Transmitting And Receiving A Call; Operating Your Radio - Midland GMRS/FRS Radio LXT112 Series Owner's Manual

OPERATING YOUR RADIO

POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME
Press the POWER/MODE button for at least 3 seconds to turn the radio
on/off. To increase/decrease the volume level, press the s s \t t button
during RX or STANDBY mode. The VOLUME METER will indicate the
volume setting of the radio.

TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL

1. For maximum clarity, hold the radio 2 to 3 inches from your mouth.
2. Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the
microphone. The TX icon will appear continuously on the LCD Display
while transmitting.
3. To receive a call, release the PTT button. The RX icon will appear on
the display when your radio is receiving a transmission.
SCAN
Your LXT112 Series can scan all 22 channels for activity. To enter, quickly
press the SCAN button. Repeat the same procedure to exit. Your radio will
rapidly scan each of the 22 channels and stop on any active channel for 4
seconds before resuming scan. When you press the PTT button to trans-
mit on an active channel, the scanning function will stop and remain on the
active channel. To resume scanning, quickly press the SCAN button.
CALL ALERT
Your LXT112 Series can transmit a call alert. To send, press the PTT
button twice rapidly. The TX icon will appear while transmitting a call alert
and a tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation.
KEYPAD LOCK
Press the LOCK button for 4 seconds. The "Lo" icon will appear on the
display. PTT will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the
keypad, a "LF" icon will appear on the display.
CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND)
Press the MODE button once, and then the s s \t t buttons to select one of
the 22 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT
button or press the MODE button again to move to the next feature setting.
Note : To communicate between two LXT112 Series radios, all radios in
your group must be set to the same channel.
VOX
To turn VOX on, press the MODE button twice, the display shows "VOX"
blinking while below the "oF" icon appears. Select "on" by pressing the
s s \t t buttons and push the PTT key or MODE button again to confirm.
To turn VOX off, press the MODE button twice, the display shows "VOX"
blinking while below the "on" icon appears. Select "oF" by pressing the
s s \t t buttons and push the PTT key or MODE button again to confirm.