X-TRA TALK ® GXT800/808/850 Series GMRS/FRS Radio OWNER'S MANUAL www.midlandradio.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 Introduction Important Notice, FCC Licensing LCD Display Controls Battery Installation Installing the Belt Clip Charging the Optional Battery Pack Low Battery Level Indicator Operating Your Radio External Speaker/Microphone Jack Troubleshooting Guide Use and Care Specifications and Frequency Charts Warranty Information MIDLAND Family Products Accessories Accessories Order Form 4 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 - 18 18 19 19 20 - 21 22 23 23 - 25 27 Page 3 www.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® 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 GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact package is big in 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 GXT800/808/850/850 Series ® IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION The GXT800/808/850 Series operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. You must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of the GXT800/808/850 Series.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® LCD DISPLAY 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 7 CONTROLS 14 19 20 15 21 16 17 18 Page 6 22 23 1. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 2. SCRAMBLER ICON – Indicates when the Scrambler feature is on. 3. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 4. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 5. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON– Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode. 6. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~22 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band). 7.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT800/808/850 Series 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 pulling down the Battery Cover Latch and lifting up the Battery Cover from the radio. 2.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT800/808/850 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack (included) which can be recharged using a desktop charger (included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours thereafter. For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the battery pack when the low battery icon comes on. Remove the radios from the charger when the charge time expires. To charge using a Desktop Charger: 1.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® 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 2 times with different tones, the LCD will display all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indicate the last channel selected.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® GXT800/808/850 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART MENU Group Code ID Setting 0~142 1~10 Caller ID Ring Tone Channel Group Mode 1~22 Off WX Channel WX Alert Privacy Scrambler Power eVOX Silent Operation Roger Beep Call Tone Vibrate 1~10 On/Off Off On/Off H/M/L oF~9 On/Off On/Off 1~5 On/Off Press & hold Menu button On 4 digit code (0~9), Press MON to choose each digit 0~5 1~10 for GXT850 CTCSS 1~38 DCS 1~104 MONITOR Pressing and holding the MON
Model GXT800/808/850 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.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® SETTING THE RADIO TO GROUP MODE To turn the GROUP MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows “Gr” blinking, while an “oF” appears on the right of the display. Select “on” by pressing the / buttons and press the PTT button to confrim or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting. When the radio is in GROUP MODE the Group Mode icon will appear on the display. SETTING GROUP CODES Your GXT800/808/850 Series has 142 Group Codes available.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® SETTING THE RING TONE Your GXT800/808/850 has 5 selectable Ring Tone. Your selected ring tone will be playbacked when receiving a “direct call” from another person of the same Group Code and ID Number. To select a Ring Tone for the current Group Code and ID Number press the MENU button until an “rt” appears on the display, and then the / buttons to make the selection.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® USING THE RADIO IN STANDARD MODE You can set your GXT800/808/850 Series to Standard Mode to communicate with radios which do not have the Group Mode feature. SETTING THE RADIO TO STANDARD MODE To turn the STANDARD MODE on, press the MENU button until the display shows “Gr” blinking, while an “on” appears on the right of the display. Select “of” by pressing the / buttons and press the PTT button to confrim or press MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® SETTING SCRAMBLER FUNCTION Your GXT800/808/850 Series has a SCRAMBLER function that will change the sound being transmitted; making it incomprehensible to other user with different radios . This will to enable you to communicate privately with other GXT800/808/850 with SCRAMBLER function. To turn the SCRAMBLER function on, press the MENU button until the display shows an “Sc” icon while on the right of the “Sc” display, an “of” icon appears.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® SILENT OPERATION Your GXT800/808/850 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 / buttons and push the PTT key or MENU button.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® VIBRATE ALERT To turn the VIBRATE ALERT on, press the MENU button until the display will show the VIBRATE-ALERT icon blinking, while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER, an “oF” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the / buttons and push the PTT button, or press MENU button. The VIBRATE ALERT icon will remain on the display.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® 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 / buttons. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU. Note: The RX icon blinks on briefly when the unit is listening for a NOAA WEATHER ALERT tone signal.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive Messages - Confirm the radios have the same channel and Privacy Code 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 9) - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" (Page 11). - Radio might need to be reset.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® SPECIFICATIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels +142 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CH. Freq. 462.5625 462.5875 462.6125 462.6375 462.6625 462.6875 462.7125 467.5625 CH. No 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 CH. Freq. 467.5875 467.6125 467.6375 467.6625 467.6875 467.7125 462.5500 462.5750 CH.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS 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. Accessories have a 90 day warranty from date of purchase, including any antennas, chargers, or earphones.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. AVP-7 7 - 2 Rechargeable battery packs - $19.99 Page 23 www.midlandradio.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® AVP-1 1 - 2 Over the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $19.99 AVP-H H1 - 1 Open Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 AVP-H H2 - 1 Closed Face Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 Page 24 www.midlandradio.
Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® AVP-H H3 - 2 Surveillance Headset - $39.99 AVP-H H4 - 2 Ear Wrap Headset - $39.99 AVP-H H5 - 2 Behind the Head Headset - $39.99 Page 25 www.midlandradio.
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Model GXT800/808/850 Series ® ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM Please send Money Order or fill in Visa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below. Please DO NOT send cash or checks. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation.
MIDLAND RADIO CORPORATION 5900 Parretta Drive Kansas City, MO 64120 Call 816.241.8500 visit us at http://www.midlandradio.com Note: Features & Specifications are subject to change without notice. MIDLAND is not responsible for unintentional errors or omissions on its packaging.
