Midland Radio 1 manual

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    Nautico1 (NT1) Owner’s Guide[...]

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    TABLE OF CONTENTS …………………… …………………. 1 Introduction…………………………………………………….. 2 Important Notice, FCC Licensing…………………………... 3 LCD Display ……………… …………… ……………………….. 4 Controls …………………………………… ……?[...]

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    Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulat ions on your purc hase of a hig h quality MIDLAND pro duct. Your 2- way radio repr esents the state-of-the- art in high-tech en gineering. Des igned for VHF Marine Service op eration, this compact pack age is big on performa nce. It is a quality piece of electro nic equipment, skillfully c ons[...]

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    FCC License A ship station license i s not required for any vess el traveling in U.S. wat ers which is less than 20 meters in length. Howev er, any vessel required to c arry an HF SSB radiotelephone or marine sa tellite terminal is requir ed to have a ship station license. FCC licen se forms can be download ed at www.fcc.gov/f orms . You may also o[...]

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    LCD DISPLAY 1. USA/CAN/INT CHANNEL ICONS 2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON – Indicates radio is transmitting a signal. 3. VOX – Indicates when eVOX mode is active. 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – C hanges from 1~88a o n VHF Marine band (1~10 on WX band). 5. RECEIVE (RX) ICON – Indicates rad io is receiving a transmission. 6. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LOCK mo[...]

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    CONTROLS 10. POWER/VOLUME KNOB – Turn clock wise to turn the po wer on and increase the volume level. Tur n counter-c lockwise to decrease the volume level and turn the power off. 11. PTT Button – Press and hold to tr ansmit voice com munication. Press twice quickly to send a call tone. 12. CH 16 Button – Press to switch immediat ely to emerg[...]

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    BATTERY INSTALLATION Your Nautico1 rad io operates with either 4 AA alk aline batteries or an opt ional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be remove d (see below) to ease installation or r emoval of the batteries. To install the batteri es: 1. With the back of the radio f acing you, remove t he belt clip (see diagram below) for easy access, th[...]

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    RECHARGEABLE BATTERY & CHARG ER OPTION Your Nautico1 is e quipped for using an optional rechar geable NiMH batt ery pack (not included) whi ch can be recharge d using an AC or DC charger (not included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a ch arge time of 8-12 hours th ereafter. For maximum battery life, w e recommend charg ing the Nautico1 w[...]

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    TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING 1. To transmit a call, hold th e radio 2 to 3 inches from your mouth. 2. Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into t he microphone . The TX icon will appea r continuously on th e LCD display while trans mitting. 3. To receive a call, r elease the PTT butto n. The RX icon will appear on the display whe[...]

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    MONITOR Pressing and hold ing the MONITOR button for 1 second will let y ou hear noise so you can adj ust the volume level of the radio when n ot receiving a signa l. This should be used to ch eck activity on you r current cha nnel be fore transmitting. Press and release t he Monitor button for 1 secon d to get out of Monitor mode. SCAN Your Nautic[...]

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    CHANNEL SELECTION: Press the MENU button once, and then the buttons to select one of the channels. To confirm the s election, press the PTT button or press MENU again to move to the next feature setting. TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION The Nautico1 h as 2 transmit power level settings. To s elect the power level on channels press the MENU butto[...]

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    USA/CAN/INT CHANNEL SE LECTION The Nautico1 channel selection can be changed to follo w rules of USA, Canada, or internationa l rules. Press the MENU button until the cur rent channel icon (USA, CAN , INT) flashes. Select a different channe l list by pressing the buttons until the desir ed icon appears. Pr ess the PTT key or press MENU to confirm. [...]

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    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power Check battery installation and/or replac e batteries Cannot Receive Mes sages Confirm the radios hav e the same channel s ettings. Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. Buildings and other stru ctures may interfere with your communication . See ABOUT RANGE on Page 8 Radio is n[...]

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    SPECIFICATIONS Channels 57 US, 61 CAN, 57 INT10 Weather (WX) Band Cha nnels Operating Frequency VHF 156.025 ~ 16 2.550 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6.0V R echargeable NiM H battery pack 13[...]

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    FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) Channel Number Frequency MHz . INT CAN US TX RX Mode Note 01 01 156.050 160.650 D 01A 156.050 156.050 S 02 02 156.100 160.700 D 03 03 156.150 160.750 D 04 156.200 160.800 D 04A 156.200 156.200 S 05 156.250 160.850 D 05A 05A 156.250 156.250 S 06 06 06 156.300 156.300 S 07 156.350 160.950 D 07A 07A 156.350 156.350 S 08 08 08 156[...]

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    INT CAN US TX RX Mode Note 22 157.100 161.700 D 22A 22A 157.100 157.100 S 23 23 157.150 161.750 D 23A 157.150 157.150 S 24 24 24 157.200 161.800 D 25 25 25 157.250 161.850 D 26 26 26 157.300 161.900 D 27 27 27 157.350 161.950 D 28 28 28 157.400 162.000 D 60 60 156.025 160.625 D 61 156.075 160.675 D 61A 156.075 156.075 S 62 156.125 160.725 D 62A 156[...]

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    INT CAN US TX RX Mode Note 78 156.925 161.525 D 78A 78A 156.925 156.925 S 79 156.975 161.575 D 79A 79A 156.975 156.975 S 80 157.025 161.625 D 80A 80A 157.025 157.025 S 81 157.075 161.675 D 81A 81A 157.075 157.075 S 82 157.125 161.725 D 82A 82A 157.125 157.125 S 83 83 157.175 161.775 D 83A 83A 157.175 157.175 S 84 84 84 157.225 161.825 D 85 85 85 15[...]

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    LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its o ption without charg e, any Midland VHF MARINE tran sceiver which fails d ue to a defect in materia l or workmanship with in Three Years f ollowing the init ial consumer p urchase. This warranty does not a pply to water damage, battery le ak or abuse. This warranty does not [...]

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    MIDLAND Family of Products GMRS Weathe r CB Radi o VHF Marine ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com AVP5 - 1 Rechargeable Battery Pack - 1 AC Charger - 1 DC Charger - 1 Mount Holder 18[...]

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    MIDLAND RADIO CORPORATION 1120 Clay St. North Kansas City, MO 64116 816.241.85 00 www.midlandradio.com Note: Features & Specifications are subject to change without notice. MIDLAND is not responsible for unint entional errors or omissions on its packaging.[...]