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Midland Radio 120/320 CHANNEL VHF-HIGH BAND MOBILE manual

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    User’s Guide Titan™ Series 120/320 Channel VHF-Low Band Mobile 120/320 Channel VHF-High Band Mobile 120/320 Channel UHF-High Band Mobile www.midlandradio.com[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide 2 © 2005, Midland Radio Corporation FCC RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL USE ONLY The FCC has adopted a safe ty standard fo r human exposure to RF energy. Proper operation of this ra dio under normal condition s results in user ex posure to RF energy below the Occupati onal Safety and He alth Act[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Contents Contents ................................................................................... 3 Conventions and Symbols in this Book ................................... 4 Disclaimer ................................................................................ 4 Safety ......................................[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Conventions and Symbols in this Book  This symbol marks a “cauti on”. Cautions are special notices which you shoul d read and follow carefully to a v oid possible damage to your equipment and to avoid po tential danger to yourself or other peop le. ! This symbol marks an “ important point”. Important point[...]

  • Page 5

    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide  Do not operate the radi o near unshielded electrical blasting ca ps or in an explosive atmosphere.  Do not operate the tra nsmitter of any radio unless all RF connectors are secure.  All equipment must be properly grounde d for safe operation.  Do not allow children to operate or play with the radio e qu[...]

