Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
® Model GXT500/550/565 Series Page 2 www.midlandradio.com TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Introduction 3 Important Notice, FCC Licensing 4 LCD Display 5 Controls 5 Battery Installation 6 Installing the Belt Clip 6 Charging the Optional Battery Pack 7 Low Battery Level Indicator 7 Operating Your Radio 8 - 13 Ext...
Page 3 - Welcome to the world of Midland electronics; Features
® Page 3 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 bi...
Page 6 - BATTERY INSTALLATION; INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP
® Page 6 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT500/550/565 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 ...
Page 7 - CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK; To charge using a Desktop Charger:; LOW BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR
® Page 7 www.midlandradio.com CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT500/550/565 Series is equipped for using an optionalrechargeable NiMH battery pack (not included) which can berecharged using a desktop charger (not included). Initial charge timeis 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours there...
Page 8 - 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 3 times with different tones, the LCD will display a“ self-...
Page 11 - SETTING PRIVACY CODES; Pr
® Page 11 www.midlandradio.com SETTING PRIVACY CODES Your GXT500/550/565 Series has 38 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 Priv...
Page 12 - VIBRATE ALERT
VIBRATE ALERT To turn the VIBRATE ALERT on, press the MENU button five times so the display will show the VIBRATE-ALERT icon blinking, while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER, an “ oF ” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the buttons and push the PTT button, or press MENU button again to move to ...
Page 13 - To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on
® Page 13 www.midlandradio.com CALL TONE SELECTION Your GXT500/550/565 Series has 5 selectable CALL TONES . To select, press the MENU button until a “ CA ” icon appears and to the right of the “ CA ” icon the current CALL TONE setting is displayed. Then press the buttons to make the CALL TONE select...
Page 15 - PROBLEM SOLUTION; use alcohol or cleaning solutions to clean the radio.; Do not; immerse the radio in water.; TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
® Page 15 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 structure...
Page 16 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack
® Page 16 www.midlandradio.com 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. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Fr...
Page 17 - LIMITED WARRANTY
® Page 17 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 appl...
Page 18 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at
® Page 18 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT500/550/565 Series ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. AVP-1 AVP-4 - 2 Over the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $19.95 - 1 Dual Desk Charger- 2 Rechargeable battery p...
Page 19 - DO NOT; Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.; ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM; Qty
® Model GXT500/550/565 Series Page 19 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: _____________________________________________________ Addres...
Page 20 - MIDLAND RADIO CORPORATION
® Page 20 www.midlandradio.com MIDLAND RADIO CORPORATION 5900 Parretta Drive Kansas City, MO 64120 Call 816.241.8500 visit us at http://www.midlandradio.com Note: Features & Specifications are subject to change without notice.MIDLAND is not responsible for unintentional errors or omissions on it...