VOX will be more sensitive on the “1” setting than on the “3” setting. To turn VOX off, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, a “1”,“2” or “3” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the s\t buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.
ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE
When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished.
To turn the ROGER BEEP tone on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “rb” icon while on the right of the “rb” display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the s\t buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting.
To turn the ROGER BEEP tone off, press the MENU button until the display shows an “rb” icon while on the right of the “rb” display, an “on” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the s\t buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting.
CALL ALERT SELECTION
Your LXT490 Series has 5 selectable CALL ALERTS.
To select, press the MENU button until a “CA” icon appears and to the right of the “CA” icon the current CALL ALERT setting is displayed. Then press the s\t buttons to make the CALL ALERT selections - the radio will emit a corresponding tone for each selection. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting.
SILENT OPERATION
Your LXT490 Series has a SILENT OPERATION mode. In this mode, all “beeps” and “tones” are disabled.
To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “bP” icon while on the right of the “bP” display, an “on” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the s\t buttons and push the PTT key or MENU button.
To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode off, press the MENU button until the display shows an “bP” icon while on the right of the “bP” display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the s\t buttons and push the PTT key or MENU button.
NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN
Your LXT490 Series has a NOAA WEATHER RADIO function, to enable user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA stations.
Your LXT490 Series also has a NOAA WEATHER SCAN function, to enable user to scan all the 10 channels of the NOAA WEATHER RADIO. To turn the NOAA WEATHER SCAN on, press and hold the UP/WX s button for 5 seconds while in GMRS mode. The radio will go to WX Band mode and start scanning all the 10 channels and stop on any active channel. When the channel becomes inactive for 10 seconds the radio will resume scanning.
To stop the NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN and set the channel manually on the WX Band, press the MENU button during NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN. The radio will stop scanning and the display will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band icon. While on WX Band mode press the s\t buttons to select one of the 10 NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND channels. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER RADIO off, press the PTT button. The current GMRS/FRS radio setting will be displayed and the WX BAND icon will go off.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT
Your LXT490 has a NOAA WEATHER ALERT function, to enable you to automatically receive weather alert from designated NOAA stations.
The NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT is automatically on during NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT on during normal NOAA WEATHER RADIO mode, press the MENU button twice while in NOAA WEATHER SCAN mode. The display shows "AL", while on the right an "oF" icon appears blinking. Select "on" by pressing the s\t buttons.
To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU. The radio will return to WX BAND and the WX BAND icon will continue blinking. If the radio receives a WX ALERT signal from a designated NOAA sta- tion while on GMRS/FRS Radio mode, the radio will beep for 10 sec- onds while an "AL" and "In" icon appear on the display, after which will automatically go to WX BAND.
If any button is pressed during beeping while on GMRS/FRS Radio mode, the radio will automatically go to WX BAND.
To turn the NOAA WEATHER (WX) ALERT off, press the MENU button twice while in WX Band. The display shows "AL", while on the right an "on" icon appears blinking. Select "oF" by pressing the !s\t buttons. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU.
Note : The WX Alert is automatically ON during WX SCAN mode.
EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK
Your LXT490 Series can be used with an optional external speaker/ microphone or headset, freeing your hands for other tasks. To use an optional speaker / microphone or headset:
• Insert the plug(s) into the SPK/MIC jacks
•Place the earbud into your ear, and adjust the mic into your desired position.
Note : You can charge a rechargeable NiMH battery pack thru the CHG Jack.
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
PROBLEM | SOLUTION | |
No Power |
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Cannot Receive |
| - Confirm the radios have the same channel |
Messages |
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Radio is not responding | - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" | |
to button presses |
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Display is dim |
| - Recharge or replace batteries. |
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Charger not functioning | - Contacts on the bottom of the radio may require | |
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USE AND CARE
1.Use a soft damp cloth to clean the radio
2.Do not use alcohol or cleaning solutions to clean the radio.
3.Do not immerse the radio in water.
4.Dry the radio with dry
5.Turn off the radio and remove the batteries during
If you have a problem which you believe requires service, please call first and speak with a service technician. Many problems can be remedied over the phone without returning the unit for service.
