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Midland X-Tra Talk GXT1000 Series manual

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    GXT1000/1050 Series GMRS/FRS Radio X - TRA T ALK OWNER'S MANUAL www .midlandr adio.com[...]

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    Model GXT1000/1050 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 6 Bat t ery Installation 7 Installing the Belt Clip 7 Char ging the Optional Bat t ery P ac k 8 Lo w Bat tery Lev el Indicat or 8 Oper ating Y our Radio 9 - 1 9 Ext er nal Speak er/Microphone J ac k[...]

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    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. It is a quality piece [...]

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    Page 5 www .midlandradio.com IMPOR T ANT NO TICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION The GXT1000/1050 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 - 42, which comprise the GMRS channels of th[...]

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    Page 6 www .midlandradio.com CONTROLS LCD DISPLA Y 1. BA TTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 2. WHISPER ICON – Indicates when the Whisper feature is on. 3. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 4. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 5. NOAA WEA THER (WX) BAND ICON – Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mod[...]

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    Page 7 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our GXT1000/1050 Series 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. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the belt clip[...]

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    Page 8 www .midlandradio.com CHAR GING THE OPTIONAL BA T TER Y P A CK Y our GXT1000/1050 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack (included) which can be recharged using a desktop charger (included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours thereafter . For maximum battery life, we recommend char[...]

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    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. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times with dif ferent tones, the LCD will display all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indi[...]

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    Page 10 www .midlandradio.com GXT1 0 0 0/1 050 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T MONIT OR Pressing and holding the MONIT OR 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 hold the MONIT O[...]

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    Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com SOS SIREN T o activate the SOS SIREN function, press and hold the DOWN/ SOS SIREN button for 5 seconds. The SOS SIREN icon will appear on the display , the radio will send out a loud siren sound and the display backlight will flash. T o deactivate the SOS SIREN function press the PTT button. KEYP AD L OCK T o avoid ac[...]

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    Page 12 www .midlandradio.com Note : T o communicate between two GXT1000/1050 Series radios in Group Mode, the radios in your group must be set to the same channel and Group Code selections. Note : The GROUP Mode function only operate in channels 1~22. SET TING THE RADIO T O GROUP MODE T o turn the GROUP MODE on, press the MENU button until the dis[...]

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    Page 13 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series SET TING THE CALLER ID NUMBER Y ou can select your individual 4-digit Caller ID Number to indicate you when making “direct call” to other radios within your group. T o set your Caller ID Number within the current channel , Group Code and ID number press the MENU button while in Group Mode [...]

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    Page 14 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series USING THE RADIO IN S T AND ARD MODE Y ou can set your GXT1000/1050 Series to S tandard Mode to communicate with radios which do not have the Group Mode feature. SET TING THE RADIO T O S T AND ARD MODE T o turn the ST ANDARD MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows “Gr” blinki[...]

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    Page 15 www .midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) PO WER LEVEL SELECTION Y our GXT1000/1050 Series has 3 power level settings. T o select the power level on channels 1~7, 15~33 and 38~42, press the MENU button until a “ Pr ” icon will appear blinking on the display . Then press the buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi / M: Mid /L: Lo ) [...]

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    R OGER BEEP (end of tr ansmission) T ONE When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished. T o turn the ROGER BEEP tone on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “ rb ” icon while on the right of the “ rb ” display , an “ oF ” icon appears. Select “ on ” by[...]

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    Page 17 www .midlandradio.com WHISPER FUNCTION Y our GXT1000/1050 Series has a WHISPER function, to enable user to transmit a high sound level even if he is whispering on the microphone. T o turn the WHISPER on, press the MENU button until the display will show the WHISPER icon blinking, while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER, an “ oF ” icon [...]

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    Page 18 www .midlandradio.com T o stop the NOAA WEA THER (WX) SCAN and set the channel manually on the WX Band , press the MENU button during NOAA WEA THER (WX) SCAN . The radio will stop scanning and the display will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band icon. While on WX Band mode press the buttons to select one of the 10 NOAA [...]

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    Page 19 www .midlandradio.com DU AL W A TCH FUNCTION Y our GXT1000/1050 Series has a DUAL W A TCH function, to enable user to scan 2 channels for any activity . The first channel will be the current channel setting and the second channel will be the selected channel on the MENU. T o turn the DUAL W A TCH on, press the MENU button until the “oF”[...]

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    Page 20 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 communication. (See ABOU[...]

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    Page 21 www .midlandradio.com SPECIFICA TIONS Channels 50 GMRS/FRS Channels +246 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 Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FR S FREQUENC Y CHAR T (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 1 462.5625 18 462.62[...]

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    Page 22 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series DCS PRIV A C Y CODE CHAR T No . CODE No. CODE No . CODE 1 0 23 36 251 71 631 2 02 5 37 261 7 2 63 2 3 02 6 38 263 7 3 65 4 4 03 1 39 265 7 4 66 2 5 0 32 40 271 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 79 731 10 0 6 5 45 343 80 732 11 0 7 1 46 346 81 7[...]

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    Page 23 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, battery leak or abuse. Acc[...]

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    Page 24 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series[...]

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    Page 25 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT1000/1050 Series A A V V P P -1 1 A A V V P P -H H 4 4 A A V V P P -H H 1 1 A A V V P P -H H 5 5 A A V V P P -H H 2 2 A A V V P P -H H 7 7 A A V V P P -H H 3 3 A A V V P P -7 7 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Sur veillance Headset - $39.99 - 2 Ov [...]

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    Model GXT1000/1050 Series Page 26 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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    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 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[...]