Yanton Yanton DM-980 User manual

To Customer
Thank you for purchasing our handheld DMR digital
transceiver, This model is novel design, stable per-
formance and we want to developing this model were
portable equipment, easy to operate and with a variety
of sophisticated functions, so we are using the most ad-
vanced technology. we deeply confident that its quality
and functionality would make you feel satised!

INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USE
• Do not use a transceiver with damaged antenna, because it
might cause slight burns once skin contact carelessly.
• Do not use transceiver or battery charging, when they are under
explosive environment (such as gas,dust and smoke etc.).
• When parking at gas station,or being refueling, please turn off
the transceiver.
• There are not any reason to modify or adjust the transceiver.
• Do not keep your transceiver by prolonged direct sunlight, as
well can not place it near heater machine .
• Do not place the transceiver on where are lled with most dust,
damp and water splashing, as well as do not put it on the not
unstable surface.
• Repair work only do by the professional technician.
• If it appears that the transceiver diffuses peculiar smell or
smoke, please turn off it immediately, and take down battery
pack from radio body, then contact with supplier.
SAFETY
It is very important for the user to know and recognize the general
danger of using the radio.
CONTENTS
MAIN FEATURES ......................................................................... 1
General Functions...................................................................... 1
Functions in Digital Mode........................................................... 1
UNPACKING ................................................................................. 2
BASIC OPERATION ..................................................................... 3
Power ON/OFF/Volume............................................................. 3
Select a Channel........................................................................ 3
Transmit/Receive....................................................................... 3
OVERVIEW ................................................................................... 4
Keypad....................................................................................... 4
Side Button PF1/PF2/PF3.......................................................... 5
LCD Display Icon ....................................................................... 6
LED Indicator ............................................................................. 7
FUNCTIONS OPERATION ........................................................... 8
Making and Receiving Calls....................................................... 8
Making a Radio Call................................................................... 8
Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob.......................... 9
Talk Around................................................................................ 9
Monitoring Features................................................................... 9
Radio Check .............................................................................. 9
Scan Lists ................................................................................ 10
Scan......................................................................................... 10
Starting and Stopping Scan ..................................................... 10
Contacts Settings..................................................................... 11
Call Indicator Settings.............................................................. 11
Emergency Operation.............................................................. 11
Text Message Features ........................................................... 11
Security.................................................................................... 12
Radio Settings.......................................................................... 12
SPECIFICATION......................................................................... 13

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MAIN FEATURES
General Functions
• SMS Function
• Color LCD Display
• VOX
• Private Call, Group Call And Single call
• Emergency Mode
• Power ON Password
• Programmable Side Key
• Battery Capacity Indicator
• Hi/Low Power Selection
• Chinese/English Surface Selection
• Channel/Priority Channel Scanning
• 64 Channel Zones, 1000 Channels
• Remote kill/stun/activate
• Wide/Narrow Bandwidth
• DTMF
Functions in Digital Mode
• Encryption Function
• Call Record
• Message Function
• Remote Monitor
• Radio Detection
• Radio Activating
• Radio Remote Kill
• One Key Connected Function
• Single Call, Group Call, All Call
• Contact list function, savable 1000pcs contact
• Complying with digital protocol ETSI TS 102, 361-1, -2, -3
• Compatible with MOTOTBRO
UNPACKING
Carefully unpack the radio and its accessories to identify them as
illustrated below. If you nd any missing or damaged parts, please
contact your dealer immediately.
Items QTY.
Radio 1
Antenna 1
Battery Pack 1
Charger Cup 1
Power Adaptor 1
Belt Clip 1
Belt Clip Screws 2
User Manual 1
Hand Strap 1

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BASIC OPERATION
Power ON/OFF/Volume
Turn the Power/Volume Knob (Fig.1)
clockwise to switch ON the radio, a beep
will be heard. Turn the knob clockwise/
anti-clockwise to adjust the volume.
Turning the knob fully anti-clockwise will
switch off the radio.
Select a Channel
Turn the channel knob to select the
channel number. The radio has 1000pcs
channels and 64 pcs channel zones
(Each zone can set 16 pcs channels).
Each channel can set Analog mode or
Digital mode. You can select the chan-
nel zones from LCD menu. When you
switch to Analog mode, some functions
can’t be used; the icon of referring to
digital function will be grey.
Transmit/Receive
Hold the radio about 2.5cm to 5cm from your mouth. It is important
that the antenna is 2.5cm away from your face. Press the PTT but-
ton, the red LED will be illuminated and whilst keeping it pressed,
speak into the microphone in your normal voice. And release the
PTT key to receive, the green LED will illuminate.
OVERVIEW
Speaker
Earphone
Jack
Indicator
Light
Power/
Volume
Knob
PF1
Alarm Button
Channel Knob
PF2
Microphone
PF3
PTT
NOTE: Users need to understand well the functions which denite
in Keypad/Side Buttons/LCD Display Icon/LED Indicator,
then can maximize the capabilities of this DMR radio.
Keypad
Users can check the menu function by pressing [YZAB], after
choose one function, press left [−] key to conrm or press right [−]
key back to last menu.
Users can use the 3×4 alphabet and digital keypad to view the
function, also can set name, ID and message. Some character
needs to press more times, you can check as below tab.

