Midland CT 890 Manual

CT 890
”Instruction guide
DUAL BAND VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER |

Midland CT890 instruction guide
Index
Content of the packaging 1
Maintenance 1
Main functions 2
Main controls and parts of the radio 3
Lcd Display 3
Buttons and controls of the radio 4
Quick search 6
RPT- Single/Dual Band switch 6
A/B switch 6
‘* SCAN’ key 6
DTMF code 6
Reverse Frequency function 6
Low battery level 6
Working modes 7
Cloning function with the optional cable cod. R73727 7
Battery recharge 7
Functions 9
Frequency step (STEP) - MENU 1 9
Squelch level (SQL-LE) - MENU 2 9
Power save (SAVE) - MENU 3 10
High/low power selection (TXP) - MENU 4 10
Roger Beep at the beginning/end transmission (ROGER) - MENU
5 10
TOT (Time Out Timer) - MENU 6 10
VOX (VOX) - MENU 7 11
Wide/narrow bandwidth (WN) - MENU 8 11
Voice function (VOICE) - MENU 9 11

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TOA (Transmission Overtime Alarm) - MENU 10 12
Beep tone (BEEP) - MENU 11 12
Language of the MENU (LANGUAGE) - MENU 12 12
Busy channel lockout (BCL) - MENU 13 12
SCAN function(SC-REV) - MENU 14 13
Receiving with CTCSS tones (R-CTCSS) - MENU 15 13
Transmitting with CTCSS tones (T-CTCSS) --- MENU 16 13
Receiving with DCS codes (R-DCS) - MENU 17 14
Transmitting with DCS (T-DCS) - MENU 18 14
CALL/VFTX functions (side key PF1) - MENU 19 14
Scan / LAMP / SOS / Telealarm / Radio / Disable functions with
side key 3 (PF3) - MENU 20 15
Display backlight (ABR) - MENU 22 17
Frequency offset (OFF-SET) --- MENU 23 17
Frequency shift direction (SFT-D) - MENU 24 18
Stopwatch timer (SECOND) - MENU 25 18
Channel name (CHNAME) - MENU 26 18
Storing channels (MEM-CH) --- MENU 27 19
Deleting a channel (DEL-CH) ------ MENU 28 19
Scan of frequencies with CTCSS/DCS (SCNCD)
MENU 29 19
Welcome message (PONMSG) – MENU 30 20
Monitor (SP-MUTE) – MENU 31 20
Sending the ID code (ANI-SW) – MENU 32 21
Setting the ID ANI code (ani-edit) – MENU 33 21
DTMF (DTMF-ST) – MENU 34 21
Keypad lock (AUTOLOCK) - MENU 35 22
Setting the priority channel (PRICH-SW) - MENU 36 22
Repeater function / Full duplex (RPT-SET) - MENU 37 22
RPT-SPK - MENU 38 23
PTT - MENU 39 23
Adding a channel to scan (SCAN ADD) - MENU 40 23
Alert tone (ALERT) - MENU 41 23
ANI code tx delay (PTT-DLY) - MENU 42 24

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Transmitting the ID code (PTT-ID) – MENU 43 24
Ring time (INRG) – MENU 44 24
Group A Scan (SCG-A) - MENU 45 25
Group B Scan (SCG-B) - MENU 46 25
Repeater tone (RPT-TONE) - MENU 47 25
Mute on the secondary frequency (SMUTESET) - MENU 49 26
Setting of group selective call code (CALL CODE) – MENU 50 26
Reset ---- MENU 51 27
Troubleshooting 28
Technical specifications 29

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Content of the packaging
• 1 CT890 transceiver
• 1 belt clip
• 1 antenna
• 1 Li-Ion battery pack 2600mAh
• 1 desktop charger
• 1 wrist belt
• Quick guide
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.
The suggestions below will help you to fulfill any warranty obligations
and to enjoy this product for many years.
• Do not attempt to open the unit. Non-expert handling of the unit may
damage it.
• Do not store the Radio under the sunshine or in hot areas.
• High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, and
warp or melt certain plastics.
• Do not store the radio in dusty and dirty areas.
• Keep the Radio dry. Rainwater or damp will corrode electronic circuits.
• If it appears that the Radio diffuses peculiar smell or smoke, please
shut off its power immediately and take off the charger or battery
from the Radio.
• Do not transmit without antenna.

