Audiovox GMRS200W Owner's Manual

General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Model : GMRS200W
Owner's Manual
1-800-290-6650
CAUTIONS
NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE OTHER BRANDS OF BATTERIES,
AS BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY AND
DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT. WHEN RECHARGING LITHIUM ION
(Li-ion) BATTERIES WITH THE AUDIOVOX CHARGER, USE
ONLY AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES
.USE OF THE AUDIOVOX CHARGER WITH OTHER BRANDS
OF BATTERIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED, AS BATTERY CHAR-
GING TIMES WILL VARY WITH DIFFERENT
BRANDS. REFER TO THE MANUFACTURER'S INSTRUCTI-
ONS FOR CHARGING OTHER BRANDS OF BATTERIES.
AVOID PLACING THE GMRS200W 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 GMRS200W RADIO
TRANSCEIVER WITH A DAMAGED ANTENNA.
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 GMRS200W (FCC License Required)
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1. Battery Cover 7. Built-in Speaker
2. Wrist Band 8. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
3. Push-To-Talk (PTT) and Func- 9. SCAN & VOX Button
tion Confirmation Button 10. Up Channel/Volume Button
4. Antenna 11. Down Channel/Volume
Button
5. Built-in Microphone
12. External Speaker(SP) /
6. Power (PWR) On/Off &
Microphone(MIC) /CHG Jack
FUNCTION Button
Model GMRS200W DISPLAY
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1.Clock indicator (hour):This indicates the hour.
2.Volume Indicator:Indicates the volume level.
3.Voice Activated Transmission(VOX) Indicator:This function
allows hands free conversation.
The icon appears when the VOX mode is activated.
4.Scan Indicator: This function allows the user to scan a channel
every 5 second to search for a valid signal.
5.RogerBeep Tone On/Off Indicator: This icon appears when
Roger Beep tone is on, and disappears when tone is not in use.
6.Clock indicator (minute):This indicates the minute.
7.Transmit Indicator: The icon also represents when radio is in
transmit status.
8.Receiving Indicator: The icon also represents when radio is in
receiving status.
9.Large Segment Display: Indicates the channel number in use.
10.Battery Level Indicator: Icon indicates when the battery is low
level.
Equipment and Accessories Supplied
1. Radio (1) GMRS200W
2. Owner's Manual (1) 128-xxxx
Powering the transceiver:
Your GMRS200W radio transceiver operates on Lithium ion battery
2
Installing the batteries:
Push the release lever and lift the battery cover. Insert the Li-ion
(REF)
battery.
1
(REF)
WRIST
BAND
RELEASE
LEVER
BATTERY
COVER
2.Lift the battery 3. Insert the Li-ion battery
1. Using thumb,
cover. (positive (+) terminal
push the relea-
Remove the cover. as shown).
se lever at right
direction.
GMRS200W OPERATIONAL MODES
Short press
CLOCK
FUNCTION
SETTING
(Hour)
Long press
POWER CHANNEL
FUNCTION
SELECT
ON / OFF
( 1-22 )
NOTE:
Refer to the appropriate section of this manual for detailed
operating instructions for each mode.
Controls:
Power On/Off (6) Button
Press and hold the power on/off button (
You will 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 arrow icon (7 steps).
Push To Talk (PTT) Button (3)
Pressing and holding this button will allow you to speak to any
transceiver that is set to the same channel setting as yours.
Hold the transceiver approximately 1 to 2 inches from your face
as you speak into the built in microphone (5).
After you have finished speaking, release the PTT Button to allow
reception of incoming signals. It is not possible to transmit and
receive at the same time. While the PTT Button is pressed and
the TX indicator on the LCD will be display.
Releasing the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode.
When receiving an incoming signal, the RX icon will be appear
in the display. The PTT Button can also be used as a two-way
POSITIVE
TERMINALS call ringer. Pressing the button twice quickly will call another party
on the same channel. The Transmit icon on the LCD will displayed
for 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.
POWER & FUNCTION Button (6)
This button is used to select various feature settings in the GMRS
and FRS.
Scan Button (9)
Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan mode.
Operating Modes and Features
GRMS/FRS Operation
- From GMRS/FRS standby mode, press and hold the power button
CLOCK for 2 seconds to turn on power.
SETTING
- Press the MODE button so the Channel number flashes.
- Select the desired channel with the Up(10) and Down(11) Buttons.
( Minute)
When receiving a call, the RX icon on the LCD appears to indicate
incoming received signal.
- Press and hold the PTT button (3) to transmit, then speak into the
ROGER
BEEP microphone clearly and slowly.
- Release PTT Button (3) to receive.
( ON/OFF)
- Communication can only be accomplished when the channel and
CTCSS tone frequency of at least two parties are the same.
Channel Selection
In order to communicate with other GMRS/FRS units, both
transmitting and receiving party must be on the same frequency.
The GMRS200W has 22 channels (frequencies) (1-22) indicated
by the large digits on the LCD display panel.
Channels 1 through 7 are the shared GMRS/FRS channels.
Channels 8-14 are FRS only channels,while channels 15-22
are assigned GMRS only channels.
) for at least 2 seconds.
Communication with Audiovox GMRS/FRS and compatible units
is possible on these 22 channels.
To change the channel,
- From GMRS/FRS standby mode, press the FUNCTION button(6)
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.