Midland PRO5X User manual

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*3 year standard warranty.
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PRO5X
5W UHF LMR/CB
80CH IP54 WATER/DUSTPROOF

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CONTENTS
What’s In The Box..........................................................................................................................................................3
Technical Features........................................................................................................................................................3
Specifications ..................................................................................................................................................................4
Programming Software (Optional).......................................................................................................................5
Coverage/Range............................................................................................................................................................5
Suggestions and Warnings......................................................................................................................................5
Function Keys and Icons ...........................................................................................................................................6
LCD Display ......................................................................................................................................................................7
Radio.....................................................................................................................................................................................7
Battery Recharge ...........................................................................................................................................................8
Operations.........................................................................................................................................................................8
Power On/Off and Volume Adjustment.............................................................................................................8
Transmission and Reception...................................................................................................................................8
Monitor ................................................................................................................................................................................9
Scrambler...........................................................................................................................................................................9
Keypad Lock ....................................................................................................................................................................9
MENU Functions............................................................................................................................................................9
DW (Dual Watch) ...........................................................................................................................................................9
Squelch (SQ)....................................................................................................................................................................9
SubAud (CTCSS/DCS)...............................................................................................................................................10
RB (Roger Beep)............................................................................................................................................................10
Beep (Keypad)................................................................................................................................................................11
VOX ......................................................................................................................................................................................11
VOXTIM (Vox Delay Times).....................................................................................................................................11
SCAN (Scan Modes) ...................................................................................................................................................11
TOT- Function TX Timeout Timer........................................................................................................................12
Light (Display Backlight)...........................................................................................................................................12
Reset....................................................................................................................................................................................12
Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................................................13
Notes....................................................................................................................................................................................14

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What’s In The Box
• PRO5X Transceiver
• Belt Clip
• Li-Ion Battery Pack 2600mAh
• Desktop Charger
• Wall Adaptor
Optional Accessories
• MA25LK Waterproof Speaker Microphone
• MA31LK Air Tube Earpeice Microphone
• MA21LK Earpeice Microphone
• CA13-4 4-Bay Desktop Charger
• AL15 12V Cig. DTC Lead
• PRG10 Programming Software (Approved Agent Only)
Technical Features
• Channels: 80CB/128LMR
• Switchable Output Power: 1/2/5W
• Frequency Range: CB 476.425 ~ 477.4125MHz , LMR 450 ~ 520MHz
• Ingress Protection: IP54
• Chassis: Aluminium
• Battery Capacity: 2600mAh Li-Ion
• Battery Save Mode: Yes
• CTCSS Tones: 50
• DCS Tones: 108
• Function Keys: 2
• Display: Backlit LCD
• Monitor Mode: Yes
• Dual Watch: Yes
• Simplex/Duplex Mode: Yes
• CH Scan: Yes
• Key Lock: Yes
• Roger Beep: Yes
• Squelch: Yes
• VOX: Yes
• Accessories Port: 2-Pin Kenwood Type

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Specifications
General
Frequency Range: 450- 520 MHz
Channels: 80/128
Operating temperature: -20°+55°
Operating voltage: 7.4V
Operating mode: Simplex/Duplex
Dimensions: 60mmx42mmx117mm (Antenna excluded)
Weight: 261g (Battery included)
Impedance: Antenna 50Ω
Duty cycle: 5/5/90%
Category: B
SAR: 0.647W/Kg
Transmitter
Frequency Stability: ±2.5PPM
Output Power: ≤5W ERP
Max Frequency Deviation: ≤2,5KHz
Audio Distortion: ≤3%
Adjacent Channel Power: < 60 dB
Spurious Emissions: Within European Legal Terms
Receiver
RF Sensitivity: <0.2UV@20 dB SINAD
Audio Distortion: 2%
Audio Response: 300Hz ÷ 3KHz
Adjacent Channel Selectivity >70dB
Intermodulation Rejection: >60dB
Spurious Emissions: Within European legal terms
Blocking: >84dB
Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Programming Software (Optional)
Midland’s Programming software PRG10, allows approved agents to adjust the
functionality by enabling or disabling some features (VOX, ROGER BEEP, CALL TONE,
SCRAMBLER...) and program licenced frequencies.
For further information, please consult the Programming software manual.
NOTE:
Any un-approved attempt to change frequencies or output power of the radio
invalidates warranty and you can be made accountable by the relevant authorities!
Coverage/Range
The maximum range depends on the terrain conditions.
The range can be reduced due to obstructions caused by trees, buildings or other
obstructions. Inside a car or a metallic construction.
Normally the coverage in the city will be far less than in open spaces.
Suggestions and Warnings
Your PRO5X is designed to fulfill any warranty obligations and for you to enjoy this product
for many years.
We recommend you to follow these suggestions:
- Do not attempt to open the unit.
- Non-expert handling of the unit may damage it and annul the warranty.
- When using a regulated power supply, take note of the power voltage range to
avoid damages.
- High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, and distort plastics.
- If it appears that the Radio diffuses peculiar smell or smoke, immediately turn the radio
off, disconnect it from the charger and remove the battery.
- Do not transmit without antenna.

