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5.2 SQUELCH CONTROL
Push the rotary knob once to select the squelch level and then turn the knob to vary
the level from 0 to 15. 0 is open squelch.
Figure-4 shows the Squelch at level 6
RX
TX
C001 TAC 2 MD⌧N
Squelch-6
Figure 4
5.3 LCD BACKLIGHT DIMMER
Push the rotary knob twice to select the dimmer level and then turn the knob to
select a level from 0 to 15, 0 is the darkest.
Figure-5 shows the Dimmer at level 5
RX
TX
C001 TAC 2 MD⌧N
Dimmer-5
Figure 5
5.4 LCD BACKLIGHT TIMER
Push the rotary knob three times to adjust the Backlight Timer. The Time varies from
0 to 30 seconds. This function is inactive when the Backlight has been turned on
with SHIFT + 1 (Backlight ON/OFF).
Figure-6 shows the Backlight Timer set for 15 seconds
RX
TX
C001 TAC 2 MD⌧N
Light-15
Figure 6
6. CHANNEL SELECTION
The Midland Base Tech III has capability of up to 500 channels.
Press CH, and then enter the channel number.
Example-1 CH-8; Press CH + 0 + 0 + 8 or CH +8 + #
Example-2 CH-500; Press CH + 5 + 0 + 0