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Midland G18 PRO instruction guide
Midland G18 PRO instruction guide
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Operations
Power on/off and volume adjustment
Rotate the
PWR/VOL
clockwise to turn the radio on.
Rotate the control clockwise /counter-clockwise to adjust the volume level as you
prefer.
To turn the radio off, rotate the control counter-clockwise till hearing a mechanical
“click”.
Transmission and reception
To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel.
Briefly press the
Function key 1
to enable the Monitor feature in order to make sure
that the frequency is not busy, then press the
PTT
button.
Release the
PTT
key to receive.
Only one user at a time can talk during radio communications. Therefore, it is important
not to transmit when you are receiving a communication and use the transmission mode
sparingly to allow other users to talk.
Transmission consumes a significant amount of energy and should therefore be used
sparingly to prolong the battery life.
If you are unable to contact a station that you have no problems in receiving, the station
may be using CTCSS tones or DCS codes.
Monitor
The Monitor feature is for excluding (opening) the Squelch, in order to listen to
signals that are too weak to keep the Squelch permanently opened.
Press briefly the
Function key 1
to enable such function.
Roger Beep (end transmission tone)
When the
PTT
button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that
you’ve finished your transmission and that they can start talking.
Roger Beep is disabled by default and can be activated through the programming
software.
Alarm function (Emergency)
By pressing the Emergency button, the radio will switch to Alarm Emergency
mode.
G18 PRO
will switch to transmission for 30 seconds by generating a sound alarm,
then for further 30 seconds will remain in tx to allow the user to communicate his
status.
At the end, the radio will switch to reception.
If needed, the Emergency call can be repeated.
Note: this function can be activated through the optional programming software.
MENU functions
Here below is a list of the default functions that you will find in the menu of this
radio.
First of all, you have to push the
MENU
button to enter and find the desired fun-
ction.
Scan
This function is enabled by pushing the
Function key 2
for 3 seconds; you will see
the channels scanning on the display of the radio.
Whenever any signal is detected, the scanning will stop on a busy channel.
As soon as the signal is no longer detected, the scan will start after 5 seconds.
If you press the
PTT
, the radio will transmit on the latest busy channel; after about
5 seconds that you released the
PTT
, the scanning will be active.
PRI (Priority Scan)
When you activate this function, the radio will alternately scan the standard chan-
nels and the priority one. The priority channel can be selected only with the pro-
gramming software. The default priority channel is
CH1
.
VOX
The
VOX
feature enables hands free conversations without using
PTT
: just speak
in the direction of the microphone and the communication will be automatically
activated.
The
VOX
sensitivity can be adjusted in
10 different levels
(0,1,2,3…9) through the
