CTCSS encode/decode, 1024 groups of DCS encode/decode, 5TONE/DTMF encode/decode, built-in radio functions, etc..It is a meticulous build functional and Multi frequency band radio for radio amateur and commercial users. User Manual Applied to: DV-3140UV Programming Software: DV3140UV PROGRAM CAUTIONS: When programming the transceiver, read the factory initial data first, then rewrite the frequency and...
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SAFETY INFORMATION FOR USER transceiver is excellently designed with advanced technology. Please observe the following precautions to perform your obligation, prevent personal injury and ensure the safety of transceiver usage. 1. Keep the transceiver and accessories away from children. 2. Please do not try to open or modify the transceiver without permission, non-professionals process may also cause damage.
CONTENTS UNPACKING ............................1 Supplied Accessories..........................1 STANDARD ACCESSORIES/OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES ..........2 Standard Accessories ..........................2 Optional Accessories ..........................2 BATTERY INFORMATION ....................3 Charging Operation ..........................3 Charger Applied ............................3 NOTES ..............................3 How to Charge ............................4 Normal Charging Tips ..........................6 How to Store the Battery ........................
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CONTENTS GETTING ACQUAINTED ....................11 LCD Display ............................11 Front Panel .............................. 12 Side Panel ............................... 13 BASIC OPERATIONS ....................14 Turn the Radio On & OFF........................14 Adjusting Volume ..............................14 Channels Selection ..........................14 Receiving ..............................15 Transmitting .............................. 15 SHORTCUT OPERATIONS ....................16 Switch between Main Band and Sub Band....................
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CONTENTS Squelch off .............................. 18 Instantaneously squelch off ........................18 Frequency Reverse ..........................18 Keypad Lock ............................19 TX Power Switch ............................ 19 Whisper ..............................20 VOX level setup ............................20 Battery Capacity Enquiry ........................20 Priority Channel ............................20 Emergency Alarm............................
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CONTENTS Menu 24: Scan Pause Time Setup ......................25 Menu 25: LCD Back Light Setup ......................26 Menu 26: LCD Back Light Color Setup ....................26 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LNSTALLING & STARTING (TAKES WINDOWS XP AS AN EXAMPLE)..............27 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..................28 TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE ..................29 ATTACHED CHART .......................31 CTCSS Frequency Chart ........................
UNPACKING Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend you to identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material. If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment, please contact dealers immediately. Supplied Accessories Item Quantity Antenna Li-ion Battery Pack...
STANDARD ACCESSORIES/OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES Standard Accessories Antenna* Li-ion Battery Pack Charger AC Adaptor Belt Clip Instruction QA09UV1 1500mAh (12V/500mA) BC01 Manual 155/435MHz * Note: For frequency band of antenna, please refer to label indicated in the bottom of the antenna. Note: Car Charger and Charger should be used together.
BATTERY INFORMATION Charging Operation The battery pack is not charged at the factory; please charge it before use. Charging the battery pack for the first time after purchase or extended storage (more than 2 months) may not bring the battery pack to its normal operating capacity. After fully charging/discharging cycle for two or three times, the operating capacity will reach its best performance.
BATTERY INFORMATION ▼Do not recharge the battery pack if it is already fully charged. This may shorten the life of the battery pack or damage the battery pack. ▼Do not charge the battery or transceiver if it is damp. Dry it before charging to avoid danger. WARNING: When keys, ornamental chain or other electric metals contact with the battery terminal, the battery may cause damage or hurt bodies.
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BATTERY INFORMATION NOTE: When charging a power-on transceiver equipped with battery, the indicating lamp will not turn into green to show the fully charged status. Only when the transceiver is switched off, can the lamp indicate normally. The transceiver consumes energy when it is power-on, and the charger can not detect the voltage when the battery has been fully charged.
BATTERY INFORMATION Normal Charging Tips 1. Self- Examination: When charging, orange light twinkles for 1 second and goes out, which means the charger has passed its self-examination and it can charge the battery normally. If the light remains orange or the red light twinkles, it means the charger cannot pass its self-examination or charge the battery.
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BATTERY INFORMATION WARNING: ▼Do not short circuit battery terminals. ▼Never attempt to remove the casing from the battery pack. ▼Never assemble the battery in dangerous surroundings, spark may cause explosion. ▼Do not put the battery in hot environment or throw it into fire, it may cause explosion. Professional FM Transceiver...
PREPARATION Installing / Removing the Battery 1. Match the three grooves of the battery pack with the corresponding guides on the back of the transceiver and push. 2. Press the battery pack until the release latch on the top of the transceiver locks. After hearing a “click” sounds, the battery has been locked.
PREPARATION Installing / Removing the Belt Clip ■ Installing the Belt Clip: Place the belt clip to the corresponding grooves on the back of the transceiver, and then clockwise screw it. ■ Removing the Belt Clip: Anticlockwise turn the screws to remove the belt clip.
PREPARATION Installing/ Removing the Hand Strap Slide the loop of the hand strap through the eyelet on the upper rear of the transceiver, pull the entire hand strap through the loop to secure the hand strap in place. Professional FM Transceiver...
GETTING ACQUAINTED LCD Display On LCD display screen, you will see various icons which stand for the selected functions and sometimes you may forget the meaning of them. Here you will fi the following table extremely useful. Frequency Priority Scan Reverse Offset Frequency VOX Function...
GETTING ACQUAINTED Front Panel Channel switch Antenna Power/Volume switch LED indicator, green light when receiving, red light when transmitting Speaker Microphone 4 3 3 1 2 5 1 4 5 3 7 5 Programming key Professional Professional FM Transceiver FM Transceiver...
