Uniden GMR4040-2CKHS User Manual

GMR4040-2CKHS
GMR4099-2CKHS
CHARGE
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
CHARGING CRADLE
*Range may vary depending on environmental and/or topographical conditions.
• 15GMRS/7FRSChannels
• 7WeatherChannels
• 121SubCodes
(CTCSSToneandDCSCode)
• Upto40MileRange*
• InternalVOXCircuitry
• 10SelectableCallToneAlerts
• BacklitLCDDisplay
• HeadsetJack
• 2 headsetboommics
• VibrateCallAlert
• RogerBeep
• PowerBoostPTT
• 2BeltClips
• 2CarabinerClips(GMR4099-
2CKHSonly
1 Antenna
2 PTT(Push-To-Talk)Button
3 BoostButton
4 Menu/PowerKey
5 ChannelUp/DownKey
6 Weather/MonitorKey
7 Speaker
8 HeadsetJack/MiniUSB
9 VolumeUp/DownKey
10 Microphone
11 BatteryLevelMeter
12 ReceiveIndicator
13 CallIndicator
14 BoostIndicator
15 ScanIndicator
16 ChannelIndicator
17 HiPowerIndicator
18 LowPowerIndicator
19 TransmitIndicator
20 VolumeSettingIndicator
21 VibrateIndicator
22 KeypadLockIndicator
23 VOXIndicator
24 WeatherIndicator
25 AlertIndicator
26 SubCodeIndicator
27 ChargingContacts
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaUniden
GMRS(GeneralMobileRadioService)radio.
Theselightweight,palm-sizedradiosarestate-of-
the-artdevices.Bothhavemanytopfeatures.The
GMR4040-2CKHSandGMR4099-2CKHSinclude
twoheadsetboommics .JIS2compliant.Usethem
atoutdoorandsportingevents,tocontactfamily
andfriends,hiking,skiing,outdoors,orina
neighborhoodwatchforvitalcommunication.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Yourpackagecontainstworadios,tworechargeable
NiMHbatterypacks,onechargingcradle,twoheadset
boommics,twobeltclips,twoCarabinerClips
(GMR4099-2CKHSonly),andthisreferenceguide.A
NiMHbatterypackor3AAAalkalinebatteries(not
included)powereachunit.Toorderthefollowing
optionalaccessories,visitourwebsiteatwww.
uniden.comorcall1-800-554-3988duringregular
businesshours.Use only Uniden accessories.
• NiMHBatteryPack-#BT-1029orBP-1029
• ChargingCradle-#RC-1288
• HeadsetBoomMic-#ZA-133orZA-160
• ACAdapter-#AD-0001
• MiniUSBCable-#BWZG1666001
• CarabinerClip-#TSTD0720002
GMRS LICENSE
The radio operates on the General Mobile Radio
Service (GMRS) frequencies when using
Channels 1-7 and channels 15-22. You must
have a GMRS license issued by the Federal
Communications Commission to legally use
these channels. For licensing information and
application forms, visit the FCC online at: www.
fcc.gov/wtb/uls or call the FCC hotline at
1-800-418-3676. If you have any questions, you
can contact the FCC direct at 1-888-225-5322.
No license is required for operation on channels
8-14 or operation on any channel in Canada.
INSTALL THE BATTERY
EachradiousesasuppliedNiMHbatterypackor
3AAAalkalinebatteries(notincluded).
ToinstalltheNiMHbatterypack:
1)MakesureyourradioisOFF.
2)Pressthetabatthebottomofthebattery
compartmentdoortoremovethecover.
3)InstalltheNiMHbatterypackintothebattery
compartment.Becertaintofollowthe
instructionswrittenonthelabelonthebattery
pack.Installingthebatterypackincorrectlywill
preventtheunitfromoperating.
4)Replacethebatterycompartmentdoor.
USING THE RADIO
• NiMHbatterypack
• BatteryCharger
• MiniUSBChargingPort
• 10HoursBatteryLife
• BatteryLevelMeter
• ChannelMonitor
• ChannelScan
• NOAAEmergency/
WeatherChannelswith
ALERT
• CamoPattern
(GMR4099-2CKHSonly)
• WeatherResistant(JIS2)
BATTERY LEVEL AND LOW
BATTERY ALERT
Thisunithasabatterylevelmeteronthedisplayto
indicatethestatusofthebatteries.Whenthe