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Function Keys and Icons

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LCD Display
1. Keypad Lock On Icon
2. Selected CTCSS Tone or DCS Code
3. Menu Number in Menu Mode or CH Scanning Active
4. Battery Level
5. Channel In Use
6. Dual Watch Activated
7. VOX Function On
8. Power Level Setting
9. Roger Beep On
10. TX and RX Signal Strength
11. Scrambler Feature On (Through Programming Software)
Radio
12. Antenna
13. CH +/- or Menu Scroll Up/Down
14. Power On/Off & Volume +/-
15. Speaker
16. Microphone
17. LED: Red TX, Green: RX
18. PTT: Press To Transmit Or Release To Receive
19. Short Press: Squelch Off (Monitor)
Long Press: VOX On/Off
20. Short Press: Low/Mid/High Power Select
Long Press: Simplex/Duplex Mode
21. External Speaker/Mic Jack (Kenwood Type)
22. LCD Display
23. Short Press: Menu
Long Press: Keypad lock
24. Enter in Menu Mode
25. Short Press: Function “Back” in Menu Mode
Long Press: CH Scan

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Battery Recharge
The PRO5X is equipped with a 7.4V Li-ion rechargeable battery pack, which can be
recharged by connecting the socket of the AC/DC wall adaptor to a mains power socket
and inserting the jack of the wall adaptor into the desktop charger plug.
It takes approximately 5 hours to fully recharge the radio.
The LED of the desktop charger indicates the status of the recharge:
Red = Charging, Green = Full Charge.
For maximum battery life, we recommend you to charge the battery pack when the radio
is switched off and the battery pack is fully discharged.
Note:
Using a different battery charger other than the one specified can cause damage to your device or may
even cause explosions and personal injuries. Warranty will be voided.
The Battery power saving feature enables a reduction in consumption of up to 50% and
saves the battery life. If it has been set, it automatically activates when the transceiver
does not receive any signal for more than 5 seconds. Power saving can be disabled only
through the Programming software.
Operations
Power On/Off and Volume Adjustment
Rotate the PWR/VOL knob clockwise to turn the radio on.
Rotate the control clockwise /counter-clockwise to adjust the volume level as preferred.
To turn the radio off, rotate the control counter-clockwise until hearing a
mechanical “click”.
Transmission and Reception
To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel.
Briefly press the Function key 1 to enable the Monitor feature in order to make sure that the
frequency is not busy, then press the PTT button.
Release the PTT key to receive.
Only one user at a time can talk during radio communications. Therefore, it is important
not to transmit when you are receiving a communication and use the transmission mode
sparingly to allow other users to talk.
Transmission consumes a significant amount of energy and should therefore be used
sparingly to prolong the battery life.
If you are unable to contact a station that you have no problems in receiving, the station
may be using CTCSS tones or DCS codes.

