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CAUTION NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES, AS BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT. WHEN RECHARGING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE (NiMH) BATTERIES WITH THE SUPPLIED AUDIOVOX CHARGER AND WALL ADAPTER, USE ONLY AUDIOVOX-APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. USE OF THE AUDIOVOX CHARGER WITH OTHER BRANDS OF BATTERIES IS NOT RECOMMENDED, AS BATTERY CHARGING TIMES WILL VARY WITH DIFFERENT BRANDS. REFER TO THE MANUFACTURERS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CHARGING OTHER BRAND
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GMRS-3000PK Handset and Base Station Transceivers The handset transceiver, when equipped with NiMH rechargable batteries, can be recharged when placed in the fixed base station transceiver cradle, which also acts as a desk-top charger. BASE STATION HANDSET WALL ADAPTER RETRACTABLE TRANSCEIVER OUTPUT PLUG ANTENNA ANTENNA (9 VDC) BASE STATION INPUT JACK (DC 9V) HANDSET AC WALL ADAPTER FIXED BASE RECHARGABLE 120 VAC TO 9 VDC STATION TRANSCEIVER (P/N F30ADP) TRANSCEIVER 3 128-6476 3 of 28
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GMRS-3000PK Handset Controls and Indicators 5 (REF) 6 5 7 4 8 3 16 3 (REF) 9 15 10 2 11 14 1 (REF) 12 13 1 17 1. Battery Door 9. SCAN/Lock Button 2. Monitor/Backlight Button 10. Up Channel/Volume Button 3. Detachable Carry Clip 11. Emergency (EMG) Call Button 4. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button 12. Built-in Microphone 5. Antenna 13. Built-in Speaker 6. External Speaker(SPK)/Micro- 14. Down Channel/Volume phone (MIC) Jacks Button 7. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 15. Power On/Off Control 8. Combination Tr
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DC 9V GMRS-3000PK Base Unit Controls and Indicators 6 7 + 5 4 8 3 9 10 2 16 11 12 13 1 14 17 15 1. Handset Battery Charge 9. Battery Charge LED (Red) Contacts 10. Power On/Off and Function 2. Built-in Speaker Set Button 3. Up/Down Channel/Volume 11. SCAN/Lock Button Buttons 12. Emergency (EMG) and 4. MODE Button Monitor (M)/Backlight Button 5. Antenna 13. Handset Battery CHG Button 6. Combination Transmit Indicator 14. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button (Red)/Receive and Monitor Indica 15. Built-in Micr
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GMRS-3000PK Handset and Base Station Displays 9 1 10 2 11 3 12 4 13 5 14 6 15 7 16 8 17 1. Beep Tone Indicator: Icon appears when beep confirmation tone is selected; icon disappears when tone is off. 2. Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor (M) button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 3. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when the keypad is locked. This function disables keys such as channel up/down and MODE. 4. Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a
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10.Battery Level Indicator: Icon indicates the battery charge level. 11. Emergency (EMG) Indicator: EMG icon appears when the EMG/M button pressed. (The emergency frequency is not monitored by authorities.) 12. Weather Mode Indicator (Base Station Only): This icon appears steady on the Base Station display when the weather mode is active; it flashes when weather alert is active in the GMRS mode. 13.Power HI/LO Indicators: Appropriate icon appears when the transmit power is set to desired out
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Powering the Transceivers: Your GMRS-3000PK handset transceiver operates on four AAA batteries. Alkaline batteries will provide slightly better performance than the supplied rechargeable batteries. Only Audiovox approved rechargeable batteries can be recharged in the handset transceiver using the Base Station charging feature and the Wall Charging Adapter supplied with the unit. This will ensure optimum performance for the GMRS-3000PK. Use of the Base Unit charging feature with other brands of b
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3. Various Brands of Rechargeable Batteries - Use of the Base Station charging feature with other brands of rechargeable batteries is not recommended, as battery charging times will vary with differ- ent brands of batteries. Refer to the manufacturers instructions for charging other brands of batteries. The battery charge indicator icon displays the battery charge level in the handset transceiver. When the AC adapter is connected to the base station transceiver, its indicator icon will alwa
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Next, press down with the thumb at the embossed arrow on the battery compartment cover, and slide the battery cover down and off the radio. Insert four AAA batteries (alternate positive ends (+) toward the bottom of the transceiver, (starting left-to-right). SPRING COVER LATCH ARROW CARRY CLIP + + POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINALS COVER + + 2. Then lift up cover at 3. Insert four AAA batteries 1.Using thumb, bottom to open. Then (positive (+) end toward press down on remove cover from the bott
