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CIGNUS CG-828UV User Manual

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CG-828UV
DUAL BAND
FM TRANSCEIVER
USER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 CG-828UV DUAL BAND FM TRANSCEIVER USER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2 Nice Housing, Stoutness & Stability, Advanced and Reliable functions, Perfect & Valuable. Approval. Dual Band mobile radio especially designs for drivers and it pursues company philosophy of innovation and practicality. NOTE Dual Band Mobile Radio Applicable Software: CG-828UV Model Apply To This Manual: Dual Band Mobile Radio...
  • Page 3 Thank you for choosing this mobile transceiver, Precautions always provide high quality products, and this Please observe the following precautions to prevent fire, transceiver is no exception. The transceiver is a ruggedly-built, personal injury, or transceiver damage: high quality Dual band FM transceiver providing 50 Watts of Do not attempt to configure your transceiver while driving, it power output on the VHF band and 40 Watts on the UHF band.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS New and Innovative Features ...........1 High/Mid/Low Power Switch ..........13 Frequency Range ..............1 Frequency Reverse ...............13 Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories ......2 Band-width Selection ............13 Home Channel ..............13 Supplied Accessories ..............2 Optional Accessories ..............2 Editing Home Channel ............13 Initial Installation ...............3 Hyper Memory channel ............14 Mobile installation ..............3 Dual Watch................14 DC Power Cable Connection ..........4...
  • Page 5 CONTENTS DTMF Encode setup .............20 Calling Record ..............29 Squelch Mode Setup .............20 AM Function ................29 Compander ................21 Automatic AM function ............29 VHF External speaker port ............30 Scrambler Setup ..............21 Tone Burst (Pilot Frequency) ..........21 BEEP Volume control ............30 Keypad Mode Setup .............22 Talk Around................

  • Page 6: New And Innovative Features

    New and Innovative Features Dual Band Mobile Radio has nice housing, stoutness & stability, advanced and reliable functions, perfect & valuable. This amateur mobile radio especially designs for drivers and it pursues company philosophy of innovation and practicality. More functions as follows: 758 memory channels, full duplex operation with independent volume and squelch controls 50 Watts of power output on the VHF band and 40 Watts on the UHF band with cross band repeat function.

  • Page 7: Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories

    Microphone (QHM-02) Car Antenna 3 meter extending cable for USB Programming Cigar-Plug Connection Desktop attachable panel/ Cloning Microphone (QCA-02) Cable (PC51) Line (QCC-01) Cable(CP52) (QDM-01) Programming Software Adapter Cable External Speaker (SP-02) Power supply (QRP-01) Front Panel Bracket (QAC-01) (QMB-03) (CG-828UV)

  • Page 8: Initial Installation

    Initial Installation Determine the appropriate angle of the transceiver, using the 3 Mobile inStAllAtion screw hole positions on the side of the mounting bracket. To install the transceiver, select a safe, convenient location inside your vehicle that minimizes danger to your passengers and yourself while the vehicle is in motion.

  • Page 9: Dc Power Cable Connection

    Initial Installation Reconnect any wiring removed from the negative terminal. dc poweR cAble connection Locate the power input connector as close to the transceiver as possible. NOTE M o bi l e op eR At io n Black The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 12V. Never connect the transceiver to a 24V battery.
  • Page 10 Initial Installation When the ignition key is turned to ACC or ON(Start) position Connect the DC power cable to the regulated DC power supply with the radio turned off, the power switch illuminates. The and ensure that the polarities are correct. (Red: positive, illumination will be turned off when the ignition key is turned Black:negative).

  • Page 11: Antenna Connection

    Initial Installation Re p l A ci nG F uSe S an impedance other than 50Ω reduces the efficiency of the antenna system and can cause interference to nearby broadcast television If the fuse blows, determine the cause, then correct the problem. receivers, radio receivers, and other electronic equipment.

  • Page 12: Accessories Connections

    External speaker[SP-02] SP-02 pc c on necti nG To untilize the CG-828UV software, you must first connect the transceiver to your PC then using an optional programming cable PC50 (via Data socket ). Mi c R o p ho ne Please use CG-828UV software for programming.

  • Page 13: Getting Acquainted

    Getting Acquainted FRont pAnel Function set Key In standby, press this key to enter function menu Press it to power On /Off the transceiver In standby, press it to change H/L power for Left【LOW】Key present channel. Long press it to turn On/Off Frequency Reverse Function.

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    Getting Acquainted ReAR pAnel NO. INDICATOR FUNCTION Displays the channel number and Menu number. Appears when current channel is priority channel Appears when current channel is set Scan Skip Appears when current channel has CTCSS Encode Appears when current channel has CTCSS Decode Appears when the Offset function is ON Appears while transmitting.

