Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2-way radio represents state-of-the-art high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio 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.
IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION (Only Applicable for GMRS Radio Use in the United States) The LXT600 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 LXT600 Series.
LCD DISPLAY 6 1 2 7 3 8 4 9 10 5 CONTROLS 11 16 17 12 13 14 15 18 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 Ch 1~22. 6. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 7.
BATTERY INSTALLATION Your LXT600 Series radio operates with either a NiMH battery pack or optional 3 AAA alkaline batteries. 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 3 AAA batteries observing the polarity as shown.
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK Your LXT600 Series is equipped for using a 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 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. TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING A CALL To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel.
LXT600 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART MENU Channel Privacy 1~36 CTCSS DCS Power VOX Roger Beep Call Alert Silent Operation H/L oF/1/2/3 On/Off 1~5 On/Off oF~38 oF~83 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 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.
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 ▲\▼ buttons and push the PTT key, or press the MENU button again to move to the next feature setting.
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. Your LXT600 Series also has a NOAA WEATHER SCAN function to enable the user to scan all 10 channels of the NOAA WEATHER RADIO. To turn the NOAA WEATHER SCAN on, press and hold the UP/WX ▲ button for 5 seconds while in GMRS mode. The radio will go to WX Band mode and start scanning all 10 channels and stop on any active channel.
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 station while on GMRS/FRS Radio mode, the radio will beep for 10 seconds while an “AL” and “In” icon appear on the display, after which it 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.
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. -- Make sure key lock is not on (See Keypad Lock). Radio is not responding -- Radio might need to be reset. Turn radio off then to button presses 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 3 AAA Alkaline or 3.6V Rechargeable NiMH 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 462.5875 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.
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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