Audiovox FR-214 manual

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  • Page 1

    Released 9-1 1-98. Rev . A - Change Power station to charging stand pg. 3. 9-16-98 Rev . B - Change battery type from ni-cad to rechargeable pg. 3,4 9-16-98 Rev . C - Change Warranty and Customer Service telephone number 4-25-00 Model FR-214 Model FR-214 Model FR-214 Model FR-214 Model FR-214 Owner Owner Owner Owner Owner ’s Man ’s Man ’s Man[...]

  • Page 2

    Model FR-214 CTCSS Privacy Code System active ON AIR T ransmit mode active BUSY Signal being received BA T LOW Low battery voltage warning SCAN Channel Scan in progress C H Current channel LOCK Tranciever settings locked 128-5379C 2 of 12 1[...]

  • Page 3

    128-5379C 3 of 12 2 Powering the transceiver: Y our FR-214 radio transceiver kit includes three rechargeable AA batteries (RBP-214) and a charging station. Y ou may operate your FR-214 using the rechargable batteries included or you may use alkaline batteries. Alkaline batteries will provide slightly better performance than the rechargable batterie[...]

  • Page 4

    Charging the RBP-214 batteries: Insert the charging adapter into a household electrical outlet and connect its power jack to the socket at the lower rear corner of the charging stand. Simply placing the radio into the charging stand will begin the charging process. The red LED in front serves as a charge indicator . The LED will flash rapidly when [...]

  • Page 5

    UP and DOWN Buttons: If these buttons are pressed before pressing the Lock/function button, a single press will display the current volume setting and subsequent presses will change the volume setting up or down. Important: If a speaker/microphone or earphone is used, check the volume setting before connecting it to the earphone jack. Be sure to se[...]

  • Page 6

    Setting the channel: Press the Function/lock Button once The channel number will flash on the display , indicated by “CH_xx.” Pressing the up or down buttons, momentarily , within five seconds will increment or decrement through the 14 channels one at a time. Scan Mode: While in channel setting mode, indicated by the channel number flashing, pr[...]

  • Page 7

    The display will show “Ctxxx”, indicating the status of the CTCSS mode as being on or off. Pressing the up or down buttons, within 5 seconds will turn the CTCSS mode on or off. When the CTCSS system is on, “CTCSS” will be shown in the upper right corner of the display and the transceiver will only receive signals from other transceivers set[...]

  • Page 8

    Scrolling to the beginning of the function setting mode Press the Function/lock button six times The channel number will flash on the display , beginning the function selection sequence again. If the conformation beeps are on, a double tone will be heard. W arning • Remove the batteries from the transceiver if it is not expected to be used for lo[...]

  • Page 9

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

  • Page 10

    T echnical Specifications: General Frequency Range 462 - 467 MHz Channels 14 Privacy Codes 38 Modulation T ype FM ± 2.5 KHz Power Supply 3 - 4.5VDC Receiver Sensitivity at 12dB Sinad .25 microvolts Selectivity 45 dB Distortion at 775 millivolts Audio Power 3% @775 milliwatts Audio Frequency Response 400 – 3000 Hz T ransmitter RF Output Power 500[...]

  • Page 11

    Continuous T one Coded Squelch System T one Frequencies CTCSS Fre q. Hz CTCSS Fre q. H z 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 1 1 97.4 30 186.2 12 100.0 31 192.8 13 103.5 32 203.5 14 107.2 33 210.7 15 1 10.9 34 218.1 16 1 14.8[...]

  • Page 12

    128-5379C 12 of 12 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 defec[...]