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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio)
Owner’s Manual for the P-20
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) TABLE OF CONTENTS TIPS FOR GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR P20 .................................... 3 A NOTE ABOUT THE CTCSS or DCS CODES ............................................. 4 CHARGING THE BATTERIES........................................................................ 5 BELT CLIP ...................................................................................................... 5 QUICK USE INSTRUCTIONS: .........................
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) FCC Licensing Information This Midland model P20 radio operates on FM communication frequencies subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. The FCC requires that all operators using Private Land Mobile frequencies obtain a radio license before operating their equipment. Application for your FCC license is made on FCC form 600 and schedules D, E, and G. To have the forms faxed to you, call the FCC Fax-on-D
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) WARNING Your wireless hand-held portable transceiver contains a low power transmitter. When the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button is pressed it sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. The device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50%. In August 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety levels for hand-held wireless devices. To maintain compliance with the FCC's RF exposur
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) PREPARATION Batteries - P20 radios operate with 3 AA Alkaline, Ni-Cad (nickel cadmium) or Ni-MH (nickel metal hydride) batteries (optional). Ni-Cad batteries provide about 15 hours of use. Alkaline batteries will provide about 45 hours of use and Ni-MH batteries will provide about 24 hours of use. The P20 may be supplied with Ni-Cad or NI-MH batteries and a wall charger. Ni-Cad and Ni-MH batteries must be charged prior to use. Charge at l
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) POWER SAVE CIRCUIT This part of the operation of the radio is completely automatic and not adjustable. When the radio has not transmitted or received a signal for several seconds it will begin to cycle from a sleep mode to fully on. This occurs several times a minute. If a signal is received or you cause the radio to transmit, the radio will become fully on. This cycling from sleep to fully on increases the battery life more than 50%. An icon
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) FEATURES AND LOCATION OF CONTOLS 1 VOX button 2-Up/Down Buttons 3-Monitor Button 4-Push to Talk Button 5-Call Button 6-Accessory jacks 7-On/Off Volume Control 8-Enter Button 9-Function Button 10-charging contacts 11-Charge Jack THE RADIO MUST NOT BE SCANNING OR TRANSMITTING AND THE CONTOLS NOT LOCKED BEFORE THE CONTROLS WILL WORK PROPERLY. TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF Rotate the ON/OFF Volume control (7) clo
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) You can have only two channels in the active mode at a time. If you try to activate more than two channels, the radio will beep two or three times. Check and turn off any other active channels and try again. 4. To change the status of a channel, use the /\ or \/ buttons to select the programmed channel to be removed or added from use. Press the PTT button to change the status from “oN” to “FF”. Select the new active channel with the /\ or \/ b
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) ACTIVATING SCAN FUNCTIONS The P20 has three scan modes. The most popular and most used is the “BUSY” channel scan. This allows the radio to stop on a channel that someone is talking on. When the radio stops on a “Busy” channel, the scan will stop and resume after about 5 seconds. The second is the “OPEN” channel scan. This allows the radio to stop on the channel NOT used. The third is “DUAL WATCH”. This allows you to monitor the active channel
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) ACTIVATING “PRIVACY CODES” To activate “CTCSS” codes 1. Press the “F” button repeatedly (usually 3 times) to cause the icon “CTCSS” to be displayed in the upper left of the display to flash. 2. Press and release the “/\” or “\/” buttons to select the “CTCSS” code you desire. A code of “00” means no code is programmed. You must do this for each of the channels you want CTCSS codes on. Activating the “CTCSS” code will prevent you from hear
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) RESETTING THE RADIO If the radio stops responding to button presses or otherwise does not function properly in some cases the radio can be reset to restore normal operation. To reset the radio: With the radio off, press and hold the “F” button and turn the radio on. Release the “F” button when the radio powers up. (see turning the radio on) This operation will reset the radio to factory settings and will erase all memory channels that have b
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) SETTING REMOTE MONITOR MODE 1. Choose a channel to be used, set BOTH radios to that channel. 2. With the radio to be used for the monitor off, press and hold the “ENTER” button and turn the radio on. 3. Release the “ENTER” button when the radio powers up. 4. Press and release the “F” button repeatedly until “bb” (usually 5 times) is on the display. 5. Press and release the “/\” or “\/” button repeatedly to select the sensitivity level. T
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power 1. Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive 1. Make sure the volume is set high enough. Messages 2. Confirm the radios have the same channel and or CTCSS/DCS code settings. 3. Change your location, you may be out of range. 4. Install batteries properly or replace. 5. Buildings, obstructions, operating indoors or in vehicles may interfere with communication. Change
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) CARE OF RECHARGEABLE NI-CAD BATTERIES ALWAYS DISPOSE OF BATTERIES PROPERLY Always follow the battery manufactures recommendations for Charging and disposing of Ni-cad batteries. The following is meant as general information regarding Ni-cad batteries. 1. Occasionally allow the batteries to fully discharge before recharging. The battery indicator showing less than two segments will indicate full discharge. 2. Always allow the batter
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS* GENERAL Frequency range...........................................................................464/467/469 MHz Channels...............................................................................................................10 Modulation type................................................................................................. FM Antenna impedance .................................................
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Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) SERVICE: If you have a problem, which you believe requires service, please call first and speak with a service technician. Many problems can be remedied over the phone without returning the unit for service. If it ever becomes necessary to return your unit for service: 1. Pack the unit in its original box and packing. 2. Pack the original box in a suitable shipping carton. Improper packing will result in damage during shipment. 3. Inclu
