Midland G15 PRO Manual

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PMR446 TRANSCEIVER
G15 PRO
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Index
Programming software (optional) 2
Content 2
Main characteristics 2
Coverage/Range 3
Main controls and parts of the radio 4
Operations 6
Power on/o and volume adjustment 6
Transmission 6
Monitor 6
Scan 6
Squelch 7
Selecting 16 or 32 channels 7
Battery recharge 8
Roger Beep (End transmission tone) 8
Keypad Beep 8
Vox 9
Maintenance 9
Technical specifications 10
Troubleshooting 11

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Thanks for choosing Midland! G15 PRO is a portable transceiver that is free use in
almost all European countries. For further information, we suggest you look at the
“Restrictions on the use” chart.
Programming software (optional)
Thanks to Midland Programming software PRG-G15, it is possible to increa-
se the performance of your radio or to reduce its functionality by enabling or
disabling some features (CTCSS, TOT, VOX, ROGER BEEP, SQUELCH,
VOICE, EMERGENCY, BATTERY STATUS INDICATOR...)
For further information, please consult the Programming software manual.
Content
• 1 G15 PRO transceiver
• 1 belt clip
• 1 wall adaptor
• 1 1600mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery pack
• 1 desktop charger
Main characteristics
• IP 67 Certified
• 16 new PMR446 channels
• 32 PMR446 channels (16+16 pre-programmed)
• Extended frequency band: 446.00625/446.19375MHz
• Fast switch from 16 to 32 channels
• Voice announcement
• 50 CTCSS tones+105 DCS codes
• Auto Power Save: for a maximum battery life
• Scan function
• Monitor function
• Vox function

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Coverage/Range
The maximum range depends on terrain condition and is obtained during use
in an open space.
The only limitation to maximum possible range are environmental factors such
as blockage caused by trees,buildings, or other obstructions. Inside a car or a
metallic constructions, the range can be reduced. Normally the coverage in
the city, with buildings or other obstructions is about 1 or 2 Km. In open space
but with obstructions like trees, leaves or houses the maximum possible ran-
ge is about 4-6 Km. In open space, without obstructions and in sight, like for
example in mountain, the coverage can be more than 12 Km.

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Main controls and parts of the radio
1. Antenna
2. Encoder: rotate clockwise or counter-clockwise to select the desired
channel
3. Power/volume knob: turn clockwise to power on and increase the volume
level. Turn counterclockwise to decrease the volume level and power o.
4. Speaker
5. Built-in microphone
6. Led indicator: RED: TX; GREEN: RX.
7. Emergency button (it can be activated through the programming sof-
tware)
8. PTT: push this button to transmit, release it to receive.
9. Function key 1: Short pressure: Monitor function activation. Long pres-
sure: VOX function activation
10. Function key 2: Press briefly this control to switch to the next 16 chan-
nels (from CH17 to CH32) or to return to the previous 16 (from CH1 to
CH16). Long pressure: SCAN function activation
11. External Speaker/Mic Jack: allows the connection with external devices
such as headsets, microphones.

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Operations
Power on/o and volume adjustment
Rotate the Power/Volume knob clockwise to turn the radio on.
Rotate the control clockwise /counter-clockwise to adjust the volume level as
you prefer.
To turn the radio o, rotate the control counter-clockwise till hearing a me-
chanical “click”.
Transmission
To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel.
Briefly press the Function key 1 to enable the Monitor feature in order to make
sure that the frequency is not busy, then press the PTT button.
For a maximum clarity, hold the device at a distance of about 4/10 cm.
Release the PTT key to receive.
Only one user at a time can talk during radio communications. Therefore, it is
important not to transmit when you are receiving a communication and use the
transmission mode sparingly to allow other users to talk.
Transmission consumes a significant amount of energy and should therefore be
used sparingly to prolong the battery life.
If you are unable to contact a station that you have no problems in receiving, the
station may be using CTCSS tones or DCS codes.
Monitor
The Monitor feature is for excluding (opening) the Squelch, in order to listen to
signals that are too weak to keep the Squelch permanently opened.
Press briefly the Function key 1 to enable such function.
Scan
This function is enabled by pushing the Function key2 for 2 seconds; the led
will alternately blink green.
Whenever any signal is detected, the scanning will stop on a busy channel and,
if no operation is done, will start after 5 seconds.

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If you press the PTT, the radio will transmit on the latest busy channel; after
10 seconds that you released the PTT, G15 PRO will return on the default
channel and the scanning will be active.
The scanning will be done on the frequency band in use, so either channels
1-16 or 17-32.
Squelch
The Squelch function suppresses noises on free channels and allows to receive
even weak signals.
G15 PRO has 10 dierent Squelch levels that can be set by programming sof-
tware: 0 means that the Squelch is turned o; from level 1 to level 9 you will
have dierent levels of noise reduction. The higher is the level, the louder will
be the Squelch.
By default, the Squelch level of G15 PRO is set on level 5.
Make sure you do not set an excessively high squelch level because in this case you
may not be able to receive weaker signals. On the other hand an excessively low
Squelch value could enable the Squelch even when no signals are present.
Squelch must always be adjusted when no signals are present.
The Time Out timer is settable from 30 sec to 270 sec. only through the pro-
gramming software.
This feature is disabled by default.
Selecting 16 or 32 channels
G15 PRO can operate not only on 16 PMR446 channels, but if you press
briefly the Function Key2, you can switch to the next 16 PMR446 channels
(CH17-32) and viceversa.
The voice announcement will advise you about the band you are working on.
In case you disabled the voice annoucement through the optional program-
ming software, the blinking led will help you to realize what band you selected:
• five green flashes indicate that you are operating on the first band (CH1
- CH16);
• five red flashes indicate that you are operating on the second band (CH17
- CH32).
CH 1- CH16
• 1 - 8 : standard PMR446 channels
• 9 - 16: PMR446 channels of the new band (446.0 - 446.2 MHz)

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CH17 - CH32
• 17 - 24: standard pre-set PMR446 channels
• 25 - 32 : pre-set PMR446 channels of the new band
The first 8 channels of the traditional band 446.0 - 446.1 allow you to com-
municate with all PMR446 radios on the market.
Battery recharge
G15 PRO is equipped for using a 7,4V Li-ion rechargeable battery pack which
can be recharged connecting the socket of the AC/DC wall adaptor to a mains
power socket and inserting the jack of the wall adaptor into the desktop char-
ger plug.
It takes 4 hours to fully recharge the radio. The led of the desktop charger
indicates the status of the recharge:
Red = charging, Green = full charge
For maximum battery life, we recommend charging the battery pack when the
G15 PRO is o and the battery pack is fully discharged.
! Using a dierent battery charger other than the one specified can cause
damage to your device or may even cause explosions and personal injuries.
The Battery power saving feature enables a reduction in consumption of up to
50%. If it has been set, it automatically activates when the transceiver does
not receive any signal for more than 5 seconds in order to save the battery life.
Power saving can be disabled only through Programming software.
Roger Beep (End transmission tone)
When the PTT button is released, the radio will beep to confirm to other users
that you’ve finished your transmission and that they can start talking.
The Roger Beep can be enabled through the programming software.
Keypad Beep
If this function is active, you will hear a beep tone everytime you press a button
(It can be disabled through the programming software).