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- Page 1 BASE CAMP446 Ricetrasmettitore PMR446 multiuso Multi-task PMR446 transceiver Via R. Sevardi 7 42124Reggio Emilia – Italy www.cte.it...
- Page 2 MIDLAND BASE CAMP is the ideal and daily time solution for all the outdoor activities, the free time and why not, also for emergency and safety situations. As a matter of fact, BASE...
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Page 3: Description Of The Controls
16. LIGHT ON/OFF SWITCH - used to turn the flashlight on/off. 17. TONE CONTROL KNOB - turn clockwise or counter-clockwise to increase/decrease the tone (on AM/FM BAND). 18. POWER/VOLUME KNOB - turn clockwise to turn the power on and increase the volume level. 1. ANTENNA 2. MONITOR-ALARM ON/OFF button - pressing the button while MIDLAND BASE CAMP is Turn counter-clockwise to decrease the volume level and turn the power off. on and set on PMR or MARINE BAND, you activate the MONITOR function. If this button is 19. MIC - MIDLAND BASE CAMP has a built-in microphone. pressed when the radio is off, you can activate or de-activate the alarm clock. - 10 -... -
Page 4: Operations And Functions
OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS INSTALLING THE SHOULDER STRAP To install the shoulder strap, slide the shoulder strap clip POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME down into the metal pins on the top of MIDLAND BASE CAMP until it locks into place. Rotate the POWER/VOLUME knob clockwise to turn the radio on and to increase the volume level. Rotate the control counter-clockwise to reduce the volume level and to turn the radio off. During Power on, the LCD display will show all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate CONTENT the last channel/frequency selected. N° 1 MIDLAND BASE CAMP N° 1 Wall adaptor N° 1 800mA/h battery pack BAND SELECTION N°1 Shoulder strap Select the PMR BAND using the BAND switch. According to the version you bought, you can N°1 2pin mike... -
Page 5: Keypad Lock
To activate the MONITOR, press the “MONITOR” button. To disable the CTCSS/DCS functions, select the private code and then press the MENU button, This function can be activated exclusively in PMR/MARINE BAND. until visualize the flashing CTCSS Privacy Code on the right of the display. Select then “off”, turning the TUNING knob. (It will appear “off” on the display) To confirm, press PTT. SCAN Note: if you select any CTCSS Privacy Code, any pre-selected DCS Privacy Code will be deleted MIDLAND BASE CAMP can SCAN all channels for any activity. When the radio is in receiving and vice-versa. To communicate with other radios, they must be set to the same channel and mode, the SCAN function will stop, and will resume scanning 5 seconds after the signal is no lon- Privacy Code selections. ger present. This function is useful to control which channels are free. When you press the PTT button to transmit on an active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain on the active channel. TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION To resume scanning, quickly press the SCAN button. MIDLAND BASE CAMP has 2 power level settings. To select the power level, the radio must be on This function can be used only in PMR/MARINE BAND. -
Page 6: Call Alert Selection
To disable the VOX function, by turning the TUNING knob, select “oF” and then push the PTT To turn on the DUAL WATCH function, press the MENU button until the display shows “DW of”. key. Select the second channel by turning the TUNING knob. To select one of the 38 CTCSS/DCS Privacy Codes for the second channel press again the MENU button and select the privacy code turning the TUNING knob. CALL ALERT SELECTION To confirm press the PTT button or wait for 5 seconds. MIDLAND BASE CAMP allows to send a CALL alert signal to all the users of the same channel; The display will show “DW” alternatively the channel in use and the second one selected. To turn off the DUAL WATCH function, you can just press the SCAN button or the MENU one. on the display it appear the “TX” icon and the tone of confirmation can be heard by your own spe- aker. MIDLAND BASE CAMP has 5 selectable CALL alerts (oF, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5). When the radio will receive a signal on one of the two channels selected, the “DUAL WATCH” function will temporarily stop, allowing the transmission and the reception of the active signal on To CALL, press the LOCK/CALL button. - Page 7 TUNING knob to change the hour setting. PTT/SELECT button or wait for 5 seconds. To confirm, press the MIDLAND BASE CAMP can be used to charge a mobile phone, iPod, mp3 player by the DYNA- MO CRANK, AC or DC Adapter thru the USB jack. • Attach a USB charging cable (optional) to the USB jack of the MIDLAND BASE CAMP; SETTING THE ALARM CLOCK • Connect the other end of the USB charging cable to the mobile phone, mp3 or iPod; BASE CAMP can also function as an ALARM CLOCK. • Recharge the mobile phone battery, the mp3 or the iPod by turning rapidly the DYNAMO CRANK, or by connecting the AC or DC Adapter into the Charging jack.
- Page 8 ! Dispose of the batteries according to the procedures set out by local regulations. been switched on Inspect the connections of the The battery-charger has not been The battery pack does Battery level indicator battery-charger and the installation of not recharge connected or installed correctly. MIDLAND BASE CAMP has a BATTERY LEVEL METER that shows the battery power level. the batteries. Greater is the number of bars visible, stronger will be the battery level. When the battery level is The site of installation is too shielded. Move to another area. low, the Battery icon will flash in the display, indicating that your batteries should be replace or The volume is too low Adjust the volume.
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Page 9: Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS The channel is used by an excessive Select another channel. Ask the radio number of parties or the transmis- link provider to disable the block due sion has been barred due to a busy Transmission is not to busy channel. Channels ......................1~8 PMR, 1~69 LPD channel. always possible Frequency generation ....................PLL synthesizer Reduce transmission time. Ask the Frequency range ...............446.00625 - 446.09375MHz (PMR) The transmission timer has enabled radio link provider to set the transmis- sion timer to a higher value......................433.075 - 434.775MHz (LPD) VOX causes the radio .......................... 520 - 1620KHz (AM) The sensitivity and/or environmental to accidentally enable Reduce the VOX sensitivity. noise are too high.........................87.5 - 108.0MHz (FM) transmission ........................ 156.3 - 162MHz (MARINE) The VOX feature If the environmental noise is not high, Aerial ....................12.5 KHz (PMR); 25 KHz (LPD) requires speaking in a...