Midland 75-440 Gmrs Transceiver Users Manual

75-440 User manual 
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Installing/removing the belt clip 
The supplied belt clip allows you to hang the transceiver on your belt or jacket when you are not using the 
radio. 
To fit the belt clip onto the transceiver’s body: 
1)  Gently slide the clip into the appropriate guides 
located on the transceiver’s battery pack until it 
firmly locks. 
To remove the belt clip: 
2)  Gently move the latch located between the top 
of the belt clip and the battery pack towards the 
belt clip 
3)  Slide the...

75-440 User manual 
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Basic Operations 
Switching the radio ON and OFF 
To switch the radio on: 
1)  Rotate the “PWR/VOL” knob clockwise until the radio is switched on. The CPU will start an auto test 
as follows: 
•  LED will glow GREEN, then RED and turn OFF. 
•  LCD will display all segments and icons. The letters PS(PASS) will be displayed followed by a 
long beep. 
•  LCD will display the last operating mode. 
 The self-test goes very fast. 
2)  After the auto test has been carried out LCD...

75-440 User manual 
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Channel selection 
Each channel is identified by 2 numeric digits. The FCC assigned GMRS channel frequencies are 
programmed into your radio as shown in the table below.  Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS 
radios. 
Channel 
(FRS Ch.) Freq. MHz.  Channel  Freq. MHz. Channel 
(Duplex) Freq. MHz. 
Tx/Rx 
1 462.5625  8 462.5750 16 467/462.5750
2 462.5875  9 462.6250 17 467/462.6250
3 462.6125 10 * 462.6750 18 467/462.6750
4 462.6375 11 462.5500 19 467/462.5500
5 462.6625...

75-440 User manual 
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2) To Disable “GROUP MODE”. Press the “MON” button: “SAT” icon is not displayed. You are now 
working in “Open Traffic”. 
 
 NOTE:  if “SAT” icon is never displayed, “CTCSS/DCS” tone is not programmed. “GROUP 
MODE” function is not available.   See ‘Setting “Group Mode” codes’. 
 
3)  Press and Hold “MON” button for three seconds, internal squelch will be disabled and your speaker is 
un-muted. Press and release the “MON” button to restore the squelch to normal operating...

75-440 User manual 
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Scanning channels 
Your 75-440 has three types of scanning available. The most used is Normal Scan. This allows you to 
scan all the channels you have designated in your scan list (see Creating Scan List). The next is scan with 
a Priority channel (channel 1). This scan allows you to monitor channel 1 more often than the other 
channels while scanning (for this scan to work properly you must have at least 6 channels in the scan list). 
The third scan type is Dual Watch. This...

75-440 User manual 
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2)  Deactivate scan by pressing “Call” +  to remove the Priority channel then press “Call” + to 
stop the scan. 
Selecting Dual Watch 
1.  Choose the second channel you wish to use.  Press the “CALL” + 
 key to activate the Priority 
channel.  A P will be displayed in the lower right corner of the display to confirm your selection. 
2.  The radio will scan the chosen channel and the priority channel (usually channel 1). 
Radio lock 
Your 75-440 has been provided with a...

75-440 User manual 
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Advanced Operations 
In this section we’ll describe some advanced operation which you can do with your handheld transceiver: 
Handsfree Transmit (VOX) 
VOX (Voice Operated Transmit) is an automatic system, which allows you to automatically switch the 
transmission in hands free mode just by speaking in the built-in microphone of a headset (not provided 
with the unit). Please ensure that the handset is suitable for your transceiver as reported in the paragraph 
“Microphone...

75-440 User manual 
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Roger Beep 
A roger beep will be heard by the other party when “PTT” button is released.  
To enable or disable Roger Beep “FUNC”: 
Press the FUNC + CALL” keys. 
Key Beep 
A beep is heard by the user when any key is pressed with the exception of the “PTT” button. 
To enable or disable Key Beep: 
Press the “FUNC” key + “MON” button. 
Setting “GROUP MODE” (CTCSS/DCS) codes 
To SET CODES”: Turn off the radio. Press and hold the “ and   keys. Turn the radio on. 
•  Select the...

75-440 User manual 
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47 2F 199.5 Hz  CTCSS 
48 30 206.5 Hz  CTCSS 
49 31 229.1 Hz  CTCSS 
50 32 254.1 Hz  CTCSS 
51 33  023   DCS 
52 34  025  DCS 
53 35  026  DCS 
54 36  031  DCS 
55 37  032  DCS 
56 38  036  DCS 
57 39  043  DCS 
58 3A  047  DCS 
59 3b  051  DCS 
60 3C  053  DCS 
61 3d  054  DCS 
62 3E  065  DCS 
63 3F  071  DCS 
64 40  072  DCS 
65 41  073  DCS 
66 42  074  DCS 
67 43  114  DCS 
68 44  115  DCS 
69 45  116  DCS 
70 46  122  DCS 
71 47  125  DCS 
72 48  131  DCS 
73 49  132...

75-440 User manual 
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Battery Packs 
Information on rechargeable batteries 
•  When the battery pack is new it will not provide 100% of its efficiency. To reach the full battery run 
time you have to “run-in” the battery with at least 3-4 deep charging/discharging cycles. After that 
it will reach its maximum capacity. Please see “Proper charging of battery packs” for further 
details. 
•  When you properly use the battery pack, you will obtain about 400 charge/discharge cycles (300 
with the...