Midland PMR 446 G5 User manual

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Owner’s Manual
PMR446 Handheld transceiver
G5

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Featuring
•8Channels
•38 CTCSS codes
•VOX/Babymonitoring
•Displayillumination
•Scan function
•Roger BeepTone

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Index
Accessories 4
Introduction 5
Controlsand Buttons 6
LCDDisplay 7
Ext. Speaker / Mic socket 8
Installing Batteries 9
Charging the Batteries 10
Operation 13-22
Use and Care 23
Technical Specification 24
Channel-chart 25
CTCSS-sub channel-chart 26
European Warranty Note 27

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Accessories – Accessoriescanbepurchasedat
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AE740
Overtheear Mic.HeadsetswithPTT

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Introduction
Congratulationson yourpurchase!MIDLAND G5isanewgeneration
PMR 446 transceiverwhich maybeused,withoutlicense,inallthe
countriesinwhich Pan-European PMR446 frequenciesareauthorised
(446.00625 – 446.09375MHz).
As ofdateofprinting thismanualinfollowing countriesyour G5may be
usedwithout license:
Austria, Belgium,Denmark,Germany, Finland, France,Greece, Hugary,
Iceland,Ireland,Liechtenstein,Luxembourg,Netherlands,Norway,
Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland,Spain,UnitedKingdom.
For Italianinhabitantsalicenceisrequestedwhilefor travellers theuse
withoutlicenceisallowedforshort time. Pleaseask thelocalauthorities
beforeusingtheradio,becauseonlyfewcountriesapplyalready the
european R&TTE directive.
You candownloadthelatestversions anytimefromourserverunder
http://www.hobbyradio.de
Thisunit fullycompliestothefollowing European standards EN300 296-
2, EN301489-1/ -5andEN50950.

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-Increase the volume
- Scroll through the menu
Ext. Spk/Mic
-Decrease the Volume
- Scroll through the menu
Scan for active
Channels and
keylock
-Talk on the Radio
-Send a CallTone
- Save a setting
Speaker
Control Buttons&Indicators
Display
Illumination
ON / OFF
LCD Display
Microphone
Turn On/Off the Radio
-Enter/Exit the menu

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ExternalSpeaker/Microphone Jack:
VOXIcon
LowBatterylevel Indicator
Transmit (TX) Icon
ChannelIndicator
CTCSS Channel
Indicator
ReceiveIcon (RX)

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Your G5canbeusedwithanoptional externalspeaker/microphoneor
headset, forexampleAE740.

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RemoveBattery Coverand Installing Batteries:
1. Pull thelatchingtab outward,thengentlyslidethe
belt clipdowntoward thebottomoftheradio.
2. Withtheback oftheradiofacingyou,removethe
BatteryCoverbyslidingitdownfromtheunit.
3. Insert31,5VAAAbatteries or rechargeable
NiMH-batteriesobservingthepolarityasshown.
4. Return theBattery Coverbyslidingitupfromthe
unit.

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Batterylevelindicatorandchargingbatteries
Batterylevelindicator
Thebatterylevel isindicatedbythenumberof squarespresent inside
thebattery icon on theLCD Screen.Whenthebatterylevelis
low, thebattery iconwill flashtoindicatethat thebatteriesneedtobe
replaced.
To charge batteriesinthe radio
For rechargingNiMHbatteries(notincluded)youwillberequiredtouse
an AC/DCwallcharger230VA/C(ourorderNo.7360,not included).
Onlyusecharger/adadptersindicatedinthe manual.
1. Turn theunitoff.
2. Insert3rechargeableNiMH-batteriesobserving thepolarity.
3. ConnecttheACAdaptor/Chargerintoan A/C Wall Outletandinsert
theAdaptor/Chargerjack intotheMICJack oftheradiofoundatthe
sideoftheunit.

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Note: It takesapproximately6hourstochargepartlydischarged
batteries.Iftheyareattheirlowestlevelitwilltakearound10up to14
hourstofullychargenewbatteriesorfullydischargedbatteries.
Automaticenergysavingcircuit
Theradiotransceiver hasabuilt inPOWERSAVERfeaturefor
maximumbattery life.Itswitchesautomaticallytopowersavemode
during longerreceiving periodswithoutincomingsignals.
Warning
1. Donotmixoldandnewbatteries. Donotmixalkaline,standard
(carbon-zinc)or rechargeable(Ni-MH)batteries.Rechargeable
batteriesaremosttimepartlydischargedand mustbefullycharged
min.onetime.
2. Donotreplaceorchargebatteriesinapotentiallyexplosive
atmosphere. Contactsparking mayoccurwhileinstallingor
removingbatteriesandcauseanexplosion.

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3. Neverattempttochargealkalineor other“normal”dry cell batteries.
Whenrecharging,useonlyapprovedandrecommended
rechargeableNiMH batteriesand chargers.Useofthechargerwith
otherbatteriescancausedamagetoyour PMR unit. Othertypesof
batteriesmayburstandcausepersonal injury.
4. Iftheunitisnottobeusedforan extendedperiod oftime,remove
thebatteries. Oldorleakingbatteriescancausedamagetothe unit
and will voidthewarranty.

