Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product GXT444 Midland
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GXT444 GMRS/FRS Radio X - TRA T ALK ® OWNER'S MANUAL www .midlandr adio.com.
Model GXT444 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 Belt Clip 6 Char gi.
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 GXT444 operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. Y ou must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of the GXT444.
Page 5 www .midlandradio.com GXT444 HI LO Hi / Low VOX CONTROLS HI LO LCD DISPLA Y 1. LOW BA TTER Y ICON – Indicates the battery level is low . 2. eVOX – Indicates when eVOX mode is active. 3. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~22 on GMRS/FRS band .
Page 6 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INST ALLA TION Y our GXT444 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. T o install the batteries: 1.
Page 7 www .midlandradio.com CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BA T TER Y P A CK Y our GXT444 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 GXT444 QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T Model GXT444 MENU Channel 1~22 Silent Operation On/Off DISPLA Y ILLUMINA TION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 7 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU button is pressed.
Page 10 www .midlandradio.com eV O X (Hands-fr ee T ransmission) Y our GXT444 has eVOX (hands-free transmission) function. T o turn eVOX on , press the eVOX button . The display shows “ VOX ” on the upper left corner of the display . T o turn eVOX off , press the eVOX button .
Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive Messages - Confirm the radios have the same channel. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication.
Page 12 www .midlandradio.com SPECIFICA TIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 4.
Page 13 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 14 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT444 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.
Model GXT444 Page 15 www .midlandradio.com Please send Money Order or fill in V isa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below . Please DO NOT send cash or checks.
Page 16 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.
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