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Alinco Incorporated, Electronics Division
Y odoyabashi Dai-bldg 13F
4-4-9 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0043 Japan
Phone: +81-6-7636-2360 Fax: +81-6-6208-3801
http://www.alinco.com
DR-B185HT
136.000-173.995MHz
FCC ID:PH3DR-B185HT
Copyright Alinco, lnc.
Printed in China

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  • Page 1 Alinco Incorporated, Electronics Division Y odoyabashi Dai-bldg 13F 4-4-9 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0043 Japan Phone: +81-6-7636-2360 Fax: +81-6-6208-3801 http://www.alinco.com DR-B185HT 136.000-173.995MHz FCC ID:PH3DR-B185HT Copyright Alinco, lnc. Printed in China...

  • Page 2: Supplied Accessories

    The standard accessories may vary slightly depending on the version you have purchased. Please contact your local authorized Alinco dealer should you have any questions. Alinco and authorized dealers are not responsible for any typographical errors there may be in this manual. Standard accessories may change without notice.

  • Page 3: Mobile Installation

    Initial Installation „ „ Mobile installation ▼ Determine the appropriate angle of the transceiver, using the 3 screw hole positions on the side of the mounting bracket. The radio may be installed in any position in your car, where the controls and microphone are easily accessible and it does not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle.
  • Page 4 Initial Installation „ „ DC Power Cable Connection Connect the DC power cable to the radio's power supply con- nector. Press the connectors firmly together until the locking tab clicks. ▼ Mobile Operation The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 13.8V. Never connect the radio to a 24V battery.
  • Page 5 Initial Installation REPLACING FUSES If the fuse blows, determine the cause, then correct the problem. After the problem is resolved, replace the fuse. If newly installed fuses continue to blow, disconnect the power cable and contact your dealer for assistance. Fuse Location Fuse Current Rating Radio...
  • Page 6 Initial Installation „ „ „ „ Accessories Connections Power supply voltage Display After connecting the radio to the power supply, the supply voltage External Speaker can be displayed on LCD by pressing the SQL / REV key together with If you plan to use an external speaker, choose a speaker with an the [SQL / REV] key.
  • Page 7 Initial Installation Microphone For voice communications, connect a provided microphone into the socket on the front of the main unit. Turn the ring firmly on the plug until it locks. Attach the supplied microphone hanger in an appropriate location using the screws included in the screw set.

  • Page 8: Getting Acquainted

    Getting Acquainted „ „ Front panel NO. KEY FUNCTION Rotate to change memory channels and various P u s h - b u t t o n settings. rotary knob Press to enter the settings. „ „ Operations by pressing and holding the following respective keys NO.
  • Page 9 Getting Acquainted „ „ Operations when turning on the power while pressing the NO. KEY FUNCTION following respective keys V/M/MW NO. KEY FUNCTION TS/DCS/LOCK Exits from function mode. V O L K n o b / CALL Sets transmission output. P W R ( P o w e r ) SQL / REV Sets the reverse function.
  • Page 10 Getting Acquainted „ „ „ „ Rear panel DISPLAY 10 11 12 NO. KEY FUNCTION Antenna Connect an antenna. Connector DATA terminal/ NO. KEY FUNCTION Use for the clone function and to connect an E x t . S p e a k e r optional external speaker.
  • Page 11 Getting Acquainted NO. KEY FUNCTION Lights up when the shift direction is positive. Lights up when the shift direction is negative. Lights up when the tone and SQ are set. Lights up when the SQ is set. Lights up when CDCSS is set. Lights up when the reverse function is set.
  • Page 12 Getting Acquainted „ „ microphone MIC Connector Diagram(in the front view of connector) NO. KEY FUNCTION Channel number or setting value. DOWN Channel number or setting value. Push-To-Talk key to transmit. Numerical Keys Other various oprations DTMF ON/OFF Switches between DTMF and function operations. LOCK Switch Locks all keys excep PTT.

  • Page 13: Channel Display Mode

    Operating Mode (Channel Display Mode) „ „ CHANNEL DISPLAY MODE Call up and operate frequencies or settings registered in advance. Channels set in memory mode or with a PC application will appear. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] key on the mi- crophone to select a memory channel.

  • Page 14: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations „ „ Switching The Power On/Off sired one through push-button rotary knob, clockwise turn to the forward channel, anticlockwise turn to the backward channel. In According to the option selected during relative Operating mode, Microphone's [UP]/[DOWN] key has the installation, press the VOL Knob / PWR(Power) same function for adjusting frequency and channel.

  • Page 15: Monitoring Function

    Basic Operations While pressing the [PTT] key, speak into MIC in a normal voice. The new squelch level will be stored in the CPU until another adjustment is done. Place the microphone about 5 cm away from your mouth when you speak.

  • Page 16: Scanning Function

    KEY OPERATIONS „ „ squelch off • When the group scanning step is set to 30 17 groups (GROUP1: Channel 0 to 29, Press and hold the [SQL / REV] key for 2 seconds or press MIC's GROUP2: Channel 30 to 59, ..., GROUP17: key to disable squelch.
  • Page 17 KEY OPERATIONS „ „ DCS SCAN frequency or channel will be switched to the priority channel and the [S] icon will flash. Repeatedly press [TS/DCS/LOCK] key until LCD displays DCS icons, then hold [TS/DCS/LOCK] key for 1 second to enter into DCS scanning. Even if the frequency or channel selected before being switched has Once finding a matching DCS code, a voice will be heard and resumes a reception channel, the signal received by the priority channel will be...

