Midland M-88 Instruction Manual page 41

1. Press RFG-M3 (11). The display will show the current setting; to adjust the RF
GAIN level you can rotate the main selector (14) or push the / keys (7).
2. To confirm your selection press the main knob (14) or PTT (1) or wait for 6
seconds.
Selecting AM/FM modulation
Press AM/FM–M4 (12); the selected modulation will be shown in the display.
Selecting the display mode (frequency – channel number)
By default the display of the radio shows the channel in use and its frequency, but
it's also possible to display only the channel number, only the frequency or both
indications.
To change the option press briefly FN (5) and then EMG-MENU (6), now you can
choose the desired indication.
Emergency channel 9/19
Press briefly EMG-MENU (6) for a quick selection of the emergency channel 9;
push it again to select the emergency channel 19. To return to the channel in use
push EMG-MENU (6) again.
Receiving
When the radio is turned on, it is able to receive signals on the channel in use.
The received signal strength is shown in the display with the following bar:
Be sure to have set the desired modulation (AM or FM).
When the radio receives a signal whose level is higher than the squelch threshold,
the LED will turn on green.
To mute the speaker press FN (5) followed by VOL-MUTE (4). The icon
appear on the display .
To deactivate the mute feature press any other key.
Transmitting
Before transmitting, be sure that the channel is not busy in that moment.
Press PTT (1) and speak towards the microphone.
While transmitting, the LED (15) will turn red and and the output power will be
indicated by the bar in the upper part of the display
Release PTT (1) to receive.
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