Columbian FRS22SPR - Manual (Page 9)

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Turning On This Device
Push & hold the Power button for at least 2
seconds to turn the FRS
/GMRS radio ON or OFF. The
unit will beep, the LCD panel will display
information about your radio, and the panel will
be illuminated by a green light for several
seconds.
Communication with FRS/GMRS Radio
You can communicate two ways with your new
FRS
/GMRS radio. There are 22channels available to
you, You can either talk directly to others and
hear their response, or you can call or page
them with an audible tone.
The FRS
/GMRS radios can only communicate when
either the TALK button (for speach), or the
CALL button (for paging) is pressed. The
unit can only receive when both buttons are
fully released.
Receiving Communications
When your FRS
/GMRS unit is turned on and is not being
used to transmit voice communication or pages, it
is always in the listening mode.
You cannot receive any transmissions when the
TALK or CALL buttons are pressed, even if you
aren
’ t saying anything. Pressing these buttons
automatically overrides and turns off the receive
mode.
When you are using the unit in conversation, you
Operation
SCA N
CA LL
LOCK
UP
DN
MENU
SCA N
CA LL
LOCK
UP
DN
MENU
SCAN
CA LL
LOC K
UP
DN
MENU