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GXT740/785 Series
GMRS/FRS Radio
OWNER'S MANUAL
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Model GXT740/785 Series TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Introduction 3 Important Notice, FCC Licensing 4 LCD Display 5 Controls 5 Battery Installation 6 Installing the Belt Clip 6 Charging the Optional Battery Pack 7 Low Battery Level Indicator 7 Operating Your Radio 8 - 14 External Speaker/Microphone Jack 14 Troubleshooting Guide 15 Use and Care 15 Specifications and Frequency Charts 16 - 17 Warranty Information 18 MIDLAND Family Products 19 Accessories 20 Accessories Order Form 21 Page 2 www.midlandradio.
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Model GXT740/785 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 tw
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Model GXT740/785 Series IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT740/785 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 GXT740/785 Series. Serious penal- ties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of FCC rules, as stipulated in the Communications Act's Se
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Model GXT740/785 Series LCD DISPLAY 1. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 2. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 6 1 3. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON– Indicates when the radio is in Weather 7 Band mode. 2 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 8 1~42 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on 3 WX band). 9 5. PRIVACY CODE – Indicates Privacy 4 Code selected by user (oF~38/oF~ 10 104). It can only be used on Ch 1~22. 11 5 6. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 7. VIBRATE ALERT ICON – Indic
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Model GXT740/785 Series BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT740/785 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 pressing down on the top center and sliding it down from the radio. 2. Insert 4 AA batter
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Model GXT740/785 Series CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT740/785 Series is equipped for using an optional recharge- able NiMH battery pack which can be recharged using a desktop charger. 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. Place the rechargeable b
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Model GXT740/785 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 m
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Model GXT740/785 Series GXT740/785 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART 1~15 for GXT785 Roger Beep Call Tone VOX Silent Operation Vibrate MENU Channel Privacy Power On/Off oF~5 On/Off On/Off 1~10 1~42 Off H/M/L MENU WX Scan WX Channel WX Alert CTCSS 1~38 Press & hold Menu button for 5 1~104 DCS 1~10 seconds 1~10 On/Off *** Only on Ch 1 ~ 22 MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 1 second will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal.
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Model GXT740/785 Series 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. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad. DISPLAY ILLUMINATION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 5 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU, MON/SCAN, a
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Model GXT740/785 Series TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION Your GXT740/785 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 w
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Model GXT740/785 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, pre
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Model GXT740/785 Series NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN Your GXT740/785 Series has a NOAA WEATHER RADIO function, to enable user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA stations. Your GXT740/785 Series also has a NOAA WEATHER SCAN function, to enable user to scan all the 10 channels of the NOAA WEATHER RADIO. 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
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Model GXT740/785 Series If any button is pressed during beeping while on 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 press MENU. Note : The WX Alert is automatically ON during WX SCAN mode. ! EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK Your GXT740/785
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Model GXT740/785 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 8) Radio is not responding - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" to button p
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Model GXT740/785 Series SPECIFICATIONS Channels 42 GMRS/FRS Channels +142 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 15 1 462.5625 462.5500 29 2 16 462.5750 30 462.5875 3 17 462.6000 31 462.6125 18 4 462.6250 32 462.6375 19 5 462.6625 462.6500 33 20 462.6750 6 462.6875 34
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Model GXT740/785 Series DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No CODE . No. CODE No. CODE 1 023 36 251 71 631 2 025 37 261 72 632 3 026 38 263 73 654 4 031 39 265 74 662 5 032 40 271 75 664 6 043 41 306 76 703 7 047 42 311 77 712 8 051 43 315 78 723 9 054 44 331 79 731 10 065 45 343 80 732 11 071 46 346 81 734 12 072 47 351 82 743 13 073 48 364 83 754 14 074 49 365 84 036 15 114 50 371 85 053 16 115 51 411 86 122 17 116 52 412 87 145 18 125 53 413 88 212 19 131 54 423 89 225 20 132 55 431
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Model GXT740/785 Series LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Years following the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply to water damage, battery leak or abuse. Accessories have a 90 day warranty from date of purchase, including any antennas, chargers, or earphones. This warranty does not include the cost of labor for re
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