User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Welcome to the world of Midland electronics
- LCD DISPLAY
- CONTROLS
- BATTERY INSTALLATION
- INSTALLING THE BELT CLIP
- CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
- OPERATING YOUR RADIO
- POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME
- TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL
- ABOUT RANGE
- LXT600 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART
- MONITOR
- SCAN
- CALL ALERT
- KEYPAD LOCK
- CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND)
- SETTING PRIVACY CODES
- Your LXT600 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 ▲\▼ buttons to select one o
- TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION
- Your LXT600 has 2 power level settings. To select the power level on channels 1~7 and 15~36, press the MENU button until a “Pr” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press the ▲\▼ buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi/L: Lo). To conf
- VOX
- Your LXT600 Series has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3).
- ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE
- CALL ALERT SELECTION
- SILENT OPERATION
- Your LXT600 Series has a SILENT OPERATION mode. In this mode, all “beeps” and “tones” are disabled.
- NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN
- Your LXT600 Series has a NOAA WEATHER RADIO function, to enable the user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA stations.
- EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE JACK
- TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE
- USE AND CARE
- ACCESSORIES
SETTING PRIVACY CODES
Your LXT600 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 ▲\▼ buttons to select one of the
38 CTCSS Privacy Codes. Press the MENU button again and then
the ▲\▼ buttons to select one of the 83 DCS Privacy Codes. The
Privacy Code icon on the display will indicate whether you set your
Privacy Code in CTCSS or DCS mode. To confirm the selection,
press the PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the
next feature setting.
Note : If you select a CTCSS Privacy Code, any pre-
selected DCS Privacy Code will be cancelled and vice-
versa. Selecting a Privacy Code of “oF” will disable the
Privacy feature. To communicate between two LXT600
Series radios, all radios in your group must be set to the
same channel and/or Privacy Code selections. The Privacy
Code can only be set in channels 1~22.
TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION
Your LXT600 has 2 power level settings. To select the power level on
channels 1~7 and 15~36, press the MENU button until a “Pr” icon will
appear blinking on the display. Then press the ▲\▼ buttons to select
TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi/L: Lo). To confirm, press
the PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the next
feature setting. When the PTT button is pressed during Lo 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 Lo power per FCC
regulations.
VOX
Your LXT600 Series has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3).
To set VOX, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX”
blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, an
“oF” icon appears. Select “1”,“2” or “3” by pressing the ▲\▼ buttons
and push the PTT key, or press the MENU button again to move to
the next feature setting.
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