A3.130921 Alinco Incorporated, Electronics Division Yodoyabashi Dai-bldg 13F 4-4-9 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0043 Japan Phone: +81-6-7636-2360 Fax: +81-6-6208-3801 http://www.alinco.com DR-B185T: VHF FM Mobile Transceiver 136.000-173.995MHz FCC ID:PH3DR-B185T Copyright Alinco, lnc.
VHF FM Mobile Transceiver DR-B185T Instruction Manual Thank you for purchasing your new Alinco transceiver. Please read this manual carefully before using the product to ensure full performance, and keep this manual for future reference as it contains information on after-sales services. In case addendum or errata sheets are included with this product, please read those materials and keep them together with this instruction manual for future reference.
Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing this excellent Alinco transceiver. Our products are ranked among the finest in the world. This radio has been manufactured with state of the art technology and it has been tested carefully at our factory. It is designed to operate to your satisfaction for many years under normal use. Please read this manual completely from the first page to the last, to learn all the functions the product offers.
CONTENTS Supplied Accessories...........................................................1 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES............................................................. 1 Initial Installation...................................................................2 MOBILE INSTALLATION.................................................................. 2 DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION................................................ 3 POWER SUPPLY VOLTAGE DISPLAY............................................
CONTENTS DEFAULT TONE VALUE................................................................... 24 DEFAULT SQ VALUE....................................................................... 24 DEFAULT DCS VALUE..................................................................... 25 AUTO-DIALER.................................................................................. 26 DTMF TX SPEED............................................................................. 26 DTMF PAUSE TIME...........................
1 Supplied Accessories Supplied Accessories Carefully unpack to make sure the following items are found in the package in addition to this manual: Transceiver DR-B185T Microphone EMS-74 (with DTMF keyboard) DC Power Cable with Fuse Holder Spare Fuses The standard accessories may vary slightly depending on the version you have purchased. Please contact your local authorized Alinco dealer should you have any questions.
Initial Installation Mobile installation 2 ▼▼Determine the appropriate angle of the transceiver, using the 3 screw The transceiver may be installed in any position in your car, where the controls and microphone are easily accessible and it does not interfere with the safe operation of the vehicle. If your vehicle is equipped with air bags, be certain your radio will not interfere with their deployment. If you are uncertain about where to mount the unit, contact your vehicle's dealer.
2 Initial Installation DC Power Cable Connection Mobile Operation The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 13.8V. Never connect the transceiver to a 24V battery. Be sure to use a 13.8V vehicle battery that has sufficient current capacity. If the current to the transceiver is insufficient, the display may darken during transmission, or transmitting output power may drop excessively. 1.
Initial Installation 2 REPLACING FUSES If the fuse blows, determine the cause, then correct the problem. After▼ the problem is resolved, replace the fuse. If newly installed fuses continue to ▼ blow, disconnect the power cable and contact your dealer for assistance. ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ Fuse Location Transceiver Fuse Current Rating 15A Supplied Accessory DC power cable 20A Only use fuses of the specified type and rating, otherwise the transceiver could be damaged.
2 Initial Installation Power supply voltage Display After connecting the transceiver to the power supply, the supply voltage can be displayed on LCD by pressing the SQL / REV key together with the [SQL / REV] key. The display immediately changes as the voltage supply changes, It also displays voltage during transmission. Accessories Connections External Speaker If you plan to use an external speaker, choose a speaker with an impedance of 8Ω. The external speaker jack accepts a 3.
Initial Installation 2 Microphone For voice communications, connect a provided microphone into the socket on the front of the main unit. Turn the ring firmly on the plug until it locks. Attach the supplied microphone hanger in an appropriate location using the screws included in the screw set.
3 Getting Acquainted Front panel NO. KEY 9 FUNCTION Rotate to change memory channels and various Push-button settings. rotary knob Press to enter the settings. Operations by pressing and holding the following respective keys NO. KEY Basic Functions 7 NO. KEY FUNCTION 1 RX 2 V O L K n o b / Rotate to adjust the volume level. P W R ( P o w e r ) Press to switch the power on/off. (Press and key hold to turn off the power.) 3 Mic.
Getting Acquainted NO. KEY FUNCTION Operations when turning on the power while pressing the Exits from function mode. NO. KEY 5 V/M/MW 6 TS/DCS/LOCK 7 CALL 8 SQL / REV 9 P u s h - b u t t o n Rotate to exit from function mode. rotary knob Press to set the shift function. Sets the reverse function. Press [FUNC/SET] key and following key together to activate following function: NO. KEY 2 3 FUNCTION VOL Knob / Rotate to adjust the volume level.
