Audiovox FRS-1000F - Manual

Page 2 - Family Radio Service:; operates on Family; CAUTION

NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES. WHEN RECHARGING, USE ONLY THE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES SUPPLIED WITH YOUR TRANSCEIVER. USE OF OTHER BATTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR FRS-1000 WEATHER RADIO TRANS- CEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PER- SONAL INJURY. AVOID INST...

Page 3 - We a t h e r A l e r t B u t t o n

3 1. Battery CHARGE On/Off Switch 2. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 3 . Alert (ALT) LED (Red) 4. Antenna (Retractable) 5. Transmit LED (Green) 6. Battery Door 7. Voice-Operated Transmission (VOX) Button 8. Weather/FRS Button 9. SCAN/Lock Button 10. Built-in Speaker 11. Built-in Microphone Model FRS-10...

Page 4 - Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when keypad is locked. This; function disables keys such as channel up/down and MODE.; Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being; Icon appears when the CTCSS tone function is active.; Large Segment Display: Indicates the FRS channel number in; and/or a tone code every .5 second to search for a valid signal.

4 Model FRS-1000 DISPLAY 1. Button (Key) Tone Beep On/Off Indicator: This icon appears when the beep key tone is on, and disappears when tone is notin use. 2. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when keypad is locked. This function disables keys such as channel up/down and MODE. 3. Monitor Indicator: I...

Page 5 - the side of the unit.

5 10. Weather Mode Indicator: Icon appears steady when weather mode is active; it flashes when weather alert is active in the FRSmode. 11. Roger Beep Tone Indicator: Icon appears when the roger beep tone is enabled, signifying transmission has been terminated. Icondisappears when tone is disabled. 1...

Page 6 - D o n o t m i x a l k a l i n e , s t a n d a r d ( c a r b o n - z i n c ) o r r e c h a r g e a b l e; red during; battery charge operation.

6 The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longeroperating times for the FRS-1000: 1. Do not mix old and new batteries. 2. D o n o t m i x a l k a l i n e , s t a n d a r d ( c a r b o n - z i n c ) o r r e c h a r g e a b l e (Ni-MH)batteries. 3. If the unit is not to be used f...

Page 8 - KEY TONE

8 NOTE:To switch between FRS and Weather Band modes, momentarily press theFRS/WX button. To differentiate between operating modes, look for HI orLO indication below the battery power level indicator when in FRS mode.In Weather Band mode, these indications are not present. Refer to theappropriate sec...

Page 9 - Do not transmit if you hear

9 Controls: Power On/Off (16) ButtonPress and hold the power on/off button ( ) for at least 2 seconds. You willhear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, pressand hold the button for at least 2 seconds.Adjusting the VolumeWith the unit powered on, press the Up Channel...

Page 10 - red for approximately 3 seconds and then go out.

10 allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving an incomingsignal, the received signal strength indicator ( ) will display therelative strength of the signal. CALL Button (14)The CALL Button can also be used as a two-way call ringer. Pressing thebutton will call another party on the sam...

Page 11 - - Press the Up Button ( ) briefly to move to the next higher main

11 and hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock keypad functions,except PTT and Monitor (L/MON). When the keypad is locked, the ( )icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display. FRS Operation Channel Selection In order to communicate with other FRS units, both transmitting an...

Page 12 - Transmit Power Selection Mode; HI or Lo indication on the display.; - Press the Up or Down button to toggle between the High and Low se-

12 CTCSS filters out unwanted transmissions without the same coded squelchtone). To change the CTCSS Sub-channel, - From the FRS standby mode, press the MODE Button twice; the sub- channel number will flash as it is displayed. If oF is displayed, pressthe Up or Down button to enable the CTCSS mode; ...

Page 13 - Dual Watch Mode; - From the FRS standby mode, press the MODE button 4 times the DW; - To enable the dual watch mode, press the Up or Down button the dual; Key Tone; - From the FRS standby mode, press the MODE Button 5 times until bp,

13 Dual Watch Mode This feature allows you to monitor two channels. While in dual watch mode,the unit will continuously monitor both the primary and dual watch channel.Received signals will be played for 5 seconds then the other channel will bescanned. Pressing the PTT button during a received trans...

Page 14 - Roger Beep Tone; - From the FRS standby mode, press the Mode Button 6 times until rb; Call Ringer Selection Mode; - From the FRS standby mode, press the MODE button 7 times CA will; - Press the Up or Down Button to preview and hear the 5 available call; VOX Selection Mode

14 When the key tone feature is on, the Bell icon appears steady on thedisplay, and the beep tones sound in response to each button activation. Roger Beep Tone The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted whenever thePTT button is released . This tone alerts the receiving party that t...

Page 15 - Scan Operation

15 - From FRS standby mode, press the VOX button; Vo appears steady and VOX icon and sensitivity level (if VOX is enabled) flashes on thedisplay. - Press the Up or Down button to select the desired VOX sensitivity level (1 is the most sensitive, 5 is the least sensitive, oF representsoff). - Momenta...

Page 16 - Auto Key Lock Selection Mode; - From the FRS standby mode, press and hold the SCAN Button for over

16 CTCSS Scan OperationThis feature will scan all CTCSS codes for a single channel. It will pause toplay any active transmissions then resume scanning 5 seconds after end-ing transmission. When in CTCSS scan mode the receiver will ignoreuncoded transmissions. This feature is useful to establish comm...

Page 17 - Weather Band Operation; - From the Weather band standby mode, press the MODE button once

17 Weather Band Operation Channel SelectionThis feature provides access to 10 channels within the weather band (7NOAA channels and 3 Canadian marine channels). The radio must be inthe weather channel mode. ( Refer to FRS-1000 Operational Modes.)To change the channel: - From the Weather band standby ...

Page 18 - . The FRS-1000 14 channels are shared on a “take turns” basis. This

18 Additional Functions When one or more segments of the battery ( ) icon appear(s) flashingon the LCD panel, recharge unit or install new Audiovox approved recharge-able batteries. If this icon continues to flash on the LCD, please contact yourauthorized service center. Prior to contacting your aut...

Page 19 - Warning; • Do not attempt to modify or in any way increase the output of this; atmospheres as sparks in such areas could result in an explosion.; Troubleshooting; Problem

Warning • Remove the batteries from the transceiver if it is not expected to be used for long periods. This will eliminate the possibility of chemicals leakingfrom the batteries and corroding the transceiver. • Avoid exposing the transceiver to water or extremes of temperature. • Do not use this dev...

Page 22 - FRS Channel Frequencies:; Channel; Weather Channel Frequencies:

22 This transceiver complies with FCC regulations for use in the United Statesof America. Use in other countries may be prohibited or restricted by localregulation. Please check with the local regulating agency before usingthis device outside the United States of America. FRS Channel Frequencies: 1 ...

Page 23 - Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone; CTCSS

Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies (in Hz) CTCSS Freq. Hz CTCSS Freq. Hz 1 67.0 20 131.8 2 71.9 21 136.5 3 74.4 22 141.3 4 77.0 23 146.2 5 79.7 24 151.4 6 82.5 25 156.7 7 85.4 26 162.2 8 88.5 27 167.9 9 91.5 28 173.8 10 94.8 29 179.9 11 97.4 30 186.2 12 100.0 31 192.8 13 103.5 32 ...

Page 24 - Applies to Audiovox Family Radio and General Mobile Service; 0 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

Applies to Audiovox Family Radio and General Mobile Service P r o d u c t s . AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retailpurchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normaluse and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship withi...

Audiovox FRS-1000F - Manual

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