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Base Station Transceiver Charging Setup For the Handset Transceiver When the handset transceiver is equipped with rechargeable NiMH batter- ies (supplied), they may be charged using the base station setup as fol- lows: 1.Position the handset transceiver in the base station cradle as shown. 2. Connect the charging adapter plug to the DC 9V jack at the rear of the base station transceiver. 3. Plug the other end of the charging adapter into a 120 VAC outlet. 4. Apply power to the base station; then
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GMRS-3000PK OPERATIONAL MODES HANDSET & BASE Press and Hold BASE STATION STATION MODE MODE Button WEATHER MODE CHANNEL CHANNEL SELECT SELECT WEATHERBAND CTCSS ALERT SELECT POWER GMRS Channels SELECT Only VOX SELECT DUAL WATCH NOTE: The Mode Control features for ROGER both the Handset transceiver BEEP and the fixed base station transceiver are the same, except BUTTON the base station also has a BEEP Weather Station Alert (NOAA) I D capability, plus it can charge the SELECT Handset batteries when
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Channel/Volume button ( ) to decrease volume. The display will indicate the current volume level between 1 and 7 by the small number in the icon 05 ( U ). Monitor/Display Backlight Button This button is used to check activity on the current frequency before transmitting. Check activity by pressing the Monitor (M) Button longer than 2 seconds; the icon will apppear on the display and you will hear static if frequency is clear. Do not transmit if you hear conversation. Hold down the Moni
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Up Channel/Volume Button In the standby mode, pressing this button will increment the listening volume. When in function edit mode this button will be used to adjust the units settings. Down Channel/Volume Button In the standby mode, pressing this button will decrement the listening volume. When in function edit mode this button will be used to adjust the units settings. Mode Button This button is used to select the various feature settings such as channel/ CTCSS code selection, VOX mode, etc
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- Press and hold the PTT button to transmit, then speak into the microphone clearly and slowly. The Transmit LED lights red. - Release the PTT Button to receive. - Communication can only be accomplished when the channel and CTCSS tone frequency of at least two parties are the same. - The CTC icon will be displayed on the LCD panel if the CTCSS tone frequency function is enabled. Channel Selection In order to communicate with other FRS units, both transmitting and re- ceiving party must be on the
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another party on the same main channel using the same subcode. (This filters out unwanted transmissions without the same coded squelch tone). There are 38 CTCSS Sub-channels for each main channel. A different subcode may be selected for each of the 14 channels. To change the CTCSS Sub-channel: - From GMRS/FRS standby mode, press the MODE Button twice; a flashing oF or sub-channel number is displayed, together with the flashing CTC icon. If oF is displayed, press the Up or Down button to enable
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we do recommend that you not change this setting unless it proves to be necessary in your particular situation. To access the transmitter power selection function, the selected channel must be either GMRS/FRS (1-7) or GMRS only (15-22). Select the desired power as follows: - From GMRS/FRS standby mode, press the MODE Button 3 times until the Po HI or Lo indication appears with a flashing HI or LO indica- tion on the display. NOTE: If the current channel is FRS only (8-14), power will not be se
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the unit will resume scanning the two channels. Pressing the PTT button during a received transmission will set the unit to transmit on the same channel. Pressing the PTT button when no signal is received will set the unit to transmit on the primary channel. To set the Dual Watch Mode: - From GMRS/FRS standby mode, press the MODE button 5 times; dc appears on the display with the flashing DW icon. If the dual watch mode is off, the oF icon will also appear flashing. - To enable the dual watc
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- Press the Up or Down Button to toggle the key tone feature On or Off. - Press the PTT button momentarily to confirm selection. When the key tone feature is on, the Bell icon appears steady on the display, and the beep tones sound in response to button activation. Caller Identification (ID) Select The caller ID function allows you to assign an ID code between 1 and 10; this code accompanies your transmission whenever you call another party, and will appear at the receiving unit, provided it has
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the scan is interrupted and will return to scan mode 5 seconds after recep- tion is terminated. NOTE: While the scan function is active, the MODE button will be inoperative. The scan mode will reduce the overall battery life since the battery save function is overridden. To enable the channel scan mode: - From GMRS/FRS standby mode, momentarily press the SCAN But ton; (SCAN) will appear on the LCD display. - The radio will display each channel (1-22) in order as the scan mode operates to find a
