Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LXT480 Series Midland Radio
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LXT480 Series OWNER'S MANUAL www .midlandr adio.com GMRS/FRS Radio.
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.
IMPOR T ANT NO TICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION (Only Applicable f or GMRS Radio Use in the Unit ed States) The LXT480 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license.
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 1~36 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band).
BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our LXT480 Series radio operates with either 4 AAA alkaline batteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries. T o install the batteries: 1.
Y our LXT480 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged by inserting the AC adapter into the radio charge jack, or with optional desktop charger (as described below). Initial charge time is 24 hours.
PO WER ON/OFF AND V OLUME Press the POWER/MENU button for at least 3 seconds to turn the radio on/of f. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times with dif ferent tones, the LCD will display all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate the last channel selected.
LXT480 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T MONIT OR Pressing and holding the MONIT OR button for 3 seconds will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. This could also be used to check any activity on your current channel before transmitting.
! SET TING PRIV AC Y CODES Y our LXT480 Series has 121 Privacy Codes available to use in channels 1~22. The selected Privacy Code may be different for each channel. T o 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 Privacy Code.
VOX will be more sensitive on the “ 1 ” setting than on the “ 3 ” setting. T o 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.
SILENT OPERA TION Y our LXT480 Series has a SILENT OPERA TION mode. In this mode, all “beeps” and “tones” are disabled. T o turn the SILENT OPERA TION 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.
NO AA WEA THER ALER T Y our LXT480 has a NOAA WEA THER ALERT function, to enable you to automatically receive weather alert from designated NOAA stations.
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. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication.
SPECIFICA TIONS Channels 36 GMRS/FRS Channels +121 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA W eather (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/FR S FREQUENC Y CHAR T (MHz) CH.
DCS PRIV A C Y CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE 1 0 2 3 29 17 4 57 44 5 2 0 2 5 30 20 5 58 46 4 3 0 2 6 31 22 3 59 46 5 4 0 3 1 32 2 2 6 60 46 6 5 0 3 2 33 24 3 61 50 3 6 0 4 3 34 24 4 62 50 6 7 .
LIMITED W ARRANT Y Midland Radio Corporation will rep air or replace, at its 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. This warranty does not apply to water damage, battery leak or abuse.
AVP -1 1 AVP -H H 1 AVP -H H 2 AVP -H H 3 - 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 9.99 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.
AVP -H H 4 AVP -H H 5 AVP -H H 7 AVP -6 6 - 2 B ehind the Head Headset - $39.99 - 2 Ear W rap Headset - $39.99 - 1 Dual Desk Charger - 2 R ec hargeable bat ter y pac ks - 1 A C A dapter - 1 DC Cigaret te lighter adapter - $39.99 - 2 Mossy Oak Around the Ear Headsets with B oom Mic - $39.
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