  • Page 18: Offset Direction And Offset Frequency Setup

    KEY OPERATIONS Press it again so that the 3-digit number and icon is dis- press push-button rotary knob, LCD displays offset direction and played. This is the DCS code, and it enables DCS encoding and offset frequency. decoding. Repeatedly press push-button rotary knob to select positive offset For 2-4, rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] or negative offset.

  • Page 19: Memory Display Indicator

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE „ „ „ „ MEMORY NAME (Alphanumeric Tag) MEMORY DISPLAY INDICATOR The memory channels stored in the memory-mode can be displayed with Switch the frequency display and memory NAME display when a an alphanumeric tag instead of the default frequency display. Program memory name is registered using the memory NAME function.

  • Page 20: Dimmer Setting

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE „ „ AUTOMATIC BACK LIGHT on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows. When pressing any key on the unit, the backlight brightness becomes brightest for a few seconds. Set how many seconds you want to make ON: Outputs the operation sound.
  • Page 21 PARAMETER SETTING MODE „ „ „ „ Time-Out-Timer TOT Penalty The TOT feature is popular in repeater systems. It prohibits the users When the transmission is shut down in the TOT mode, this function from transmitting on the repeater after a certain period of time has prohibits another transmission for a selected time period.

  • Page 22: Bclo Setting

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys Press the push-button rotary knob. on the microphone to change the setting. The unit will go back to menu mode. The options are as follows. „ „ SETTING THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED WHEN TRUNING ON THE POWER OFF: Does not set the auto power off function.

  • Page 23: Default Sq Value

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE ON: Sets the BCLO setting to ON. The default setting is [T.67.0 ] (67.0Hz). ▼ OFF: Sets the BCLO setting to OFF. ▼ Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to change the setting. Press the push-button rotary knob.

  • Page 24: Default Tone Value

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE DEFAULT TONE VALUE The options are as follows. 023 to 754 (See the table below). ▼ 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 DEFAULT DCS CODE 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8 250.3 •...

  • Page 25: Auto-Dialer

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE REV] keys to exit and return to original status. • 754 is followed by 023. • 023 comes before 754. „ „ DTMF TX SPEED Set the tone output speed when outputting DTMF using the automatic Press the push-button rotary knob. dialer.

  • Page 26: Dtmf Monitor

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE Press the push-button rotary knob. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to display the menu number "24". The unit will go back to menu mode. The current setting will appear on the display. „...

  • Page 27: Scanning Stop Time -Bsy

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE „ „ SCANNING STOP TIME -BSY SLW: Searches slowly. ▼ From "Switching the Scanning Type ", select "Busy scan" to set the Press the push-button rotary knob. duration time before switching to the next channel after stopping The unit will go back to menu mode.

  • Page 28: Memory Channel Scanning Setting

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys ONLY: Scans only programmed memory channels. ▼ on the microphone to change the setting. Press the push-button rotary knob. The options are as follows. The unit will go back to menu mode. ▼...

  • Page 29: Beat Shift

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE „ „ TUNING CONTROL „ „ BEAT SHIFT Set whether or not to allow operations for the push-button rotary knob Set whether or not to shift the frequency when the multiple of clock and [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone when the operation lock frequency is the receiving frequency.

  • Page 30: Squelch Hang Time

    PARAMETER SETTING MODE The current setting will appear on the display. The default setting is [S-M .OFF]. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows. ▼ Uses the RSSI value to display the S-meter signal.

  • Page 31: Microphone Operation

    Microphone Operation „ „ Keypad Lock In this chapter, operations shown with is available to all units, is subject to dealer-programming or restrictions. Some of features may be functional in Pull down the slide switch to lock position, The lamp is turned off and all memory mode temporary, but the setting will return to the initial parameters of keypads is not work except PTT switch.

  • Page 32: Cable Clone

    Cable Clone This feature will copy the programmed data and parameters in the master unit to slave units. It copies the parameters and memory program settings. Connection Make a cable using 3.5 mm stereo-mini plugs as shown below. Make a master unit by setting and programming it as desired. Turn off both units. Connect the cable between the DATA jacks on both master and slave.

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting

    Maintenance „ „ „ „ Default Setting after Resetting DR-B185HT Trouble Shooting DCS encode Problem Possible Causes and Potential Solutions DR-B185HT and decode + and - polarities of power connection 0-499 (a) Power is on, nothing are reversed. Connect red lead to plus...
  • Page 34 Specifications DR-B185T General Receiver (TIA-603 standard testing ) Frequency Range VHF: 136-173.995MHz Sensitivity ≤0.35μV (12dB Sinad) Number of Channels 500 channels Adjacent Channel ≥60dB Selectivity Channel Spacing 12.5KHz Intermodulation ≥60dB Spurious Rejection ≥70dB 5KHz, 6.25KHz, 8.33KHz, 10KHz, 12.5KHz, Audio Response +1~-3dB(0.5 - 2.5 KHz) Channel step Hum &...
  • Page 35 Appendix „ „ „ „ 39 groups CTCSS Tone Frequency(Hz) groups DCS Code. 67.0 69.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8 250.3...
  • Page 36 : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.

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