GETTING ACQUAINTED Side Panel PTTkey Speaker / Mic- rophone Jacks Reading/Writing PF1key, programming key Programming Software PF2key, programming key Jack (programming all kinds of monitor ways) Belt Clip Battery Left Panel Right Panel Professional FM Transceiver...
BASIC OPERATIONS Turn the Radio On & OFF Under power-off state, turn [POWER]/ [VOLUME] clockwise to turn on the transceiver. Under power-on state, turn [POWER]/ [VOLUME] anticlockwise to turn off the transceiver. Adjusting Volume Under power-on state, turn [POWER] / [VOLUME] to adjust volume. Clockwise-up, anticlockwise -down.
BASIC OPERATIONS Receiving You can hear the transmitting party's calling when the channel you are operating is called and the LED light turns green/blue. NOTE: You may not receive the calling if you set a high squelch off level of the transceiver. If current channel has been programmed with signaling, you can only hear the call from a same signaling, other calls cannot be heard.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS 、 、 The [PF1]、 [PF2]、 keys are programmable. They can realize the following functions by programming software. Switch between Main Band and Sub Band Press the programmed key of "MAIN" to switch between main band and sub band, arrow directs to the main band.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS monitor state, "BUSY" icon fl CTCSS/DCS/5TONE/DTMF decode will be ignored in monitor state, transceiver can monitor signal of the other party as long as receiving the matched carrier wave. Press this key again, transceiver emits "DU DU" beep, the "BUSY" icon disappears, transceiver exits the monitor state.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Squelch Levels Setup This function is used for setup the receiving signal intensity. The other party calling can be heard when the receiving signal intensity reaches a certain level, otherwise transceiver will remain mute. Under standby, press the programmed key of Adjust Squelch Level, transceiver emits "DU" beep, LCD displays Squelch level "SQL XX", rotate channel switch to choose desired level.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Frequency Reverse state, press key again or wait 1second, radio will return back to standby state, LCD displays " " icon. When frequency Reverse function is on, the current channel RX frequency will be switched to TX frequency, the CTCSS or DCS signal which has been setup will be also switched. Repeat the above operation, the transceiver exits reverse functions with LCD displays "REV OFF"...
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Whisper When this function is enabled, other parties can hear a higher voice as long as you speak in a lower voice. Under standby, press programmed key of whisper, screen displays "EYE ON", whisper function is enabled, press any other key or wait 1 second, transceiver will return back to standby state. Repeat above operation, whisper function is disabled when screen displays "EYE OFF".
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS and switch to the preset priority channel, signal can be transmitted or received in the priority channel. Rotate the channel switch or press the key again to exit. Emergency Alarm Under standby state, hold pressing [PF1] key which is programmed with ALARM function until LCD displays "ALARM", Emergency alarm function is started.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS radio, LCD displays "FM ON" and "FM" icon, rotate channel switch to choose desired FM channel. Press this key again, FM icon disappears, transceiver returns back to standby state. Optional Signal Encode list Under Standby State, press programmed key of Call list, if current channel setup DTMF signaling or no signaling, it will show DTMF encode list, turn channel switch to choose desired encode, press PTT to transmit the encode.
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS Resume Factory Default Once transceiver works abnormally for wrong operations or wrong programming, user can start this function to resume all functions and channels as Factory Default. Turn off transceiver, hold pressing the programmed key of "Initialize" and power on transceiver, until LCD displays "RESET", release the key, transceiver emits "DU"...
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Master unit remain copy mode state to prepare for the next copy, if reboot the master means exit Professional FM Transceiver...
SHORTCUT OPERATIONS copy mode to return to normal mode. [Settings: Slave side] In the standby mode, when the slave receives the data, the display shows "CLONE XX" XX stands for the data being cloned. When data reception is complete, the slave unit returns to normal mode and restart automatically. Turn off the slave's power, remove the cable, insert another slave which you want to copy.
FUNCTION MENU SETUP When key short press set as SETMODE, functions as below. Menu 23: Squelch level setup This function is used for set up the RX signal intensity, the call can be heard when the intensity of RX signal reach a preset data, otherwise transceiver will keep mute. key to enter into function menu setup.
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10ST: When scan a match signal, stay 10 seconds then resume scan 15ST: When scan a match signal, stay 15 seconds then resume scan 2SP: When scan a match signal, stay until the signal disappears 2seconds, then resume scan. key to return the function menu, or press any other keys to save and exit. Press Professional FM Transceiver...
FUNCTION MENU SETUP Menu 25: LCD Back Light Setup key to enter into function menu setup. Press Turn channel switch to choose No.25 item, LCD displays "LIGHT". key to enter into next item, turn channel switch to choose desired setup. Press AUTO: Automatic, LCD back light will automatic turn off after a period of turn on.
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key to return the function menu, or press any other keys to save and exit. Press Professional FM Transceiver...
PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE LNSTALLING & STARTING (TAKES WINDOWS XP AS AN EXAMPLE) 1. Double Click "DV3140UV setup.exe", then go on installing as computer command. 2. Click "START" menu of computer, choose "USB To COM" in DV3140UV item and click it. Please install USB To Comport drive program as computer command.
TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE Problem Corrective Action A. The battery pack may be exhausting. Recharge or replace the battery pack. B. The battery pack may not be installed correctly. Remove the battery pack and install it again. No Power C.The power switch is broken; send it to local dealers to repair.
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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE A. Different frequency or channel, please change it. Cannot talk to or hear other members in your B. Different CTCSS / DCS please reset it. group C. Out of communication range. Check whether the battery touch is out of sharp or Can not power on or frequent power-off broken.
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