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Model FR-1500XTM
Two-Way Family Radio
WITH NOAA AND FM RADIO
F
Owner’s Manual
Customer Service
1-800-290-6650
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CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SELECTION OF THE FR-1500XTM (FAMILY RADIO) It is one of the most sophisticated and reliable two way family radios available. BEFORE OPERATING YOUR FR-1500XTM (FAMILY RADIO) READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY 2
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FEATURES Your FR-1500XTM 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-1500XTM is ideal for use around the house, in your boat, on hunting and camping trips, on the ski slopes or at the mall. Some of the FR-1500XTM features are: • No Air Time Fees and No License Required • Up to 2 Mile Range • Battery Saver and Auto Squelch • National Oceanic a
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2 1 (REF) 5 34 6 1 TOP 17 7 16 8 15 F 9 14 10 BOTTOM 13 11 12 9. Battery Compartment Door 1. Antenna 10. Menu Scroll Buttons (Forward/Back) 2. Function (F) Select/Key Lock Button 11. Down Control/Volume Decrease Button 3. External Microphone/Speaker Jack 12. Battery Compartment Cover Latch 4. Transmit (Red) LED 13. Built-in Speaker 5. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 14. Monitor (M) Button 6. Up Control /Volume Increase Button 15. Belt Clip Stud 7. Power On/Off Button 16. Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button 8
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MODEL FR-1500XTM DISPLAY 2345 1 6 11 7 10 9 8 1. Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: Blinks in the VOX selection mode or appears when VOX is activated. 2.Auto Scan Indicator: Icon appears when the auto scan channel mode is activated. 3. Weather Alert Indicator: This icon appears when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) alert mode is activated. 4. Alarm Indicator: Appears when the Clock Alarm mode is activated. 5. Call Ringer and Vibration Indicator: Appears wh
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SPRING CLIP SPRING- Accessories SPRING RELEASE TAB LOADED CLIPS SUPPLIED: (1) Belt Clip BELT CLIP (PRESS DOWN) OPTIONAL: (1) Headset P/N FRS-BHST NOTE: To order optional accessories for the FR-1500XTM, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-290-6650 or visit the Audiovox web site Belt Clip Accessory at www.audiovox.com. Powering the FR-1500XTM Unit: The FR-1500XTM unit operates on four AAA batteries installed in the battery compart- ment. You may operate the unit using type NiMH rechargeable
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BELT CLIP MOUNTING STUD BATTERY POSITIVE COMPARTMENT TERMINALS (4 AAA BATTERIES) BATTERY COVER POSITIVE TERMINALS COVER CLIP (SWING DOWN) The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the FR-1500XTM: 1. Do not mix old and new batteries. 2. The use of alkaline-type batteries is recommended to provide the longest operating time. 3. Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable batteries. 4. If the unit is not to be used for an extended perio
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FRS-1500XTM OPERATIONAL MODES MODES FUNCTION (F) BUTTON RIGHT, LEFT ARROW BUTTONS MENUS SET CH. SET CODE SET SCAN SET VOX TWO WAY SET SEEK TUNE SEEK TUNE SET FM RADIO PRESET FM FM PRESET PRESET FM SET SET WEATHER ALERT CHAN SET SET COMPASS CALIB VARI SET SET SET ALARM SET ALARM TEMPERA TURE UNIT TEMP HIGH LOW SET TIME SET SET SET ALARM SET ALARM TIME & UNIT MINUTES ALARM HOUR MINUTE STOP RESET STOPWATCH START SET SET SET SET TIME SET SET SET SET SET SET UP CALL DELAY BEEP OUT NAME P-CH VIB ROGE
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NOTE: In KEY LOCK, all buttons will be disabled except for the Up ( ) Control/ Volume Button (6), the Down ( ) Control/Volume Button (11), the Monitor (M) Button (14) and the PTT Button (16). Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button (16): Pressing and holding this button will allow you to speak to any transceiver that is set to the same channel and privacy code setting as yours. Hold the transceiver approximately 1 to 2 inches from your face as you speak into the built-in microphone (17). After you have fin
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Menu Scroll Forward and Back Buttons (10) These buttons are used to scroll through the options in a selected menu; the menu is determined by mode selection using the Function (F) button. Refer to the Operational Modes flow diagram. Monitor (M) Button (14): The Monitor Button is used to check the activity on a channel before transmitting. When the Monitor Button is pressed, the green LCD panel (5) backlight will come on. Pressing the Monitor Button during the edit function mode will confirm an
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OPERATING MODES AND FEATURES FRS TWO WAY MODE CHANNEL NUMBER SELECTION This feature allows the selection of main channels for communication as follows: 1. From the FRS TWO WAY mode (CH and CODE displayed), press the right (forward) menu scroll button (10) once; the channel (CH) number flashes on the display (5). 2. Press the Up ( ) Button (6) or the Down ( ) Button (11) to choose the desired channel. 3. Press the Monitor (M) button (14) to confirm your selection. CODED TONE CONTROL SQUELCH SYS
