User manual AUDIOVOX FR140Y Owners Manual

[. . . ] Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the listening volume level or turn the transciever off. Push-to-Talk (PTT) button: Press to transmit. Monitor Button (M): Press and hold to bypass the squelch and listen to channel activity. Belt Clip Battery Compartment Speaker Microphone Call Button: Press and hold this button to send a ringing sound to other radios tuned to the same channel and CTCSS code. [. . . ] Release the PTT button when you finish speaking to receive incoming signals. TX ÿþ 9 Menu Button Pressing this button will sequentially select among the following features, Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (tc), channel scan (SCan), button conformation tones (BP) and the keypad lock (LC). Each successive press of the button will advance the display to the next feature in order. If no buttons are pressed for 5 seconds, the unit will return to standby mode and the display will indicate the current channel. Pressing the PTT or Monitor button will also return to the standby mode. Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) This feature allows you to ignore transmissions from other units that are using the same channel. One of 38 privacy codes may be selected. The same code must also be selected on those transceivers with which you desire to communicate. Keep in mind, however, that this feature does not prevent others from listening to your transmissions. 10 To select a CTCSS squelch code, press the menu button once or until "tc" is shown on the display. The small flashing numbers to the right represent the current squelch code setting. "OF" (off) indicates that the CTCSS system is off. Use the UP and DOWN buttons to select the desired squelch code number. To allow the transceiver to receive all messages on a particular channel select the "OF" (off) setting. After 5 seconds, the unit will return to the standby mode and the CTCSS squelch code will be effective on all 14 channels. The Display will indicate the current channel number with large digits on the left and the current CTCSS squelch code with the smaller digits to the right. Only the channel number will be displayed if the CTCSS system is off. 11 Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies CTCSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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 12 CTCSS 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 Freq. Hz 131. 8 136. 5 141. 3 146. 2 151. 4 156. 7 162. 2 167. 9 173. 8 179. 9 186. 2 192. 8 203. 5 210. 7 218. 1 225. 7 233. 6 241. 8 250. 3 Channel Scan This feature allows the transceiver to automatically check all 14 channels for activity. Press the menu button twice or until "SCAn" is shown on the display. Pressing the UP or DOWN buttons will cause the transceiver to immediately begin scanning the channels for activity. When a signal is received, the unit will pause on that channel for the duration of the signal and an additional 5 seconds. If no other signals are received during this period, the transceiver will resume scanning. While scanning, SC will be shown in the upper right of the display. [. . . ] Please check with the local regulating agency before using this device outside of the United States. 16 SPECIFICATIONS Channels: Output Power: Battery Life Alkaline: NiCd: Power Source: 14 500 mw ERP 30 - 35 Hours 13 Hours 4. 5V DC Channel Frequencies: Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MHz 462. 5625 462. 5875 462. 6125 462. 6375 462. 6625 462. 6875 462. 7125 Channel 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 MHz 467. 5625 467. 5875 467. 6125 467. 6375 467. 6625 467. 6875 467. 7125 17 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 within 90 days from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the Company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor. To obtain repair or replacement within the terms of this Warranty, the product is to be delivered with proof of warranty coverage (e. g. dated bill of sale), specification of defect(s), transportation prepaid, to the warranty center at the address shown below. [. . . ]