Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GXT710 Series Midland
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GXT710/735/750 Series GMRS/FRS Radio X - TRA T ALK ® OWNER'S MANUAL www .midlandr adio.com.
® Model GXT710/735/750 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 Installing the B.
® 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 GXT710/735/750 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. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 2. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 3. NOAA WEA THER (WX) BAND ICON – Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode. 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~22 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band).
® Page 6 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our GXT710/735/750 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 CHAR GING THE OPTIONAL BA T TER Y P A CK Y our GXT710/735/750 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged using a desktop charger . 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 GXT71 0/735/750 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T 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. This should be used to check activity on your current channel before transmitting.
® Page 10 www .midlandradio.com KEYP AD L OCK T o avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the LOCK button for 2 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display . PTT and CALL will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad.
® Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) PO WER LEVEL SELECTION Y our GXT710/735/750 Series has 3 power level settings. T o select the power level on channels 1~7 and 15~22, press the MENU button until a “ Pr ” icon will appear blinking on the display .
R OGER BEEP (end of tr ansmission) T ONE When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished. T o 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 ” icon appears.
® Page 13 www .midlandradio.com NO AA WEA THER RADIO Y our GXT710/735/750 Series has a NOAA WEA THER RADIO function, to enable user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA stations. T o turn the NOAA WEA THER (WX) RADIO on, press and hold the MENU button for 3 seconds.
® Page 14 www .midlandradio.com EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICR OPHONE J ACK Y our GXT710/735/750 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 +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/FR S FREQUENC Y CHAR T (MHz) CH.
® Page 17 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT710/735/750 Series DCS PRIV A C Y CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE 1 02 3 29 17 4 57 44 5 2 02 5 30 20 5 58 46 4 3 02 6 31 22 3 59 46 5 4 03 1 32 22 6 60.
® Page 18 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 19 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT710/735/750 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 A V V P P -4 4 - 1 Dual Desk Charger - 2 R ec hargeable bat ter y pac ks - 1 A C Adapter - 1 DC Cigaret te lighter adapter - $39.
A A V V P P -1 1 A A V V P P -H H 1 1 A A V V P P -H H 2 2 ® Page 20 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT710/735/750 Series - 1 Open F ace Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed F ace Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Ov er the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $1 9.
® Page 21 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT710/735/750 Series A A V V P P -H H 3 3 A A V V P P -H H 4 4 A A V V P P -H H 5 5 - 2 B ehind the Head Headset - $39.
® Page 22 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT710/735/750 Series A A V V P P -7 7 - 2 R ec hargeable bat ter y pac ks - $1 9.99.
® Model GXT710/735/750 Series Page 23 www .midlandradio.com Please send Money Order or fill in V isa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below .
M M I I D D L L A A N N D D R R A A D D I I O O C C O O R R P P O O R R A A T T I I O O N N 590 0 P ar r etta 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.
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