CITATION 20 INTELLIGENCE KIT OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS © Tactical Technologies Inc
CITATION 20 SYNTHESIZED INTELLIGENCE KIT DESCRIPTION The Tactical Technologies Inc. CITATION 20 Synthesized Briefcase Intelligence Kit is a multipurpose system designed for portable receiving and/or recording of covert intelligence gathering operations. The receiver is a highly sensitive narrow band synthesized VHF-FM receiver with a 100 channel memory that operates in the 150-174 MHz range and is designed to meet the NTIA-102 narrowband (12.5 kHz channel spacing) standards.
Connect the single pin female connector found on the 12VDC cigarette lighter cable to the male connector found on the left outside panel of the Citation 20 case. Push the cable end connector into the panel mounted connector on the case. Lock the connectors together by rotating the sleeve on the cable end clockwise to thread it onto the panel mounted connector. Hand tighten only. c.) 110 VAC power source.
Your data entry begins with the tens column. The hundred's column and the decimal point are permanently displayed. The standard Citation 20 will accept any frequency from 150.0000 MHz through 174.0000 MHz, in 2.5 kilohertz steps. Data entry into the thousandths column must be either a 0, 2, 5, or a 7. The Citation will automatically fill in the last column. A "0" in the thousandths column yields a "0" in the final column, "2" yields a "5", a "5" yields a "0", and a "7" yields a "5".
1.) Press the NAME key The cursor will blink on the first of the twelve alpha/numeric segments on the display. This display area is called the ALPHA/NUMERIC CHANNEL NAME . 2.) Enter the first character of the channel name using the DATA ENTRY PAD Upper and lower-class letters A-Z, the numbers 0-9, and a BLANK space are available for the channel name. Use the UP ARROW and/or DOWN ARROW keys on the keypad to scroll you through the selections. 3.
TO RETURN THE UNIT TO FULL PROGRAMMING MODE: a.) With the unit in Field Secure Mode, turn the Citation 20 OFF. Use the small FSM tool provided and insert it into the female RCA LINE jack found on the panel. Inside this jack is a switch. Using the tool, lightly press on the switch, then extract the tool. When the switch is dis-engaged, the Citation 20 will be in FULL PROGRAMMING MODE. b.) Turn the POWER switch ON. c.) Observe display - see that the numeric frequency information has returned. d.
FOR AN EXTERNAL MAGNETIC MOUNT ANTENNA a.) Push the female BNC connector attached to the cable end of the Mag Mount Antenna onto the male BNC connector found on the left exterior of the Citation briefcase. Be sure to align the tabs on the male connector with the slots on the female connector for proper operation. Secure the two together by pressing the female connector firmly onto the male connector until it stops, then twist the female connector clockwise until you hear a click.
4.) Select the operation for the DSP switch (DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR FILTER - or the Adaptive Digital Audio Filter) This switch toggles the Citation's Digital Signal Processor Filter operation between three settings: OFF, 14dB of digital filtering (max. filtering), and 8dB of digital filtering (minimal filtering). Each time you press the switch, the LED indicator cycles color from OFF to RED to YELLOW. When the LED is OFF, the filter is off.
3.) Set the TAPE SELECTOR SWITCH found on the left side of the recorder to match with the type of cassette being used. This selects the proper bias and internal recorder equalization to suit the most common types of cassette tapes. NORM CrO2 METAL normal ferric oxide tapes chromium dioxide and other tapes requiring 70ms EQ and high bias metal tapes. 4.) Set the RECORD LEVEL MODE SELECT SWITCH on the front panel of the recorder to the "ALC" position. 5.
should be as large as possible. If the VU meter needle stays on the right side of the scale, the level is too high and results in distorted sound. Conversely, if the VU meter needle stays on the left side of the scale, the level is too low and a poor signal to noise ratio will result. LIMITER RECORDING LEVEL OPERATION: This mode allows manual setting of the recording level while an internal limiter circuit automatically prevents overload distortion resulting from sudden level peaks.
connection, use the LEVEL control on the front panel of the recorder. 9.) Press the STOP/EJECT button to stop the tape. 10.) To scan the tape to find a particular selection, use the CUE/FAST FORWARD to fast forward, and the REVIEW/REWIND buttons to rewind the tape. Press the STOP/EJECT button to end fast forward or rewind. 11.
demagnetized periodically using a commercial head demagnetizer. NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO THE OPERATOR'S MANUAL FOR THE MARANTZ RECORDER FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REMOVING THE TAPE DECK FOR EXTERNAL USE The Marantz tape recorder can easily be removed from the Citation 20, allowing it to be used in a variety of other recording needs. It is held down to the control panel via four brackets, one on each side and two in the rear. (For the PDM-650, there are 3 brackets, one on each side and one in the rear).
These controls peak and/or notch higher and lower audio frequencies so that you may tailor the audio you hear from the receiver or the playback of a prerecorded tape to suit your listening. These digital controls act like a two-band equalizer, and effectively only contour the frequencies that are of the utmost importance in the band of audio frequencies that are utilized by human speech. They are also optimized to be functional within the narrowed audio bandwidth of the NITA-102 standard.
received signal to its best point. b.) With an External Antenna, physically move the antenna's placement. If the antenna is installed on a vehicle, move the entire vehicle to achieve better RSSI. It is important to remember that ANY increase in the meter reading, no matter how little, will be a marked improvement in signal strength. The majority of movement in the meter during the course of a normal operation will be between 0.5 and 3 on the meter scale.
NOT CONNECTED TO 110 VAC, THE UNIT WILL CONTINUE ATTEMPTING TO DRAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF CURRENT OFF THE INTERNAL BATTERY, EVEN THOUGH THE RECEIVER WILL BE NONOPERATIONAL. THIS MAY PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE INTERNAL BATTERY AND WILL VOID THE UNIT'S WARRANTY. The internal battery should also be "cycled" at a minimum of once every month. Cycle the battery by allowing the Citation to operate until the BATTERY LED BAR GRAPH begins to turn RED, indicating that the battery is low.
--------------------------------NOTE: This manual contains excerpts taken directly from the Marantz Model PMD 201/221 Owner's Manual.
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