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Midland Radio PL5161 Series manual

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    PL5161 / PL5164 User ’ s Guide ProLine Series Midland Radio Corporation 5900 Parretta Drive North Kansas City , Missouri 64120 www.midlandradio.com Printed in Korea P/N: 680-090-2032, Rev . B P/N: 9300000099[...]

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    Table of Contents FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements - for Occupational Use Only ........................................................ 1 CAUTION VHF and UHF Radios (PL5161 / PL5164)................. 1 CAUTION VHF Radio (PL5161)............................................... 2 CAUTION UHF Radio (PL5164).......................................[...]

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    ii Table of Contents, continued Time-Out-Timer Penalty (TX Inhibit)................................................ 1 6 Battery Save.............................................................................. 1 7 Low Battery Warning................................................................ 1 7 T wo-T one Decode..............................[...]

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    Contenido Requerimientos de Cumplimiento con Exposición RF de FCC - Para Uso Ocupacional Solamente..................................... 53 PRECAUCION Radios VHF y UHF (PL5161 / PL5164) 53 PRECAUCION Radio VHF (PL5161)........................................... 54 PRECAUCION Radio UHF (PL5164)........................................... 54 Acerca de[...]

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    Contenido, continuado Preservación de Batería................................................................ 69 Aviso de Batería Baja............................................................... 7 0 Descodificación de Dos T onos................................................... 70 VOX (Transmisión Operada por Voz)..........................[...]

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    1 FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements for Occupational Use Only The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), with its action in General Docket 93-62, November 7, 1997, has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated equipment. Midland subscribes to the same safety standard[...]

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    2 FCC RF Exposure Compliance Requirements for Occupational Use Only, continued cause the radio to transmit by pressing the P-T-T bar on the radio. • These are required operating configurations for meeting FCC RF exposure compliance. Failure to observe these restrictions mean violation. CAUTION VHF Radio (PL5161) • This device has been approved [...]

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    Midland Midland is the exclusive supplier of Midland ® brand communication products. Our product line ranges from FCC licensed two-way radios suitable for Business and Industry (B & I) markets such as farm, government, law enforcement, utility, etc., to consumer communications equipment for recreational and light-duty business markets. Product[...]

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    About Your Midland ProLine Radio The Midland ProLine models PL5161 (VHF) and PL5164 (UHF) are fully programmable, synthesized radios featuring: • 16 Channels of operation (up to 32 channels available) • 8-Character alphanumeric display • 1 or 5 Watts output power • Channel scan • 38 Standard and 11 non-standard CTCSS tones • 104 DCS Cod[...]

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    Unpacking Information Carefully unpack the radio and its accessories. Use the item list below to identify the components included in the product packaging, to ensure that no items are discarded in the packing materials. Radio Body Antenna NiMH Battery Pack Speaker Microphone Jack Cover Belt Clip Screw Set Operating Instructions If any items are mis[...]

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    6 Radio Control Buttons / Operation Features A. Monitor button (left side of radio) - Press and hold to turn radio squelch off; release to turn squelch on. B. Push-To-Talk (P-T-T) button (left side of radio) - Press and hold while speaking into the radio microphone; release to listen to incoming messages. C. Microphone (front of radio) D . Mode but[...]

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    Radio Control Buttons..., continued H. Power / volume control (top panel of radio) - Powers radio on and adjusts radio volume. I . Scan button (front of radio) J . Up / Down select buttons (front of radio) K . Speaker (front of radio) L. Accessory jack (right side of radio) Backlit LCD Features A . 8-Character alphanumeric display - Shows current c[...]

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    Radio Control Buttons..., continued Backlit LCD Features, continued F. Scan (SCAN) indicator - Shows scan function is active. G . High power (H) indicator - Shows high power is active (used for increased range and penetration). H . Low power (L) indicator - Shows low power is active (used for battery conservation in short range conditions). I . Aud[...]

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    9 Getting Started Charging the NiMH Battery Pack Y ou will need to charge the battery pack fully before initial use. For best results from your charging cycle, follow these tips: • Ensure the ambient temperature is between 41° and 104° F (5° and 40° C) while charging. T emperatures outside this range may not allow the radio to fully charge th[...]

