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Model GMRS-1500XTM

Model GMRS-1500XTM

Model GMRS-1500XTM

Model GMRS-1500XTM

Model GMRS-1500XTM

Two-Way General Mobile

 Radio

WITH NOAA AND FM RADIO

 Released 4-11-02.

Customer Service

1-800-290-6650

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Summary of Contents for 1500XTM

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Page 2: ...Radio Mode 14 Weather Mode 16 Compass Mode 17 Temperature Mode 19 Time Mode 20 Stopwatch Mode 21 Setup Mode 21 Priority Channel Select 21 Set VOX Delay 22 Call Melody Selection 22 Roger Beep Tone Selection 23 Key Beep Tone Selection 23 Quiet Operation 23 Time Out Timer TOT 24 Name Selection Option 24 Key Lock Selection Mode 25 Basic Radio Operation 25 To Transmit 25 To Receive 25 Monitor Function ...

Page 3: ...A DAMAGED ANTENNA PLACE THE RUBBER COVERS ON JACKS WHEN NOT IN USE GMRSLICENSE USE OF THIS RADIO WITHIN THE UNITED STATES REQUIRES AN FCC GMRS LICENSE AN INDIVIDUAL 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHO IS NOT A REPRESENTATAIVE OF A FOREIGN GOVERNMENT IS ELIGIBLE TOAPPLYFORAGMRSSYSTEMLICENSE YOUWILLNEEDTWOFORMS FROM THE FCC FCC FORM 159 AND FCC FORM 605 MAIN FORM AND SCHEDULE F YOU CAN FIND THE FORMS ONLIN...

Page 4: ... at the mall Some of the GMRS 1500XTM features are Up to 5 Mile Range Battery Saver and Auto Squelch National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA 15 GMRS Channels 7 Shared FRS Channels 38 Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System CTCSS Multifunction LCD Display Roger Beep and Call Ring Button FM Radio with Tune Seek and Preset Functions Built In Compass Time of Day Readout Temperature Readout i...

Page 5: ...f Button 8 Battery Charging Connector 9 Battery Compartment Door 10 Menu Scroll Buttons Forward Back 11 Down Control Volume Decrease Button 12 Battery Compartment Cover Latch 13 Built in Speaker 14 Monitor M Button 15 Belt Clip Stud 16 Push To Talk PTT Button 17 Built In Microphone 1 1 REF 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 13 14 16 17 F 12 15 11 BOTTOM TOP Model GMRS1500XTM FCC License Required ...

Page 6: ... two characters directly above 8 CH Indicates the channel number in use in GMRS mode channel number is displayed in two characters directly above 9 Key Lock Indicator Appears when the key lock is activated 10 Eight character display used in various modes to indicate user identification ID operating parameters such as GMRS channel and CTCSS code stopwatch operation FM radio frequency time of day te...

Page 7: ...argeable batteries can not be recharged while in the unit Installing the Batteries Installing batteries in the GMRS 1500XTM unit is straightforward as shown in the following illustration 1 Remove unit from belt clip and simply unlatch the cover clip at the bottom rear of the unit lift off the battery compartment cover 2 Remove the weak batteries if present 3 Install four AAA batteries and carefull...

Page 8: ... user identification code will display from left to right sequencing through all 8 display characters followed by display of TWO WAY accompanied by a short melody The unit will then beep and the GMRS standby display appears showing CH CODE and the battery charge icon To turn the unit off press and hold the button for a 2 second period A short melody will sound as the unit shuts off Function F Butt...

Page 9: ...FM SET PRESET SEEK PRESET TUNE PRESET SET FM SET CHAN SET ALERT SET CALIB SET VARI SET UNIT SET TEMP SET MINUTES SET ALARM SET ALARM HOUR SET ALARM MINUTE SET P CH SET DELAY SET CALL RING SET ALARM HIGH SET ALARM LOW START STOP RESET SETTIME UNIT MENUS FUNCTION F BUTTON RIGHT LEFT ARROW BUTTONS SET ROGER SET BEEP SET QUIET SET TIME OUT TIMER SET NAME ...

