MIDLAND G9 - Manual (Page 16)

16
and 104 DCS tones.
These tones can be set on the following channels:
› Dual band version: only on the 8 main PMR446 channels (from P1 to P8) and on the 69 LPD channels.
› E version (PMR446 only): only on the 8 main PMR446 channels (from P1 to P8)
For both, the pre-set channels from 9p to 24p cannot be modified.
Activating the CTCSS tones:
› Turn on the unit.
› Select the desired channel by pushing the MENU button and the ▲▼ channels.
› Press the MENU button till the display shows CTC and the CTCSS tone blinks on the right (“of”= no code –
default condition).
› Select the desired CTCSS tone by pushing ▲▼.
› To confirm the setting, push PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
Deactivating the CTCSS tones:
If you don’t want to use the CTCSS tones, follow these steps:
› Select the desired channel
› Press the MENU key till the display shows the CTCSS tone blinking on the left;
› Select “of” by means of ▲▼.
Activating the DCS codes:
› Turn on the unit.
› Select the desired channel by pressing MENU and ▲▼ keys.
› Push the MENU button again till the display shows DCS and the tone code blinks on the right (“of”=no code
– default condition).
› Select the desired DCS code by pushing ▲▼.
› To confirm the setting, press the PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
! Channel P8 with DCS tone 50 (P850) has been set at factory for the “Emergency” function; do not use
it for general communications!!
Deactivating the DCS codes:
› Select the desired channel.
› Press the MENU key till the display shows the channel in use and the DCS code blinks on the right.
› Select “of” by pushing ▲▼.
Hi/low power selection (only in PMR446 band)
To select the power level, press the MENU button till the display shows Pr. Use ▲▼ to select L (low power) or H
(high power). To confirm your selection, push PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
When the batteries are fully charged, the high power is 500 mW (ERP), while the low is 10mW (ERP).
If your radio has to operate within a short range, you can select the low power and therefore extend the battery
life.
On LPD channels (only for G9 Dual band version) the output power is always 10 mW (ERP).
PMR446 channels: The selection of high or low power influences the use of the PTT key.
If you choose “ H” (high power), by pressing the PTT key, regardless of what part of it, the transceiver transmit
with high power.
If you choose “ L” (low power), by pressing the big PTT, the transceiver will transmit with low power; while by
pressing the small PTT it will transmit with high power.
LPD channels: the high/low output power selection is not available on LPD channels; so the two PTT transmit
always with high power (note for G9 Dualband version).
! WARNING: to optimize the battery consumption, it is necessary to set the Output power of the menu
as “L-low”. In this way, pressing the Boost PTT, you send with high power only when you really need.
As by default the Output power is “H-high”; so it is really recommended to change this parameter to
“L-low”.
VOX function
Midland G9 enables hands free conversations through the VOX function: just speak in the direction of the
microphone and the communication will be automatically activated.