Sylvania GMR225 Manual

GMR225 Congratulations on your purchase of the Sylvania
GMR225 (General Mobile Radio Service) radios.
These products are lightweight, palm-sized radios.
• Power Boost Button for • Battery Level Meter
Use them at sporting events to stay in contact with
Maximum Range • Channel Monitor
family and friends, hiking, skiing, outdoors, or in a
• 15 GMRS / 7 FRS Channels • Channel Scan
neighborhood watch for vital communication. These
• Up to 16 km Range* • Keypad Lock
compact, state-of-the-art devices are equipped with
• 5 Selectable Call Tone Alerts • Belt Clip
many features.
• Backlit LCD Display • Ni-MH Battery Pack and
• Roger Beep Charger
• Key Beep on/off
PACKAGE CONTENTS
• 38 CTCSS Code
• Headsets included
Your package contains 2 x radios, this reference
• Headset Jack
guide, 2 x belt clips, 2 x rechargeable Ni-MH battery
packs, 2 x AC adapter, 2 x recharging cradles and 2
x headsets.
INSTALL THE BATTERIES
Your GMR225 radio uses the Ni-MH battery pack or
4 AAA alkaline batteries (not included). If alkaline
batteries are used, we recommend using high
quality alkaline batteries.
* Range may vary depending on environmental and/or topographical conditions.
To install the Ni-MH battery pack:
GMR225 RADIO
1) Make sure your radio is OFF.
2) Remove the battery compartment door by
pressing up the tab at the bottom of the
compartment door allowing the door to be
removed.
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3) Install the Ni-MH battery pack into the battery
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written on the label on the battery pack.
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Installing the battery pack incorrectly will prevent
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4) Replace the battery compartment door.
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BATTERY LEVEL AND
LOW BATTERY ALERT
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This unit has a battery level meter on the display to
indicate the status of the batteries. When the
batteries in the unit are very low, the battery level
1 Antenna 14 Battery Level Meter
meter icon
2 PTT (Push-To-Talk) Button 15 Receive Indicator
3 Power boost Button 16 Power Boost Indicator
batteries immediately or if you are using the Ni-MH
4 MON (Monitor) Key 17 Call Indicator
battery pack, you must recharge the battery in
5 CALL Key 18 Scan Indicator
order to continue using the radio.
6 SCN (SCAN) Key 19 Channel Indicator
7 Speaker 20 CTCSS Indicator
Warning! To avoid the risk of personal injury or
8 CH (Channel) Key 21 Transmit Indicator
property damage from fire or electrical shock, only
9 Headset Jack (Headsets 22 Volume Setting Indicator
included) 23 VOX Indicator use the Sylvania accessories specifically
10 (Volume Up) Key 24 Keypad Lock Indicator
designated for this product.
11 SEL/ (Select/Power) Key 25 GMRS/FRS Indicator
12 Down Key 26 Charging Contacts
13 Microphone 27 Charging LED
USING THE CHARGING CRADLE
If you use the rechargeable Ni-MH battery pack, two
GMR225 radios can be charged by using the
charging cradles.
Make sure to turn the radio OFF before placing
the radio in the charging cradle, otherwise the
battery level meter icon won't indicate properly.
1) Connect the AC adapter to DC IN 9V jack and to
a standard 120V AC wall outlet.
2) Set the charging cradle on the desk or tabletop,
and place the radio in the charging cradles with
the keypad facing forward.
3) Make sure that the LED illuminates. Charge the
battery pack for 16 hours and remove the radio
from the charging cradle after charge.
Note: The charge indicator LED will remain on as
long as the radios are left in the charger.
USING THE RADIO
In order to get the most out of your new radio, read
this reference guide completely before attempting to
operate the unit.
Turning the Radio On and Adjusting the Volume
1) Press and hold the SEL/ key to turn the unit
ON, and increase the speaker volume by
pressing the key. To decrease the volume,
press the key.
2) Press and hold the SEL/ key again to turn the
unit OFF.
Adjusting the Sound (Key Beeps)
Your radio emits a beep each time one of the buttons
or keys (except for the PTT key. Power boost button,
and the CALL key) are pressed. To turn this sound
OFF, press and hold CALL key while turning ON the
radio. Repeat this step to turn the sound ON.
Navigating through the Menu
To access the advanced features of the GMR225,
your radio has a Menu function.
will flash. Replace the alkaline
Normal CTCSS VOX Level Call Tone Key Lock
OFF, 1-38 OFF, 1-3 1-5 OFF-ON
2) When you have finished speaking, release the
1) To enter the Menu, press the SEL/ key.