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Main functions
• Dual band (VHF/UHF) displayed
• Frequency band (to set according to the country/area of use): 144-146
MHz & 430-440MHz (Rx / Tx).
• Working mode: UHF-VHF, VHF-VHF o UHF-UHF
• Output power: 5W VHF /4W UHF
• Memory channels: 999
• Full Duplex
• Repeater function
• Wide colorful LCD display
• Very high efficiency Li-Ion battery pack 2600mAh
• Repeater tones
• Individual/group selective calls
• VOX function
• Chronometer
• 105 + 105 DCS codes and 50 CTCSS tones
• “VOICE” function
• SOS function
• Wide/narrow bandwidth selection 25kHz/12,5 kHz
• Channel number, Channel + Frequency or Channel name display
mode available
• Reverse frequency
• Scan
• Flashlight
• FM Radio receiver
• Frequency step: 5 kHz, 6.25 kHz, 10 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz or
100kHz
• High/low power selection: high (4-5W) / low (1W)
• Frequency offset
• Repeater shift
• “Busy Channel Lock Out” function
• Tx power level indicator on the display
• Low battery vocal indicator
• Roger Beep
• TOT (time out timer) function
• Keypad lock
• Function/channel reset

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Main controls and parts of the radio
Lcd Display
1. Cross-band repeater
2. VOX
3. Power save mode
4. Keypad lock
5. Battery indicator
6. FM Radio frequency
7. Reverse frequency
8. Priority channel indicator
9. Indicates the latest reception
10. Band in use
11. Memory channel number
12. VHF/UHF frequency
13. Indicator of high (H)/Low (L)
power transmission or recep-
tion
14. UHF/VHF frequency
15. Narrow bandwidth (N = nar-
row / W = wide)
16. Shift (positive / negative)
17. Activation of QT+DTMF
18. DCS code
19. CTCSS tone
20. Repeater function ON
21. Function mode
22. FM radio band
MENU
A/B
RPT
VFO/MR
EXIT
1
STEP
4
TXP
7
VOX
2
SQL
5
ROGER
8
W/N
3
SAVE
6
TOT
9
VOICE
*
SCAN
0
#
LOCK
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1 2 3 4 5
7
8
10
9
11
12
14
18
19
20
17
15
16
2221
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Buttons and controls of the radio
A. Antenna
B. Flashlight
C. Rotary encoder for the channel selection
D. Power / Switch / Volume control: Rotate to switch on/off the radio and
adjust the volume
E. Transmission led (red)
F. Reception led (green)
G. LCD display
H. Microphone
I. EXIT: to exit menu and functions
J. VFO/MR: to change the frequency or the channel mode
K. */SCAN: Reverse frequency/SCAN. Press to activate the Reverse fre-
quency; keep it pressed to activate the SCAN function.
L. #/LOCK: Keypad lock/Chronometer key. Short press: this key is operative
only when the chronometer is activated. Long press: keypad lock.
M. Alphanumerical keypad
N. ▲/▼ keys: to select the functions/menu
O. RPT. Short press: Single/Dual display mode. Long press: Activate or exit
the repeater function.
P. A/B. Switch key on master frequency: to select the desired operating fre-
quency (VHF or UHF).
Q. MENU: enters the MENU functions and confirms the selection.
R. Side-key PF1: Selective call/Secondary frequency transmission key. Ac-
cording to the functions that you have set (menu 19 of the radio), it al-
lows the transmission of the selective call or the repeater tone 1750Hz.
S. PTT
T. Side-key PF2. Long press: to activate the Monitor function. Short press:
turns the flashlight on. Press it again to turn it off.
U. Side-key PF3: it allows the activation of the following functions (menu
20): Scan / Display backlight off / Alarm / Emergency / FM radio.
V. MIC/SP: External speaker/mike jacks.
W. 2600mAh Li-Ion battery pack

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MENU
A/B
RPT
VFO/MR
EXIT
1
STEP
4
TXP
7
VOX
2
SQL
5
ROGER
8
W/N
3
SAVE
6
TOT
9
VOICE
*
SCAN
0
#
LOCK
CT890
MENU
A/B
RPT
VFO/MR
EXIT
1
STEP
4
TXP
7
VOX
2
SQL
5
ROGER
8
W/N
3
SAVE
6
TOT
9
VOICE
*
SCAN
0
#
LOCK
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S
T
U
W
V
MENU
A/B
RPT
VFO/MR
EXIT
1
STEP
4
TXP
7
VOX
2
SQL
5
ROGER
8
W/N
3
SAVE
6
TOT
9
VOICE
*
SCAN
0
#
LOCK
CT890
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F
G
H
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J
K
L
M
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Quick search
Press ▼/▲ keys to set functions/parameters.
By keeping pressed these keys, a quick search of the functions will be
done.
RPT- Single/Dual Band switch
To set the single/dual band switch, press RPT.
A/B switch
Press the A/B switch to select the master frequency. The master fre-
quency is the main frequency and is shown on the display with MAIN.
‘* SCAN’ key
Press slightly the *SCAN key to set/disable the reverse frequency. Keep it
pressed for 2 seconds to activate the Scan function.
DTMF code
Press PTT and push the key corresponding to the desired DTMF code.
RPT, ▲, ▼, VFO/MR correspond to A, B, C and D.
Reverse Frequency function
Using the Reverse frequency function, the transmitting and receiving
frequencies can be interchanged, as well as the CTCSS and DCS codes.
In standby mode, press *SCAN to turn on the Reverse frequency fun-
ction; press it again to turn it off.
NOTE: Ensure to set the frequency shift direction first (MENU 23 and 24).
Low battery level
When the battery pack has low power, you will hear a beep every 5 se-
conds and the battery icon shows the low level. If you press PTT, you will
hear a vocal message ‘BATTERY LOW’.