Luthor TL 22 User Manual

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TL 22
MONOBAND VHF TRANSCEIVER
VHF
144 - 146 Mhz
USER MANUAL
TL 88
1177 !

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  • Page 1 TL 22 MONOBAND VHF TRANSCEIVER 144 - 146 Mhz USER MANUAL TL 88 1177 !
  • Page 2 We have done everything possible to obtain the maximum of detail in this manual, but we are not responsible for any possible omission as well as printing errors or translation. All the specifications are subject to change without previous notice. Note on environmental protection: This symbol on the product or its packaging indicates that at the end of the useful life of this product the user is legally obligated to fulfil the European directive 2002/96/EU in the legislative national system (RD 208/2005),...
  • Page 3 We want to appreciate the confidence shown by purchasing this LUTHOR TECHNOLOGIES model TL-22. This transceiver offers an innovative design in terms of technology and multi-functionality. Its high quality and extensive features make it one of the best equipments in its field, we trust in your total satisfaction with your expectations and communication needs.
  • Page 4: General Transceiver Functions

    General Transceiver Functions: · Monoband VHF, dual display, dual standby · A/B bands with independent use · 128 memory channels · FM radio receiver, 25 radio memories · VOX or hands free function, with adjustable sensibility · Voice guide in English ·...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Contents index: Cautions and practical advices 4 - 6 Unpacking of the equipment and content Supplied accessories Battery charge 8 - 10 Accessories installation 11 - 13 Transceiver’s description 14, 15 Introduction to display’s icons 16, 17 Keys functions 18, 19 Working modes 20, 21 Menu’s table...
  • Page 6: Cautions And Practical Advices

    Cautions and practical advices Please read carefully the following manual before using the transceiver in order to guarantee the maximum performances. This manual has important using and safety instructions, therefore, we recommend you to keep it for future consulting. Any repair must be realized only by qualified personnel. Do not use this transceiver nor recharge it anywhere susceptible flammable environment (gas presence, smoke ...).
  • Page 7 or abandon the use of headphones. DO NOT turn on the equipment with a voltage other than indicated: risk of damages. DO NOT use the PTT button if is not necessary. DO NOT use the transceiver if you are driving a vehicle. To prevent accidents, focus only on driving.
  • Page 8 - Do not place the equipment with terminals making contact in a metal surface. - Avoid contact of the equipment and battery to water or conductive liquids. - As the transceiver as the elements that comes with it aren’t toys, keep them always out of reach of children or pets.
  • Page 9: Unpacking Of The Equipment And Content

    Unpacking of the equipment and content Unpack carefully the content of the box of your transceiver. We recommend you to verify the elements listed in the following table before discarding the package. If some element is missing or it had been damaged due to the shipping, please contact your dealer as soon as possible.
  • Page 10: Battery Charge

    4, 5 and 6 of the Cautions and practical advices. To carry out the charge of the batteries, the equipment is supplied with the LUTHOR TL-440 charger, it is an intelligent one that identifies the battery charge to recharge it only during the necessary time to complete its full capacity.
  • Page 11 Under the charger, you will observe on the labelling its characteristics and some icons that indicate the state of the battery, next we show you its meaning: INPUT: It Charge indicates that contacts. the voltage entry for this Guide slots for charger is introducing the about 13,8...
  • Page 12 The supply of the charger can be made from its own transformer which reference is LUTHOR TLC-435/1 supplied with the equipment or through the connection known as "cigarette-lighter" of the vehicle, which optional reference is LUTHOR TLB-50. Battery charger TLC-435/1...
  • Page 13: Accessories Installation

    Accessories installation Battery installation 1. Fit the Lithium battery on the guide and slide it towards the upper transceiver’s part – in the arrow’s direction – to fix it completely. (Figure 1) 2. To remove the battery, press the subjection button and slide the battery towards the lower transceiver’s part –...
  • Page 14: Antenna Installation

