Midland Radio LXT480 Series Two-Way Radio User Manual


 
SILENT OPERATION
Your LXT480 Series has a SILENT OPERATION mode. In this mode,
all “beeps” and “tones” are disabled.
To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode on, press the MENU button
until the display shows an “bP” icon while on the right of the “bP
display, an “on” icon appears. Select “oF” by pressing the
s
\
t
buttons and push the PTT key or MENU button.
To turn the SILENT OPERATION mode off, press the MENU button
until the display shows an “bP” icon while on the right of the “bP
display, an “oF” icon appears. Select “on” by pressing the
s
\
t
buttons and push the PTT key or MENU button.
NOAA WEATHER RADIO/SCAN
Your LXT480 Series has a NOAA WEATHER RADIO function, to
enable user to receive weather reports from designated NOAA
stations.
Your LXT480 Series also has a NOAA WEATHER SCAN function, to
enable user to scan all the 10 channels of the NOAA WEATHER
RADIO. To turn the NOAA WEATHER SCAN on, press and hold the
UP/WX
s
button for 5 seconds while in GMRS mode. The radio will
go to WX Band mode and start scanning all the 10 channels and stop
on any active channel. When the channel becomes inactive for 10
seconds the radio will resume scanning.
To stop the NOAA WEATHER (WX) SCAN and set the channel
manually on the WX Band, press the MENU button during NOAA
WEATHER (WX) SCAN. 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
s
\
t
buttons to select one
of the 10 NOAA WEATHER (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.