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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com Midland Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com i PREFACE Thank you for purchasing a Mi dland Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio. Properly used, this product will give you many ye ars of re liable service. To get the most out of your purchase, be sure to carefully read this man ual and keep it on [...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com ii IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMA TION Before using your radio, please read this operation manual. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS Always use only Midla nd authorized accessories. Unauthorized accessories hav e the ri sk of fire hazard, explosion, personal injury o[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com iii FCC EXPOSURE STATEMENTS WARNINGS The FCC has adopted a safe ty st andar d for human ex posure to RF energy. P roper operation of this radio under normal condition s results in user exposure to RF energy below the Occupational Safety and Health[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com iv PRODUCT FEATURES Your Midland Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio has the fo llowing features: • 136-174 MHz VHF and 380-4 70 MHz UHF bands • Mixed analog and digital mo de operation • Easy installation • Low maintenance • Tri-color LCD d[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com v ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ACK : Acknowledge AES : Advanced Encryption Standard ALG : Algorithm ANI : Automatic Number Identification dBm : Decibel Milli watt CIK : Crypto I gnition Key Identity CDCSS : Continuous Digital Coded Squelch System CT[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com vi TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCT ION...................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Package Co ntents ....................................................................................[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com vii 4.2.1 Receiving Emer gency Ca lls .............................................................. 33 4.2.2 Transmitting Emer gency Calls .......................................................... 34 4.2.3 Receiving Digital I ndividual Calls ...[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Package Contents The following items are in you r Midland Syn-Tech III P25 Portabl e Radio package: The desktop charger and wall adaptor are sold separatel y: Li-Ion Batter y Belt Cli p[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 2 2 Getting Started 2.1 Installing the Antenna The antenna should b e attached to your radio before use. Using your radi o without the antenna may damage the radi o. 1. Align the base of the antenna wit h the socket on the top of the radio. 2. Scr[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 3 2.3 Installing the Belt Clip 1. Pinch the belt clip mounting bracket using your thumb and ind ex finger. 2. Align the belt clip mounting bracket with the slots on the battery. 3. Press the belt clip against the batter y and slide the clip fully [...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 4 3 Radio Controls and Indicato rs 3.1 Side, Top and Front Vie ws[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 5 3.2 Button and Key Functions Below is a brief description of each button or key. For more details of each function refer to the operation section of this manual . Many of the functions may be disabled by radio programming or u navailable because[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 6 3.2.6 Right soft key (Index) The right soft key accesses the index (20 unit address book) from standby mode. Once the appropriate ID is displaye d, press SELEC T to edit the entry or # to initiate an acknowledged indiv idual call to the displaye[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 7 While the emergenc y function is active, a lo ng press of the Keypad Lock/E mergency Reset key will cancel the eme rgency mode. 3.2.10 Scan key A short press of this key turns on selectable priority scan. Selectable priority scan assigns the sel[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 8 3.2.11.4 Switching to Home Zone and Channel Successive presses of the ∗ key may prompt “GO TO HOME?” to switch to the home zone and channel. 3.2.12 Pound key The # key is a multi-function key allo wing sele ction of several functions with [...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 9 Telephone calling may be d isabled or the number of dial di gits may be limited by radio progra mming. 