    Antenna installation To install the supplied antenna, hold it on the base and make it turn clockwise into the transceiver’s top connector until it will be totally fixed. Don’t tighten it so strong. (Figure 3) To uninstall the antenna, hold it on the base and make it turn anticlockwise.
  • Page 15 Installation of an external accessory: earphone, microphone, PC cable, etc. Open the connections cover placed on the right lateral side, and insert the accessory connection: earphone, microphone, programming cable, etc. (Figure 5) Installation of the wrist strap T L - Figure 5 Introduce the strap’s extreme through the transceiver’s bolt and tie the wrist strap with itself extreme.
  • Page 16: Transceiver's Description

    Transceiver’s description ON-OFF/VOLUME Controller Use this control to turn on VHF antenna / off the transceiver and to Connect here the adjust volume level. supplied antenna. BUSY / TX The led shines green during the reception and SPEAKER shines red during the The internal speaker is transmission and the installed here.
  • Page 17 Transceiver’s description CALL This key activates the emergency call (1750Hz) to access the repeater, and to transmit DTMF / 2 tones / 5 tones. MIC/SP Press to transmit and This connector allows release to receive when connecting external your transmission have accessories such as: been finished.
  • Page 18: Introduction To Display's Icons

    Introduction to display’s icons When the transceiver is turned on, you can see different icons on the screen. The next table will help you to identify the meaning of the display’s icons. Signal’s power level, power meter. Low power. Dual standby on. Battery save function on.
  • Page 19 Voice encryption function on in the active channel or frequency. Battery level indicator. CTCSS on. DCS on. 5 tone on. 2 tone on. DTMF on. Channel in use indicator Channel in use indicator Decimal frequency for the 5 / 6,25 / 10 / 12,5 / 25 / 37,5 / 50 / 100 KHz Channel number / Menu’s number indicator.
  • Page 20: Keys Functions

    Keys functions: Pressing the Enter the Change Select upper Select lower Change key. menu mode/ between A or B item, channel item, channel between VFO confirm the bands. or frequency. or frequency. mode and MR selection. mode / exit the adjust.
  • Page 21 Pressing the Frequency/ Frequency/ Frequency/ Frequency/ Frequency/ Channel 6 Channel 7 Channel 8 Channel 9 Channel 10 Pressing Enter dual Enter LED Enter display Enter beep Enter ANI standby menu. colour menu. menu. menu. menu. Pressing the Press and Press and Enter or leave key.
  • Page 22: Working Modes

    Working modes 1. Frequency mode (VFO) Using this mode, you can use [ ] or [ ] to change the frequency or introduce directly through the numeric keyboard the wished frequency number. 2. Frequency-Channel mode (MR) When there’s at least one memory channel memorized and staying in the frequency mode (VFO), press [ ] to enter in the MR mode.
  • Page 23 4. FM radio mode The TL-22 has a FM radio with the 88.00 – 108.00MHz range. While staying in the FM radio mode you can introduce the wished FM frequency number and memorize your favourite radio stations. Press [ ] to enter or leave the FM radio mode. 5.
  • Page 24: Menu's Table

    Menu’s table Nº Display Select. parameters Function’s description SCAN Frequencies / channels scan. TX.SEL EDIT / BUSY Selection of priority channel in TX. 1 – 8 VOX (hands free) sensitivity level. LOW / HIGH High or Low transmission power. Squelch sensitivity level. D.WAIT ON /OFF Turn on/off...
  • Page 25 Nº Display Select. parameters Function’s description Turn on/off reception’s energy save. RX.SAV ON / OFF Selection of the scan mode. SCANS TO / CO / SE Automatic keyboard lock. AUTOLK ON / OFF Turn on/off the English voice guide. VOICE ON / OFF Display information when turning on.
  • Page 26 Nº Display Select. parameters Function’s description WIDE / NARROW Bandwidth selection. SEEK 67.0 CTCSS tones scan. SEEK D023N DCS tones scan. SCR.NO 1 – 8 Selection of the encryption group. APRO OFF / COMP / SCRA Selection of the audio mode. Menu’s operation 1.
  • Page 27: Menu's Configuration

