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6. Follow the pairing pr ocedure of your GPS. If a pin c ode is requested you must
enter “0000” (four times zero).
7. When successfully pair ed, the Blue light of the unit will be on for one second
and then the unit will exit the setup mode and switch to the w orking mode
(the Blue light will start flashing).
When you pair the GPS to the V olume + button, y ou loose the possibility to pair
the phone to the BTX1 unit. Y ou can o vercome this limit by pairing the phone
directly to the GPS and then the GPS to the BTX1 unit. All the phone fea tures are
therefore managed b y the GPS itself.
GPS navigator alw ays in background
T o k eep the intercom open while the GPS give the street indication y ou must have
the “back ground” fea ture active.
How to pair PMR446 transceiv er with integrat ed Bluetooth
If your PMR446 trasceiv er has an integrat ed Bluetooth (like the G8BT), you must
pair the trasceiver using the “ V olume +“ button:
› T urn off the unit
› Press and hold down the “ Middle” butt on about 7 sec., until the Red ligh t is
on permanently .
› Now press firmly (3 sec) the “V olume +” button, the Blue and Red light will
flash.
› Follow now the pairing pr ocedure explained on the manual of the transc eiver
itself
Attention: If you ar e pairing to a G8BT tr ansceiver , just when the B TX1 finish the
pairing (only the Blu LED is flashing) you must follow this pr ocedur e to activate the
Bluetooth connection:
› T urn off and on the G8BT and then press for 3 sec . the “BT” butt on.
› Follow the same pr ocedure every time you need to rec onnect the G8BT to the
BTX1 (no need to make the pairing pr ocedure again)
Attention: r emember to have the “backgr ound” feature active if y ou want to keep
the two way radio c ommunication together with the int erc om.
How to use the wir ed audio input
Y our Midland BTX1 is also supplied with a wired audio input ( AUX), that can
be used to connect an audio source, lik e an iPod ( or any other MP3 Player) or a
PMR446 transceiver for gr oup communication or for a cov erage increase.
Listening to music
T o listen t o music from the wired input , connect the audio source using the op-
tional AUX cable.
The volume butt ons (Vol + and V ol -) cannot be used to adjust the volume of the
wired audio sourc e. The AGC syst em with automatically increase the v olume on
higher speed.
Attention: never set the v olume of the MP3 Player to the maximum possible . Nor-
mally the best level is about the 70% of the maximum.
Hint: W e recommend that y ou per form a few tests adjusting the volume of y our
iPod/MP3 pla yer so at the normal speed the Headset v olume is suited to your
needs. The A GC system will automatically incr ease the volume on higher speed.
Make a note to r emember this setting for future trips.
Enabling/disabling the wired input
If needed the wired input can be enabled or disabled:
Enabling/Disabling: Make a Long pr ess on the “Rear” butt on (you will hear one
audio beep tone for enabling confirmation and two audio beep t one for disa-
bling).
Using a PMR446 transceiv er with the cable connec tion
In order to connect the transceiv er to your Midland BTX1, you need t o purchase
the specific 2.5mm plug AUX cable, sold separ ately . S
ome manufacturers radios use a different pin configur ation, so we rec ommend
that you ask y our dealer as to which cable is best suited to your needs
The cable connected to the transc eiver normally has also a PTT button that can
be placed on the handlebar of your bik e or held in your hand (If you ar e the pas-
sanger rider).
T o communica te via the attached radio , press the PTT button to speak and r elease
it to listen. It is not possible to talk and list en simultaneously .
Adjust the volume of the transc eiver to your needs , remembering that the v olume
adjustment is contr olled by the automatic A GC system and that it will therefor e
be automatically increased in r elation to back ground noise.
If you wish to use a PMR446 transc eiver for group communica tions and simulta-
neously maintain the Inter com feature enabled between tw o or more BTX1 devi-
ces, y ou must remember that every time you talk to communica te with the PMR
446 transceiver (pr essing the PTT button), you will also activate the in tercom of
the BTX1 to the unit connected to the “ Middle” butt on (thanks to the VOX fea ture).
T o av oid the Interc om activation when you speak on the PMR446, you can decide
to pair the BTX1 unit on the “Rear” or “Forward” (wher e the V OX is not active) or
if you still want t o use the “Middle ” butt on, you must disable the VOX featur e, as
explained in the previous section.
