Model NT1, Nautico Front Cover (Make sure photo of radios is high resolution before printing)..
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Model NT1, Nautico Page 3 www.midlandradio.com Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2-way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for VHF Marine Service operation, this compact package is big on performance. It is a quality piece of electronic equipment, skillfully constructed with the finest components. The circuitry is all solid-state and mounted on a rugged printed circuit board.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 4 www.midlandradio.com The Nautico operates on VHF Marine Radio Service frequencies, in compliance with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirements. Recreational boaters are not currently required to have a Ship Radio License. The USCG recommends that the boat’s registration number and state be used for the radio call sign. FCC License A ship station license is not required for any vessel traveling in U.S. waters which is under 20 meters in length.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 5 www.midlandradio.com LCD DISPLAY 1. LOW BATTERY ICON – Indicates battery level is low. 2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON – Indicates radio is transmitting a signal. 3. VOX – Indicates when eVOX mode is active. 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~88a on VHF Marine band (1~10 on WX band). 5. RECEIVE (RX) ICON – Indicates radio is receiving a transmission. 6. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 7. WX BAND ICON – Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode 8.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 6 www.midlandradio.com BATTERY INSTALLATION Your Nautico radio operates with either 4 AA alkaline batteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries. To install the batteries: 1. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the belt clip (see diagram below) for easy access, then remove the Battery Cover by pressing down on the top center and sliding it down from the radio. 2.
Model NT1,Nautico Page 7 www.midlandradio.com RECHARGEABLE BATTERY & CHARGER OPTION Your Nautico is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack (not included) which can be recharged using a desktop charger (not included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 8-12 hours thereafter. For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the batteries when the low battery icon comes on. Remove the radios from the charger when the charge time expires.
Model NT1,Nautico Page 8 www.midlandradio.com OPERATING YOUR RADIO POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME Rotate the POWER/VOLUME knob clockwise to turn the radio on and increase the volume level. Rotate the control counter-clockwise to reduce the volume level and to turn the radio off. During Power On, the radio will beep 3 times with different tones, the LCD will display a "self-test" message for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate the last channel selected.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 9 www.midlandradio.com MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 1 second will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. This should be used to check activity on your current channel before transmitting. Press and release the Monitor button for 1 second again to get out of Monitor mode. SCAN Your Nautico can scan all channels for activity. To enter, quickly press the SCAN button. Repeat the same procedure to exit.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 10 www.midlandradio.com CALL TONE Your Nautico can transmit a call tone for a fixed length of time. To send a call tone, press the PTT button twice within ½ second. The TX icon will appear while transmitting a call tone and a tone can be heard on the speaker for confirmation. KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the MENU button 4 times then press an up/down button to choose ON. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display.
Model Nautico Page 11 www.midlandradio.com TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION The Nautico has 2 transmit power level settings. To select the power level on channels press the MENU button two times, a “Pr” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the (Down/Up arrow symbols) buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon ( no icon: Hi /LO: Low). To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU again to move to the next feature setting.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 12 www.midlandradio.com 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 (down/up symbols) buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU to move to the next feature setting.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 13 www.midlandradio.com CALL TONE SELECTION Your Nautico has 3 user-selectable CALL TONES. To select, press the MENU button six times, so a "CA" icon appears and to the right of the "CA" icon the current CALL TONE setting is displayed. Then press the (down/up symbols) buttons to make the CALL TONE selections− the radio will emit a corresponding tone for each selection. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU to move to the next feature setting.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 14 www.midlandradio.com EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK Your Nautico 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.
Model NT1, Nautico Page 15 www.midlandradio.com TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive Messages Confirm the radios have the same channel settings. Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication. (See ABOUT RANGE on Page Radio is not responding to button presses Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" (Page 11).
Model NT1, Nautico Page 16 www.midlandradio.com SPECIFICATIONS Channels 57 US, 61 CAN, 57 INT 10 Weather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency VHF 156.025 ~ 162.550 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 4.8V Rechargeable NiMH battery pack FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) Note: chart stolen from Icom. For reference only. Our own chart needed. (Nautico) WEATHER (WX) RECEIVER 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.
Model NT1, Nautico Page17 www.midlandradio.com LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland VHF MARINE transceiver which fails due to a 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.
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Model NT1, Nautico (BACK COVER) MIDLAND RADIO CORPORATION 1120 Clay St. Norht Kansas City, MO 64116 Call 816.241.8500 visit us at www.midlandradio.com Note: Features & Specifications are subject to change without notice. MIDLAND is not responsible for unintentional errors or omissions on its packaging.
