About Range - Midland X-TRA TALK LXT500 series Owner's Manual

ABOUT RANGE

Your LXT Series radios are designed to give you maximum range
under optimum conditions.
l Over water
l Open rural areas without obstructions
l Flat areas where you can see the other person
To ensure you get maximum range:
l Be sure to use fresh or fully charged batteries - low batteries will
cause low power conditions.
l Be sure you are on a GMRS channel - FRS channels are
restricted by the FCC to low power.
l Be sure to set your radio to use Hi power.
LXT500/535 Series QUICK REFERENCE CHART
MENU
SCAN
Your LXT500/535 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 transmit on an active channel,
the scanning function will stop and remain on the active channel. To
resume scanning, quickly press the SCAN button.
Channel
1~22
Power Roger Beep
H/L
On/Off
Silent Operation
On/Off