User manual MIDLAND GXT800

[. . . ] GXT800/850 Series GMRS/FRS Radio OWNER'S MANUAL X-TRA TALK ® www. midlandradio. com Model GXT800/850 Series ® TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Important Notice, FCC Licensing LCD Display Controls Battery Installation Installing the Belt Clip Charging the Optional Battery Pack Low Battery Level Indicator Operating Your Radio External Speaker/Microphone Jack Troubleshooting Guide Use and Care Specifications and Frequency Charts Warranty Information MIDLAND Family Products Accessories Accessories Order Form 3 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 - 18 18 19 19 20 - 21 22 23 23 - 26 27 Page 3 www. midlandradio. com Model GXT800/850 Series ® Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2-way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact package is big in performance. It is a quality piece of electronic equipment, skillfully constructed with the finest components. [. . . ] To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting MAKING A DIRECT CALL Your GXT800/850 Series has a "direct call" function which enables you to call another person without alerting the other people within the group. In order to make a direct call to another radio while in Group Mode, both must have the same channel, Group Code, and ID Number. To make a "direct call" press the CALL button while in Group Mode, an "AL" will appear on the display. Press the / buttons to select the ID Number of the radio that you will call. You can also send a "direct call" to all the radio within the group. Press the CALL button while in Group Mode, an "AL" will appear on the display. Press again the CALL button to send the direct call and all the radio within the group will receive the call. Page 13 www. midlandradio. com Model GXT800/850 Series ® USING THE RADIO IN STANDARD MODE You can set your GXT800/850 Series to Standard Mode to communicate with radios which do not have the Group Mode feature. SETTING THE RADIO TO STANDARD MODE To turn the STANDARD MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows "Gr" blinking, while an "on" appears on the right of the display. Select "of" by pressing the / buttons and press the PTT button to confrim or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. When the radio is in STANDARD MODE the Group Mode icon will disappear on the display. SETTING PRIVACY CODES When the GROUP Mode is turned off, you can use the normal Privacy Codes which is common to other radios which are not set to Group Mode. To select a Privacy Code for the current channel press the MENU button twice, and then the / buttons to select between "Off/CTCSS/DCS". Press again the MENU button and the / button to select one of the 38 CTCSS Codes or one of the 104 DCS Codes. The Privacy Code icon on the display will indicate whether you set your Privacy Code in CTCSS or DCS mode. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. ! Note : If you select any CTCSS Privacy Code, any pre-selected DCS Privacy Code will be cancelled and vice-versa. Selecting a Privacy Code of "oF" will disable the Privacy feature. To communicate between two GXT800/850 Series radios, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and Privacy Code selections. Page 14 www. midlandradio. com Model GXT800/850 Series TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION ® Your GXT800/850 Series has 3 power level settings. To select the power level on channels 1~7 and 15~22, press the MENU button until a "Pr" icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the / buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi/ M: Mid/L: Lo). To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. When the Battery Meter drops to 1 bar , the TX Power will automatically switch from Hi(H) or Med(M) to Lo(L) level. ! Note : You cannot adjust the power setting on the FRS channels (8~14). They are set to Low power per FCC regulations. VOX (Hands-free Transmission) Your radio has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3). [. . . ] 462. 5625 462. 5875 462. 6125 462. 6375 462. 6625 462. 6875 462. 7125 467. 5625 CH. 467. 5875 467. 6125 467. 6375 467. 6625 467. 6875 467. 7125 462. 5500 462. 5750 CH. 462. 6000 462. 6250 462. 6500 462. 6750 462. 7000 462. 7250 * Channels 8~14 are low-power FRS license free channels NOAA WEATHER (WX) RADIO FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. 162. 500 162. 525 161. 650 161. 775 163. 275 * Channel 8, 9 and 10 are designated Canadian Marine Frequencies CTCSS PRIVACY CODES FREQUENCY CHART (Hz) Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Freq. [. . . ]