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Midland Radio GXT860 manual

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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. It is a qua[...]

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    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. Y ou must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 22, which compri[...]

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    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). 5. PRIV ACY CODE – Indicates Privacy Code selected by user (o[...]

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    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. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the belt clip (see diagram below) for easy ac[...]

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    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 . For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the battery pack[...]

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    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. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times with different tones, the LCD will display all[...]

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    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. This should be used to check activity on your current channel before transmitting. Press and ho[...]

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    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. DISPLA Y ILLUMINA TION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 5 [...]

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    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. V O X (Hands-F r ee T r ansmission) Y our radio has 5[...]

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    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. Select “ oF ” by pressing the buttons and push the PTT key , or press the MENU button to move to the next feature setti[...]

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    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. T o confirm, press the PTT button or press the MENU button to move to the next feature [...]

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    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. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication. (Se[...]

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    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. N[...]

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    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 71 75 664 6 0 43 41 306 76 703 7 0 47 42 311 77 712 8 0 51 43 315 78 723 9 0 54 44 331 10 065 45 343 11 071 46 346 12 072 47 351 13 073 48 364 14 074[...]

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    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. This warranty does not apply to water damage, batter[...]

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    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. Headsets w/ PTT - $19.99 ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www .midlandusa.com or by fil[...]

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    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 09.99 TACTICAL H H EADSETS - 2 Rec hargeable Bat tery Packs - $19.99[...]

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    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. Make Money Order payable to Midland Radio Corporation. Name: _______________________________________________________________ Addr ess: _________________________________[...]

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    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 5900 Par r etta Dr iv e Kansas City , MO 64120 Call 816.241 .8500 W e’ d love t o hear from y ou! Let us know what y ou think of your new Midland pr oduct at or by visiting us at www .midlandusa.com Note: Featur es & Specifications ar e subject to chan[...]