A1.0-12/1 Alinco Incorporated, Electronics Division Yodoyabashi Dai-bldg 13F 4-4-9 Koraibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0043 Japan Phone: +81-6-7636-2362 Fax: +81-6-6208-3802 http://www.alinco.com E-mail:export@alinco.co.jp VHF FM Transceiver / 136.000-173.9975MHz All EU and EFTA member states. Operator license is required. Copyright Alinco, lnc.
VHF FM Mobile Transceiver DR-138 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 service.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.
SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION WARNING: This radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmission. This radio is designed for and classified as “Occupational Use Only”, meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards, and the ways to minimize such hazards.This radio is NOT intended for use by the “GeneralPopulation” in an uncontrolled environment.
Use of third party accessory may result in damage to this product. It will void our warranty for repair. Handling this product Be sure to reduce the audio output level to minimum before using an earphone or a headset. Excessive audio may damage hearing. Do not open the unit without permission or instruction from the manufacturer. Unauthorized modification or repair may result in electric shock, fire and/or malfunction and voids warranty. Do not operate this product in a wet place such as in a shower room.
Alert Environment and condition of use It is recommended that you check local traffic regulations regarding the use of a radio equipment while driving. Some countries prohibit or apply restrictions for the operation of radios and mobile- phones while driving. Do not use this product in close proximity to other electronic devices, especially medical ones. It may cause interference to those devices. Keep the radio out of the reach of children. In case a liquid leaks from the product, do not touch it.
CONTENTS Supplied Accessories/Optional Accessories......................1 Transmitting......................................................................................12 Supplied Accessories....................................................................... 1 Transmitting Tone-burst tone ...........................................................12 Optional Accessories........................................................................ 1 Transmitting optional signaling....................
CONTENTS Sending DTMF call...........................................................................18 Function Setup By Microphone Keypad............................................ 26 Signaling Combination Setup...........................................................18 HIGH/MID/LOW Power Selection.....................................................19 Band-width Selection........................................................................ 19 TX OFF Setup.........................................
2 Supplied Accessories Supplied Accessories Carefully unpack to make sure the following items are found in the package in addition to this manual: Transceiver Spare Fuses (one pair) Microphone (EMS-74) (with DTMF keyboard) Mobile Mounting Bracket DC Power Cable with Fuse Holder User Manual 1 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 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 or the performance of the set. 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 manufacturer.
3 Initial Installation DC Power Cable Connection Mobile Operation The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 12V. Never connect the transceiver to a 24V battery. Be sure to use a 12V 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. 666Connect the DC power cable to the transceiver's power supply connector.
Initial Installation ACC terminal Cigar-Plug connection 3 222Connect the transceiver's DC power connector to the connector on the DC power cable. Press the connectors firmly together until the locking tab clicks. Before connecting the DC power to the transceiver, be sure to switch the transceiver and the DC power supply OFF. Do not plug the DC power supply into an AC outlet until you make all connections. Ext.
3 Initial Installation 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. Important The range of displayed voltage is only from 7V to16V DC. Because the displayed value is estimated, please use a voltmeter when a more precise reading is desired.
Initial Installation Accessories Connections External Speaker If you plan to use an external speaker, choose a speaker with an impedance of 8 Ω. The external speaker jack accepts a 3.5 mm (1/8") mono (2-conductor) plug. Microphone For voice communications, connect a microphone equipped with an 8-pin modular plug into the modular socket on the front of the main unit. Press firmly on the plug until the locking tab clicks.
4 Getting Acquainted Front panel 13 Mic.connector Press key. key until NO. KEY Basic Functions 7 NO. KEY 1 PWR(Power) 2 VOL 3 SQL Knob 4 Main Dial 5 FUNC/SET 6 V/M/MW 7 8 9 10 MHz/SHIFT TS/DCS/LOCK CALL/H/L MONI 11 Data Terminal 12 TX FUNCTION Power on/Off Adjust Volume Key Adjust Squelch level Change frequency, memory channel and scan direction etc.