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    Getting Started, continued Charging the NiMH Battery Pack, continued 1. Plug the AC adapter cable in the adapter jack located on the rear of the charger, then into an AC outlet. 2. Slide the NiMH battery pack (or the radio equipped with a NiMH battery pack) into the charging slot. 3. Ensure that the metal contacts on the battery pack come in contac[...]

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    11 Getting Started, continued Charging the NiMH Battery Pack, continued Replace the pack with the manufacturer’s recommended model. Average battery pack life from the 1600 mAh battery is10+ hours. This service time is calculated using 90% standby , 5% transmit and 5% receive time and 5W operation. Attaching and Removing the Battery Pack After cha[...]

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    Getting Started, continued Installing the Belt Clip We recommend that the belt clip be installed on the radio. It keeps the radio from coming in contact with hot surfaces, and away from your body if heat build-up occurs with excess transmissions. Use the two supplied screws to install the belt clip. If a replacement is needed, use a screw designed [...]

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    Radio Operation Power On / T ransmit Power on the radio by turning the power / volume control clockwise out of detent. Y ou will hear a confirmation tone on power-up. T o check the radio volume, press and hold the monitor button then rotate the control to desired volume level. Rotate the channel selector knob to choose the desired channel. Press th[...]

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    Radio Functions T one Signaling T o help block out unwanted calls to your radio, your ProLine PL5161 / PL5164 can be programmed to look for tones. Scan Modes Scanning is a Dealer programmable feature that allows you to monitor a number of channels or channels within a Group. Y our Midland Radio Dealer will help you define a scanning mode and your c[...]

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    Radio Functions, continued Priority Scan TX A single channel may be programmed as the "Priority" channel. Priority channel activity takes precedence over all other conversations. During the scan mode, if a P-T -T is initiated, the radio will transmit on the Priority channel. The radio will constantly monitor this channel while scanning an[...]

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    Radio Functions, continued Nuisance Delete During receiving a signal or scan delay time, if the MON ( monitor) button is pressed, the current receiving channel is deleted in scan list and is no longer scanned. When the power is turned off and on, the deleted channel is restored to the scan list. Busy Channel Lockout When the RX signal is being rece[...]

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    Radio Functions, continued Time-Out-Timer Penalty (TX Inhibit), continued For instance, when the time-out timer is set to 3 minutes and T-O-T penalty is set to 5 seconds, if you continuously transmit for 3 minutes, the radio will stop transmitting. A tone will sound with each P-T-T bar press until the 5 second TX inhibit time expires. Press the P-T[...]

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    Radio Functions, continued T wo-T one Decode Each channel can be programmed with two-tone decode selections: Individual Call, Group Call and Super Group Call. Y our Midland Radio Dealer can program your radio(s) for this feature. T o activate or reset the two-tone decode, press and hold the up button for 3 seconds. After two-tone is decoded, LED wi[...]

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    Mode Operation..., continued functions. NOTE: All functions are activated or turned of f by pressing the MODE button. Use the up or down buttons to toggle through the choices available with each function. T o exit, press the MODE or P-T -T buttons. Power On Power on the radio by turning the power / volume control knob clockwise out of detent. The r[...]

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    Mode Operation..., continued Low Battery , continued along with a flashing, empty battery icon and red blinking LED. Channel Option View In receiving mode, if the M (monitor) button is pressed for more than 2 seconds, the RX tone option and the TX tone option for each channel selected will display . 20 This display example identifies: R eceive, CTC[...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued The Channel Options Settings menu and sub-menus are detailed on the next few pages Turn radio channel selector to desired channel. Press the MODE button and then the up or down button until appears. Press and release the MODE button to select. Sub-menu settings include: , , , , and . Scroll through the sub-me[...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued If you choose CTCSS code 49, your display will read: When the desired CTCSS tone code appears on the display, select and set your choice by pressing the MODE button or the P-T-T. The radio will save your selection and return to standby mode. CTCSS Tone Signaling Frequency Table No. Freq. No . Freq. No. Freq. [...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued If you choose the DCS tone code setting, you will need to use the up or down buttons to select the desired tone code of 105 available. If you choose DCS code 023, your display will read: If you choose DCS code 754, your display will read: When the desired DCS tone code appears on the display, select and set y[...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued If you choose the IDCS tone code setting, you will need to use the up or down buttons to select the desired tone code of 105 available. If you choose IDCS code 023, your display will read: If you choose IDCS code 754, your display will read: When the desired IDCS tone code appears on the display , select and [...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued To set the per-channel radio transmit output power, press and release the MODE button, then the up or down buttons until appears. Press the MODE button to select. Scroll through the sub-menu settings with the up or down buttons, press the MODE button when appears. Settings include: You can toggle between thes[...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued the MODE button to select. The radio will save your On or Off selection for the current channel, and return to standby mode. NOTE: Your radio will only scan channels with the scan setting “On”. To set the Priority scan list on/off setting, press and release the MODE button then the up or down buttons unti[...]

