English – Legacy Car Audio PRO LINE ML3215 User Manual
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Radio Control Buttons / Operation Features
Radio Front
A. Power / volume control - Powers radio on and adjusts radio volume.
B. Squelch control - adjusts radio carrier squelch setting.
C. Microphone jack - Attaches standard microphone or optional DTMF microphone.
D. Backlit LCD - Provides visual confirmation of radio settings.
E. T/A button - Bypass a repeater tower on a repeater channel pair for radio to radio
communications.
F. Scan button - Enters channel scanning of channels in scan list.
G. Mode button - Enters menu tree for turning on / off radio features and functions.
H. Monitor button - Press and hold to turn radio squelch off; release to turn squelch on.
I. Weather - Selects NOAA weather channels, press scan to scan for nearest weather
channel.
J. Auxilary button - Toggles on or off an installed option.
K. Channel selector buttons - Selects channel and used in conjunction with mode button.
L. Speaker
Radio Back
A. Antenna connector
B. 15 pin interface connector
C. 3.5 mm mono external speaker jac
D. 13.8V DC Power cord
Backlit LCD Features
A. 8-Character alphanumeric display - Shows current channel setting, CTCSS or DCS tone code
setting, and other function indicators.
B. Transmit (TX)) indicator
C. Receive (RX) indicator
D. Voice Operated Transmission (VOX) indicator - Shows VOX operation is active, allowing hands-
free radio transmissions
E. Monitor (MON) indicator - Shows monitor mode (used to open squelch and check for channel activity).
F. Time Out Timer (TOT) indicator - Shows transmit timer mode is active, which prevents
transmissions when timer expires.
G. Weather (WX) - Shows NOAA weather station mode.
H. T/A - Shows repeater bypass activated.
I. Auxiliary (AUX) - Shows internal auxiliary option is active.
J. Scan (SCAN) indicator - Shows scan function is active.
K. Audible Tone (BEEP) Indicator - Shows “beep” tone function is active.
L. High power (H) indicator - Shows high power is active (used for increased range and penetration).
M.Low power (L) indicator - Shows low power is active (used for battery conservation in short range
conditions).
Radio Operation
Power On / Transmit
Power on the radio by turning the power / volume control (A) clockwise out of detent. You will hear a
confirmation tone on power-up and display will show
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PO
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R
. To check the radio volume, press and
hold the monitor button (B) then rotate the control to desired volume level.
Adjust the squelch setting located behind the volume control by rotating the squelch control (C)
counter clockwise for loose squelch and fully clockwise for tight squelch.
Press up or down channel selector buttons to choose the desired channel. Press the monitor button to
check the channel for activity. To avoid interrupting another user, make sure the channel is clear
before you begin transmitting.
To transmit, place the radio microphone approximately 2” (5 cm) from your mouth. Press and hold the
P-T-T bar while speaking in a normal tone. Release the P-T-T bar when you are finished speaking; the
radio will be placed into receive mode.
Radio Functions
Tone Signaling
To help block out unwanted calls to your ProLine ML3215 / ML3245 can be programmed to look
for privacy tones.
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