Midland GXT740 Series - Manual

Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS

Model GXT740/785 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 External ...

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 big ...

Page 5 - IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION; and request form; Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy

Page 4 www.midlandradio.com IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT740/785 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 - 42...

Page 7 - BELT CLIP

Page 6 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT740/785 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 ra...

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 GXT740/785 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, w...

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 GXT740/785 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 tra...

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

Page 11 www.midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION Your GXT740/785 Series has 3 power level settings. To select thepower level on channels 1~7, 15~33 and 38~42, press the MENU button until a “ Pr ” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the buttons to select TRANSMIT POWE...

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 structures ...

Page 17 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack

Page 16 www.midlandradio.com SPECIFICATIONS Channels 42 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 CH...

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 GXT740/785 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 45 343 80 ...

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 apply ...

Page 21 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at

Page 20 www.midlandradio.com Model GXT740/785 Series AVP-11 AVP-H H4 AVP-H H1 AVP-H H5 AVP-H H2 AVP-H H7 AVP-H H3 AVP-44 AVP-77 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Surveillance Headset - $39.99 - 2 Over the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $19.99...

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

Model GXT740/785 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: ___...

Midland GXT740 Series - Manual

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