Midland Nautico Nt1 Vhf Marine Service Owners Guide

 
 
 
 
 
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NAUTICO1 (NT1) 
   Owner’s Guide 
 
www.midlandradio.com 

 
 
 
  
TABLE OF CONTENTS ………………………………………. 1 
Introduction………………………………………\
…………….. 2 
Important Notice, FCC Licensing…………………………...   3 
LCD Display …………………………………………………….. 4 
Controls …………………………………………………………. 5 
Battery Installation ……………………………………………. 6 
Installing the Belt Clip ………………………………………… 6 
Charging the Optional Battery Pack ……………………….. 7 
Operating Your Radio …………………………………………  7-12 
External Speaker/Microphone Jack ………………………..  12 
Troubleshooting Guide …………………………………\
……  13 
Use and Care...

 
 
 
Welcome to the world of Midland electronics 
Congratulations on your purchase of a high quality MIDLAND product. Your 2-
way radio represents the state-of-the-art in high-tech engineering. Designed for 
VHF Marine Service operation, this compact package is big on performance. It is 
a quality piece of electronic equipment, skillfully constructed with the finest 
components. The circuitry is all solid-state and mounted on a rugged printed 
circuit board. Your 2-way radio is designed to give you...

 
 
FCC License 
 
A ship station license is not required for any vessel traveling in U.S. waters which 
is less than 20 meters in length.  However, any vessel required to carry an HF 
SSB radiotelephone or marine satellite terminal is required to have a ship station 
license.  FCC license forms can be downloaded at 
www.fcc.gov/forms.  You may 
also obtain a form from the FCC by calling (888) 225-5322. 
 
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy 
Your Midland radio is designed to comply with the following...

 
 
 
LCD DISPLAY 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. VOX – Indicates when eVOX mode is active. 
2. TRANSMIT (TX) ICON  – Indicates radio is transmitting a 
     signal. 
3. LOW BATTERY ICON  – Indicates battery level is low. 
4. CHANNEL NUMBER – Changes from 1~88a on VHF 
     Marine band (1~10 on WX band). 
5. USA/CAN/INT CHANNEL ICONS 
6. KEY LOCK ICON  – Indicates KEY LOCK mode is on. 
7. WX BAND ICON – Indicates when the radio is in Weather 
     Band mode  
8. TRANSMIT POWER LEVEL (Hi / LO) ICON  – Indicates...

 
 
CONTROLS 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. POWER/VOLUME KNOB – Turn clockwise to turn the power on and 
increase the volume level. Turn counter-clockwise to decrease the volume level 
and turn the power off. 
11. PTT Button  – Press and hold to transmit voice communication. Press twice 
quickly to send a call tone. 
12. CH 16 Button  – Press to switch immediately to emergency channel 16. 
Press and hold to sw itch to Channel 9. 
13. MIC – Built-in microphone. 
14. SPEAKER  – Built-in...

 
 
BATTERY INSTALLATION 
Your Nautico1 radio operates with either 4 AA alkaline batteries or an optional 
NiMH battery pack. The belt clip should be removed (see below) to ease 
installation or removal of the batteries.  
 
To install the batteries: 
1. With the back of the radio facing you, remove the belt clip (see diagram below) 
for easy access, then remove the Battery Cover 
by pressing down on the top center and sliding it down from the radio. 
2. Insert 4 AA batteries observing the polarity as...

 
 
 
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY & CHARGER OPTION 
Your Nautico1 is equipped for using an optional rechargeable NiMH battery pack 
(not included) which can be recharged using an AC or DC charger (not included). 
Initial charge time is 24 hours with a charge time of 8-12 hours thereafter. For 
maximum battery life, we recommend charging the Nautico1 when the low 
battery indicator comes on. Remove the radio from the charger when the charge 
time expires. 
 
To Charge Using Optional AC or DC Charger: 
1.  Place...

 
 
 
TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING       
 
1.  To transmit a call, hold the radio 2 to 3 
inches from your mouth. 
2.  Press and hold the  PTT button and speak in 
a normal voice into the  microphone. The TX 
icon will appear continuously on the LCD 
display while transmitting. 
3.   To receive a call, release the  PTT button. 
The  RX icon will appear on the display when 
your radio is receiving. 
 
ABOUT RANGE 
Your Nautico1 radio is designed to give you 
maximum range under optimum conditions....

 
 
MONITOR 
Pressing and holding the MONITOR button for 1 second will let you hear noise 
so you can adjust the volume level of the radio when not receiving a signal. This 
should be used to check activity on your  current channel before transmitting. 
Press and release the  Monitor button for 1 second to get out of  Monitor mode. 
 
SCAN 
Your Nautico1 can scan all channels for activity. To enter, quickly press the 
SCAN button. Repeat the same  procedure to exit. Your radio will rapidly scan 
each of...