MIDLAND G9 - Manual (Page 18)

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Activating / Deactiving the Emergency feature
When you switch on the unit, the Emergency function is activated, but you can disable and enable it again:
Press MENU till the display shows EC on.
Select EC of by using ▲▼ . Confirm your selection by pushing PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
! When the Emergency function is activated (EMG blinking on the display) the following functions
cannot be used: Scan, Monitor, Dual Watch, Out of Range.
Changing the emergency channel
The emergency channel originally preset is P8 DCS 50; but you can change it according to your needs.
! Important: be sure that the Emergency function is active! (EMG blinking). If you decide to change
the channel dedicated to the Emergency function, do not forget to make the same change to all the
radios!
Press the MENU button until the display shows EC on.
Push MENU again (of displayed) and select the desired channel by means of ▲▼. To confirm press PTT or wait
for 5 seconds.
! Important: be sure that the Emergency function is active! (EMG blinking).
If you decide to change the channel dedicated to the Emergency function, do not forget to make the
same change to all the radios!
To set again the original Emergency channel (P8 DCS 50)
Press the MENU button until the display shows EC on.
Push MENU again and select of
To confirm press PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
! If you dedicate any of the standard channels to the Emergency function, remember to use it only for
this purpose, otherwise you will cause interferences.
Manual Out of range function
This function allows you to know if there are any radios within your range.
By pushing
EMG twice, you will send a request of acknowledge to the other G9 operating within your range and
tuned on the same channel.
If any radio replies, it means that it’s within your range and you will receive an audio tone for confirmation.
! This function can be used only if the “Automatic Out of Range” feature is not active.
DUAL WATCH
The Dual Watch allows you to monitor constantly two channels of your choice at the same time.
Enabling - Disabling
Press the MENU button until the display shows DW of.
Select the second channel to monitor by pushing ▲▼.
To confirm your selection, press PTT or wait for 5 seconds. The display will alternately show the channel in use
and the second channel to monitor.
To stop the function, simply press MENU.
When the transceiver detects a transmission on one of the two channels, the Dual Watch temporarily pauses,
remains tuned for 5 seconds on the corresponding channel, giving the user a chance to respond to a CALL. After
this pause, the Dual Watch starts again.
! This function can be activated only if the “Emergency” feature is disabled.
Automatic Out-of-Range
By setting this mode a pair of G9 is transmitting every 30 seconds a data control code. As soon as the contact
between both units is getting lost and one radio doesn’t receive this data control code twice consecutively, the icon
OUT starts flashing in the display and you will hear a beep tone.
! This function can be activated only if the “Emergency” feature is disabled.
Activating – Deactivating
Press MENU till the display shows “OUT” and “Or of”, select “Or on” (activated) with the ▲▼ buttons.
Switch off both radios.
Turn them on at the same time.
To disable this function, push MENU till “OUT” and “Or on” are displayed; select “Or of” (disabled) with the ▲▼