Connect Systems CS580, User Manual

Page 1: ...g past this page and without ever having to turn on a computer The Second mode is for the more advanced HAM who knows what these terms mean and is not intimidated with programming the radio using a computer but also wants the ability to do things on the fly Getting on the air quickly Press the Top side button for three seconds Not the PTT 1 When you hear a station you want to respond to press the ...

Page 2: ...lts They can be changed with the CPS Scanning Frequency 442 MHz 450 MHz Rx Freq Tx Freq 5Mhz Channel 1 Analog Wide Band Channel 2 Digital Group Call Color Code 1 and Slot 1 Channel 3 Digital Group Call Color Code 1 and Slot 2 Channel 4 Digital Private Call Color Code 1 and Slot 1 Channel 5 Digital Private Call Color Code 1 and Slot 2 Important Non Obvious Notes When scanning analog signals have th...

Page 3: ...ed Parameter Mode to make a digital group call first set the channel to a digital group call channel When scanning the radio will only stop on an active channel If the channel is not active at the time the scanning gets to it the channel will be skipped If the repeaters are not busy at the time of the radio is scanning that frequency the scanning mode will never show anything A better solution wou...

Page 4: ...most cases our design is at the bleeding edge of technology at a price much less than our competitors We also offer complete and customized communication solutions to o u r c o m m e r c i a l clients Our products will satisfy you because of its excellent performance unique features and outstanding price No matter what field you are in you will be satisfied with the radio This manual is applicable...

Page 5: ...surfaces When restriction or warnings are posted regarding the use of radio devices please obey the regulation and turn the radio off Use of the radio while you are driving may be against local traffic laws Do not use the radio if it is prohibited while driving and be very cautious if there are no local laws because using the radio while driving is distracting If you notice any problems with the r...

Page 6: ...ons 19 Digital channel 19 Contacts 19 Scan 22 Zone 24 Messages 24 Call Logs 26 Settings 27 Digital Emergency 32 Analog Channel 33 CTCSS CDCSS 34 Voice Encryption 35 Time Out Timer TOT 35 TX Permission 35 Battery Saver 36 Low Battery Warning 37 CTCSS Standard Frequency Table 38 CDCDD Standard Code Table 38 Specifications 41 Statement ...

Page 7: ... the table below If any items are missing or have been damaged during shipment please contact the dealer immediately Accessories Items Number Quantity Antenna 1 Strap 1 Belt Clip 1 Charger 1 Li ion Battery 1 Screws 1 Antenna Strap Belt Clip Battery Charger Battery Screws ...

Page 8: ...kwise into the connector on the top panel of the radio until firmly seated Turn the antenna counter clockwise to remove it Installation or removing the belt clip Attach the belt clip using the two supplied binding screws Remove the belt clip by removing the two binding screws holding the belt clip to the body of the radio ...

Page 9: ...Attaching Removing the strap Thread the hand strap to the loop back of your two way radio ...

Page 10: ... to unlock the battery and pull the battery away from the radio Note Don t attach or remove the battery if the radio is turned on Warning Don t short circuit the battery because it might cause the battery to burst into flame or otherwise be damaged Never attempt to remove the casing from battery because you might be exposed to caustic chemicals and you will damage the battery Don t throw the batte...

Page 11: ... power runs low the radio will send alert sounds Please recharge the battery at that time Please only use the battery and charger specified by Connect Systems When charging a battery attached to a radio please turn the radio off Please don t remove the battery from the charger before fully charged or the battery could be damaged Please remove the battery when the battery is fully charged Do not ke...

Page 12: ...Attaching the Speaker Microphone Open the accessory jack cover then align the plug with the accessory jack and tighten the screw on the plug ...

Page 13: ... Selector Knob Turn the knob to select channel 1 16 LED Indicator 1 When transmitting LED glows red 2 When receiving LED glows green 3 When un programmed LED glows red 4 When scanning LED flashes orange MIC Left key Press to move to the next step or store the setting MENU Press to enter menu mode you can select the desired menu item Selection Key Press up or down left or right to select the menu f...

Page 14: ... to optional speaker MIC and USB programming cable 13 PTT key Press and hold down the PTT key then speak into the microphone to transmit 14 Button 1 Press to activate the programmable function The detailed consult to basic operation 15 Button 2 Press to activate the programmable function For details consult basic operation ...

