Page 2 - Welcome to the world of Midland electronics; Features
Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLANDproduct. 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 in performance. It is a qual...
Page 3 - Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy; Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly
IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION(Only Applicable for GMRS Radio Use in the United States) The LXT480 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 ...
Page 5 - BELT CLIP
BATTERY INSTALLATION Your LXT480 Series radio operates with either 4 AAA 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 radio facing you, remove the belt...
Page 6 - BATTERY LEVEL INDICATOR; BATTERY LEVEL METER; Battery Shell; CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK
Your LXT480 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeableNiMH battery pack which can be recharged by inserting the ACadapter into the radio charge jack, or with optional desktop charger(as described below). Initial charge time is 24 hours. Charge time isabout 12 hours thereafter. For maximum...
Page 7 - OPERATING YOUR RADIO
POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME Press the POWER/MENU button for at least 3 seconds to turn the radio on/off. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times withdifferent tones, the LCD will display all icons for 1 second and theLCD display will indicate the last channel selected. To increase/decrease the volu...
Page 9 - To set
! SETTING PRIVACY CODES Your LXT480 Series has 121 Privacy Codes available to use in channels 1~22. 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 s \ t buttons to select one of the 38 CTCSS Priv...
Page 10 - VIBRATE ALERT
VOX will be more sensitive on the “ 1 ” setting than on the “ 3 ” setting. To turn VOX off , press the MENU button until the display shows “ VOX ” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, a “ 1 ”,“ 2 ” or “ 3 ” icon appears. Select “ oF ” by pressing the s \ t buttons and push the ...
Page 11 - SILENT OPERATION; To turn the; NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN
SILENT OPERATION Your LXT480 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 “ oF ” by ...
Page 12 - NOAA WEATHER ALERT; The; EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK; Note : You can charge a rechargeable NiMH
NOAA WEATHER ALERT Your LXT480 has a NOAA WEATHER ALERT function, to enable you to automatically receive weather alert from designated NOAA stations. The NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT is automatically on during NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode. To turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT on during normal NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
Page 13 - use alcohol or cleaning solutions to clean the radio.; Do not; immerse the radio in water.; TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot ReceiveMessages - Confirm the radios have the same channel settings. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication. Radio i...
Page 14 - SPECIFICATIONS; Channels; AAA Alkaline or 4.8V Rechargeable Ni-MH
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 AAA Alkaline or 4.8V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 1 4...
Page 15 - DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART
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 66 565 11 071 39 265 67 606 12 072 40 271 68 612 13 073 ...
Page 16 - LIMITED WARRANTY
LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its optionwithout charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which failsdue to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Yearsfollowing the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does notapply to water damage, battery leak ...
Page 17 - ACCESSORIES; Accessories can be purchased at
AVP-11 AVP-H H1 AVP-H H2 AVP-H H3 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Over the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $19.99 ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our a...
Page 19 - DO NOT; Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.; ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM; Qty
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: ___________________________________________________ City...