User manual MIDLAND NAUTICO1

[. . . ] 17 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1 Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for VHF Marine Service operation, this compact package is big on performance. [. . . ] Do not attempt to charge alkaline batteries or any batteries or battery packs other than the one indicated in the manual. For long-term storage of the radio, turn the radio OFF and remove the batteries from the radio. OPERATING YOUR RADIO POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME Rotate the POWER/VOLUME knob clockwise to turn the radio on and increase the volume level. Rotate the control counter-clockwise to reduce the volume level and to turn the radio off. During Power On, the radio will beep 3 times with different tones, the LCD will display a "self-test" message for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate the last selected channel. ! 7 TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING 1. Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the microphone. The TX icon will appear continuously on the LCD display while transmitting. ABOUT RANGE Your Nautico1 radio is designed to give you maximum range under optimum conditions. Optimum Conditions are: · Over water · Open rural areas without obstructions · Flat areas where you can see the other person To ensure you get maximum range: · Be sure to use fresh or fully charged batteries ­ low batteries will cause low power conditions · Be sure the radio is set to high power NAUTICO 1 QUICK REFERENCE CHART 8 MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 1 second will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. This should be used to check activity on your current channel before transmitting. Press and release the Monitor button for 1 second to get out of Monitor mode. Your radio will rapidly scan each of the channels and stop on any active channel for 5 seconds before resuming scan. When you press the PTT button to transmit on an active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain on the active channel. INSTANT CHANNEL 16/9 Channel 16 (Distress Channel) is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting. You can also switch to Channel 9, the leisureuse call channel, without changing your normal channel by pressing and holding the CH16 Button for 1 second. Pressing the CH16 button again returns the radio to the normal channel setting CALL TONE Your Nautico1 can transmit a call tone for a fixed length of time. To send a call tone, press the PTT button twice within ½ second. The TX icon will appear while transmitting a call tone and a tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation. KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the MENU button 4 times then press an up/down button to choose ON. To unlock the keypad, press the MENU button once, then press the button to choose OF. DISPLAY ILLUMINATION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU button is pressed. 9 CHANNEL SELECTION: Press the MENU button once, and then the buttons to select one of the channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press MENU again to move to the next feature setting. [. . . ] Performance of any obligation under this warranty may be obtained by returning the warranted product, freight prepaid, along with proof of purchase to: Midland Radio Corporation Warranty Service Department 5900 Parretta Drive Kansas City, MO 64120 This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state. Note : The above warranty applies only to merchandise purchased in the United States of America or any of the territories or possessions thereof or from a U. S. Military exchange. MIDLAND Family of Products GMRS Weather CB Radio VHF Marine 17 ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM Please send Money Order or fill in Visa/Master Card information and mail to the address below. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation. Name:___________________________ ____ __________________ Address:________________________________________________ City:_____________________ State_____ Zip Code_____________ Tel: _________________ email: __________________________ CC#______________________ Type:___________ Exp. _________ Mail To: Midland Radio Corporation Consumer. [. . . ]