Midland 278 [8/56] Function and location of the controls

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FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS

1. Channel selector

2. Multifunction backlighted display. It shows:

A. Channel selected number

B. The received signal strength and the power of the transmitting signal

C. AM/FM mode

D. RX/TX:TX=transmit mode; RX=receive mode

E. SCAN mode

F. EMG mode

G. Frequency band selected.

H. LOW: displayed when the radio transmits in low power (this mode is possible with

some frequency bands only – see the Frequency band chart).

I. LOCK: microphone (UP/DOWN buttons) lock enabled.

3. ”EMG” button: Emergency channel. By pressing it, you will be automatically positio-

ned on CH 9 (emergency channel). The display will show “EMG”. It will not be possibile

to change accidentally the channel.

4. 5. “Q.UP/Q.DOWN” buttons: To skip 10 channels UP (Q. UP) or 10 channels DOWN

(Q.DOWN).

6. “AM/FM”(LCR) button: To select AM or FM mode. If you switch on the unit and push

“AM/FM”(LCR) and “SCAN” at the same time, you will select the operating band, which

will be visualised on the display.

If you select a frequency band operating in FM mode only, this button enables the LCR

function (Last Channel Recall).

SCAN

EMG Q.UP

Q.DOWN

3 4 5

6 7

9 10

1 8

+30

SIG

0.5

1 2 3 4 PWR

C E

LOW

SCAN

EMGLOCK