Page 15: ...oup Call All Call Scanning on unread message Inbox or Outbox Full Message send successfully Message send failed Read Message Unread Message Inbox Missed Call Keypad Locked disable all tone alert Emergency on VOX on Plug in earphone Direct Talk around Mode Monitoring Connect to Computer Battery Capacity ...

Page 16: ... the channel number or rotate the knob counter clockwise to decrease the channel number If enabled the radio channel number will be audibly annunciated when you change the channel Note If a channel is not programmed the display says Unprogrammed Channel there is an audible message saying No Channel and the LED indicator flashes red Selecting a Zone The radio supports up to 64 zones each with a max...

Page 17: ...Note If the talk permit indication feature is set to Digital Analog or Digital Analog and you press the PTT key the radio will generate a momentary beep on the speaker ...

Page 18: ...cts menu and you select a private call Contact then pressing the PTT key will transmit a private call 3 If you go to the Manual Call Submenu in the Contacts menu and you enter a private call number then pressing the PTT key will transmit a private call 4 If you go to the Call Log menu and select a private call number you want to call then pressing the PTT key will transmit a private call 5 If you ...

Page 19: ...t an all call 2 If you go to the List Submenu in the Contacts menu and you select an all call Contact then pressing the PTT key will transmit an all call 3 If you go to the Call Log menu and select an all call number you want to call then pressing the PTT key will transmit an all call Receiving and responding to a call On digital channel when a private call is received you may press the PTT key wi...

Page 20: ...ss MENU and key to unlock Scan On Off Allow user to enable or disable the scan function All Alert Tones on off Allow user to enable or disable all alert tones Battery Indicator Indicates battery charge left Short Message Allows you to enter the message function menu Zone Toggle Allows you to enter the zone selection function AD Switch Selects between the Analog and Digital Modes Contacts Allow you...

Page 21: ...eive all conversations on that channel Enhanced Parameters Pressing the Enhanced Parameter button will allow you to go directly to a screen that will allow you to set all parameters necessary for a digital or analog call Note For an analog channel the following keys are useful Unassigned Monitor Backlight Auto On Off Keypad Lock Scan On Off All Alert Tone on off Battery Indicator Zone Toggle High ...

Page 22: ...embers add new contacts or manually dial 1 Group Call After selecting a group contact as shown below pressing OK will then allow you to select Details or Send Message Selecting Details will allow you to see the alias and the ID number for that contact Selecting Send Message will then allow you to send a new SMS or a predefined SMS ...

Page 23: ...le receiving a call alert command the radio will generate alert tone Send Message Allows you to send a new SMS or a predefined SMS Device Check This function checks if the target radio is active without alerting the target radio When the target radio is active the screen displays target radio has replied while if the radio is unavailable the screen displays fail Remote Monitor Allow a user to send...

Page 24: ...number or alias of a private call contact Press key to delete last character entered or press to switch input method The numeric range for the ID is 1 16776415 The Alias can have up to 16 characters Delete Deletes unwanted contacts from the address list If private call contact is set as channel Tx Contact or call number on one touch call the contact will not be deleted 3 All Call After selecting a...

Page 25: ...e private call contact was successfully added the contacts list will show the new contact Scan 1 Scan On Off If current channel scan list contains at least 2 channels at you may enable the Scan On Off feature Scanning allows the device to search the scan list connected to the current channel to locate qualified channel for receiving voice During scanning the icon flashes When activities are detect...

Page 26: ...atically If button 1 or 2 is programmed as Scan on off press that button to enable scan feature 2 View Edit List View Edit Member allows a user to view the scan members delete a member from the scan list or add a member to the scan list If you add a member you have to remember the list can contain no more than 16 channels This feature will not allow you to generate a new scan list or delete an exi...

Page 27: ...d send it to a private call contact or a group call contact When editing the name press key to delete press 1 to enter special characters press 0 to enter a space and use the rest of the keys to enter the alphanumeric characters Press left or right key to move input cursor After the message is edited you can select a contact from the address list which the message is sent to or manually dial a num...

Page 28: ...ge can contain up to 140 characters You can choose to edit and send anyentry Note Preset text messages also can also be assign to one touch call Press the programmed key to send the message 4 Outbox With the outbox menu you can view if the message was sent successfully or failed The outbox can save up to 30 sent messages If the sent message is successful it displays and you can choose to forward o...

