User manual AUDIOVOX FR5312 Owners Manual

[. . . ] 9. Power Button: Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to turn the trans ceiver on or off. Push-to-Talk Button (PTT): Press to transmit. Monitor Button: Press and hold to bypass the squelch and listen to channel activity; a momentary press activates LCD backlighting for 5 seconds. Carry Clip Battery Compartment Speaker Microphone SCAN Button: Press this button to initiate an automatic scan of FRS channels 1-14. [. . . ] If pressed for more than 2 seconds, you can continuously monitor channel activity. Press again, momentarily, and monitoring is disabled. Pressing this button momentarily will cause the unit to beep and the LCD backlight function will be activated for 5 seconds. Function (F) Select Button (12) Pressing this button will allow selection of frequency channels as well as selection of the various unit functions. Each press permits selection of the desired channel (1­14) and Roger Beep tone. -9- 128-6255A 9 of 16 FUNCTIONS Channel Selection Press the function button once or until the two digit channel display flashes. Press Up or Down buttons (10, 9) to select desired channel (1­14). Press the PTT button to confirm and fix channel selection. Roger Beep Tone The Roger Beep is a beep tone sequence which is automatically transmitted whenever the PTT button is released. This alerts the receiving party that your transmission has been ended intentionally, provided that unit has an enabled Roger Beep funtion also. To enable the Roger Beep tone: - Press the F button twice until the rb icon flashes and On or oF appears on the display. - Then press the Up or Down button to set the function On. - To disable the Roger Beep tone, proceed as before, except press the Up or Down button to set the function oF. - Press the PTT button to confirm the On or oF condition. Beep Confirmation Tones Whenever any of the function select buttons are pressed, the speaker will automatically sound a beep tone to confirm each press. VOX Function This feature enables you to have hands-free conversation. When using the internal microphone/speaker or external microphone/headset (purchased separately), your voice or the signal is detected and the radio transmits and receives automatically. To access the VOX function: Press the VOX button; the VOX icon appears on the display. NOTE: 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. -10- 128-6255A 10 of 16 Channel Scanning Pressing the SCAN button initiates and automatic scan of the FRS channels (1-14) in the upward or downward direction. - Press the SCAN button; channel scan will commence. - To scan in the upward direction, press the Up Channel/Volume button; to scan in the downward direction, press the Down Channel/Volume button. The channels will be scanned in the selected direction for channel activity and then repeat. If an active channel is encountered, scan will pause on the active channel for 5 seconds, and then proceed to the next channel. - If the PTT button is pressed during scan, scanning will stop, and a transmission will be sent on the primary channel whose number will flash for 15 seconds after the PTT button is released. [. . . ] Do not use this device or change its batteries in potentially explosive atmospheres as sparks in such areas could result in an explosion. !Turn your transceiver off wherever posted notices restrict the use of radios or cellular telephones. Facilities such as hospitals may use equipment that is sensitive to RF energy. !Turn your transceiver off on-board aircraft when requested to do so. [. . . ]