C-5000 Pilot’s Guide
Publication No. 150-041103 Page 5 of 51
Rev. C C-5000 Pilot’s Guide
Nov 2013
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................................... 8
FEATURES .................................................................................................................................................................. 8
TRANSCEIVER OVERVIEW .......................................................................................................................................... 8
BASIC OPERATION ..................................................................................................................................... 9
FRONT PANEL & CONTROLS ....................................................................................................................................... 9
THE HOME PAGE ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
TURNING THE SYSTEM ON AND OFF ......................................................................................................................... 11
SETTING THE DISPLAY BRIGHTNESS ......................................................................................................................... 12
SETTING THE VOLUME LEVEL .................................................................................................................................. 12
SELECTING A PRESET CHANNEL USING THE CURSOR/VALUE KNOB ........................................................................ 13
SELECTING A CHANNEL USING THE KEYPAD ........................................................................................................... 13
SELECTING A CHANNEL BY ALPHANUMERIC IDENTIFIER ......................................................................................... 14
SELECTING THE MANUAL CHANNEL ........................................................................................................................ 14
RECEIVING/TRANSMITTING ...................................................................................................................................... 15
ENABLING/DISABLING TRANSCEIVERS ..................................................................................................................... 15
Disabling (Turning Off) a Transceiver ................................................................................................................ 15
Enabling (Turning On) a Transceiver ................................................................................................................. 16
USING THE DIRECT/REPEAT FEATURE ...................................................................................................................... 16
USING THE EDIT PAGE ............................................................................................................................ 17
EDITING A PRESET CHANNEL ................................................................................................................................... 18
EDITING A MANUAL CHANNEL ................................................................................................................................. 18
CHANGING PL AND DPL (CTCSS AND DCS) TONES ............................................................................................... 18
Turning Tones Off ................................................................................................................................................ 18
Selecting a PL (CTCSS) Tone .............................................................................................................................. 19
Selecting a DPL(DCS) Tone ................................................................................................................................ 19
CHANGING TRANSMIT POWER .................................................................................................................................. 20
CHANGING MODULATION TYPE ............................................................................................................................... 20
CHANGING RECEIVER BANDWIDTH .......................................................................................................................... 21
ENHANCED SYSTEM FEATURES ........................................................................................................... 21
PHONE PATCH MODE ............................................................................................................................................... 22
SIMULCAST OPERATION ........................................................................................................................................... 22
RELAY OPERATION................................................................................................................................................... 23
RELAY/SIMULCAST OPERATION ............................................................................................................................... 24
REPEATER OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................. 24
ENCRYPTION FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 26
TURNING ENCRYPTION ON AND OFF ........................................................................................................................ 26
SELECTING AN ENCRYPTION KEY ............................................................................................................................. 26
PERFORMING AN OTAR ........................................................................................................................................... 27
PROGRAMMING PRESET CHANNELS ................................................................................................... 28
PROGRAMMING PRESET CHANNELS USING THE FRONT PANEL ................................................................................ 28
GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................................................ 34
APPENDIX A – CTCSS (PL) TONE CODES ............................................................................................. 38
APPENDIX B – MODE 2 OPERATION ...................................................................................................... 40
APPENDIX C – SINGLE MICROPHONE OPERATION ............................................................................ 42
APPENDIX D – C-5000P OPERATION ..................................................................................................... 44
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................... 44
CONFIGURATION TOOL ............................................................................................................................................. 44