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Midland G18 instruction guide
Midland G18 instruction guide
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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 and, if no
operation is done, 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
Menu or programming software :
OFF
means that the
VOX
is turned off, level 1 is set by default and has the lowest
VOX
sensitivity, 9 is the highest one.
To activate the
VOX
levels, follow these steps:
1.
Press the
MENU
button;
2.
Turn the Encoder knob until the display shows “
VOX
”;
3.
Press the
ENT
key;
4.
Turn again the Encoder knob and select the desired
VOX
level: 1= low sensi-
tivity; 9= highest sensitivity.
5.
Confirm your selection with the
ENT
key.
POW – Setting the transmission power
G18
has 2 power levels.
To select the desired level:
1.
Press the
MENU
button;
2.
Rotate the Encoder knob till the display shows
“POW”
;
3.
Press
ENT
;
4.
Rotate the encoder knob and select the desired power level;
5.
Press
ENT
to confirm. If you selected the low power, the display will show
“LOW”
By default, both low and high power are set at 500mW.
Squelch
The Squelch function suppresses noises on free channels and allows to receive even
weak signals.
G18
has 10 (0-9) different Squelch levels that can be set by programming software
or Menu:
0 means that the Squelch is turned off; from level 1 to level 9 you will have different
levels of noise reduction. The higher is the level, the louder will be the Squelch.
By default, the Squelch level is set on
level 5
.
To select the Squelch level:
1.
Press the
MENU
button;
2.
Turn the Encoder knob until
“SQL”
is displayed;
3.
Press the
ENT
button;
4.
Turn the Encoder knob and select the desired Squelch level (the levels avai-
lable are 10);
5.
Confirm your selection with
ENT
.
Make sure you do not set an excessively high squelch level because in this case you
may not be able to receive weaker signals. On the other hand an excessively low
Squelch value could enable the Squelch even when no signals are present.
Squelch must always be adjusted when no signals are present.
Scrambler
The scrambler is designed to protect communications.
This feature prevents parties from other networks from hearing and understanding
voice communications.
To enable/disable the scrambler:
1.
Press the
MENU
button;
2.
Turn the Encoder knob until
“SCRM”
is displayed;
