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Dual Band FM Transceiver

USER'S MANUAL

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USER'S MANUAL Dual Band FM Transceiver
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Nice Housing, Stoutness & Stability, Advanced and Reliable functions, Perfect & Valuable. Approval. AT-588UV mobile radio especially designs for drivers and it pursues company philosophy of innovation and practicality.
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Thank you for choosing this mobile transceiver, always provide high quality products, and this transceiver is no exception AT-588UV is a ruggedly-built, high quality Dual Band FM transceiver providing 50 Watts of power output on the VHF band and 40 Watts on the UHF band. It owns many advanced characters like cross band repeat function, built with a direct-flow heat sink and thermostatically-controlled cooling fan maintaining a safe temperature for the transceiver's circuit.
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CONTENTS New and Innovative Features ��1 Frequency Range ��1 Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories ��2 Supplied Accessories ��2 Optional Accessories ��2 Initial Installation ��3 Mob
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CONTENTS Squelch Mode Setup ��20 Compander ��21 Scrambler Setup ��21 Tone Bust (Pilot Frequency) ��21 Keypad Mode Setup ��22 Keypad Lockout ��
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New and Innovative Features 1 AT-588UV Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and reliable functions, perfect & valuable. This amateur mobile radio especially designs for drivers and it pursues company philosophy of innovation and practicality. More functions as follows: 758 memory channels, full duplex operation with independent volume and squelch controls 50 Watts of power output on the VHF band and 40 Watts on the UHF band with cross band repeater function.
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2 Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories Supplied Accessories After carefully unpacking the transceiver, identify the items listed in the table below. We suggest you keep the box and packaging.
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Initial Installation Mobile installation To install the transceiver, select a safe, convenient location inside your vehicle that minimizes danger to your passengers and yourself while the vehicle is in motion. Consider installing the unit at an appropriate position so that knees or legs will not strike it during sudden braking of your vehicle. Try to pick a well ventilated location that is shielded from direct sunlight.
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3 Initial Installation DC Power Cable Connection NOTE 555 Reconnect any wiring removed from the negative terminal. Red Locate the power input connector as close to the transceiver as possible. Mobile Operation The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 12V. Never connect the transceiver to a 24V battery. Be sure to use a 12V vehicle battery that has sufficient current capacity.
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Initial Installation 777 When the ignition key is turned to ACC or ON(Start) position with the radio turned off, the power switch illuminates. The illumination will be turned off when the ignition key is turned to the off position.To turn on the unit, press the power switch manually while it is illuminated. (While ignition key is at ACC or ON position) 3 111 Connect the DC power cable to the regulated DC power supply and ensure that the polarities are correct. (Red: positive, Black:negative).
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3 Initial Installation REPLACING FUSES If the fuse blows, determine the cause, then correct the problem. After the problem is resolved, replace the fuse. If newly installed fuses continue to blow, disconnect the power cable and contact your authorized dealer or an authorized servicecenter for assistance. an impedance other than 50Ω reduces the efficiency of the antenna system and can cause interference to nearby broadcast television receivers, radio receivers, and other electronic equipment.
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Initial Installation Accessories Connections Antenna[QCA-02] External Speaker 3 Microphone[QHM-04] If you plan to use an external speaker, choose a speaker with an impedance of 8 Ω. The external speaker jack accepts a 3.5 mm (1/8") mono (2-conductor) plug. External speaker[SP-02] SP-02 PC Connecting To untilize the QPS588UV software, you must first connect the transceiver to your PC then using an optional programming cable 7 PC50 (via Data socket ).
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4 Getting Acquainted Front panel 8 •• Basic Functions NO. KEY 1 2 Left Dial Knob Right Dial Knob FUNCTION Rotate it to choose frequency /channel. Press it to set the left band as "Main Band"; In VFO mode, press it to choose the frequency band; In function setup as confirm key; in scan mode, rotate it to change scan direction Rotate it to choose frequency /channel.
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Getting Acquainted Rear panel 4 NO. KEY 1 2 3 NO. Indicator 1 FUNCTION Ext. Power Jack Terminal for connecting optional cable QCC01 for use with ignition key On/Off function.The radio will auto power on when car is driving. The radio will auto power off when car stops. 4 FUNCTION 1 Displays the channel number and Menu number.
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4 Getting Acquainted microphone 7 MIC Connector Diagram(in the front view of connector) 8 1 Key Pad Serial Data 2 +5V 4 3 DOWN UP MIC GND MIC 6 5 10 NO. KEY FUNCTION 1 UP Increase frequency ,channel number or setting value. 2 DOWN Decrease frequency, channel number or setting value. 3 PTT Press the PTT (Push-TO-Talk) key to transmit. 4 Number Key Input VFO frequency or DTMF dial out etc.