Getting Acquainted Rear panel 1 NO. KEYÅ 3 2 1 SQL 2 M FUNCTION 1 Ext. Power Terminal for connecting optional cable for use with ignition key On/Off function. Jack 2 Ext.Speaker Terminal for optional external speaker. Terminal 3 Antenna Connector 4 Decimal point 5 Decimal point Indicates the frequency or memory name. 7 Signal is being received or monitor. 8 Signal strength of receiving and transmitting. 9 Compander. 11 Keypad lock .
4 Getting Acquainted microphone NO. KEY 9 MIC Connector Diagram(in the front view of connector) FUNCTION 1 UP Increase frequency ,channel number or setting value. 2 DOWN Decrease frequency, channel number or setting value. 3 PTT Press the PTT (Push-TO-Talk) key to transmit. 4 Number Key Input VFO frequency or DTMF dial out etc.. 5 DTMF ON/OFF Switches between DTMF dialing or function operating. 6 LOCK Switch Locks out the UP 、Down、Numerical keys and Function keys.
Operating Mode (VFO Mode or Channel Mode) According to practical application,you can set the radio works as VFO Transceiver mode or Channel mode. There are also 2 levels operation menu to set functions as you need. It is easy and convenient (From No.1 to No. 15 are channel function setup,From No.15 to No.29 are general setting setup). 111Working Mode: AAA By programming software:In PC software's "General Setting" menu, choose "Display Mode" to select VFO or Channel mode.
6 Basic Operations Switching The Power On/Off According to the option selected during installation, press the switch or turn the ignition key to ACC (speed up) or ON (startup) position to power on. Press the key for 1s or turn the ignition key to OFF position to turn off. PWR KEY be masked. In this status, turn selector knob or Microphone / ] key will increase or decrease frequency quickly [ by 1MHz step.
Basic Operations Please hold the microphone approximately 2.5-5.0cm from your lips, and then speak into the microphone in your normal speaking voice. While transmitting, LED lights RED and TX-meter shows relative power level. Release PTT to receive. Transmitting Tone BURST TONE Press and hold [PTT] key, then press Microphone [ ] key to transmit current selected tone-pulse signal.
7 KEY OPERATIONS CTCSS/DCS Encode and Decode setup squelch off/squelch off momeNTARY 111Squelch Off: Press key to disable squelch, press again to resume squelch. This is factory default operation. MONI 222Squelch Off Momentary: Press and hold MONI MONI key key to disable squelch, release MONI key to resume squelch.This is set by programming software as an option. The above functions should be set in by software only, not by key operation.
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 selectivecalling status. To exit, simply use the TS/DCS key and press it until the relative status icon T/TQ/DCS disappears. The CTCSS encoding and decoding frequencies may be set differently. The encode setting frequency automatically relates to the decode setting, but decode setting does not affect encode. The standard set of 50 different CTCSS tones are available.
7 Offset Direction and offset frequency setup Repeater receives a signal(UP-LINK) on one frequency and retransmits on another frequency(DOWN-LINK). The difference between these two frequencies is called the offset frequency. If the UP-LINK frequency higher than DOWN-LINK frequency, the direction is positive, If it is lower, the shift direction is negative. 15 key until the icon displays 111Press on the LCD, then press MHz key, LCD displays offset direction and offset frequency.
7 555After editing, press PTT or tones. Press MONI key to send current auto-dialer to exit and store. CALL Transmitting Edited DTMF tones in the Auto-dialer memory 111While pressing and holding key, press TS/DCS key to enter into auto-dialer enquiry 222Turn selector knob to select desired auto-dialer group to transmit. 333Press PTT or CALL key to transmit selected DTMF tones.
8 PARAMETER SETTING MODE 111Press and hold mode. 222Press CALL or key for over 2s to enter the parameter setting MONI to select the desired menu. 333Turn selector knob to select the desired parameter. 444Press TS/DCS to confirm and exit. Some menu won't be available depending on the dealerprogrammed setting or operating mode. The default setting list is availabl on P33. Frequency Step Setup Only in VFO mode, this function is valid. Turn selector knob to select frequency step.
