Midland Radio LXT118 Series, LXT118VP manual Operating Your Radio, Power ON/OFF and Volume

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 ▲\▼ buttons 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 radio 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.

CALL ALERT

Your LXT118 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 ▲\▼ buttons to select one of the 22 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT but- ton or press the MODE button again to move to the next feature setting.

Note : To communicate between two LXT118 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 ▲\▼ buttons and push the PTT key or the 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 ▲\▼ buttons and push the PTT key or the MODE button again to confirm.