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Manual Audiovox GMRS-2000

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Page 2 - CAUTION

2 NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES. WHENR E C H A R G I N G , U S E O N LY A U D I O V O X A P P R O V E D R E C H A R G E A B L EB AT T E R I E S A N D C H A R G E R . U S E O F T H E C H A R G E R W I T H O T H E RBATTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-2000 TRANSCEIVER.OTHE...

Page 3 - VOX Audio Level Select Switch

3 1. Battery Door (Right Rear Side) 2. Battery Charging On/Off Switch 3. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 4. Weather Mode (WX) LED (Red) 5. Antenna (Removable) 6. Receive(Green)/Transmit (Red) LED 7. MODE Button 8. Voice-Operated Transmission (VOX) Button 9. Weather (WX) Mode Button 10. SCAN/LOCK Button...

Page 5 - GMRS Mode Indicator: Icon appears steady when GMRS mode; is active it disappears from display when weather mode is active.; Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being; Displays in GMRS mode to indicate CTCSS code numbers.; Dual Watch Mode Indicator: Icon appears when dual watch mode; the side of the unit.

5 10. GMRS Mode Indicator: Icon appears steady when GMRS mode is active; it disappears from display when weather mode is active. 11. HI/LO Indicators: Appropriate icon appears to identify the current transmit power level. 12. Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. T...

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; BATTERY; Charging GMRS-2000 Batteries Part Number FRSRBAT; red during; battery charge operation.

6 The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longeroperating times for the GMRS-2000: 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...

Page 9 - set to channel 10, which operates at a frequency of 462.6750 MHz.

9 the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving anincoming signal, the received signal strength indicator ( ) willdisplay the relative strength of the signal, and the TX/RX LED indicator willlight steady green when a signal is being received, or will flash when in standby rece...

Page 10 - VOX Selection; pears steady on the display.

10 External Speaker (SPK)/Microphone (MIC) Jacks (6)This set of jacks accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone connector. Referto GMRS Operational Modes. Scan/Lock Mode Button (12)Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan mode. Pressand hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or u...

Page 11 - NOTE: When the unit is transmitting in the VOX mode, no functions; Scan Operation; - To exit the scan mode, press the SCAN button momentarily and the; Key Pad Lock; - From the GMRS standby mode, press and hold the SCAN button for

11 - At the right side of the unit, select the desired VOX sensitivity level by setting the VOX switch to LO, MID or HI position. - Momentarily press the VOX button to discontinue the VOX mode. NOTE: When the unit is transmitting in the VOX mode, no functions on the unit will operate. To regain cont...

Page 12 - Weather Band Operation; Channel Selection; - From the GMRS standby mode, momentarily press the WX button the

12 - To unlock the Key Pad, press and hold the SCAN button for at least 2 seconds; the ( ) icon disappears from the display. The PTT and Monitor Buttons are not effected. Weather Band Operation Channel Selection This feature provides access to 10 receive only channels within the weatherband (7 NOAA ...

Page 13 - GMRS Menu Functions; flashing CTC icon and sub-channel number is displayed.; - Press the CHANNEL Up or Down button to select the desired sub-

13 In GMRS mode, after approximately 10 seconds, the RX/TX and WX indica-tors begin to flash sequentially, indicating that the weather alert mode isactive and is sampling the selected channel. - Momentarily press the ALT button again to exit the weather alert func- tion. GMRS Menu Functions Refer to...

Page 14 - GMRS-2000 OPERATIONAL MODES; CTCSS SELECT; GMRS BAND

14 NOTE:To switch between GMRS and Weather Band modes, momentarily pressthe WX button (for weather operation), or the GMRS button (for GMRS op-eration). To differentiate between operating modes, look for the GMRSindicator. In Weather Band mode, the GMRS indicator is not present.Refer to the appropri...

Page 15 - Transmit Power Selection Mode; - Press the Mode Button twice a HI or Lo indication appears flashing; - Press the Up or Down button to toggle between the High and Low se-; Dual Watch Mode

15 NOTE: To communicate with other FRS or GMRS units, they must beswitched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To commu-nicate with other FRS units that do not have subcodes, switchyour unit to the same channel with the subcode set to 00.The CTCSS subcodes do not prevent others from hearing yourt...

Page 18 - NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION; . The GMRS-2000 15 channels are shared on a ‘take turns’ basis.; 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.

18 NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION 1 . The GMRS-2000 15 channels are shared on a ‘take turns’ basis. This means other groups may be talking on any of the channels.A c 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 using...

Page 19 - Troubleshooting; P r o b l e m

19 Troubleshooting Weak or no Weak batteries Charge or replace batteries signal received Channel and privacy Adjust the transceiver’s code not set the same settings to match those as target transceiver settings of the targettransceiver Volume level too low Increase volume level PTT Button inadverten...

Page 21 - Weather Channel Frequencies:; Channel; * These frequencies correspond to FRS radio channels 1 through 7.

8 462.5750 9 462.6250 10 462.6750 11 462.5500 12 462.6000 13 462.6500 14 462.7000 15 462.7250 21 This transceiver complies with FCC regulations for use in the UnitedStates of America. Use in other countries may be prohibited or restrictedby local regulation. Please check with the local regulating ag...

Page 22 - Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone; CTCSS

22 00 = No Tone Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies (in Hz) CTCSS Freq. Hz CTCSS Freq. Hz 01 67.0 20 131.8 02 71.9 21 136.5 03 74.4 22 141.3 04 77.0 23 146.2 05 79.7 24 151.4 06 82.5 25 156.7 07 85.4 26 162.2 08 88.5 27 167.9 09 91.5 28 173.8 10 94.8 29 179.9 11 97.4 30 186.2 12 10...

Page 23 - Applies to Audiovox Family Radio and General Mobile Service; 0 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY

23 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 wi...