3.2.12.5 Send ing a Call Alert Successive presses of the # key may prompt “CALL ALERT :” to initiate a call alert transmission. This funct[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 10 3.3 Alpha-numeric Keypad Entry The keypad is used to enter alpha-numeric c haracters within many functions. When the radio is in alpha-numeric mod e, successive presses (less than one second apart) of the keys will step through the available ch[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 11 3.4 Display Icons Table 1: Display Icons This Digital Receive icon appears when a cl ear (unencrypted) digital signal is received. This Digital Talkaround Receive icon appear s when a clear digital signal is received in direct or talkaround mod[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 12 This SMS icon appears after an SMS is received and remains on until the message is read. This High Power icon appears when high transmit power level is selected. This Mid Power icon appears when medium transmit power level is selected. This Low[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 13 4 OPERATION 4.1 Basic Operation Despite the radio’s advanced f eature set, the basic receive a nd transmit operations can still be quite simple. The radio is capa ble of distinguishin g between analo g and digital signals, and the channel may[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 14 4.1.2 Selecting Zones The radio channels ma y be organized into zones or channel groupings to sort and organize the channel s. To select a new zone, press the (pound) key, then use the Up/ Down keys to scroll through the available zones. The ne[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 15 A new zone may also be selected using MENU | CHANNEL PARAMETERS | ZONES. Use up/down to select Zones Use up/down to select new zone Use up/down to select Channel Parameters Press MENU Figure 4.5 – Zone selection using Menu[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 16 4.1.3 Selecting Channels The channel switch provides direct access to channels one through fifteen. When the channel switch is in the sixteenth position any channel in the zone ma y be selected using the up/down keys or alpha- numeric keypad. W[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 17 4.1.4 Receiv ing Signals The radio channel may b e configured to receive onl y analog transmissions, only d igital transmissions or both. If the channel is pr ogrammed to rece ive both analog and digital signals (mixed mode receive), the radio [...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 18 4.1.5 Transmitting to Other Radios The radio channel ma y be configured to transmit in analog mode, digital mode or to allow you to select either analog or digital mode. A default mode is chosen by radio programming. The default mode is used ea[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 19 4.1.5.2 Digital T ransmissions 1. Press the (Power Adjust/Mode Change) key repeatedly until digita l transmit mode is displayed ( ). 2. Check that the correct talk group ID is selected. 3. Ensure that the channel is clear. 4. Press and hold the[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 20 4.1.5.3 Time Ou t Time A Time Out Time may be programmed to limit the length of continuous transmissions. If the Time Out Time is exceeded, release PT T and wait for the channel to be available agai n. The Time Out Time may be set from 15-225 s[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 21 4.1.6 Selecting Transmit Power For optimal battery life and to minimize interference with others, use the lowest transmit power that will provide adequate range. T he radio has three transmit power levels which are selected with successive long[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 22 4.1.7 Selecting Digital Talk Group The default talk group may b e set for the channel in radio programming. When the chan nel is selected, the default talk group is used. If a default talk group has not be set for the channel, the radio will us[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 23 The zone’s talk group list ma y be viewed and a new talk group ma y also be selected from MENU | CHANNEL PARAMETERS | GROUPS. Use up/down to select Channel Parameters Use up/down to select Groups Use up/down to select new talk group Press MEN[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 24 4.1.8 Selecting Talkaround Trans mit Mode On channels programmed for repeater operation, the radio may be set to talkaround mode. Talkaround mode allows direct portable to portable communication without accessing the repeater. Repe atedly press[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 25 4.1.9 Monitoring Channels Press and hold the (Monitor/Call Wait Option) key for more than one second to turn the monitor function on. The function of the monitor button depen ds on radio programming. If Monitor Channel is enabled, the monitor f[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 26 If Monitor All NACs & T.Groups is enabled, the monitor function allows all NACs and talk groups to be received on digital and mi xed channels. While monitor is on, a long press of the (Monitor/Call Wait Option) key turns monitor off. Long p[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 27 4.1.10 Selectin g Digital Call Wait Option A short press of the (Monitor/Call Wait Option) key turns the call wait option on. The Call Wait icon ( ) is displayed while call wait mode is on. While the call wait option is on, all normal group cal[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 28 4.1.11 Scanning Channels A short press of the (Scan) key turns on selectable priority scan. T he Scan icon ( ) is displayed while scan is active. Selectab le priority scan assigns the selected channel as the high priorit y channel. A second, lo[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 29 If PTT is pressed while scan is paused on a channel the radi o will transmit on the pause channel. Radio receives signal while scan is on Press PTT to transmit on pause channel Release PTT, scan resumes after scan delay Figure 4.26 – Pressing[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 30 4.1.11.2 Ed iting the Scan List You can add and delete chan nels from the selected zone’s scan list using MENU | CHANNEL PARAMETERS | CHANNEL SCAN. If a “+” is displayed above the chan nel name, the channel is currently in the scan list. [...