Midland G-220, Owner'S Manual

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1. Press and release the “F” button until the musical note icon flashes. The display
will show “
FF
” or “
o
N
” depending on the previous setting.
2. Press and release the “/\” or “\/” button to change the setting.
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The setting “
o
N ” is Roger beep on. The setting “
FF
” is Roger beep off.
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The Roger beep is the same sound as the Power Up tone
3. Press and release the “ENTER” button to return to operating mode.
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Use of roger beep is discouraged when earphones or headsets are in use.
CHOOSING HIGH OR LOW POWER TRANSMIT
The G-220 has two power settings. For maximum range the transmitter is normally set
to 2 watts out except for channels 8 through 14 which are restricted to low power.
Low Power ( 0.5 Watts) setting is useful when battery life is critical or if you wish to
minimize interference to others close to you. To choose:
1. Press and release the ”F” button (9) four times, the ”LOW” icon will begin
flashing in the lower center of the display.
2. Press and release the “/\” or “\/” button to change the setting.
3. Press and release the “ENTER” button to return to operating mode.
ACTIVATING SCAN FUNCTIONS
The G-220 has two 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 other is
“DUAL WATCH” . This allows you to monitor the active
channel and one of the fifteen available channels.
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 “/\” or “\/” button to activate scan. The unit will now begin
scanning the active channels.
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Pressing the “PTT” (push to talk) button will cause the radio to stop scanning
and return to normal operate mode.
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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.
Dual Watch
Dual watch is a function that allows you to scan the current active channel and one
other channel.
1. Select the active channel.
2. Press the “F” button three times until “DW” is flashing in the top of the display.