Owners Manual Model FR-1428 Two Way Family Radio Customer Service 1-800-290-6650
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SELECTION OF THE FR-1428 (FAMILY RADIO) It is one of the most sophisticated and reliable two way family radios available.
FEATURES Your FR-1428 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-1428 is ideal for use around the house, in your boat, on hunting and camping trips, on the ski slopes or at the mall.
PERFORMANCE Your transceiver will achieve its maximum operating range when communicating with other transceivers in a flat open area with no trees or buildings obstructing its signal. Range may be up to two miles under such conditions. Obstacles such as buildings, trees or mountains will tend to reduce the transceiver’s effective range.
FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS 13 12 6 1 7 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 -5-
1. Push-to-Talk Button (PTT): Press to transmit. Release to receive. 2. Monitor Button (M): Press and hold to bypass the squelch and listen to channel activity. 3. Up Button ( ): Press this button to increase the volume or channel setting. 4. Function Select Button (F): Press this button to select or scroll through all unit functions. 5. Built-In Speaker 6. LCD Display: Displays the current FRS channel number as well as other functions. 7.
LCD DISPLAY AND OPERATION 1 2 4 3 5 6 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 1. Scan Indicator: This function allows the user to scan a channel to search for a valid signal. 2. Dual Watch Indicator: Icon appears when dual watch mode is active. Icon disappears when the function is disabled. 3. Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: This function allows hands-free conversation. The icon appears when the VOX mode is activated. 4.
7. Receive/Transmit (RX/TX) Indicator: During receive, the left light ning symbol of this icon appears, together with the BUSY indication. During transmission, the right lightning symbol of this icon appears. 8. Busy Indicator: During signal reception or while in the monitor mode, this indication appears on the display, together with the RX lightning indication. 9.
Your FR-1428 requires four “AAA” cells. Alkaline batteries will provide the best performance from your transceiver. CAUTION: Incorrect battery installation can damage the unit. Never attempt to charge alkaline batteries with the optional battery charger. 1.Lift and rotate belt clip counterclockwise (CCW) to the right to access battery cover. 2.Release battery cover latch and swing latch down; then lift the bottom of the battery cover and remove from the radio. 3.Insert four “AAA” alkaline batteries.
CHANGING SNAP-ON FACE PLATE (CONTINUED) Pull out the face plate from the body of the transceiver using the groove located at the bottom of the speaker grill. Insert another face plate into the unit and install the two screws in the upper side of the tray in the battery compartment. Replace the batteries and cover. BATTERY SAVER MODE Your FR-1428 has a unique circuit designed to dramatically extend the life of its batteries.
Changing the Call Ring To select a favorite call ringer melody: 1. Press and hold the CALL button and, at the same time, press and hold the Power button for at least 2 seconds. 2. CA-01 will appear on the display. 3. Press the Up or Down button to select one of three call ringer melodies; each melody will sound as it is chosen. 4. Stop at the desired melody and press the Monitor (M) or PTT button to confirm your selection.
ever, the same code must also be selected on those transceiverswith which you desire communication. In addition, this feature does not prevent others from listening to your transmissions. FUNCTIONS Channel Scanning Press the Function (F) button three times until the SC icon flashes. Press the Up ( ) button to enable the Scan function in the upward channel direction. Press the Down ( ) button to enable the Scan function in the downward channel direction.
VOX Sensitivity Level To set the VOX sensitivity level: 1. With the radio off, press the Function (F) button and, at the same time, press the Power button. 2. LE-03 (or 01-05), or dE-03 (or 01-05) will be displayed. If dE is displayed, press the Function (F) button and LE--- (level) will be displayed. 3. Press the Up or Down button to select from 1 to 5 voice sensitivity levels, with 1 being the most sensitive and 5 being the least sensitive. VOX Delay Adjustment To adjust the VOX delay: 1. Perform steps 1.
times until the Beep Tone icon ( ) appears flashing and “on” or “oF” appears. Then press Up ( ) or Down ( ) to set the function off. Press the PTT button to confirm your selection. When “oF” is selected, no beep tones should be heard. To enable the key tones proceed as before, until Beep Tone icon appears flashing. The “On” icon will appear. Then press Up ( ) or Down ( ) button to set the function to on and the beep tones will be heard. Key Lock This feature prevents accidental change of unit settings.
Monitor Function The Monitor (M) button can be used to play all signals present on a channel. This is useful when communicating with other parties at extreme range. The monitor function can be locked on by pressing the Monitor (M) button for two seconds. When the monitor lock has been activated, the LCD display will indicate BUSY and the receive indicator lightning bolt appears. Pressing the monitor button a second time will unlock the monitor function.
SPECIFICATIONS* Channels: Channel Sub-Codes: Battery Life Alkaline: Power Source: Receiver 1.Sensitivity 2.Max. audio output @ 10% THD 3.Max. S/N ratio @ 1mV RF input 4.Squelch Sensitivity Threshold 7.Adjacent Channel Selectivity Transmitter 1.Maximum Effective Radiated Power 2.Audio Distortion 7.Hum and Noise 14 38 30 - 36 Hours 6.0 Vdc 120dBm Min. 110 mV 40 dB Min. -120 dBm Min. 50 dB MIn. 500 mW 3% 35 dB Min. * These specifications are subject to change without notice.
Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies CTCSS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Freq. Hz CTCSS 67.0 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5 91.5 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 -17- Freq. Hz 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8 250.
90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY 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 defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new or reconditioned product (at the Company's option) without charge for parts and repair labor.
