General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) Model : GMRS-1535 Owner's Manual A EMG AUDIO OX Customer Service 1-800-290-6650 CAUTIONS NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES. WHEN RECHARGING, USE ONLY AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CHARGER. USE OF THE CHARGER WITH OTHER BATTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-1535 RADIO TRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. AVOID PLACING THE GMRS-1535 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-1535 RADIO TRANSCEIVER WITH A DAMAGED ANTENNA. PLACE THE RUBBER COVERS ON JACKS WHEN NOT IN USE. GMRS LICENSE: USE OF THIS RADIO WITHIN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRES AN 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. Model GMRS-1535 (FCC License Required) 5 6 3 4 14 15 9 2 1 13 AUDIO OX A 16 8 EMG 3 (REF) 10 11 12 7 1 (REF) Battery Door Monitor/Backlight Button Detachable Belt Clip Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Antenna External Speaker(SPK)/Microphone (MIC) Jacks 7. Built-in Speaker 8. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 9. Built-in Microphone 10. Up Channel/Volume Button 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 11. Down Channel/Volume Button 12. MODE Button 13. SCAN/Lock Button 14. Emergency (EMG) Call Button 15. Power On/Off and Function Set Control 16. Combination Transmit Indicator (Red)/Receive and Monitor Indicator (Green) Model GMRS-1535 DISPLAY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1. Beep Tone Indicator: Icon appears when beep button confirmation tone is selected; icon disappears when tone is off. 2. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when the keypad is locked. This function disables keys such as channel up/down and MODE. 3. Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor (M) button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 4 . Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. The icon consists of five bars to indicate the received signal level. The icon also represents transmit signal power during transmission. 5. Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTC) Indicator: Icon appears when the CTCSS tone function is active. 6. Large Segment Display: Indicates the channel number in use. 7. Scan Indicator: This function allows the user to scan a channel and/or a tone code every .5 second to search for a valid signal. 8. Emergency Indicator: EMG Icon appears when the EMG button is pressed. (The frequency is NOT monitored by authorities). 9. Battery Level Indicator: Icon indicates the battery charge level. 10.Hi/LO Indicators: Appropriate icon appears when the transmit power is set to desired output power. 4 11. Weather Mode Indicator: Icon will be on steady when in the weather band mode. The icon will blink when in the GMRS mode with the alert active. 12.RogerBeep Tone On/Off Indicator: This icon appears when the Roger Beep tone is on, and disappears when tone is not in use. 13.Small Segment Display: Displays the CTCSS tone option in the channel from (00-38). 14.Dual Watch Mode Indicator: Icon appears when dual watch mode is active. 15.Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: This function allows hands free conversation. The icon appears when the VOX mode is activated. Powering the transceiver: Your GMRS-1535 radio transceiver operates on four AAA batteries . Alkaline batteries will provide slightly better performance than rechargeable batteries. Only Audiovox approved rechargeable batteries can be recharged in the radio transceiver using the optional charging stand. Installing the batteries: Battery installation is made more convenient when the belt clip is removed. To do this, release the spring clip securing the belt clip to radio and slide the belt clip downward and away from the radio body. Next, press down with the thumb at the arrow, slide the battery cover down and lift off the battery cover. Insert four AAA batteries (alternate positive ends (+) toward the bottom of the transceiver, (starting left-to-right). 5 SPRING CLIP COVER ARROW BELT CLIP + BATTERY COVER + POSITIVE TERMINALS + + 1. Using thumb, press down on battery cover at arrow and slide cover down to open. 2. Slide the cover down and then lift cover at bottom to open.Remove cover. 3. Insert four AAA batteries (positive (+) end toward the bottom begining at left side and alternating positive terminals as shown),or insert the rechargeable batteries. The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the GMRS-1535: 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 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 GMRS-1535 OPERATIONAL MODES WEATHER BAND CHANNEL SELECT WEATHER BAND ALERT BUTTON BEEP GMRS BAND CHANNEL SELECT CTCSS SELECT POWER SELECT VOX SELECT DUAL WATCH BUTTON BEEP ROGER BEEP CALL SELECT NOTE: To switch between GMRS and Weather Band modes, press and hold the Mode button for 2 seconds. To differentiate between operating modes, look for HI or LO indication below the battery power level indicator when in GMRS mode. In Weather Band mode, these indications are not present. Refer to the appropriate section of this manual for detailed operating instructions for each mode. When in GMRS standby mode, the transmit/receive indicator will flash once every 5 seconds as the unit checks for transmissions. 