Midland CT 890 Manual

CT 890

”Instruction guide

DUAL BAND VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER |

Midland CT890 instruction guide

Index

Content of the packaging 1

Maintenance 1

Main functions 2

Main controls and parts of the radio 3

Lcd Display 3

Buttons and controls of the radio 4

Quick search 6

RPT- Single/Dual Band switch 6

A/B switch 6

‘* SCAN’ key 6

DTMF code 6

Reverse Frequency function 6

Low battery level 6

Working modes 7

Cloning function with the optional cable cod. R73727 7

Battery recharge 7

Functions 9

Frequency step (STEP) - MENU 1 9

Squelch level (SQL-LE) - MENU 2 9

Power save (SAVE) - MENU 3 10

High/low power selection (TXP) - MENU 4 10

Roger Beep at the beginning/end transmission (ROGER) - MENU

5 10

TOT (Time Out Timer) - MENU 6 10

VOX (VOX) - MENU 7 11

Wide/narrow bandwidth (WN) - MENU 8 11

Voice function (VOICE) - MENU 9 11

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TOA (Transmission Overtime Alarm) - MENU 10 12

Beep tone (BEEP) - MENU 11 12

Language of the MENU (LANGUAGE) - MENU 12 12

Busy channel lockout (BCL) - MENU 13 12

SCAN function(SC-REV) - MENU 14 13

Receiving with CTCSS tones (R-CTCSS) - MENU 15 13

Transmitting with CTCSS tones (T-CTCSS) --- MENU 16 13

Receiving with DCS codes (R-DCS) - MENU 17 14

Transmitting with DCS (T-DCS) - MENU 18 14

CALL/VFTX functions (side key PF1) - MENU 19 14

Scan / LAMP / SOS / Telealarm / Radio / Disable functions with

side key 3 (PF3) - MENU 20 15

Display backlight (ABR) - MENU 22 17

Frequency oﬀset (OFF-SET) --- MENU 23 17

Frequency shift direction (SFT-D) - MENU 24 18

Stopwatch timer (SECOND) - MENU 25 18

Channel name (CHNAME) - MENU 26 18

Storing channels (MEM-CH) --- MENU 27 19

Deleting a channel (DEL-CH) ------ MENU 28 19

Scan of frequencies with CTCSS/DCS (SCNCD)

MENU 29 19

Welcome message (PONMSG) – MENU 30 20

Monitor (SP-MUTE) – MENU 31 20

Sending the ID code (ANI-SW) – MENU 32 21

Setting the ID ANI code (ani-edit) – MENU 33 21

DTMF (DTMF-ST) – MENU 34 21

Keypad lock (AUTOLOCK) - MENU 35 22

Setting the priority channel (PRICH-SW) - MENU 36 22

Repeater function / Full duplex (RPT-SET) - MENU 37 22

RPT-SPK - MENU 38 23

PTT - MENU 39 23

Adding a channel to scan (SCAN ADD) - MENU 40 23

Alert tone (ALERT) - MENU 41 23

ANI code tx delay (PTT-DLY) - MENU 42 24

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Transmitting the ID code (PTT-ID) – MENU 43 24

Ring time (INRG) – MENU 44 24

Group A Scan (SCG-A) - MENU 45 25

Group B Scan (SCG-B) - MENU 46 25

Repeater tone (RPT-TONE) - MENU 47 25

Mute on the secondary frequency (SMUTESET) - MENU 49 26

Setting of group selective call code (CALL CODE) – MENU 50 26

Reset ---- MENU 51 27

Troubleshooting 28

Technical speciﬁcations 29

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Content of the packaging

• 1 CT890 transceiver

• 1 belt clip

• 1 antenna

• 1 Li-Ion battery pack 2600mAh

• 1 desktop charger

• 1 wrist belt

• Quick guide

If any item is missing, please notify your Midland dealer.

Maintenance

Your Two Way Radio is an electronic product of exact design and should

be treated with care.

The suggestions below will help you to fulﬁll any warranty obligations

and to enjoy this product for many years.

• Do not attempt to open the unit. Non-expert handling of the unit may

damage it.

• Do not store the Radio under the sunshine or in hot areas.

• High temperatures can shorten the life of electronic devices, and

warp or melt certain plastics.

• Do not store the radio in dusty and dirty areas.

• Keep the Radio dry. Rainwater or damp will corrode electronic circuits.

• If it appears that the Radio diﬀuses peculiar smell or smoke, please

shut oﬀ its power immediately and take oﬀ the charger or battery

from the Radio.

• Do not transmit without antenna.

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Main functions

• Dual band (VHF/UHF) displayed

• Frequency band (to set according to the country/area of use): 144-146

MHz & 430-440MHz (Rx / Tx).

