Tekcom Industries 21-01904 Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S MANUAL

GMRS/FRS RADIO 21-1904

June 11, 2003

INTRODUCTION

Your GMRS/FRS radio is a portable, easy-to-use, two-way radio that you can carry almost

anywhere. Use it to contact family and friends at shopping malls, amusement parks, sports events,

or at the beach to, or for making vital communications in a neighborhood watch.

Your radio has 22 GMRS/FRS channels, 38 CTCSS codes and 10 NOAA weather channels. If

someone else is using the same channel as you selected but you do not want to hear that person,

select another channel or use the CTCSS feature. You can talk with a person who has a

GMRS/FRS radio if both radios are tuned to the same channel and CTCSS code.

Your radio has auto-squelch, which means you will not hear anything on a channel unless

someone is transmitting nearby the same channel. You can turn off auto-squelch to hear weaker

and more distant transmissions.

Also, if the radio is idle for 30, 60 or 90 minutes, it will automatically shut off. It can be wakened

up when you press any key.

You can connect an optional speaker/microphone and earphone, charger (not supplied) to the radio.

In addition, the belt clip on the back of the radio makes you take it very conveniently, you can

carry it almost anywhere.

FCC INFORMATION

Caution: This two-way radio operates on GMRS (General Mobile Radio Service) frequencies

which require an FCC (Federal Communications Commission) license. A user must be licensed

prior to operating on channels 1 through 7 or 15 through 22, which comprise the GMRS channels

of this radio. Serious penalties could result for unlicensed use of GMRS channels, in violation of

FCC rules, as stipulated in the Communications Act's Sections 501 and 502.

For licensing information and application forms, please call the FCC Hotline at 800-418-FORM.

Request form #159 and form #605. Questions regarding the license application should be

directed to the FCC at 888-CALL-FCC. Additional information is available on the FCC's

website at www.fcc.gov.

Do not open your radio to make any internal adjustments. Your radio is set up to transmit a

regulated signal on one of 22 assigned frequencies. It is against the law to alter or adjust the

settings inside the radio to exceed those limitations. Any adjustments for your radio can only be

made by a qualified technician via using the proper test equipment.

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Page 1: Fcc Information
OWNER’S MANUAL GMRS/FRS RADIO 21-1904 June 11, 2003 INTRODUCTION Your GMRS/FRS radio is a portable, easy-to-use, two-way radio that you can carry almost anywhere. Use it to contact family and friends at shopping malls, amusement parks, sports events, or at the beach to, or for making vital communications in a neighborhood watch. Your radio has 22 GMRS/FRS channels, 38 CTCSS codes and 10 NOAA weather channels.
Page 2: Safety Information
To be safe and sure: Never open your radio’s case. Never change or replace anything in your radio except the batteries. Your radio might cause interference with TV or radio even if it is being operated properly. To determine whether your radio is causing the interference, you’d better turn it off. If the interference goes away, your radio is causing it.
Page 3: Key Configuration
1. Miss a call Indicator 2. Call ID Indicator 3. C-Tone Indicator 4. Vibrator Indicator 5. CTCSS code Indicator 6. Weather Indicator 7. Alert Indicator 8. Auto Power Off 9. Scan Indicator 10. Lo Power Indicator 11. Function activated Indicator 12.
Page 4: Using The Radio
Turn On Wx Alert ON/OFF USING THE RADIO In order to use your new radio properly, please read this reference guide completely before attempting to operate the unit. 1. Turning the radio ON and adjusting the Volume 1) Rotate the ON/OFF/Volume control switch counterclockwise to turn the unit ON and increase the speaker volume.
Page 5: Setting Home Id
calls. 7. Setting Home ID The radio ID setting Home ID---1 Call ID------5 The radio ID setting Home ID---1 Call ID------5 The radio ID setting Home ID---1 Call ID--5(Group Call) The radio ID setting Home ID---2 Call ID--gP(Group Call) The CALL ID is call type that let user call every desired individual within a group just through inputting their ID code, the operation of which is as convenient as that of traditional telephone and mobile phone, and at the same time it can also support the call type of one-to-all.
Page 6 To set Caller ID: • Press and hold down Call key to enter Setting Call ID mode. • Press Up/Down key to change Call ID number. • Press PTT key to save and exit setting Call ID mode. Note: • If user presses Up/Down to change Caller ID number and the number is equal to the Home ID, then the LCD will display the next Caller ID number in order to prevent any match of Home ID and Caller ID.
Page 7 You can send a Caller ID to contact with someone you want to talk with. In Caller ID mode, ID icon will flash on display to indicate the radio has entered the Caller ID Mode. To transmit Caller ID: • Toggle Call key to transmit Caller data, the call melody will be generated after the Call ID data was sent.
Page 8 Receive Mode Signal disappear Reload Call ID Mode 15 seconds timeout Exit Call ID mode 10. Receive Caller ID...
Page 9 When the received Caller ID number matches with your Home ID, the transmitter’s ID number will be displayed on LCD and then the receiver radio will generate Call melody. Miss ID icon will flash on LCD if no any key is pressed after 15 seconds. Reminder Beep also will be generated to remind user that there is an incoming call and it will beep once every 10 minutes for a period of 30 minutes.
Page 10: Menu Setting
11. Menu Setting In Menu mode operation, you can set Key Beep, Vibrator, VOX, APO, C-Tone and Hi/Lo Power features for your radio. 11.1. Key Beep • The radio will generate key beep if any key is pressed (except PTT & Function key). •...
Page 11: Panic Function
3 = Medium Sensitivity, 2 = Low Sensitivity, 1 = Ultra-Low Sensitivity. • The factory default setting is OFF. 11.4. APO • APO (Auto Power Off) – The radio will automatically power off when the radio is idle (no any key-press or Tx or Rx) for 30, 60 or 90 minutes.
Page 12: Reset Feature
weather channel for alerts (The speaker will still sound even if no signal is received). When it detects WX Alert signal, your radio will alarm for 5 sec every time and the duration is longer than 600ms, and ALT icon will flash and listen to WX broadcasting. 1).
Page 13: Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RX Frequency....................462-467 MHz Channels..........................22 Modulation type......................FM Antenna impedance....................50 Ohm Microphone....................condenser type Power supply....................4× AAA Alkaline Sensitivity at 12dB Sinad....................0.5µV Adjacent Channel Rejection..................45dB Audio Squelch ......................Auto Audio output power................200mW @ 8 Ohm Audio Distortion ......................5% RF Output Power(FRS)................500 mW @6V DC RF Output Power(GMRS)............1.5W (conducted) @6V DC Harmonic Emissions.................more than 50dB Dimensions(HWD)..............…..116×60×35mm...
Page 14 10: 94.8 20: 131.8 30: 186.2...