Audiovox GMRS2000 manuale d’uso

GMRS/Weat her Model: GMRS-2000 General Mobile Radio Service Base Station Wit h N O A A Weather Aler t Owner ’s Manual Customer Service/Service 1-800-290-6650[...]

2 NEVER A TTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DR Y CELL BA TTERIES. WHEN RECHARGING, USE ONL Y AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BA TTERIES AND CHARGER. USE OF THE CHARGER WITH OTHER BA TTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-2000 TRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BA TTERIES MA Y BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJUR Y . A VOID INST ALLING THE GMRS-2000 TRANSCEIVER IN AN AR[...]

3 1. Battery Door (Right Rear Side) 2. Battery Charging On/Off Switch 3. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 4. Weather Mode (WX) LED (Red) 5. Antenna (Removable) 6. Receive(Green)/T ransmit (Red) LED 7. MODE Button 8. V oice-Operated T ransmission (VOX) Button 9. Weather (WX) Mode Button 10. SCAN/LOCK Button 11 . Built-in Speaker 12. Built-in Microphone [...]

4 Model GMRS-2000 DISPLA Y 1 . Button (Key) T one Beep On/Off Indicator: This icon appears when the beep key tone is on, and disappears when tone is not in use. 2 . Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor (L/MON) button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 3. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when keypad is locked. This[...]

5 10. GMRS Mode Indicator: Icon appears steady when GMRS mode is active; it disappears from display when weather mode is active. 1 1. HI/LO Indicators: Appropriate icon appears to identify the current transmit power level. 12. Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. The icon consists of five bars to indicate the rec[...]

6 The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the GMRS-2000: 1. Do not mix old and new batteries. 2 . Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (Ni-MH) batteries. 3. If the unit is not to be used for an extended period of time, remove the batteries. Old or leaking batteries can cause da[...]

The battery charge indicator icon displays the battery charge level when the AC adapter is unplugged. When the AC adapter is connected and in use, the indicator icon will indicate a full charge as shown below . Full Battery - three segments are illuminated. Low Battery - one segment is illuminated. Approximately 20-24 hours are required to fully ch[...]

8 Controls: Power On/Off V olume Control (22) At the right side of the unit, rotate the VOL control counterclockwise (CCW) from the off detent position; you will hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on and the LCD display will perform a 2-second power-on self- test and then revert to the GMRS standby mode. T o turn the unit off, rotate [...]

9 the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving an incoming signal, the received signal strength indicator ( ) will display the relative strength of the signal, and the TX/RX LED indicator will light steady green when a signal is being received, or will flash when in standby receive mode. Call Button (14) The CALL Button can [...]

10 External Speaker (SPK)/Microphone (MIC) Jacks (6) This set of jacks accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone connector . Refer to GMRS Operational Modes. Scan/Lock Mode Button (12) Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan mode. Press and hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock keypad functions, except PTT and Monito[...]

11 - At the right side of the unit, select the desired VOX sensitivity level by setting the VOX switch to LO, MID or HI position. - Momentarily press the VOX button to discontinue the VOX mode. NOTE: When the unit is transmitting in the VOX mode, no functions on the unit will operate. T o regain control of the functions, it may be necessary to redu[...]

12 - T o unlock the Key Pad, press and hold the SCAN button for at least 2 seconds; the ( ) icon disappears from the display . The PTT and Monitor Buttons are not effected. Weather Band Operation Channel Selection This feature provides access to 10 receive only channels within the weather band (7 NOAA channels and 3 Canadian marine channels). T o c[...]

13 In GMRS mode, after approximately 10 seconds, the RX/TX and WX indica- tors begin to flash sequentially , indicating that the weather alert mode is active and is sampling the selected channel. - Momentarily press the AL T button again to exit the weather alert func- tion. GMRS Menu Functions Refer to the illustration on following page for a grap[...]

14 NOTE: T o switch between GMRS and Weather Band modes, momentarily press the WX button (for weather operation), or the GMRS button (for GMRS op- eration). T o differentiate between operating modes, look for the GMRS indicator . In Weather Band mode, the GMRS indicator is not present. Refer to the appropriate section of this manual for detailed op[...]

15 NOTE: T o communicate with other FRS or GMRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. T o commu- nicate with other FRS units that do not have subcodes, switch your unit to the same channel with the subcode set to 00 . The CTCSS subcodes do not prevent others from hearing your transmission. This will only allow you to i[...]

16 T o set the Dual W atch Mode: - From the GMRS standby mode, press the MODE button 3 times; the DW icon flashes on the display , together with the channel number currently selected. - T o enable the dual watch mode, press the Up or Down button; the dual watch channel number will flash and start to increment up or down as the Up or Down button is [...]

17 Roger Beep T one The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted whenever the PTT button is released . This tone alerts the receiving party that the transmission has been terminated intentionally . T o enable and disable the Roger Beep tone: - Press the Mode Button 6 times until ( r ) appears on the display with the flashing Roger Be[...]

18 NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICA TION 1 . The GMRS-2000 15 channels are shared on a ‘take turns’ basis. This means other groups may be talking on any of the channels. A common code of e thics/courtesy is to switch to another vacant channel and not to attempt to talk over someone who is already using the channel you first selected. 2. The GMRS-2000 h[...]

19 T roubleshooting Weak or no Weak batteries Charge or replace batteries signal received Channel and privacy Adjust the transceiver’s code not set the same settings to match those as target transceiver settings o f the target transceiver V olume level too low Increase volume level PTT Button inadvertently Release PTT Button depressed Excessive r[...]

20 T echnical Specifications: General Frequency Range: GMRS Refer to chart on next page Weather Refer to chart on next page Privacy Codes 38 for each main channel Dimensions (W x H x D) 6.7 in x 7.0 in x 2.6 in (Without Antenna) 170.0 mm x 177.0 mm x 66 mm Power Supply Power Source AC/DC Adapter Input: 120 V ac Output: 12 Vdc, 1.5 Amp Battery Backu[...]

8 462.5750 9 462.6250 1 0 462.6750 1 1 462.5500 1 2 462.6000 1 3 462.6500 1 4 462.7000 1 5 462.7250 21 This transceiver complies with FCC regulations for use in the United States of America. Use in other countries may be prohibited or restricted by local regulation. Please check with the local regulating agency be- fore using this device outside th[...]

22 00 = No T one Continuous T one Coded Squelch System T one Frequencies (in Hz) CTCSS Freq. Hz CTCSS Freq. Hz 01 67.0 20 131.8 02 71.9 21 136.5 03 74.4 22 141.3 04 77.0 23 146.2 05 79.7 24 151.4 06 82.5 25 156.7 07 85.4 26 162.2 08 88.5 27 167.9 09 91.5 28 173.8 10 94.8 29 179.9 1 1 97.4 30 186.2 12 100.0 31 192.8 13 103.5 32 203.5 14 107.2 33 210[...]

23 Applies to Audiovox Family Radio and General Mobile Service Products. AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser o f this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 90 days from the date of original purchase, such d[...]

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