Model FR-214 Owner ’s Man ual Owner’s Manual 128-5379C 1 of 12 Released 9-11-98. 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.
Model FR-214 CTCSS ON AIR BUSY BAT LOW SCAN CH LOCK Privacy Code System active Transmit mode active Signal being received Low battery voltage warning Channel Scan in progress Current channel Tranciever settings locked 1 128-5379C 2 of 12
Powering the transceiver: Your FR-214 radio transceiver kit includes three rechargeable AA batteries (RBP-214) and a charging station. You 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 batteries. Installing the batteries: To install batteries into the radio, it is necessary to remove the belt clip. To do this you will need to rotate its thumbscrew counterclockwise.
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 charging weak or dead batteries. As the batteries charge, the LED will flash at a slower rate.
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 set the volume low at first, and then raise it to a comfortable level.
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, press and hold the up or down buttons for 2 seconds to activate the Scan Mode. “Scan” will be shown on the right side of the display.
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 to the same channel and privacy code. When the CTCSS mode is off, the transceiver will receive signals from all transceivers set to the same channel.
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. Warning • Remove the batteries from the transceiver if it is not expected to be used for long periods. This will eliminate the possibility of chemicals leaking from the batteries and corroding the transceiver.
Troubleshooting Problem Possible cause No transmission while pressing the PTT button Weak batteries Incorrect battery Polarity Weak or no signal received Weak batteries Channel and privacy code not set the same as target transceiver Volume level too low PTT button inadvertently depressed Excessive radio interference on a particular channel Obstruction of radio signal Batteries extremely discharged Transceiver beeps, but will not turn on when Power button is pressed Reception of Squelch setting too low
Technical Specifications: General Frequency Range 462 - 467 MHz Channels 14 Privacy Codes 38 Modulation Type 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 Transmitter RF Output Power 500 milliwatts Frequency Tolerance 0.00025% Harmonic Suppression >50 dB Channel Frequencies: Channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Freq. MHz 462.5625 462.5875 462.6125 462.6375 462.
Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Tone Frequencies CTCSS Freq. Hz 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 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 CTCSS 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 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.
