User manual AUDIOVOX FR5312 Owners Manual

[. . . ] Monitor Button: Press and hold to bypass the squelch and listen to channel activity; a momentary press activates LCD backlighting for 5 seconds. Carry Clip Battery Compartment Speaker Microphone SCAN Button: Press this button to initiate an automatic scan of FRS channels 1-14. Down Button: Press this button to decrease the volume or channel setting. 10. Up Button: Press this button to increase the volume or channel setting. [. . . ] Momentarily pressing either button will raise or lower the volume level. Low Battery Alert When the batteries are in need of replacement or charging, the low battery icon ( ) will appear on the LCD display and the transceiver will sound a 1-minute beep to alert the user. Monitor Button You can monitor channel activity by pressing the Monitor (M) button (3). If pressed for more than 2 seconds, you can continuously monitor channel activity. Pressing this button momentarily will cause the unit to beep and the LCD backlight function will be activated for 5 seconds. Function (F) Select Button (12) Pressing this button will allow selection of frequency channels as well as selection of the various unit functions. Each press permits selection of the desired channel (1­14) and Roger Beep tone. -9- 128-6255A 9 of 16 FUNCTIONS Channel Selection Press the function button once or until the two digit channel display flashes. Press Up or Down buttons (10, 9) to select desired channel (1­14). Roger Beep Tone The Roger Beep is a beep tone sequence which is automatically transmitted whenever the PTT button is released. This alerts the receiving party that your transmission has been ended intentionally, provided that unit has an enabled Roger Beep funtion also. To enable the Roger Beep tone: - Press the F button twice until the rb icon flashes and On or oF appears on the display. - To disable the Roger Beep tone, proceed as before, except press the Up or Down button to set the function oF. - Press the PTT button to confirm the On or oF condition. Beep Confirmation Tones Whenever any of the function select buttons are pressed, the speaker will automatically sound a beep tone to confirm each press. VOX Function This feature enables you to have hands-free conversation. When using the internal microphone/speaker or external microphone/headset (purchased separately), your voice or the signal is detected and the radio transmits and receives automatically. To access the VOX function: Press the VOX button; the VOX icon appears on the display. To exit the VOX mode, press the VOX button again; the VOX icon will disappear from the display. -10- 128-6255A 10 of 16 Channel Scanning Pressing the SCAN button initiates and automatic scan of the FRS channels (1-14) in the upward or downward direction. - To scan in the upward direction, press the Up Channel/Volume button; to scan in the downward direction, press the Down Channel/Volume button. The channels will be scanned in the selected direction for channel activity and then repeat. If an active channel is encountered, scan will pause on the active channel for 5 seconds, and then proceed to the next channel. - If the PTT button is pressed during scan, scanning will stop, and a transmission will be sent on the primary channel whose number will flash for 15 seconds after the PTT button is released. CALL Function When the PTT button is pressed twice, the unit will transmit a 3-second ringing sound to other transceivers tuned to the same channel. This feature can be used to signal other parties that voice communication is desired. [. . . ] Do not use this device in or near a mining facility, which uses remotely triggered explosives or in areas labeled "Blasting Area". Do not attempt to modify or in any way increase the output of this transceiver. Its output is designed to meet the legal limits set by the FCC. !Do not use this device or change its batteries in potentially explosive atmospheres as sparks in such areas could result in an explosion. !Turn your transceiver off wherever posted notices restrict the use of radios or cellular telephones. [. . . ]