  • Page 15: Microphone

    Getting Acquainted MicRophone NO. KEY FUNCTION Increase frequency, channel number or setting value. Decrease frequency, channel number or DOWN setting value. Press the PTT (Push-TO-Talk) key to transmit. Number Key Input VFO frequency or DTMF dial out etc. A/B band Choose left band or right band as Main band Band indicator The indicator light on for Main band.

  • Page 16: Basic Operations

    Basic Operations SwitchinG the poweR on/oFF AdjuStinG FRequencY AdjuStinG FRequencY thRouGh SelectoR knob poweR on In frequency (VFO) mode, turn the selector Decrease frequency Increase frequency Press key to switch the transceiver ON, the knob clockwise to increase frequency; LCD displays "WELCOME", then display current counterclock-wise to decrease frequency.

  • Page 17: Switch Between Main Band And Sub Band

    Basic Operations correspondent selector knob, the channel number flashes in this situation, This transceiver can be set working on 2 UHF band or 2 VHF band. the channel number will increase 10 channels by each gear of selector NOTE knob. Press microphone [ UP/DOWN ] key also able to adjust the ReceiVinG channel.

  • Page 18: Shortcut Operations

    Shortcut Operations Squelch leVel Setup In channel mode, this operation is for temporary use only. NOTE This function is used to setup the strength of receiving signal, when the strength reach a certain level, the calling can be heard, otherwise, the FRequencY ReVeRSe transceiver will keep mute.

  • Page 19: Hyper Memory Channel

    Shortcut Operations hYpeR MeMoRY chAnnel During the scanning, adjust the Main band selector knob or press microphone [ UP/DOWN ] key will change the scan direction. In standby, press the left or right volume knob will switch the radio work on hyper channel 1 or hyper channel 2.

  • Page 20: Channel Copy

    Shortcut Operations chAnnel copY In channel mode, turn the selector knob to choose the channel. Hold key until the transceiver prompt a Du and channel number display flashes. Turn selector knob to choose channel number for storage. ( If the storage has data, the LCD will display the frequency, otherwise will display "----------") Hold...

  • Page 21: General Setting

    General Setting Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup Basic operation steps for Function menu Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. Press key to enter function menu. ON: Auto Offset function is turned on. Turn the Main band selector knob to choose wanted function.

  • Page 22: Vfo Band Lockout

    General Setting cpu clock FRequencY chAnGe This function is auto-hidden in channel mode When any harmonic or image frequency in the CPU clock disturbs the NOTE working frequency, turn on this function will cut the disturbing VFo bAnd lockout Press key to enter function menu.

  • Page 23: 5Tone Encode Select

    General Setting Switch the Main band selector knob to 5tone encode Select choose wanted value Press key to enter function menu. DT: means DTMF signaling is added. Turn the Main band selector knob to 2T: means DTMF signaling is added. choose No.

  • Page 24: Ctcss Decode Setup

    General Setting Sub bAnd diSplAY Setup Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and Press key to enter function menu. back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit. Turn the Main band selector knob to choose No.

  • Page 25: Dtmf Encode Transmitting Time

    General Setting When the selected group is empty, the dtMF encode tRAnSMittinG tiMe LCD displays '------". Press key to enter function menu. Press the selector knob to enter the DTMF signaling edit. The LCD Turn the Main band selector knob to choose display "-- -- -- -- -- --", the last character No 14 menu.

  • Page 26: Compander

    General Setting Turn the Main band selector knob to Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and choose No.18 menu. The LCD displays back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over "SCR". 0.5 second to store setup and exit.

  • Page 27: Keypad Mode Setup

    General Setting Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and LCD displays DT means DTMF, displays 5T means 5TONE, displays 2T means 2TONE. back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 second to store setup and exit. Right band long press: Talk Around.

  • Page 28: Keypad Lockout

    General Setting Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. time.The scan direction can be changed by corresponding channel selector knob. Note:To enable this function, the Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted mode. channel shall be programmed with CTCSS/DCS decode. BAND R, lock the right band PTT.

  • Page 29: Sub Band Mute Setup

    General Setting editinG chAnnel nAMe Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. After edit a name for a channel, if the display mode is channel name, the Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. will display the name edited in this menu.

  • Page 30: Microphone Pa,Pb, Pc,Pd Key Setup

    General Setting S-5: Able to hear the calling when the power meter reach 4 bar. Switch the Mian band selector knob to choose wanted value. S-9: Able to hear the calling when the power meter reach 8 bar. MANUAL: Auto storage is turn off. S-FULL: Able to hear the calling when the AUTO: Auto storeage is turn on.

