CT 890 ” Instruction guide D UA L B A N D V H F / U H F T R A N S C E I V E R |
Index Content of the packaging Maintenance 1 1 Main functions 2 Main controls and parts of the radio 3 Lcd Display Buttons and controls of the radio 3 4 Quick search 6 RPT- Single/Dual Band switch A/B switch ‘* SCAN’ key DTMF code Reverse Frequency function Low battery level Working modes Cloning function with the optional cable cod.
TOA (Transmission Overtime Alarm) - MENU 10 12 Beep tone (BEEP) - MENU 11 12 Language of the MENU (LANGUAGE) - MENU 12 12 Busy channel lockout (BCL) - MENU 13 12 SCAN function(SC-REV) - MENU 14 13 Receiving with CTCSS tones (R-CTCSS) - MENU 15 13 Transmitting with CTCSS tones (T-CTCSS) --- MENU 16 13 Receiving with DCS codes (R-DCS) - MENU 17 14 Transmitting with DCS (T-DCS) - MENU 18 14 CALL/VFTX functions (side key PF1) - MENU 19 14 Scan / LAMP / SOS / Telealarm / Radio / Disable functions with side key 3
Transmitting the ID code (PTT-ID) – MENU 43 Ring time (INRG) – MENU 44 Group A Scan (SCG-A) - MENU 45 Group B Scan (SCG-B) - MENU 46 Repeater tone (RPT-TONE) - MENU 47 Mute on the secondary frequency (SMUTESET) - MENU 49 Setting of group selective call code (CALL CODE) – MENU 50 Reset ---- MENU 51 24 24 25 25 25 26 26 27 Troubleshooting 28 Technical specifications 29 Midland CT890 instruction guide
Content of the packaging • • • • • • • 1 CT890 transceiver 1 belt clip 1 antenna 1 Li-Ion battery pack 2600mAh 1 desktop charger 1 wrist belt Quick guide If any item is missing, please notify your Midland dealer. Maintenance Your Two Way Radio is an electronic product of exact design and should be treated with care. The suggestions below will help you to fulfill any warranty obligations and to enjoy this product for many years. • Do not attempt to open the unit.
Main functions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2| Dual band (VHF/UHF) displayed Frequency band (to set according to the country/area of use): 144-146 MHz & 430-440MHz (Rx / Tx).
Main controls and parts of the radio Lcd Display 1 2 16 3 21 22 15 17 20 19 18 13 14 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. Cross-band repeater VOX Power save mode Keypad lock Battery indicator FM Radio frequency Reverse frequency Priority channel indicator Indicates the latest reception Band in use Memory channel number VHF/UHF frequency Indicator of high (H)/Low (L) power transmission or reception Midland CT890 instruction guide 4 6 5 7 8 10 9 11 12 14. UHF/VHF frequency 15.
Buttons and controls of the radio A. B. C. D. V. W. Antenna Flashlight Rotary encoder for the channel selection Power / Switch / Volume control: Rotate to switch on/off the radio and adjust the volume Transmission led (red) Reception led (green) LCD display Microphone EXIT: to exit menu and functions VFO/MR: to change the frequency or the channel mode */SCAN: Reverse frequency/SCAN. Press to activate the Reverse frequency; keep it pressed to activate the SCAN function.
A C D V E F B G R S CT890 Q P N O M MENU A/B A/B A/B RPT RPT RPT EXIT EXIT EXIT VFO/MR VFO/M VFO/MRR * 1STEP STEP SCAN 33SAVE 2 SQL 11STEP SQL SAVE 3 SAVE 22SQL 4 TXP 0 5 ROGER 44TXP ROGER 6TXPTOT 55ROGER 7 VOX H T U I J K W CT890 CT890 MENU MENU TOT 66TOT LOCK 99VOICE VOX VOICE VOICE 8 W/N 779VOX 88#W/N W/N ** SCAN SCAN 00 LOCK ##LOCK L Midland CT890 instruction guide |5
Quick search Press ▼/▲ keys to set functions/parameters. By keeping pressed these keys, a quick search of the functions will be done. RPT- Single/Dual Band switch To set the single/dual band switch, press RPT. A/B switch Press the A/B switch to select the master frequency. The master frequency is the main frequency and is shown on the display with MAIN. ‘* SCAN’ key Press slightly the *SCAN key to set/disable the reverse frequency. Keep it pressed for 2 seconds to activate the Scan function.
