Midland GXT720 Series - Manuals

Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

® Model GXT720/775 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 - 14 Externa...

Page 4 - 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 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 4 www.midlandradio.com IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT720/775 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 6 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT720/775 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 7 www.midlandradio.com CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT720/775 Series is equipped for using an optional recharge-able NiMH battery pack which can be recharged using a desktopcharger. Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hoursthereafter. For maximum battery life,...

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 9 www.midlandradio.com GXT720/775 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 t...

Page 12 - SILENT OPERATION; To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on

® Page 11 www.midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION Your GXT720/775 Series has 3 power level settings. To select thepower level on channels 1~7 and 15~36, press the MENU button until a “ Pr ” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEV...

Page 15 - Note : The WX Alert is automatically ON during WX SCAN; EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK; Note : You can charge a rechargeable NiMH

® Page 14 www.midlandradio.com If any button is pressed during beeping while on GMRS/FRS Radio mode, the radio will automatically go to WX BAND . To turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT off, press the MENU button twice while in WX Band . The display shows "AL" , while on the right an "on"...

Page 16 - PROBLEM SOLUTION; USE AND CARE; 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 17 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack

® Page 16 www.midlandradio.com SPECIFICATIONS Channels 36 GMRS/FRS Channels +121 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 ...

Page 18 - DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART; Note: Privacy codes can be programmed for use on Channels 1~22 only

® Page 17 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT720/775 Series DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE 1 023 29 174 57 445 2 025 30 205 58 464 3 026 31 223 59 465 4 031 32 226 60 466 5 032 33 243 61 503 6 043 34 244 62 506 7 047 35 245 63 516 8 051 36 251 64 532 9 054 37 261 65 546 10 065 38 263 6...

Page 19 - LIMITED WARRANTY

® Page 18 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 21 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at

® Page 20 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT720/775 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-44 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 - $39.99 ...

Page 22 - DO NOT; Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.; ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM; Qty

® Model GXT720/775 Series Page 21 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: _...