MIDLAND G8 - Manual (Page 17)

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› 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.
VOX function
Midland G8 enables hands free conversations through the VOX function: just speak in the direction of the
microphone and the communication will be automatically activated.
The VOX sensitivity can be adjusted in 3 different levels. You can enable the VOX function with or without
accessories.
The fourth level activated is the Vox TalkBack: if one radio is continuously transmitting in VOX, the VOX TB will
automatically stop the transmission after 20 seconds to allow the transmission to the other users as well.
To activate the VOX function press the MENU button till VOX appears on the display.
Use ▲▼ to select the sensitivity levels:
› Of: Off;
› 1: High
› 2: Middle
› 3: Low
› 4: Talk Back (with high sensitivity)
To confirm your selection, press PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
To disable the VOX function, follow the procedure here above indicated and select oF.
Vibra-CALL function
Midland G8 is equipped with the “Vibra-CALL” feature, which provides a silent alert for incoming CALLs.
To activate this feature, press the
MENU button until the display shows
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enable this feature (on: enables, oF:disables);
Push PTT [11] to confirm or wait for 5 seconds.
CALL feature
Midland G8 can send 5 different CALL tones. To send this audio signal to other users, press the CALL/
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To select the CALL tones:
Press MENU, until the display shows “CA” and the active tone code.
By pushing ▲▼ you will hear the 5 pre-set melodies.
Confirm by pressing PTT or wait for 5 seconds.
ROGER BEEP (End transmission tone)
When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users that your transmission has
finished.
In the Midland G8 this function is factory disabled.
To activate it:
Press the MENU button until the display shows “rb of”; using the scroll buttons ▼▲ select “on” and “rb on” will
be displayed; to confirm the roger beep activation, press PTT or wait for 5 seconds.