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. , ? ! @ & % - : * # 1
A B C 2
D E F 3
G H I 4
J K L 5
M N O 6
P Q R S 7
T U V 8
W X Y Z 9
SPACE 0
Side Button PF1/PF2/PF3
These side buttons PF1/PF2/PF3 can be allocated for certain
functionalities by software. The functions features that can be
programmed are listed below, you can active/deactivate the func-
tion by short press or long press once your denite the key in ad-
vanced.
Short Press – Pressing and releasing rapidly.
Long Press – Pressing and holding for the programmed duration.
Side Button PF1/PF2/PF3 – Programmed Side Buttons Functions
(PF Button).
No. Feature No. Feature
1 Radio Enable 10 VOX
2 Radio Check 11 One Access 1
3 Radio Disable 12 One Access 2
4 High/Low Power 13 One Access 3
5 Monitor 14 One Access 4
6 Emergency Mode ON 15 One Access 5
7 Emergency Mode OFF 16 Bit Error Rate
8 Zone Selection 17 Repeater/Talk Around
9 Scan ON/OFF
LCD Display Icon
Received Signal Strength Indicator
The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength.
Four bars indicate the strongest signal. This icon is only displayed
while receiving.
Power Level
Radio is set at Low power or High power.
Battery
The number of bars (0-4) shown indicates the charge remaining in
the battery. Blinks show battery is low.
Monitor
Selected channel is being monitored.
Emergency
Radio is in Emergency mode.
Scan
Scan feature is enabled.
Unread Message
Selected channel is being monitored.
Full Message
The test message has already full.
Date
Show the date.
Time
Show the time.

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LED Indicator
The LED indicator shows operation status of your radio.
Red: Radio is in transmitting signal, sending test message, send-
ing a privacy enabled call or data.
Green: Radio is Powered on or receiving signal, receiving test
message, receiving a privacy - enabled call or data.
Blinking Red: Radio is in scan mode.
FUNCTIONS OPERATION
Making and Receiving Calls
DPTT Key
Each channel can be set as Analog or Digital mode. Press PTT
to transmit, release PTT to receive.
DSelect a Zone
Zone is a channel group, the radio supports max. 64 zones.
Each zone support 16 channels. Press left [−] key to Access
[YZAB] menu and select the ‘Zone’, then press right [−] key
to confirm. Turn the channel knob to select to channel under
this zone.
DReceive and Reply a Group Call
To receive a call made to a group of users, your radio must be
congured as part of that group.
DReceive and Respond to a Private Call
A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another indi-
vidual radio.
DReceive an All Call
An All Call is a call from an individual radio to every radio on the
channel. It is used to make important announcements requiring
the user’s full attention.
Making a Radio Call
After selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber alias or
ID, or group alias or ID by using:
• The Channel Selector Knob
• A programmed One Touch Access button
• The Contacts list

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• Manually dial(by contact lists)
• Manually dial (by contact lists)
Making a Call with the Channel Selector
Knob
DMaking a Group Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be cong-
ured as part of that group.
DMaking an All Call
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel.
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
DMaking a Group or Private Call with the One Touch Access
Button
The One Touch Access feature allows you to make a Group or
Private Call to a predened alias or ID easily. This feature can
be assigned to a short or long programmable button press, or to
a long numeric button press. You can ONLY have one alias or
ID assigned to a One Touch Access button. Your radio can have
multiple One Touch Access buttons programmed.
Talk Around
You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not oper-
ating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within
talking range of other radios. This is called “Talk Around”.
Monitoring Features
Use the Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected chan-
nel for activity.
Radio Check
If enabled, this feature allows you to determine if another radio is
active in a system without disturbing the user of that radio. No au-
dible or visual notication is shown on the target radio.
This feature is only applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs.
Scan Lists
Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/groups.
Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channel/
group sequence specied in the scan list for the current channel/
group. Your radio can support up to 250 scan lists, with a maxi-
mum of 16 members in a list. Each scan list supports a mixture of
both analog and digital entries.
You can add, delete or prioritize channels by editing a scan list.
You can attach a new scan list to your radio via Front Panel Pro-
gramming.
• View an Entry in the Scan List
• Editing the Scan List
Scan
When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed
scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. The LED
blinks yellow and the scan icon appears on the status bar. During
a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and your radio
locks onto an analog channel, it automatically switches from digital
mode to analog mode for the duration of the call. This is also true
for the reverse.
There are two ways of initiating scan:
• Main Channel Scan (Manual)
• Auto Scan (Automatic)
Starting and Stopping Scan
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan, your radio stops on
a channel/group where activity is detected. The radio stays on that
channel for a programmed time period known as “hang time”.

