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Midland Radio P-20 manual

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  • Page 1

    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 1 of 16 Owner’s Manual for the P-20 Check out our accessories at www.midlandradio.com or click on the images http://www.midlandradio.com[...]

  • Page 2

    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 2 of 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS TIPS FOR GETTING THE MO ST FROM YOUR P20 .................................... 3 A NOTE ABOUT THE CTC SS or DCS CODES ............................................. 4 CHARGING THE BATTERIES.......................................................[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 3 of 16 FCC Licensing Information This Midland model P20 radio operates on FM communication frequencies subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communicati ons Commission. The FCC requires that all operators using Private Land Mobile frequencies obtain a r[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 4 of 16 WARNING Your wireless hand-held portable transceiver contains a low power transmitter. When the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button is pr essed it sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. The device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50%. In August 1[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 5 of 16 PREPARATION Batteries - P20 radios operate with 3 AA Alkaline, Ni-Cad (ni ckel cadmium) or Ni-MH (nickel metal hydride) batteries (optional). Ni-Cad batteries provide about 15 hours of use. Alkaline batteries will provide about 45 hours of use and Ni-MH batter[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 6 of 16 POWER SAVE CIRCUIT This part of the operation of the radio is comple tely automatic and not adj ustable. When the radio has not transmitted or received a signal for seve ral seconds it will begin to cycle from a sleep mode to fully on. This occurs several time[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 7 of 16 FEATURES AND LOCATION OF CONTOLS 1 VOX button 2-Up/Down Buttons 3-Monitor Button 4-Push to Talk Button 5-Call Button 6-Accessory jacks 7-On/Of f Volume Control 8-Enter But ton 9-Function Button 10-chargi ng contacts 11-Charge Jack THE RADIO MUST NOT BE SCANNIN[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 8 of 16  You can have only two channels in the active m ode at a time. If you try to activate more than two channels, the radio will beep two or th ree times. Check and turn off any other active channels and try again. 4. To change the status of a channel, use the [...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 9 of 16 ACTIVATING SCAN FUNCTIONS The P20 has three scan modes. The most popular and most used is the “BUSY” channel scan. This allows the radio to stop on a channel that someone is talking on. When the radio stops on a “Busy” channel, the scan will stop and r[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 10 of 16 ACTIVATING “PRIVACY CODES” To activate “CTCSS” codes 1. Press the “F” button repeatedly (usually 3 times) to cause the icon “CTCSS” to be displayed in the upper left of the display to flash. 2. Press and release the “/” or “/” button[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 11 of 16 RESETTING THE RADIO If the radio stops responding to button presses or otherwise does not function properly in some cases the radio can be reset to restore normal operation. To reset the radio: With the radio off, press and hold the “F” button and turn th[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 12 of 16 SETTING REMOTE MONITOR MODE 1. Choose a channel to be used, set BOTH radios to that channel. 2. With the radio to be used for the monitor off, press and hold the “ENTER” button and turn the radio on. 3. Release the “ ENTER ” button when the radio powe[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 13 of 16 TROUBLESHOOTING PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power 1. Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive Messages 1. Make sure the volume is set high enough. 2. Confirm the radios have the same channel and or CTCSS/DCS code settings. 3. Change your loc[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 14 of 16 CARE OF RECHARGEABLE NI-CAD BATTERIES ALWAYS DISPOSE OF BATTERIES PROPERLY Always follow the battery manufactures recommendations for Charging and disposing of Ni-cad batteries. The following is meant as general information regarding Ni-cad batteries. 1. Occa[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 15 of 16 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS* GENERAL Frequency range........................................................................... 464/467/469 MHz Channel s.............................................................................................................[...]

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    Ow ner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio) http://www.midlandradio.com Page 16 of 16 SERVICE: If you have a problem, which y ou believe requires service, pl ease call first and speak with a service technician. Many problems can be remedied over the phone wit hout returning the unit for service. If it ever becomes necessary to return y our uni[...]