Midland GXT808 Series - Manuals

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Manual Midland GXT808 Series

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Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

® Model GXT800/808/850 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 - 18 Ext...

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 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 5 www.midlandradio.com IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT800/808/850 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile RadioService) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal CommunicationsCommission) license. You must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7or 15...

Page 7 - BELT CLIP

® Page 7 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT800/808/850 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 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 GXT800/808/850 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. F...

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 GXT800/808/850 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 bef...

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

® Page 11 www.midlandradio.com KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the LOCK button for 2 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. PTT and CALL will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad. DISPLAY ILLUMINATION During Power on, the...

Page 12 - SETTING THE RADIO TO GROUP MODE; “Gr”; SETTING GROUP CODES; “Id”; SETTING THE CALLER ID NUMBER; “direct call”

® Page 12 www.midlandradio.com SETTING THE RADIO TO GROUP MODE To turn the GROUP MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows “Gr” blinking, while an “oF” appears on the right of the display. Select “on” by pressing the buttons and press the PTT button to confrim or press MENU button again...

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

® Page 14 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT800/808/850 Series USING THE RADIO IN STANDARD MODE You can set your GXT800/808/850 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 butt...

Page 16 - SILENT OPERATION; To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on; CALL ALERT SELECTION

SILENT OPERATION Your GXT800/808/850 Series has a SILENT OPERATION mode. In this mode, all “beeps” and “tones” are disabled. To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on , press the MENU button until the display shows an “ bP ” icon while on the right of the “ bP ” display, an “ on ” icon appears. Select “ ...

Page 17 - VIBRATE ALERT; oF; NOAA WEATHER RADIO

® Page 17 www.midlandradio.com VIBRATE ALERT To turn the VIBRATE ALERT on, press the MENU button until 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 b...

Page 19 - PROBLEM SOLUTION; USE AND CARE; use alcohol or cleaning solutions to clean the radio.; Do not; immerse the radio in water.; TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

® Page 19 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 20 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack

® Page 20 www.midlandradio.com SPECIFICATIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels +142 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 21 - DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART; Note: Privacy codes can be programmed for use on any channel

® Page 21 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT800/808/850 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 3...

Page 22 - LIMITED WARRANTY

® Page 22 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 23 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at

® Page 23 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT800/808/850 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. A AV VP P-77 - 2 Rechargeable battery packs - $19.99

Page 27 - DO NOT; Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.; ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM; Qty

® Model GXT800/808/850 Series Page 27 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...