User's Manual
Pacifi c Crest
ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro Users Guide
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provide the fi rst level of shock protec on for the internal components. An internal isola on system reduces the eff ec
t
of vibra on on the radio receiver board.
Antenna Connector
The ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Prod radios use an industry standard TNC-female RF connector that is compa ble with
wide range of mobile whip antennas. Pacifi c Crest also sells cables that connect the ADL Vantage to remote antennas.
Ba ery Care
The ADL Vantage Ba ery/Charger kit (PN K01107) includes a 12-Volt, 12-AHr, deep-discharge, lead-acid ba ery. The
A
Vantage Pro Ba ery/Charger kit (PN 81818) includes a 12-Volt, 33-AHr, deep-discharge, lead-acid ba ery. Both ba er
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ies provide all-day opera on for the respec ve radios and may be recharged approximately 300 mes over a period o
years.
To power the ADL Vantage with a user-supplied ba ery, select a deep-discharge ba ery with a minimum capacity of
8
AHr. Ba eries designed for automo ve use can be used if necessary but will be damaged by repe ve discharge/char
cycles and are therefore not recommended.
By default, the ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro user interface displays ba ery status on the bo om row of the Device
Status screen. The screen displays “Normal” un l the voltage on the ba ery falls below a level input on ADLCONF by
clicking the Advanced bu on on the Radio Link screen.
To prevent ba ery damage, the ADL Vantage automa cally shuts itself off when the input voltage drops below 9 Volts
(see Figure 7). The ADL Vantage Pro radio shuts itself off automa cally when the input voltage drops below 9.5 Volts. You
can input a diff erent value on the Radio Link/Advanced screen, but inpu ng a value less than 9 V (ADL Vantage) and 9.5
V (ADL Vantage Pro) is not recommended. To confi gure the radio to warn you when you are within a number of volts of
this minimum voltage, input a value into the Low voltage warning off set fi eld. For example, with the radio programmed
with 9.5 and 1.00 in the voltage fi elds, the PWR LED on the front of the radio will begin fl ashing when the input voltage
drops to 10.5 Volts (9.5 + 1.00).
ADLCONF and its user guide are available for free download at www.Pacifi cCrest.com.
You can turn this ba ery protec on feature off , but the ADL Vantage/ADL Vantage Pro radios will not transmit with an
input voltage lower than 9 VDC. To run your radio as a receiver at voltages as low as 5 VDC, uncheck the box illustrated in
Figure 7 and program the radio.
Figure 7 - ADLCONF’s Radio Link/Advanced Screen