  • Page 31: Priority Channel Scan

    General Setting Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. oFFSet FRequencY Setup TIME: it pauses 5s once scanning a matching signal, then resume scan. Press key to enter function menu. BUSY: it pauses once scanning a matching Turn the Main band selector knob to choose signal, then resume scan after the signal No.36 menu.

  • Page 32: Busy Channel Lockout

    General Setting 5tone SelF id enquiRY buSY chAnnel lockout With this function on, the transceiver will not transmit on a busy channel, Press key to enter function menu. to avoid disturbing other transceiver using same frequency. Once the Switch the selector knob to choose No.40 channel is busy and you press PTT, the transceiver will beep as warning function.

  • Page 33: Vfo Frequency Linkage

    General Setting VFo FRequencY linkAGe cRoSS bAnd RepeAt Enable this function, the adjustment for any band of VFO frequency, Set the left band and right band as VHF (136~174MHz) and UHF will bring same frequency change to both bands. Adjust one gear, the (400~523MHz) then turn off this function will enable Cross Band repeater frequency for both bands will increase or decrease one step size value.

  • Page 34: Keypad Backlight Brightness

    General Setting ON: turn on AM function. keYpAd bAckliGht bRiGhtneSS OFF: turn off AM function. Press key to enter function menu. Press the Main band selector knob or key to store value and Turn the Main band selector knob to choose back to function menu.

  • Page 35: Vhf External Speaker Port

    General Setting Press the Main band selector knob to enter function setup. back to function menu. Press key or hold selector knob for over 0.5 Switch the Main band selector knob to choose wanted value. second to store setup and exit. INT: Internal speaker, VHF and UHF band share one speaker MicRophone SpeAkeR...

  • Page 36: Microphone Operation

    Microphone Operation when the LCD displays"-", means minus offset. This function is valid only when current channel set with offset frequency. NOTE DOWN Add or delete priority channel: In channel mode, press the key ： Numeric Keys programmed as PRI function to set priority channel, when the LCD UP/DOWN lock key displays the current channel is set as priority channel.
  • Page 37 Microphone Operation REV: In standby, press the key programmed as "REV" function to turn-on or turn off Frequency Revrse function. COMP: Compander function in standby, press the key programmed as "COMP" to turn on or turn off Compander HOME: HOME channel switch, in standby press the key programmed as function.

  • Page 38: Cable Clone

    Cable Clone This feature will copy the programmed data and parameters from the master unit to slave units. It copies the parameters and memory program settings. Use optional CP52 cloning cable, connect the cable between the data jacks on both master and slave. Press and hold right band key to power on, then hold this key until the LCD displays "CLONE".

  • Page 39: Programming Software Installing And Starting

    Pic1 Click start menu in computer, under “ALL PROGRAMS” menu, choose and click “USB To Com port” in CG-828UV program, install “USB To Com port” driver by indication. Connect the optional PC50 USB Programming cable to USB port in PC with transceiver.(As pic 1)

  • Page 40: Maintenance

    Maintenance deFAult VAlue FoR FActoRY ReSuMe tRouble ShootinG Dual Band Mobile Radio Possible Causes and Potential Solutions Problem Left band Right band + and - polarities of power connection are (a) Power is on, nothing reversed. Connect red lead to plus terminal VFO frequency 145.15MHz 435.15MHz...

  • Page 41: Specifications

    Specifications General RX/TX:144~146MHz,430~440MHz TX: 144~146MHz (EXP:136~174MHz) Receiver (ETSI EN 301 783) 430~440MHz (EXP:400~490MHz) Wide band Narrow band RX: 108~180MHz (AM/FM) Sensitivity Frequency Range ≤0.25μV ≤0.35μV 220~260MHz (FM) (12dB SINAD) 400~523MHz (FM) Adjacent Channel ≥70dB ≥60dB 350~399.995MHz (FM) Selectivity Audio Response +1~-3dB(0.3~3KHz) +1~-3dB(0.3~2.55KHz) Number of Channels...

  • Page 42: Attached Chart

    Attached Chart 1024 GRoupS dcS code 51 GRoupS ctcSS tone FRequencY(hz) 62.5 77.0 91.5 107.2 127.3 151.4 167.9 183.5 199.5 225.7 254.1 Self 67.0 79.7 94.8 110.9 131.8 156.7 171.3 186.2 203.5 229.1 Define 69.3 82.5 97.4 114.8 136.5 159.8 173.8 189.9 206.5 233.6 71.9 85.4 100.0 118.8 141.3 162.2 177.3 192.8 210.7 241.8 74.4 88.5 103.5 123.0 146.2 165.5 179.9 196.6 218.1 250.3 The self defined CTCSS tone supports non standard codes.
  • Page 43 Attached Chart...
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