Audiovox FR-1538 manual

Model FR-1538 Owner ’s Manual Customer Service 1-800-290-6650 F M[...]

CONGRA TULA TIONS ON YOUR SELECTION OF THE FR-1538 (F AMIL Y RADIO) It is one of the most sophisticated and reliable two way family radios available. BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR FR-1538 (F AMIL Y RADIO) READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULL Y[...]

Y our FR-1538 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 com- munications for many different applications. The FR-1538 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-1538 [...]

4 1. Antenna 2. Belt Clip Release T ab 3. Detachable Belt Clip 4. Built-in Speaker 5. Function Button 6. External Earphone Jack 7. Battery Door 8. Up Button and V olume Control 9. Power On/Off and Shift/Enter Button 10 . Built-in Microphone 1 1 . Battery Charging Contacts 12 . Down Button and V olume Control 13 . Monitor Button 14 . Push-T o-T alk [...]

1. Transmit (TX): Antenna/bar Icon appears during transmission each time PTT button is pressed. 2. RSSI Indicator: Number of illuminated bars indicates receive signal strength. 3. Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the monitor button is pressed. 4. Continuous T one Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) Indicator: Icon appears when receiving a transmission[...]

6 (Uo) V oice Activated Function ( OFF , Hi, Lo or nr ) (H00) Stop W atch Mode depicting Hours/Minutes/Seconds/T enths of Seconds/Hundreds of Seconds (Sub) Sub-function menu on ( yes ) or off ( no ) 13. TX Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being transmitted. 14. RX Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. Each time the Functi[...]

7 The following guidelines will improve performance and provide longer operating times for the FR-1538: 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 (Ni-MH) batteries. 4. If the unit is not to be used f[...]

Charging the FR-1538: Insert the charging transformer into a household electrical outlet and connect its power jack to the socket on the rear of the charging stand. Simply placing the unit into the charging stand will begin the charging process. The red LED on the front of the charging transformer serves as a charge indicator . The charging stand w[...]

9 Push T o T alk (PTT) Button (14): 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 (10). After you have finished speaking, release the PTT button to[...]

Function Button (5): In the standby mode, pressing this button briefly will enter the function edit mode. Pressing the button for more than 1.5 seconds will activate or deactivate the KEY LOCK when the unit is in the standby mode. Refer to KEY LOCK function description to activate and deactivate the KEY LOCK. NOTE: All buttons will be disabled exce[...]

11 FRS-1538 OPERA TIONAL MODES CHANNEL SELECT CTCSS SELECT CHANNEL SELECT WEA THER BAND ALERT OFF Press the Shift/Enter ( ) Button (9) Press the Shift/Enter ( ) Button (9) Default Press the Shift/Enter ( ) Button (9) Default FRS CHANNEL & CTCSS SELECT MODE WEA THER BAND Press Function (F) Button Once Press Function (F) Button T wice (CONTINUED [...]

FRS-1538 OPERA TIONAL MODES (CONTINUED) 12 Press the Shift/Enter ( ) Button (9) Press the Shift/Enter ( ) Button (9) Default Press Function (F) Button Four Times Press Function (F) Button Five Times Press Function (F) Button Six Times DELA Y TIME SELECT 1,2,3,,5 VOX SENSITIVITY (HI, NORM, LO) OFF STOPW A TCH SUBMENUS Use Up ( ) Button (8) or t h e [...]

OPERA TING MODES AND FEA TURES FRS CHANNEL MODE CHANNEL NUMBER SELECTION: This feature allows the selection of main channels for communication as follows: 1. Press the Function (F) Button (5) once: ( Ch and the flashing channel number appears on the display15). 2. Press the Up ( ) Button (8) or the Down ( ) Button (12) to choose the channel. 3. Pre[...]

