Midland GXT2000 Series, Owner'S Manual

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Model GXT2000/2050 Series
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To turn the
NOAA WEATHER SCAN on, press and hold the
MENU
button for 5 seconds while in GMRS mode. The radio will go to
WX
Band mode and start scanning all the 10 channels and stop on any
active channel. When the channel becomes inactive for 10 seconds
the radio will resume scanning.
To stop the NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN and set the channel
manually on the WX Band,
press the MENU button during NOAA
WEATHER (WX) SCAN . The radio will stop scanning and the display
will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band
icon. While in WX Band mode press the
/
buttons to select one
of the 10 NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND channels. To confirm,
press the
PTT
button or press the
MENU
button to move to the next
feature setting.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER RADIO off, press the PTT button. The
current GMRS/FRS radio setting will be displayed and the WX BAND
icon will go off.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT
Your GXT2000/2050 has a
NOAA WEATHER ALERT
function, to
enable you to automatically receive weather alerts from designated
NOAA
stations.
The NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT is automatically on during
NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode
.
To turn the
NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT on
during normal NOAA
WEATHER RADIO mode, press the MENU button twice while in
NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode. The display shows
“AL
,
”
while on
the right an “oF” icon appears blinking. Select “on” by pressing the
/
buttons. To confirm, press the
PTT
button or press
MENU
. The
radio will return to WX BAND and the WX BAND icon will continue
blinking. If the radio receives a WX ALERT signal from a designated
NOAA station while in GMRS/FRS Radio mode, the radio will beep
for 10 seconds while an
“AL”
and
“In”
icon appear on the display,
after which it will automatically go to WX BAND .
If any button is pressed while beeping in GMRS/FRS Radio mode,
the radio will automatically go to
WX BAND
.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT off, press the MENU
button twice while in WX Band . The display shows “AL” , while on
the right an
“on”
icon appears blinking. Select
“oF”
by pressing the
/
buttons. To confirm, press the PTT button or the MENU button.