Midland Radio GXT500 Series owner manual Setting Privacy Codes, Transmit TX Power Level Selection

Model GXT500/550 Series ®

SETTING PRIVACY CODES

Your GXT500/550 Series has 38 Privacy codes available. 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 one of the 38 Privacy Codes. To confirm the selection, press the PTT button or press MENU button

!Note : Selecting a Privacy Code of "oF" will disable the Privacy feature. To communicate between two GXT500/550 Series radios, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and Privacy Code selections.again to move to the next feature setting.

TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION :

Your GXT500/550 Series has 3 power level settings. To select the power level on channels 1~7 and 15~22, press the MENU button three times, a “Pr” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the / buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi/ M: Mid/L: Lo). To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. When the PTT button is pressed during Low Battery Level condition, the TX Power will automatically switch from Hi(H) to Lo(L) level.

!Note : You cannot adjust the power setting on the FRS channels (8~14). They are set to Low power per FCC regulations.

eVOX (Hands-free Transmission)

Your GXT500/550 Series has 2 eVOX level settings: (oF/1/2).

To set eVOX, press the MENU button four times. The display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “1” or “2” by pressing the / buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.

eVOX will be more sensitive on the “2” setting than on the “1” setting. To turn eVOX off, press the MENU button four times. The display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, a “1” or “2” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the / buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to

move to the next feature setting.

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