The unit will begin scanning for an active main channel. If a transmission is detected, the Receive and RSSI icons will appear on the display . T o turn off the auto channel scan feature, return to the Scan mode by pressing the Function button and choose OFF . Y ou can pause on any channel while in the Auto Channel Scan Mode by pressing the PTT But[...]

T o access the VOX Selection menu: 1. Press the Function Button (5) until the VOX icon blinks and Uo appears on the display (15). 2. Press the Up Button (8) or the Down Button (12) to select from the HI , nr , Lo , or OFF . The high, normal or low setting determines VOX response sensitivity . 3. Press the Monitor button (13) to confirm your selecti[...]

KEY LOCK SELECTION MODE This feature prevents accidental channel change to the user preferred settings of the FR-1538. The Key Lock feature temporarily disables the Function (F) and Enter ( ) Buttons. T o access the Key Lock Selection menu: 1. Press and hold the Function Button (5) for at least 1.5 seconds; the lock icon appears on the display and [...]

17 KEY BEEP TONE SELECTION The unit will emit a confirmation beep tone after a button has been pushed. T o enable/disable the key beep tones, proceed as follows: 1. Perform the sub-mode selection procedure as previously outlined. 2. With yes flashing, press the Function button twice; bep will appear with a flashing on or OFF indication. 3. Press th[...]

18 NA TIONAL OCEANIC AND A TMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRA TION (NOAA) RECEIVER MODE NOAA provides transmitters which are located throughout the United States; these transmitters broadcast National Weather Service warnings, watches forecasts and hazard information 24 hours a day . The NOAA receiver on the FR-1538 provides you with weather information for all[...]

19 1. Press the Function (F) button until NOA appears on the display . 2. Press the Up Button (8) or the Down Button (12) until Alt appears flashing on the display; then press the Enter ( ) Button (9) . 3. Press the Function button to return to normal radio operation. The radio is now in the NOAA alert mode, awaiting for a weather alert on one of t[...]

T echnical Specifications: General Frequency Range: Refer to frequency charts FRS Channels 1 4 Privacy Codes 38 for each main channel Weather Channels 1 0 Dimensions (W x H x D) 2.08 in x 6.889 in x 1.10 in (Without Antenna) 53 mm x 175 mm x 28 mm Power Supply Power Source AC/DC Adapter Input: 120 V ac Output 8 Vdc, 0.12 Amp Battery Backup Alkaline[...]

21 1 162.550 6 162.500 2 162.400 7 162.525 3 162.475 8 * 161.650 4 162.425 9 * 161.775 5 162.450 0 * 163.275 Channel Freq. MHz Channel Freq. MHz Weather Channel Frequencies: *Canadian Marine FRS Channel Frequencies: 1 462.5625 2 462.5875 3 462.6125 4 462.6375 5 462.6625 6 462.6875 7 462.7125 Channel Freq. MHz Channel Freq. MHz 8 467.5625 9 467.5875[...]

Continuous T one Coded Squelch System T one Frequencies (in Hz) CTCSS Freq. Hz CTCSS Freq. Hz 1 67.0 2 0 131.8 2 71.9 2 1 136.5 3 74.4 2 2 141.3 4 77.0 2 3 146.2 5 79.7 2 4 151.4 6 82.5 2 5 156.7 7 85.4 2 6 162.2 8 88.5 2 7 167.9 9 91.5 2 8 173.8 1 0 94.8 2 9 179.9 1 1 97.4 3 0 186.2 1 2 100.0 3 1 192.8 1 3 103.5 3 2 203.5 1 4 107.2 3 3 210.7 1 5 1[...]

T roubleshooting Problem Possible cause Corrective Action No transmission Weak batteries Charge or replace batteries while pressing the PTT button Incorrect battery polarity Install the batteries in the directions indicated by the battery tray . Weak or no signal Weak batteries Charge or replace batteries received Channel and privacy Adjust the tra[...]

128-6060 24 © 2001 Audiovox Corporation, Hauppauge, N.Y. 11788 90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY 128-5385A 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 materi[...]