Midland Radio 77-120ESP manual

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 1 of 13 Owner’s Manual 77-120ESP http://www.midlandradio.com[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 2 of 13 Table of Contents I. Introduction II. How to install your Midland mobile CB III. Check the requirements for your vehicle before you begin installation IV. Installation and operating accessories furnished with your Midland CB V. Where to locate your CB transceiver VI. Mechanical Mounting [...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 3 of 13 Introduction - Your 40 channel CB represents the state of the art in high tech engineering. This unit is not only a full feature CB transceiv er but incorporates a high performance 10 channel NOAA weather bureau VHF rece iver. The full 10-channel weather receiver allows use on all curren[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 4 of 13 Mechanical mounting Note: Extreme care should be exercised when drilling into dash to avoid damage to under-dash electronic ignition, cruise control, instrument and / or accessory wiring. Your unit must be mounted so as not to interfere with air bag (SRS) operation. Step 1: Heeding the c[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 5 of 13 Mounting the main unit. Step 1: Position the main unit between the bracket arms in line with the retention knobs. Set the angle for optimum operating comfort and accessibility. Step 2: Tighten the retention knobs. Installation of microphone hanger. Mounting holes are provided on the micr[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 6 of 13 Antenna - How to select, position install and tune the right one for you? Basically, you have two types of mobile CB antennas - full-length whip and loaded whip - and a variety of types of mounts (depending on where you locate your antenna) to choose from. Midland markets a broad line of[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 7 of 13 Tuning your antenna. Some antennas are factory tuned. Ho wever, performance can usually be improved by slightly lengthening or shor tening its length, using a Standing Wave Radio (SWR) meter. For the exact pr ocedures to be used refer to the antenna manufacturer’s installation manual. [...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 8 of 13 FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF CONTROLS FRONT PANEL CONTROLS 1 . MICROPHONE CONNECTOR : Plug in the supplied microphone to this connector. The collar ring has a screw on locking ring. Push the ring onto the units collar and screw on until it is tight. 2. ON/OFF VOLUME : In the off position you[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 9 of 13 6. ROTARY CHANNEL SELECTOR : This easy to operate control allows changing of weather or CB channel , either up or down. This control will not operate when emergency channel 9 has been selected by using the “CH9” button or when the channel “LOCK” function has been activated. 7. CH[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 10 of 13 EXT SPEAKER JACK : When a speaker is connected to this jack the internal speaker is by-passed. All received signals will be heard through the external speaker when it is connected. The speaker connected to the “EXT” jack should be rated at 8 ohms and 5 watts or more. HOW TO OPERATE [...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 11 of 13 How ESP2™ w orks to make your CB sound better. The ESP2™ noise reduction system constant ly monitors the signal strength and the type of noise present. When the signal strength is too low for good reception, the receiver sound is automatically adjust ed to dramatically reduce the no[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 12 of 13 TECHNICA L SPECIFICATIONS GENERA L Frequency range ..........................................................................26.965-27.405 MHz Channels ..............................................................................................................40 Modulation type ......[...]

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    Owner’s Manual 77-120 ESP www.midlandradio.com Page 13 of 13 LIMITED WA RRANTY. Midland Consumer Radio will repair or repl ace, at its option without charge, any Midland Mobile, Base Station, or full power Hand-Held Citizens Band transceiv er which fails due to a defect in mate rial or workmanship within one year following the initial consumer pu[...]