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Midland G18 PRO instruction guide
Midland G18 PRO instruction guide
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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 PRO
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 PRO
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;
3.
Push
ENT
to enter the function;
4.
Turn the Encoder knob to activate/deactivate the SCRAMBLER: “ON” (to
activate it), or “
OFF
” (to deactivate it);
5.
Confirm your selection with
ENT
.
When the scrambler is enabled, it is not possible to clearly receive communications.
Therefore, before enabling it, it is necessary to make sure that all the radios you
wish to communicate with have enabled this feature, otherwise you won’t be able
to talk with them.
The scrambler of the transceiver does not fully guarantee the safety of communi-
cations.
Led - Backlight
To enable/disable the LCD backlight:
1.
Press the
MENU
button;
2.
Turn the Encoder knob until
“LED”
is displayed;
3.
Push
ENT
to enter the function;
4.
Turn the Encoder knob to activate/deactivate the Backlight.
There are 3 available options:
“ON”
, “
OFF
” and
“AUTO”
.
AUTO
: the display backlight activates when you press any key and lasts a few
seconds.
OFF
: back light off.
ON
: backlight always on. Attention: in this mode the power save is off,
therefore the battery consumption will increase.
5.
Confirm your selection with
ENT
.
Keypad Beep on/off
Every time a button is pressed, you will hear a Beep tone. The keypad beep tone is
activated by default.
