Function and location of the controls, English – MIDLAND 278 User Manual
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FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS
1.
Channel selector
2.
Multifunction backlighted display. It shows:
A. Channel selected number
B. The received signal strength and the power of the transmitting signal
C.
AM/FM mode
D.
RX/TX:TX=transmit mode; RX=receive mode
E.
SCAN mode
F.
EMG mode
G. Frequency band selected.
H.
LOW: displayed when the radio transmits in low power (this mode is possible with
some frequency bands only – see the Frequency band chart).
I.
LOCK: microphone (UP/DOWN buttons) lock enabled.
3.
”EMG” button: Emergency channel. By pressing it, you will be automatically positio-
ned on CH 9 (emergency channel). The display will show “EMG”. It will not be possibile
to change accidentally the channel.
4. 5. “Q.UP/Q.DOWN” buttons: To skip 10 channels UP (Q. UP) or 10 channels DOWN
(Q.DOWN).
6.
“AM/FM”(LCR) button: To select AM or FM mode. If you switch on the unit and push
“AM/FM”(LCR) and “SCAN” at the same time, you will select the operating band, which
will be visualised on the display.
If you select a frequency band operating in FM mode only, this button enables the LCR
function (Last Channel Recall).
SCAN
EMG
Q.UP
Q.DOWN
3
4
5
6
7
9
10
2
1
8
88
CH
1
3
5
9
+30
SIG
0.5
1
2
3
4
PWR
A
C
E
G
D
F
I
B
H
LOW
SCAN
TX
RX
FM
AM
EMG
LOCK