Page 2 - CAUTIONS
NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRYCELL BATTERIES. WHEN RECHARGING USE ONLYTHE RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES SUPPLIED WITHYOUR TRANSCEIVER. USE OF OTHER BATTERIESWILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-1525 RADIOTRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAYBURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. AVOID PLACING THE GMRS-1525 ...
Page 3 - Jack; Up Channel Button; Button
3 1. Battery Door2. Monitor/Lamp Button3. Detachable Belt Clip4. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button5. Antenna (Not Removable)6. External Speaker/Microphone Jack 7. Built-in Speaker8. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)9. Built-in Microphone 10. Up Channel Button Model GMRS-1525 (FCC License Required) 11. Down Chann...
Page 4 - constant when selected. When a key is pressed a tone will sound.; Emergency: icon appears when the emergency button is pressed.; appears when the CTCSS tone function is active.
4 Model GMRS-1525 DISPLAY 1. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears in autolock selection mode when the key lock is activated. This function disables keys such as channelup/down keys. 2. Beep Tone Indicator: This icon blinks in the selection mode and is constant when selected. When a key is pressed a tone...
Page 5 - Large Segment Display: Indicates the channel number in use.; Powering the transceiver:
5 10. Scan Indicator: Icon appears when a channnel is in the list channels to be scanned. 11. Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor Button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 12. Skip Indicator: Icon appears when a channnel is in the list channels to be skipped durin...
Page 6 - SPRING CLIP
2. Lift the bottom of the cover and then slidet h e b a t t e r y c o v e rdownward. 3. Insert four AAA batteries (all four positive ends (+)toward the bottom of thetransceiver) or insert therechargeable batteries. 6 The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longeroperating times...
Page 8 - Do not transmit if you hear conversation. Hold
8 Controls: Power On-Off/Volume (15):Turn the On-Off/Volume knob clockwise. You will hear a confirming melody toindicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, turn the On-Off/Volume knob counter-clockwise.To Adjust Volume:Hold the Monitor Button down to listen to audio level while rotating theOn-Off...
Page 10 - Operating Modes and Features; Operation; transceiver will be in normal mode.; Channel Selection
10 External Microphone/Speaker (6):This jack accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone for totally hands freeoperation. Scan/Lock Mode (13):Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan. Press andhold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock keypad. Operating Modes and Features Ope...
Page 11 - NOTE: To communicate with other GMRS units, they must be switched to
11 FRS and compatible units is possible on these seven channels. Before trans-mitting on the selected channel, press the Monitor Button (2) to check theactivity on that channel. If there is activity on the selected channel, change toanother channel that is clear.To change the basic channel, - In the...
Page 12 - CTCSS Mode Display; or the frequency number display.; VOX Selection Mode; To set the VOX sensitivity level,
12 transmission. This will only allow you to ignore all traffic on a givenchannel not using the same subcode. CTCSS Mode Display This feature allows you to display the CTCSS tone in either a channel num-ber or frequency.To change the display of the CTCSS tone to either a channel number orfrequency, ...
Page 13 - turn power OFF and then turn power ON again.; Auto Channel Scan List Selection Mode; To enable the scan mode,
13 - To turn off the VOX feature, Rotate the volume control counterclockwise to turn power OFF and then turn power ON again. The VOX sensitivity level setting is dependent on the ambient background noiseand will need to be adjusted accordingly. Auto Channel Scan List Selection Mode This feature allo...
Page 15 - Priority Scan Channel Selection Mode; - Press the PTT Button for 2 seconds to toggle a channel’s priority; Auto Key Lock Selection Mode
15 extreme range, the squelch should be set low to allow reception of weak sig-nals. The squelch setting high (HI) or low (Lo) is applied to all channels.To access the Squelch Level Scan menu, - Press the Mode Button until the (S HI) or (S Lo) icon flashes on the LCD panel. - Press the Up or Down Bu...
Page 16 - Call Ringer Selection Mode; - Press and hold Emergency Button then rotate the volume control; Emergency Channel Mode
16 - Press and hold the Scan Button for over 2 seconds to Lock or Unlock the Auto Key Function. The PTT, EMG, Monitor Buttons and the On-Off/Volume switch are not ef-fected. Call Ringer Selection Mode The transceiver provides 5 user selectable call ringer melodies to alert youof an incoming call.To ...
Page 17 - Additional Functions; There are two methods of powering the GMRS-1525:; Troubleshooting; Problem
17 To access the Emergency Channel mode, - Press Emergency Button (EMG) and Channel 10 appears on the LCD panel. - To turn off the Emergency Channel feature, press the Emergency But- ton once. Additional Functions When the Error or UL icon appears on the LCD panel, recharge unit orinstall fresh batt...
Page 19 - Technical Specifications:; General
Technical Specifications: General Frequency Range 462.5500 - 462.7250 MHz Channels 1 5 Privacy Codes 38 for each main channel Dimensions (W x H x D) 2.26 in x 6.94 in x 1.15 in 57.5 mm x 176.4 mm x 9.4mm Power Supply Power Source Alkaline Batteries, AAA (4), 6 VDCNi-MH rechargeable, AAA (4), 4.8 VDC...
Page 20 - NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION; . The GMRS-1525 15 channels are shared on a ‘take turns’ basis. This; Warning; • Do not operate the transceiver unless you are licensed to do so.; atmospheres as sparks in such areas could result in an explosion.
NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION 1 . The GMRS-1525 15 channels are shared on a ‘take turns’ basis. This means other groups may be talking on any of the channels. Ac o m m o n c o d e o f ethics/courtesy is to switch to another vacantchannel and not to attempt to talk over someone who is already usingthe...
Page 21 - NOTE: Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS radios.; Main Channel Frequencies:; Channel
NOTE: Channels 1 through 7 are shared with FRS radios. Main Channel Frequencies: 1 462.5625 2 462.5875 3 462.6125 4 462.6375 5 462.6625 6 462.6875 7 462.7125 8 462.5750 Channel Freq. MHz Channel Freq. MHz 9 462.6250 10 462.6750 11 462.5500 12 462.6000 13 462.6500 14 462.7000 15 462.7250 21 • Turn yo...
Page 22 - 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 23 - 0 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY
Applies to Audiovox Family Radio and General Mobile Service Products. 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 within 90 day...