Working modes CT890 has 2 operating modes available: VFO (frequency mode) and MR (channel mode). In MR mode, the display can show: • Channel number • Frequency + channel number • Channel name To switch from the frequency mode to channel mode can be done manually or by means of the optional programming software PRG-10. You can also set a password for the working modes, but only by using the optional programming software: . Edit the password and press press MENU; the display shows MENU again.
battery pack into the charger cradle. The red led turns on indicating that the battery pack is being charged. Once the led turns green, the battery pack is fully charged. NOTE: If the battery pack is totally discharged, the red led will be blinking for 10/20 minutes, then it will be steady red. Once the led turns green, the battery is fully charged.
Functions CT890 displays at the same time 2 frequency bands: the master frequency (for transmission) that is indicated on the display with ‘MAIN’ and the other one is the secondary frequency and only can be used to receive. • To choose the desired frequency (master or secondary), press the A/B key.
Power save (SAVE) - MENU 3 To save battery power, this function can turn off the transceiver when no signal is received. In standby mode, press MENU + 3. The screen displays “SAVE”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder knob to select ON or OFF, then press MENU to confirm. To return to the standby mode press EXIT. High/low power selection (TXP) - MENU 4 You can choose between 5W (HIGH) or 1W (LOW) output power. In frequency mode, press MENU + 4.
be forced in reception mode. When a transmission exceeds the pre-set time, you will hear a warning sound to remind you that the transmission time is almost finished. The transmission time can be set in 60 levels with 15 seconds each (between 15 and 900 seconds). In standby mode, press MENU + 6; the screen will display “TOT”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder to select the desired TOT level, then press MENU to confirm. To return to the standby mode press EXIT.
TOA (Transmission Overtime Alarm) - MENU 10 With the TOA function enabled, if the TOT function (Time Out Timer) has been turned on and your transmission reaches the pre-set end-transmission time, the transceiver will warn you and the TX red indicator starts blinking. You can set from 1 to 10 TOA levels. Level 1 means that the transceiver warns you 1 second before the transmission reaches the TOT; level 2 warns you 2 seconds before the TOT and so on. In standby mode, press MENU + 10.
SCAN function(SC-REV) - MENU 14 This transceiver has 3 Scan modes: • TO - Time-operated Scan Whenever a signal is detected, the radio will suspend the scan for 5 seconds, and then will continue to scan even if the signal is still present. • CO: Carrier-operated Scan Whenever a signal is detected, the radio will stop scanning. It will resume to scan once the signal will be no more present. • SE: Search Scan The radio will stop scanning and EXIT the Scan mode once detected a signal.
Receiving with DCS codes (R-DCS) - MENU 17 DCS codes are similar to access codes and can be added to channels, so as to create a sort of personal channel . They enable the radio to communicate with the users that are tuned on the same channel and have set the same DCS code. In frequency mode, press MENU + 17. The screen displays “R-DCS”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder to turn OFF this function or to select a DCS code from D023N to D754I.
Scan / LAMP / SOS / Telealarm / Radio / Disable functions with side key 3 (PF3) - MENU 20 The side key PF3 can enable the following functions: • SCAN: Channel Scan • LAMP: display backlight off • SOS: SOS function • TELEALARM: tele-alarm function • RADIO: FM radio • DISABLE: disabling the functions 1. Channel Scan: In standby mode, press MENU + 20. The screen displays “PF3”. Press MENU to enter the function.
Press MENU again to confirm. You will hear a tone and the leds will alternately blink. Now the SOS function is set. Once the function has been enabled, if you press the PF3 side key, the transceiver will transmit the SOS signal. 4. TELEALARM: The radio transmits an ID code (ANI ID) followed by 110. Then, there will be a sound and visual warning and the radio will switch to reception. This procedure is repeated more times. In Standby mode press MENU + 20; the display will show “PF3”.
Working mode (CH-MDF) - MENU 21 CT890 has four working modes available: 1. Frequency mode (FREQ) 2. Channel mode (CH) 3. Frequency + channel number (CH FREQ) 4. Channel name (NAME) To shift from one mode to another one: In Standby mode press MENU + 21; select the desired working mode with the ▼/▲ keys or with the encoder knob. Push MENU again to confirm your selection. Display backlight (ABR) - MENU 22 In standby mode, press MENU + 22. The screen will display “ABR ”. Press MENU to enter the function.
Select +(positive direction) and press MENU to confirm. Press EXIT to EXIT the function. Press MENU + 23 + MENU to enter the offset frequency function and then digit the frequency deviation (5000). Press MENU and then EXIT to exit the function. Now the frequency shift direction and frequency offset have been set. Frequency shift direction (SFT-D) - MENU 24 In standby mode, press MENU + 24. The screen will display “SFT-D”. Press MENU to enter the function.