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Monitor Mode
The Monitor feature is for excluding (opening) the Squelch, in order to listen to signals that
are very weak.
Press briefly the Function key 1 to enable this function.
Scrambler
The scrambler feature is designed to protect communications.
This feature prevents parties from other networks from hearing and understanding
voice communications.
This function can be activated only through the programming software PRG-10 (optional).
It is possible to set 11 different pre-set scrambler codes or to customize the scrambler
frequency. This can be done on every channel.
Keypad Lock
Long press the MENU key for 3 seconds and the icon will appear on the display.
The controls/functions will be locked except the PTT, channel selection and power
on/off/volume.
Menu Functions
Below is a list of the default functions that you will find in the menu of this radio.
Press the MENU button and then turn the CH +/- knob to find the desired function. Press
ENTER to select the desired function, then turn the CH +/- knob to make your change.
DW (Dual Watch)
This function allows you to monitor 2 channels of your choice.
To enable the Dual Watch, follow these steps:
1. Rotate the CH +/- knob, select one of the two channels you want to monitor.
2. Press the MENU button, then DW will appear on the display.
3. Push ENTER.
4. Select the second channel you want to monitor through the CH +/- knob.
5. Confirm your selection by pushing ENTER.
6. The display will show alternately the two channels along with DW icon.
7. To stop the dual watch, press the BACK key.
SQ (Squelch)
The Squelch function suppresses noises on free channels and allows you to receive
weak signals.
The radio has 10 (0-9) different Squelch levels that can be set by programming software
or via the Menu:
0 means that the Squelch is turned off; from level 1 to level 9 you will have different levels
of noise reduction. The higher is the level, the louder the Squelch will be.

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To select the Squelch level:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Turn the CH +/- knob until SQ is displayed.
3. Press the ENTER button.
4. Turn the CH +/- knob and select the desired Squelch level (10 levels are available).
5. Confirm your selection by pushing ENTER.
6. Press BACK to exit the menu.
NOTE:
Squelch must always be adjusted when no signals are present.
Make sure you do not set an excessively high squelch level because you may not be able to receive weaker
signals. On the other hand an excessively low Squelch value could enable the Squelch even when no
signals are present.
SubAud (CTCSS/DCS)
CTCSS tones and DCS codes are similar to access codes and enable the radio to
communicate only with the users that are tuned on the same channel and have set the
same code.
For each channel you can set up to 50 CTCSS tones, 106 DCS I codes.
To select a CTCSS tone:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Turn the CH +/- knob till SubAud appears on the display in TX and RX mode;
3. Push ENTER to enter the function.
4. Turn CH +/- knob and select the desired tone (CTC; DCS N; DCS I)
5. To confirm, press the ENTER button.
6. Rotate the CH +/- knob to select the desired tone and push ENTER to confirm.
7. Press BACK to exit the menu.
RB (Roger Beep)
When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that you’ve
finished your transmission and that they can start talking.
Roger Beep is disabled by default, but can be activated with the following procedure:
1. Press the MENU button
2. Rotate the CH +/- knob until the display shows RB
3. Press ENTER
4. Rotate the CH +/- knob and select ON
5. Confirm your selection by pushing ENTER
6. Press the BACK key to return to the main menu.
The display will show indicating that Roger Beep has been activated.

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Beep (Keypad)
Every time a button is pressed, you will hear a Beep tone.
To enable/disable the beeps, follow this procedure:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Turn the CH +/- knob until BEEP is displayed.
3. Push ENTER to enter the function.
4. Turn the CH +/- knob to activate/deactivate the Beep tones.
5. Confirm your selection with ENTER.
6. Push the BACK key to exit the menu.
VOX
The VOX feature enables hands free conversations without using the PTT key. Just speak
in the direction of the microphone and the communication will be automatically activated.
The VOX sensitivity can be adjusted in 10 different levels (0,1,2,3…9) through the Menu or
programming software.
OFF means that the VOX is turned off, level 9 has the lowest VOX sensitivity.
To activate the VOX levels:
1. Press MENU.
2. Rotate the CH +/- knob till the display shows VOX.
3. Enter the function by pushing the ENTER key.
4. Rotate the CH +/- knob again to select the desired VOX level: 9= lowest sensitivity, 1=
highest sensitivity.
5. Confirm your selection by pushing ENTER.
6. Push BACK to exit the menu.
VOXTIM (Vox Delay Times)
This function allows to set a delay at the end of hands-free (VOX) transmission to let
people finish their conversation before returning to Rx mode.
1. Press MENU.
2. Rotate the CH +/- knob until the display shows VOXTIM.
3. Press ENTER to enter the function.
4. Rotate the CH +/- knob again to set the desired delay time (from 0.5 to 3 seconds).
5. To confirm press ENTER.
6. Press BACK to exit the MENU.
SCAN (Scan Modes)
To set the SCAN mode follow these steps:
1. Press MENU and rotate the CH +/- knob until the display shows SCAN.
2. Press ENTER and rotate the CH +/- knob to select the type of scan mode (TO/CO/ SE).
TO - Time-operated Scan
Whenever a signal is detected, the radio will suspend the scan for 5 seconds and then will
continue to scan even if the signal is still present.
CO: Carrier-operated Scan