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 31 4.1.12 Locking the Keypad Press the (Keypad Lock) key to lock the alpha-numeric, up/down, scan, and left and right soft keys. While the keypad is locked, press the (Keypad Lock) key, then press the left soft key (UNLOCK) to unlock the keypad. P[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 32 4.1.13 Sw itching to the Home Z one and Channel Press the (star) key repeatedly until “Go to Home?” is displayed. Then press the left soft key (OK) to sw itch to the home zone and channel. If the channel switch is not in the sixteenth posit[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 33 4.2 Advanced Operations Some of the radio’s more advanced operatio ns are listed in this section. Most of these advanced features may be disabled in ra dio programming. In this case, the feature being described may not appear, or may have a r[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 34 4.2.2 Transmitting Emerg ency Calls Press and hold the (emergency) key for five seconds to activate the emergency function. Once emerge ncy mode is activated, the radio s witches to the emergency channel set for the selected zone in radio progr[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 35 4.2.3 Receiving Digital Individua l Calls Individual calls are address ed to a single unit ID rather than a talk group. This radio is capable of receiving bot h unacknowledged and ackno wledged indvidual ca lls. 4.2.3.1 Receiving Unacknowledg e[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 36 4.2.3.2 Receiv ing Ackno wledged Individua l Calls When an ackno wledged individual call requ est is received, you may accept or reject the call. The initiating radio will receive the accepted or rejected response. If the call is unanswered the[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 37 4.2.4 Transmitting Digital Individua l Calls Individual calls are address ed to a single unit ID rather than a talk group. This radio is capable of transmitting both unackno wledged and acknowledged indvi dual calls. Most digital radios are cap[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 38 4.2.4.2 Transmitting Acknowledged Indi vidual Calls The radio may also initiate an acknowledged individual call. This type of call may not be supported by other radios. To initiate an acknowledged individual call, press INDEX then scroll to the[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 39 4.2.5 Transmitting Digital Unaddressed Calls A digital unaddressed call is similar to a group call, except no talk group is specified (reserved talk group $FFFF is used ). Any digital radio with matching rec eive frequency and NAC should receiv[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 40 4.2.6 Transmitting Digital Telephone Inte rconnect Calls Repeatedly press the (pound) key until “TELEPHONE:” is displayed. Enter the telephone dialing di gits then press the left soft key (CALL). The radio will send up to four telephone int[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 41 4.2.7 Receiving a Digital Call Alert A call alert is normally used as a low priority request to return the call when i t’s more convenient. When a call alert is received the radio will display the u nit ID of the initiator. 4.2.8 Transmitting[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 42 4.2.9 Receiving and Sendi ng Non-voice Messages The radio can receive an d send three types of non-voic e messages when operating in digital mode. SMS messages are free text messages sent from one radi o to another. With SMS messages, the messa[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 43 4.2.9.1 Receiving SMS Messages When an SMS message is received, the radio will display the SMS Mes sage icon ( ). You may vie w the last twenty received SMS messages from MENU | SMS | RECEIVED MESSAGES. The icon indicate s unread messages and w[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 44 4.2.9.2 Sending SMS Messages SMS messages are sent from MENU | SMS | MSG EDIT. Use the alph-numeric keypad to en ter the desired text, then enter the destination ID or select it from the index. Sending SMS messages may be disabled by radio prog[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 45 4.2.9.3 Receiving Predefined Messages When a predefined messag e is received, the corresponding text is pulled from the database and displayed alon g with the source ID. You may also view the last ten received predefined mess ages from MENU | P[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 46 4.2.9.4 Sending Predefined Messag es Predefined messages are