Midland X-tra Talk LXT118 Series, Owner'S Manual

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OPERATING YOUR RADIO
POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME
Press the POWER/MODE button for at least 3 seconds to turn the radio on/
off. To increase/decrease the volume level, press the ▲\▼ buttons during
RX or STANDBY mode. The VOLUME METER will indicate the volume
setting of the radio.
TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL
1. For maximum clarity, hold the radio 2 to 3 inches from your mouth.
2. Press and hold the
PTT
button and speak in a normal voice into the
microphone
. The
TX
icon will appear continuously on the LCD display
while transmitting.
3. To receive a call, release the PTT button. The RX icon will appear on the
display when your radio is receiving a transmission.
SCAN
Your radio can scan all 22 channels for activity. To enter, quickly press the
SCAN button. Repeat the same procedure to exit. Your radio will rapidly
scan each of the 22 channels and stop on any active channel for 4 seconds
before resuming scan. When you press the PTT button to transmit on an
active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain on the active
channel. To resume scanning, quickly press the SCAN button.
CALL ALERT
Your LXT118 Series can transmit a call alert. To send, press the
PTT
button
twice rapidly. The
TX
icon will appear while transmitting a call alert and a
tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation.
KEYPAD LOCK
Press the
LOCK
button for 4 seconds. The “
Lo
” icon will appear on the
display.
PTT
will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the
keypad, a “
LF
” icon will appear on the display.
CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND)
Press the MODE button once, and then the ▲\▼ buttons to select one of
the 22 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT but-
ton or press the MODE button again to move to the next feature setting.
Note
: To communicate between two LXT118 Series radios, all radios in
your group must be set to the same channel.
VOX
To turn
VOX
on , press the
MODE
button twice, the display shows “
VOX
”
blinking while below the “
oF
” icon appears. Select “
on
” by pressing the
▲\▼ buttons and push the
PTT
key or the
MODE
button again to confirm.
To turn VOX off , press the MODE button twice, the display shows “ VOX ”
blinking while below the “ on ” icon appears. Select “ oF ” by pressing the
▲\▼ buttons and push the PTT key or the MODE button again to confirm.