Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GXT300 Midland
Go to page of 20
GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series GMRS/FRS Radio X - TRA T ALK ® OWNER'S MANUAL www .midlandr adio.com.
® Model GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series Page 2 www .midlandradio.com T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Intr oduction 3 Impor tant Notice, FCC Licensing 4 LCD Displa y 5 Contr ols 5 Bat t ery Installation 6 Installi.
® Page 3 www .midlandradio.com W elcome t o the w or ld of Midland electr onics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Y our 2-way radio represents the st ate-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact p ackage is big in performance.
® Page 4 www .midlandradio.com IMPOR T ANT NO TICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION The GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license.
® Page 5 www .midlandradio.com CONTROLS LCD DISPLA Y 1. LOW BA TTER Y ICON – Indicates the battery level is low . 2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON – Indicates radio is transmitting a signal. 3. eVOX – Indicates when eVOX mode is active. 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~22 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band GXT310/400/450 Series only).
® Page 6 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INST ALLA TION Y our GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series radio operates with either 4 AA alkaline batteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries.
® Page 7 www .midlandradio.com CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BA T TER Y P A CK Y our GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack (not included) which can be recharged using a desktop charger (not included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours thereafter .
PO WER ON/OFF AND V OLUME 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 of f.
® Page 9 www .midlandradio.com GXT30 0/325 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T GXT31 0/40 0/450 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART MONIT OR Pressing and holding the MONIT OR button for 1 second will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal.
® Page 10 www .midlandradio.com CALL T ONE Y our GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series can transmit a call tone for a fixed length of time. T o send a call tone, press the CALL button. The TX icon will appear while transmitting a call tone and a tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation.
® Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com SET TING PRIV A C Y CODES Y our GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series has 38 Privacy codes available. The selected Privacy Code may be dif ferent for each channel. T o select a Privacy Code for the current channel press the MENU button twice, and then the buttons to select one of the 38 Privacy Codes .
VIBRA TE ALER T (GXT40 0/450 Ser ies only) T o turn the VIBRA TE ALERT on, press the MENU button five times so the display will show the VIBRA TE-ALERT icon blinking, while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER, an “ oF ” icon appears.
® Page 13 www .midlandradio.com CALL T ONE SELECTION Y our GXT300/325 Series has 3 user-selectable CALL T ONE and the GXT310/400/450 Series has 5 selectable CALL T ONES . T o select, press the MENU button until a “ CA ” icon appears and to the right of the “ CA ” icon the current CALL T ONE setting is displayed.
® Page 14 www .midlandradio.com EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE J ACK : Y our GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series can be used with an optional external speaker/microphone or headset, freeing your hands for other tasks.
® Page 15 www .midlandradio.com PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive Messages - Confirm the radios have the same channel and Privacy Code settings. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers.
® Page 16 www .midlandradio.com SPECIFICA TIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels +38 Privacy Codes 10 Weather (WX) Band Channels (GXT310/400/450 Series only) Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 4.8V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FR S FREQUENC Y CHAR T (MHz) CH.
® Page 17 www .midlandradio.com LIMITED W ARRANT Y Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at it s option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Y ears following the initial consumer purchase.
® Page 18 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series A CCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www .midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. A VP-1 A VP-3 - 2 Ov er the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $1 9.
® Model GXT300/325/310/400/450 Series Page 19 www .midlandradio.com Please send Money Order or fill in V isa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below .
® Page 20 www .midlandradio.com MIDLAND RADIO CORPORA TION 590 0 P ar ret ta Dr iv e Kansas City , MO 64120 Call 816.241 .850 0 visit us at ht tp://www .midlandradio .com Not e: F eatur es & Specifications ar e subject to c hange without notice. MIDLAND is not r esponsible for unint entional er rors or omissions on its pac kaging.
An important point after buying a device Midland GXT300 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Midland GXT300 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Midland GXT300 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Midland GXT300 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Midland GXT300 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Midland GXT300, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Midland GXT300.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Midland GXT300. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Midland GXT300 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