  • Page 6

    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Introduction Congratulations! By choosing the Midlan d Titan™ mobile transceiver, you have selected a professional grade radio. Its rugged design will provide y ears of reliable service and exceptional performance. Radio Models The models in the Titan mobile radio line allow sele ction by frequency band, transmit p[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Radio Features The Titan series mobile transceiver is a programmable, synthesized radio featuring: 5 40 Watts (UHF)/50 Watts (VHF-High Band)/60 Watts (VHF-L o w Band) transmit power for mid power radios . 100 Watts (UHF)/110 Watts (VHF- High Band)/110 Watts (VHF-Low Band) transmit p ower for high power radios 5 12.5 [...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Recommended Accessories and Options Microphones 70-2184 DTMF display and programming microphone 70-2185 DTMF microphone 70-2188 Weatherproof microphone 70-2328A Replacement microphone Control Heads, Mounting Brack ets and Speakers 70-2202 Standard (three character) control head 70-2203 Deluxe (twelve character) contr[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Radio Controls Standard LCD Details Deluxe LCD Details Transmit Icon Monitor Icon Busy Channel Icon Busy Scan Icon 3 Character Alp ha- Numeric Channel Label Priority Scan Icon Add/Delete Mode Icon Auxiliary Mode Icon Priority Scan Icon Auxiliary Mode Icon Add/Delete Mode Icon Busy Scan Icon Transmit Icon Busy Channel[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Standard Control Head 1 3 5 2 6 7 8 4 9 Deluxe Control Head 1 3 5 2 6 7 8 4 10 © 2005, Midland Radio Corporation[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide MON 1. MON button - Press and release the MON button t o defeat any programmed CTCSS/DCS and check the radio channel for traffic before transmitting. Press and release the MON button again to return to CTCSS/DCS mode. SCAN 2. SCAN button - Press and release the SCAN button to activate scan mode. Depending on the scan[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Setup Unpacking The following items are supplied in the standard package: 5 One transceiver chassis 5 One control head. 5 One microphone. 5 One DC power cord. 5 One mounting bracket or tray. 5 One mounting hardware package. 5 One user’s manual. Additional model dependent equipment: 5 One trunk mount kit 5 One remot[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Operation Turning the Radio On and Off Press and hold the power/volume knob for two seconds to turn the radio on. The radio will perform a po we r-on test, which includes lighting all display segment s and may sound a single beep when complete. Under certain circumsta nces, such a s after the radio has been reprog ra[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Carrier Squelch Operation A signal that matches the progra mmed receive frequency will b e heard if it is of sufficient strength to exceed the squelch threshold. An on frequency signal ex ceeding the squelch threshold level will be indicated by the BUSY icon. CTCSS/DCS Operation CTCSS or DCS signaling adds an ad diti[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide  2-tone signaling allows users to receive only calls intended for them. However, more than one radio transmitting at a time will still cause interference. Do not transmit if the BUSY icon is on. Wait until the channel is clear before transmitting. Transmitting to Other Radios  Before transmitting, the FCC requi[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Scanning Channels If you have more than one channel programmed, you r Titan radio may be programmed to allow you to scan them. Press and release the SCAN button to activate scan. The radio will begi n checking all channels in the scan list for activity. The SCAN icon or PRI icon will be displayed while the radio is s[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Priority Scan Priority scan is available when your dealer ha s prog rammed Normal or Modify Scan Selection . Use the menu function to select PRI scan mode.  The default user selection is PRI scan mode. If enabled in programming, you may assign a second priority channel before starting scan. Select the desi re d se[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Busy Scan Busy scan is available when your dealer has p rogrammed Normal or Modify Scan Selection . Use the menu function to select SCN scan mode.  The default user selection is PRI scan mode. Press and release SCAN to activate Busy scan. All chann els in your scan list will be checked fo r activity, with no prefe[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide priority channel. This is the primary difference between Public Safety scan and Priority scan. If activity is detected on a channel, the radio will pause scan an d display that channel. While stopped on a non-prio rity channel, the radio will continue to check for activity on the priority channel(s). This is calle d [...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide If activity is detected on a priority channel the radio will switch to and display the priority channel. Transmitting While in Scan Mode In Busy scan mode, when PTT is pressed while scanning, the radio will transmit on the last re ceived chann el. If no last receive channel has been establi s hed since scan was start[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Press and release the A/D button to enter scan add/de lete mode. The A/D icon (AX2 on standard head) wi ll be displayed while scan add/delete mode is active. Once y ou are in add/ delete mode, use the channel knob to scroll th rough the channels. To add a channel to the scan list, or remove a cha nnel that is already[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide 3. Press the channel menu knob again to save the new squelch setting and proceed to next menu item, group selection, GRP. ! The squelch setting is w ritten to EEPROM by pressing the channel/menu knob. If the menu function is left to timeout, the new squelch setting w ill not be saved, and the radio w ill rev ert to t[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Specifications (VHF low band) General specificat ions Mid-Power High-Power Frequency range A: 30-36 MHz, B: 36-42 MHz, C: 42-50 MHz FCC ID numbers NCP700511B NCP700511C MMA700671A NCP700671B NCP700671C FCC type acceptance Part 90 Part 90 Maximum number of channels 120 or 320 opt. 120 or 320 opt. Maximum number of gro[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Specifications (VHF high band) General specificat ions Mid-Power High-Power Frequency range B: 150-174 MHz B: 150-174 MHz FCC ID numbers NCP701341B NCP701491B FCC type acceptance Part 90 Part 90 Maximum number of channels 120 or 320 opt. 120 or 320 opt. Maximum number of groups 40 40 Channel spacing 12.5/25/30 KHz 12[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Specifications (UHF high band) General specificat ions Mid-Power High-Power Frequency range B: 450-470 MHz B: 450-470 MHz FCC ID numbers NCP701541B NCP701691B FCC type acceptance Part 90 Part 90 Maximum number of channels 120 or 320 opt. 120 or 320 opt. Maximum number of groups 40 40 Channel spacing 12.5/25 KHz 12.5/[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Titan Mobile Connectors Microphone Connector 1. Mic audio 2. PTT 3. Mic ground 4. Hang-up (JP2) or +12V (JP1)  Remove accessory hang-up loop to use mic hang-up.  Remove JP2 and install JP1 for DTMF microphones. 5. RD 6. SD 7. RTS 8. CTS 1 1 8 Mid-Power Connector 1. Aux 1 2. Ground 3. Hang-up  Normally ground[...]

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    Titan ™ Mobile User’s Guide Warranty Statement Midland Radio Corporation (herein , Midland) warrants each new radio product manufacture d or supplied by it to be free from de fects in material and w orkmanship under normal u se and service for a p eriod listed below, p rovided that the user has complied with the requirements stated herein. The [...]

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     This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condi tion that this device does not ca use harmful interference.  This radio operates in FCC regulated frequency bands. All ra dios must be licensed by the FCC before use. Because this radio contains a transmitter, Fe deral law prohibits unauthoriz ed use or adj[...]