LXT480 Series GMRS/FRS Radio OWNER'S MANUAL www.midlandradio.
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.
IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION (Only Applicable for GMRS Radio Use in the United States) The LXT480 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 LXT480 Series.
LCD DISPLAY 6 1 7 2 8 3 9 4 10 11 5 CONTROLS 16 17 12 18 13 14 15 19 20 1. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 2. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 3. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON– Indicates when the radio is in Weather Band mode. 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~36 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX band). 5. PRIVACY CODE – Indicates Privacy Code selected by user (oF~38/oF~83). It can only be set in Ch1~22. 6. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 7.
BATTERY INSTALLATION Your LXT480 Series radio operates with either 4 AAA 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. Insert 4 AAA batteries observing the polarity as shown.
CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your LXT480 Series is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged by inserting the AC adapter into the radio charge jack, or with optional desktop charger (as described below). Initial charge time is 24 hours. Charge time is about 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.
OPERATING YOUR RADIO POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME Press the POWER/MENU button for at least 3 seconds to turn the radio on/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. To increase/decrease the volume level, press the s\t button during RX or STANDBY mode. TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and/or Privacy Code. 1.
LXT480 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART MENU Channel Privacy 1~36 Power VOX Vibrate Roger Beep Call Alert Silent Operation H/L oF/1/2/3 On/Off On/Off 1~5 On/Off CTCSS oF~38 DCS oF~83 ***only on Ch 1~ 22 WX Scan WX Channel WX Alert 1~10 1~10 On/Off Press and hold UP/WX button for 5 seconds MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 3 seconds will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal.
SETTING PRIVACY CODES Your LXT480 Series has 121 Privacy Codes available to use in channels 1~22. 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 s\t buttons to select one of the 38 CTCSS Privacy Code. Press again the MENU button and the s\t button to select one of the 83 DCS Privacy Code. The Privacy Code icon on the display will indicate whether you set your Privacy Code in CTCSS or DCS mode.
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.
SILENT OPERATION Your LXT480 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.
NOAA WEATHER ALERT Your LXT480 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.
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. Radio is not responding - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" to button presses - Radio might need to be reset. Turn radio off then on.
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 Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 CH. Freq. 462.5625 462.5875 462.6125 462.6375 462.6625 462.6875 462.7125 467.5625 467.5875 467.6125 467.6375 467.6625 CH. No 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 CH. Freq. 467.6875 467.7125 462.5500 462.5750 462.6000 462.
DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No. CODE No. CODE No.
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.
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AVP-H H4 - 2 Ear Wrap Headset - $39.99 AVP-H H5 - 2 Behind the Head Headset - $39.99 AVP-H H7 - 2 Mossy Oak Around the Ear Headsets with Boom Mic - $39.99 AVP-6 6 - 1 Dual Desk Charger - 2 Rechargeable battery packs - 1 AC Adapter - 1 DC Cigarette lighter adapter - $39.
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