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ABOUT RANGE
Your MXT575 is designed to give you maximum operating range under optimum conditions. Optimum
conditions for maximum operating range are:
Over water
In open rural areas without obstructions
On flat areas where you can see the other radio user
To ensure you get maximum range:
Be sure to mount the antenna (sold separately) as high as possible on your vehicle
Be sure to set your radio to use Hi power (see Selecting the Transmit (TX) Power Level)
POWER ON/OFF
1.
To power on, press and hold the POWER button for two seconds. You will hear a tone when the
radio is on.
The LCD display will show all icons for one second and then display the most recently
selected channels.
2.
To power off, press and hold the POWER button for two seconds. The LCD will go blank when
the radio turns off.
SELECTING AN ACTIVE CHANNEL
IMPORTANT! To communicate between two MXT575 radios or any GMRS radio, both radios must be set
to the same channel and privacy code (see Selecting a Privacy Code) selections.
1.
Press the CHANNEL UP button on the microphone to scroll forward through the available
channels. Press the CHANNEL DOWN button on the microphone to scroll backwards through the
available channels.
The channel icon on the LCD will display the active channel selection.
To make the repeater channels selectable, see Activate Repeater Channels.
ADJUSTNIG THE VOLUME
1.
Press the VOLUME UP button to increase the volume
2.
Press the VOLUME DOWN button to decrease the volume
TRASNMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL
IMPORTANT! To communicate between two MXT575 radios or any GMRS radio, both radios must be set
to the same channel and privacy code (see Selecting a Privacy Code) selections.
1.
To transmit a call, press and hold the PTT button on the microphone, and speak into the
microphone in a normal voice.
The TX/RX LED indicator will illuminate red while your radio is transmitting.
The TX icon will show continuously on the LCD display while transmitting.
The signal strength indicator on the LCD will display the transmit signal strength