sent from MENU | PREDEFINED MESSAGES | MESSAGE LIST. Select the desired message from the list then enter the destination ID or select it from the index. Sending predefined messages ma[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 47 4.2.9.5 Setting Present Status The radio’s present status may be set from MENU | STATUS | PRESENT STATUS or by pressing the (pound) key repeatedly until “CUR. STATUS:” is prompted. When the radio is turned on, the present status will be r[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 48 4.2.9.7 Sending Status Your current status may be sent from MENU | STATUS | SEND STATUS. Enter the destinatio n ID or use the index to select it, then press SEND to transmit your current status. Transmitting status may be disabled in radio prog[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 49 4.2.9.8 Requesting Status You may request the current status of another radio from MENU | STATUS | STATUS REQUEST. Enter the destination ID or select it from the index, then press SEND to request another radio’s status. Transmitting status ma[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 50 4.2.10 Channel Programming Front panel channel program ming is an option offered to some customers. Radios must be purchased with channel programming capabilit y or returned to the factory to have the capability added. On channel programming ca[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 51 4.3 Menu Operation The menu function is used to access many f eatures in the r adio and also provides information about each radio. The features available from the menu depen d on the analog/digital mode se lection and the radio progr amming. T[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 52 6 RADIO INFO 61 IDENTS SERIAL NO – View radio serial number WACN – View wide area communication network ID IDENT – View digital unit ID ANI, SC, ACK – View analog IDs 65 MEASUREMENT 651 RSSI – Measure receive signal strength 653 POWER[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 53 4.3.2 Digital Mode Menu Tree MENU 1 SETTINGS 11 TONES note 1 111 ALERT TONE – Adjust user alert tone volume 113 KEYPAD TONE – Adjust key press tone volume 112 CALL ALERT – Adjust call alert tone volume 19 FACTORY SETTIN GS note 1 191 REST[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 54 5 STATUS 51 PRESENT STATUS – View and set present status 54 RECEIVED STATUS – View last ten received status messages 53 STATUS REQUEST – Request another r adio’s present status note 5 52 SEND STATUS – Send present status to another ra[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 55 note 1 These selections are unavailable when the Settings option is disab led in radio programming. note 2 This selection i s unavailable when the Call Log o ption is disabled in radio programming. note 3 These selectio ns are unavailable when [...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 56 5 ACCESSORIES Original Midland accessories give you operationa l efficiency, flexibility a nd reliability in difficult working conditions. ACCESSORY MIDLAND P/N Replacement antenn a (146-155 MHz) ACC155 Replacement antenn a (154-164 MHz) ACC154[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 57 6 STORAGE AND CLEANING PRECAUTIONS Keep the radio and charger clean a nd away from dust, humidity, dense sunlight, extreme heat sources and liquids. Avoid exposing the radio and accessor ies to cleaning solvents, aerosol sprays, adhesive agents[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 58 7 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE(s) SOLUTION(s) Charger LED red and rarely green. Charging process is almost finished Leave the radio to complete charging. Charger LED steady orange. Communication error between charger and the battery R[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 59 8 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Modulation 16K0F3E, 11K0F3E , 8K0D1E, 8K0F1E Data Rate P25 : 9.6 kb/s Symbol Rate P25 : 4.8 kb/s Protocol Project 25-CAI : 4.4 kb/s IMBE Encription Algorithms DES-OFB, AES Channel Capacity 999 Operating V[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 60 ENVIROMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS Operating Temperature Range -30 ° C / +60 ° C Storage Temperature Range -40 ° C / +85 ° C Humidity % 95, 5 0 ° C ESD IEC 801- 2KV Water and Dust Protection IP65, MIL-STD MILITARY STANDARDS 810C/D/E/F MIL-STD 810[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 61 8.1 Receiver Specifications RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS VHF UHF Frequency Range 136-174 MHz 380-470 MHz Frequency Separation Full Bandsplit Full Bandsplit Channel Spacing 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Frequency Step 2.5 / 3.125 kH[...]

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    Syn-Tech III P25 Portable Radio OPERATION MANUAL 680-090-2041 Vers ion 5.0 http://www.midlandradio.com 62 8.2 Transmitter Specifications TRANSMITTER SPECIFICATIONS VHF UHF Frequency Range 136-174 MHz 380-470 MHz Frequency Separation Full Bandsplit Full Bandsplit Channel Spacing 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 kHz Frequency Step 2.5 / 3.[...]

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