Midland CT590S User manual

DUAL BAND VHF/UHF TRANSCEIVER

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CT590S

SPECIAL FEATURES

Voice

announcement FM radio 3 colors

display

Index

Content of the packaging 1

Maintenance 1

Main features 2

Main controls and parts of the radio 3

LCD Display 3

Buttons and controls of the radio 5

Programming software (optional) 6

Installing the antenna 7

Installing the belt clip 7

Installing the pattery pack 7

Releasing the battery pack 7

Main keypad controls 8

Basic operations 9

Power/volume switch 9

Transmitting and receiving 9

CALL button 9

Monitor key 9

Band Key 9

Scan function 9

VFO

A/B

BAND

MENU EXIT

STEP TXP SAVE SCAN

VOX WN ABR SQL

TDR BEEP TOT

1 2 3

4 5 6 0

7 8 9

CALL

MON

PTT

MIC

MENU EXIT

STEP TXP SAVE SCAN

VOX WN ABR SQL

TDR BEEP TOT

1 2 3

4 5 6 0

7 8 9

A B C D

1 2 3

4 5 6 0

7 8 9

key 10

Working modes 10

Menu setting 10

Menu operations 11

Functions and operations 15

Squelch level (SQL) - MENU No.0 15

Step frequency (STEP) - MENU No.1 15

Output power (TXP) - MENU No.2 15

Battery save (SAVE) - MENU No.3 15

VOX Function (VOX) - MENU No.4 15

Wide/Narrow bandwidth (W/N) - MENU No.5 16

Backlight (ABR) - MENU No. 6 16

Dual Watch Operation (TDR) - MENU No. 7 16

Keypad beep (BEEP) - MENU No. 8 16

Time-Out-Timer (TOT) - MENU No.9 16

Receiving DCS (R-DCS) - MENU No.10 16

Receiving CTCSS (R-CTCSS) - MENU No.11 17

Transmitting DCS - (T-DCS) - MENU No.12 17

Transmitting CTCSS (T-CTCSS) - MENU No.13 17

Voice function (VOICE) - MENU No. 14 17

ANI-ID (ANI-ID) - MENU No.15 17

SCAN Resume Mode (SC-REV) - MENU No.16 17

PTT ID delay (PTT-LT) - MENU No.18 18

Memory A Display Mode (MDF-A) - MENU No.19 18

Memory B Display Mode (MDF-B) - MENU No.20 18

Busy Channel Lock (BCL) - MENU No. 21 18

Auto Keypad Lock (AUTOLK) - MENU No.22 18

Frequency oset direction (SFT-D) - MENU No.23 19

Frequency oset (OFFSET) - MENU No. 24 19

Channel store - (MEM-CH) - MENU No. 25 19

Channel Delete (DEL-CH) - MENU No.26 19

Standby backlight (WT-LED) - MENU No.27 19

TX backlight (TX-LED) - MENU No.29 20

Alarm Mode (AL-MOD) - MENU No.30 20

Frequency band (BAND) - Menu No.31 20

Side tone elimination (STE) - Menu No. 33 21

Display mode at the turning on (PONMSG)

Menu No.34 21

Roger beep (ROGER) - Menu No. 35 21

Reset (RESET) - Menu No.36 21

Keypad lock 21

FM Radio (FM) 22

Rapid Alarm (ALARM) 22

Flashlight 22

Monitor (MON) 22

Cloning function (COPING) 22

Memory/Frequency Mode conversion (VFO/MR) 23

TX 1750Hz Call Tone 23

TX/RX Reverse function (R) 23

Frequency scanning 23

Channel scanning 23

Automatic search FM Radio (FM) 24

Cursors ▼▲Conversion (A/B) 24

High/low power selection 24

Technical speciﬁcations 25

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Content of the packaging

• 1 CT590S transceiver with belt clip

• 1 Li-Ion battery pack 1500mAh 7.4V

• 1 fast desktop charger

• 1 wall adaptor

• Antenna

If any item is missing, please verify with 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 radio for any reason! The radio’s precision

mechanics and electronics require experience and specialized equipment;

for the same reason, the radio should under no circumstances be realigned

as it has already been calibrated for maximum performance. Unauthorized

opening of the transceiver will void the warranty.

• 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 diuses peculiar smell or smoke, please shut o

its power immediately and take o the charger or battery from the radio.

• Do not transmit without antenna.