    Menu’s configuration: How to Display text Parameter Parameter description Parameter description Parameter description Confirm. Confirm. Confirm. Standby Standby Standby Page Item Item enter selection mode num. name Press Press Press 1. ) Frequency/ 2 9 / 3 0 _____ to select Channel Scanner.
  • Page 28 Menu’s configuration: Como entrar How to Display text Texto en Selección del Parameter Parameter description Explicación del Explicación del Explicación del Confirmar Modo de Confirmar Modo de Confirmar Modo de Confirm. Standby Page Pag. Nº Item Nombre Item enter pantalla parámetro selection parámetro...
  • Page 29 Menu’s configuration: Como entrar How to Display text Texto en Selección del Parameter Parameter description Explicación del Confirmar Modo de Confirm. Standby Page Pag. Nº Item Nombre Item enter pantalla parámetro selection parámetro espera mode Item num. Item name Press 19) English voice ON: activate voice guide.
  • Page 30 Menu’s configuration: Como entrar How to Display text Texto en Selección del Parameter Parameter description Explicación del Explicación del Explicación del Confirmar Modo de Confirmar Modo de Confirmar Modo de Confirm. Standby Page Pag. Nº Item Nombre Item enter pantalla parámetro selection parámetro...
  • Page 31: Detailed Descriptions

    Detailed descriptions 1) Scanning mode (SCAN – MENU 1 and SCANS – MENU 17) Function: staying in the MR / VFO / CH modes, the transceiver allows the search into the whole operative band or in the memorized channels. Enter into the menu 1 and press [ ] to start the search.
  • Page 32 CO: in this mode, the search will stop in the signal found, and will stay in this signal until it ends. Once the signal ends, the search will restart. SE: in this mode, the search will stop in the signal found, and will not restart automatically, you will have to restart the search if you want it to continue.
  • Page 33 Enter into the menu 3 to select the VOX level. There are 8 levels. The level 1 is the one with less sensitivity and the level 8 is the most sensitive. The TL-22 has an adjustment via so ware for reprogramming a VOX delay time (a delay time for transmitting-receiving a er speaking).
  • Page 34 signals (we recommend you the level “5”). Enter into the menu 5 to adjust the Squelch level. The default value is: 5. 6) Activation of the dual standby system (D.WAIT – MENU 6) Function: while you are operating in one channel, you can receive signals in other channel.
  • Page 35 COLOR3: orange. 9) Keyboard’s sound (BEEP – MENU 9) Function: activate/deactivate the keyboard’s sound. Enter into the menu 9 to adjust the keyboard’s sound. The default value is: ON. 10) ANI code activation (ANI – MENU 10) Function: sending the ANI code when transmitting, the receiving radios can see it on the display in case of having the ANI code function.
  • Page 36 12) Busy channel lock (BCLO – MENU 12) Function: prevents the user from transmitting if the radio is receiving a signal. This way the radio will avoid to interfere another user that was previously talking. The radio will allow you to transmit only at the moment when does not detect a sign or conversation.
  • Page 37 15) Monitor option for FM radio (DW – MENU 15) Function: allows that while listening to the FM radio, if a signal is received on the last frequency used, the equipment changes immediately to that frequency or channel, and when the reception of that signal ends, the equipment will return in a few seconds to the FM radio station you were listening.
  • Page 38 Enter into the menu 18 to activate the AUTOLK function. The default value is: OFF. If the equipment is locked, press [ ] during a few seconds to unlock it. If you want to lock it press [ ] again during a few seconds. 19) English voice guide (VOICE –...
  • Page 39 22) Display message when turning on (PON.MSG – MENU 22) Enter into the menu 22 to edit the message, you can do it too through the programming so ware. Press [ ]. Pressing [ ] and [ ] you can select the desired letters, use [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to the le...
  • Page 40 24) Channel name edit (CH.NAME – MENU 24) Enter into the menu 24 to edit the channel name, you can do it too through the programming so ware. Pressing [ ] and [ ] you can select the desired letters, use [ ] and [ ] to move the cursor to the le and to the right respectively.
  • Page 41 27) CTCSS / DCS tones in transmission TX (T-CDC – MENU 27) Function: to select the analogical CTCSS or digital DCS tones only in transmission. Press [ ] to select between CTCSS / DCS / OFF. Once selected CTCSS or DCS, press [ ] and [ ] to select the desired tone number.
  • Page 42 31) Analogical CTCSS tones scan (SEEK 67.0 – MENU 31) Function: allows that the transceiver hears the input signal and searches the analogical CTCSS tone used by the other station or stations. It’s used in situations where you don’t know which is the tone. If the tones search doesn’t detect any tone, it will continue searching infinitely.
  • Page 43 33) Selection of the encryption group (SCR.NO – MENU 33) You can use this function to obtain the maximum of privacy in your conversations, 8 different encryption groups make almost impossible to hear a conversation by a non desired user. This function distorts the voice and it only can be understood by another user with the same transceiver and the same encryption group, otherwise, the conversation will be intelligible.
  • Page 44: Advanced Functions

