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General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Model : GMRS-1545
Owner’s Manual
Customer Service
1-800-290-6650
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CAUTIONS NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTER- IES. WHEN RECHARGING, USE ONLY AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CHARGER. USE OF THE CHARGER WITH OTHER BATTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-1545 RADIO TRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. AVOID PLACING THE GMRS-1545 RADIO TRANSCEIVER FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME IN DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR TEMPERATURES BELOW -4° F (-20° C) OR ABOVE 140 ° F (60° C). KEEP THE ANTENNA AT 1 INCH (2.5 cm) AW
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Model GMRS-1545 (FCC License Required) 45 1 2 18 6 TOP 7 17 8 BOTTOM 16 9 10 15 3 11 14 13 12 1. External Microphone (MIC)/Bat- 10. Built-in Microphone tery Charger (CHG) Jack 11. MODE Button 2. External Speaker (SPK) Jack 12. Built-in Speaker 3. Battery Charging Contacts 13. Down Channel/Volume Button 4. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 14. Power On/Off Button 5. Combination Transmit Indi- 15. Battery Door cator (Red)/Receive and 16. Detachable Belt Clip Monitor Indicator (Green) 17. Push-To-Talk (
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Model GMRS-1545 DISPLAY 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 13 4 14 5 15 6 16 17 7 818 1. Beep Tone Indicator: Icon appears when beep button confirmation tone is selected; icon disappears when tone is off. 2. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when the keypad is locked. This function disables keys such as channel up/down and MODE. 3. Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor (M) button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 4. Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is be
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11. GMRS Indicator: Icon is visible when radio is in GMRS mode, as opposed to weather mode. 12. RogerBeep Tone On/Off Indicator: This icon appears when the Roger Beep tone is on, and disappears when tone is not in use. 13. Weather Mode Indicator: Icon will be on steady when in the weather band mode. The icon will blink when in the GMRS mode with the alert active. 14. Hi/LO Indicators: Appropriate icon appears when the transmit power is set to desired output power level. 15. Small Segment Dis
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SPRING COVER CLIP ARROW BELT CLIP POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINALS COVER 2. Using thumb, press 3. Insert five AA batteries 1. Compress spring down on battery clip between thumb with positive (+) end of cover at arrow;slide and forefinger and top, middle and bottom cover down, lift off batteries oriented as slide entire belt clip and remove. down and off unit. shown, or insert type NiMH rechargeable batteries. The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the
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GMRS-1545 OPERATIONAL MODES WEATHER BAND MODE GMRS BAND MODE CHANNEL CHANNEL SELECT SELECT CTCSS SELECT VOX SELECT COMPASS MODE DUAL WATCH CALIBRATE POWER COMPASS SELECT VIBRATOR CALL NOTE: To switch between GMRS and Weather Band modes, press and hold the Mode button for WEATHER 2 seconds. To differentiate between operating ALERT modes, look for GMRS HI or LO indication below and to the left of the battery power level indicator ROGER BEEP when in GMRS mode. In Weather Band mode, the weather a
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Controls: Power On/Off (14) Button Press and hold the power on/off button ( ) for at least 2 seconds. You will hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on. To turn the unit off, press and hold the button for at least 2 seconds. Adjusting the Volume With the unit powered on, press the Up Channel/Volume button ( ) to increase volume and the Down Channel/Volume button ( ) to decrease volume. The display will indicate the current volume level by the small number 03 to the right of
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corner of the LCD Panel (5) will light red while the PTT Button is pressed and the signal indicator will display the relative strength of the transmitted signal. Releasing the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving an incoming signal, the Transmit/Monitor LED indicator will light green and the received signal strength indicator ( ) will display the relative strength of the signal. The PTT Button can also be used as a two-way call ringer. Pressing the button twice qui
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External Speaker (SPK) Jack (2) This jack accepts an Audiovox headset connector. External Microphone (MIC)/Charging (CHG) Jack (1) This jack accepts an optional Audiovox Microphone/Headset assembly, or the plug from an AC/DC Wall charging adapter, Model GMRS1545AD (supplied). Scan/Lock Button (7) Press this button momentarily to enable or disable the scan mode. Press and hold button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock the key pad, except PTT, EMG and Monitor (M). When the keypad is locke
