Midland CT990 Instruction Manual

Midland CT990 Instruction Manual

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CT990
DUAL BAND VHF / UHF TRANSCEIVER
› INSTRUCTION GUIDE
SPECIAL FEATURES
10W
Ultra high
IP67
Dead man
output power
certified
function

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  • Page 1 CT990 DUAL BAND VHF / UHF TRANSCEIVER › INSTRUCTION GUIDE SPECIAL FEATURES Ultra high IP67 Dead man output power certified function...
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Scan of frequencies with CTCSS (Seek QT) - Menu Utilities 11 Scan of frequencies with DCS (Seek DQT) - Menu Utilities 12 VOX (VOX function) - Menu Utilities 13 VOX sensitivity (VOX Level) - Menu Utilities 14 VOX Delay - Menu Utilities 15 Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 4 Adding a channel to scan (SCAN LIST) - Menu Utilities18 Setting the priority channel (SCAN PRIORITY) - Menu Utilities 19 Working modes (CH-Freq + CH-Display) - Menu Utilities 34 Channel name (CHName) - Menu Utilities 35 Reset Troubleshooting Technical specifications Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 5: The Package Includes

    • Li-Ion battery pack 2800mAh • Desktop charger • Wall adaptor • Wrist belt 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.
  • Page 6: Main Features

    • Shift repeater • ”Busy channel lock out” function • Output power level indicator on the display • Low battery voice indicator • Roger Beep • TOT (time out timer) • Keypad lock • Function/channel reset Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 7: Main Controls And Parts Of The Radio

    CT990 CT990 Menu Antenna Encoder: rotate it to select the desired channel Power / Switch / Volume control: Rotate to turn on/off CT990 and to adjust the volume Led: transmission (red) / reception (green) LCD Display Microphone < Back: press to exit the Menu and functions. A/B (appears on the di- splay): push to select the desired frequency (VHF or UHF) in the main or secondary display.
  • Page 8 This control is useful to send out the selective call or the 1750Hz repeater tone. 14. PTT 15. Side key MON: Keep pressed to activate the Monitor feature . 16. Holes for the belt clip 17. MIC/SP: external speaker/mike jack 2 Pin Kenwood. 18. 2800mAh Li-Ion battery oack. Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 9: Lcd Display

    Frequency set in the secondary display (indicative frequency) Memory channel Menu Menu icon relevant to Back control Operating band signal FM radio Battery save function enabled Beep on Man Down function activated DTMF message received Keypad lock activated Battery level indicator Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 10 Bandwidth. W = wide; N = narrow DCS code enabled; or “C “ will appear on the display if a CTCSS tone is activated VOX function enabled identification code Busy channel lockout function activated End tone (end transmission noise muffler) activated Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 11: Working Modes Available

    Working modes available CT990 has 2 operating modes available: Frequency mode and Channel mode. In channel mode, the display can show: • Channel number • Frequency • Channel name Switching from frequency mode to channel mode can be manually done by pressing the # key or through the optional programming software.
  • Page 12: Functions And Menu

    Functions and Menu CT990 displays 2 frequency bands at the same time: a “Master frequency” for transmission and it is indicated on the display with an arrow ► close to it and a “Secondary frequency” for receiving only. < In both Channel and Frequency modes, press to choose the master fre- quency between the two displayed.
  • Page 13: Squelch Level (Squelch-Level) - Menu Utilities 1

    Press Menu to enter the function and then the ▼/▲ keys to select the desired frequency step. Confirm your selection by pushing Menu. To return to standby mode press Back. CT990 has 10 frequency steps available: 0.5KHz, 2.5KHz, 5.00KHz, 6.25KHz, 10.00KHz, 12.50KHz, 25.00KHz, 37.5KHz, 50.00KHz and 100KHz. Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 14: Frequency Offset (Off-Set) - Menu Utilities 5

    In standby mode, press Menu Utilities + 6. The display will show “NARROW- WIDE”. Press Menu to enter the function. Press the ▲/▼ keys or rotate the encoder to select Wide/Narrow (25/12,5KHz) bandwidth, then press Menu to confirm. To return to the standby mode press Back. 10 | Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 15: Menu Utilities 9

