User manual MIDLAND GXT550

[. . . ] GXT500/550/565 Series GMRS/FRS Radio OWNER'S MANUAL X-TRA TALK ® www. midlandradio. com Model GXT500/550/565 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 18 19 Page 2 www. midlandradio. com Model GXT500/550/565 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. [. . . ] For maximum clarity, hold the radio 2 to 3 inches from your mouth. 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. 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 GXT 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 GXT500/550/565 Series ® GXT500/550/565 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART MENU Channel Privacy Power eVOX Vibrate Roger Beep Call Tone Silent Operation Press & hold Menu button 1~22 WX Channel oF~38 H/M/L oF/1/2 On/Off On/Off 1~5 On/Off 1~10 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 hold the MONITOR button for 1 second again to get out of MONITOR mode. SCAN Your GXT500/550/565 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 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. To resume scanning, quickly press the SCAN button. Page 9 www. midlandradio. com Model GXT500/550/565 Series ® CALL TONE Your GXT500/550/565 Series can transmit a call tone for a fixed length of time. To send a call tone, press the CALL button. 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 LOCK button for 4 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad. 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. CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND) Press the MENU button once, and then the / buttons to select one of the 22 GMRS/FRS channels. [. . . ] Page 15 www. midlandradio. com Model GXT500/550/565 Series SPECIFICATIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels +38 Privacy Codes 10 Weather (WX) Band Channels ® Operating Frequency UHF 462. 5500 ~ 467. 7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6. 0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. 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 WEATHER (WX) RECEIVER FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. [. . . ]