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    Channel Option Settings Menu, continued T o set the two-tone option, press the MODE button then the up or down buttons until the display appears. Press and release the MODE button again to select. Scroll through the sub-menu settings with the up or down buttons, press the MODE button when appears on screen. Settings include: , and . Y ou can toggle[...]

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    (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired sub-menu) (press MODE, press up or down button to desired selection, then press MODE to set selection; use up or down button to select code if desired; press MODE to set code)           select code -- select code -- -- select code -- select code -- select code -- sel[...]

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    (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) Channel Option Menu Tree - Output Power (Press MODE to set selection)   Channel Option Menu Tree - Normal Scan (Press MODE to set selection) 29 (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (press MODE, then press up[...]

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    Channel Option Menu Tree - Priority Scan (Press MODE to set selection) 30   (press up or down button to selection) (Press MODE to set selection) Channel Option Menu Tree - Two-Tone Settings (Press MODE to set selection) (Press MODE to set selection)       (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) (press MODE, t[...]

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    System Option Settings Menu To enter the System Option Setting Menu, press and release the MODE button during the receive or standby mode, then use the up or down buttons until appears. Select the above option with a press and release of the MODE button. settings include: , , , , , , , , , and . (Beep Set, VOX (Voice Operated TX) Set, Time-Out-Time[...]

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    32 System Option Settings Menu, continued setting, which includes: , o r . Y o u can toggle between these VOX sensitivity level settings with the up or down buttons. When the desired setting appears on screen, press the MODE button. The radio will save your selection and return to standby mode. If you choose the Time-Out-Timer setting, your choices[...]

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    33 System Option Settings Menu, continued selection and return to standby mode. Example of display: . NOTE: In the Time-Out-Timer Penalty sub-menu, if “Off” is selected by pressing the MODE button, the TOT Penalty function will be disabled, and the radio will return to standby mode. NOTE: If the radio transmits in excess of the set time, it wil[...]

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    System Option Settings Menu, continued If you choose the Scan Set setting, your choices include: , , a n d . (Scan Mode, Scan Speed, Scan Delay and Lookback). You can toggle between these settings with the up or down buttons. When the desired setting appears on screen, press the MODE button to select. If you select , your choices will include: , , [...]

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    System Option Settings Menu, continued If you select the Scan Delay setting, you will need to choose the scan delay time, from 1 seconds to 30 seconds. Use the up or down buttons to select the desired time, then the MODE button to select. The radio will save your selection and return to standby mode. Example of display: . NOTE: Scan delay time is t[...]

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    System Option Settings Menu, continued Example of display: . NOTE: In the Priority Scan setting mode, if the MODE or P-T-T buttons are pressed, Priority Scan will be disabled and the radio will return to standby mode. If you choose the TX Delay setting, your choices include On or Off settings. You can toggle between these settings with the up or do[...]

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    System Option Settings Menu, continued press the MODE button to select. Repeat through these steps to set the other Power Save function times. Example of a display for each of these settings: (Power Save On time); (Power Save Off time); and (Power Save Delay time). NOTE: Your choice of Power Save Off (not having power save) and Power Save Off time [...]

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    System Option Settings Menu, continued An example of the Roger Beep display: . NOTE: If you select On, the radio issues a beep tone after TX is completed to confirm the transmission has finished. For quick reference, the next few pages detail the System Option Menu, sub-menus and their settings. 38 67 Funciones del Radio, continuado Búsqueda Norma[...]

