6.4 Vibration alert
Withreferencetopar.5.11,youcansetyourdevicetovibratefor
abouttwosecondswheneveritreceivesacallingtone(CALL)from
other MIDLAND G12 instead of sounding the received melody. To set
thesilentmodedothefollowing:
1) Press seven times the
MENU button. The display shows VIb
(vibration) followed by
oF (vibration disabled) or On (vibration
enabled)ashingtogetherwiththe
icon.
2) Pressthe
+ or – button until you have made your selection
3) Pressthe
PTTbuttontoexit,orwaitforafewseconds.Thedevice
will go back to standby mode storing the new value set.
When vibration alert is enabled the display shows it by this
icon.
Moreover,whenever youswitch onyour transceiver it will vibrate
brieytoremindyou.
2 Vibrating alert used frequently increases battery consumption.
6.5 Dual Watch
The Dual Watch function simulates simultaneous listening of two
channels of your choice by scanning them rapidly. To set dual watch
dothefollowing:
1) Firstselectachannelofyourchoice.
2) Pressseventimesthe
MENU button. The display shows dual
watch followed by
oF(dualwatchdisabled)orOn (dual watch
enabled).
3) Press the
+ or – button until you have selected the second
channel to insert into dual watch.
4) Press the
PTT button to enable dual watch on the channels
selected on step 1 and 3.
During dual watch the display shows the
icon ashing.As for
scanning,ifyouansweracallwithdualwatchenabled,
MIDLAND
G12pausesdualwatchforamaximumofvesecondsafteryouhave
nishedtransmittingtogiveyouthechancetohearintheeventofa
reply from the other party before restarting dual watch automatically.
To disable dual watch press the
SCAN/MON button. The icon
will disappear from the display and the transceiver will go back in
standby mode on the channel which had been selected at step 1.
6.6 Transmission lock when channel is busy
Before transmitting (by pressing the PTT or CALL/LOCKbutton)it
is advisable to make sure the channel is not busy. If you attempt
to transmit on a busy channel you cannot be heard and you could
create radio interference. MIDLAND G12 can be set to prevent you
transmittingonabusychannelbydoingthefollowing:
1) Pressninetimesthe
MENU button. The display shows bLo (Busy
LockOut)followedby
n (disabled)or Y(enabled)ashing.
2) Pressbuttons
+ or – until you have selected the desired setting.
3) Pressthe
PTTbuttontoexit,orwaitforafewseconds.Thedevice
goes in standby mode storing the new settings.
Ifthechannelisbusy,pressing
PTT or CALL/LOCK buttons when this
function is enabled will only produce an error beep. As soon as the
channel is free the
PTT and CALL/LOCK buttons are automatically
enabled for their normal functioning.
2 This function is particularly useful when MIDLAND G12 is
operated by an inexperienced user.
6.7 Compander
The Compander (CompressorExpander) improves audio quality
by compressing your voice and expanding that of the other party