Midland Radio P-20 User Manual
Owner’s Manual for the P-20 (Itinerant Radio)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TIPS FOR GETTING THE MOST FROM YOUR P20 .................................... 3
A NOTE ABOUT THE CTCSS or DCS CODES ............................................. 4
CHARGING THE BATTERIES........................................................................ 5
BELT CLIP ...................................................................................................... 5
QUICK USE INSTRUCTIONS: ....................................................................... 5
RANGE OF UHF RADIOS .............................................................................. 6
DISPLAY SYMBOLS....................................................................................... 6
FEATURES AND LOCATION OF CONTOLS ................................................ 7
TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF .............................................................. 7
LOCKING THE CONTROLS........................................................................... 7
UNLOCKING THE CONTROLS...................................................................... 7
SELECTING THE CHANNEL ......................................................................... 7
PROGRAMMING THE ACTIVE CHANNEL.................................................... 7
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME ........................................................................... 8
ADJUSTING THE SQUELCH ......................................................................... 8
USING THE CALL FUNCTION ....................................................................... 8
USING THE MONITOR FUNCTION ............................................................... 8
TURNING ON OR OFF THE BUTTON PRESS BEEP................................... 8
TURNING ON THE DISPLAY BACKLIGHT ................................................... 8
TURNING THE ROGER BEEP ON OR OFF.................................................. 8
ACTIVATING SCAN FUNCTIONS.................................................................. 9
DCS CODES ................................................................................................. 10
RESETTING THE RADIO ............................................................................. 11
OPERATING THE HANDS FREE VOX (VOICE OPERATED TRANSMIT). 11
SETTING REMOTE MONITOR MODE ........................................................ 12
SETTING MEMORY CHANNELS................................................................. 12
ACCESSING MEMORY CHANNELS ........................................................... 12
TROUBLESHOOTING .................................................................................. 13
CARE OF RECHARGEABLE NI-CAD BATTERIES ..................................... 14
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS* ................................................................. 15
LIMITED WARRANTY .................................................................................. 16