Page 29: ...sed Call The missed calls log can save up to 10 entries When the memory for call logs is full the oldest entry will be deleted automatically You can add the missed call to the contact list or delete it 2 Answered Calls The answered calls log can save up to 10 entries When the memory for call logs is full the oldest entry will be deleted automatically You can add the answered call to the contact li...

Page 30: ...ll be deleted automatically You can add the outgoing call to contact list or delete it 4 Clear Record This function is convenient to delete Missed call logs Answered call logs or Outgoing call logs Clear All will delete all call logs at the same time Settings 1 Settings Allow a user to perform basic settings for the two way radio 27 ...

Page 31: ... from RX frequency and the channel will set as allow talk around on the programming software Tone Alerts To sets alert tones for your radio Tone alerts include settings of all tones call alert tone message tone and keypad tone If disabled all alert tones will be off except emergency tone TX Power Allow a user to change the power level between high and low indicated by H and L on the display 28 Bac...

Page 32: ...ble the keypad lock via the menu The Keypad locked is indicated by When the keyboard is locked you can only operate the PTT key button 1 or button 2 Press MENU and key to unlock LED indicator To enable or disable LED indication While disabled all indicators are turned off including the backlight of the LCD the Rx Green Indicator the Tx Red indicator and the Orange Scan indicator Please use this fu...

Page 33: ... level level 1 8 and VOX delay 0 5 10seconds via menu VOX on indicate by Note The VOX feature only is used if you are using a supported headphone Power on Password If the power on password feature is enabled via the programming software you can modify the password by this menu First you need input old password correctly and then input a new password twice Note This menu is effective if power on pa...

Page 34: ...ery Status To view the radio s battery capacity It s convenient for user to know the battery capacity so they can change or charge the battery before its completely discharged My Number Allow a user to view the radio ID number which is same as device ID Firmware version View firmware version information CP Version To view CP version information 31 ...

Page 35: ...ation but will receive voice Emergency Mode Alarm In this mode you can send alarm information and expect to get an ACK back It will do this for the maximum number of retries programmed before it will exit the emergency mode Alarm with Call You can press programmed Emergency On Off key to send emergency information and then press PTT to transmit an emergency call Alarm with voice to follow You can ...

Page 36: ...rm mode by a long press of the Emergency on off key If Emergency Type is silent or silent with voice pressing the PTT key or a long press of the programmed emergency key will exit the emergency mode Receive Emergency Information When the feature emergency alarm indication is enabled if received emergency information the radio displays icon the transmitter s ID and name an alarm tone will sound To ...

Page 37: ...nd CDCSS Codes with the disadvantage that you will also hear all noise and calls made for someone else Encode Signal that you transmit will only be heard by parties whose CTCSS CDCSS signaling matches your transceiver Note The radio will accept non standard CTCSS codes in analog mode 34 Voice Encryption The voice encryption can encrypt your audio signals to guarantee the privacy of your communicat...

Page 38: ...ing if it is already in use There are three options available always color code free channel free if choose always whenever the PTT key is pressed the radio will transmit If choose color code free you will be unable to transmit on the channel if the color code is already in use If choose channel free you will be unable to transmit on the channel if it is already in use If the channel is busy press...

Page 39: ...rs If choose CTCSS CDCSS you will be unable to transmit on the channel if it is already in use and the CTCSS CDCSS code in use If the channel is busy pressing the PTT key will generate a warning tone Battery Saver This function allows an idle radio to enter automatically a battery saver mode This mode will extend battery service life but response time may be delayed You can set battery saver time ...

Page 40: ...cator glows red and and a warning message of Please Charge will be annunciated Please replace the battery or charge the battery The radio will turn off automatically while battery is too low This feature is found in General Settings of the programmable software ...

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Page 42: ... 36 D251N D251I 64 D532N D532I 9 D054N D054I 37 D261N D261I 65 D546N D546I 10 D065N D065I 38 D263N D263I 66 D565N D565I 11 D071N D071I 39 D265N D265I 67 D606N D606I 12 D072N D072I 40 D271N D271I 68 D612N D612I 13 D073N D073I 41 D306N D306I 69 D624N D624I 14 D074N D074I 42 D311N D311I 70 D627N D627I 15 D114N D114I 43 D315N D315I 71 D631N D631I 16 D115N D115I 44 D331N D331I 72 D632N D632I 17 D116N D...