Attention! If you disable the VOX featur e, you will only be able t o answer incoming
phone calls by pr essing the “Forwar d” button.
Setup and special configurations
Resetting all paired devices
Sometimes you may find it necessary to delete all the pairing refer ences stored in
the BTX1 unit (reset operation).
T o perform this operation you must first ent er the setup mode:
› T urn off the unit
› Press and hold down the “ Middle” butt on about 7 sec., until the Red ligh t is
on permanently .
› Than simultaneously press and hold down the “ V olume +” and “ Volume –“
buttons for 3 seconds. T he Blue Light will be lit on for 1 sec and than back
to steady RED .
› Double click on the “Middle” button to exit the “Setup ” mode and use the BTX1.
This proc edure deletes all the paired Bluet ooth devices stored in the memory and
it is therefore possible t o start a new “ clean” pairing session.
Back to factory setting
Sometimes you may find it necessary to go back to the factory setting, to reset all
the changes/setup already made and hav e a “ clean ” unit .
T o perform this operation you must first ent er the setup mode:
› T urn off the unit
› Press and hold down the “ Middle” butt on about 7 sec., until the Red ligh t is
on permanently .
› Than simultaneously press and hold down all the thr ee buttons “F orward”-
“Middle”-“Rear” for 3 sec onds. The Blue Light will be lit on for 1 sec and than
back to steady RED .
› Double click on the “Middle” button to exit the “Setup ” mode and use the BTX1.
Adjusting/ Disabling the V OX feature (Int ercom and telephone)
The Inter com feature can be enabled both manually and v ocally (VOX). T he VOX
activation is influenced by the backgr ound noise and therefore b y the speed.
For optimum r esults, it is possible to choose one of the following four micr ophone
sensitivity levels: high, medium, low and very low . The default setting of BTX1 is
“low” . It is also possible to disable the VOX fea ture in order to activat e the Inter-
com and phone call answering featur es in manual mode only .
Adjusting the sensitivity of the microphone (VOX)
T o perform this operation you must first ent er the setup mode:
1. T urn off the unit
2. Press and hold down the “ Middle” button about 7 sec., until the Red light is
on permanently .
3. Y our BTX1 is now in “Set up mode ” .
4. Press the “Rear” button until the red light indicator changes t o a steady blue.
5. Now , press “ V olume +” or “ Volume -“ t o increase or reduce sensitivity . Ev ery
time you press the V olume buttons the RED ligh t will flash for confirmation.
When you r each the end of the upper and lower limit, the RED light will not
flash.
6. Press again the “B ackward” butt on; the Blue light will flash sever al times, in
order to let y ou know the selected sensitivity:
One flash = V OX disabled
T wice = very low sensitivity
3 times= low sensitivity
4 times= medium sensitivity (default setting)
5 times = high sensitivity
The light indicat or is now back to steady RED (“Set up mode”) and the
changes are confirmed
7. If needed, you can adjust again the sensitivity repea ting the steps from point
1, otherwise exit the Setting mode by double clicking the “Middle ” button.
Once the red light turns off , the blue led starts blinking. No w you can use your
BTX1.
Disabling the VOX fea ture (Intercom and t elephone)
Follow all the pr ocedure described in the pr evious steps and choose the option of
only one flash (VOX disabled).
Wired c onnection always in background
This featur e let you keep the wir ed connection always on, even when the phone
or the interc om is open. T his feature can be useful when y ou connect a PMR446
transceiver .
By default this option is on.
Disabling:
› Enter the “Setup ” mode:
› T urn off the unit
› Press and hold down the “ Middle” butt on about 7 sec., until the Red ligh t is
on permanently .
› Press the “F orward” and “Middle” butt on together for 3 seconds. The blue LED
will flash twice.
› Double click on the “Middle” button to exit the “Setup ” mode and use the BTX1.
Enabling:
Follow the same pr ocedure up described; now the blue LED will flash onc e.
T o exit the “S etup” mode , double click the “ Middle” butt on.
Setup and Firmwar e update
It is possible to configur e and update the firmwar e of your BTX1 using the USB
connection to your PC. On the Midland web site www.midlandr adio.eu in the