PTT button. You can now receive incoming calls.
2) Additional presses of the SEL/ key will
While receiving, the
advance you through the Menu until exiting to
display.
"Normal" operating mode.
3) Other methods of exiting the Menu function are:
Note: When you press the Power boost button,
a. Press and hold the SEL/ key again.
boost and
b. Press buttons or keys (except the and
radio will transmit Maximum power when a GMRS
keys).
channel is selected. After one minute past when
c. Wait 10 seconds until the unit automatically
the boost transmission is established, the
returns to "Normal" mode.
transmission stops automatically, and you will hear
a boost time out error tone.
Choosing a Channel
Voice Operated Transmission
Your radio has 22 channels and 38 CTCSS codes
Your GMR225 radio is equipped with a user
you can use to talk to others. In order to speak to
selectable Voice Operated Transmitter (VOX) that
someone, each of you must set to the same
can be used for automatic voice transmissions. The
channel and CTCSS code.
VOX feature is designed to be used with a headset
with a microphone. Transmission is initiated by
To choose a channel:
speaking into the remote microphone instead of
With the radio in "Normal" mode press the CH key
pushing the PTT button.
and press the or key to increase or
decrease the channel number displayed.
To select the VOX level:
Note: FRS Channels 8-14 have an expectancy
1) Enter the Menu. Advance through the Menu until
range of up to approximately 4.8 km. GMRS
the vox icon appears on the display. The current
channels 1-7, 15-22 have an expectancy range of
level (OFF, 1-3) will be indicated. Level oF (OFF)
up to approximately 16 km by pressing the Power
disables VOX, while levels (1-3) set the
boost button. You can know which GMRS or FRS
sensitivity of the VOX circuit.
channel is active by the icon. The icon
2) Press either the
indicates GMRS channel, and the icon indicates
VOX sensitivity level. Use level 1 for increased
FRS channel.
sensitivity to voice in normally quiet
environments, and use a higher level to reduce
Choosing a CTCSS Code
undesired activation in very noisy environments.
3) Exit the Menu.
Each of the channels 1-22 may have any one of
the codes, OFF or 1-38 selected. Code oF (OFF)
Transmitting a Call Tone
indicates no CTCSS code selected and your radio
can receive a signal regardless of the code settings
Your GMR225 radio is equipped with 5 selectable
of the transmitting radio.
call tones that will be transmitted when the CALL
key is pressed.
1) Enter the Menu. The CTCSS code on the LCD
display will appear.
To select a call tone:
2) Press the or key to increase or decrease
1) Enter the Menu. Advance through the Menu until
the code number displayed. You can also select
the call icon is shown on the display. The current
oF (OFF) at this stage.
call tone number (1-5) will be indicated.
3) Exit the Menu.
2) Press the
the number to the desired call tone. Each tone
Talking on Your Radio
will be heard through the speaker.
To talk to others using the radio:
Normal 3) Exit the Menu.
1) Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a
To transmit the selected call tone, press the CALL
clear, normal voice about 2-3 inches away from
key. The selected tone will automatically be
the microphone. While you are transmitting, the
transmitted for a fixed length of time.
icon will appear on the display. To avoid
cutting off the first part of your transmission,
Keypad Lock
pause slightly after pressing the PTT button
before you start talking.
To Lock the keypad:
1) Enter the Menu. Advance through the Menu until
the icon appears on the display. The current
icon will appear on the key Lock status oF (OFF) blinks on the display.
2) To switch the key Lock mode from OFF to ON,
press the key.
3) To confirm the setting, press the SEL/
icon appear on the display. The
The radio returns to the "Normal" mode.
Note: If you exit the setting mode by pressing
other than the SEL/ key, the key Lock setting will
be set to OFF.
To Unlock the keypad:
1) Press and hold the SEL/ key to turn the unit
OFF.
2) Press and hold the SEL/ key again to turn
the unit ON. The keypad is unlocked.
Channel Scan Feature
Your GMR225 radio has a channel Scan feature
that allows you to easily Scan all 22
channels. When an active channel is detected, the
unit will pause on that channel until the channel is
clear. Then after a 2 second delay, the unit will
continue scanning. Pressing the PTT or Power
boost button while the Scan is paused on a
channel will allow you to transmit on that channel.
To turn ON channel scanning:
or key to the desired
Press the SCN key until the scan... icon is
displayed. The channel number on the display will
change as the radio rapidly cycles through the
channels.
To turn OFF channel scanning:
Press the SEL/ key, CALL key, SCN key, PTT
button or Power boost button.
or key to increase or decrease
key.