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    System Option Menu Tree - Beep Setting (Press MODE to set Off or On selection; use up or down buttons to select VOX level; press MODE to set level selection) System Option Menu Tree - VOX Setting select level --   39 (Press MODE to set selection)   (press MODE, then press up or down button to option) (press MODE, then press up or down b[...]

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    System Option Menu Tree - Time-Out-Timer (Press MODE to set Off or On selection; use up or down buttons to select time; press MODE to set time selection)   select time -- (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) System Option Menu Tree - Penalty (Press MODE to set Off o[...]

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    System Option Menu Tree - Busy Channel Lockout (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (Press MODE to set selection)   (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (Press MODE to set selection) Syste[...]

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    Fo r press MODE, then press up or down button to select time Fo r press MODE, then press up or down button to select time (press MODE, then press up or down button desired sub-menu: 4 choices) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) System Option Menu Tree - Scan Setting (Press MODE to set selection) For (Press MODE to set select[...]

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    System Option Menu Tree - Priority Scan   (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) (Press MODE to set selection; use up or down button to select Priority channel; press MODE to set Priority channel. NOTE: Select channel 1 - 32 on radios with special Dealer programming for 32 channels) select channel -- (Press MODE to set select[...]

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    System Option Menu Tree - Power Save   (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired sub-menu) (Press MODE to set times) 44 (press MODE, then press up or down button to option) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) Fo r press MODE, then press up or down button[...]

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    (Press MODE to set selection) System Option Menu Tree - Roger Beep   (Press MODE to set selection) System Option Menu Tree - Clear-To-Talk   45 (press MODE, then press up or down button to option) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (press MODE, then press up or down button to selection) (press MODE, then press up[...]

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    Display Option Settings Menu With the radio powered on, turn radio channel selector to desired channel. Press the MODE button and then the up or down buttons until appears. Press and release the MODE button to select. Sub-menu settings include: and . You can toggle between these settings with the up or down buttons. When the desired setting appears[...]

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    (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired menu) (press MODE, then press up or down button to desired sub-menu) Display Option Menu Tree - Channel Display (Press MODE to view name) (Press MODE to view current channel) (Press MODE to view current frequency) (Press MODE to set selection) Display Option Menu Tree - Slide Set   47 (pres[...]

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    48 Compatible Accessories • Ultra-lite headset (ACC-616V) • Ear bud speaker microphone (ACC-715) • Lapel speaker microphone (ACC-714) • Heavy duty speaker microphone with audio earphone jack (ACC-727) • Ear speaker , used with ACC-714 (WT A-9F) • Coil-cord earphone, used with ACC-727 (QP A-1424) • Noise-attenuating headset, behind-the[...]

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    Licensing and Service Information FCC Licensing The Federal Communications Commission requires the operator of this radio be properly licensed under the applicable Part and/or Parts of the FCC Rules and Regulations. Consult your Midland Radio Dealer or contact the nearest FCC field office for information about obtaining a license. Service Do not ta[...]

  • Page 55

    Software Copyrights The Midland product described in these operating instructions may include copyrighted Midland software programs stored in semi-conductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Midland certain exclusive rights for copyrighted software programs,including the exclusive right to copy or r[...]

  • Page 56

    Warranty Statement Midland Radio Corporation (herein Midland), warrants each new radio product manufactured or supplied by it to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service for the time period listed below, provided that the user has complied with the requirements stated herein. The Warranty period begins on the da[...]

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    Warranty Statement, continued Midlands sole obligation hereunder shall be to replace or repair the Product covered in this Warranty . Replacement, at Midland's option, may include a similar or higher-featured product. Repair may include the replacement of parts or boards with functionally equivalent reconditioned or new parts or boards. Replac[...]

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    Contenido Requerimientos de Cumplimiento con Exposición RF de FCC - Para Uso Ocupacional Solamente..................................... 53 PRECAUCION Radios VHF y UHF (PL5161 / PL5164)................. 53 PRECAUCION Radio VHF (PL5161).......................................... 54 PRECAUCION Radio UHF (PL5164)........................................[...]