Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GXT895VP4 Midland
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Model GXT860/895 Series Page 2 www .midlandusa.com W elcome to the w or ld of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Y our 2-way radio represents state-of-the-art high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact package is big on performance.
IMPORT ANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION (Only Applicable for GMR S Radio Use in the United States) The GXT860/895 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license.
LCD DISPLA Y CONTROLS 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 1~42 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band).
BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our GXT860/895 Series radio operates with either a NiMH battery pack or optional 4 AA alkaline batteries. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries. T o install the batteries: 1.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 6 www .midlandusa.com CHAR GING THE BA T TER Y P ACK Y our GXT860/895 Series is equipped for using a 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 .
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 7 www .midlandusa.com 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 off.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 8 www .midlandusa.com GXT860/895 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T MONIT OR 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 not receiving a signal.
Model GXT860/895 Series KEYP AD L OCK T o avoid accidentally changing the radio settings, 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.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 10 www .midlandusa.com When the Battery Meter drops to 1 bar , the TX Power will automatically switch from Hi(H) or Med(M) to Lo(L) level. Note : Y ou cannot adjust the power setting on the FRS channels (8~14 and 34~37). They are set to Low power per FCC regulations.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 1 1 www .midlandusa.com T o turn the ROGER BEEP tone off, press the MENU button until the display shows an “ rb ” icon while on the right of the “ rb ” display , an “ on ” icon appears.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 12 www .midlandusa.com The radio will stop scanning and the display will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band icon. While in WX Band mode press the buttons to select one of the 10 NOAA WEA THER (WX) BAND channels.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 13 www .midlandusa.com PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries. Cannot Receive Messages - Confirm the radios have the same channel settings. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 14 www .midlandusa.com SPECIFICA TIONS 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 NiMH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENC Y CHART (MHz) NOAA WEA THER (WX) RADIO FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 15 www .midlandusa.com DCS PRIV AC Y CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE 1 0 23 36 251 71 631 2 0 25 37 261 72 632 3 0 26 38 263 73 654 4 0 31 39 26 5 74 662 5 0 32 40 2.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 16 www .midlandusa.com LIMITED W ARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within three years following the initial consumer purchase.
Page 17 www .midlandusa.com Model GXT860/895 Series AVP -1 1 AVP -H H 4 AVP -H H 1 AVP -H H 5 AVP -H H 2 AVP -H H 7 AVP -H H 3 AVP -H H 8 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Over the Ear Mic.
Page 18 www .midlandusa.com Model GXT860/895 Series TH1 TH 2 TH3 T H4 AVP -7 7 - Earphone Mic with Boom - $39.99 - Earphone Mic with PTT - $29.99 - T actical A ction Boom Mic with T actical PTT - $99.99 - Action Throat Mic with T actical PTT and Pneumatic Earphone - $1 09.
Model GXT860/895 Series Page 19 www .midlandusa.com Please send Money Order or fill in Visa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below . Please DO NOT send cash or checks.
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