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Note that the contents of this page, like most here at www.repeater-builder.com, are totally dependent on donations of information.
In other words, the repeater-builder web site and this Zetron web page is what the contibutors make it.
If you have a manual PDF that we do not have, a wiring hint, a programming trick, or other useful information, please consider writing it up and sending it in.


Zetrons product line is oriented towards the main Land Mobile Radio marketplace - they manufacure nothing specifically aimed at the amateur market. However, a number of amateur repeater and remote base systems have made use of Zetron equipment to resolve specific issues, and below are the specification sheets / catalog sheets and manuals we have been able to locate.

The only reason that this page is here at all is that Zetron has a bad habit of not having any manuals in any form - not even PDFs - for any equipment not in current or very recent production. These days every manual is created on a computer and making a PDF after it is complete involves one little step (and can be done in a few minutes with a free program like "doPDF"). Scanning an older paper manual costs maybe an hour.

Downloadable PDFs cost nothing but server space, and not having them is a good definition of lousy customer service and a way to make past customers really unhappy. And refusing to make windows-compatible programming software for your products is an other example of lousy customer service (note I didn't say a windows application, I said a windows-compatible app). Unhappy customers tend to explore their options and end up finding other /  alternate manufacturers. Getting a new customer costs a lot more then keeping an existing one.

Another example of lousy customer service is "edited" manuals. The Zetron Model 38 factory manual below is a good example of this. The schematics are in Chapter 6, but the pages are BLANK! Someone that has a community repeater (the term used in commercial two-way radio for a shared repeater) that is controlled by a Zetron 38 that happens to need a trivial repair is going to look in his manual, and find blank pages. He has a bunch of annoyed users that can't talk to their units. He's going to remember just how helpful Zetron was when he's ready to buy another community tone panel.

No Zetron copyright infringement is intended.   The only reason this web page is here is that Zetron has totally abandoned their past customers... if they had these files on their public web site we wouldn't need to.

Zetron model 19B "Simplexor" documentation courtesy of A. Nony Mous:
Brochure   38 KB PDF
Schematic   452 KB PDF
Instruction manual   1.6 MB PDF
Zetron Model 30 Worldpatch Brochure   900k PDF
Zetron Model 30 Worldpatch with Selcall Instruction Manual (# 025-9431B)   1.1 MB PDF
This is the later version manual
Zetron Model 30 Worldpatch Instruction Manual (# 025-9140P)   500 KB PDF
This is the early version manual
Zetron Model 35A Brochure   2.2mb PDF
Zetron Model 35A Microconnect Operators Manual (#025-9044s)   1.05 MB PDF
Zetron Model 35A Microconnect Operators Manual (#025-9044t)   10 MB PDF
Anybody have any other info ?
Zetron Model 37 RepeaterMan Instruction Manual (# 025-9180F.2)   3.4 MB PDF file
Zetron Model 37-MAX Repeater Pal Installation Manual (# 025-9376A)   370kb ZIP file containing several files
Zetron Model 38 Sales Brochure   61kb PDF file
Anybody have any docs on a 38 ?
Zetron Model 38A Instruction Manual (#025-9043Y)   1.34 MB PDF file
Anybody have the 38A Brochure or Repair Manual ?
Zetron Model 38A Repeater Tone Panel Instruction Manual (#025-9043Y) (with scanned schematics)   1.17 Mb PDF   Donated by Eric Lemmon WB6FLY
The cable that plugs into the 38A is part number 709-7112 (and the price in fall 2006 was $35). This is the generic cable with flying leads (as opposed to one that has a connector that is designed to plug into some other manufacturers equipment).
BTW the differences between a 38 and a 38A are changes to both firmware and circuitry. It's not really practical to attempt a field upgrade.
Zetron 38MAX Brochure   51kb PDF
Zetron 38MAX Manual (#025-9263B.1) (with schematics)   4.98 Mb PDF
Zetron 39 Premium Repeater Panel Brochure   4.98 Mb PDF
Anybody have the Instruction Manual, Repair Manual or Schematic ?
Zetron Model 40 System Patch documentation courtesy of VA3KMC:
Instruction Manual (#025-9136G)   1.13mb PDF
Repair Manual   520kb PDF
Anyone have anything on a Zetron 45?
Note that the 45 and the 45B are very different units.
Zetron 45B Brochure   2.5mb PDF
Anyone have any manuals on a 45B?
Zetron 48Jr system
Zetron 48Jr Brochure   105kb PDF
Courtesy of the scanner of Barry Palmore we have the the complete, front cover to last page Zetron Model 48-Jr Repeater Patch Installation Manual (# 025-9362C).   Richard Schiller W4RSE took the eleven individual PDFs and made one big PDF file.
Note that this manual is available in two forms:
Here is a single zip file (507 Kb) containing 11 separate PDF files, or here is a single large PDF file of the whole manual (562 KB).   If you only need one section, like the schematic (which is in section 6) the zip file may be more appropriate.
Zetron Model 48B Repeater Manager Instruction Manual   This is a 12 MB PDF file
Zetron Model 48B Repeater Manager Instruction Manual   This is a 39 MB PDF file
Two different people sent in the files, one was Eric VE2VXT.   If you have the bandwidth/download time/disk storage space I'd get the bigger one.
Anybody have any other info ?
Zetron 48 MAX Brochure   123kb PDF
Anybody have the Instruction Manual, Repair Manual or Schematic ?
Zetron 72 Brochure   612kb PDF
Anybody have the Instruction Manual, Repair Manual or Schematic ?
Zetron 350 Europatch Brochure   106kb PDF
Anybody have the Instruction Manual, Repair Manual or Schematic ?
Zetron 735 Brochure   441kb PDF     This unit is oriented toward European phone systems.
Zetron 745 Brochure   88kb PDF     This unit is oriented toward European phone systems.
Zetron 748 Technical Manual   1.5MB PDF     The 748 is just an upgraded 745; this manual should be useful on both units.
Zetron "Deadbolt" Lightning Surge Arrestor Brochure / Specification Sheet   39kb PDF     This unit is a phone line protection device (overvoltage, lightning, RF, etc).
Anybody have the Instruction Manual, Repair Manual or Schematic ?

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The Zetron index was initially created 14-Oct-2004 as a few files on the "Other Manufacturers" page.
This Zetron index page created 2007-03-12 by splitting off 5 files onto this page.

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