batteryintheunitislow,thebatterylevelmeter
icon flashes.RechargetheNiMHbattery
packimmediatelyorifyouareusingalkaline
batteries,youmustreplacethealkalinebatteriesin
ordertocontinueusingtheradio.
Warning!Toavoidtheriskofpersonalinjuryor
propertydamagefromfireorelectricalshock,only
usetheUnidenaccessoriesspecificallydesignated
forthisproduct.
GMR4040-2CKHS, GMR4099-2CKHS RADIO
CHARGING THE RADIO
IfyouusetherechargeableNiMHbatterypack,two
radioscanbechargeddirectlyorbyusingthe
suppliedchargingcradle.
USING THE RADIO
1)ConnectanoptionalMiniUSBcable
(#BWZG1666001)totheradioMiniUSBportand
theotherendtoacomputerortoanACorDC
adapterthatprovidesUSBchargingpower(NOT
toaUSBhub).
2)Chargethebatterypackfor16hoursuntilthe
batteryindicatorstopsflashing.
USING THE CHARGING CRADLE
1)ConnecttheACadapter(#AD-0001)toDC9V
jackandtoastandard120VACwalloutlet.
2)Setthechargingcradleonthedeskortabletop,
andplacetheradiointhechargingcradlewith
thekeypadfacingforward.
3)MakesurethattheLEDilluminates.Chargethe
batterypackfor16hoursandremovetheradio
fromthechargingcradleaftercharging.
Note:
• UsetheoptionalMiniUSBcable#BWZG1666001
 accessoryfromUnidentoconnecttoanACor
DCadapterthatprovidesUSBchargingpower
(NOTtoaUSBhub).
• UseonlythesuppliedbatteryandACadapteror
 approvedaccessoriesfromUniden.
• Chargetimemayvarydependingonthebattery
liferemaining.
• Donotrechargealkalinebatteries.Doingsocan
createasafetyhazardordamagetheradio.
• Forfastestcharging,turnofftheradiobefore
charging.
• Thebatterymustbeinstalledfortheunitto
operate,eveniftheunitisalsoconnectedto
externalpower.
• Ifbatterypowerislow,youcannotoperatethe
radioevenusingexternalpower.Allowthe
batteriestochargebeforeusing.Ifyoutryto
transmitwhilepowerislow,theradiowill
Inordertogetthemostoutofyournewradio,read
thisreferenceguidecompletelybeforeattemptingto
operatetheunit.
TURNING THE RADIO ON AND
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
1)PressandholdMENU/
toturntheradioON,
andincreasethespeakervolumebypressing
VOL▲ .Todecreasethevolume,press
VOL ▼.
2)PressandholdMENU/
againtoturntheradio
OFF.
ADJUSTING THE SOUND (KEY BEEPS)
Yourradioemitsabeepeachtimeoneofthekeys
(exceptforthePTTandCALL/LOCK)ispressed. 
ToturnthissoundOFF,pressandholdCALL/
LOCKwhileturningONtheradio.Repeatthisstep
toturnthesoundON.
CHOOSING A CHANNEL
Yourradiohas22channelsand121Subcodesyou
canusetotalktoothers.Inordertospeakto
someone,eachofyoumustbesettothesame
channelandSubcode.
Tochooseachannel:
Withtheradioin"Normal"operatingmode,pressthe
CH▲/CH ▼keytoincreaseordecreasethe
channelnumberdisplayed.
Note:Channels1-7haveatypicalrangeofupto40
miles.Channels8-14haveatypicalrangeofupto
5miles.Channels15-22haveatypicalrangeofup
to40miles.YoucanseewhichGMRSorFRS
channelisactivebytheicon.Thehiiconis
displayedwhilescanningGMRSchannels,andthe
loiconisdisplayedwhilescanningFRSchannels.
TALKING ON YOUR RADIO
Totalktoothersusingtheradio:
1)PressandholdthePTTbuttonandspeakina
clear,normalvoiceabout2-3inchesawayfrom
themicrophone.Whileyouaretransmitting,the
iconappearsonthedisplay.Toavoidcutting
offthefirstpartofyourtransmission,pause
slightlyafterpressingthePTTbuttonbeforeyou
starttalking.
2)Whenyouhavefinishedspeaking,releasethe
PTTbutton.Youcannowreceiveincoming
calls.Whilereceiving,
displays.
MONITOR MODE FEATURE
Yourradioallowsyoutolistenforweaksignalson
thecurrentchannelatthepressofakey.
ToturnONMonitormode:
