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X-TRA TALK
GXT1000/1050 Series
GMRS/FRS Radio
OWNER'S MANUAL
www.midlandradio.com
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction 4 Important Notice, FCC Licensing 5 LCD Display 6 Controls 6 Battery Installation 7 Installing the Belt Clip 7 Charging the Optional Battery Pack 8 Low Battery Level Indicator 8 Operating Your Radio 9 - 19 External Speaker/Microphone Jack 19 Troubleshooting Guide 20 Use and Care 20 Specifications and Frequency Charts 21 - 22 Warranty Information 23 MIDLAND Family Products 24 Accessories 25 Accessories Order Form 26 Page 3 www.midlandrad
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2-way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact package is big in performance. It is a quality piece of electronic equipment, skillfully constructed with the finest components. The circuitry is all solid-state and mounted on a rugged printed circuit board. Your
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT1000/1050 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. You must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 42, which comprise the GMRS channels of the GXT1000/1050 Series. Serious penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of FCC rules, as stipulated in the Communications Act'
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series LCD DISPLAY 1. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 2. WHISPER ICON – Indicates when the Whisper feature is on. 3. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 7 1 4. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 2 8 5. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON– Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band 9 mode. 6. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~42 on 3 10 GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band). 7. GROUP MODE ICON – Indicates when the 4 11 Group Mode is on. 8. VIBRATE A
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT1000/1050 Series radio operates with either 4 AA alkaline batteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries. To install the batteries: 1. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the belt clip (see diagram below) for easy access, then remove the Battery Cover by pulling down the Battery Cover Latch and lifting up the Battery Cover from the radio
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT1000/1050 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack (included) which can be recharged using a desktop charger (included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours thereafter. For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the battery pack when the low battery icon comes on. Remove the radios from the charger when the charge time expires. To charge using a Desktop Charger: 1.
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series OPERATING YOUR RADIO POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME Rotate the POWER/VOLUME knob clockwise to turn the radio on and increase the volume level. Rotate the control counter-clockwise to reduce the volume level and to turn the radio off. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times with different tones, the LCD will display all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate the last channel selected. TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL To communicate, all radios in your group
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series GXT1000/1050 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART ID Setting Caller ID Ring Tone MENU Channel Press and hold Group Mode On Group Code the DOWN button for 5 4 digit code (0~9), seconds Press MON to SOS Off 1~10 0~5 1~50 0~142 choose each digit 1~15 for GXT1050 Press and hold the MENU MENU button for Roger Beep Call Tone eVOX Silent Operation Vibrate Power Privacy 5 seconds WX Scan 1~10 1~10 On/Off H/M/L oF~9 On/Off On/Off Off WX Channel 1~10 Dual Watch *** Only on Ch 1 ~ 22 D
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series SOS SIREN To activate the SOS SIREN function, press and hold the DOWN/ SOS SIREN button for 5 seconds. The SOS SIREN icon will appear on the display, the radio will send out a loud siren sound and the display backlight will flash. To deactivate the SOS SIREN function press the PTT button. KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the LOCK button for 2 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. PTT and CALL will still be active.
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series Note : To communicate between two GXT1000/1050 Series radios in Group Mode, the radios in your group must be set to the same channel and Group Code selections. ! Note : The GROUP Mode function only operate in channels 1~22. SETTING THE RADIO TO GROUP MODE To turn the GROUP MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows “Gr” blinking, while an “oF” appears on the right of the / display. Select “on” by pressing the buttons and press the PTT button to confim
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series SETTING THE CALLER ID NUMBER You can select your individual 4-digit Caller ID Number to indicate you when making “direct call” to other radios within your group. To set your Caller ID Number within the current channel, Group Code and ID number press the MENU button while in Group Mode 5 times, and / then press the buttons to select “1 ~ 9” on each digit. To move to another digit press the MON/SCAN button. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press ME
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series USING THE RADIO IN STANDARD MODE You can set your GXT1000/1050 Series to Standard Mode to communicate with radios which do not have the Group Mode feature. SETTING THE RADIO TO STANDARD MODE To turn the STANDARD MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows “Gr” blinking, while an “on” appears on the right of the display. Select “of” by pressing the buttons and press the / PTT button to confrim or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setti
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION Your GXT1000/1050 Series has 3 power level settings. To select the power level on channels 1~7, 15~33 and 38~42, press the MENU button until a “Pr” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the buttons to select / TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi/ M: Mid/L: Lo). To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. When the Battery Meter drops to 1 bar , the TX Power wil
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished. To turn the ROGER BEEP tone on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “rb” icon while on the right of the “rb” display, an / “oF” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting. To turn the ROGER BEEP tone off, pres
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series WHISPER FUNCTION Your GXT1000/1050 Series has a WHISPER function, to enable user to transmit a high sound level even if he is whispering on the microphone. To turn the WHISPER on, press the MENU button until the display will show the WHISPER icon blinking, while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER, an “oF” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the / buttons and push the PTT button, or press MENU button. The WHISPER icon will remain on the display. To turn the WHISPER o
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series 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 on 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 MENU button to move to the next feature setting. To turn the NOAA WEATHER RADI
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series DUAL WATCH FUNCTION Your GXT1000/1050 Series has a DUAL WATCH function, to enable user to scan 2 channels for any activity. The first channel will be the current channel setting and the second channel will be the selected channel on the MENU. To turn the DUAL WATCH on, press the MENU button until the “oF” icon appears blinking on the left of the display, while the “dU” icon appears on the left. Select the second channel by pressing the / button. Press again the MENU and
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Model GXT1000/1050 Series TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive - Confirm the radios have the same channel Messages and Privacy Code settings. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication. (See ABOUT RANGE on Page 9) Radio is not responding - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" to button
