16 | Midland CT990 instruction guide
Display Backlight (Backlight)- Menu Utilities 25
In Standby mode press Menu Utilities + 25; “BACKLIGHT” will appear on the
display.
Push Menu to enter the function. Press ▼/▲ or rotate the encoder to se-
lect ON/OFF, then Menu to confirm your selection. Push Back to return to
standby condition.
Backlight brightness (Brightness) - Menu Utilities 26
With this function you can set the brightness level of the display backlight.
You can choose amongst 6 levels; level 1 is the least bright.
Follow these steps:
In standby mode press Menu Utilities + 26; the display will indicate
“BRIGHTNESS”.
Press Menu to enter the function.
Push ▼/▲ or turn the encoder to select the desired brightness level.
Confirm with the Menu button and push Back to return to standby mode.
ID (ID VERIFICATION) - Menu Utilities 27
The ID identification feature allows to identify the parts that are transmitting or
being received; this code will be shown in the display of the radio.
ID is a code and of course, has to be set from both users.
In standby mode press Menu Utilities + 27; the display will show “ID
VERIFICATION”.
Press Menu to enter the function.
Push ▼/▲ or turn the encoder to select the desired brightness level.
Confirm with the Menu button and push Back to return to standby mode.
Transmitting the ID code (PTT-ID) - Menu Utilities 28
With this function you can decide when sending the ID code while the radio
is in tx mode.
The possible options are 3:
BOT the code is sent when you press the PTT
EOT the code is sent when the PTT is released
BOTH the code is sent when you press and release the PTT.
Press Menu Utilities + 28; the display will show “PTT-ID”.
Press Menu to enter the function.
Select the desired option by pushing ▼/▲ or rotate the encoder.
Confirm with the Menu button and push Back to return to standby mode.