SPECIFICATIONS
Channels 36 GMRS/FRS Channels +121 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels
Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz
Power Source 4 AAA Alkaline or 4.8V Rechargeable
GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz)
CH. No | CH. Freq. | CH. No | CH. Freq. | CH. No | CH. Freq. |
1 | 462.5625 | 13 | 467.6875 | 25 |
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2 | 462.5875 | 14 | 467.7125 | 26 |
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3 | 462.6125 | 15 | 462.5500 | 27 |
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4 | 462.6375 | 16 | 462.5750 | 28 |
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5 | 462.6625 | 17 | 462.6000 | 29 |
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6 | 462.6875 | 18 | 462.6250 | 30 |
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7 | 462.7125 | 19 | 462.6500 | 31 |
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8 | 467.5625 | 20 | 462.6750 | 32 |
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9 | 467.5875 | 21 | 462.7000 | 33 |
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10 | 467.6125 | 22 | 462.7250 | 34 |
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11 | 467.6375 | 23 |
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12 | 467.6625 | 24 |
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* Channels 8~14 are
NOAA WEATHER (WX) RADIO FREQUENCY CHART (MHz)
CH. No | CH. Freq. | CH. No | CH. Freq. |
1 | 162.550 | 6 | 162.500 |
2 | 162.400 | 7 | 162.525 |
3 | 162.475 | 8 | 161.650 |
4 | 162.425 | 9 | 161.775 |
5 | 162.450 | 10 | 163.275 |
* Channel 8,9 and 10 are designated Canadian Marine Frequencies
PRIVACY CODES FREQUENCY CHART (Hz)
Code | Freq. | Code | Freq. | Code | Freq. | Code | Freq. | Code | Freq. |
1 | 67.0 | 9 | 91.5 | 17 | 118.8 | 25 | 156.7 | 33 | 210.7 |
2 | 71.9 | 10 | 94.8 | 18 | 123.0 | 26 | 162.2 | 34 | 218.1 |
3 | 74.4 | 11 | 97.4 | 19 | 127.3 | 27 | 167.9 | 35 | 225.7 |
4 | 77.0 | 12 | 100.0 | 20 | 131.8 | 28 | 173.8 | 36 | 233.6 |
5 | 79.7 | 13 | 103.5 | 21 | 136.5 | 29 | 179.9 | 37 | 241.8 |
6 | 82.5 | 14 | 107.2 | 22 | 141.3 | 30 | 186.2 | 38 | 250.3 |
7 | 85.4 | 15 | 110.9 | 23 | 146.2 | 31 | 192.8 |
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8 | 88.5 | 16 | 114.8 | 24 | 151.4 | 32 | 203.5 |
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Note: Privacy codes can be programmed for use on Channels 1~22 only
DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART
No. | CODE | No. | CODE | No. | CODE |
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1 | 023 | 29 | 174 | 57 | 445 |
2 | 025 | 30 | 205 | 58 | 464 |
3 | 026 | 31 | 223 | 59 | 465 |
LIMITED WARRANTY
Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to a
ACCESSORIES
Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address.
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4 | 031 | 32 | 226 | 60 | 466 |
5 | 032 | 33 | 243 | 61 | 503 |
6 | 043 | 34 | 244 | 62 | 506 |
7 | 047 | 35 | 245 | 63 | 516 |
8 | 051 | 36 | 251 | 64 | 532 |
9 | 054 | 37 | 261 | 65 | 546 |
10 | 065 | 38 | 263 | 66 | 565 |
11 | 071 | 39 | 265 | 67 | 606 |
12 | 072 | 40 | 271 | 68 | 612 |
13 | 073 | 41 | 306 | 69 | 624 |
14 | 074 | 42 | 311 | 70 | 627 |
15 | 114 | 43 | 315 | 71 | 631 |
16 | 115 | 44 | 331 | 72 | 632 |
17 | 116 | 45 | 343 | 73 | 654 |
18 | 125 | 46 | 346 | 74 | 662 |
19 | 131 | 47 | 351 | 75 | 664 |
20 | 132 | 48 | 364 | 76 | 703 |
21 | 134 | 49 | 365 | 77 | 712 |
22 | 143 | 50 | 371 | 78 | 723 |
23 | 152 | 51 | 411 | 79 | 731 |
24 | 155 | 52 | 412 | 80 | 732 |
25 | 156 | 53 | 413 | 81 | 734 |
26 | 162 | 54 | 423 | 82 | 743 |
27 | 165 | 55 | 431 | 83 | 754 |
28 | 172 | 56 | 432 | - | - |
Note: Privacy codes can be programmed for use on Channels 1~22 only
defect in material or workmanship within Three Years following the initial consumer purchase.
This warranty does not apply to water damage, battery leak or abuse. Accessories have a 90 day warranty from date of purchase, including any antennas, chargers, or earphones.
This warranty does not include the cost of labor for removal or
For Product Purchased in the USA:
Performance of any obligation under this warranty may be obtained by returning the warranted product, prepaid freight, along with proof of purchase to:
Midland Radio Corporation
Warranty Service Department
5900 Parretta Drive
Kansas City, MO 64120
This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights, which vary from state to state.
Note : The above warranty applies only to merchandise purchased in the United States of America or any of the territories or possessions thereof, or from a U.S. Military exchange.
For Product Purchased in Canada:
Performance of any obligation under this warranty may be obtained by returning the warranted product, along with proof of purchase to your dealer in Canada.
This warranty gives you specified legal rights. Additional warranty rights may be provided by law in some areas.
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AVP-H3 AVP-H8
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-$39.99
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-$39.99
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TH2
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TH3
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-$29.99
AVP-6
-1 Dual Desk Charger
-2 Rechargeable battery packs
-1 AC Adapter
-1 DC Cigarette lighter adapter
-$39.99
-Tactical Action Boom Mic with Tactical PTT
-$99.99
-Action Throat Mic with Tactical PTT and Pneumatic Earphone
-$199.99
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