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LXT460 Series
GMRS/FRS Radio
OWNER'S MANUAL
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Model LXT460 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 - 13 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 19 - 21 Accessories Order Form 23 Page 2 www.midlandradi
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Model LXT460 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 two-
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Model LXT460 Series ® IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The LXT460 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 - 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of the LXT460 Series. Serious penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of FCC rules, as stipulated in the Communications Act's Sections 501 a
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Model LXT460 Series ® LCD DISPLAY 1. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 2. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 3. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON– 1 6 Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode. 7 2 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 8 1~22 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band). 3 9 5. PRIVACY CODE – Indicates Privacy 4 Code selected by user (oF~38/oF~83). 10 6. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 11 5 7. VIBRATE-ALERT ICON – Indicates when the Vibrate-Alert (LXT420
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Model LXT460 Series ® BATTERY INSTALLATION Your LXT460 Series radio operates with either 4 AAA alkaline batte- ries 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 AAA batterie
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Model LXT460 Series ® CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your LXT460 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged by inserting the AC adapter into the radio charge jack, or with optional desktop charger (as described below). Initial charge time is 24 hours. Charge time is about 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 char
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Model LXT460 Series ® OPERATING YOUR RADIO POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME Press the POWER/MENU button for at least 3 seconds to turn the radio on/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. To increase/decrease the volume level, press the button during / RX or STANDBY mode. TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to
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Model LXT460 Series ® LXT460 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART Roger Beep Call Alert Silent Operation VOX Vibrate MENU Channel Power Privacy Press Menu button during On/Off 1~5 On/Off WX Scan oF/1/2/3 On/Off 1~28 H/L WX Band WX Channel WX Alert CTCSS oF~38 WX Scan Press and hold UP button for 5 seconds oF~83 DCS On/Off 1~10 On/Off 1~10 MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 3 seconds will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. T
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Model LXT460 Series ® CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND) / Press the MENU button once, and then the buttons to select one of the 28 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. SETTING PRIVACY CODES Your LXT460 Series has 121 Privacy Codes available. The selected Privacy Code may be different for each channel. To select a Privacy Code for the current channel press the MENU button twice, and then / the
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Model LXT460 Series ® VOX Your LXT460 Series has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3). To set VOX, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “1”,“2” or “3” by pressing the buttons and / push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. VOX will be more sensitive on the “1” setting than on the “3” setting. To turn VOX off, press the MENU button until the display
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Model LXT460 Series ® CALL ALERT SELECTION Your LXT460 Series has 5 selectable CALL ALERTS. To select, press the MENU button until a “CA” icon appears and to the right of the “CA” icon the current CALL ALERT setting is displayed. / Then press the buttons to make the CALL ALERT selections - the radio will emit a corresponding tone for each selection. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting. SILENT OPERATION Your LXT460 Series has a SILENT O
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Model LXT460 Series ® NOAA WEATHER SCAN Your LXT460 Series 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 UP/WX 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 active channel. When the channel becomes inactive for 10 seconds the radio will resume scanning. To turn the NOAA WEATHER SCAN off, press the PTT bu
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Model LXT460 Series ® EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK Your LXT460 Series can be used with an optional external speaker/ microphone or headset, freeing your hands for other tasks. To use an optional speaker / microphone or headset: l Insert the plug(s) into the SPK/MIC jacks l Place the earbud into your ear, and adjust the mic into your desired position. Note : You can charge a rechargeable NiMH battery pack thru the CHG Jack (see page 7). Page 14 www.midlandradio.com
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Model LXT460 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 pre
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Model LXT460 Series ® SPECIFICATIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels +121 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AAA Alkaline or 4.8V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 1 9 17 462.5625 467.5875 462.6000 2 10 18 462.5875 467.6125 462.6250 3 462.6125 11 467.6375 19 462.6500 4 462.6375 12 467.6625 20 462.6750 5 462.6625 13 467.6875 21 462
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Model LXT460 Series ® DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No. CODE 1 023 29 174 57 445 2 025 30 205 58 464 3 026 31 223 59 465 4 031 32 226 60 466 5 032 33 243 61 503 6 043 34 244 62 506 7 047 35 245 63 516 8 051 36 251 64 532 9 054 37 261 65 546 10 065 38 263 66 565 11 071 39 265 67 606 12 072 40 271 68 612 13 073 41 306 69 624 14 074 42 311 70 627 15 114 43 315 71 631 16 115 44 331 72 632 17 116 45 343 73 654 18 125 46 346 74 662 19 131 47 351 75 664 20 132 48 364 76
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Model LXT460 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 remo
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Model LXT460 Series ® ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. A AV VP P-6 6 - 1 Dual Desk Charger - 2 Rechargeable battery packs - 1 AC Adapter - 1 DC Cigarette lighter adapter - $39.99 Page 19 www.midlandradio.com
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Model LXT460 Series ® A AV VP P-1 1 - 2 Over the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $19.99 A AV VP P-H H1 1 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 A AV VP P-H H2 2 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 Page 20 www.midlandradio.com
