Midland GXT1050 Series - Manuals

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Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

Model GXT1000/1050 Series Page 3 www.midlandradio.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 Important Notice, FCC Licensing 5 LCD Display 6 Controls 6 Battery Installation 7 Installing the Belt Clip 7 Charging the Optional Battery Pack 8 Low Battery Level Indicator 8 Operating Your Radio 9 - 19 Externa...

Page 4 - Welcome to the world of Midland electronics; Features

Page 4 www.midlandradio.com 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-techengineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service)operation, this compact package is big ...

Page 5 - IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION; and request form; Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy; Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by

Page 5 www.midlandradio.com IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT1000/1050 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service)frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission)license. You must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - ...

Page 7 - BELT CLIP

Page 7 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT1000/1050 Series radio operates with either 4 AA alkalinebatteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should beremoved (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries. To install the batteries:1. With the back of the ...

Page 8 - CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK; To charge using a Desktop Charger:; BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR; BATTERY LEVEL METER; Battery Shell

Page 8 www.midlandradio.com CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT1000/1050 Series is equipped for using an optionalrechargeable NiMH battery pack (included) which can be rechargedusing a desktop charger (included). Initial charge time is 24 hours witha charge time of 12 hours thereafter. For m...

Page 9 - 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 toreduce the volume level and to turn the radio off. During Power On,the radio will beep 2 times with different tones, the LCD will display allicons...

Page 10 - “animal sound”

Page 10 www.midlandradio.com GXT1000/1050 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART 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 notreceiving a signal. This should be used to check activity on yourcurrent channel before ...

Page 11 - USING THE RADIO IN GROUP MODE; “direct calls”

Page 11 www.midlandradio.com SOS SIREN To activate the SOS SIREN function, press and hold the DOWN/ SOS SIREN button for 5 seconds. The SOS SIREN icon will appear on the display, the radio will send out a loud siren sound and the displaybacklight will flash. To deactivate the SOS SIREN function pres...

Page 14 - USING THE RADIO IN STANDARD MODE; SETTING THE RADIO TO STANDARD MODE

Page 14 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series USING THE RADIO IN STANDARD MODE You can set your GXT1000/1050 Series to Standard Mode tocommunicate 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 unt...

Page 15 - SILENT OPERATION; To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on

Page 15 www.midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION Your GXT1000/1050 Series has 3 power level settings. To select thepower level on channels 1~7, 15~33 and 38~42, press the MENU button until a “ Pr ” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the buttons to select TRANSMIT PO...

Page 17 - WHISPER FUNCTION; oF; Note : The WHISPER function is recommended for use with; NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN

Page 17 www.midlandradio.com WHISPER FUNCTION Your GXT1000/1050 Series has a WHISPER function, to enable user to transmit a high sound level even if he is whispering on themicrophone. To turn the WHISPER on, press the MENU button until the display will show the WHISPER icon blinking, while on the ri...

Page 18 - NOAA WEATHER ALERT; Note : The WX Alert is automatically ON during WX SCAN

Page 18 www.midlandradio.com To stop the NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN and set the channel manually on the WX Band , press the MENU button during NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN . The radio will stop scanning and the display will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band icon. While on WX Band mode p...

Page 19 - DUAL WATCH FUNCTION; “oF”; EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK; Note : You can charge a rechargeable NiMH

Page 19 www.midlandradio.com DUAL WATCH FUNCTION Your GXT1000/1050 Series has a DUAL WATCH function, to enable user to scan 2 channels for any activity. The first channel will be thecurrent channel setting and the second channel will be the selectedchannel on the MENU.To turn the DUAL WATCH on, pres...

Page 20 - PROBLEM SOLUTION; USE AND CARE; use alcohol or cleaning solutions to clean the radio.; Do not; submerge the radio in water.; TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

Page 20 www.midlandradio.com PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot ReceiveMessages - Confirm the radios have the same channel and Privacy Code settings. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. - Buildings and other structures ...

Page 21 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack

Page 21 www.midlandradio.com SPECIFICATIONS Channels 50 GMRS/FRS Channels +246 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA 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. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH...

Page 22 - DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART; Note: Privacy codes can be programmed for use on Channels 1~22 only

Page 22 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE 1 023 36 251 71 631 2 025 37 261 72 632 3 026 38 263 73 654 4 031 39 265 74 662 5 032 40 271 75 664 6 043 41 306 76 703 7 047 42 311 77 712 8 051 43 315 78 723 9 054 44 331 79 731 10 065 45 343 8...

Page 23 - LIMITED WARRANTY

Page 23 www.midlandradio.com LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option withoutcharge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to adefect in material or workmanship within Three Years following theinitial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply ...

Page 25 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at

Page 25 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series A AV VP P-11 A AV VP P-H H44 A AV VP P-H H11 A AV VP P-H H55 A AV VP P-H H22 A AV VP P-H H77 A AV VP P-H H33 A AV VP P-77 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Surveillance Headset - $39....

Page 26 - DO NOT; Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.; ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM; Qty

Model GXT1000/1050 Series Page 26 www.midlandradio.com Please send Money Order or fill in Visa/MasterCard information andmail to the address below. Please DO NOT send cash or checks. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation. Name: _____________________________________________________ Address: _...