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- Page 1 Released on 1-28-02. Owner’s Manual Model FR-541 Two Way Family Radio CALL Customer Service 1-800-290-6650...
- Page 2 OF THE AUDIOVOX CHARGER WITH OTHER BRANDS OF BATTERIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED, AS BATTERY CHARGING TIMES WILL VARY WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS. REFER TO THE MANUFACTURER’S IN- STRUCTIONS FOR CHARGING OTHER BRANDS OF BATTERIES. © 2002 Audiovox Electronics Corporation, 150 Marcus Blvd., Hauppauge, NY 11788 128-6270...
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Page 3: Fcc Warning
FEATURES Your FR-541 Family Radio is a portable, easy to use, two-way radio that you can carry almost anywhere. It is skillfully constructed to give you reliable communications for many different applications. The FR-541 is ideal for use around the house, in your boat, on hunting and camping trips, on the ski slopes or at the mall. -
Page 4: Function And Location Of The Controls
FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS (REF) CALL... - Page 5 13. VOX Button: Press this button to activate the Voice-Operated Trans- mission function. 14. Fixed Antenna 15. Microphone/Charger Jack: For use with an optional external microphone button and optional battery charger. 16. Speaker Jack: For use with an optional Audiovox approved optional speaker accessory.
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Page 6: Lcd Display And Operation
LCD DISPLAY AND OPERATION The FR-541 is equipped with an LCD display to indicate its settings and functions. When the radio is on, pressing the monitor button will illuminate the dis- play for 5 seconds. Transmission Indicator Call Button Indicator... - Page 7 This will ensure optimum performance for your radio. Use of the Audiovox charger with other brands of batteries is not recommended as battery charging times will vary. Refer to the manufacturerer’s instructions for charging other brands of batteries.
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Page 8: Battery Installation
BATTERY SAVER MODE Your FR-541 has a unique circuit designed to dramatically extend the life of its batteries. After 5 seconds of inactivity, the FR-541 will switch to battery saver mode. While in battery saver mode, the battery saver mode indicator ( present on the display, and the transceiver will remain ready to receive any in- coming transmissions while the battery saver mode is active. - Page 9 When the call button is pressed, the call icon ( ) will appear on the display and the FR-541 will transmit a 3-second ringing sound to other transceiver’s tuned to the same channel. This feature can be used to signal other parties that voice communication is desired.
- Page 10 FUNCTIONS Function (F) Select Button (12) Pressing this button will allow selection of frequency channels as well as selec- tion of the various unit functions. Each press permits selection of the desired channel (1–14), Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS), beep tone, scan, and Dual Watch mode.
- Page 11 NOTE: To communicate with other FRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To communicate 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 trans mission.
- Page 12 To resume scan in the upward direction, press the Up button; to reverse scan to the down direction, press the Down button. The unit will scan channels 1–14 for activity. Scanning will continue until the Function (12) button is pressed. NOTE: When the transceiver is turned off while in scan mode, the scan mode will still be active when the radio is again turned on.
- Page 13 To access the VOX function, press the VOX button; the VOX icon ) appears on the display. In the VOX mode, the sensitivity is automatically set. To exit the VOX mode, press the VOX button again; the VOX icon will disappear from the display.
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Page 14: Specifications
Avoid exposing the unit to water or extremes of temperature. Do not use this device in or near a mining facility, which uses remotely trig- gered explosives or in areas labeled “Blasting Area”. Premature or accidental detonation may result. Do not attempt to modify or in any way increase the output of this transceiver. Its output is designed to meet the legal limits set by the FCC. -
Page 15: Channel Frequencies
Channel Frequencies Channel 462.5625 462.5875 462.6125 462.6375 462.6625 462.6875 462.7125 Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies (in Hz) CTCSS Freq. Hz 67.0 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 Channel 467.5625... -
Page 16: 90-Day Limited Warranty
90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY Applies to Audiovox Family Radio Service Products. AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship...