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Midland Radio XT511 manual

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 3 www .midlandradio.com T ABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Intr oduction 4 Impor tant Notice, FCC Licensing 5 LCD Displa y 6 Contr ols 7 Bat t ery Installation 8 Installing the Shoulder Str ap 8 Char ging the Bat t ery P ac k 9 Lo w Bat tery Lev el Indicat or 9 Selecting the P ow er Sour ce 9 Oper ating Y our Radio 10 - 17 Ext er nal [...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 4 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.[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 5 www .midlandradio.com IMPOR T ANT NO TICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION The XT51 1 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 GM[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 6 www .midlandradio.com LCD DISPLA Y 1. NOAA WEA THER (WX) ALERT ICON – Indicates the NOAA Weather Alert function is on. 2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON – Indicates radio is transmitting a signal. 3. RECEIVE (RX) ICON – Indicates radio is receiving a transmission. 4. DUAL W A TCH ICON – Indicates the Dual W atch function i[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 7 www .midlandradio.com NOAA’s National Weather Service CONTROLS 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 19. ANTENNA 20. MONITOR / ALARM ON/OFF Button – Press to turn on the Monitor function in GMRS mode. Press and hold to turn alarm on/off in Clock mode. 21. SCAN/MINUTE Button – Press to set the S[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 8 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our XT51 1 Series radio operates with either 4 AA alkaline batteries or a NiMH battery pack. Pls. ensure the rechargeable NiMH battery p ack is installed in the radio before using the AC or DC adapters. T o install the batteries: 1. With the back of the radio facing yo[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 9 www .midlandradio.com CHAR GING THE BA T TER Y P ACK Y our XT51 1 Series is equipped for using an rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged using an AC wall adapter (included) or a DC adapter (included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours thereafter . For maximum battery life, we[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 10 www .midlandradio.com SET TING THE RADIO T O GMR S/FR S MODE T o set the XT51 1 to GMRS/FRS mode, move the BAND switch in GMRS/FRS position. The LCD will show the current GMRS/FRS channel setting. PO WER ON/OFF AND V OLUME Rotate the POWER/VOLUME knob clockwise to turn the radio on and increase the volume level. Rotat[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com XT51 1 QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T CHANNEL SELECTION (GMR S/FR S BAND) T urn the TUNING knob clockwise or counter-clockwise to select one of the 22 GMRS/FRS channels. MONIT OR Pressing the MONIT OR button will let you check activity on your current channel before transmitting. This could also be used[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 12 www .midlandradio.com KEYP AD L OCK T o avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press and hold the CALL/LOCK button for about 4 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display . The PTT , CALL , and MONITOR function will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad. DISPLA Y ILLUMINA TI[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 13 www .midlandradio.com V O X (Hands-fr ee T r ansmission) Y our radio has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3) . T o set VOX , press the MENU button until the display shows “ Vo ” while on the right, an “ oF ” icon appears. Select “ 1 ”, “ 2 ”, or “ 3 ” by turning the TUNING knob and push the PTT key , [...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 14 www .midlandradio.com SILENT OPERA TION Y our XT51 1 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 ” ic[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 15 www .midlandradio.com SET TING THE RADIO T O NO AA WEA THER RADIO MODE T o set the XT51 1 to NOAA WEA THER RADIO mode, move the BAND switch in WX position. The LCD will show the current WX channel setting, and the NOAA WEA THER (WX) BAND icon will appear on the display . T urn the TUNING knob to select one of the 7 NO[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 16 www .midlandradio.com SET TING THE RADIO T O AM/FM RECEIVER MODE T o set the XT51 1 to AM/FM RECEIVER mode, move the BAND switch in AM or FM position. The LCD will show the current AM or FM channel setting. Note: When switching from W eather or GMRS modes to AM or FM radio, you may notice a delay before the radio tune[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 17 www .midlandradio.com ALARM CL OCK SNOOZE When the ALARM CLOCK goes off, you can activate the SNOOZE function by pressing the SNOOZE button. Everytime the SNOOZE button is pressed the ALARM CLOCK will go off again af ter 8 minutes. USING THE FLA SHLIGHT Y our XT51 1 Series has a built-in FLASHLIGHT . T o turn the FLAS[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 18 www .midlandradio.com 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 communication. (Se[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 19 www .midlandradio.com SPECIFICA TIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels +121 Privacy Codes 7 NOAA W eather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz AM : 520kHz ~ 1710kHz -10kHz steps FM : 87.5MHz ~ 108.0MHz - 100kHz steps Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FR [...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 20 www .midlandradio.com DCS PRIV AC Y CODE CHAR T 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[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 21 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 Three Y ears following the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply to water damage, bat[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 22 www .midlandradio.com 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 -7 7 - 2 R ec hargeable bat ter y pac ks - $1 9.99[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 23 www .midlandradio.com AVP -1 1 AVP -H H 1 AVP -H H 2 - 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[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 24 www .midlandradio.com AVP -H H 3 AVP -H H 4 AVP -H H 5 - 2 B ehind the Head Headset - $39.99 - 2 Ear W rap Headset - $39.99 - 2 Sur v eillance Headset - $39.99[...]

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    ® Model XT51 1 Series Page 25 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. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation. Name: _____________________________________________________ A ddr ess: ________________________________________________[...]

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