Midland 75-517, Owner'S Manual

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display will show “FF” or ”on” depending on the previous setting, and below in
smaller letters “BEEP”
2. Press and release repeatedly the “F” button (usually twice). An icon of a musical
note will be displayed in the upper right corner of the display.
3. Press and release the “UP” or “DOWN” button to change the setting.
The setting “on” is Roger beep on. The setting “FF” is Roger beep off.
The Roger beep is the same sound as the Power Up tone
4. Press and release the “ENTER” button to return to operating mode.
LISTENING TO WEATHER BROADCASTS
You can listen to current weather data on the 7 National Weather Service VHF
Weather broadcast channels.
1.
Press and release the ”F” button. Two digits indicating the channel number of
the weather broadcast will appear on the LCD display.
2. Press and release the “UP” or “DOWN” buttons to select the channel for your
area.
3. Press the “ENTER” button when you wish to return to FRS communication.
ACTIVATING SCAN FUNCTIONS
The 75-517 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 resume after about 5
seconds. The second is the
“OPEN” channel scan. This allows the radio to stop on
channels that are NOT used. This is useful when looking for open channels to use. The
third is
“DUAL WATCH” . This allows you to scan only two channels. This is useful
when you want to keep track of two other people.
Busy Channel Scan:
1. Press and release the ”F” button (9) twice. The ”SCAN” icon will begin flashing
in the lower center of the display.
2. Press and release the “UP” or “DOWN” channel button to activate scan. The unit
will now begin scanning through the channels.
Pressing the “UP” or “Down” channel button during scan will determine if the
channels are scanned up or down.
Pressing the “PTT” (push to talk) button will cause the radio to stop scanning
and return to mormal operate mode.
When you enter the program mode with the “F” button the radio will go back
to operate mode after about 8 seconds if no buttons are pressed.
Open Channel Scan:
1. Press and release the “F” button repeatedly (usually 3 times) until the “B.SCAN”
icon flashes in the lower center of the display.