Midland G8 User manual

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Thanks for choosing Midland! The Midland G8 is a portable transceiver that is free use
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Midland G8
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Midland G8 is available in two versions:
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Content
N° 1 Midland G8
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
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N° 1 Belt clip
Coverage/range
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           
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            
1 or 2 Km
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12 Km
Batteries and battery compartment
          

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
Attention: the supplied battery pack must be recharged before the rst use.
Warnings
BATTERIES -

DO NOT OPEN THE RADIO FOR ANY REASON !
-



Do not use detergents, alcohol, solvents, or abrasives to clean the equip-
ment. 
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FEATURES
New feature “Emergency CALL”
Midland G8 dedicated
to the emergencies

thanks to the “Emergency” function
Midland G8 can com-
-
EMG button
for 3 seconds and an emergency CALL
CALL
New feature “Manual Out of range”: EMG button and you will

New feature “Vox TalkBack”: 
CALL

Midland G8
USER’S MANUAL
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



Emergency CALL
Out of range control


Vibra CALL

Auto power save: automatic current economy circuit
Low battery indicator

CALL 
SCAN
Monitor
Out of Range
Roger beep







Versions:
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


DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTROLS
AND FUNCTIONS
Display
Your Midland G8  
constantly updated about its




    
are described as follows:
1. CHANNEL 
2. VOX VOX function activated

CALL
MENU
EMG
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DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
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4. EMG Emergency function activated
5. DW 

CALL
MENU
EMG
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DCS CTC
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

CALL
MENU
EMG
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DCS CTC
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ROGER
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Vibra-CALL function activated
8. OUT         

9. RX Reception mode
10. TX PTT
11. H(High) / L(Low) 
12. CTCSS/DCS 
13. CTCSS/DCS 
 
14. ROGER 
CALL
MENU
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DCS CTC
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ROGER
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Radio
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15. Built-in speaker 
16. MENU button MENU
17. CALL/
CALL
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ROGER
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button    CALL        

18. PTT (push to talk) 
19. VOLUME knob VOLUME
20. ANTENNA 
21. Accessory socket 

22. EMG button          

23. ▲▼ buttons MENU
24. Built-in microphone
25. Intercom plug 

Turning on/off
VOLUME

Selecting the PMR466 or LDP band (only for the dual band version)
Midland G8
         MENU     
1
MENU
P1
 This procedure disables the EMG function; therefore if you change the
frequency band, remember to activate the Emergency function again (see
paragraph “Emergency function”).
Channel selection
MENU
PTT button

           

Dual band version: 

E version 
! Channel P8 has been set at factory for the “Emergency” function; we suggest
that you do not use it for general communications!
Displaying the channel/sub audio tone



Transmission and reception
PTT

TX
PTT
PTTCALLy receive
RX
VOLUME adjustment
VOLUME
“CALL”
CALL
CALL
CALL
MENU
EMG
DW
DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
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“Emergency”
EMG
EMG for 3 seconds and you send an emergency CALL


Keypad lock
Keep pressed CALL/
CALL
MENU
EMG
DW
DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
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
CALL
MENU
EMG
DW
DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
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
Only PTTEMG and CALL/
CALL
MENU
EMG
DW
DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
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
again CALL/
CALL
MENU
EMG
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ROGER
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
MON (Monitor) function / Squelch





 When MON is active, you will probably hear a constant background noise.
! You can activate the Monitor feature only if the “Emergency” function is
disabled.
Scanning all the channels
Midland G8 can automatiCALL


PTTMidland G8

 You can activate the scanning feature only if the “Emergency” function is
disabled.
“MENU” key
MENU” button:


DCS tone setting

VOX
Vibra CALL function
CALL melodies
Roger Beep
Keypad Beep


Out of Range
Channel selection
MENU
PTT button

           

Dual band version: 

E version 
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
             



Dual band version: 

E version 

Activating the CTCSS tones:

 MENU
 MENUCTC
of

 PTT
Deactivating the CTCSS tones:


 MENU
Select “ of
Activating the DCS codes:

 MENU
 MENU
of

 PTT
! Channel P8 with DCS tone 50 (P850) has been set at factory for the
“Emergency” function; do not use it for general communications!!
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Deactivating the DCS codes:

 MENU

Select “ of
Hi/low power selection (only in PMR446 band)
MENUPr
to select LHPTT or wait





VOX function
Midland G8
           CALLy

   

 Vox TalkBack: if one radio is continuously transmitting
 VOX TB will automatiCALL

MENU button till VOX

Of: Off;
1: High
2: Middle
3: Low
4: Talk Back 
PTT

oF
Vibra-CALL function
Midland G8CALL
for incoming CALL
MENU
CALL
MENU
EMG
DW
DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
1
2
5
3
4 6 8 7
11
9
10
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25
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
onoF
PTT
CALL feature
Midland G8 can send 5 different CALL
CALL/
CALL
MENU
EMG
DW
DCS CTC
H L
EMG OUT
ROGER
1
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5
3
4 6 8 7
11
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
CALL tones:
Press MENUCA

PTT
ROGER BEEP (End transmission tone)
PTT

Midland G8
To activate it:
MENUrb of
select onand rb on
PTT
Keypad Beep


Press MENUbP on
 bP of
 PTT

bP on
Emergency CALL function
Midland G8CALL


EMGCALL
   EC          
CALL
(“EC
CALL
! When the radio is operating on the Emergency channel (EC displayed), all the
buttons except PTT and CALL are disabled.

EMGMENU
Activating / Deactiving the Emergency feature

and enable it again:
Press MENUEC on.
Select EC           PTT or wait for 5

 When the Emergency function is activated (EMG blinking on the display)
the following functions cannot be used: Scan, Monitor, Dual Watch, Out of
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Range.
Changing the emergency channel
             

 Important: be sure that the Emergency function is active! (EMG blinking). If
you decide to change the channel dedicated to the Emergency function, do
not forget to make the same change to all the radios!
MENU EC on
MENU again (of
PTT
 Important: be sure that the Emergency function is active! (EMG blinking).
If you decide to change the channel dedicated to the Emergency function, do
not forget to make the same change to all the radios!

MENUEC on
MENU again and select of
PTT
 If you dedicate any of the standard channels to the Emergency function,
remember to use it only for this purpose, otherwise you will cause
interferences.
Manual Out of range function

  EMG            



 This function can be used only if the “Automatic Out of Range” feature is not
active.
DUAL WATCH


Enabling - Disabling
MENUDW of

PTT

MENU
    

CALL

! This function can be activated only if the “Emergency” feature is disabled.
Automatic Out-of-Range


OUT

! This function can be activated only if the “Emergency” feature is disabled.
Activating – Deactivating
Press MENUOUT” and “Or ofOr on



MENU till “OUT” and Or onOr
of
PTT
Display illumination
           EMG   
MENU
display will automatiCALL
Power save
             
CALL

CALL
MENU
EMG
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DCS CTC
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
! The power save is active only if the Emergency function is disabled.
Battery recharge


To recharge the battery pack:


              

             

! Do not overcharge the batteries! When these are fully charged the charging
process does not stop automatiCALLy. Do not forget therefore, to remove the
transceiver from the charger as soon as the batteries are charged, otherwise
the radio and batteries may be damaged.
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! Do not try to charge alkaline batteries or non rechargeable batteries. Make
sure that when you charge the radio, only rechargeable NI-MH batteries or
the supplied battery pack should be contained in the battery compartment!
Alkaline batteries are not rechargeable! Batteries which are not suitable to be
recharged may leak, explode or even burn and cause damage!
! Using a different battery charger other than the one specied can cause
damage to your device or may even cause explosions and personal injuries.
! Do not throw batteries into re or place them near heat as this may cause
explosions or personal injuries. Dispose of the batteries according to the
procedures set out by local regulations.
! Do not mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types or batteries
which have been used in different manners.
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Midland G8 User manual

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