Operation

Power On/Off : Press the button for more than 1 second to turn the radio on.

Press the button for over 3 seconds to turn the radio off.

Volume : Press the button to increase the volume, and press the button to decrease the volume during normal operation.

Talking and Listening : To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and privacy code.

For maximum clarity, hold the radio 2 to 3 inches from your mouth.

Press and hold PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the microphone. The TX icon will appear continuously on the LCD Display when transmitting.

To receive messages, release the PTT button. The RX icon will appear on the display when your radio is receiving a transmission.

Monitor button : Pressing and holding the button for 2 seconds will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. The should be used to check activity on current channel before transmitting.

Press and hold the for 2 seconds to return to normal operation.

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Midland Radio GXT255 owner manual Operation