Table Of Contents - Midland 70-3350 User Manual

Vehicular uhf/vhf transceiver

Table of Contents

In this manual...

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR THE HM35 SERIES.................................................................................... 5

ABOVE ALL... SAFETY! ................................................................................................................................ 6

2.1

Conventions and Symbols Used in This Manual........................................................................................................... 6

2.2

Warnings ....................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3

Security ......................................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3.a

General precautions ......................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3.b

Operating conditions/usage.............................................................................................................................. 6

2.3.c

Installation ........................................................................................................................................................ 7

2.4

Assistance..................................................................................................................................................................... 7

PARTS OF THE RADIO AND THEIR USE ..................................................................................................... 8

Front panel.............................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Rear panel .............................................................................................................................................................................. 8

CHECKING THE PARTS .............................................................................................................................. 10

4.1.a

Package contents........................................................................................................................................... 10

4.1.b

Hand-held microphone ................................................................................................................................... 10

ADVICE FOR INSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................... 11

5.1

Location/mounting of radio parts................................................................................................................................. 11

5.1.a

Transceiver..................................................................................................................................................... 11

5.1.b

Detachable front panel ................................................................................................................................... 11

5.1.c

Hand-held microphone mount ........................................................................................................................ 11

5.2

Installation of the vehicular antenna............................................................................................................................ 11

5.3

Connections ................................................................................................................................................................ 12

5.3.a

Antenna .......................................................................................................................................................... 12

5.3.b

Power supply .................................................................................................................................................. 12

5.3.c

Connection/Disconnection of the microphone................................................................................................ 12

5.3.d

External speaker (optional) ............................................................................................................................ 12

BASIC OPERATIONS................................................................................................................................... 13

6.1

Turning HM35 on/off ................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.2

Volume adjustment ..................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.3

Channel selection........................................................................................................................................................ 13

6.4

Reception .................................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.5

Squelch adjustment..................................................................................................................................................... 13

6.6

Monitor ........................................................................................................................................................................ 14

6.6.a

Monitor from the menu ................................................................................................................................... 14

6.6.b

Monitor using the microphone ........................................................................................................................ 14

6.7

Transmission............................................................................................................................................................... 14

6.7.a

Time Out Timer (TOT) .................................................................................................................................... 14

6.7.b

Busy Channel Lock Out (BCLO) .................................................................................................................... 15

6.7.c

Selecting transmission power......................................................................................................................... 15

USE OF COMMANDS/OPTIONS.................................................................................................................. 16

7.1

How to navigate the command menu.......................................................................................................................... 16

7.2

Summary table for the command menu ...................................................................................................................... 17

Menu diagram....................................................................................................................................................................... 18

7.4

Meanings of display icons ........................................................................................................................................... 18

7.5

Meaning of function key icons..................................................................................................................................... 18

Each function key is assignable. The table here below summarizes the meaning of the icons displayed once a function key

is pressed. ............................................................................................................................................................................ 18

CUSTOMIZATION......................................................................................................................................... 20

8.1

Adjustment of microphone sensitivity.......................................................................................................................... 20

8.2

Adjustment of display contrast .................................................................................................................................... 20

8.3

Backlight adjustment ................................................................................................................................................... 20

8.4

Exclusion of internal speaker ...................................................................................................................................... 21

USE WITH CTCSS/DCS AND/OR SELECTIVE CALLS............................................................................... 22

9.1

Reception .................................................................................................................................................................... 22

9.2

Transmission............................................................................................................................................................... 22

9.2.a

CTCSS/DCS Transmission ............................................................................................................................ 22

9.2.b

Sending a selective call.................................................................................................................................. 22

9.2.c

Sending a variable selective call .................................................................................................................... 23

9.2.d

Sending an emergency selective call ............................................................................................................. 23

ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ............................................................................................................................ 24

10.1 Channel scanning ....................................................................................................................................................... 24

10.1.a Activation of scanning .................................................................................................................................... 24

10.1.b Temporary exclusion of channels from scanning ........................................................................................... 24

10.1.c Temporary pause in scanning ........................................................................................................................ 24

10.1.d Changing the channel scanning list................................................................................................................ 25

10.2 Rapid recall of home channel...................................................................................................................................... 25

Rev. 2.0 on 1 March 2004

HM35 Series - User's Manual

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