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Owner’s Manual
Model FR-541
Two Way Family Radio
MIC
VOX
CALL
PWR
Customer Service
1-800-290-6650
Released on 1-28-02.
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SELECTION OF THE FR-541 (FAMILY RADIO) It is one of the most sophisticated and reliable two way family radios available. BEFORE OPERATING YOUR FR-541 (FAMILY RADIO) READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY CAUTIONS NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES, AS BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY AND DAM- AGE TO THE PRODUCT. WHEN RECHARGING NICKEL METAL HY- DRIDE (Ni-MH) BATTERIES WITH THE AUDIOVOX CHARGER, USE ONLY AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES. USE OF
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FEATURES Your FR-541 Family Radio is a portable, easy to use, two-way radio that you can carry almost anywhere. It is skillfully constructed to give you reliable communications for many different applications. The FR-541 is ideal for use around the house, in your boat, on hunting and camping trips, on the ski slopes or at the mall. PERFORMANCE Your transceiver will achieve its maximum operating range when communicating with other transceivers in a flat open area with no trees or buildings ob
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FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS 15 16 14 13 11 2 7 12 10 MIC 8 VOX 3 CALL PWR 4 1 9 5 6 4 (REF) -4-
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1. Power Button: Press and hold this button for 2 seconds to turn the transceiver on or off. 2. Push-to-Talk Button (PTT): Press to transmit. Release to receive. 3. Monitor Button: Press and hold to bypass the squelch and listen to chan- nel activity; a momentary press activates LCD backlighting for 5 seconds. 4. Clip 5. Battery Compartment: Accepts 4 “AAA” batteries. 6. Speaker 7. Microphone (MIC) 8. Call Button: Press this button to send a ringing sound to other radios tuned to the same chann
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LCD DISPLAY AND OPERATION The FR-541 is equipped with an LCD display to indicate its settings and functions. When the radio is on, pressing the monitor button will illuminate the dis- play for 5 seconds. Transmission Indicator Call Button Indicator Low Battery Alert Battery Saver Mode Indicator Beep tone Indicator FRS Channel Indicator (1–14). appears each time power is turned on during a power-on self-test of the unit. CTCSS Channel Indicator (1-38). appears each time power is t
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Powering the unit: Your radio transceiver operates on four AAA batteries. Alkaline batteries will provide slightly better performance than rechargeable batteries. Only Audiovox approved rechargeable batteries can be recharged in the radio transceiver using the optional charger. This will ensure optimum performance for your radio. Use of the Audiovox charger with other brands of batteries is not recommended as battery charging times will vary. Refer to the manufacturerer’s instructions for ch
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BATTERY INSTALLATION CLIP EMBOSSED RELEASE ARROW Your FR-541 requires four AAA alkaline or four re- LATCH chargeable AAA cells. Alkaline batteries will pro- vide the best performance from your transceiver. Remove the battery cover by releasing the clip latch BATTERY at the top, and sliding the clip up and away from the COVER back of the unit. Slide the battery cover downward while applying pressure at the embossed arrow. Observe the polarity symbols inside the battery tray when installing the
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USING YOUR FR-541 Turning the Transceiver On and Off Pressing the power button (1) for 2 seconds will activate the unit. The speaker will sound a beep tone to confirm the transceiver’s activation. In addition, the transceiver will perform a 1-second power-on self-test, whereby the LCD dis- play will show all functional items, including a test of both the 2-digit channel display ( ) and the CTCSS channel display ( ). To turn the unit off, simply press and hold the power button for 2
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FUNCTIONS Function (F) Select Button (12) Pressing this button will allow selection of frequency channels as well as selec- tion of the various unit functions. Each press permits selection of the desired channel (1–14), Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS), beep tone, scan, and Dual Watch mode. This button also activates the Key lock feature when pressed and held for more than 2 seconds. The Key lock icon ( ) appears on the display. To unlock this function, press and hold th
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NOTE: To communicate with other FRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To communicate with other FRS 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 trans mission. This will only allow you to ignore all traffic on a given channel not using the same subcode. Beep Confirmation/ “Roger Beep” Tones Whenever the Up/Down or function select buttons are pressed,
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- To resume scan in the upward direction, press the Up button; to reverse scan to the down direction, press the Down button. The unit will scan channels 1–14 for activity. Scanning will continue until the Function (12) button is pressed. NOTE: When the transceiver is turned off while in scan mode, the scan mode will still be active when the radio is again turned on. Dual Watch Mode This feature allows monitoring of two channels simultaneously. Press the function button five times or until 0,
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To access the VOX function, press the VOX button; the VOX icon ( ) appears on the display. In the VOX mode, the sensitivity is automatically set. To exit the VOX mode, press the VOX button again; the VOX icon will disappear from the display. To Transmit 1. Set the desired primary channel. 2. Press and hold the PTT (Push-to-Talk) button while speaking slowly and clearly in a normal voice, approximately 2 to 3 inches from the microphone. 3. The transmit icon ( ) will illuminate while
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Avoid exposing the unit to water or extremes of temperature. Do not use this device in or near a mining facility, which uses remotely trig- gered explosives or in areas labeled “Blasting Area”. Premature or accidental detonation may result. 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 area
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Channel Frequencies Channel MHz Channel MHz 1 462.5625 8 467.5625 2 462.5875 9 467.5875 3 462.6125 10 467.6125 4 462.6375 11 467.6375 5 462.6625 12 467.6625 6 462.6875 13 467.6875 7 462.7125 14 467.7125 Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies (in Hz) CTCSS Freq. Hz CTCSS Freq. Hz 1 67.0 20 131.8 2 71.9 21 136.5 3 74.4 22 141.3 4 77.0 23 146.2 5 79.7 24 151.4 6 82.5 25 156.7 7 85.4 26 162.2 8 88.5 27 167.9 9 91.5 28 173.8 10 94.8 29 179.9 11 97.4 30 186.2 12 100.0 31
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90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY Applies to Audiovox Family Radio Service Products. AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any part thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 90 days from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the Company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor. To obtai