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5 Basic Operations Switching The Power On/Off Adjusting Frequency Power On Adjusting Frequency THROUGH SELECTOR KNOB Press key to switch the transceiver ON, the LCD displays "WELCOME ANYTONE", then display current frequency or channel. POW Power Off Press key for over 0.5 Second to switch the transceiver OFF. Adjusting The Volume Rotate the [VOLUME] knob of selected band clockwise to increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease the volume.
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5 correspondent selector knob, the channel number flashes in this situation, the channel number will increase 10 channels by each gear of selector knob. Press microphone [ UP/DOWN ] key also able to adjust the channel. NOTE 5 Basic Operations If there is any empty channel, the adjustment will ignore it and jump to next channel. Input Channel THROUGH Microphone number key In channel mode, you can switch to desired channel by press 3 of the microphone numeric key (001-758).
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6 Shortcut Operations Squelch level Setup his function is used to setup the strength of receiving signal, when the stren gth reach a certain level, the calling can be heard, otherwise, the transceiver will keep mute. In standby, press and hold key, meanwhile switch the selector knob to adjust the squelch level of Main band. 1-20: Total 20 squelch levels available. OFF: turn off squelch. The background noise always on. NOTE NOTE In standby, hold key for over 0.
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6 Dual Watch In standby, hold key for over 0.5 second to enter Dual Watch mode. The radio will scan the channel in every 5 seconds. When the radio receives match signal, it pause scanning until the signaling disappear. Repeat above operation to exit Dual watch. Emergency Alarm To start emergency alarm, hold the right volume knob until the trans -ceiver displays ALARM and emit alarm. Re-power on the transceiver to exit alarm. This transceiver has 4 kind of alarm which can be setup by programming software.
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Shortcut Operations storage has data , the LCD will display the frequency, otherwise will display----------) key, the LCD displays MEN-IN, channel copy completed. 444 Press 6 Channel Delete 111 I n s t a n d b y, h o l d key until the transceiver prompt DU, and channel number flashes. 222 Turn selector knob to choose channel number for delete.
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7 General Setting operation steps of Function menu 111 222 333 444 555 key to enter function menu. Press Turn the Main band selector knob to choose wanted function. Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. Press the Main band selector knob to store value and back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit.
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7 NOTE This function is auto-hidden in channel mode VFO Band lockout In VFO mode, when this function is on, the scanning or input of frequency will restricted within the current VFO frequency band. key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No. 04 menu. the LCD displays "BAND" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. 444 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value.
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7 5TONE Encode select key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No. 08 menu. the LCD displays "5TN ENC" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. 444 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. Available Values: 0-99, total 100 groups. NOTE if the 5TONE encode are programmed with name, the LCD will display correspondent name. 555 Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and back to function menu.
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7 777 Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit. General Setting 7 Sub Band Display Setup key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No. 12 menu. the LCD displays "DSP SUB" CTCSS decode Setup key to enter function menu.
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7 General Setting DTMF Encode Transmitting Time key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No 14 menu. The LCD displays "DTMF S" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. 444 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value.
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7 555 Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit. NOTE Only when the transceiver is set with CTCSS/DCS or optional DTMF/5TONE/TONE signaling, the values will be available. Compander Compander function will decrease the background noise and enhance audio clarity, especially in long range communication.
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7 7 General Setting 555 Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit. NOTE After the above setup, hold microphone PTT key and [ DOWN ] key, the radio will transmit selected tone. DT means DTMF, displays 5T means 5TONE, displays 2T means 2TONE. In VFO mode, long press this key, the step size change to 10Mhz.
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General Setting 777 short press, shot press this key , the sub band will display "MAIN" and flashes. ong press, choose scrambler group for Main band. In icon. X stands for the group number, repeater above operation to choose wanted group. 888 standby, hold this key,the LCD displays SCR X and Keypad Lockout key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No 21 menu. The LCD displays "LOCK" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup.
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7 General Setting 444 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. Editing Channel Name ON: Talk Around is turn on, The TX and RX frequency will be exchanged, the CTCSS DCS signaling also will be exchanged if existed in current channel. After edit a name for a channel, if the display mode is channel name, the will displays the name edited in this menu. Otherwise it will display the frequency. OFF: Turn off Talk Around key to enter function menu.
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General Setting 555 Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to sore setup and exit. Microphone PA,PB, PC,PD key setup key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No 28-31 menu. The LCD displays "PG PA" PG PB, PG PC, PG PD. 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. 444 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value.
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7 General Setting TIME: it pauses 5s once scanning a matching signal, then resume scan. BUSY: it pauses once scanning a matching signal, then resume scan after the signal disappeared for 2 seconds. SECEDE: It Stops once scanning a matching signal, and exit scan. key to store value and 555 Press the Main band selector knob or back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit. Offset frequency Setup key to enter function menu.
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General Setting Busy Channel Lockout With this function on, the transceiver will not transmitting on a busy channel, to avoid disturbing other transceiver using same frequency. Once the channel is busy and you press PTT, the transceiver will beep as warning and return to receiving. key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No38 menu. The LCD displays "REPLOCK" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup.