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Contacts Settings
Contacts provides “add” capabilities on your radio. Each entry
corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate a call. Each
entry, depending on context, associates with one of ve types of
calls: Group Call, Private Call, All Call.
Call Indicator Settings
Users can visit the menu to turn on/off the call/keypad tone. By
pressing left [−] key to visit the menu and press [YZAB] to con-
rm and visit next submenu, then by pressing [YZAB] again to
choose the functions you need.
Emergency Operation
An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You
are able to initiate an Emergency at any time on any screen dis-
play even when there is activity on the current channel. This radio
supports 3 types of alarm:
Conventional – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio
and/or visual indicators.
Forbid – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or
visual indicators. Radio receives calls without any sound through
the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to initiate the
call.
Silent with Voice – Radio transmits an alarm signal without
any audio or visual indicators, but allow incoming calls to sound
through the radio’s speaker. Only ONE of the Emergency Alarms
above can be assigned to the programmed Emergency button.
Text Message Features
The radio supports the text at max.144 characters, by pressing
[YZAB]to choose the function you want, and press left [−] key
to conrm and visit the next submenu. then by pressing [YZAB]
again to choose the functions you need.
Sending a Quick Text Message
• Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch Access But-
ton
• Resending a Text Message
• Editing a Text Message
• Managing Sent Text Message
• View a Sent Text Message
• Sending a Sent Text Message
• Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items
• Receiving a Text Message
• Reading a Text Message
• Managing Received Text Messages
• Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox
• Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox
Security
You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example,
you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief from
using it, and enable that radio, when it is recovered. Users can
choose the function by MENU operation, to active “Radio Disable”
or “Radio Enable”.
Radio Settings
Under this menu, users can set the “Password Lock Features”,
“Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off”, “Set Squelch Level”,
“Set Power Level”, “Turn ON/OFF Display Backlight”, “Turn the In-
troduction Screen On or Off”, “Turn ON/OFF the VOX”, “Language”,
“Turn ON/OFF VOX”, “Changing the Password”, “Accessing
General Radio Information”, “Checking the Radio Alias and ID”,
“Checking the Firmware Version and Codeplug Version”.

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Receiver
Sensitivity (Analog) 0.2μV (12dB SINAD)
Sensitivity (Digital) 0.3μV /BER5%
Selectivity TIA603 ETSI 60dB @ 12.5kHz / 70dB @ 25kHz
60dB @ 12.5kHz / 70dB @ 25kHz
Intermodulation
TIA603 ETSI 65dB @ 12.5/20/25 kHz
Spurious Response
Rejection TIA603 ETSI 70dB @ 12.5/20/25 kHz
SNR 40dB @ 12.5 kHz; 45dB @ 25 kHz
Conducted Spurious
Emission -57 dBm
Audio Power Output 1W
Audio Distortion ≤5%
Audio Response +1~-3dB
Environmental Specifications
Operating
Temperature Range -30°C ~ +60°C
Storage
Temperature Range -40°C ~ +85°C
SPECIFICATION
General
Frequency Range 136-174/400-480MHz
Channel Capacity 1000
Channel Spacing Analog: 25/12.5kHz; Digital: 12.5kHz
Working Voltage 7.4V Rated
Frequency Stability ±1.5 ppm
Antenna Impedance 50Ω
Dimension (H × W × D) 120 × 65 × 35mm
Weight About 260g
(with battery, antenna, belt clip)
Transmitter
Power Output 4W/5W/1W
FM Modulation 11KΦF3E @ 12.5 kHz
16KΦF3E @ 25 kHz
4FSK Digital Modulation 12.5kHz Data only: 7K6φFXD
12.5kHz Data & Voice: 7K6φFXW
Spurious Emission -36dBm<1GHz; -30dBm>1GHz
Modulation Limiting ±2.5kHz @ 12.5 kHz
±5.0kHz @ 25 kHz
FM Hum & Noise 40dB @ 12.5 kHz; 45dB @ 25 kHz
Adjacent Channel Power 60dB @ 12.5 kHz
70dB @ 20/25 kHz
Audio Response +1~-3dB
Audio Distortion ≤5%