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GMRS/Weather
Model: GMRS-2000
General Mobile Radio Service Base Station
With NOAA Weather Alert
Owner’s Manual
Customer Service/Service
1-800-290-6650
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CAUTION NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES. WHEN RECHARGING, USE ONLY AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES AND CHARGER. USE OF THE CHARGER WITH OTHER BATTERIES WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO YOUR GMRS-2000 TRANSCEIVER. OTHER TYPES OF BATTERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY. AVOID INSTALLING THE GMRS-2000 TRANSCEIVER IN AN AREA WHERE IT MAY BE SUBJECTED FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME TO DIRECT SUN- LIGHT OR TEMPERATURES BELOW -4° F (-20° C) OR ABOVE 140 ° F (60° C). KEEP THE AN
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Model GMRS-2000 1 13 14 2 15 3 16 4 17 5 18 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 23 24 11 12 25 14. Weather Alert (ALT) LED (Red) 1. Battery Door (Right Rear Side) 15. Charging (CHG.) LED (Red) 2. Battery Charging On/Off Switch 16. Up/Down CHANNEL Buttons 3. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 17. Weather Alert (ALT) Button 4. Weather Mode (WX) LED (Red) 18. External Speaker(SPK)/Micro- 5. Antenna (Removable) phone (MIC) Jacks 6. Receive(Green)/Transmit (Red) LED 19. LCD Backlight/Monitor(L/MON) 7. MODE Button Butto
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Model GMRS-2000 DISPLAY 1 8 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 1. Button (Key) Tone Beep On/Off Indicator: This icon appears when the beep key tone is on, and disappears when tone is not in use. 2. Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the Monitor (L/MON) button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. 3. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when keypad is locked. This function disables keys such as channel up/down and MODE. 4. Emergency Indicator: EMG icon appears when the EMG butto
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10. GMRS Mode Indicator: Icon appears steady when GMRS mode is active; it disappears from display when weather mode is active. 11. HI/LO Indicators: Appropriate icon appears to identify the current transmit power level. 12. Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. The icon consists of five bars to indicate the received signal level. The icon also represents transmit signal power when transmitting. 13. Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: This fun
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BATTERY COMPARTMENT (WITH COVER BATTERY REMOVED) INSTALLATION POLARITY The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the GMRS-2000: 1. Do not mix old and new batteries. 2. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (Ni-MH) batteries. 3. If the unit is not to be used for an extended period of time, remove the batteries. Old or leaking batteries can cause damage to the unit and will void the warranty. Charging GMRS-2000 Batteries Part Nu
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The battery charge indicator icon displays the battery charge level when the AC adapter is unplugged. When the AC adapter is connected and in use, the indicator icon will indicate a full charge as shown below. Full Battery - three segments are illuminated. Low Battery - one segment is illuminated. Approximately 20-24 hours are required to fully charge the batteries. The red LED charging indicator (15) will light whenever the batteries are charging. A flashing red LED charging indicator denotes b
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Controls: Power On/Off Volume Control (22) At the right side of the unit, rotate the VOL control counterclockwise (CCW) from the off detent position; you will hear a confirming melody to indicate the unit is on and the LCD display will perform a 2-second power-on self- test and then revert to the GMRS standby mode. To turn the unit off, rotate the VOL control clockwise (CW) to the off detent position. Adjusting the Volume With the unit powered on, rotate the VOL control CCW to increase volu
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the button allows the unit to revert to standby mode. When receiving an incoming signal, the received signal strength indicator ( ) will display the relative strength of the signal, and the TX/RX LED indicator will light steady green when a signal is being received, or will flash when in standby receive mode. Call Button (14) The CALL Button can also be used as a two-way call ringer. Pressing the button will call another party on the same channel. The RX/TX LED will light red for
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External Speaker (SPK)/Microphone (MIC) Jacks (6) This set of jacks accepts an Audiovox headset/microphone connector. Refer to GMRS Operational Modes. Scan/Lock Mode Button (12) Press this Button momentarily to enable or disable the scan mode. Press and hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock keypad functions, except PTT and Monitor (L/MON). When the keypad is locked, the ( ) icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display. GMRS Operation Channel Selection In order t