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7 General Setting VFO Frequency Linkage Set the left band and right band as VHF (136~174MHz) and UHF(400~470MHz)then turn of this function will enable Cross Band repeater function. key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Switch the selector knob to choose No 44 choose No42 menu. The LCD displays "VFOTR" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup.
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General Setting Keypad backlight brightness key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No. 48 menu. The LCD displays "DIMMER" 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. 444 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. Available value: 32 brightness levels. 555 Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit.
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7 General Setting VHF External speaker port Password Function When the function setup as external (EXT), an external Dual Track speaker (SP-02) must be connected in order to hear the calling on VHF. The calling from VHF and UHF are separated in 2 tracks. key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to key to enter function menu. 111 Press 222 Turn the Main band selector knob to 333 Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup.
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Microphone Operation when the LCD displays"-", means minus offset. MIC PTT UP DOWN Numeric Keys Main/Sub band switch You can operate the transceiver by keypad or input desired frequency and channel through the QHM-04 microphone. Send DTMF signaling Hold the PTT key; input the desired DTMF signaling by the numeric keys.
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8 32 Microphone Operation now adjust selector knob or microphone [ UP/DOWN ] key to adjust channel. to transmit selected tone burst. This function is use to wake sleeping repeater. REV: In standby, press the key programmed as "REV" function to turnon or turn off Talk Around function. CALL OUT: Calling, in standby, press the key programmed as "CALL OUT" function to transmit pre-programmed DTMF, 2TONE, 5TONE code.
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9 Cable Clone 9 This feature will copy the programmed data and parameters in the master unit to slave units. It copies the parameters and memory program settings. 111 Use optional CP51 cloning cable, connect the cable between the data jacks on both master and slave. 222 Press and hold right band key, then hold this key until the LCD displays "CLONE". Clone Cable (CP-51) 333 Hold the Main band key.
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10 Programming Software Installing and Starting (in windows XP system) 10 Double click ”QPS588UV setup.exe“, then follow the installing instruction. Install USB Cable Driver Programme 111 Click start menu in computer, under “ALL PROGRAMS” menu, choose and click “USB To Com port” in QPS588UV program, install “USB To Com port” driver by indication. 222 Connect the optional PC50 USB Programming cable to USB port in PC with transceiver.
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11 Maintenance 11 Trouble Shooting Problem Problem Possible Causes and Potential Solutions (a) Power is on, nothing appears on Display. + and - polarities of power connection are reversed. Connect red lead to plus terminal and black lead to minus terminal of DC power supply. (b) Fuse is blown. Check and solve problem resulting in blown fuse and replace fuse with new fuse. (c) Display is too dim. Dimmer setting is "LAMP-L". Please make the dimmer setting "LAMP-H". (d) No sound comes from speaker.
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12 12 Specifications General RX/TX:144~146MHz,430~440MHz TX: 144~146MHz (EXP:136~174MHz) Receiver (ETSI EN 300 086) 430~440MHz (EXP:400~490MHz) Frequency Range RX: 108~180MHz (AM/FM) 220~260MHz (FM) 400~490MHz (FM) 350~399.995MHz (FM) Number of Channels Channel Spacing 36 Sensitivity (12dB SINAD) Adjacent Channel Selectivity 758 channels Audio Response 25KHz(Wide band) Hum & Noise 20KHz(Middle band) Audio distortion 12.5KHz (Narrow band) Audio power output 2.5KHz、5KHz、6.
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13 Attached Chart 1024 groups DCS Code 51 groups CTCSS Tone Frequency(Hz) 62.5 77.0 91.5 107.2 127.3 151.4 167.9 183.5 199.5 225.7 254.1 67.0 79.7 94.8 110.9 131.8 156.7 171.3 186.2 203.5 229.1 Self Define 69.3 82.5 97.4 114.8 136.5 159.8 173.8 189.9 206.5 233.6 71.9 85.4 100.0 118.8 141.3 162.2 177.3 192.8 210.7 241.8 74.4 88.5 103.5 123.0 146.2 165.5 179.9 196.6 218.1 250.3 The self defined CTCSS tone supports non standard codes.
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13 38 340 350 360 370 400 410 420 430 440 450 460 470 500 510 520 530 540 550 560 570 600 610 620 630 640 650 660 670 700 710 13 Attached Chart 341 351 361 371 401 411 421 431 441 451 461 471 501 511 521 531 541 551 561 571 601 611 621 631 641 651 661 671 701 711 342 352 362 372 402 412 422 432 442 452 462 472 502 512 522 532 542 552 562 572 602 612 622 632 642 652 662 672 702 712 343 353 363 373 403 413 423 433 443 453 463 473 503 513 523 533 543 553 563 573 603 613 623 633 643 653 663 673 703 713 3
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