MIDLAND G8 - Manual (Page 16)

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Scanning all the channels
Midland G8 can automatically search for signals throughout the bands by scanning the channels in rapid
sequence. This function is useful to find out any active channel.
When a signal is detected, the scanning pauses on that channel for 5 seconds.
Press ▲ for 2 seconds: the scanning will start. To stop it, push PTT: the Midland G8 will go back to the channel
from which the scanning originally started.
! You can activate the scanning feature only if the “Emergency” function is disabled.
“MENU” key
The following features can be selected by using the “ MENU” button:
› Channel selection
› CTCSS tone setting
› DCS tone setting
› High/low power selection (only in the PMR446 band)
› VOX
› Vibra CALL function
› CALL melodies
› Roger Beep
› Keypad Beep
› Emergency channel
› Dual Watch function
› Out of Range
Channel selection
Press the MENU button. The number of the channel will start flashing on the display.
Press the scroll buttons ▼▲ till you select the desired channel. Press the PTT button to confirm, or wait for 5
seconds.
According to the version you bought, you can choose amongst the following channels:
› Dual band version: PMR446 from P1 to P8 and from 9p to 24p (pre-set) / LPD from 1 to 69.
› E version (PMR446 only): from P1 to P8 and from 9p to 24p (pre-set)
! Channel P8 has been set at factory for the “Emergency” function; we suggest that you do not use it for
general communications!
CTCSS/DCS tone setting
CTCSS and DCS tones are similar to access codes and enable the radio to communicate only with the users that
are tuned on the same channel and have set the same code. For each channel, you can set up to 38 CTCSS
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.