Uniden 550W - Manual

2 Congratulations on your purchase of the Uniden FRS550W family radio. This product is alightweight, palm-sized radio you can carry almost anywhere. Use it at shopping malls,amusement parks, or sporting events to stay in contact with family and friends, or in aneighborhood watch for vital communicat...

3 Your package contains the FRS550W, this reference guide, and the accompanying belt clipwith hardware. You will need to purchase three (3) AA ALKALINE batteries in order tooperate the unit. If any of these items are missing or damaged, contact the Uniden PartsDepartment at (800)554-3988 M-F: 7:00 A...

4 Your FRS550W radio uses three (3) AA ALKALINE batteries for power. To install the batteries: 1. Make sure your radio is off. 2. Release the battery cover clip, then remove the battery cover. 3. Insert three (3) AA ALKALINE batteries according to the polarity symbols on theinside of the battery com...

6 To get the most out of your new radio, read this reference guide completely beforeattempting to operate the unit. Turning the Radio On 1. Turn the on/off volume control clockwise to turn the unit on. 2. Turn the control counterclockwise to turn the unit off. Adjusting the Volume 1. Press the MON b...

7 Choosing a Channel and CTCSS Your radio has 14 channels and a Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) thatyou can use to talk to others. You can only communicate with radios that are set on thesame channel and CTCSS tone code. A CTCSS tone is subaudible and selectable from the 38 standard ton...

9 Scan Mode Your radio also allows you to scan for activity from other transmitting radios regardless ofthe channel and code setting. Make sure all of your CTCSS codes are set to “0” prior to scanning. Otherwise, during ascan cycle, your radio will only check for that specific channel and code combi...

10 Monitor Mode The Monitor Mode is used to check activity on a specific channel. It will allow you to receivesignals that are considered too weak. To check the channel activity: 1. Press and hold the MON button until you hear a series of beeps. You will hear background noise if the channel is clear...

11 VOX Feature The built-in Voice Activated Circuit (VOX) feature enables you to transmit automatically by speaking on the microphone of a VOX headset (not supplied) without pressing the PTT button. To activate this feature: 1. Turn off the radio. Open the SPKR/MIC cover and plug in a VOX headset(no...

15 Troubleshooting No power • Reposition or replace batteries. Message not • Make sure the PTT button is completely pressed transmitted as you transmit. • Reposition or replace batteries. Message not received • Confirm radios have the same channel and CTCSS code setting. • Make sure PTT is not inadv...

16 Specifications Channels 14 Codes 38 STANDARD CTCSS Tone Operating Frequency UHF - 462.550 to 467.725 MHz Talk range Up to 2 Miles Power Source 3AA Alkaline Batteries (not supplied) Transmit Power Out 500m W Battery Life 50 Hours typ. Description Channel Frequency Channel Frequency Channel Frequen...

17 Channel Frequency 1 162.550 2 162.400 3 162.475 4 162.425 5 162.450 6 162.500 7 162.525 WX Frequency Chart (MHz) memo FRS550W.qxd 7/25/00 18:10 Page 17