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GXT760/795 Series
GMRS/FRS Radio
OWNER'S MANUAL
www.midlandradio.com
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Model GXT760/795 Series Welcome to the world of Midland electronics Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2-way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) operation, this compact package is big in 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. Your tw
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Model GXT760/795 Series IMPORTANT NOTICE, FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FOR GMRS OPERATION (Only Applicable for GMRS Radio Use in the United States) The GXT760/795 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 GXT760/795 Series. Serious penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of
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Model GXT760/795 Series 1. KEY LOCK ICON – Indicates KEY LCD DISPLAY LOCK mode is on. 2. VOX ICON – Indicates when VOX mode 6 1 is active. 3. NOAA WEATHER (WX) BAND ICON– 7 2 Indicates when the radio is in Weather 8 Band mode. 3 4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 9 1~42 on GMRS/FRS band (1~10 on WX 4 band). 10 5. PRIVACY CODE – Indicates Privacy Code selected by user (oF~38/oF~ 104). 11 5 It can only be used on Ch 1~22. 6. BATTERY METER – Indicates the battery level. 7. VIBRATE ALERT ICON – Indi
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Model GXT760/795 Series BATTERY INSTALLATION Your GXT760/795 Series 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. 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 4 AA batter
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Model GXT760/795 Series CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your GXT760/795 Series is equipped for using an optional recharge- able NiMH battery pack which can be recharged using a desktop charger. Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 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. To charge using a Desktop Charger: 1. Place the rechargeable b
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Model GXT760/795 Series 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 m
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Model GXT760/795 Series GXT760/795 SERIES QUICK REFERENCE CHART 1~15 for GXT795 Roger Beep Call Tone MENU Channel Privacy Power VOX Silent Operation Vibrate oF~5 On/Off 1~10 On/Off 1~42 Off H/M/L On/Off MENU WX Scan WX Channel WX Alert CTCSS 1~38 Press & hold Menu button for 5 DCS 1~104 seconds 1~10 1~10 On/Off *** Only on Ch 1 ~ 22 MONITOR Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 1 second will let you hear noise so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal.
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Model GXT760/795 Series KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the LOCK button for 2 seconds. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. PTT and CALL will still be active. Repeat the same procedure to unlock the keypad. DISPLAY ILLUMINATION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 5 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU, MON/SCAN, and / button is pressed. CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND) Press the MENU bu
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Model GXT760/795 Series When the Battery Meter drops to 1 bar , the TX Power will automatically switch from Hi(H) or Med(M) to Lo(L) level. Note : You cannot adjust the power setting on the FRS channels (8~14 and 34~37). They are set to Low power per FCC regulations. ! VOX (Hands-free Transmission) Your radio has 5 VOX level settings: (oF/1~5). To set VOX, press the MENU button until the display shows “VOX” blinking while on the right of the CHANNEL NUMBER display, an “oF” i
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Model GXT760/795 Series To turn the ROGER BEEP tone off, press the MENU button until the display shows an “rb” icon while on the right of the “rb” display, an “on” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the buttons and push / the PTT key, or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting. CALL ALERT SELECTION Your GXT760 Series has 10 selectable CALL ALERTS (15 for GXT795). To select, press the MENU button until a “CA” icon appears and to the right of the “CA” icon the current CAL
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Model GXT760/795 Series The radio will stop scanning and the display will show the current WX Band channel setting and the WX Band icon. While on WX Band mode press the buttons to select one of the 10 / NOAA WEAT- HER (WX) BAND channels. To confirm, press the PTT button or press MENU button to move to the next feature setting. To turn the NOAA WEATHER RADIO off, press the PTT button. The current GMRS/FRS radio setting will be displayed and the WX BAND icon will go off. NOAA WEATHER ALE
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Model GXT760/795 Series TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive - Confirm the radios have the same channel settings. Messages - 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 7) Radio is not responding - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" to button presses - Radio might need to be re
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Model GXT760/795 Series SPECIFICATIONS Channels 42 GMRS/FRS Channels +142 Privacy Codes 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency UHF 462.5500 ~ 467.7125 MHz Power Source 4 AA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MHbattery pack GMRS/FRS FREQUENCY CHART (MHz) CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. CH. No CH. Freq. 15 1 462.5625 462.5500 29 2 462.5875 16 462.5750 30 17 3 462.6125 462.6000 31 4 18 462.6250 32 462.6375 5 462.6625 19 462.6500 33 6 20 462.6750 34 462.6875
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Model GXT760/795 Series DCS PRIVACY CODE CHART No CODE . No. CODE No. CODE No CODE . 1 023 27 165 53 413 79 731 2 025 28 172 54 423 80 732 3 026 29 174 55 431 81 734 4 031 30 205 56 432 82 743 5 032 31 223 57 445 83 754 6 043 32 226 58 464 84 036 7 047 33 243 59 465 85 053 8 051 60 466 34 244 86 122 9 054 35 245 61 503 87 145 10 065 36 251 62 506 88 212 11 071 37 261 63 516 89 225 12 072 38 263 64 532 90 246 13 073 39 265 65 546 91 252 14 074 40 271 66 565 92 255 15 114 41 306
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Model GXT760/795 Series 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. This warranty does not include the cost of labor for r
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Model GXT760/795 Series ACCESSORIES Accessories can be purchased at www.midlandradio.com or fill in the form on the following page and mail it to our address. AVP-1 1 AVP-H H4 - 2 Ear Wrap - 2 Over the Ear Mic. Headsets Headset w/ PTT - $39.99 - $19.99 AVP-H H1 AVP-H H5 - 2 Behind the - 1 Open Face Helmet Head Headset Microphone Kit - $39.99 - $49.99 AVP-H H2 AVP-H H7 - 1 Closed Face - 2 Mossy Oak Helmet Around the Ear Microphone Kit He
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Model GXT760/795 Series TACTICAL H HEADSETS TH1 TH2 - Earphone Mic - Tactical Action with Boom Boom Mic with Tactical PTT - $39.99 - $99.99 TH3 TH4 - Earphone Mic - Action Throat Mic with with PTT Tactical PTT and Pneumatic Earphone - $29.99 - $199.99 AVP-4 4 A AVP-7 7 - 1 Dual Desk - 2 Rechargeable Charger battery packs - 2 Rechargeable battery packs - 1 AC Adapter - $19.99 - 1 DC Cigarette lighter adapter - $39
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Model GXT760/795 Series ACCESSORIES ORDER FORM Please send Money Order or fill in Visa/MasterCard information and mail to the address below. Please DO NOT send cash or checks. Make Money Order to Midland Radio Corporation. Name: _______________________________________________________________ Address: _____________________________________________________________ City: _________________________ State __________Zip Code ______________ Tel: __________________________ email: _________________________
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M MIID DL LA AN ND D R RA AD DIIO O C CO OR RP PO OR RA AT TIIO ON N 5900 Parretta Drive Kansas City, MO 64120 Call 816.241.8500 visit us at http://www.midlandradio.com Note: Features & Specifications are subject to change without notice. MIDLAND is not responsible for unintentional errors or omissions on its packaging.