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2. Press the Up Button (6) or the Down Button (11) to choose normal (flashing NR) scanning. The scan icon ( ) also appears flashing. 3. When NR is flashing, press the Monitor (M) button (14) to confirm your selection. 4. To turn off the auto channel scan feature, return to the Scan mode by pressing the forward menu scroll button to access the SCAN function and choose OFF. The unit will begin scanning in the upward direction (starting from the current channel), looking for an active main c
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VOX FUNCTION This feature enables you to have hands-free conversation. When using the internal microphone/speaker or an external microphone/headset (purchased separately), your voice or the signal is detected and the radio transmits and receives automatically. When in the VOX mode, a short beep will sound after the termination of any VOX generated transmission. VOX SENSITIVITY SELECTION This feature allows the user to select the voice/signal level at which the unit will trans- mit. The high sen
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FM SEEK The FM seek function allows scanning of the FM band for an active broadcast. To enter this function, proceed as follows: 1. From the FM standby mode, press the right menu button (10); the frequency display will flash; an S (scan) appears to the right of the frequency display. 2. Press the Up (6) or Down (11) buttons to activate the seek function. The radio will scan in the up or down direction looking for an active (strong) FM station. 3. When a station is found, the scan will stop at t
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NOTE: You can use the scan tune (S ) function to more quickly establish the preset station frequencies. 5. Press the left menu button until 1 begins to flash again; then press the Up (6) button to increment the preset to number 2 which also flashes. 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to establish the second preset station frequency. 7. Repeat step 6 to increment the preset number to 3 and repeat steps 4 and 5. 8. Continue with presets 4 through 9 as indicated. 9. Press the right menu button, scrolling thr
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NOAA ALERT MODE Whenever you are listening to the weather channel broadcast, the 2-way radio func- tion of the FR-1500XTM is disabled; however, when the NOAA alert function is active, the FR-1500XTM operates in the normal radio modes. After setting the NOAA alert option in the NOAA mode, when the radio receives the NOAA alert signal, it switches to the selected weather channel and normal radio operation is inhibited. Set the NOAA alert mode as follows: 1. From the FRS TWO WAY mode (CH and CODE
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COMPASS CALIBRATION Since the apparent position of magnetic North will vary according to your location in the world (especially Latitude), you will need to know the difference between these two positions (Magnetic and True North) to take an accurate bearing. To calibrate the compass for the effects of magnetic variation, proceed as follows: NOTE: When calibrating the compass, make sure the unit is at least 2 yards away from any source of magnetic interference. 1. From the FRS TWO WAY mode (CH an
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TEMPERATURE MODE The Temperature mode allows you to know the ambient temperature on both the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales. In addition, you can set high and low tempera- ture limits on either scale; when a limit is reached or exceeded, the unit will sound a warning melody, repeating it every 5 seconds. As an additional feature, the tempera- ture alarm limits can be automatically transmitted on the current channel, together with your user ID; this will occur every 5 minutes when the preset al
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10. Press the Up or Down button until +TX appears flashing; then press the Monitor (M) button to confirm the alarm transmit setting. NOTE:This mode will only operate if the radio ID is enabled on and the unit’s temperature triggers a temperature alarm. TIME MODE The Time mode provides you with a reliable clock which not only indicates the time-of-day on a 12 or 24 hour basis, but also permits an alarm set capability provided the beep tone feature is enabled. To access the time mode, proceed as
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STOPWATCH MODE The stopwatch mode provides you with the capability of timing certain external func- tions without the need for a separate time piece. To use the stopwatch feature, proceed as follows: 1. Press the Function (F) button 6 times; STOPWATCH appears on the display momentarily, followed by eight zeros; each pair of zeros is separated by a colon (:), signifying tenths-of-seconds, seconds, minutes and hours, right-to-left. 2. Press the right menu button to initiate the clock; the timing
