Uniden GMR4040-2CKHS User Manual

GMR4040-2CKHS
GMR4099-2CKHS
(English)
CHARGE
Note: Camo pattern
not shown
(GMR4099-2CKHS)
*Range may vary depending on environmental and/or topographical conditions.
• 15GMRS/7FRS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VOXboommics
• KeypadLock
• 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 Call/LockButton
4 Menu/PowerKey
5 ChannelUp/DownKey
6 Weather/MonitorKey
7 Speaker
8 HeadsetJack/DC9V
9 VolumeUp/DownKey
10 Microphone
11 BatteryLevelMeter
12 ReceiveIndicator
13 CallIndicator
14 ScanIndicator
15 ChannelIndicator
16 HiPowerIndicator
17 LowPowerIndicator
18 TransmitIndicator
19 VolumeSettingIndicator
20 KeypadLockIndicator
21 VOXIndicator
22 WeatherIndicator
23 SubCodeIndicator
24 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VOX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( #BT-1029 ),onechargingcradle
(#RC1288),twoheadsetVOXboommics(ZA-133),
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
• ChargingCradle-#RC1288
• HeadsetVOXBoomMic-#ZA-133
• ACAdapter-#PS-0007
• 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
• Rechargeable650mAh
NiMHbatterypack
• Dualchargingcradlewith
ACAdapter
• MiniUSBChargingPort
• 12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yourvehicle'saccessorypower
USBport.
2)Chargethebatterypackfor16hoursuntilthe
batteryindicatorstopsflashing.
USING THE CHARGING CRADLE
1)ConnecttheACadapter(#PS-0007)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yourvehicle
USBport.
• 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
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WX/MONtoreturnto"Normal"mode;the
iconstopsblinkinganddisappears.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS (MENUS)
UseMENU/
toaccessyourradio'sadvanced
functions.

Normal
Normal
VOX Level
Call Tone
1-10
OFF, 1-5
Sub Code
Scan
OFF, 1-121
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.
• 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.
batteriestochargebeforeusing.Ifyoutryto
transmitwhilepowerislow,theradiowill
automaticallyturnoff.
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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orwithout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.
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
USING A HEADSET
Youcanuseaheadset(#ZA-133)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.
USING THE WEATHER RADIO
Yourradiocanreceiveweatherbroadcastsfromthe
NOAANationalWeatherService.Whileusingthe
WeatherRadio,youarenotabletoreceiveGMRS
communications.
1)ToturnontheWeatherRadioBroadcastmode,
pressWX/MON.The
iconappears.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼toincreaseordecreasethe
numbertothedesiredWeatherChannel.
3)ToexittheWeatherRadioBroadcastmode,press
WX/MON.The
icondisappears.
NOAAWeatherRadioFrequencyList:
Channel1162.550MHzChannel5162.450MHz
Channel2162.400MHzChannel6162.500MHz
Channel3162.475MHzChannel7162.525MHz
Channel4162.425MHz

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