General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) Model/Modèle : GMRS-1525 Owner's Manual Manuel d'utilisation MODE SCAN EMG Customer Service/ Service à la clientèle 1-800-290-6650 CAUTIONS NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES. WHEN RECHARGING USE ONLY THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES SUPPLIED WITH YOUR TRANSCEIVER. USE OF OTHER BATTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-1525 RADIO TRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. AVOID PLACING THE GMRS-1525 RADIO TRANSCEIVER FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR TEMPERATURES BELOW -4° F (-20° C) OR ABOVE 140 ° F (60° C). KEEP THE ANTENNA AT 1 INCH (2.5 cm) AWAY FROM YOUR HEAD AND BODY. DO NOT USE YOUR GMRS-1525 RADIO TRANSCEIVER WITH A DAMAGED ANTENNA. PLACE THE RUBBER COVERS ON JACKS WHEN NOT IN USE Model GMRS-1525 (FCC License Required) 5 3 4 17 6 10 11 MODE 16 15 GMRS-1525 8 C EMG SCAN 2 1 12 9 AUDIO OX 14 13 7 WITH COVER OPEN Battery Door Monitor/Lamp Button Detachable Belt Clip Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Antenna (Not Removable) External Speaker/Microphone Jack 7. Built-in Speaker 8. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 9. Built-in Microphone 10. Up Channel Button 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. Down Channel Button 12. Mode Button 13. SCAN/LOCK Button 14. Emergency (EMG) Call Button 15. Power On/Off and Volume Control 16. External DC In Jack 17. Transmit Indicator (Red), Receive and Monitor Indicator (Green) Model GMRS-1525 DISPLAY 3 2 1 14 11 12 13 5 4 6 9 7 10 8 1. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears in autolock selection mode when the key lock is activated. This function disables keys such as channel up/down keys. 2. Beep Tone Indicator: This icon blinks in the selection mode and is constant when selected. When a key is pressed a tone will sound. 3. Emergency: icon appears when the emergency button is pressed. 4. Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS) Indicator: Icon appears when the CTCSS tone function is active. 5. Battery Level Indicator: Icon indicates the battery charge level. 6. Small Segment Display: Displays the CTCSS tone option in the channel form(00-38) or frequency (Hz). 7. Busy Channel Lock Out (BCLO) Indicator: Icon appears in Busy Channel Lock selection mode. This function prevents transmissions on a channel while another transmission is occurring on the same channel. 8. Priority Scan Indicator: This function allows the user to designate a channel to be scanned every .5 second and play any signals recieved on that channel. 9. Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: This function allows hands free conversation. The icon appears when the VOX mode is activated. 4 10.Scan Indicator: Icon appears when a channnel is in the list channels to be scanned. 11.Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor Button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 12.Skip Indicator: Icon appears when a channnel is in the list channels to be skipped during scanning. 13.Received Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. The icon consists of five bars to indicate the received signal level. 14.Large Segment Display: Indicates the channel number in use. GMRS License: Use of GMRS radios within the United States require a FCC GMRS license. An individual18 years of age or older, who is not a representataive of a foreign government, is eligible to apply for a GMRS system license. You will need two forms from the FCC, FCC Form 159 and FCC Form 605 Main Form and Schedule F. You can find the forms online at http://www.fcc.gov/ formpage.html, or call 1-800-418-3676. Powering the transceiver: Your GMRS-1525 radio transceiver operates on four AAA batteries . You may operate your GMRS-1525 using the rechargeable batteries included or you may use alkaline batteries. Alkaline batteries will provide slightly better performance than the rechargeable batteries, but must never be recharged in the radio transceiver. Installing the batteries: To install batteries into the radio, it is convenient to remove the belt clip. To do this, release the spring clip securing the belt clip to radio and press the belt clip downward and away from the radio body. Next, using a fingernail press the battery cover latch down and open. Lift the bottom and slide the battery cover downward. Insert four AAA alkaline batteries (All four positive ends (+) toward the bottom of the transceiver) or the four rechargeable batteries provided. Replace the cover. 5 SPRING CLIP BELT CLIP BATTERY COVER BATTERY COVER LATCH SIZE AAA SIZE AAA ALL FOUR BATTERIES POSITIVE (+) SIDE 1. Using fingernail 2. Lift the bottom of the 3. Insert four AAA batteries (all four positive ends (+) press battery cover cover and then slide toward the bottom of the latch down and the battery cover transceiver) or insert the open. downward. rechargeable batteries. The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the GMRS-1525: 1. Do not mix old and new batteries. 2. The use of alkaline-type batteries is recommended to provide the longest operating time. 3. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (Ni-MH) batteries. 4. If the unit is not to be used for an extended period of time, remove the batteries. Old or leaking batteries can cause damage to the unit and will void the warranty. 6 Charging the GMRS-1525: Insert the charging transformer into a household electrical outlet and connect the power jack to the socket located on the side of the GMRS-1525. The red LED on the front of the charging transformer serves as a charge indicator. Approximately 12­16 hours are required to fully charge the batteries. Remember to turn your GMRS-1525 OFF before charging the batteries. Caution: The charging transformer is intended for use with the supplied rechargeable Ni-MH batteries. Do not attempt to recharge any other type batteries. Avoid overcharging the batteries to extend the batteries lifetime. CHARGING TRANSFORMER RED LED CHARGING INDICATOR C WITH COVER OPEN TRANSFORMER CONNECTOR 7 Controls: Power On-Off/Volume (15): Turn the On-Off/Volume knob clockwise. You will hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, turn the On-Off/Volume knob counterclockwise. To Adjust Volume: Hold the Monitor Button down to listen to audio level while rotating the On-Off/Volume knob. Clockwise to increase volume and counter-clockwise to decrease volume. Monitor/Lamp Button (2): This button is used to to check activity on