Page 43: ...11I 79 D731N D731N 24 D155N D155I 52 D412N D412I 80 D732N D732N 25 D156N D156I 53 D413N D413I 81 D734N D734I 26 D162N D162I 54 D423N D423I 82 D743N D743I 27 D165N D165I 55 D431N D431I 83 D754N D754I 28 D172N D172I 56 D432N D432I ...

Page 44: ...Life 5 5 90 High TX Power Digital 16 hours Analog 12 hours Power Save Mode Digital 20 hours Analog 16 hours Frequency Stability 1 5ppm Antenna Impedance 50Ω Dimensions L W H 56 L 32 W 109 H mm Weight 239g include battery Transmitter RF Output Power High Power 4 5W Low Power 1 0W 4FSK Modulation 12 5kHz only data 7K60FXD 12 5kHz data and audio 7K60FXE FM Modulation 12 5 kHz 8K50F3E 25 kHz 16KΦF3E 4...

Page 45: ... Type AMBE 2TM Receiver Digital Sensitivity 5 BER 0 25 uV Analog Sensitivity 0 25 uV 12 dB SINAD Intermodulation 60dB Adjacent Channel Selectivity 60 dB Spurious Response Rejection 60 dB FM Noise 40dB Audio Response 1 3 dB Audio output power 1 5W Audio Distortion 3 Typical Conducted Spurious Emission 57dBm Environmental Specifications Operating Temperature 20 60 Storage Temperature 30 85 42 ...

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Page 47: ...nitor Device Enable Device Disable Edit SMS Delete Manual Dial New Contact Scanning Turn On Off View Edit List View Delete Member Add Scan Channel Zone SMS New SMS Inbox Preset SMS Outbox Delete All In Box Delete Outbox Delete Delete All Call Log Missed Calls Answered Calls Outgoing Call Clear Record Settings Settings Talk Around Tone Alert All Tones Call Alert Tone Message Tone Keypad Tone ...

Page 48: ...Tx Power Backlight Boot Interface Keypad Lock Led Indication VOX VOX Level VOX Delay Language Set Squelch Level Not currently available Device ID System Info Battery Status Firmware Version CP Version ...

Page 49: ... and the VHF version to 144 MHz Max Frequency This is the frequency it stops scanning We will set the default in the UHF version to 450 MHz and the VHF version to 147 99 MHz Channel Spacing This is the spacing between channels In HF radios there is often continuous tuning At the VHF and UHF bands the tuning is channelized because the hardware is designed to only work with either 12 5 KHz spacing o...

Page 50: ... lock soft key just below the lock prompt on the display This will now allow you to quickly get on the air by just pressing the PTT key The Tx frequency is determined by the Rx to Tx Offset parameter in the CPS Once the Lock key is pressed the following screen will appear To scan to the next frequency press the Unlock softkey ...

Page 51: ...up and down selection keys or the numeric keypad to enter the data depending on which parameter you want to change The CC is changed with the selection key The minimum value is 0 and the maximum value is 15 The Slot is changed with the selection key Your choice is Slot 1 or Slot 2 The Type could be selected as P G A or N standing for private group All or None respectively The selection key is used...

Page 52: ...hould be as follows 1 If you change the channel switch or you first turn on power the screen should be whatever is associated with the channel 2 If you locked in enhanced scanning then whatever was used in scanning should be on this screen 3 If you locked in Enhanced Monitor then whatever was used in enhanced monitor should be on this screen 4 If you locked in Enhanced Parameter then whatever was ...

Page 53: ...We set the default to the top button and long press To start the Enhanced Monitor mode press the appropriate button and you will get a screen on the radio as shown below if your radio was set to a digital channel If you hear a conversation you like on that channel press the lock key and you are now ready to use the radio After you press the lock key you will get the following screen ...

Page 54: ...eaters are closed and they do not want outsiders using them However if you only want DMR repeaters then go to www dmr marc net or www cqdmrmap com This last one is interesting because the map shows which network the different repeaters are on There is a standard for UHF repeaters in that the receive frequency is always 5 MHz from the transmit frequency There is no agreement in the amateur communit...