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Operation
Power On
Press the button formorethan 3second toturn theradioon. Three
beeps willsound and thestandby screenwithall availableicons will
appear ontheLCD.
Power Off
Press thebutton forover3seconds toturntheradiooff.
Volume
Press the buttontoincreasethevolume, and press the
button todecreasethevolumeduringnormaloperation.
Thevolumelevel„UL“isindicatedbythenumber1to7on the LCD
screen. 7showsthehighestvolumelevel.

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Reception
SimplyreleasethePTT button. When youreceiveasignal,theRXicon
isdisplayedontheLCDscreen.
Transmit
1. Donottransmit when Youhear anyactivityoncurrentchannel. You
maydisturbaconversationbetweenotherparties.
2. Press and holdPTT button and speak inanormalvoiceintothe
microphone.TheTX iconwillappear continuouslyonthe LCD
Displaywhentransmitting.
3. To receivemessages,releasethePTTbutton.TheRXiconwill
appear onthedisplaywhenyourradioisreceivingatransmission.

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CallTone
Your G5cantransmit acalltoneforafixedlengthoftime.Tosend acall
tone, press the PTT twicerapidly.The TX icon will appearduring
transmittingacalltoneand tonecanbeheardonthespeakerfor
confirmation.
Scan
Your G5canscan all ofthe8channeltoobserveforanyactivity.To
enterthescanmode, press thebuttonforonesecond. Press
button againtoexitthescanmode.
Your radiowillrapidlyscaneach ofthe8channelsandstoponany
activechannel.
When youpressthePTTbutton totransmit onanactivechannel, the
scanning functionwillstop.To resumescanning Press andholdthe
button foronesecond.

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KeyLock
You maylockthefrontpanelkeys againstaccidental use. Tolock
and , press keyandholditforabout5seconds(Youwill hear a
beeptoneandLc inthedisplay.MonitorandPTTkeys can stillbe
used.
To disablethelock functionlateragain, press againfor5sec, and
hear thebeeptoneasconfirmation.
BacklitLCD
Your G5comeswithabacklitLCDDisplaytoenableyoutoviewthe
settinginadarkenvironment.Thebacklighting can beturnedon/offby
pressingthe Lbutton abovethePTT.Thebacklightingwillturn on for
5seconds.

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User Interface
To accesstheadvancedfeaturesofyourG5,your radiohas the
followingmenu functions:
All menuepointsmaybechangedbypressingtheor
button.
Note :Theunitwill automaticallygoto normal mode after 5secondsof
no button activity duringmenusetting.
Mode Channel CTCSS VOX Roger
0~381~8
On/Off
On/Off

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ChannelSelection
Your G5has8channelsavailable.To changechannels:
1. Turn theradioon.
2. Press the buttonuntil thecurrentchannel segmentflashes.
3. Usethe button toselect ahigherchannel.
4. Usethe button toselect alowerchannel.
Allchannelswillbeshowninthedisplayaccordingyourselection.
5. Press thePTT button tosavethenew channel and return tonormal
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CTCSS- (Coded ToneControlledSquelch System) selection mode
Thisfeatureallowsyoutoutilize aless usedchannelrange(00-38)
withinamainchannel.Thisenablesyoutocommunicatewithanother
partyonthesamemainchannel usingthesamesubcode.Thishelpsto
avoidcongestiononthemainchannel andfilters outunwantednoise
and static.Thereare38CTCSS subchannelsforeach mainchannel.
CTCSS selection
1. Turn theradioon.
2. Withthedesired channel selected,repeatedlypress untilthe
currentCTCSS Codenumberflashes.
3. Usethe orbuttontochangetheCTCSScodenumber.
Your G5has38CTCSS codesavailable(see CTCSS-frequency-
chart).
4. Press thePTTbutton tosavethenewCTCSS Codeorpress
repeatedlyuntilyou exitthemenu.

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Atthispointyou willreceiveallsignalswithsameselectedCTCSS-
code.Intransmitting modethecodewill besend automatically.
Selecting aCTCSScodeof“oF” will disablethetheCTCSSfeature.
Note: TocommunicatewithotherPMRunits,theymustbeswitchedto
thesamechannelandCTCSS subcode.
Automaticspeechtransmission(VOXcontrolfunction)
OnVOXmode,theradiocanautomaticallyswitch betweenreceiveand
transmitmodebyvoicecontrol withoutpressinganybutton.
To enableVOX-Operation
1. Repeatedlypress the buttonuntiltheVOXiconflashesonthe
LCD display.
2. Press toturn theVOXon.„on“willappear onthedisplay
during thesetting.umdieVOXzuaktivieren. ImDisplay erscheint
VOX„on“.
3. Press toturntheVOXoff.„oF“will appear onthedisplay
during thesetting.
4. Press PTT-ButtontoconfirmselectedVOX-Mode.