Page 2 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
® Model GXT600/635/650/656 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...
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 5 - CONTROLS
® Page 5 www.midlandradio.com MIC R -TRA ALK X T MENU CONTROLS LCD DISPLAY 1. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 2. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 3. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON – Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode. 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~22 on GM...
Page 6 - BELT CLIP
® Page 6 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT600/635/650/656 Series radio operates with either 4 AAalkaline batteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clipshould be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of thebatteries. To install the batteries:1. With the back ...
Page 7 - 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 GXT600/635/650/656 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 t...
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 2 times with different tones, the LCD will display allicons...
Page 9 - “animal sound”
® Page 9 www.midlandradio.com GXT600/635/650/656 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 ...
Page 11 - SILENT OPERATION; To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on
® Page 11 www.midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION Your GXT600/635/650/656 Series has 3 power level settings. Toselect the power level on channels 1~7 and 15~22, press the MENU button until a “ Pr ” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the buttons to select TRANSMIT P...
Page 12 - CALL ALERT SELECTION
ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished. To turn the ROGER BEEP tone on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “ rb ” icon while on the right of the “ rb ” display, an “ oF ” i...
Page 13 - VIBRATE ALERT; oF; NOAA WEATHER RADIO
® Page 13 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 14 - EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK; jacks
® Page 14 www.midlandradio.com EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK Your GXT600/635/650/656 Series can be used with an optionalexternal speaker/microphone or headset, freeing your hands for othertasks. To use an optional speaker / microphone or headset: l Insert the plug(s) into the SPK/MIC jacks l Plac...
Page 15 - 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 16 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack
® Page 16 www.midlandradio.com SPECIFICATIONS Channels 22 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 17 - DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART; Note: Privacy codes can be programmed for use on any channel
® Page 17 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT600/635/650/656 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 ...
Page 18 - 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 19 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at
® Page 19 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT600/635/650/656 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-44 - 1 Dual Desk Charger- 2 Rechargeable battery packs- 1 AC Adapter- 1 DC Cigarette lighter...
Page 23 - DO NOT; Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.; ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM; Qty
® Model GXT600/635/650/656 Series Page 23 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: _____________________________________________________ Ad...