8 In 5Tone signaling mode,press for 2s until LCD displays "AN---",turn selector knob to select desired digit(caller ID).In this mode,press TS/DCS to confirm exist digit and move cursor to next,press V/M to forward cursor.After editing,press CALL key to operate ANI call. CALL 444Press TS/DCS key to confirm and exit Sending 2-Tone Call 111Press and hold 222P r e s s key for over 2s to enter setting menu. / MONI k e y t o c h o o s e No.
8 If select "SQ",it indicates you can hear the calling from caller when receive a matching carrier. If LCD displays "CTC",it indicates you can hear the calling from caller when receive a matching carrier and CTCSS/DCS signaling . If LCD displays "TON",it indicates you can hear the calling from caller when receive a matching carrier and DTMF/2TONE/5TONE signaling .
333Turn selector knob to select the desired setting . On:In current channel,Press PTT to transmit OFF:In current channel,Press PTT is invalid. 4. Press TS/DCS key to confirm and exit. Busy Channel Lockout BCLO is to disable transmitting while RX signal is received. Once the channel is busy and you press PTT, the radio will beep as warning and get back to receiving. 111Press and hold key for over 2s to enter setting menu. 222Press CALL / MONI key to choose No.10 menu, LCD displays"LOCK--OFF".
8 Talk Around By Talk Around function,you can directly communicate with other radios in your group in case the repeater is not activated or when you are out of the repeater range. The transceiver will transmit by RX frequency with its CTCSS/DCS signaling. key for over 2s to 111Press and hold enter setting menu. 222Press CALL / MONI key to choose No.13 menu, LCD displays "TALK—OF". 333Turn selector knob to select the desired setting.
beep sound The beep provides confirmation of entry, error status or malfunctions of the transceiver. You can enable or disable beep sounds. 111Press and hold key for over 2s to enter setting menu. 222Press APO (Auto power off) Once APO is activated, the radio will be automatically switched off when the pre-set time is elapsed. 111Press and hold MONI key for over 2s to enter setting menu. / MONI key to choose No.18 menu, LCD displays"BEEP--ON". 333Turn selector knob to select the desired setting.
8 General Setting Display iiiumination color setting This is to select the display illumination color. 111Press and hold 222Press CALL / MONI key for over 2s to enter setting menu. / MONI key to choose No.22 menu, LCD displays "COL--ORG". 333Turn selector knob to select the desired color. Available colors are: ORGOrange, PUR-Purple, and BLU-Blue. 444Press CALL TS/DCS key to confirm and exit. Scan resume Time Setup There are 3 kinds of scan resume conditions.
General Setting 222Press / MONI key to choose No.26 menu, LCD displays"DSP— FR". 333Turn selector knob to select the desired mode. CALL FR: Frequency+Memory mode. CH:Channel mode. NM:Channel+Name Tag mode,if channel not named,it displays Frequency+Memory mode. 444Press TS/DCS key to confirm and exit. This function may not be available in dealer-programmed units.
8 General Setting 111Press and hold key for over 2s to enter general setting menu. 222Press CALL / MONI key to choose No.29 menu, LCD displays "RESTORE". 333Turn selector knob to select the desired operation. FA C T: R e s u m e f a c t o r y d e f a u l t f o r channel,signaling and general setting. SETUP:Return initial setup for No.18-No 27 general setting menu. 444Press 25 MHz key to confirm.
Microphone Operation Switches between VFO and channel mode DOWN UP In standby, press key to switch between channel mode and Frequency mode (VFO). MIC PTT Lock Switch 9 Numeric Keys DTMF ON/OFF You can operate the transceiver by keypad or input desired frequency or channel through the EMS-74 microphone (Note:In professional transceiver mode,other keys are invalid except PTT,[ / ], and ).
