Midland Radio 895 Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
Model GXT860/895 Series
KEYPAD LOCK
To avoid accidentally changing the radio settings, 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, or buttons are pressed.
CHANNEL SELECTION (GMRS/FRS BAND)
Press the MENU button once, and then the buttons to select one
of the 42 GMRS/FRS channels. To confirm the selection, press the
PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the next
feature setting.
SETTING PRIVACY CODES
Your GXT860/895 Series has 142 Privacy Codes available. The
selected Privacy Code may be different for each channel. To select
a Privacy Code for the current channel press the MENU button
twice, and then the buttons to select between Off/CTCSS/DCS.
Press the MENU button again and the buttons to select one of
the 38 CTCSS Codes or one of the 104 DCS Codes. The Privacy
Code icon on the display will indicate whether you set your Privacy
Code in CTCSS or DCS mode. To confirm the selection, press the
PTT button or press the MENU button again to move to the next
feature setting.
Note : If you select a CTCSS Privacy Code, any pre-selected
DCS Privacy Code will be cancelled and vice-versa. Selecting a
Privacy Code of "oF" will disable the Privacy feature. To commu-
nicate between two GXT860/895 Series radios, all radios in your
group must be set to the same channel and Privacy Code. The
Privacy Code can only be set in channels 1~22.
TRANSMIT (TX) POWER LEVEL SELECTION
Your GXT860/895 Series has 3 power level settings. To select the
power level on channels 1~7, 15~33 and 38~42, press the MENU
button until a “Pr” icon will appear blinking on the display. Then press
the buttons to select TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL icon (H: Hi/
M: Med/L: Lo). To confirm, press the PTT button or press the MENU
button again to move to the next feature setting.
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