• PressandholdWX/MONfor2secondsuntiltwo
beepssound.Thereceivercircuitstaysopen,
andbothnoiseandweaksignalscanbeheard.
ToturnOFFMonitormode:
• PressandholdWX/MONfor2secondstoreturn
to"Normal"mode;the
iconstopsblinking
anddisappears.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS (MENUS)
UseMENU/ toaccessyourradio'sadvanced
functions.
Normal
Sub Code
Scan
Silent
VOX
Level
Call
Tone
WX
Alert
Normal
OFF, 1-121
ON/OFF
ON/OFF
OFF,
1-5
1-10
ON/OFF
1)PressMENU/ toenterthemenus.
2)AdditionalpressesofMENU/
advanceyou
throughthemenusuntilexitingto"Normal"
operatingmode.
3)OthermethodsofexitingtheMenufunctionare:
a.PressandholdMENU/
again.
b.PressanykeyexceptCH▲/CH▼orVOL▲
/VOL▼andwait10secondsuntiltheunit
returnsto“Normal”mode.
Sub Code
Eachofthechannels1-22mayhaveanyoneof
thecodes,OFF,or1-121selected.CodeoF(OFF)
indicatesnoSubcodeselectedandyourradiocan
receiveasignalregardlessofthecodesettingsof
thetransmittingradio.
1)PressMENU/
toenterMenumode.The
subcodeindicatorflashes.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼keytoincreaseor
decreasethecodenumberdisplayed.Youcan
alsoselectoF(OFF)atthisstage.
3)PressMENU/
toexitMenumode.
4)PressanykeyotherthanCH▲/CH▼orVOL
▲/VOL▼andtheradioreturnstoIdlemode
in10seconds.
Scan
Yourradiohasachannelscanfeaturethatallows
youtoeasilyscanall22channels.Whenanactive
channelisdetected,theradiopausesonthat
channeluntilthechannelisclear.Then,aftera2
seconddelay,theradiocontinuesscanning.
PressingthePTTbuttonwhilethescanispaused
onachannelallowsyoutotransmitonthat
channel.
ToturnOFFthesilentmode:
1)PressCH▼ todisplayoF.
2)ToexittheMenu,presstheMENU/
key
advanceyouthroughtheMenuuntilexitingto
"Normal"mode.vibedisappears.
Note:Topreventunwantedsilentalerts,besureto
useaPrivacycodewheneveryouusetheSilent
modefeature.Youcanhearthereceivedvoicewhen
youturnonchannelscanandanactivechannelis
detectedevenduringsilentmode.
Missed Call Alerts
Ifyoureceiveanincomingcallwhilesilentmodeison
anddonotrespond,theradiowillturnontheMissed
Callicon.
Theradiowilladditionallyremindyouofamissedcall
byvibratingeveryminuteafterthecallfor3minutes.
KEY LOCK
Tolockthekeypad:
1)PressandholdCALL/LOCK;
displays.
ThesefunctionsarenotaffectedbyKeyLock:
• Volumeadjust
• Calltonetransmission
• Entermonitormode
• PTTtransmission
• Poweroff
Tounlockthekeypad:
PressandholdCALL/LOCKagain;
disappears.
AUTOMATIC POWER SAVE
Yourradiohasacircuitdesignedtodramatically
extendthelifeofthebatteries.Ifthereis
no
transmissionoranincomingcallwithin3seconds, 
yourradioswitchestoPowerSavemode.Theradio
isstillabletoreceivetransmissionsinthismode.
LCD BACKLIGHT
TheLCDBacklightautomaticallyturnsONwhenany
key(exceptthePTTbutton)ispressed.TheLCD
displayilluminatesfor10secondsbeforeturning
OFF.
ROGER BEEP
RogerBeepisaBEEPthatissenttonotifytheendof
transmission(bothPTTandVOXtransmission).
RogerBeepcanbeheardthroughthespeakerwhen
bothRogerBeepandKeyBeeparesettoON.When
RogerBeepissettoONandKeyBeepissettoOFF,
RogerBeepwillnotbeheardfromthespeakerbutit
willbetransmittedtoyourparty.WhenRogerBeepis
settoOFF,RogerBeepwillneitherbeheardnor
transmitted.
TochangeRogerBeepsetting:
PressandholdVOL▲whileturningtheradioonand
off.IfRogerBeepisON,itwillbeturnedoff;ifitis
OFF,itwillbeturnedon.
automaticallyturnoff.
ToturnONchannelscan:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthescan...icon
andoFblink.
2. PressCH▲/CH▼ toselectScanmodeand
pressMENU/
tostartit.
ToturnOFFchannelscan:
