Midland GXT500 Series - Manual

® Page 6 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT500/550 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 7 www.midlandradio.com CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT500/550 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 thereafte...

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 to reduce 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 “ se...

® Page 11 www.midlandradio.com SETTING PRIVACY CODES Your GXT500/550 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 Privacy ...

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 t...

® Page 13 www.midlandradio.com CALL TONE SELECTION Your GXT500/550 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 selections...

® 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 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 www.midlandradio.com LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Years following the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does not a...

® Page 18 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT500/550 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 packs...

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