Procedure: 1. To display the name of the channels, press MENU + 21. 2. Select the desired channel, then press MENU+ 26 + MENU. The screen displays eight ‘_’ symbols. 3. Edit the desired channel name with the keypad and then confirm by pushing MENU. To exit the function press EXIT. The screen displays the channel name and also the channel number on the right corner of the display. Storing channels (MEM-CH) --- MENU 27 In Frequency and in Standby mode, you can store frequencies and parameters.
encoder to select Scan CTCSS or Scan DCS, then press MENU to confirm. The transceiver starts scanning frequencies with CTCSS/DCS. NOTES: This function cannot work under channel mode. The Scan will start only when the rx band detects signals. Once the CTCSS and DCS frequencies are picked up, they will appear on the display. Welcome message (PONMSG) – MENU 30 In this section you can set a message that is displayed when you turn on the radio.
Sending the ID code (ANI-SW) – MENU 32 With this function, you can send the identifier code of your radio. In Standby mode press MENU + 32; the display will show “ANI-SW”. Press MENU to enter the function. Push the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the encoder to select ON/OFF and confirm with MENU. To return to the standby mode, press EXIT. Setting the ID ANI code (ani-edit) – MENU 33 The identifier code is composed of 10 digits (0-9); the first one cannot be 0. The ANI code must be composed of 3 digits to 6 max.
Keypad lock (AUTOLOCK) - MENU 35 This transceiver has 2 types of Keypad lock available: Auto-lock and Manual-lock. In standby mode, press MENU + 35. The screen will display “AUTOLOCK”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder to select ON/OFF, then press MENU to confirm and EXIT to return to the standby mode. If you select: • ON: the keypad lock function will be activated.
X-TWRPT: the radio transmits and receives at the same time, exactly as in a phone conversation; keep pressed the RPT key and the full duplex mode is active. With the programming software you can set the tx delay when you release the PTT. RPT-SPK - MENU 38 This function deactivates the speaker when the repeater function is enabled. In Standby mode press MENU + 38; the display will show “RPT-SPK”. Press MENU to enter the function.
MENU. To return to the standby mode, press EXIT. To send out the alert tone, press PTT and then keep pressed the side key PF2. ANI code tx delay (PTT-DLY) - MENU 42 This function allows you to set the delay in sending the ANI code once the PTT is pressed (ANI delay). You can set it between 100 and 3000ms (30 levels of 100ms each). To set the delay press MENU + 42; “PTT-DLY” will appear on the display. Press MENU to enter the function. Select the desired level with the ▼/▲ keys or by rotating the encoder.
Group A Scan (SCG-A) - MENU 45 Scan can also be done on programmed channel groups; this section describes the scan of channels belonging to Group A. You can set 10 groups of 100 channels each. Press MENU + 45; “SCG-A” will appear on the display. Press MENU to enter the function. With the ▼/▲ keys or with the encoder select the desired option (ALL = all channels / G-10: group of channels). Press MENU again for confirmation and EXIT to return to standby mode.
Scanned CTCSS/DCS tones (SC-QT) - MENU 48 This function is helpful to decode a CTCSS/DCS tone if you don’t know the exact code: • ALL (ENCODER + DECODER) • ENCODER • DECODER Press MENU + 48; the display will show “SC-QT”. Press MENU to enter the function. Select on of the 3 options with the ▼/▲ keys or with the encoder. Press MENU again for confirmation and EXIT to return to standby mode. To make a scan of these tones, see par. MENU 29.
With this MENU you can select the call groups previously set with PRG-10. In Standby mode press MENU + 50; the display will show “CALL CODE”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the encoder to select the desired code. Confirm with MENU and return to standby mode with the EXIT key. Reset ---- MENU 51 This transceiver has two Reset modes available: VFO and ALL. • RESET VFO: all the settings except channels will return to the default settings.
Troubleshooting PROBLEM SOLUTION The radio doesn’t switch on The battery may be exhausted. Recharge it. Uncorrected installation. Re-install it. Battery recharge doesn’t last long The battery pack is over. Change it with a new one. Battery pack is not completely charged. Reception led turns on but no Make sure the volume is not too sound heard low.
Technical specifications Frequency band 144-146MHz & 430-440MHz (Rx / Tx) Memory channels 999 Power supply Li-Ion battery pack 7.4V/2600 mAh Operating temperature -25°C to + 55°C Working mode monoband/dualband Output power VHF: 5W / UHF:4W Modulation F3E(FM) Max. frequency deviation ≤ ±5KHz Spurious radiation < -60dB Frequency stability ±2.5 ppm Rx sensitivity < 0.
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