3 Getting Acquainted Rear panel DISPLAY 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1 2 3 4 NO. KEY 9 FUNCTION 1 Antenna Connector 2 DATA terminal/ Use for the clone function and to connect an Ext.Speaker optional external speaker. Terminal 3 Power input Connect 13.8 V DC power. code Connect an antenna. 20 NO. KEY FUNCTION 1 Lights up when function mode is ON. 2 Lights up when the squelch is set. Flashes while scanning. 3 4 5 Menu number.
Getting Acquainted NO. KEY 3 FUNCTION 9 Lights up when the shift direction is positive. 10 Lights up when the shift direction is negative. 11 12 Lights up when the tone and SQ are set. 13 Lights up when the SQ is set. 14 Lights up when CDCSS is set. 15 Lights up when the reverse function is set. 16 Lights up while performing priority scan. 17 Lights up when the operation lock function is set. 18 Lights up to indicate 0.05 kHz. 19 Signal strength of receiving and transmitting.
3 Getting Acquainted microphone NO. KEY 11 MIC Connector Diagram(in the front view of connector) FUNCTION 1 UP Channel number or setting value. 2 DOWN Channel number or setting value. 3 PTT Push-To-Talk key to transmit. 4 Numerical Keys Other various oprations 5 DTMF ON/OFF Switches between DTMF and function operations. 6 LOCK Switch Locks all keys excep PTT. 7 MIC Microphone element is located.
Operating Mode (Channel Display Mode) CHANNEL DISPLAY MODE 4 Call up and operate frequencies or settings registered in advance. Channels set in memory mode or with a PC application will appear. 1. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] key on the microphone to select a memory channel.
5 Basic Operations Switching The Power On/Off According to the option selected during installation, press the VOL Knob / PWR(Power) key or turn the ignition key to ACC or ON position to power on. Press the VOL Knob / PWR(Power) key for 1 seconds or turn the ignition key to OFF position to turn off. Adjusting The Volume Turn the VOL Knob / PWR(Power) key clockwise to increase the audio level, counterclockwise to decrease.
Basic Operations The new squelch level will be stored in the CPU until another adjustment is done. To Receive Signals 1. Press the PWR key. 2. Rotate the VOL knob to set the volume to an adequate level. 3. While the SQL indicator is displayed, press the [SQL / REV] key, then keep rotating the knob until the noise disappears. 4. Select your desired frequency. When a signal is received at your desired frequency, [BUSY] will light up and receiving sound will be heard.
6 KEY OPERATIONS squelch off 1. Press and hold the [SQL / REV] key for 2 seconds or press MIC's key to disable squelch. Press and hold the [SQL / REV] key for 2 seconds or press MIC's key again to resume squelch. SCANNING FUNCTION Use this function to automatically search for signals. 6 different scan types are available in the unit. In parameter setting mode, choose Timer mode or Busy mode to determine the desired resuming condition.
KEY OPERATIONS frequency or channel will be switched to the priority channel and the [S] icon will flash. DCS SCAN 6 Even if the frequency or channel selected before being switched has a reception channel, the signal received by the priority channel will be prioritized. Repeatedly press [TS/DCS/LOCK] key until LCD displays DCS icons, then hold [TS/DCS/LOCK] key for 1 second to enter into DCS scanning. Once finding a matching DCS code, a voice will be heard and resumes scanning after 15 seconds.
6 KEY OPERATIONS 4. Press it again so that the 3-digit number and icon is displayed. This is the DCS code, and it enables DCS encoding and decoding. For 2-4, rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys to change tone or code. Press any key ( Except FUNC / PWR / TS / DCS, UP / DOWN keys) to enter the setting and return to original status. The T/SQ/DCS icon will remain on the display to show the current selective-calling status.
PARAMETER SETTING MODE 7 MEMORY NAME (Alphanumeric Tag) MEMORY DISPLAY INDICATOR The memory channels stored in the memory-mode can be displayed with an alphanumeric tag instead of the default frequency display. Program the memory channel first. Switch the frequency display and memory NAME display when a memory name is registered using the memory NAME function. There are 67 characters available including A-Z, 0-9. 1.
7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows. ▼▼ON: Outputs the operation sound. ▼▼OFF: Does not output the operation sound. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode. DIMMER SETTING The backlight brightness of the display can be adjusted by selecting a level from 16 levels. 1. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to display the menu number "5".
PARAMETER SETTING MODE 7 Time-Out-Timer TOT Penalty The TOT feature is popular in repeater systems. It prohibits the users from transmitting on the repeater after a certain period of time has elapsed. By setting this function and activating it according to the repeaters’ requirement, the radio alerts the user by a beep 5 seconds prior to time-out. When the transmission is shut down in the TOT mode, this function prohibits another transmission for a selected time period.