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Main features

• VHF and UHF bands and channel name displayed

• Operating modes: UHF/VHF, UHF/UHF, VHF/VHF

• Output power: 5W UHF/VHF

• Up to 128 memory channels

• 50 CTCSS tones and 208 DCS codes

• 1750Hz tone for repeaters

• SOS Emergency function

• LCD display with backlight adjustable in 3 colors

• FM radio receiver (88-108MHz)

• VOX, Scan, Dual Watch functions

• Channel spacing: 25KHz/12.5KHz

• Channel or frequency mode selection

• TOT (Time out timer)

• DTMF function

• Reverse function

• Alarm function

• CTCSS and DCS codes research

• Setting and storing of channel names

• PTT-ID

• Busy Channel Lockout function (BCL)

• High/low power selection

• Frequency step: 2.5/5/6.25/10/12.5/25KHz

• Frequency oset (adjustable): 0-38.000MHz

• Repeater shift

• Squelch adjustable in 9 levels

• VOICE: vocal indication of the function selected

• Keypad lock

• Power Save

• Li-Ion 1500mAh battery pack

• 2pin Kenwood accessory jack

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Main controls and parts of the radio

LCD Display

1. These symbols show that you set a DCS or CTCSS code in tx or rx. In tx

mode it appears while you are transmitting , while in rx mode it is shown also

in stand-by condition.

2. Received signal strength.

3. Low power selection

4. This letter is displayed when the Dual Watch function is active.

5. VOX function enabled.

6. Appears when a positive shift is activated.

7. Appears when a negative shift is enabled.

8. Reverse frequency

9. Narrow bandwidth: N = narrow. When the wide (W) bandwidth is activa-

ted, no icon is displayed.

10. This icon indicates the keypad lock. To unlock it press #/ .

11. Battery level indicator. When the battery is almost used up, the icon starts

blinking and the transmission is blocked. Charge the radio.

12. Indicates the channel number that you stored

13. When the radio is in reception mode, this icon is displayed

14. Depending on the setting, it will show the frequency in use, the channel

name, the menu setting, etc

15. Indicates the VFO in use and the current menu or function setting. This

icon is displayed close to the band in use or to the menu settings.

PTT

MON

CALL

MIC

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

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PTT

MON

CALL

MIC

PTT

MON

CALL

MIC

PTT

MON

CALL

MIC

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Buttons and controls of the radio

A. Antenna

B. Flashlight

C. Power / Switch / Volume control: Rotate to switch on/o the radio and

adjust the volume

D. LCD display

E. Speaker

F. Microphone

G. Alphanumerical keypad

H. UP/DOWN keys: to select the functions/menu

I. EXIT: Push it to exit the menu and functions

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

quency; keep it pressed to activate the SCAN function

K. 0 / SQL: quick selection of the squelch setting

L. #/ :Keypad lock. Long pressure: the keypad will be locked. Short pres-

sure: high or low power selection. L is displayed when you activate the low

power.

M. MENU: enter the MENU functions and conﬁrms the selection.

N. Led: transmission (red) ; reception (green).

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

P. A/B. This control is useful to select the desired frequency, VHF or UHF.

Q. BAND: to switch from VHF to UHF band or viceversa.

R. PTT

S. MON. Long press: to activate the Monitor function. Short press: turns the

ﬂashlight on. Press it again to issue an emergency light.

T. CALL: press it activate the FM radio. If you keep it pressed for 5 seconds

you will hear an alarm note and the radio will switch to alarm mode (see

paragraph 30).

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

V. 1500mAh Li-Ion battery pack

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Programming software (optional)

Thanks to Midland Programming software PRG-G10, it is possible to increase

the performance of your radio or to reduce its functionality by enabling or

disabling some features.

For further information, please consult the Programming software manual.

Recharge

The battery pack is not charged, charge it before use.

Initially charging the battery pack after purchase or extended storage (longer

than 2 months) will not bring the battery pack to its greatest or its normal

capacity.

1. Plug the power cable of the desktop charger into city electric power.

2. Slide the Li-ion battery pack or radio with a Li-ion battery pack into the

charger.

Make sure the battery pack is connected with the charging terminals.

When charging starts, the led lights up red on the desktop charger.

When the battery pack is completely charged, the led turns green.

Remove the battery or the radio from the charger.

CHARGING NOTES

• After the battery is charged to its highest capacity, don’t charge anymore.

• Do not short-circuit the battery terminals or throw the battery into ﬁre.

• Never attempt to remove the casing from the battery pack.

• Please turn the power o before charging. It will aect the battery life when

charging the power-on radio.

• If the radio still shows low power after the normal charge, please change the

battery.

• The average usage time of battery pack is 13 hours. Average usage time is 5%

for transmitting, 5% for receiving and 90% for standby.

1 2 3 A

4 5 6

7 8 9 C

0 D

PTT

MON

CALL

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