the current frequency before transmitting. Check activity by holding down Monitor Button longer than 2 seconds and (MON) will apppear on the display. You will hear static if frequency is clear. Do not transmit if you hear conversation. Hold down the Monitor Button again longer than 2 seconds and (MON) will disapppear from the display. The monitor function will temporarily bypass the squelch setting and play all signals on a given channel. This useful when comunicating with other parties at extreme range. By pressing this button momentarily, the LCD backlight is turned on; press again and the LCD backlight is turned off. The monitor function can be turned off by momentarily pressing the monitor/ lamp button once. Push To Talk (PTT) Button (4): Pressing and holding this button will allow you to speak to any transceiver that is set to the same channel and privacy code setting as yours. Hold the transceiver approximately 1 to 2 inches from your face as you speak into the built in microphone (9). After you have finished speaking, release the PTT Button to allow the reception of incoming signals. It is not possible to transmit and receive at the same time. A red transmit LED (Transmit/Monitor Indicator) 8 located above the LCD Panel (8) will light while the PTT Button is pressed. Releasing the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving an incoming signal, a green monitor LED indicator will light and the received signal strength indicator will display the relative strenth of the signal. The PTT Button can also be used as a two-way call ringer. Pressing the button twice quickly will call another party on the same channel. You will hear a confirming melody. Up Button (10): In the standby mode, pressing this button briefly will change the frequency to the next higher channel. Holding button down will cycle through channels rapidly. (Channels 1-15) Down Button (11): In the standby mode, pressing this button briefly will change the frequency to the next lower channel. Holding button down will cycle through channels rapidly. (Channels 1-15) Mode Button (12): In the standby mode, pressing this button momentarily will enter the function edit mode. Subsequent presses will cycle to each mode. First Press: Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS) Second Press: Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Level Third Press: Channel Scan/Skip List Fourth Press: Beep ON-OFF Fifth Press: Busy Channel Lock Out (BCLO) ON-OFF Sixth Press: Squelch Level Seventh Press: Priority Channel Emergency Call Button Button (14): Pressing this button will set the transceiver to the Emergency Channel (Channel 10, 462.6750 MHz). Usually, this channel is not monitored, but is to be used in emergency situations pertaining to the immediate safety of life or property. 9 External Microphone/Speaker (6): This jack accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone for totally hands free operation. Scan/Lock Mode (13): Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan. Press and hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock keypad. Operating Modes and Features Operation - Rotate the volume control (15) clockwise to turn power ON. The transceiver will be in normal mode. - Select the desired channel with the Up (10) and Down (11) Buttons. When receiving a call, the signal strength meter appears to indicate incoming received signal strength and the Receive-Monitor indicator (17) lights green. - Push and hold PTT Button (4) to transmit, then speak in to the microphone clearly and slowly. The (red) Transmit indicator (17) lights. - Release PTT Button (4) to receive. - Communication can only be accomplished when the channel and CTCSS tone frequency of at least two parties are the same. - During communication the CTCSS icon will be displayed on the LCD panel if the CTCSS tone frequency function is enabled. Channel Selection In order to communicate with other GMRS units, both transmitting and receiving party must be on the same frequency. The GMRS-1525 has 15 channels (frequencies) (1-15) indicated by the large digits on the LCD display panel. Channels 1 through 7 are the same frequency as FRS channels 1 through 7. Communication with Audiovox 10 FRS and compatible units is possible on these seven channels. Before transmitting on the selected channel, press the Monitor Button (2) to check the activity on that channel. If there is activity on the selected channel, change to another channel that is clear. To change the basic channel, - In the standby mode, press the Up Button (10) briefly to move to the next higher main channel number. - Press the Down Button (11) briefly to move to the next lower main channel number. CTCSS Mode (Sub Channel Selection) Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS) with 38 Sub-Frequencies. This feature allows you to utilize the coded squelch tones (00 ~ 38) within a main channel. This enables you to communicate with another party on the same main channel using the same sub-code. This filters out unwanted transmissions (transmissions without the same coded squelch tone). There are 38 CTCSS Sub-channels for each main channel. A different subcode may be selected for each of the 15 channels. To change the CTCSS Sub-channel, - Press the Mode Button until the sub channel number or frequency is displayed. Once a value is entered the Icon (CTC) appears and flashes in the LCD panel. - Press the Up Button or Down Button to choose the desired sub-channel to use. - Press the PTT Button to confirm your selection. NOTE: To communicate with other GMRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS sub code. To communicate with other GMRS units that do not have sub codes, switch your unit to the same channel with the sub code set to 00 or 000.0 depending on the CTCSS mode display. The CTCSS subcodes do not prevent others from hearing your 11 transmission. This will only allow you to ignore all traffic on a given channel not using the same subcode. CTCSS Mode Display This feature allows you to display the CTCSS tone in either a channel number or frequency. To change the display of the CTCSS tone to either a channel number or frequency, -Turn on the transceiver ON while pressing the Mode Button. -Press the Mode Button until (tccode or tcfreq) appears. -Press the Up Button or Down Button to select the code number display or the frequency number display. - Press the PTT Button to confirm your selection. VOX Selection Mode This option enables you to have hands-free conversation. Your voice or ...