User manual AUDIOVOX FR-1438-2

[. . . ] Model FR-1438-2 Owner's Manual F FR1438-2 5 3 PTT 4 M 7 2 11 1 F 8 13 12 FR1438-2 6 10 9 1. 13. Battery Door Monitor Button Detachable Belt Clip Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Antenna External Speaker Jack Built-in Speaker Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Built-in Microphone Up Button and Volume Control Down Button and Volume Control Function Button Power On/Off and ENTER Button 2 Model FR1438-2 DISPLAY 1, 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10, 11 12 13 14 1. Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS) Indicator: Icon appears when receiving a transmission with correct CTCSS tone. Auto Scan Indicator: Icon appears when the auto scan channel mode is activated. [. . . ] Pressing the button for more than 1. 5 seconds allows navigation at a more rapid rate. In the function mode, different menus can be rapidly accessed. 7 Function Button (12): In the standby mode, pressing this button briefly will enter the function edit mode. Pressing the button for more than 1. 5 seconds will activate or deactivate the KEY LOCK when the unit is in the standby mode. Refer to KEY LOCK function description to activate and deactivate the KEY LOCK. NOTE: All buttons will be disabled except for the Monitor Button (2) and the PTT Button (4). Monitor Button (2): The Monitor Button is used to check the activity on a channel before transmitting. When the Monitor Button is pressed, the LCD panel (8) will light and both the transmit and the receive indicators will light. Pressing the Monitor Button during the edit function mode will return the unit to standby. Pressing the Monitor Button during a VOX tranmission (voice activated transmission) will discontinue the transmission and disable the VOX function for ten seconds. External Microphone/Speaker (6): This jack accepts an Audiovox FRS-BHST headset/microphone for totally hands free operation. Operating Modes and Features Channel Select Mode: This feature allows the selection of main channels for communication. Press the Up Button (10) or the Down Button (11) to choose the channel. Press the Enter (13) to confirm your selection. Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS): When the CTCSS feature is on the transceiver will only receive signals from other transceivers set to the same channel and privacy code. When the CTCSS mode is off, the transceiver will receive signals from all transceivers set to the same channel. Remember that the CTCSS feature does not prevent others from listening to your transmissions. It only allows your FR1438-2 to ignore signals from transceivers not set to the same privacy code. Press the Function Button (12) until ctc appears in the LCD Panel (8). Press the Up Button (10) or the Down Button (11) to choose the CTCSS code desired. Press the Enter (13) to confirm your selection. 8 NOTE: To communicate with other units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To communicate with other units that do not have subcodes, switch your unit to the same channel with the subcode set to Off. AUTO CHANNEL SCAN MODE: This feature allows scanning for an active channel. The volume cannot be adjusted and the power saver is disabled in this mode. Press the Function Button (I 2) until the auto channel icon blinks and SC appears in the LCD Panel (8). Press the Up Button (10) or the Down Button (11) to choose scanning up or down from the current channel number. If a transmission is detected, the Receive and RSSI icons will appear in the LCD Panel (8). [. . . ] · 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. · Do not place your radio in front of a vehicle's air-bag. [. . . ]