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- Page 1 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 |...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
High/low power selection (TXP) - MENU 4 Roger Beep at the beginning/end transmission (ROGER) - MENU TOT (Time Out Timer) - MENU 6 VOX (VOX) - MENU 7 Wide/narrow bandwidth (WN) - MENU 8 Voice function (VOICE) - MENU 9 Midland CT890 instruction guide... - Page 3 Repeater function / Full duplex (RPT-SET) - MENU 37 RPT-SPK - MENU 38 PTT - MENU 39 Adding a channel to scan (SCAN ADD) - MENU 40 Alert tone (ALERT) - MENU 41 ANI code tx delay (PTT-DLY) - MENU 42 Midland CT890 instruction guide...
- Page 4 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 26 Reset ---- MENU 51 Troubleshooting Technical specifications Midland CT890 instruction guide...
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Page 5: Content Of The Packaging
• 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. -
Page 6: Main Functions
Repeater shift • “Busy Channel Lock Out” function • Tx power level indicator on the display • Low battery vocal indicator • Roger Beep • TOT (time out timer) function • Keypad lock • Function/channel reset Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 7: Main Controls And Parts Of The Radio
Priority channel indicator 21. Function mode Indicates the latest reception 22. FM radio band 10. Band in use 11. Memory channel number 12. VHF/UHF frequency 13. Indicator of high (H)/Low (L) power transmission or recep- tion Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 8: Buttons And Controls Of The Radio
Press it again to turn it off. Side-key PF3: it allows the activation of the following functions (menu 20): Scan / Display backlight off / Alarm / Emergency / FM radio. MIC/SP: External speaker/mike jacks. 2600mAh Li-Ion battery pack Midland CT890 instruction guide... - Page 9 CT890 CT890 CT890 M EN U M EN U M EN U Midland CT890 instruction guide...
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Page 10: Quick Search
When the battery pack has low power, you will hear a beep every 5 se- conds and the battery icon shows the low level. If you press PTT, you will hear a vocal message ‘BATTERY LOW’ . Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 11: Working Modes
Both radios will make a reset and will be ready for use. Battery recharge Insert the AC plug into the 240V socket. The charger’s led starts blinking, indicating that it is in charging stand-by. Insert the transceiver or only the Midland CT890 instruction guide... - Page 12 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. Midland CT890 instruction guide...
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Page 13: Functions
In standby mode, press MENU + 2. The screen displays “SQL”. Press MENU to enter to function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder knob to select the desired Squelch level, then press MENU to confirm. To return to the standby mode press EXIT. Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 14: Power Save (Save) - Menu 3
The TOT function is used to prevent a too long transmission. This function temporarily blocks transmissions if the radio has been used beyond the maximum time permitted. Once reached the preset timer, the radio will 10 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 15: Vox (Vox) - Menu 7
In standby mode, press MENU + 9; the screen will display “VOICE”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder to select OFF/ON. Confirm your selection by pressing MENU. To return to the standby mode press EXIT. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 11... -
Page 16: Toa (Transmission Overtime Alarm) - Menu 10
Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder to select ON/OFF, then press MENU to confirm. To return to the standby mode press EXIT. This function is not active when the Repeater function is enabled. 12 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 17: Scan Function(Sc-Rev) - Menu 14
OFF this function or to select a CTCSS tone from 67.0Hz to 254.1Hz, then press MENU to confirm. To return to the standby mode press EXIT. NOTE: This transceiver has 50 CTCSS groups. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 13... -
Page 18: Receiving With Dcs Codes (R-Dcs) - Menu 17
Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the en- coder to activate one of the 2 functions and confirm by pushing MENU again. Press EXIT to return to the standby mode. 14 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 19: Scan / Lamp / Sos / Telealarm / Radio / Disable Functions With Side Key 3 (Pf3) - Menu
In standby mode, press MENU + 20. The screen displays “PF3”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the encoder to select SOS; the screen will display “SOS”. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 15... - Page 20 NOTE: When you are listening to the radio, the current frequency/channel is still in use. To transmit, press the PTT button. Once the transmission ends, after 5 secon- ds, the radio will return to FM Radio mode. 16 | Midland CT890 instruction guide...
