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®
TM
NAUTICO 3
VHF MARINE RADIO
OWNER'S MANUAL
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Model NT3 Series ® TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Introduction 3 Important Notice, FCC Licensing 4 LCD Display 5 Controls 5 Battery Installation 6 Installing the Belt Clip 6 Charging the Optional Battery Pack 7 Operating Your Radio 7 - 12 External Speaker/Microphone Jack 12 Troubleshooting Guide 13 Use and Care 13 Specifications and Frequency Charts 14 -16 Warranty Information 17 MIDLAND Family Products 18 Accessories 18 Accessories Order Form 19 Page 2 www.midlandradio.com
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Model NT3 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 engineer- ing. Designed for VHF Marine Service operation, this compact pack- age 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. Your 2-way radio is desig
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Model NT3 Series ® FCC LICENSE A ship station license is not required for any vessel traveling in U.S. waters which is less than 20 meters in length. However, any vessel required to carry an HF SSB radiotelephone or marine satellite terminal is required to have a ship station license. FCC license forms can be downloaded at www.fcc.gov/forms. You may also obtain a form from the FCC by calling (888) 225-5322. Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy Your Midland radio is designed to comply with the f
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Model NT3 Series ® LCD DISPLAY 1. VOX ICON - Indicates when eVOX mode is active. 2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON - Indicates radio is transmitting a signal. 5 1 3. LOW BATTERY ICON - Indicates battery level is low. 6 2 4. CHANNEL NUMBER - Changes from INT USACAN 1~88a on VHF Marine band (1~10 on TXVOX 7 WX band). 3 5. USA/CAN/INT CHANNEL ICONS 8 6. KEY LOCK ICON - Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. RX LO 9 7. WX BAND ICON - Indicates when the 4 radio is in Weather Band mode 8. TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL (H
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Model NT3 Series ® BATTERY INSTALLATION Your NAUTICO3 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 pulling down the Battery Cover Latch and lifting up the Battery Cover from the radio. 2. Insert 4 AA b
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Model NT3 Series ® CHARGING THE OPTIONAL BATTERY PACK Your NAUTICO3 is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged using an AC or DC charger (included). Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 8-12 hours thereafter. For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the NAUTICO3 when the low battery indicator comes on. Remove the radio from the charger when the charge time expires. To Charge Using Optional AC or DC Charger: 1. Place the recharg
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Model NT3 Series ® TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING 1. To transmit a call, hold the radio 2 to 3 inches from your mouth. 2. Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the microphone. The TX icon will appear continuously on the LCD display while transmitting. 3. To receive a call, release the PTT button. The RX icon will appear on the display when your radio is receiving. IN CASE OF EMERGENCY If your vessel requires assistance, contact other vessels and the Coast Guard by sending
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Model NT3 Series ® NAUTICO3 QUICK REFERENCE CHART Roger Beep CHANNEL SELECTION Keylock Call Tone MENU Channel Power eVOX Press & oF/1/2 On/Off INT/USA/CAN / On/Off 1~3 Hi/Lo * hold Menu button WX Channel WX Alert * depends on CHANNEL SELECTION 1~10 On/Off 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. This should be used to check activity on your current channel before transmitting
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Model NT3 Series ® KEYPAD LOCK To avoid accidentally changing the radio setting, press the MENU button 4 times then press an up/down button to choose ON. The KEY LOCK icon will appear on the display. PTT and CH16 will still be active. To unlock the keypad, press the MENU button once, then press the button to choose / OF. DISPLAY ILLUMINATION During Power on, the display illumination will activate for approx. 7 seconds. The display illumination can also be activated when the MENU button is
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Model NT3 Series ® ROGER BEEP (end of transmission) TONE When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has finished. To turn the ROGER BEEP tone on, press the MENU button until the display shows an "rb" icon while on the right of the "rb" display, an "oF" icon appears. Select / "on" by pressing the buttons and push the PTT key, or press MENU to move to the next feature setting. To turn the ROGER BEEP tone off, press the MENU button unt
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Model NT3 Series ® WEATHER (WX) ALERT Your NAUTICO3 has a WEATHER (WX) ALERT function, to enable user to automatically receive weather alert from designated NOAA stations. To turn the WEATHER (WX) ALERT on, press the MENU button twice while in WX Band. The display shows "AL", while on the right an "oF" icon appears blinking. Select "on" by pressing the / buttons. 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
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Model NT3 Series ® TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE PROBLEM SOLUTION No Power - Check battery installation and/or replace batteries Cannot Receive - Confirm the radios have the same channel. 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 8) Radio is not responding - Make sure key lock is not on. See "Keypad Lock" to button presses (Page 10). - Radio might
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Model NT3 Series ® SPECIFICATIONS Channels 57 US, 61 CAN, 57 INT 10 NOAA Weather (WX) Band Channels Operating Frequency VHF 156.025 ~ 162.550 MHz Power Source 4 AAA Alkaline or 6.0V Rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack MARINE RADIO 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 0
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Model NT3 Series ® CHANNEL NUMBER FREQUENCY (MHz) INT CAN US TX RX MODE NOTE 19A 19A 156.950 156.950 S 20 20* 20 157.000 161.600 D 21 157.050 161.650 D 21A 21A 157.050 157.050 S 21B 161.650 R 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 1
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Model NT3 Series ® CHANNEL NUMBER FREQUENCY (MHz) INT CAN US TX RX MODE NOTE 73 73 73 156.675 156.675 S 74 74 74 156.725 156.725 S 75 156.775 156.775 S * 76 156.825 156.825 S * 77 77* 77* 156.875 156.875 S 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
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Model NT3 Series ® LIMITED WARRANTY Midland Radio Corporation will repair or replace, at its option without charge, any Midland VHF MARINE transceiver which fails due to a defect in material or workmanship within Three Years following the ini- tial consumer purchase. This warranty does not apply to water dam- age, 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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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.
