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    User’s Guide Olympian™ Series MO-1008 Eight Channel VHF-FM Mobile Transc eiver MO-4008 Eight Channel UHF-FM Mobile Tran sceiver MO-1016 Sixteen Channel VHF-FM Mobile Transc eiver MO-4016 Sixteen Channel UHF-FM Mobile Transceiver[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 2 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation November 2004[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 3 FCC RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR OCCUPATIONAL USE ONLY The FCC has adopted a sa fety standard fo r human exposure to RF energy. Proper operation of this radio under normal condition s results in user ex posure to RF energy below the Occupational Safety and H[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 4 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation Contents Conventions and Symbols in this Book ................................... 5 Disclaimer ................................................................................ 4 Safety ....................................................................................[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 5 Conventions and Symb ols in this Book 7 This symbol marks a “cautio n”. Cautions are special notices which you shou ld read and follow carefully to avoid possible damage to your equipme nt and to av oid potential danger to y ourself or other people. ! This symbol m[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 6 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 7 Be sure the PTT button is not pressed when y ou do not need to transmit. 7 Do not operate the radio near unshielde d elec trical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere. 7 Do not operate the transmitter of a ny radio unless all RF connectors are secure. 7 All equ[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 7 Introduction Congratulations! By choosing the Midl and Olympi an™ Series MO-1008 / MO-4008 / MO-1016 / MO-401 6 mobile transceiver, you have selected a professional grade ra dio. Its rugged design will provide years of reliable service and its sophisti cated software[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 8 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 5 A 2-tone call function may be programmed for each channel. One of the 10 available 2-tone seque nces may be sent with a programmable button pre ss. 5 A busy channel lockout feature is programm able per channel. An override function is available to allow transmission [...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 9 Radio Controls Front Panel 1. Power/volume knob. Rotate clockwise to turn on the radio. Rotate further clockwise to increase volume. 2. TX/Busy indicator. Lights green when cha nnel is busy and red when radio is transmitting. 3. Backlit LCD display. Provides radio stat[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 10 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation Rear Panel 1. SO-239 antenna connector. 2. 13.6 V DC power connector (negative ground only). 3. 3.5 mm mono audio jack for external spea ker connection. 4. High density DB15 option interface connector. Backlit LCD Details 1 2 3 4[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 11 Setup Unpacking The following items are supp lied in the standard package: 5 One transceiver (MO-1008, MO-400 8, MO-1016 or MO- 4016). 5 One microphone. 5 One mounting bracket. 5 One mounting hardware packag e. 5 One user’s manual. Installation Radio installation sh[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 12 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation Basic Operation ! Before turning on your radio for the first time, you should ensure power connections h ave been made correctly and all antenna connections are pro pe r and secure. Turning the Radio On and Off Rotate the power/volume knob clockwise past the detent to[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 13 threshold level will be indicated by a steady green Tx/Busy indicator. CTCSS/DCS Operation CTCSS or DCS signaling add s an ad ditional condition to carrier squelch operation. In addition to the signal having to exceed the squelch threshold level, the received signal m[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 14 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation  Consult your dealer or comm unications coordinator for further details on how your radio ha s been programm ed for 2-tone operation.  2-tone signaling allows users to re ceive only calls intended for them. However, m ore than one radio transmitting at a time wi[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 15  Press PTT before you start talking and release PTT after you have finished speaking.  Your radio doesn’t allow you to talk a nd re ceive simultaneously, so keep you r transmission short. When you are transmitting, other people can not. Use common sense and do[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 16 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation Once the receive signal ends, the radio m ay be pro grammed to wait a period of time before resuming scan. When the scan hang timer has expired, scanning will resume. Thi s scan hang timer will also be started whenever t he radio has ceased transmitting on a channel. [...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 17 Priority Select Scan If channel select priority scan has been programmed by your dealer or communication s coordinator, the channel selected when scan is turned on will be assigned a s the priority channel. Operation will otherwise follo w the priority channel scan co[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 18 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation Programmable Functions For increased flexibility and customization, the 6 front panel buttons [ ∼ ], [  ], [A], [B], [C] and [D] may be p rog ramme d with the following functions:  Call Alert Press and release this button to enable the horn o utput. After a 2-[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 19 press and hold the programmed functio n button to assig n the current channel as the 1 st or 2 nd memory channel.  Unsquelched Monitor Press and release this button to disable 2-ton e, CTCSS, DCS and noise squelch. Once activated, press any button to di sable unsqu[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 20 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation Press and release this button and use the up and do wn keys to change the noise squelch level for the current channel. The squelch range is 0-16 with 1 being the mo st sensitive level. Selecting 0 will disable the noise squelch circuit. Press the squelch button again [...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 21 Function Codes Display Description CI Individual call CG Group call CA All call CK Kill call CR Resurrection ca ll CS ANI start call NK No function assigned to key SC Scan start NN Channel restored to scan list NF Channel removed from scan list TN Talk around on TF Ta[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 22 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation PS Clone mode start PP Password prompt[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 23 Specifications General specifications MO-1008/1016 (VHF) MO-4008/4016 (UHF) Frequency range 136-174 MHz 430-470 MHz FCC ID number MMAMO1032 MMAMO4032 FCC type acceptance Part 90 Part 90 Maximum number of channels 8/16 8/16 Channel spacing 12.5/25 KHz 12.5/25 KHz Chann[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide 24 © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 3 Ig n i ti o n S e n s e 2 Speak er 2 1 Speak er 1 4 C al l Al er t 5 H ook Sw i t c h 6 PT T 11 D i s c r i m i nat or Out 7 R x Audi o Out 12 R x D 13 Gr ound 9 T x D 14 Sw i t c hed 13 . 6 Vdc 10 M i c M odul at i on I n 15 Subaudi bl e I n 8 D ec ode Val i d M O-[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 25 Warranty Statement Midland Radio Corporation (herein, Midland) w arrants each new radio product manu factured or supplied by it to be free from defects in mater ial and workmanship un der normal use and service for a pe riod listed below, prov ided that the user has c[...]

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     This device complies wit h Part 1 5 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the condi tion that this device does not ca use harmful interference.  This radio operates in FCC regulated frequency band s. All radios must be licensed by the FCC before use. Because this radio contains a transmitter, F e deral la w prohibits unauthorize d use or[...]

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    MO-1008 / 4008 / 1016 / 4016 User’s Guide © 2004, Midland Radio Corporation 27 1120 CLAY STREET, NORTH K A NS A S CITY, MISSOURI, 64116 PHONE: (816) 241-8500, FAX: (816) 241-5713 www.midlandradio.com Printed in Malaysia[...]