Led - backlight on/off, Light - select the backlight color, Keypad beep on/off – MIDLAND G14 PMR446 User Manual

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Turn the

Encoder knob until “SCRM” is displayed;

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Turn the

Encoder knob to activate/deactivate the SCRAMBLER: “ON” (to activate it), or “OFF” (to deactivate

it);

Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button. The display will show “S”

When the scrambler is enabled, it is not possible to clearly receive communications. Therefore, before enabling it,

it is necessary to make sure that all the radios you wish to communicate with have enabled this feature, otherwise

you will not be able to communicate with them.

The scrambler of the transceiver does not fully guarantee the safety of communications.

LED - Backlight on/off

To enable/disable the LCD backlight:

Press the

MENU button;

Turn the

Encoder knob until “LED” is displayed;

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Turn the

Encoder knob to activate/deactivate the Backlight. There are 3 available options: “ON”, “OFF” and

“

AUTO”.

Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button.

LIGHT - Select the Backlight color

To select the Backlight color, follow these steps:

Press the

MENU button;

Turn the

Encoder knob until “LIGHT” is displayed;

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Turn the

Encoder knob to choose between three different colors.

Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button.

KEYPAD BEEP on/off

Every time a button is pressed, you will hear a Beep tone. The keypad beep tone is activated by default.

To disable the beeps, follow this procedure:

Press the

MENU button;

Turn the

Encoder knob until “BEEP” is displayed;

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Turn the

Encoder knob to activate/deactivate the Beep tones: “ON” (to activate it), or “OFF” (to deactivate it);

Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button.

CTCSS e DCS

The CTCSS tones can be added to the channels for creating new private channels. They are similar to access

codes and enable the radio to communicate only with the users that are turned on the same channel and have set

the same code. For each channel you can set up to 50 CTCSS tones and 105 DCS codes.

To select a CTCSS tone:

Press the

MENU button;

Turn the

Encoder knob till: “C-CDC”(CTCSS both on TX and RX); “R-CDC”(only on RX) o “T-CDC” (only on

TX) is visualized on the display.

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Turn the

Encoder knob and select the desired CTCSS tone

To confirm, press the

ENTER button.

The setting of a CTCSS tone disables all DCS codes, because these functions cannot be used simultaneously.

If you want to use and select a DCS code, instead of a CTCSS tone, follow these steps:

Press the

MENU button;

Turn the

Encoder knob till: “C-CDC”(CTCSS both on TX and RX); “R-CDC”(only on RX) or “T-CDC” (only on

TX) is visualized on the display.

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Press the

MENU button again;

Turn the

Encoder knob and select the desired DCS code

Confirm the selection by pressing the

ENTER button.

The setting of a DCS code disables all CTCSS tones, because these functions cannot be used simultaneously.

VOICE function

With this function, you activate a voice that informs you about any operation/selection you are doing.

To activate it, follow these steps:

Press the

MENU button;

Turn the

Encoder knob until “VOICE” is displayed;

Push

ENTER to enter the function;

Turn the

Encoder knob to activate/deactivate the function: “ON” (to activate it), or “OFF” (to deactivate it);

Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button.

TOT- TX timeout timer function

G14 can be programmed with a transmission timer that temporarily blocks transmissions if the radio has been used

beyond the maximum time permitted.

The radio is forced in reception mode if it continues transmitting after the preset timer threshold has been reached.

To restart the transmission, release the

PTT key.

To enable this function:

1. Press the

MENU button;

2. Turn the

Encoder knob until “TOT” is displayed;

3. Push

ENTER to enter the function;

4. Turn the

Encoder knob and set a timer from 30 to 270 seconds.

5. Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button.

– Keypad Lock

It is possible to choose between two types of Lock Mode:

1. Press the

MENU button;

2. Turn the

Encoder knob until “KEYBO” is displayed;

3. Push

ENTER to enter the function;

4. Turn the

Encoder knob and choose between “MANUAL” or ”AUTO”.

5. Confirm your selection with

ENTER and exit by pressing twice the SCAN button.

As previously mentioned, there are two ways to lock the keypad:

“

MANUAL”:to lock the keypad, simply press and hold down the SCAN/

button for 3 seconds.

will be di-

splayed.

“

AUTO”: the keypad will be automatically lock after some seconds. To unlock the radio, keep pressed the SCAN/

button for 3 seconds.