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The GMRS-1545 has 15 channels (frequencies) (1-15) indicated by the large digits on the LCD display panel. Channels 1 through 7 are the same frequency as FRS channels 1 through 7. Communication with Audiovox FRS and compatible units is possible on these seven channels. Before transmit- ting on the selected channel, press the Monitor (M) Button (6) to check the activity on that channel. If there is activity on the selected channel, change to another channel that is clear. To change the channe
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NOTE: To communicate with other GMRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To communicate with other GMRS units that do not have subcodes, switch your unit to the same channel with the subcode set to 00. The CTCSS subcodes do not prevent others from hearing your transmis- sion. This will only allow you to ignore all traffic on a given channel not using the same subcode. VOX Selection Mode This option enables you to have hands-free conversation when using the intern
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To set the Dual Watch Mode: - From GMRS standby mode, press the MODE button 4 times; the DW icon flashes on the display. If the dual watch mode is off, the oF icon will also appear flashing. - To enable the dual watch mode, press the Up or Down button; the dual watch channel number will flash and start to increment up or down as the Up or Down button is pressed. - Press the MODE button again to select the CTCSS function and select the CTCSS code if desired for the dual watch channel just sele
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Vibrator Call The transceiver is equipped with a vibrator call feature which causes the unit to vibrate when a call signal is received from another party. This feature can be activated whenever the user wishes, and provides call notification without disturbing other people nearby. To set the vibrator call feature: - From the GMRS standby mode, press the MODE button 6 times until the Ub ON or oF icon appears with a blinking VIB icon on the display. - Press the Up or Down button to activate the v
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Roger Beep Tone The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted whenever the PTT button is released. This tone alerts the receiving party that the trans- mission has been terminated intentionally. To enable and disable the Roger Beep tone: - From GMRS standby mode, press the MODE Button 8 times until rb appears on the display with the flashing Roger Beep icon ( ) and on or oF. - Press the Up or Down Button to select the tone on or off as desired. - When enabled, the tone icon ( )
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- Press the Up or Down Button to preview and hear the 5 available call melodies. - Press the PTT button momentarily to confirm selection. Refer to the PTT button (17) to transmit ring signal. Channel Scan Operation This feature allows you to monitor all channels automatically for valid sig- nals. While scanning, you can transmit and receive. When a signal is re- ceived, the scan is interrupted and will return to scan mode 5 seconds after reception is terminated. NOTE: While the scan function
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To access the Auto Key Lock selection menu: - From GMRS standby mode, press and hold the Scan Button for over 2 seconds to Lock the Auto Key function; a unique melody sounds and the ( ) icon appears on the display. - The PTT and Monitor Buttons are not effected. - To unlock the Auto Key function, press and hold the SCAN button for at least 2 seconds; the melody sounds and the icon ( ) disappears from the display. Emergency and Assistance Channel This radio has a quick access button (EMG) to
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- Press the MODE button (11); the channel number flashes. - To change the channel, press the Up Button (9) briefly to move to the next higher main channel number. - Press the Down Button (13) briefly to move to the next lower main channel number. - Press the PTT button to confirm your selection. Electronic Compass Operation While the unit is powered on, the electronic compass is always operational. Whenever outside magnetic interference is compromising accuracy, the direction arrow remains stati
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- While standing outside in an open area, hold the unit horizontal and parallel to the ground. Rotate yourself and the unit 360 degrees, taking at least 15 seconds for each 90-degree quadrant of the circle. - Press the PTT button to complete calibration. The calibration data will be stored in the transceiver memory until re-calibration becomes necessary. (See Compass Operation above.) Battery Alert When the battery icon ( ) blinks on the LCD panel (battery voltage below 4.9 V), recharge unit or
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NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION 1 . The GMRS-1545 15 channels are shared on a ‘take turns’ basis. This means other groups may be talking on any of the channels. A common code of ethics/courtesy is to switch to another vacant channel and not to attempt to talk over someone who is already using the channel you first selected. 2. The GMRS-1545 has been designed to maximize performance and improve transmission range in the field. To avoid interference, it is recommended that you do not use the units
