User's Manual

24 ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro/ADL Vantage 35
Manual Frequency Entry
Using the ADL Vantage radio (but not the ADL Vantage Pro), you can use the front panel
interface to enter a receive-only channel into the channel table. Scroll left or right to the
Channel/Freq screen, scroll down to the Manual Tune screen and press Enter. This displays
“RO” (for “receive-only”) and the frequency of Channel 01. Press the left or right arrow
to reduce or increase the displayed frequency by 1 MHz; press the up or down arrow to
increase or reduce the displayed frequency by increments of 12.5 kHz (0.01250 MHz). When
the correct receive-only frequency is displayed, press Enter to tune to that frequency. This
will be displayed on the front panel as Channel 32.
CSMA
Carrier Sense Multiple Access (CSMA) is required only in the United States. You should
turn CSMA off when transmitting within the European Union. specific “Operation Modes”
(instead of “Repeater Modes”) are available for selection. If you decide to undo any of these
selections, press the left arrow to return to the Data Protocol screen and then select a
different protocol.
Security code
You can use the ADLCONF software to configure ADL radios to send and receive encrypted
data via the Transparent EOT/EOC or Packet Switched protocols. When an ADL Vantage/
Vantage Pro radio is programmed for encryption and is set to one of these three supporting
protocols, the Security Code screen is displayed as one of the Advanced Menus. Only
radios that are set to one of these three Pacific Crest protocols and are programmed by
the ADLCONF program with this code, can interpret data sent by any similarly configured
radio. The Security Code screen does not appear when the radio is set to any protocol
except Transparent EOT/EOC or Packet Switched protocols or when no code was
programmed into the radio using the ADLCONF software. You cannot enter a security
code using the radio’s interface. To turn off the Security Code feature, press the Up or Down
arrow to display the Off option and then press Enter. To turn on the security feature, select
the On option.
Note – With the Security Code feature on, the radio will be unable to communicate with
other radios that are not set to use the same code. When you enable this feature for one radio,
therefore, you should enable it for all the radios in the same communication network. ADL
radios with button/LCD interfaces can turn the Security Code feature on or off in the field,
but all other Pacific Crest radios must be attached to a computer running the appropriate
configuration software to disable the Security Code feature.