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- At the right side of the unit, select the desired VOX sensitivity level by setting the VOX switch to LO, MID or HI position. - Momentarily press the VOX button to discontinue the VOX mode. NOTE: When the unit is transmitting in the VOX mode, no functions on the unit will operate. To regain control of the functions, it may be necessary to reduce ambient noises. Scan Operation This feature allows you to monitor all channels and tone codes (CTCSS) automatically for valid signals. When the unit
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- To unlock the Key Pad, press and hold the SCAN button for at least 2 seconds; the ( ) icon disappears from the display. The PTT and Monitor Buttons are not effected. Weather Band Operation Channel Selection This feature provides access to 10 receive only channels within the weather band (7 NOAA channels and 3 Canadian marine channels). To change the channel: - From the GMRS standby mode, momentarily press the WX button; the receive icon ( ) will appear, together with a channel number in t
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In GMRS mode, after approximately 10 seconds, the RX/TX and WX indica- tors begin to flash sequentially, indicating that the weather alert mode is active and is sampling the selected channel. - Momentarily press the ALT button again to exit the weather alert func- tion. GMRS Menu Functions Refer to the illustration on following page for a graphic representation of the various menus. Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) Mode (Sub- Channel) Selection The Coded Tone Controlled Squelch Syst
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GMRS-2000 OPERATIONAL MODES GMRS BAND MODE SWITCH CTCSS SELECT XMIT POWER SELECT DUAL WATCH CHAN SELECT DUAL WATCH CTCSS SELECT KEY TONE BEEP ROGER BEEP CALL SELECT NOTE: To switch between GMRS and Weather Band modes, momentarily press the WX button (for weather operation), or the GMRS button (for GMRS op- eration). To differentiate between operating modes, look for the GMRS indicator. In Weather Band mode, the GMRS indicator is not present. Refer to the appropriate section of this manual for
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NOTE: To communicate with other FRS or GMRS units, they must be switched to the same channel and CTCSS subcode. To commu- nicate 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 transmission. This will only allow you to ignore all traffic on a given channel not using the same subcode. Transmit Power Selection Mode This feature permits selection of the transmitting power
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To set the Dual Watch Mode: - From the GMRS standby mode, press the MODE button 3 times; the DW icon flashes on the display, together with the channel number currently selected. - 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. The DW icon appears steady on the display. Dual Watch CTCSS Mode - Press the MODE button again to enter the dual watch channel CTCSS function and
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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 transmission has been terminated intentionally. To enable and disable the Roger Beep tone: - Press the Mode Button 6 times until ( r ) appears on the display with the flashing Roger Beep icon ( ) and the on or oF indication. - Press the Up or Down Button to select the tone on or off as desired. - When enabled, the tone icon ( ) appea
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NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION 1 . The GMRS-2000 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-2000 has been designed to maximize performance and improve transmission range to field units. To avoid interference, it is recommended that you do not use base and
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Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause Correction No transmission Weak batteries Charge or replace batteries while pressing Incorrect battery polarity Install the batteries the PTT Button following the directions in paragraph Installing the Batteries. Weak or no Weak batteries Charge or replace batteries signal received Channel and privacy Adjust the transceiver’s code not set the same settings to match those as target transceiver settings of the target transceiver Volume level too low Increase
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Technical Specifications: General Frequency Range: GMRS Refer to chart on next page Weather Refer to chart on next page Privacy Codes 38 for each main channel Dimensions (W x H x D) 6.7 in x 7.0 in x 2.6 in (Without Antenna) 170.0 mm x 177.0 mm x 66 mm Power Supply Power Source AC/DC Adapter Input: 120 Vac Output: 12 Vdc, 1.5 Amp Battery Backup Rechargeable, AA (5), 6.0 VDC, 1300 mA Operating Time 18 hours - NiMH Battery Backup (Transmit: Receive: Standby) (5: 5: 90 ratio)
