Midland Radio GXT740 Series Keypad Lock, Display Illumination, Channel Selection GMRS/FRS Band

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Model GXT740/785 Series

KEYPAD LOCK

To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the LOCK button for 2 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. PTT and CALL will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad.

DISPLAY ILLUMINATION

During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 5 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU, MON/SCAN, and / button is pressed.

CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND)

Press the MENU button once, and then the / buttons to select one of the 42 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.

SETTING PRIVACY CODES

Your GXT740/785 Series has 142 Privacy Codes available which can only be used on channels 1~22. The selected Privacy Code may be different for each channel. To select a Privacy Code for the current channel press the MENU button twice, and then the / buttons to select between “Off/CTCSS/DCS”. Press again the MENU button and the / button to select one of the 38 CTCSS Codes or one of the 104 DCS Codes. The Privacy Code icon on the display will indicate whether you set your Privacy Code in CTCSS or DCS mode. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.

!DCS Privacy Code will be cancelled and vice-versa. Selecting a Privacy Code of "oF" will disable the Privacy feature. To communicate between two GXT740/785 Series radios, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and Privacy Code selections. The Privacy Code can only be set in channels 1~22.Note : If you select any CTCSS Privacy Code, any pre-selected

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