7 Controls: Power On/Off (15) Button ) for at least 2 seconds. You will Press and hold the power on/off button ( hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, press and hold the button for at least 2 seconds. Adjusting the Volume With the unit powered on, press the Up Channel/Volume button ( ) to increase volume and the Down Channel/Volume button ( ) to decrease volume. The display will indicate the current volume level by the small number in the icon ( ). Monitor/Display Backlight Button (2) This button is used to to check activity on the current frequency before transmitting. Check activity by pressing the Monitor (M) Button longer icon will apppear on the display and you will than 2 seconds; the hear static if frequency is clear. Do not transmit if you hear conversation. Hold down the Monitor Button again longer than 2 seconds and the icon will disapppear from the display. The monitor function will temporarily bypass the squelch setting and play all signals on a given channel. This feature is useful when communicating with other parties at extreme range. By pressing the monitor button momentarily, the LCD backlight is turned on; the LCD backlight will turn off automatically in about 5 seconds, or when the monitor button is pressed momentarily once again. 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 reception of incoming signals. It is not possible to 8 transmit and receive at the same time. The Transmit/Monitor LED at the upper right corner of the LCD Panel (8) will light red while the PTT Button is pressed and the signal indicator will display the relative strength of the transmitted signal. Releasing the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving an incoming signal, the Transmit/Monitor LED indicator will light green 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. The Transmit LED will light red for approximately 3 seconds and then go out. Up Channel/Volume Button (10) In the standby mode, pressing this button will increment the listening volume. When in function edit mode this button will be used to adjust the unit's settings. Down Channel/Volume Button (11) In the standby mode, pressing this button will decrement the listening volume. When in function edit mode this button will be used to adjust the unit's settings. Mode Button (12) This button is used to select various feature settings in the GMRS or weather band mode. Holding the MODE button longer than 2 seconds will toggle between the GMRS and weather band modes. 9 Emergency (EMG) Call Button Button (14) This radio has a quick access button (EMG) to the Emergency and Assistance Channel. This channel is not monitored by local authorities. When using this channel, EMG appears on the display. Pressing this button will set the transceiver to the channel 10, 462.6750 MHz). External Speaker (SPK)/Microphone (MIC) Jacks (6) This set of jacks accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone connector. Scan/Lock Button (13) Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan mode. Press and hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock the key pad, except PTT and Monitor (M). When the keypad the ( ) icon will display in the top right corner. Operating Modes and Features GRMS Operation - From GMRS standby mode, press and hold the ( ) button for 2 seconds to turn on power. - Press the MODE button so the Channel number flashes. - 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 Monitor section of the Transmit/Monitor LED (16) lights green. - Press and hold the PTT button (4) to transmit, then speak into the microphone clearly and slowly. The Transmit section of the Transmit/Monitor LED (16) lights red. - 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. - The CTC icon will be displayed on the LCD panel if the CTCSS tone frequency function is enabled. 10 Channel Selection In order to communicate with other GMRS units, both transmitting and receiving party must be on the same frequency. The GMRS-1535 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 FRS and compatible units is possible on these seven channels. Before transmitting on the selected channel, press the Monitor (M) 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 channel, - From GMRS standby mode, press the MODE button (12) until the channel number flashes. - 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 (00­38) within a main channel. This enables you to communicate with another party on the same main channel using the same subcode. (This filters out unwanted 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, - From GMRS standby mode, press the Mode Button twice; a flashing oF or sub-channel number is displayed. If oF is displayed, press the Up or Down button to enable the CTCSS mode; the CTC icon will appear steady on the display with the flashing sub-channel number. 11 - Then press the Up or Down button to select the desired sub-channel for use. - Press the Power On/Off button momentarily to confirm selection. The CTCSS mode can be turned off by selecting the oF icon as the setting. NOTE: To communicate with other GMRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To communicate with other GMRS units that do not have subcodes, switch your unit to the same channel with the subcode set to oF. The CTCSS subcodes do not prevent others from hearing your transmission. This will only allow you to ignore all traffic on a given channel not using the same subcode. VOX Selection Mode This option enables you to have hands-free conversation. Your voice or nearby sound is detected and the radio transmits without the need to press the ...