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GXT700/771 GMRS/FRS Radio X - TRA T ALK ® OWNER'S MANUAL www .midlandr adio.com Hi / Low VOX[...]
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® Model GXT700/771 Page 2 www .midlandradio.com T ABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Intr oduction 3 Impor tant Notice, FCC Licensing 4 LCD Displa y 5 Contr ols 5 Bat t ery Installation 6 Installing the Belt Clip 6 Char ging the Optional Bat t ery P ac k 7 Oper ating Y our Radio 8 - 1 0 Ext er nal Speak er/Microphone J ac k 11 T r oubleshooting Guide 12 Use and C[...]
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® Page 3 www .midlandradio.com W elcome t o the w or ld of Midland electr onics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Y our 2-way radio represents the st ate-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact p ackage is big in performance. It is a quality pie[...]
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® Page 4 www .midlandradio.com IMPOR T ANT NO TICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERA TION The GXT700/771 operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. Y ou must be licensed prior to operating on channels 1 - 7 or 15 - 22, which comprise the GMRS channels of the GXT7[...]
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® Page 5 www .midlandradio.com CONTROLS LCD DISPLA Y 1. BA TTER Y METER – Indicates the battery level. 2. VOX – Indicates when VOX mode is active. 3. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~22 on GMRS/FRS band . 4. RECEIVE (RX) ICON – Indicates radio is receiving a transmission. 5. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON – Indicates radio is transmitting a signal. 6[...]
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® Page 6 www .midlandradio.com BA T TER Y INS T ALLA TION Y our GXT700/771 radio operates with either 4 AA alkaline batteries or an optional NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease installation or removal of the batteries. T o install the batteries: 1. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the belt clip (see [...]
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® Page 7 www .midlandradio.com CHAR GING THE OPTIONAL BA T TER Y P A CK Y our GXT700/771 is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack (not included) which can be recharged using a desktop charger (not included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 12 hours thereafter . For maximum battery life, we recommend ch[...]
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PO WER ON/OFF AND V OLUME 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 of f. During Power On, the radio will beep 2 times with dif ferent tones, the LCD will display all icons for 1 second and the LCD display will indi[...]
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® Page 9 www .midlandradio.com GXT70 0/771 QUICK REFERENCE CHAR T Model GXT700/771 MENU Channel 1~22 Silent Operation On/Off DISPLA Y ILLUMINA TION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 7 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU button is pressed. CHANNEL SELECTION (GMR S/FR S BAND) Press [...]
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® Page 10 www .midlandradio.com V O X (Hands-fr ee T r ansmission) Y our GXT700/771 has VOX (hands-free transmission) function. T o turn VOX on , press the VOX button . The display shows “ VOX ” on the upper left corner of the display . T o turn VOX off , press the VOX button . The “ VOX ” on the upper left corner of the display will disap[...]
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® Page 1 1 www .midlandradio.com EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICR OPHONE J ACK Y our GXT700/771 can be used with an optional external speaker/ microphone or headset, freeing your hands for other tasks. T o use an optional speaker / microphone or headset: l Insert the plug(s) into the SPK/MIC jacks l Place the earbud into your ear , and adjust the mic into yo[...]
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® Page 12 www .midlandradio.com PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive Messages - Confirm the radios have the same channel. - Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. - Buildings and other structures may interfere with your communication. (See ABOUT RANGE on Page 8) Radi[...]
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® Page 13 www .midlandradio.com SPECIFICA TIONS Channels 22 GMRS/FRS Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack GMRS/FR S FREQUENC Y CHAR T (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 1 462.5625 9 467.5875 17 462.6000 2 462.5875 10 467.6125 18 462.6250 3 [...]
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® Page 14 www .midlandradio.com LIMITED W ARRANT Y Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at it s option without charge, any Midland FRS/GMRS transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Y ears following the initial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply to water damage, battery leak or abuse.[...]
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® Page 15 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT700/771 A CCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www .midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. A A V V P P -4 4 - 1 Dual Desk Charger - 2 R ec hargeable bat ter y pac ks - 1 A C Adapter - 1 DC Cigaret te lighter adapter - $39.99[...]
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A A V V P P -1 1 A A V V P P -H H 1 1 A A V V P P -H H 2 2 ® Page 16 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT700/771 - 1 Open F ace Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 1 Closed F ace Helmet Microphone Kit - $49.99 - 2 Ov er the Ear Mic. Headsets w/ PTT - $1 9.99[...]
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® Page 17 www .midlandradio.com Model GXT700/771 A A V V P P -H H 3 3 A A V V P P -H H 4 4 A A V V P P -H H 5 5 - 2 B ehind the Head Headset - $39.99 - 2 Ear W rap Headset - $39.99 - 2 Sur v eillance Headset - $39.99[...]
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® Model GXT700/771 Page 18 www .midlandradio.com A A V V P P -7 7 - 2 R ec hargeable bat ter y pac ks - $1 9.99[...]
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® Model GXT700/771 Page 19 www .midlandradio.com Please send Money Order or fill in V isa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below . Please DO NOT send cash or checks. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation. Name: _____________________________________________________ A ddr ess: ___________________________________________________[...]
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M M I I D D L L A A N N D D R R A A D D I I O O C C O O R R P P O O R R A A T T I I O O N N 590 0 P ar ret ta Dr iv e Kansas City , MO 64120 Call 816.241 .850 0 visit us at ht tp://www .midlandradio .com Not e: F eatur es & Specifications ar e subject to c hange without notice. MIDLAND is not r esponsible for unint entional er rors or omissions[...]