9 When first bit of Exa byte in frequency displays "F",it indicates 5Tone function enable. This function can be temporarily used in channel mode. Once the radio is turned off or switched to another channel, the temporary setting will be erased and back to initial settings. Scan Skip In Channel mode,press then press ,decimal point displayed between frequency's ten digit and unit digit,it means current channel is scan skip. Repeat above operation to set scan or scan skip in current channel.
9 TOT (Time-out timer) Talk Around The time-out timer limits the amount of transmitting time. When you reach the time limit which has been programmed by your dealer, your transmission will be cut off. In order to transmit again, you must release PTT button to reset the timer. 111In standby,press 222Press [ ,then press / “LCD displays "TOT-X". ] to select the desired value. 333Press number key to confirm and exit. ,then press to enter into CTCSS/DCS Encode and Decode.
9 Microphone Operation HI:High Power MI:Middle Power LOW:Low Power 333Press number keys to exit and store. LCD Backlight 111In standby status,press XX" . 222Press [ , then press LCD displays"LAMP- / ] to select desired backlight brightness(1-32 levels). 333Press number keys to confirm and exit.
Anti-theft Alarm This function is mainly use for simple anti-theft alarm device in vehicles. When the transceiver be removed in an improper manner,the transceiver will emit and transmit alarming and background voice to system and other transceiver of the same frequency. DC power cable Alarm cable [QL-01(A)] Battery Steering-wheel etc. [QL-01(B)] Alarm cable [QL-01(B)] Connect DC power cable with car battery. 111Connect the optional alarm cable QL-01(A) to the data jack on the front panel as shown.
11 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. 111Use optional CP50 cloning cable, connect the cable between the data jacks on both master and slave. 222Press and hold key, then press CALL key to enter into cloning mode, LCD displays "CLONE". Master/Slave stereo plug,3.
Programming Software Installing and Starting (in windows XP system) 12 Double click ” DR_138 setup.exe“, then follow the installing instruction. Install USB Cable Driver Programme 111Click start menu in computer, under “ALL PROGRAMS” menu, choose and click “USB To Com port” in DR_138 program, install “USB To Com port” driver by indication. (As pic 1) 222Connect the optional PC50 USB Programming cable to USB port in PC with transceiver.
13 Maintenance Default Setting after Resetting(VHF) 33 Trouble Shooting DR-138 DCS encode and decode - VFO frequency 145.00MHz DCS code 023N Memory channel 0-199 - Output power HI Offset direction - Key-lock setting OFF Offset frequency 600KHz TOT OFF Channel step 12.5KHz APO OFF CTCSS encode and decode - Squelch Level 4 CTCSS frequency 88.5Hz Problem Possible Causes and Potential Solutions (a) Power is on, nothing appears on Display.
Specifications General 14 Receiver (ETSI EN 300 086 standard testing ) Narrow band Frequency Range VHF: 136-173.9975MHz Number of Channels 200 channels Sensitivity (12dB Sinad) Adjacent Channel Selectivity Intermodulation Channel Spacing 12.5K (Narrow band) Spurious Rejection Phase-locked Step 5KHz, 6.25KHz, 8.33KHz, 10KHz, 12.5KHz, 15KHz, 20KHz, 25KHz, 30KHz, 50KHz Audio Response Operating Voltage 13.8V DC ±15% Squelch Carrier/CTCSS/DCS/5Tone/2Tone/DTMF Frequency Stability ±2.
15 Appendix 50 groups CTCSS Tone Frequency(Hz) 67.0 79.7 94.8 110.9 131.8 156.7 171.3 186.2 203.5 229.1 69.3 82.5 97.4 114.8 136.5 159.8 173.8 189.9 206.5 233.6 71.9 85.4 100.0 118.8 141.3 162.2 177.3 192.8 210.7 241.8 74.4 88.5 103.5 123.0 146.2 165.5 179.9 196.6 218.1 250.3 77.0 91.5 107.2 127.3 151.4 167.9 183.5 199.5 225.7 254.1 35 1024 groups DCS Code.
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