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Midland Radio GXT5000 manual

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  • Page 1

    Model GXT5000 Series Page 1 www .midlandradio.com T ABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Important Notice, FCC Licensing 3 LCD Display 4 Controls 4 Batt ery Installation 5 Installing the Belt Clip 5 Charging the Bat tery P ack 6 Low Bat tery Lev el Indicator 6 Operating Y our Radio 7 - 1 3 Exter nal Speak er/Microphone J ack 13 T roubleshooting Guide [...]

  • Page 2

    Model GXT5000 Series Page 2 www .midlandradio.com This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device does not cause harmful interference, and (2) this radio must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation. T o maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guideli[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 3 www .midlandradio.com IMPORT ANT NO TICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION The GXT5000 Series 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[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 4 www .midlandradio.com CONTROLS LCD DISPLA Y 1. BA TTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 2. SIGNAL STRENGTH METER – Indicates the transmit and receive signal strength. 3. DUAL W A TCH ICON – Indicates the Dual W atch function is on. 4. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 5. CHANNEL NUMBER – Chang[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 5 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our GXT5000 Series radio can be fitted with the 2200mAh Li-ion battery pack. T o install the battery pack: 1. With the back of the radio facing you, insert the bottom part of the Li-ion battery pack to the bottom of the radio. 2. Push down the Li-ion battery pack into th[...]

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    Y our GXT5000 Series can be recharged using the Desktop Charger . The Desktop Charger can charge both one radio and a separate Li-ion battery pack at the same time. T o charge using a Desktop Charger: 1. Insert the AC adapter plug into the desktop charger jack. Connect the AC adapter into an AC wall outlet. 2. Place the GXT5000 radio and a separate[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 7 www .midlandradio.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. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times with different tones, the LCD will display all [...]

  • Page 8

    3. T o receive a call, release the PTT button. The TX/RX LED Indicator will light up GREEN when your radio is receiving a transmission with correct channel and Privacy Code. The TX/RX LED Indicator will light up ORANGE when your radio is receiving a transmission with correct channel but wrong Privacy Code. ABOUT RANGE Y our GXT5000 Series radios ar[...]

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    SOS SIREN T o activate the SOS SIREN function, press and hold the SOS SIREN button for 2 seconds. The display will show “SOS” blinking, and the radio will send out a loud siren sound. T o deactivate the SOS SIREN function press the PTT button twice. W ar ning: The SOS Sir en is to be used only in the ev ent of an emer gency . Midland Radio Cor [...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 10 www .midlandradio.com SCAN Y our GXT5000 Series can scan all 22 channels for activity . T o enter , quickly press the SCAN/LOCK button. Repeat the same procedure to exit. Y our radio will rapidly scan each of the 22 channels and stop on any active channel. Y our radio will resume scanning after 4 seconds when the channe[...]

  • Page 11

    Model GXT5000 Series Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com Select “ on ” by pressing the buttons and push the PTT key , or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting. T o turn the ROGER BEEP tone off, press the MENU button until the icon appear on the display , while on the right an “ on ” icon appears. Select “ oF ” by pressing the[...]

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    OUT -OF -RANGE ALER T Y our GXT5000 has a OUT -OF-RANGE ALERT function to indicate whether two GXT5000 radios are within usable range. T o turn on the OUT - OF-RANGE ALERT function press the MENU button until an “ oU ” icon appears on the display , and to the right an “ oF ” icon appear . Select “ on ” by pressing the buttons. T o confi[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 13 www .midlandradio.com Pls. note that the DUAL W A TCH function is only available as a MENU selection if the OUT -OF-RANGE is turned off . T o confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU . The “ DW ” icon will appear all the same time to signify that the DUAL W A TCH function is on and the radio will st art to scan b[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 14 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. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your com[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 15 www .midlandradio.com GMRS/FRS FREQUENC Y CHART (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 1 462.5625 9 467.5875 17 462.6000 2 462.5875 10 467.6125 18 462.6250 3 462.6125 11 467.6375 19 462.6500 4 462.6375 12 467.6625 20 462.6750 5 462.6625 13 467.6875 21 462.7000 6 462.6875 14 467.7125 22 462.7250 7 462.7[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 16 www .midlandradio.com DCS PRIV AC 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 46 6 5 03 2 33 24 3 61 50 3 6 04 3 34 24 4 62 50 6 7 04 7 35 24 5 63 51 6 8 05 1 36 25 1 64 53 2 9 05 4 37 26 1 65 54 6 10 06 5 38 26 3 66 56 5 11 07 1 39 26 5 [...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 17 www .midlandradio.com LIMITED W ARRANTY 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 Five Y ears following the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply to battery leak or abus[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 18 www .midlandradio.com[...]

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    AVP -1 1 AVP -H H 1 AVP -H H 2 AVP -H H 3 Model GXT5000 Series Page 19 www .midlandradio.com ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www .midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Ov er the Ear Mic. Headse[...]

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    AVP -H H 4 AVP -H H 5 AVP -H H 7 AVP -H H 8 Model GXT5000 Series Page 20 www .midlandradio.com - 2 Behind the Head Headset - $39.99 - 2 Mossy Oak Around the Ear Headsets with Boom Mic - $39.99 - 1 A ction Throat Mic with Acoustic Ear T ube - $39.99 - 2 Ear W rap Headset - $39.99[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 21 www .midlandradio.com TH1 TH 2 TH 3 TH 4 - Earphone Mic with Boom - $39.99 - Earphone Mic with PTT - $29.99 - T actical Action B oom Mic with T actical PTT - $99.99 - A ction Throat Mic with T actical PTT and Pneumatic Earphone - $1 09.99 TACTICAL HEADSETS[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 22 www .midlandradio.com NO TES[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 23 www .midlandradio.com Please send Money Order or fill in Visa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below . Please DO NOT send cash or checks. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation. Name: ___________________________________________________________ Addr ess: ______________________________________________[...]

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    Model GXT5000 Series Page 24 www .midlandradio.com Rev C[...]