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NS-F1112.fm Page 1 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Setting up your radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Using your radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Maintaining your radio. . . .
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NS-F1112.fm Page 2 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Features 22 channels Channel scan Auto squelch Auto battery save Keypad lock Roger beep Microphone/Headphone jacks Five call alerts 121 Privacy codes 3 levels of VOX NOAA weather radio Weather alert Backlit display Silent operation Monitor www.insignia-products.com 2
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NS-F1112.fm Page 3 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Controls and buttons Component Description 1 PTT button Press and hold to transmit. 2 Call/Lock button Press to send a call alert signal. Press and hold to lock the key pad. 3 Up and Down button Adjust the volume up and down. Make adjustment in the menu. 4 Speaker Provides sound when external speakers are not plugged in. 5 Microphone Talk into the microphone while pressing the PTT button. 6 Mon
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NS-F1112.fm Page 4 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Component Description 7 Power/Menu button Press to access the menu. Press and hold to turn on or turn off the radio. 8 External speaker/ Plug in an external speaker and microphone jacks microphone or headset. 9 Antenna Sends and receives the radio signals. Display 2 1 3 10 4 9 5 6 8 7 Indicator Indicates 1 Key pad lock Key lock is turned on. 2 Battery level The battery level. 3 Receive The radio is r
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NS-F1112.fm Page 5 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Indicator Indicates 9 NOAA weather (WX) band The radio is switched to weather radio mode. 10 VOX VOX is active. Setting up your radio Installing the belt clip To install the belt clip: Slide the clip up into the slot on the back of the radio until the belt clip latch clicks. Belt clip Belt clip latch lock tab To remove the belt clip: Gently slide the belt clip down toward the bottom of the radio. ww
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NS-F1112.fm Page 6 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Installing Batteries Your radio operates with either four AAA alkaline batteries or an NiMH rechargeable battery pack. To install the batteries: 1 Remove the belt clip by sliding it off of the radio. 2 Remove the battery cover by pressing down on the top center and sliding it down from the radio. Battery compartment Press here and push down to open Battery compartment cover 3 Insert four AAA batteries
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NS-F1112.fm Page 7 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Charging the battery pack Your radio can use a rechargeable NiMH battery pack which can be recharged by inserting the AC adapter into the radio charge jack or by using the optional AC desktop charger. Initial charge time is 24 hours. Charge time is about 12 hours thereafter. Charge the battery pack when the low battery icon flashes on the display. Remove the radio from the charger when the battery pac
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NS-F1112.fm Page 8 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Adjusting the volume To adjust the volume: Press the Up button to increase the volume. Press the Down button to decrease the volume. Communicating To communicate, all radios in your group must be set to the same channel and privacy code. To transmit messages: Press and hold the PTT button and speak in a normal voice into the microphone. For maximum clarity, hold the radio two to three inches from
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NS-F1112.fm Page 9 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Using a call alert Your radio can transmit a call alert for a fixed length of time. To send a call alert: Press the Call/Lock button. The TX icon appears while transmitting a call alert. The alert can be heard on the speaker. To choose a call alert: 1 Press the Power/Menu button until a CA icon appears accompanied by the current call alert setting. 2 Use the Up or Down button to select one of the five
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NS-F1112.fm Page 10 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Changing channels Your radio has 22 channels available. To change channels: 1 With the radio on, press the Power/Menu button until the current channel segment flashes. 2 Use the Up or Down button to change the channel. 3 Press the PTT button to save the new channel. Setting privacy codes Your radio has 121 privacy codes available. You can select a different privacy code for each channel. To select a p
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NS-F1112.fm Page 11 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio 3 Press the PTT button to confirm the selection. Notes When the PTT button is pressed during the low battery level condition, the TX Power automatically switches from Hi(H) to Lo(L) level. You cannot adjust the power setting on the FRS channels (8~14). They are set to Low power per FCC regulations. Setting the VOX level Your radio has 3 VOX level settings: (oF/1/2/3). To set VOX: 1 Press the Power/Menu
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NS-F1112.fm Page 12 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Using silent operation mode Your radio has a silent operation mode. In this mode, all beeps and tones are disabled. To turn the silent operation mode on: 1 Press the Power/Menu button until the display shows a bP icon and on the right of the bP icon, an on icon appears. 2 Select oF by pressing the Up or Down buttons, then pressing the PTT or Power/Menu button. To turn the silent operation mode off: 1 P
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NS-F1112.fm Page 13 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Using weather alert Your radio has a NOAA weather alert function that lets you automatically receive weather alerts from designated NOAA stations. To turn the NOAA weather (WX) alert on: 1 Press the Power/Menu button twice while in WX Band. The display shows an AL icon, while on the right of the AL icon, a blinking oF icon appears. 2 Select on by pressing the Up or Down buttons, then pressing the PTT
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NS-F1112.fm Page 14 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Using an external speaker and microphone or headset Your radio can be used with an optional external speaker and microphone or headset. To use an external speaker and microphone or headset: 1 Insert the plug(s) into the speaker and microphone jacks. Jacks 2 Place the earbud into your ear and adjust the microphone to the level you want. Maintaining your radio Do not use alcohol or cleaning solutions t
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NS-F1112.fm Page 15 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Troubleshooting Problem Solution No power Check the battery installation Replace the batteries Cannot receive Make sure that the radios have the same channel and messages privacy code settings. Make sure that you are within range of the other transceivers. Buildings and other obstructions may interfere with your communication. Radio is not Make sure that the key lock is not on. responding t
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NS-F1112.fm Page 16 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Channel number Channel frequency 5 462.6625 6 462.6875 7 462.7125 8 467.5625 9 467.5875 10 467.6125 11 467.6375 12 467.6625 13 467.6875 14 467.7125 15 462.5500 16 462.5750 17 462.6000 18 462.6250 19 462.6500 20 462.6750 21 462.7000 22 462.7250 Channels 8-14 are low-power FRS license free channels. NOAA Weather (WX) Radio Frequency Chart (MHz) Channel number Channel frequency 1162.550 2162.400 3162.475 416
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NS-F1112.fm Page 17 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Privacy Codes Frequency Chart (MHz) Privacy codes can be programmed for use on any channel. Code Frequency 167.0 271.9 374.4 477.0 579.7 682.5 785.4 888.5 991.5 10 94.8 11 97.4 12 100.0 13 103.5 14 107.2 15 110.9 16 114.8 17 118.8 18 123.0 19 127.3 20 131.8 21 136.5 22 141.3 23 146.2 24 151.4 25 156.7 26 162.2 27 167.9 28 173.8 29 179.9 30 186.2 31 192.8 32 203.5 www.insignia-products.com 17
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NS-F1112.fm Page 18 Tuesday, September 19, 2006 11:33 AM Insignia NS-F1112 Two-Way Radio Code Frequency 33 210.7 34 218.1 35 225.7 36 233.6 37 241.8 38 250.3 DCS Privacy Code Chart Privacy codes can be programmed for use on any channel. No. Code No. Code No. Code 1 023 29 174 57 445 2 025 30 205 58 464 3 026 31 223 59 465 4 031 32 226 60 466 5 032 33 243 61 503 6 043 34 244 62 506 7 047 35 245 63 516 8 051 36 251 64 532 9 054 37 261 65 546 10 065 38 263 66 565 11 071 39 265 67 606 12 072 40 2
