Midland BT Next Conference - Pairing to a PMR446 radio

28 - Midland BT Next
UK
Pairing to a PMR446 radio with integrated or external Bluetooth
The PMR446 Radio can be paired to the “Volume +“ or “Volume -” button. If pai-
red on “Volume -” and the “Background” feature is activated, the PMR446 radio is
always in the background even when you talk on the intercom.
Pairing procedure
› Turn o the unit
› Press and hold down the “Middle” button about 7 sec., until the Red light is on
permanently.
› Now press rmly (3 sec) the “Vol +” or “Vol -” button, the Blue and Red light
will ash.
› Follow now the pairing procedure explained on the manual of the transceiver
itself
Attention: If you are pairing to a G8BT transceiver, just when the BT Next C. nish the
pairing (only the Blu LED is ashing) you must follow this procedure to activate the
Bluetooth connection:
› Turn o and on the G8BT and then press for 3 sec. the “BT” button.
› Go to phone mode
› Press “Backward” button to activate G8BT audio (no need to make the pairing
procedure again)
You need to have “background” feature active if you want to have the two way radio
conversation in background with the intercom
How to listen to the FM Radio
The FM Radio receiver is integrated inside the unit. You just need to switch to the “FM
Radio” mode in order to use it. Long press the middle button until you hear “FM radio”
from the voice announcement. Now all the three main buttons are dedicated to the FM
Radio (See Table C).
Press short the Forward or the Backward button to seek the FM Radio station. When
you press long the Forward or the Backward button, you can scan up or down the 6
recorded stations. A voice announcement will tell you the number of which memory
you are entering. A double beep tone will be played when the last or the rst recor-
ded station is reached.
To save the station you are listening to, press the Forward and Rear buttons together
for 3 sec. You will hear a beep tone for conrmation.
The station is saved over the last recorded station used.
Thanks to the RDS system, the FM Radio will choose the strongest signal available for
the radio station you like to listen.
The RDS system is OFF by default, if needed you can toggle on/o the RDS pressing
together the “Volume +” and “Volume –“ buttons for 3 sec when the radio is on. A
voice announcement will tell you the RDS status.
How to Disable/Enable the FM Radio
By default the FM radio is on.
Disabling:
› Enter the “Setup” mode: turn o the unit and hold down the “Middle” button
about 7 sec., until the Red light is on permanently.
› Press “Middle” and “Volume+” buttons together for 3 seconds. The blue LED will
ash twice.
› Double click on the “Middle” button to exit the “Setup” mode and use the BT NEXT C.
Enabling:
› Follow the same procedure up described; now the blue LED will ash once.
To exit the “Setup” mode, double click the “Middle” button.
FM Radio with intercom
When you are in “FM Radio” mode is not possible to manually open the intercom,
you can only open it using VOX feature (just talk) to the unit paired on the “Middle”
button. To manually activate the intercom you must switch to “Intercom” mode.
How to use the wired audio input
Your Midland BT Next C. is also supplied with a wired audio input (AUX), that can be
used to connect an audio source, like an iPod (or any other MP3 Player) or a PMR446
transceiver for group communication or for a coverage increase.
Listening to music
To listen to music from the wired input, connect the audio source using the cable
supplied with the BT Next C. unit. The volume level can be adjusted using the Voume
+ and Volume – button, or automatically adjusted by the AGC system, which means
that you only need to adjust the volume of your iPod/ MP3 player to a level that will
allow you to listen to music in normal speed.
Attention: never set the volume of the MP3 Player to the maximum possible. Normally
the best level is about the 70% of the maximum.
C-Radio FM mode
Mode Forward button Middle button Rear button
FM Radio Short press: seek station up
Long press: Scan recorded
Short press: On/o
Long press: Change mode
Short press: seek station up
Long press: Scan recorded