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Page 21: Display Backlight (Abr) - Menu 22
E.g.: if you want to receive on 430.025MHz frequency and transmit on 435.026MHz frequency: in Frequency mode, digit 4 3 0 0 2 5 then press MENU + 24 + MENU to enter and set the frequency shift direction. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 17... -
Page 22: Frequency Shift Direction (Sft-D) - Menu 24
Channel name (CHNAME) - MENU 26 To set the channel name you have at your disposal 26 letters (A-Z) and 10 numbers (0-9). You can use up to 8 characters for the channel name. 18 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 23: Storing Channels (Mem-Ch)
This function enables the scan of frequencies with CTCSS or DCS codes. When the transceiver is in receiving mode, press MENU + 29, the screen displays “SCNCD”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ buttons or rotate the Midland CT890 instruction guide | 19... -
Page 24: Welcome Message (Ponmsg) - Menu 30
In this section you can set a message that is displayed when you turn on the radio. You can choose between these two options: • BITMAP (default message. The Midland brands appears) • BATT-V (the display will show the battery level). In Standby mode press MENU + 30; the display will show “PONMSG”. -
Page 25: Sending The Id Code (Ani-Sw) - Menu 32
In Standby mode press MENU + 34; the display will show “DTMF-ST”. Press MENU to enter the function. Push the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the enco- der to select ON/OFF and confirm with MENU. To return to the standby mode, press EXIT. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 21... -
Page 26: Keypad Lock (Autolock) - Menu 35
X-DIRPT: in this mode, the signal received in VHF or UHF band will be automatically transmitted on the other band (VHF→UHF / UHF→VHF). The display will show the icon to indicate that the radio is working in this mode. 22 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 27: Rpt-Spk - Menu 38
In Standby mode press MENU + 41; the display will show “ALERT”. Press MENU to enter the function. Push the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the en- coder to select one of above mentioned frequencies and confirm with Midland CT890 instruction guide | 23... -
Page 28: Ani Code Tx Delay (Ptt-Dly) - Menu 42
Press MENU to enter the function. With the ▼/▲ keys or with the enco- der selection the desired option: • from 1 to 10 seconds • Press MENU again for confirmation and EXIT to return to standby mode. 24 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 29: Group A Scan (Scg-A) - Menu 45
In Standby mode press MENU + 47; the display will show “RPT-TONE”. Press MENU to enter the function. Press the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the en- coder to select ON/OFF. Confirm with MENU and return to standby mode with the EXIT key. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 25... -
Page 30: Mute On The Secondary Frequency (Smuteset) - Menu
Confirm with MENU and press EXIT to return to the standby mode. Setting of group selective call code (CALL CODE) – MENU 50 The selective calls can be programmed with the optional programming software PRG-10. 26 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 31: Reset
ALL, then press MENU to confirm. The display will show “RESET SURE?”. Press MENU again to confirm; the screen will display “PLEASE WAIT”. Then, the transceiver will turn off and reboot again. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 27... -
Page 32: Troubleshooting
Make sure to have the same CTCSS and DCS codes of your group The keypad doesn’t work Keypad lock function hasn’t been enabled Reception of other group signal Change another CTCSS/DCS for while transmitting your group 28 | Midland CT890 instruction guide... -
Page 33: Technical Specifications
Directive 99/05/CE. WARNING. Direct plug-in ac/dc power supply must be used for disconnecting the transceiver from the mains; the desktop charger must be positioned close to the unit and easily accessible. Midland CT890 instruction guide | 29... - Page 34 Symbol tragen, dürfen nicht in den normalen Mülltonnen entsorgt werden, sondern müssen an gesonderten Sammelstellen abgegeben werden. Dort werden die Materialien entsprechend ihrer Eigenschaften getrennt und, um einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz zu liefern, wieder- verwertet. Midland CT890 instruction guide...
- Page 35 τη συσκευασία ή το εγχειρίδιο χρήσης τους, δεν πρέπει να εναποθέτονται στους κοινούς κάδους απορριμάτων αλλά να προσκομίζονται στα ειδικά κέντρα αποκομιδής. Εκεί, τα διάφορα υλικά θα πρέπει να διαχωρίζονται ανάλογα με τα χαρακτηριστικά και τα ανακυκλούμενα υκλικά, συμμετέχοντας έτσι ουσιαστικά στην προστασία του περιβάλλοντος. Midland CT890 instruction guide...
- Page 36 ALAN COMMUNICATIONS, SA C/Cobalt, 48 - 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat Barcelona España Tel: +34 902 384878 Fax: +34 933 779155 www.midland.es El uso de este equipo puede estar sujeto a la obtención de la correspondiente autori- zación administrativa. Lea atentamente las instrucciones antes de usar el equipo. si el producto contiene pilas o baterías no las tire al fuego ni las disperse en el ambiente...
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