pattern 2/ Standard transmitter symbol rate pattern 3/ Standard transmitter low deviation pattern 4/ Standard transmitter C4FM modulation fidelity pattern 5/ Standard tone test pattern Press the PTT to transmit above patterns. To change patterns, press key 1-5. Figure-23 shows test mode, LCD indicates from 1 to 5 alternatively. Figure-24 show Symbol rate Figure-25 shows Low deviati on(CTCSS/DCS) Figure-26 shows C4FM Figure-27 shows Tone test At Tone test, indicates Rx error bit rate in % Figure-28 shows error rate 45%

Figure-29 shows back to 1 mode.

Test Pattern

C0001 Channel

Figure 23

Symbolic Rate

C0001 Channel

Figure 24

Low Deviation

C0001 Channel

Figure 25

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C4FM modulation

C0001 Channel

Figure 26

Tone Test

C0001 Channel

Figure 27

Tone Test

C0001 Channel

Error Rate 45%

Figure 28

Test Pattern

C0001 Channel

Figure 29

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25) Adjust mode

Ground the TP-2 on the analog logic board, and switch on the radio. Then the following parameters are adjustable. TXW or TXN will be displayed on line 2 (for Wide or Narrow TX) 1/ RX 0 dbm Out.. Rx 0dBm output level 2/ RX FX828 MOD-1... Deviation level at the repeater mode (analog) (Currently not active) 3/ TX DIGITAL DEVI… Deviation level (digital) 4/ TX ANALOG DEVI… Deviation level (analog) Press A and B to adjust the level, and # key for changing mode. Cycle power to radio to return to the normal mode. Figure-30 shows adjust mode RX 0dbm Out Figure-31 shows RX MOD-1 (Currently not active) Figure-32 shows TX MOD-Digital Figure-33 shows TX MOD-Analog

<Adjust Mode> TXW RX 0dbm Out C0001 2 5 / 3 1

Figure 30

<Adjust Mode> TXW FX828 MOD1 C0001 0 / 3 1

Figure 31

<Adjust Mode> TXW DIGITAL DEVI C0001 15 / 3 1

Figure 32

<Adjust Mode> TXW AN ALOG DEVI C0001 1 5 / 3 1

Figure 33

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26) Key test Keep depressing C and switch on the radio, then radio comes to Key test mode. Figure-34 shows key test mode

Please Key - in

Figure 34

Then depress any key to test. Figure-35 shows CH key depressed. Figure-36 shows rotary switch turn cloc kwise Figure-37 shows rotary switch turn counter-clockwise

CH Key

Figure 35

RTSW UP

Figure 36

RTSW DWN

Figure 37

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27) Displaying firmware version Both firmware and DSP soft version are indicated on LCD after the radio switch on for 2 seconds. Figure-38 shows when “no start message” is programmed

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Figure 38

Figure-39 shows start message “Your Messag Here” is programmed

Your Messag Here

Figure 39

28) Displaying serial number Press D and switch on the radio, the serial number is indicated. (max 8 digits). Releasing D key, the radio starts normally. Figure-40 shows KY0000329 serial number

Serial KY000329

Figure 40

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29) Displaying Program software version Keep pressing A and turn on the radio, then programming soft version is indicated. Releasing A key to start radio normally. Figure-41 shows V-1.00 ver s io n

Set by p-kgprg 1.00

Figure 41

30) Data check BASE TECH III has self diagnostic function. All data in EEROM is checked every time the radio is switched on. If the data is not properly stored, radio automatically turns to programming mode Figure-42 shows EROM error

EROM Data Error

Figure 42

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31) Error Displays Either RX PLL, TX PLL or PA power is defective, then ALM LED flashes on and indicates which unit becomes faulty. Figure-43 shows RX PLL error, Note this may be displayed in REM mode if the remote channel lines are open or a channel is selected remotely that is not programmed. (EXXX will be displayed instead of CXXX, where XXX is the channel number.) Figure-44 shows TX PLL error Figure-45 shows PA error

RX TX

C001 Channel RX PLL Error

Figure 43

RX TX

C001 Channel TX PLL Error

Figure 44

RX TX

C001 Channel PA Error

Figure 45

32) Firmware error detection

When the radio itself detects malfunction, the main CPU will restart automatically.

33) RS232 error detection If the communications between PC and the radio have trouble, the following message are shown on the LCD. 1/ Over run error 2/ Framing error 3/ Parity error 4/ Unknown command 5/ Data unmatched 6/ Send error 7/ Answer timeout 8/ Receive timeout

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34) DSP error detection When DSP does not work properly, the following message are shown

on the LCD. Please check DSP board is firmly connected, or replacing the DSP board. Figure-46 shows DSP failure Figure-47 shows DSP not ready Figure-48 shows DSP serial error

RX TX

C001 Channel DSP Failure!

Figure 46

RX TX

C001 Channel DSP not ready

Figure 47

RX TX

C001 Channel DSP serial Err!

Figure 48

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