    In Standby mode press Menu Utilities + 10 to enter DQT. By default Normal is activated. Select Special to enable privacy in your con- versations. Press Menu to confirm the setting and then Back to return in standy condition. Midland CT990 instruction guide | 11...
  • Page 16: Scan Of Frequencies With Ctcss (Seek Qt) - Menu Utilities 11

    To return to standby mode, press Back. NOTE: Level 1 is the least sensitive, while level 9 is the most sensitive. When the radio is in Scan or FM radio mode, the VOX feature is not enabled. 12 | Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 17: Vox Delay - Menu Utilities 15

    In Standby mode press Menu Utilities + 17; the display will show “ROGER BEEP”. Press Menu to enter the function. Select ON/OFF with the ▼/▲ controls or rotate the encoder. Push Menu to confirm your selection and then Back to return in standby condition. Midland CT990 instruction guide | 13...
  • Page 18: Power Save (Rx Save) - Menu Utilities 19

    Menu to confirm. To return to the standby mode press Back. SCAN (SCAN MODE) - Menu Utilities 20 CT990 is supplied with 3 Scan modes: Carrier-operated Scan Whenever a signal is detected, the radio will stop scanning. It will resume to scan once the signal is no longer heard.
  • Page 19: Dual Watch Function (Dual Watch) - Menu Utilities 21

    FM radio interruption (FM INTERRUPT) - Menu Utilities 24 When this function is enabled, as soon as CT990 detects a signal in VHF/UHF the FM radio will be interrupted to listen to VHF/UHF frequencies. FM radio will resume some seconds after the signal disappears.
  • Page 20: Backlight Brightness (Brightness) - Menu Utilities 26

    Press Menu Utilities + 28; the display will show “PTT-ID”. Press Menu to enter the function. Select the desired option by pushing ▼/▲ or rotate the encoder. Confirm with the Menu button and push Back to return to standby mode. 16 | Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 21: Keypad Lock (Lock Mode) - Menu Utilities 30

    In Standby mode press Menu Utilities + 31; the display will show “SIDE TONE”. Press Menu to enter the function. Push the ▼/▲ keys or rotate the encoder to select ON/OFF. Press Menu again to confirm your selection. Press Back to return in standby condition. Midland CT990 instruction guide | 17...
  • Page 22: Power On Image (Power On Display) - Menu Utilities 33

    In Standby mode press Menu Utilities + 34; the display will show “POWER ON MSG”. Press Menu to enter the function. Now you can edit your message with the keypad buttons. Confirm the message by pushing Menu. Press Back to return to standby mode. 18 | Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 23: Battery Voltage (Voltage) - Menu Utilities 35

    In detail: to prevent false alarms, at first CT990 will beep to warn the user that the alarm signal will be sent if the radio won’t be positioned upright again within a few seconds;...
  • Page 24: Functions Enabled In Channel Mode Only

    The radio will alternately scan the channels and the priority channel. Working modes (CH-Freq + CH-Display) - Menu Utilities 34 CT990 has 4 working modes available: • Frequency mode (FREQ) In channel mode the following modes can be set: Channel mode (CH).
  • Page 25: Channel Name (Chname) - Menu Utilities 35

    The screen displays the channel name and its number. To delete a character press T. Reset CT990 has 3 types of Reset: FULL, VFO and CH. RESET FULL all functions, including channels, will return to the default set- tings.
  • Page 26: 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 your while transmitting group 22 | Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 27: Technical Specifications

    Specifications are subject to change without notice. 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 CT990 instruction guide | 23...
  • Page 28 Alle Artikel, die auf der Verpackung oder der Gebrauchanweisung dieses Symbol tragen, dürfen nicht in den normalen Mülltonnen entsorgt werden, sondern müssen an gesonderten Sammelstellen abgegeben werden. Dort wer- den die Materialien entsprechend ihrer Eigenschaften getrennt und, um einen Beitrag zum Umweltschutz zu liefern, wiederverwertet. Midland CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 29 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 CT990 instruction guide...
  • Page 30 Vor Benutzung Bedienungsanleitung beachten. Importado por: MIDLAND IBERIA, SA C/Cobalt, 48 - 08940 Cornellà De Llobregat (Barcelona - España) - www.midland.es El uso de este equipo puede estar sujeto a la obtención de la correspondiente autorización administrativa. Antes de utilizar, lea atentamente el manual de uso.

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