For.a.different.use,.both.possibilities.can.be.chosen..The.internal.mike.of.the.
radio.will.be.deactivated.as.soon.as.the.Bluetooth.link.is.established..
Volume setting
The.volume.on.the.Bluetooth.headset.can.be.adjusted.by.its.button.or.by.the.
volume.knob.of.the.radio.
attention: when the Bluetooth is enabled, the radio’s speaker will be
excluded and the volume is adjusted on the Bluetooth.
Trouble Shooting:
Bluetooth Connection interrupted or not possible
If. the. communication. link. is. interrupted. or. not. possible,. please. try. first. to.
switch.both.units.off,.wait.some.seconds.and.then.switch.on.again..Press.the.
BT
button.and.check.whether.or.not.the.link.is.re-established..If.this.procedure.
does.not.help,.please.repeat.the.pairing.procedure..However,.it.can.happen.
that.2.devices.may.lose.their.pairing,.maybe.through.EMC.or.radio.interfer-
ence.effects.
“MENU” key
The.following.features.can.be.selected.by.using.the.
“menu”
button
:
.› Channel.selection
.› CTCSS.tone.setting
.› DCS.tone.setting.
.› High/low.power.selection.
.› VOX.
.› Vibracall.function
.› Call.melodies
.› Roger.Beep
.› Keypad.Beep
.› Dual.Watch.function
.› Out.of.Range
CTCSS/DCS tone setting
CTCSS.and.DCS.tones.are.similar.to.access.codes.and.enable.the.radio.to.
communicate.only.with.the.users.that.are.tuned.on.the.same.channel.and.
have.set.the.same.code..For.each.channel,.you.can.set.up.to.38.CTCSS.and.
104.DCS.tones..
These.tones.can.be.set.only.on.the.8.main.PMR446.channels.(from.P1.to.P8)..
The.pre-set.channels.from.9p.to.24p.cannot.be.modified.
Activating the CTCSS tones:
1..Turn.on.the.unit..
2..Select.the.desired.channel.by.pushing.the.
MENU
.button.and.the.▲▼.chan-
nels.
3..Press.the.
MENU
.button.till.the.display.shows.
CTC
.and.the.CTCSS.tone.
blinks.on.the.right.(“of”=.no.code.–.default.condition).
4..Select.the.desired.CTCSS.tone.by.pushing.▲▼
.
5..To.confirm.the.setting,.push.
PTT
or.wait.for.5.seconds.
Deactivating the CTCSS tones:
If.you.don’t.want.to.use.the.CTCSS.tones,.follow.these.steps:
1..Select.the.desired.channel
2..Press. the.
MENU
. key. till. the. display. shows. the. CTCSS. tone. blinking. on.
the.left;
3..Select.“
of
”.by.means.of.▲▼
.
Activating the DCS codes:
1..Turn.on.the.unit..
2..Select.the.desired.channel.by.pressing.MENU.and.▲▼.keys
.
3..Push.the.
MENU
.button.again.till.the.display.shows.DCS.and.the.tone.code.
blinks.on.the.right.(“of”=no.code.–.default.condition).
4..Select.the.desired.DCS.code.by.pushing.▲▼
.
5..To.confirm.the.setting,.press.the.
PTT
or.wait.for.5.seconds.
Deactivating the DCS codes:
1..Select.the.desired.channel...
2..Press.the.
MENU
key.till.the.display.shows.the.channel.in.use.and.the.DCS.
code.blinks.on.the.right.
3..Select.“
of
”.by.pushing.▲▼
.
Hi/low power selection
To.select.the.power.level,.press.the.
MENU
button.till.the.display.shows.
Pr.
Use.▲▼.to.select.
L
(low.power).or.
H
(high.power)..To.confirm.your.selection,.
push.
PTT
or
wait.for.5.seconds..
When.the.batteries.are.fully.charged,.the.high.power.is.500.mW.(ERP),.while.
the.low.is.10mW.(ERP).
If.your.radio.has.to.operate.within.a.short.range,.you.can.select.the.low.power.
and.therefore.extend.the.battery.life..
VOX function
MIDLAND G8E-BT
.enables.hands.free.conversations.through.the.
VOX
.fun-
ction:.just.speak.in.the.direction.of.the.microphone.and.the.communication.will.
be.automatically.activated.
The.
VOX
.sensitivity.can.be.adjusted.in.3.different.levels..You.can.enable.
VOX
.
function.with.or.without.accessories..
The. fourth. level. activated. is. the. Vox.TalkBack:. if. one. radio. is. continuously.