Page 10: ...selected call melody will sound Volume Control 6 and 11 In the standby mode adjust the volume to a comfortable level between 01 and 16 by pressing the Up 6 button to increase the volume level and the Down 11 button to decrease the volume level Pressing the Monitor M button momentarily will check the volume setting level Up Button 6 In the standby mode pressing this briefly will increase the volume...

Page 11: ...tion External Battery Charging Connector 8 This jack is part of a future upgrade for an Audiovox approved battery recharger Do not use this jack with any other charging devices Please visit the Audiovox web site for updates at www audiovox com or contact Customer Service at 1 800 290 6650 for additional optional accessories for the GMRS 1500XTM NOTES FOR GOOD COMMUNICATION 1 The GMRS 1500XTM 15 ch...

Page 12: ... allows your GMRS 1500XTM to ignore signals from transceivers not set to the same privacy code Access the CTCSS code selection feature as follows 1 From the GMRS TWO WAY mode CH and CODE displayed press the right forward menu scroll button 10 twice the CODE number flashes on the display 5 2 Press the Up Button 6 or the Down Button 11 to select the desired sub code between 01 and 38 3 Press the Mon...

Page 13: ...current channel in use the preset channel will be scanned every 0 5 second and signals you when a call is received The priority channel will be the one selected during the SET UP mode and the other channel will be the one selected from the TWO WAY menu While in the Priority Channel Scan mode you may hear transmissions from either a primary or secondary channel when transmitting The unit will alway...

Page 14: ...nd a flashing OFF LO MID or HI indication 2 Press the Up Button 6 or the Down Button 11 to choose the VOX sensitivity setting desired LO MID or HI 3 Press the Monitor M button 14 to confirm your selection VOX DELAY TIME SELECTION This feature allows the response time characteristics of the VOX function to be pre cisely adjusted to suit individual needs The VOX Recovery Time Selection menu is acces...

Page 15: ...o the right of the frequency display 3 Use the Up 6 or Down 11 buttons to increase or decrease FM frequency in 100kHz steps 4 When the desired station is displayed press the Monitor M button to confirm selection Adjust the volume to a comfortable level using the Up 6 and Down 11 buttons for volume control FM MEMORY PRESET The FM memory preset function allows you to preset up to 9 station frequenci...

Page 16: ...n and reception the FM program is interrupted and will resume when transmission or reception ends WEATHER MODE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION NOAA RECEIVERMODE 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 GMRS ...

Page 17: ...alert icon 4 Press the Monitor M button to confirm the alert selection the alert icon remains steady on the display which now returns to the weather channel menu display The radio is now in the NOAA alert mode awaiting a weather alert on one of the NOAA weather channels you have selected COMPASS MODE HEADING INDICATION The compass mode displays the direction in which the GMRS antenna is pointed wi...

Page 18: ...wn button CALIB appears with OFF flashing 6 Press the Monitor M button to confirm compass calibration and initiate the compass function To insert compensation for the effects of magnetic variation perform the following steps 7 Repeat steps 1 and 2 and press the right menu button twice VARI appears with a flashing 0 if no magnetic variation has been inserted 8 Press and hold the Up button 6 variati...

Page 19: ...nge from C to F or vice versa To set the high and low temperature alarm limits 4 Access the temperature mode as outlined in step 1 Press the right menu button again ON or OFF will appear flashing Press the Up or Down button 11 to set temperature ON then press the Monitor M button to confirm 5 With TEMP in C or F displayed press the right menu button three times AL H appears with the temperature in...

Page 20: ... then proceed with the hour minute setting 3 Press the Up button or Down button the hour indication will change between 1 and 12 accordingly As the hour indication passes through 12 noon the AM indication changes to PM 4 When the hour is set press the right menu button again the minutes indication will flash 5 Press the Up or Down button the minutes indication will change between 00 and 59 accordi...