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Whenever a signal is detected, the radio will stop scanning. It will resume to scan once the
signal will disappear.
SE: Search Scan
The radio will stop scanning and exit the Scan mode once detected a signal.
3. To confirm press ENTER then Press BACK to exit the MENU.
TOT (TX timeout timer)
The PRO5X can be programmed with a transmission timer that temporarily blocks
transmissions if the radio has been used beyond the maximum time permitted.
The radio is forced in reception mode if it continues transmitting after the preset timer
threshold has been reached.
To restart the transmission, release the PTT.
To enable this function:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Turn the CH +/- knob until TOT is displayed.
3. Push ENTER to enter the function.
4. Turn the CH +/- knob and set a timer from 30 to 180 seconds.
5. Confirm your selection with ENTER.
6. Press BACK to exit the menu.
Light (Display backlight)
To enable/disable the LCD backlight:
1. Press the MENU button.
2. Turn the CH +/- knob until LIGHT is displayed.
3. Push ENTER to enter the function.
4. Turn the CH +/- knob to activate/deactivate the backlight.
5. There are 3 available options: “ON”, “OFF” and “TIME”-
TIME: The display backlight activates when you press any key and lasts a few seconds.
OFF: Backlight is off at all times and for all functions.
ON: Backlight always on.
NOTE: in this mode the power save is off, so the battery consumption will increase.
6. Confirm your selection with ENTER.
7. Press BACK to exit the menu.
Reset
With reset, all functions and parameters will return to factory settings.
We suggest that you making this procedure only if really needed.
While turning on the radio, keep pressed “FUNCTION KEY 2” + “ENTER”. The display will
show RESET and the radio will re-boot.

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Troubleshooting
Problem Possible Cause Solution
The radio doesn’t switch on. The battery pack is discharged and/
or has not been installed correctly.
Verify that the battery pack is
charged and that it has been
correctly installed.
The radio switches off shortly after it
has been switched on.
Discharged battery pack. Recharge the battery pack.
The battery pack does
not recharge.
The battery-charger has not been
connected or installed correctly.
Inspect the connections of the
battery-charger and the installation
of the batteries.
The radio switches on but is unable
to receive signals.
The site of installation is
too shielded.
Move to another area.
The volume is too low. Adjust the volume level.
Incorrect CTCSS or DCS. Check that the CTCSS tone or DCS
code corresponds to the one set by
the parties you are
communicating with.
It is not possible to communicate
with other parties.
An incorrect radio channel has
been selected.
Select the same radio channel used
by the parties you are
communicating with.
The radio is installed in a shielded
area or is too far from the party you
are communicating with.
Move to another area.
Incorrect CTCSS or DCS. Check that the CTCSS tone or DCS
code corresponds to the one set by
the parties you are
communicating with.
Reception is fragmented and/
or disturbed.
The signal is very weak. Try temporarily to disable the
Squelch by means of the
Monitor feature.
The transmission distance is
excessive and/or there are
obstacles in the transmission path.
Move closer to the party you are
communicating with or to
another area.
Other parties are using the
same channel.
Check the traffic on the radio
channel by means of the Monitor
feature and select another channel
if required.
The radio has been installed too
close to equipment that causes
interference (televisions,
computers, etc)
Increase the distance between the
radio and this equipment.
The autonomy of the battery pack
is limited.
Transmission time is too long. Try to reduce the transmission time.

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Notes

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Notes

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National Service Centre:
10 STODDART ROAD, PROSPECT, SYDNEY NSW 2148 Australia
Telephone: [phone] Fax: [phone]
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