Midland Atlantic XT, Instruction Manual

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3. Identifying the parts
3.1 Display
Your marine transceiver keeps you constantly updated about its operational status through a
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD). The symbols and their corresponding parameters that may appear,
according to the operational status of the device, are described as follows:
1.
VOX
- Activation of
VOX
function;
2. TX - During transmission (when you press PTT button) or during the sending of a ‘CALL’
signal;
3. Battery symbol warns you of battery low charge;
4. CHANNEL - These two large digits show the selected marine channel;
5.
INT/USA/CAN and the first of the 2 small digits
- Specify the frequency band in use (USA
and CAN: only for American version).
5.a
Second small digit
- Gives further information with regards to the channel being used (“d”
duplex).
6. The padlock symbol appears when the keypad lock is activated.
7. The rain/umbrella symbol marks activation of weather information channels (only for
American version - bands USA and CAN).
8. LO (Low)- appears when a low band transmission has been activated.
9.
RX
- (busy channel): appears on the display when the transmitter is receiving a signal.