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Owner’s Manual
Model FR548-2CH
Two Way Family Radio
VOX
MIC
VOX
SCAN
PWR
Customer Service
1-800-290-6650
128-6282A
Released on: 1-30-02
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Revision A: 8-9-02. Incorporated new manufacturer changes.
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SELECTION OF THE FR548-2CH (FAMILY RADIO) It is one of the most sophisticated and reliable two way family radios available. BEFORE OPERATING YOUR FR548-2CH (FAMILY RADIO) READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY CAUTION 1. NEVER ATTEMPT TO CHARGE ALKALINE OR DRY CELL BATTERIES, AS BAT- TERIES MAY BURST CAUSING PERSONAL INJURY AND DAMAGE TO THE PRODUCT. 2. WHEN RECHARGING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE (Ni-MH) BATTERIES WITH THE AUDIOVOX CHARGER, USE ONLY AUDIOVOX APPROVED RECHARGE ABLE BATTERIE
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FEATURES Your FR548-2CH 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 FR548-2CH 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 buildi
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FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS 16 15 14 2 11 13 VOX 3 7 MIC 8 VOX 12 SCAN 4 PWR 17 1 9 5 6 10 4 (REF) -4- 128-6282A 4 of 16
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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. SCAN Button: Press this button to initiate an automatic scan of FRS channels 1-14. 9. Down But
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LCD DISPLAY AND OPERATION VOX The FR548-2CH is equipped with an LCD display to indicate its settings and functions. Transmission Indicator Low Battery Alert FRS Channel Indicator (114). appears each time power is turned on during a power-on self-test of the unit. CTCSS Channel Indicator (01-38). appears each time power is turned on during a power- on self-test of the unit. Key Lock Indicator. Appears for 2 seconds when Function (F) button is pressed and held to disable unit key functions (
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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 supplied Battery Charging Adapter Kit. 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
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BATTERY INSTALLATION CLIP EMBOSSED RELEASE ARROW LATCH Your FR548-2CH requires four AAA alkaline or four rechargeable AAA cells. Alkaline batteries will pro- vide the best performance from your transceiver. Remove the battery cover by releasing the clip latch at the top, and sliding the clip up and away from the back of the unit. Slide the battery cover downward while applying pressure at the embossed arrow. BATTERY Observe the polarity symbols inside the battery tray COVER when installing th
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CHARGING STAND PWR JACK AC WALL ADAPTER/ AUDIO OX CHARGING LISTED UL 81J1 TRANSFORMER R E81356 MODEL AAA401T ADAPTER INPUT: 110VAC POWER OUTPUT: 12VDC PLUG FRS RADIO CHARGING COMPARTMENTS (2) DESKTOP CHARGING STAND PART NUMBER DTC548-2CH USING YOUR FR548-2CH 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 transceivers activation. In addition, the transceiver will perform a 1-second powe
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Low Battery Alert When the batteries are in need of replacement or charging, the low battery icon ( ) will appear on the LCD display and the transceiver will sound a tone to alert the user. Monitor Button You can monitor channel activity by pressing the Monitor (M) button (3). If pressed and held for more than 2 seconds, you can continuously monitor channel activity. Press again, momentarily, and monitoring is disabled. Pressing this button mo- mentarily will cause the unit to beep and the LCD
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The CTCSS mode can be turned off by accessing the flashing subchannel num- ber CTCSS icon and using the Up or Down button to select 00 as the tone code frequency; then press monitor again. 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
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Channel Scanning Pressing the SCAN button initiates and automatic scan of the FRS channels (1-14) in the upward or downward direction. - Press the SCAN button; channel scan will commence. - To scan in the upward direction, press the Up Channel/Volume button; to scan in the downward direction, press the Down Channel/Volume button. The channels will be scanned in the selected direction for channel activity and then repeat. If an active channel is encountered, scan will pause on the active channel
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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 transmitting. 4. Release the PTT (Push-to-Talk) button when you finish speaking to receive incoming signals. If enabled a Roger Beep tone will be heard on the receiving unit to indicate end of transmission. To Receive: 1. Set the desired channel. 2. A
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! 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 areas could result in an explosion. ! Turn your transceiver off wherever posted notices restrict the use of radios or cellular telephones. Facilities such as hospitals may use equipment that is sensitive to RF energy. ! Turn your transceiver off on-
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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
