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General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS)
Model : GMRS-1535
Owner’s Manual
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EMG
Customer Service
AUDIO OX
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-1535 RADIO TRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. AVOID PLACING THE GMRS-1535 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-1535 (FCC License Required) 5 6 3 16 3 4 14 8 (REF) A 15 EMG 10 9 2 11 1 1 13 12 (REF) AUDIO OX 7 1. Battery Door 11. Down Channel/Volume Button 2. Monitor/Backlight Button 12. MODE Button 3. Detachable Belt Clip 13. SCAN/Lock Button 4. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button 14. Emergency (EMG) Call 5. Antenna Button 6. External Speaker(SPK)/Micro- 15. Power On/Off and Function phone (MIC) Jacks Set Control 7. Built-in Speaker 16. Combination Transmit Indi- 8. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) cato
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Model GMRS-1535 DISPLAY 8 1 9 2 3 10 11 4 12 5 13 14 6 15 7 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 being rec
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11. 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. 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.Small Segment Display: Displays the CTCSS tone option in the channel from (00-38). 14.Dual Watch Mode Indicator: Icon appears when dual watch mode is active. 15.Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: This functio
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SPRING COVER CLIP ARROW BELT CLIP + + POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINALS COVER + + 2. Slide the cover 3. Insert four AAA batteries 1.Using thumb, down and then lift (positive (+) end toward press down on cover at bottom to the bottom begining at battery cover at open.Remove left side and alternating arrow and slide cover. positive terminals as cover down to shown),or insert the open. rechargeable batteries. The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times
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GMRS-1535 OPERATIONAL MODES GMRS BAND WEATHER BAND CHANNEL CHANNEL SELECT SELECT CTCSS SELECT WEATHER BAND POWER ALERT SELECT BUTTON VOX SELECT BEEP DUAL WATCH BUTTON BEEP ROGER BEEP CALL SELECT NOTE: To switch between GMRS and Weather Band modes, press and hold the Mode button for 2 seconds. To differentiate between operating modes, look for HI or LO indication below the battery power level indicator when in GMRS mode. In Weather Band mode, these indications are not present. Refer to the app
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Controls: Power On/Off (15) 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 in the icon ( ). M
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transmit and receive at the same time. The Transmit/Monitor LED at the upper right corner of the LCD Panel (8) 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 strenth of the signal. The
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Emergency (EMG) Call Button Button (14) This radio has a quick access button (EMG) to the Emergency and Assistance Channel. This channel is not monitored by local authorities. When using this channel, EMG appears on the display. Pressing this button will set the transceiver to the channel 10, 462.6750 MHz). External Speaker (SPK)/Microphone (MIC) Jacks (6) This set of jacks accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone connector. Scan/Lock Button (13) Press this Button momentarily to enable or disab
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Channel Selection In order to communicate with other GMRS units, both transmitting and receiving party must be on the same frequency. The GMRS-1535 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 transmitting on the selected channel, press the Monitor (M) Button (2) to check the ac
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- Then press the Up or Down button to select the desired sub-channel for use. - Press the Power On/Off button momentarily to confirm selection. The CTCSS mode can be turned off by selecting the oF icon as the setting. 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 oF. The CTCSS subcodes do not prevent others from
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Channel Scan Operation This feature allows you to monitor all channels automatically for valid signals. While scanning, you can transmit and receive. When a signal is received, the scan is interrupted and will return to scan mode 5 seconds after reception is terminated. NOTE: While the scan function is active, the MODE button will be inoperative. The scan mode will reduce the overall battery life due to the battery save function is overridden. To enable the channel scan mode, - From GMRS stan
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- Press the SCAN button; the radio will begin scanning for all tone codes (00–38) relative to the current main channel selection. - To disable the tone code scan, press the SCAN button again, and the radio will return to normal operation. Dual Watch Mode This feature allows you to monitor two channels at the same time. While in dual watch mode, the unit will continuously monitor both the primary and dual watch channel. Received signals will be played for 5 seconds, then the unit will resum
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Key Tone This feature allows the transceiver to sound a confirmation tone whenever the following keys are pressed: Monitor (M) Button, Up/Down Buttons, MODE Button, SCAN Button, or the EMG Button. To turn the key tones on or off, - From GMRS standby mode, press the MODE Button six times until bp, the Bell ( ) icon, and On or oF flash on the LCD display. - Press the Up or Down Button to toggle the key tone feature On or Off. - Press the Power On/Off button momentarily to confirm selection. When
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To enable and disable the Roger Beep tone: - From GMRS standby mode, press the MODE Button 7 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 ( ) appears steady on the display. - Press the Power On/Off button momentarily to confirm selection. Call Ringer Selection Mode The transceiver provides 5 user-selectable call ringer melodies to alert you to an in
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Emergency and Assistance Channel Mode This radio has a quick access button (EMG) to the Emergency and Assistance Channel. This channel is not monitored by local authorities. When using this channel, EMG appears on the display. Pressing this button will set the transceiver to the channel 10, 462.6750 MHz). The Emergency Channel can be used transmit and receive on a special frequency (CH10: 462.6750 MHz). The Emergency Channel can be selected quickly from any user mode. To access the Emergency
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Weather Alert Mode The weather alert mode notifies the user of unusual weather situations. To access the weather alert function: - From Weather Band standby mode, press the MODE button once to access the weather channels and use the Up or Down Button to select the desired channel. - Press the MODE button again to access the weather alert function; weather icon ( ) and AL On or oF appear flashing on the display. - Use the Up or Down buttons to enable (On)/disable (oF) the alert function. Th
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Battery Alert When the battery icon ( ) blinks on the LCD panel, recharge unit or install fresh batteries. If the batteries are not replaced the ( ) icon will appear and an audio tone will sound to warn the user that the batteries must be replaced. Batteries There are two methods of powering the GMRS-1535: 1. Alkaline Batteries - (4 x AAA size) 2.Rechargeable Ni-MH Batteries - (Rechargeable Ni-MH batteries and Charging Stand not included). Use only Audiovox approved rechargable batteries.
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Warning Do not operate the transceiver unless you are licensed to do so. • Remove the batteries from the transceiver if it is not expected to be used • for long periods. This will eliminate the possibility of chemicals leaking from the batteries and corroding the transceiver. Avoid exposing the transceiver to water or extremes of temperature. • • Do not use this device in or near a mining facility, which uses remotely triggered explosives or in areas labeled “Blasting Area”. Premature or accid