Page 21: ...ing the timer function 5 Press the Function F button to exit the stopwatch mode SETUP MODE The SETUP mode is accessed by pressing the Function F button 7 times this mode contains a number of sub modes designed to personalize the functions of your GMRS 1500XTM These sub modes consist of the following Setting the Priority radio channel Setting the VOX delay time Choosing the Call melody Setting Roge...

Page 22: ...appears with OFF or number 1 5S flashing 2 Press the Up and Down buttons to select the desired delay time between 1 and 5 Seconds or select OFF if no delay is needed 3 Press the Monitor M button to confirm your selection the display returns to SETUP CALL MELODY SELECTION This feature provides seven selectable call ringer melodies that alert the user that a calling party wishes to communicate with ...

Page 23: ...o enable disable the key beep tones proceed as follows 1 With SETUP displayed press the right menu button six times BEEP appears with a flashing ON or OFF indication 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the beep mode ON or OFF as desired 3 Press the Monitor M button to confirm your selection the display returns to SETUP QUIET OPERATION Whenever you transmit the receiving party on the same chann...

Page 24: ...ross the eight character positions on the display To enter an ID into unit memory proceed as follows 1 From the SETUP mode press the right menu button nine times NAME will appear with OFF or ON flashing 2 Press the Up or Down button to select the name ON or OFF as desired 3 If ON is selected press the right menu button the current name will appear with the first character position flashing 4 While...

Page 25: ...yed while transmitting 4 Release the PTT Push to Talk button when you finish speaking to receive incoming signals TORECEIVE 1 Set the desired channel and CTCSS code 2 Adjust the volume control to the desired listening volume by using the up and down buttons 3 The transceiver will play strong received signals through its internal speaker or through a headset if so equipped and the Receive Signal St...

Page 26: ...t 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 board aircraft when requested to do so Do not place your radi...

Page 27: ...perature Accuracy 2 5ºC variation 0º 50ºC 3 5ºC variation 20º 0º 50º 80ºC 4 5ºF variation 32º 122ºF 6ºF variation 4º 32º 122º 176ºF Power Supply Battery Alkaline AAA 4 6 0 VDC 1000 mAh Operating Time 18 hours Transmit Receive Standby 5 5 90 ratio Receiver Useable Sensitivity 0 28 uV Maximum Audio Output Power 200 mW 8 Ohm Modulation Distortion 3 maximum 1 kHz 60 Transmitter Maximum RF Output Power...

Page 28: ...hannel Freq MHz Channel Freq MHz Weather Channel Frequencies Canadian Marine GMRS 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 8 462 5750 9 462 6250 10 462 6750 11 462 5500 12 462 6000 13 462 6500 14 462 7000 15 462 7250 ...

Page 29: ... 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 31 192 8 13 103 5 32 203 5 14 107 2 33 210 7 15 110 9 34 218 1 16 114 8 35 225 7 17 118 8 36 233 6 18 123 0 37 241 8 19 127 3 38 250 3 00 NO CODE ...

Page 30: ...ver Volume level too low Increase volume level PTT button inadvertently Release PTT button depressed Excessive radio interference Change to a different on a particular channel channel Obstruction of radio Avoid operating in or near signal large buildings or vehicles Transceiver Batteries extremely Charge or replace batteries beeps but will discharged not turn on when Power button is pressed Recept...

Page 31: ...r by removal or defacement of the factory serial number barcodelabel s THEEXTENTOFTHECOMPANY SLIABILITYUNDERTHISWARRANTY ISLIMITEDTOTHEREPAIRORREPLACEMENTPROVIDEDABOVEAND INNOEVENT SHALLTHECOMPANY SLIABILITYEXCEEDTHEPURCHASEPRICEPAIDBYPURCHASER FORTHEPRODUCT This Warranty is in lieu of all other express warranties or liabilities ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDINGANYIMPLIEDWARRANTYOFMERCHANTABILITY S...

Page 32: ...32 2002 Audiovox Electronics Corp Hauppauge NY 11788 Printed in China 128 6326 ...

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