User manual MIDLAND LXT420

[. . . ] X-TRA TALK LXT320/420 Series GMRS/FRS Radio OWNER'S MANUAL ® www. midlandradio. com Model LXT320/420 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 2 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 - 13 14 15 15 16 -17 18 19 19 - 21 23 Page 2 www. midlandradio. com Model LXT320/420 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 receive a call, release the PTT button. The RX icon will appear on the display when your radio is receiving a transmission. ABOUT RANGE Your LXT Series radios are designed to give you maximum range under optimum conditions. Optimum Conditions are: l Over water l Open rural areas without obstructions l Flat areas where you can see the other person To ensure you get maximum range: l Be sure to use fresh or fully charged batteries - low batteries will cause low power conditions l Be sure you are on a GMRS channel - FRS channels are restricted by the FCC to low power l Be sure to set your radio to use Hi power. Page 8 www. midlandradio. com Model LXT320/420 Series LXT320/420 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART LXT420 Series only ® MENU Press Menu button when in WX Band Channel Privacy Power VOX Vibrate Roger Beep Call Alert Silent Operation 1~22 CTCSS DCS H/L oF~38 oF~83 oF/1/2/3 On/Off On/Off 1~5 On/Off WX Channel WX Band 1~10 On/Off MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 3 seconds will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. This could also be used to check any activity on your current channel before transmitting. Press and hold the MONITOR button for 3 seconds again to get out of MONITOR mode. SCAN Your LX320/420 Series can scan all 22 channels for activity. To enter, quickly press the SCAN button. Your radio will rapidly scan each of the 22 channels and stop on any active channel for 4 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. To resume scanning, quickly press the SCAN button. CALL ALERT Your LXT320/420 Series can transmit a call alert for a fixed length of time. To send a call alert, press the CALL button. The TX icon will appear while transmitting a call alert and a tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation. KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the LOCK button for 4 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad. Page 9 www. midlandradio. com Model LXT320/420 Series ® CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND) Press the MENU button once, and then the / buttons to select one of the 22 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. SETTING PRIVACY CODES Your LXT320/420 Series has 121 Privacy Codes available. The selected Privacy Code may be different for each channel. To select a Privacy Code for the current channel press the MENU button twice, and then the / buttons to select one of the 38 CTCSS Privacy Code. [. . . ] 162. 550 162. 400 162. 475 162. 425 162. 450 CH. 162. 500 162. 525 161. 650 161. 775 163. 275 * Channel 8, 9 and 10 are designated Canadian Marine Frequencies PRIVACY CODES FREQUENCY CHART (Hz) Code 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Freq. 67. 0 71. 9 74. 4 77. 0 79. 7 82. 5 85. 4 88. 5 Code 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Freq. 91. 5 94. 8 97. 4 100. 0 103. 5 107. 2 110. 9 114. 8 Code 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Freq. [. . . ]