Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product UBZ-GR14 Kenwood
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KENWOOD CORPORA TION © B62-XXXX-00 (K) 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 00 UBZ-GR14 FM TRANSCEIVER/ STEREO RADIO INSTR UCTION MANU AL EMETTEUR-RECEPTEUR FM MODE D’EMPLOI TRANSCEPT OR FM/ RADIO ESTÉREO MANU AL DE INSTR UCCIONES UBZ-GR14 E 0 cover 01.4.12, 9:35 AM 1 PacTronics, Inc.
ENGLISH i T HANK Y OU We are g rateful for y our purchase of this KENWOOD product and welcome you to the F amily Radio Ser vice (FRS). FRS is a personal, shor t range 2-wa y radio band f or family & friends to keep in touch without the need f or a license, radio kno wledge, or monthly charges.
ENGLISH ii CONTENTS ORIENT A TION .......................................................................... 1 D ISPLA Y ................................................................................ 2 PREP ARA TION .................................
1 ENGLISH ORIENT A TION PTT switch Press and hold while speaking into the microphone, to transmit. M key Press before making a call, to alert the other party. Press and hold to turn the squelch OFF. / keys Press or to increase or decrease the volume, channel number, channel code, or station when in the appropriate mode.
2 ENGLISH D ISPLA Y . l e v e l e m u l o v e h t d n a r e b m u n l e n n a h c e h t s y a l p s i D . l e n n a h c d e t c e l e s e h t r o f e d o c e h t s y a l p s i D . e d o m g n i t a r e p o S R F e h t s t n e s e r p e R . e d o m g n i t a r e p o M F e h t s t n e s e r p e R .
3 ENGLISH PREP ARA TION I NST ALLING / R EMOVING THE B A TTERIES This transceiv er requires 4 AAA batteries. Use high quality alkaline batteries to enjoy longer periods of batter y lif e. 1 If the belt hook is installed, first remov e it from the transceiv er (refer to “I NST ALLING / R EMOVING THE B EL T H OOK ” on page 4).
4 ENGLISH I NST ALLING / R EMOVING THE B EL T H OOK 1 Align the belt hook tabs with the guides on the rear of the transceiv er . 2 Slide the belt hook down the guides until it loc ks in place. 3 T o remove the belt hook, pull bac k on the le ver on the top of the belt hook and slide the belt hook out of the guides.
5 ENGLISH I NST ALLING / R EMOVING O PTIONAL A CCESSORIES Note: Alwa ys s witch OFF the tr ansceiv er po wer when installing or removing the optional accessories.
6 ENGLISH GETTING ST ARTED 1 S WITCHING THE P OWER ON/ OFF T o switch the transceiv er pow er ON (or OFF), press and hold the s witch for 3 seconds. • A tone sounds to confir m that the power has been s witched ON (or OFF). 2 S ELECTING AN O PERA TING M ODE 1 Press and hold the MODE ke y to cycle through FRS, FM, and FRS/FM Models.
7 ENGLISH FRS MODE 1 S ELECTING A C HANNEL 1 Press the MODE ke y momentar ily . • The FRS and CH icons blink. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ k ey to increase or decrease the channel number . • Press and hold the ▲ or ▼ key to continuously increase or decrease the channel number until y ou release the key .
8 ENGLISH 1 Press the MODE ke y momentarily , two times. • The FRS and SUB icons blink. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ ke y to increase or decrease the code number of the selected channel. • Press and hold the ▲ or ▼ ke y to continuously increase or decrease the code number until you release the k ey .
9 ENGLISH 4 C HANNEL S CANNING 1 When you w ant to scan all channels f or a signal, press the MODE ke y momentar ily , three times. • The FRS , CH , and SCAN icons blink and the transceiver scans the channels from channel 1 to 14. • All channel codes are tur ned off dur ing scan.
10 ENGLISH FM MODE 1 S ELECTING A S T ATION 1 Press the MODE ke y momentarily . • The FM icon blinks. 2 Press the ▲ or ▼ ke y to increase or decrease the FM station. 3 Once you ha ve selected y our desired station, press the PTT switch. • Pressing the M ke y after selecting a station will retur n to the last station you were using.
11 ENGLISH FRS/FM MODE 1 S ELECTING AN FRS C HANNEL Only one FRS station can be monitored while in FRS/FM Mode. The channel monitored is the last channel y ou used while in FRS Mode. T o select a channel, you must first enter FRS Mode , then select a channel as described in “ 1 Selecting a Channel” on page 7.
12 ENGLISH 3 S CANNING THE FM B AND 1 When y ou want to scan the FM radio band to find a station, press and hold the ▲ or ▼ k ey f or 0.5 seconds. • The FM and SCAN icons blink and the transceiv er scans the FM radio band. 2 When a station is f ound, scan will pause at that station f or 10 seconds.
13 ENGLISH OPERA TING FEA TURES M ONITORING AN FRS C HANNEL When you are not receiving a call, the squelch on the transceiv er automatically mutes the speak er so that you will not hear v er y weak signals or bac kground noise. Deactivating this f eature to listen to backg round noise mak es adjusting the v olume simpler as well.
14 ENGLISH D ISPLA Y I LLUMINA TION 1 T o tur n the displa y backlight ON, press the L key momentarily . • The display backlight turns ON for 10 seconds .
15 ENGLISH NOTICES TO THE USER This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the f ollowing tw o conditions: (1) this device ma y not cause har mful interference, and (2) this device m ust accept an y interf erence received, including interference that ma y cause undesired operation.
16 ENGLISH SAFETY INFORMA TION: Y our wireless hand-held por table transceiv er has been designed using a low po wer transmitter . When the PTT s witch is pressed, the transceiver gener ates r adio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy (EME). This transceiv er is designed to comply with the FCC Repor t and Order FCC 96-326 (A ugust, 1996).
17 ENGLISH LIMITED W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT (U.S.A.) Kenw ood Communications Cor poration (“ KENWOOD ”) warr ants this product and accessory for ninety (90) days on parts and labor, measured from the date of purchase by the first end user . This W arr anty is enforceab le only by the first end user .
18 ENGLISH B. KENWOOD ’S LIABILITY UNDER THIS W ARRANTY SHALL BE LIMITED T O THE REP AIR OR REPLA CEMENT , A T KENW OOD ’S OPTION, OF ANY DEFECTIVE PR ODUCT , AND SHALL NO T INCLUDE D AMAGES OF ANY KIND , WHETHER INCIDENT AL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR O THER WISE.
19 ENGLISH LIMITED W ARRANTY ST A TEMENT (CANADA) Kenw ood Electronics Canada Inc. (hereinafter called “ KENWOOD ”) gives the f ollowing written warranty to the or iginal purchaser of each new K enwood product distributed in Canada b y KENW OOD which is purchased from a KENWOOD authorized dealer .
20 ENGLISH Should this unit f ail within the w arranty period, return it to the or iginal place of purchase. When applying f or warranty you must present the original copy of y our bill of sale as proof of w arranty .
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