    Advanced functions 1) Emergency call [ ] + [ In standby mode, press [ ] to enter into the menu; press [ ] to activate the emergency call function, the equipment will transmit an emergency call during 20 seconds, passed this time turns automatically to reception mode during 10 seconds and then returns to alarm mode.
  • Page 45 3) Reverse frequency function Pressing the [ ] key during almost 2 seconds the transceiver activate/deactivate the reverse frequency function. When this function is on the icon “R” will be showed in the upper side of the display, and it makes that the emission frequency turns into reception frequency and reception frequency into emission frequency, in the cases where both are different.
  • Page 46 Note: a er inserting the channel number wished, if it blinks, means that this channel a er inserting the channel number wished, if it blinks, means that this channel a er inserting the channel number wished, if it blinks, means that this channel is already occupied, you should choose another one in case you wish to keep the is already occupied, you should choose another one in case you wish to keep the is already occupied, you should choose another one in case you wish to keep the...
  • Page 47 5.2.) Delete of memory channels. 1) In the MR or CH modes, press [ ] to turn on the radio, the display shows “DEL ?” and the channel number blinks in the upper right side of the display. 2) Press [ ] or [ ] or introduce the channel number you want to delete, followed by [...
  • Page 48 c) Selecting the frequency: in the FM frequencies mode, introduce the desired frequency through the numeric keyboard or select one pressing [ ] and [ ]. In the FM memories mode, select the desired channel pressing [ ] and [ d) Automatic stations search: in the FM radio mode, press [ ] followed by [ and press [...
  • Page 49 7) Cloning This function allows sending the same information and configuration from one equipment to another one. Prepare two units of the TL-22 model and a cloning cable, the first unit will be the “Master” one and it will have all the information we want to transmit to the other equipment, the second equipment, the one called the “Receptor”, it will be the one in which we want to store all the information contained in the first equipment.
  • Page 50: Technical Specifications

    Technical specifications GENERAL Equipment’s reference LUTHOR TECHNOLOGIES TL-22 Frequency range VHF 144 ~ 146 MHz Memory channels 128 memories / channels Frequency stability ± 2.5 ppm Antenna VHF high gain Antenna impedance 50 Ω Voltage DC 7.4V (rechargeable lithium battery)
  • Page 51 Spurious radiation ≤ 7 µW Adjacent channel power (wide ≤ -65 dB / ≤ -60 dB band / narrow band)) Pre-emphasis characteristics 6 dB Current ≤ 1.6 A (5 W) CTCSS / DCS deviation (wide 0.5 KHz ± 0.1 KHz / 0.4 KHz ± 0.1 KHz band / narrow band) Distortion <...
  • Page 52: Cautions And Practical Advices

    93 846 89 87 Correo electrónico: gestiontecnica@locuradigital.com Certifica y declara bajo nuestra responsabilidad que el siguiente equipo: Tipo de equipo: Transceptor portátil Mono banda VHF o UHF FM para aficionado. Marca: LUTHOR TECHNOLOGIES Modelo: TL-22 Fabricante: Q.T.E. CO., LTD. Lugar de fabricación: China...
  • Page 53 Importador/Imported by Importé Par L.D. SL. CIF. ESB 97151369...

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