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Owners Manual
Model FR-240
Two Way Family Radio
CustomerService
1-800-645-4994
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CONGRATULATIONSONYOURSELECTION OFTHEFR-240(FAMILYRADIO) Itisoneofthemostsophisticatedandreliabletwoway Familyradiosavailable. BEFOREOPERATINGYOURFR-240(FAMILYRADIO) READTHISMANUALCAREFULLY FCCWARNING Replacementorsubstitutionoftransistors,diodesorotherparts ofauniquenature,withpartsotherthanthoserecommendedby themanufacturer,maycauseaviolationofthetechnicalregulations ofPart15ofFCCRules.
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FEATURES YourFR-240FamilyRadioisaportable,easytouse,two-way radiothatyoucancarryalmostanywhere. Itisskillfullyconstructed togiveyoureliablecommunicationsformanydifferentapplications. TheFR-240isidealforusearoundthehouse,inyourboat,on huntingandcampingtrips,ontheskislopesoratthemall. PERFORMANCE Yourtransceiverwillachieveitsmaximumoperatingrangewhen communicatingwithothertransmitter(s)inaflatopenareawith notreesorbuildingsobstructingitssignal. Rangemaybeupto twomilesundersuchconditions. Obstacles
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FUNCTIONAND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS 14 15 1 13 2 P 11 16 3 M 17 12 8 9 7 4 10 6 5 -2-
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1. PowerButton:Pressandholdthisbuttonfor2secondsto turnthetransceiveronoroff. 2. Push-to-TalkButton: Presstotransmit. Releaseto receive. 3. MonitorButton:Pressandholdtobypassthesquelchand listentochannelactivity. 4. BeltClip 5. BatteryCompartment 6. Speaker 7. Microphone 8. CallButton:Pressandholdthisbuttontosendaringingsoundto otherradiostunedtothesamechannelandCTCSScode. 9. UpButton:Pressthisbuttontoincreasethevolume. 10. DownButton:Pressthisbuttontodecreasethevolume. 11. LCDDisplay:Displaysin
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LCD DISPLAYAND OPERATION 2 1 4 5 3 The FR-240 is equipped with an LCD display to indicate its settingsand functions. The Display incorporates automatic backlightingtoallowittobeseeninthedark. Pressinganyof thebuttonsexcepttheP(Push-to-Talk)button,willilluminatethe display. Itwillremainlitfor5secondsafteranyofthesebuttons ispressed. 1 Displaysthecurrentchannelnumber(1to14). 2 DisplaysthecurrentCTCSSnumber(1to38). 3 Displaysthecurrentbatterypowerlevel. 4 Appearswhenaheadsetisinuse. 5 Displaysthecu
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BATTERYINSTALLATION YourFR-240requiresfourAAAalkalinecellsor fourrechargeableAAAcells. Alkalinebatteries will provide the best performance from your transceiver. Remove the battery cover by rotating the belt clip away from the battery compartment. Slide the battery cover downwardwhileapplyingpressureatitsgrooved section. Observethepolaritysymbolsinside the batterytraywheninstallingthebatteries. CAUTION: Incorrectbatteryinstallationcandamagetheunit. The microphone / charger jack is intended f
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USINGYOURFR-240 TurningtheTransceiveron Press and hold the power button for 2 seconds. The display backlightingwillilluminateandaconformationbeeptonewill confirmthetransceiversactivation. Toturntheunitoff,simply pressandholdthepowerbuttonfor2seconds. Button Conformation Tones Whenever,theFUNCTIONSELECT,UPorDOWNbuttonsare pressed,thetransceiverwillplayatonetoconfirmeachpress. LowBatteryAlert ThebatteryiconontheLCDdisplaysthecurrentchargelevelof the transceivers batteries. Three squares indicate
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FunctionSelectButton Pressingthisbuttonwillsequentiallyallowselectionofthechannel numberorContinuousToneCodedSquelchSystem. Pressingthe button once from the standby mode, will allow setting of the channel number. Thiswillbeindicatedbytheslowflashingof thechannelnumberdisplay. Pressingthebuttonasecondtime within5secondswillallowsettingoftheCTCSScode. Thiswill be indicated by the slow flashing of the code number. If no buttonsarepressedfor5seconds,theunitwillreturntostandby modeandthedisplaywillin
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Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) Thisfeatureallowsyoutoignoretransmissionsfromotherunits thatareusingthesamechannel. Oneof 38privacycodesmay be selected. The same code must also be selected on those transceivers with which you desire to communicate. Keep in mind,however,thatthisfeaturedoesnotpreventothersfrom listeningtoyourtransmissions. To Select a CTCSS Code Pressthefunctionselectbuttontwiceoruntilthesmalldigitson therightflashonthedisplay. Usetheupanddownbuttonsto selectthedesire
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Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies 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 31 192.8 13 103.5 32 203.5 14 107.2 33 210.7 15 110.9 34 218.1 16 114.8 35 225.7 17 118.8 36 233.6 18 123.0 37 241.8 19 127.3 38 250.3 CallSignals The FR-240 will transmit a two-second ringing sound to other transceiverstunedtot
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ToTransmit 1. Setthedesiredchannel. 2. PressandholdtheP(Push-to-Talk)buttonwhilespeakingslowly and clearly in a normal voice, approximately 2 to 3 inches fromthemicrophone. 3. Thetransmitindicatorwillilluminatewhiletransmitting. 4. ReleasetheP(Push-to-Talk)buttonwhenyoufinishspeaking toreceiveincomingsignals. To Receive. 1. SetthedesiredchannelandCTCSScode. 2. Adjustthevolumecontroltothedesiredlisteningvolumeby usingtheupanddownbuttonswhileobservingthevolume indicatoronthedisplay 3. Thetransceiv
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WARNING n Remove the batteries from the transceiver if it is not expected to beusedforlongperiodsoftime. Thiswilleliminatethepossibilityof batteryacidleakingfromthebatteriesandcorrodingthetransceiver. n Avoidexposingtheunittowaterorextremesoftemperature. n Do not use this device in or near a mining facility, which uses remotelytriggeredexplosivesorinareaslabeledBlastingArea. Premature or accidental detonation may result. n Donotattempttomodifyorinanywayincreasetheoutputofthis transceiver. Its
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SPECIFICATIONS* Channels: 14 OutputPower: 500mwERP BatteryLife Alkaline: 30-35Hours PowerSource: 6.0V DC * Thesespecificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice. Theyrepresenttypicalvalues,individualunitsmayvary. 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 -12-
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90DAYLIMITEDWARRANTY 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 within90daysfromthedateoforiginalpurchase,suchdefect(s)willberepaired or replaced with new or reconditionedproduct(attheCompany'soption)without charge for parts and repair labor. To obtain repair or replacemen
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