7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 2. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows. ▼▼OFF: Does not set the auto power off function. ▼▼10 (min) to 60 (min) (6 steps in 10 minute increments): Automatically turns off the power after the set time has elapsed. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode.
PARAMETER SETTING MODE ▼▼ON: Sets the BCLO setting to ON. ▼▼OFF: Sets the BCLO setting to OFF. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode. Tone-Burst Frequency This is to access Tone-Burst repeaters which require a certain pitch of audible tone to activate “sleeping” repeaters. Usually, a repeater system does not require the tone once the repeater is activated. 1.
7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE The options are as follows. DEFAULT TONE VALUE 67.0 69.3 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8 250.3 • 250.3Hz is followed by 67.0Hz. • 67.0Hz comes before 250.3Hz. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode.
PARAMETER SETTING MODE • 754 is followed by 023. • 023 comes before 754. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode. AUTO-DIALER This will automatically transmit pre-programmed DTMF tones. To program tones in the Auto-dialer memory: 1. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to display the menu number "20". Pressing the [FUNC/SET] and [TS/DCS/LOCK] keys simultaneously also displays the menu.
7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode. DTMF MONITOR Set whether or not to output tones and tone calls output using the automatic dialer from the speaker of the unit. 1. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to display the menu number "23". The current setting will appear on the display. The default setting is [DTM.ON]. 2.
PARAMETER SETTING MODE SCANNING STOP TIME -BSY From "Switching the Scanning Type ", select "Busy scan" to set the duration time before switching to the next channel after stopping receiving a signal. 1. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to display the menu number "26". The current setting will appear on the display. The default setting is [ST-B.5] (5sec). 2.
7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 2. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows. ▼▼ON: Checks every 5 seconds whether the priority channel receives a signal or not. ▼▼OFF: Does not check whether the priority channel receives a signal or not. If there is no priority channel, ON cannot be selected. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. 29 The unit will go back to menu mode.
PARAMETER SETTING MODE BEAT▼ SHIFT ▼ Set whether or not to shift the frequency when the multiple of clock frequency is the receiving frequency. 1. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to display the menu number "33". The current setting will appear on the display. The default setting is [BS OFF]. 2. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows.
7 PARAMETER SETTING MODE The current setting will appear on the display. The default setting is [S-M .OFF]. 2. Rotate the push-button rotary knob or press the [UP]/[DOWN] keys on the microphone to change the setting. The options are as follows. ▼▼ON: Uses the RSSI value to display the S-meter signal. ▼▼OFF: Uses the noise squelch to display the S-meter signal. 3. Press the push-button rotary knob. The unit will go back to menu mode.
Microphone Operation In this chapter, operations shown with is available to all units, is subject to dealer-programming or restrictions. Some of features may be functional in memory mode temporary, but the setting will return to the initial parameters after changing channel or turned off the unit. DOWN UP Lock Switch Pull down the slide switch to lock position, The lamp is turned off and all of keypads is not work except PTT switch.
9 Cable Clone This feature will copy the programmed data and parameters in the master unit to slave units. It copies the parameters and memory program settings. Connection Make a cable using 3.5 mm stereo-mini plugs as shown below. Make a master unit by setting and programming it as desired. Turn off both units. Connect the cable between the DATA jacks on both master and slave. Turn both radios on after the connection is made. 33 [Setting: Slave side] 1. Go to receive mode (VFO or Memory).
Maintenance Trouble Shooting Problem Possible Causes and Potential Solutions (a) Power is on, nothing appears on Display. + and - polarities of power connection are reversed. Connect red lead to plus terminal and black lead to minus terminal of DC power supply. (b) Fuse is blown. Check and solve problem resulting in blown fuse and replace fuse with a new one. (c) Display is too dim. Set the LCD backlight parameter properly. (d) No sound comes from speaker. • Squelch level too hight.
11 Specifications DR-B185T General Frequency Range VHF: 136-173.995MHz Number of Channels 500 channels Channel Spacing 12.5KHz Receiver (TIA-603 standard testing ) Sensitivity (12dB Sinad) Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Spurious Rejection Channel step 35 5KHz, 6.25KHz, 8.33KHz, 10KHz, 12.5KHz, Operating Voltage 13.8V DC ±15% Squelch Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF Frequency Stability ±2.5ppm Operating Temperature -10°C~+60°C Dimensions(WxHxD) 164 (W) x 44 (H) x 183.
12 Appendix 39 groups CTCSS Tone Frequency(Hz) 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 groups DCS Code. 67.0 69.3 91.5 023 025 026 031 032 036 043 047 051 053 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 85.4 88.5 054 065 071 072 073 074 114 115 116 122 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 125 131 132 134 143 145 152 155 156 162 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8 250.
FCC Statement: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