1)PressMENU/
withthescansettingofoF.
2)PressanykeyotherthanCH▲/CH▼or
VOL▲/VOL▼toturnchannelscanoffin10
seconds.
Voice Operated Transmission
YourradioisequippedwithauserselectableVoice
OperatedTransmitter(VOX)thatcanbeusedfor
automaticvoicetransmissions.TheVOXfeatureis
designedtobeusedwithaheadsetwitha
microphone.Transmissionisinitiatedbyspeaking
intothemicrophoneinsteadofpressingPTT.
ToselectVOXlevel:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthevoxicon
andtheVOXsensitivitylevel ( OFF , 1-5 )blink .
2)PressCH▲/CH▼tochangetheVOX
sensitivitylevels.Uselevel1forincreased
sensitivitytovoiceinnormallyquietenvironments ,
anduseahigherleveltoreduceundesired
activationinverynoisyenvironments.
Call Tone
Yourradioisequippedwith10selectablecalltones
thataretransmittedwhenCALL/LOCKispressed.
Toselectacalltone:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthe  CALL icon
and CallTone starttoblinkonthedisplay .
2)PressCH▲/CH▼tomovethroughthe
availablecalltones.Eachtonewillbeheard
throughthespeakerbutwillnotbetransmitted.
Cyclethroughthesetonesandstayonthetone
youwanttoselect.
3)ExitCallTonetosettheselectedtone.
Setting Silent Mode
Whenyouturnonthesilentmode,allincoming
callsaremuted:theradioflashesthedisplay
backlight,thechannelindicator,vibeandcallto
alertyoutoanincomingcall.Ifyoudonotrespond
tothecallwithin15seconds,thebacklightturnsoff.
Theradiowillalsovibratetoremindyouthatyou
missedacall.Silentmodeisdisabledfor15
secondswhenyoutransmit,receive,orpressany
otherbutton.
PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthevibeiconand
thecurrentsettingstarttoblinkonthedisplay.
ToturnONthesilentmode:
1)PressCH▲todisplayon.
2)ToexittheMenu,presstheMENU/
key
advanceyouthroughtheMenuuntilexitingto
"Normal"mode.vibeappears.
USING A HEADSET
Youcanuseaheadset(#ZA-133orZA-160)for
moreprivatecommunications.Touseaheadset,
lifttherubbercoverfromovertheheadsetjack,
thenplugintheheadset.
Important: Yourradioisnotweatherresistant
whenusingaheadsetjack.Whenyouremovethe
headset,besuretofullypressthejackcoverinto
placetorestoreitsweatherresistantcapability.
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Uniden GMR4040-2CKHS Specifications

General

Maximum range	64373 m
Operating frequency	- MHz
Belt clip	Yes

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	1360 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	279 x 203 x 101 mm

Summary

Radio Operation and Features

Basic Controls and Functions

Covers turning the radio on/off, listening, adjusting volume, and using the PTT button for transmission.

Channel and Call Management

Details on changing channels, scanning, and making calls to contacts.

Advanced Functions

Explains features like Monitor, Weather channels, VOX, squelch adjustment, and transmit power.

Battery and Charging

Battery Level Indicator

Information on the battery level indicator and low battery warning.

Installing and Charging Batteries

Instructions for installing the battery pack and charging the radio.

Weather Radio Information

Using the Weather Radio

Guides on selecting weather channels and activating weather alerts.

NOAA Weather Radio Frequencies

Lists NOAA weather radio frequencies for different regions.

Troubleshooting and Warranty

Troubleshooting Tips

Common problems and solutions for radio operation.

Warranty Information

Details on the product's limited warranty and coverage.