• Working mode: UHF-VHF, VHF-VHF o UHF-UHF

• Output power: 5W VHF /4W UHF

• Memory channels: 999

• Full Duplex

• Repeater function

• Wide colorful LCD display

• Very high eﬃciency Li-Ion battery pack 2600mAh

• Repeater tones

• Individual/group selective calls

• VOX function

• Chronometer

• 105 + 105 DCS codes and 50 CTCSS tones

• “VOICE” function

• SOS function

• Wide/narrow bandwidth selection 25kHz/12,5 kHz

• Channel number, Channel + Frequency or Channel name display

mode available

• Reverse frequency

• Scan

• Flashlight

• FM Radio receiver

• Frequency step: 5 kHz, 6.25 kHz, 10 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz, 50 kHz or

100kHz

• High/low power selection: high (4-5W) / low (1W)

• Frequency oﬀset

• Repeater shift

• “Busy Channel Lock Out” function

• Tx power level indicator on the display

• Low battery vocal indicator

• Roger Beep

• TOT (time out timer) function

• Keypad lock

• Function/channel reset

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Main controls and parts of the radio

Lcd Display

1. Cross-band repeater

2. VOX

3. Power save mode

4. Keypad lock

5. Battery indicator

6. FM Radio frequency

7. Reverse frequency

8. Priority channel indicator

9. Indicates the latest reception

10. Band in use

11. Memory channel number

12. VHF/UHF frequency

13. Indicator of high (H)/Low (L)

power transmission or recep-

tion

14. UHF/VHF frequency

15. Narrow bandwidth (N = nar-

row / W = wide)

16. Shift (positive / negative)

17. Activation of QT+DTMF

18. DCS code

19. CTCSS tone

20. Repeater function ON

21. Function mode

22. FM radio band

A/B

RPT

VFO/MR

EXIT

STEP

TXP

VOX

SQL

ROGER

W/N

SAVE

TOT

VOICE

SCAN

LOCK

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1 2 3 4 5

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Buttons and controls of the radio

A. Antenna

B. Flashlight

C. Rotary encoder for the channel selection

D. Power / Switch / Volume control: Rotate to switch on/oﬀ the radio and

adjust the volume

E. Transmission led (red)

F. Reception led (green)

G. LCD display

H. Microphone

I. EXIT: to exit menu and functions

J. VFO/MR: to change the frequency or the channel mode

K. */SCAN: Reverse frequency/SCAN. Press to activate the Reverse fre-

quency; keep it pressed to activate the SCAN function.

L. #/LOCK: Keypad lock/Chronometer key. Short press: this key is operative

only when the chronometer is activated. Long press: keypad lock.

M. Alphanumerical keypad

N. ▲/▼ keys: to select the functions/menu

O. RPT. Short press: Single/Dual display mode. Long press: Activate or exit

the repeater function.

P. A/B. Switch key on master frequency: to select the desired operating fre-

quency (VHF or UHF).

Q. MENU: enters the MENU functions and conﬁrms the selection.

R. Side-key PF1: Selective call/Secondary frequency transmission key. Ac-

cording to the functions that you have set (menu 19 of the radio), it al-

lows the transmission of the selective call or the repeater tone 1750Hz.

S. PTT

T. Side-key PF2. Long press: to activate the Monitor function. Short press:

turns the ﬂashlight on. Press it again to turn it oﬀ.

U. Side-key PF3: it allows the activation of the following functions (menu

20): Scan / Display backlight oﬀ / Alarm / Emergency / FM radio.

V. MIC/SP: External speaker/mike jacks.

W. 2600mAh Li-Ion battery pack

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A/B

RPT

VFO/MR

EXIT

STEP

TXP

VOX

SQL

ROGER

W/N

SAVE

TOT

VOICE

SCAN

LOCK

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A/B

RPT

VFO/MR

EXIT

STEP

TXP

VOX

SQL

ROGER

W/N

SAVE

TOT

VOICE

SCAN

LOCK

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A/B

RPT

VFO/MR

EXIT

STEP

TXP

VOX

SQL

ROGER

W/N

SAVE

TOT

VOICE

SCAN

LOCK

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Quick search

Press ▼/▲ keys to set functions/parameters.

By keeping pressed these keys, a quick search of the functions will be

done.

RPT- Single/Dual Band switch

To set the single/dual band switch, press RPT.

A/B switch

Press the A/B switch to select the master frequency. The master fre-

quency is the main frequency and is shown on the display with MAIN.

‘* SCAN’ key

Press slightly the *SCAN key to set/disable the reverse frequency. Keep it

pressed for 2 seconds to activate the Scan function.

DTMF code

Press PTT and push the key corresponding to the desired DTMF code.

RPT, ▲, ▼, VFO/MR correspond to A, B, C and D.

Reverse Frequency function

Using the Reverse frequency function, the transmitting and receiving

frequencies can be interchanged, as well as the CTCSS and DCS codes.

In standby mode, press *SCAN to turn on the Reverse frequency fun-

ction; press it again to turn it oﬀ.

NOTE: Ensure to set the frequency shift direction ﬁrst (MENU 23 and 24).

Low battery level

When the battery pack has low power, you will hear a beep every 5 se-

conds and the battery icon shows the low level. If you press PTT, you will

hear a vocal message ‘BATTERY LOW’.

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