Basic Operations - Midland XT-70 Instruction Manual

Basic operations

Turning on/off
To turn on the transceiver, turn the VOLUME knob clockwise until you hear it
clicks: the LCD display will light up and do an Auto-Test. Subsequently you will
hear 2 beeps of different tones.
To turn off the transceiver, turn the knob counter-clockwise until you hear
another click.
Volume control
Turn the knob VOLUME to about half way and adjust it to a comfortable level
as soon as you receive a signal. If you do not receive a signal you can use the
button MON/SCAN described in par. "MON button".
Displaying the channel/sub audio tone
To momentarily display the PMR446 channel and the subadio tone used in the
pre-set channels, go to the desired channel (from 9p to 24p) and keep pressed
the ▼ for 3 seconds.
Transmission and reception
When you press the PTT the transceiver transmits with high or low power (de-
pending on the setting of the MENU: H or L).
To transmit:
1. Make sure that no one else is currently talking on the selected channel;
2. Keep button PTT firmly pressed: TX and To will appear on the display (if
you have set a CTCSS tone, To wan't be displayed;
3. Before you start talking wait for a fraction of a second then speak normal-
ly, in the direction of the microphone.
4. When you have finished, release the PTT: TX and To will disappear from
the display;
5. When the radio is in reception mode (PTT not pressed) you will automa-
tically receive any communication (RX displayed).
During transmission and reception try, as far as possible, to keep the antenna in
vertical position and to avoid obstacles towards the direction of the other party.
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