Midland Radio Corporation PL5161 Manuel D’Utilisation

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

FCC RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL USE ONLY............4

I.1

CAUTION VHF AND UHF RADIOS (PL5151/PL5164)........................................................................................... 4

I.2

CAUTION VHF RADIO (PL5151).............................................................................................................................. 4

I.3

CAUTION UHF RADIO (PL5164).............................................................................................................................. 4

ABOUT TOPAZ3 ................................................................................................................................................5

III

ABOUT YOUR LEGACY PROLINE RADIOS...........................................................................................5

UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT ........................................................................................6

RADIO CONTROL BUTTONS / OPERATION FEATURES .......................................................................7

GETTING STARTED.....................................................................................................................................8

VI.1

CHARGING THE NIMH BATTERY PACK............................................................................................................. 8

VI.2

ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................................................... 8

VI.3

INSTALLING THE ANTENNA.................................................................................................................................. 9

VI.4

INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP ................................................................................................................................ 9

VI.5

INSTALLING THE SPEAKER MICROPHONE JACK COVER........................................................................... 9

VI.6

ATTACHING THE OPTIONAL SPEAKER MICROPHONE ................................................................................ 9

VII

RADIO OPERATION...................................................................................................................................10

POWER ON / TRANSMIT.................................................................................................................................... 10

VIII

RADIO FUNCTIONS................................................................................................................................11

TONE SIGNALING ............................................................................................................................................... 11

SCAN MODES........................................................................................................................................................ 11

NORMAL CHANNEL SCAN................................................................................................................................ 11

PRIORITY SCAN TX ............................................................................................................................................ 11

PRIORITY LOOK BACK SCAN ......................................................................................................................... 11

PRIORITY SELECT SCAN .................................................................................................................................. 11

VACANT CHANNEL SCAN................................................................................................................................. 11

NUISANCE DELETE ............................................................................................................................................ 11

BUSY CHANNEL LOCKOUT.............................................................................................................................. 11

MARKED IDLE ................................................................................................................................................. 11

TX DELAY ......................................................................................................................................................... 12

TIME-OUT-TIMER (TOT)............................................................................................................................... 12

TIME-OUT-TIMER PENALTY (TX INHIBIT)............................................................................................. 12

BATTERY SAVE ............................................................................................................................................... 12

LOW BATTERY WARNING ........................................................................................................................... 12

TWO-TONE DECODE...................................................................................................................................... 12

VOX (VOICE OPERATED X-MIT) ................................................................................................................ 12

MODE OPERATION AND FUNCTION SET UP .....................................................................................13

IX.1

POWER ON................................................................................................................................................................. 13

IX.2

CHANNEL CHANGE ................................................................................................................................................ 13

IX.3

TRANSMIT ................................................................................................................................................................. 13

IX.4

CHANNEL OPTION VIEW ...................................................................................................................................... 13

IX.5

LOW BATTERY......................................................................................................................................................... 13

IX.6

CHANNEL OPTION, SYSTEM OPTION & DISPLAY OPTION SETTING...................................................... 16

IX.7

CHANNEL OPTION SETTING................................................................................................................................ 17

IX.8

RX/TX TONE OPTION SETTING........................................................................................................................... 18

IX.9

NO TONE SELECT.................................................................................................................................................... 18

CTCSS TONE SELECT......................................................................................................................................... 19

DCS TONE SELECT ............................................................................................................................................. 19

INVERT DCS TONE SELECT ............................................................................................................................. 20

TX OUTPUT POWER HIGH/LOW SETTING .................................................................................................. 20

NORMAL SCAN LIST ON/OFF SETTING........................................................................................................ 21

PRIORITY SCAN LIST ON/OFF SETTING ...................................................................................................... 21

TWO-TONE OPTION SETTING......................................................................................................................... 22

SYSTEM OPTION SETTING .........................................................................................................................23

X.1

SYSTEM OPTION MENU DISPLAY FORMAT.................................................................................................... 23

X.2

BEEP TONE ON/OFF SETTING.............................................................................................................................. 24

X.3

VOX OPTION ON/OFF SETTING........................................................................................................................... 24

X.4

VOX SENSITIVITY SETTING................................................................................................................................. 25

X.5

TIME-OUT-TIMER SETTING................................................................................................................................. 25

X.6

TOT PENALTY SETTING........................................................................................................................................ 26

X.7

BUSY CHANNEL LOCK OUT ON/OFF SETTING............................................................................................... 26

X.8

MARKED IDLE OUT ON/OFF SETTING.............................................................................................................. 27

X.9

SCAN SETTING ......................................................................................................................................................... 27