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Operation

Selecting Call Tones 

Your MK 2000 GMRS radio provides 3 user selectable call tones to 
alert you of an incoming signal. 

To select your favorite call tones, 
1. Press the MODE button 7 times and “ 

” will appear on  the LCD 

screen.

2. Push the Up(

§

) or Down(

'

) button to select your favorite call 

tone.

3. Press the MODE button once to exit from the Call Tone selection 

mode, or simply press the PTT button once. 

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Operation

Main Channel Scan 

This feature allows you to monitor all channels automatically for valid 
signals. While scanning, you can transmit and receive. When a signal 
is received, scan is interrupted and you will hear the channel for 5 
seconds. After the 5 seconds, the unit will resume scanning unless 
the Scan button is pressed again as described below. 

1. To start Scan mode, press the SCAN button momentarily. 

The ( 

) icon will be displayed on the LCD screen and the unit 

will scan through the 15 channels to find an active channel. When 
an active channel is found, it will be heard for 5 seconds, and then 
scanning will resume. 

2. If the unit does not locate an active signal and you would like to 

transmit, press the PTT button to return to home channel operation. 
After approximately 5 seconds after the communication is complet-
ed, the transceiver will automatically resume scanning. 

3. To exit from the Scan mode, press the SCAN button again. The unit 

will return to normal operation and  the ( 

) icon will disappear 

from the LCD screen. 

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Summary of Contents for Genex MK 2000

Page 1: ...RadioShack A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth Texas 76102 Printed in China 15 Channel GMRS Radio Model MK 2000 Before operating your MK 2000 please read this instruction manual completely...

Page 2: ...g NOTE Please keep all packaging material for at least 90 days in case you need to return this product to your place of purchase Contents FCC NOTICE 1 Features 2 Controls and Indicators 3 LCD Display...

Page 3: ...e following measures hReorient or relocate the receiving antenna hIncrease the separation between the equipment and receiver hConnect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to whi...

Page 4: ...ock Button 5 Built In Speaker 6 External Speaker Jack and Mic Jack under rubber flap 7 Antenna 8 Transmit Receive LED Indicator 9 LCD Screen 10 CALL Button 11 MODE Button 12 Built In Microphone 13 Cha...

Page 5: ...on at the top right of the display will indicate the battery power left in the installed batteries or rechargeable battery pack Replace the batteries or charge the recharge able battery pack when the...

Page 6: ...es not included 7 Operation Turning On Your Unit Rotate On Off Volume control knob clockwise An audible tone will indicate the unit is on and then the LCD will go to operation mode Note Whenever the u...

Page 7: ...arious feature settings in your MK 2000 GMRS Radio button Mode 9 Operation Note After the MODE button is pressed the Up or Down button must be pressed within 8 seconds otherwise the unit will revert b...

Page 8: ...mber will be displayed on the LCD screen 3 Press the Up or Down button to select the desired sub channel 4 Press the MODE button 7 times or simply press the PTT button once to set the channel and exit...

Page 9: ...r the MODE button 5 times to exit from the selecting mode 4 Press the SCAN button momentarily to cancel the dual watch mode Flashing 13 Operation VOX Mode This feature enables you to have hands free c...

Page 10: ...PTT button once Flashing Note When the key tone is on the icon will be displayed on LCD screen Operation Roger Beep Tone The Roger Beep is a tone which is automatically transmitted whenever the PTT bu...

Page 11: ...ill hear the channel for 5 seconds After the 5 seconds the unit will resume scanning unless the Scan button is pressed again as described below 1 To start Scan mode press the SCAN button momentarily T...

Page 12: ...l temporarily disable the Channel Up Down Scan and Mode button To activate Key Lock 1 Press and hold the SCAN button for 2 seconds The key Lock icon will appear on the LCD screen and the Key Lock func...

Page 13: ...n LCD Back Lighting Lamp This lamp is used to illuminate the LCD screen It turns on every time you press and release the monitor MON button momentarily The lamp will go out after 4 seconds TX RX Indic...

Page 14: ...replace them If using rechargeable batteries recharge them Low Battery indicator 23 External Microphone Speaker External Microphone Jack Your MK 2000 has an external microphone jack which enables you...

Page 15: ...to reverse the polarity of the batteries in the battery compartment 25 1 Do not operate the transceiver unless you are licensed to do so 2 Avoid exposing the transceiver to water or extreme tempera t...

Page 16: ...s target transceiver Adjust the unit s setting to match those settings of the target transceiver Volume level too low PTT key inadvertently depressed Increase volume level Release PTT button Excessive...

Page 17: ...tteries Ni MH 1200mA AA 4 4 8VDC Operation Time 5 5 90 37 hours at Hi power 57 hours at Low power 2 Receiver Useable Sensitivity 119 dBm Maximum Audio Output Power 0 3 Watt Max 8 Ohm Modulation Distor...

Page 18: ...requencies in Hz CTCSS Freq Hz CTCSS Freq Hz 67 0 20 131 8 71 9 21 136 5 74 4 22 141 3 77 0 23 146 2 79 7 24 151 4 82 5 25 156 7 85 4 26 162 2 88 5 27 167 9 91 5 28 173 8 94 8 29 179 9 97 4 30 186 2 1...

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