MIDLAND Pacific - Manual (Page 27)

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5.6 Choosing high or low transmission power
Batteries are drained more quickly during transmission. In order to extend the battery life you can
select the low power when transmitting over short distances:
1) Press the MENU button twice and the writing ‘Pr’ will display.
2) Select LO using the scroll buttons /
3) Press PTT to confirm, or wait for 10 seconds.
If you want to transmit a longer distance repeat the above procedure to select the high power. At
step 2 use the / to make the writing LO disappear. When the batteries are in good conditions,
high power is about 5 watt, whereas low power is about 1 watt.
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A low battery level during transmission will have a negative effect on the performance of your
device.
5.7 LCD backlight
If there is insufficient light to read the display you can press the MENU button to switch the display
back light on for about 5 seconds.
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Switching the back light on the display adds an additional drain on the batteries. Try to make a
moderate use of this.
5.8 Instant selection of Channel 16
Channel 16 is the marine channel most frequently used for emergency. Your transceiver is
equipped with a button that provides instant access to this channel. To recall rapidly channel 16
press the button CH 16. No matter what mode the device is operating, channel 16 will be selected
immediately. To go back to the previously selected channel press again the button CH 16.
5.9 Power saving feature
The battery power saving feature enables a reduction in the consumption of up to 50%; power
saving comes on automatically when the transceiver does not receive any signal for more than
seven seconds.
When the battery pack is almost discharged, the radio will switch to ‘Lo’ power; then, this icon will
appear to indicate that the battery pack is discharged. Replace the alkaline batteries or recharge
the battery pack/rechargeable batteries.