FRS 3000-PK SERVICE MANUAL 2-WAY RADIO, Base Station OCTOBER 19, 2001
1. GENERAL 1.1 GENERAL This equipment, FRS 3000-PK is called 2 way portable handheld radios. The frequency range is 462 ~ 467MHz, UHF operating Channels for international 2 way radio. Also it has a 38 CTCSS feature to get the clear communication without interference. FRS 3000-PK has 10 NOAA weather channel and weather alert feature. 1.2 CHARACTERISTIC a) All active device in this radio is composed of semiconductor and high density IC.
2. SPECIFICATION 2.1 GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS a) Frequency range : 462.5625 ~ 467.7125 MHz b) Output Impedance : 50Ω Unbalanced c) Modulation Type : 9K0F3E d) Communication Mode : Half duplex e) Channel Capacity : 14 channel f) Channel Spacing : 12.5 Khz g) Power : 9.0V Adaptor h) Operating Temperature : -20°C ~ +60°C i) Dimension : 128(H) x 155(W) x 50(D) j) Weight : 140g 2.2 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION a) TRANSMITTER 1) Output power : Max . 500mW 2) Frequency Stability : ± 2.
3. OPERATION 3.1 ICONS on LCD 1) Monitor indicator : Appears when the CTCSS isn’t in use and squelch is open. 2) Key lock indicator : Indicates that the key lock function is in use. 3) Beep ON/OFF indicator : Appears while key tone is in use. 4) Roger On/Off indicator : Appears while Roger tone is in use. 5) Receive signal indicator : Appears when receiving signal or squelch noise is existing. 6) ID indicator : Appears when the ID function is in use.
3.2 Key Function 1) PTT switch : Push and hold to transmit ; release to receive. 2) Monitor : Press and hold this key for over 2 seconds to enable the receive CTCSS feature. 3) Up/Down key : In the stand-by mode, Pressing this button will increment or decrement the listening volume. When in function edit mode, this button will be used to adjust the unit. 4) Scan / Lock key : Push this key to momentarily to enable or disable the scan. Press and hold this key for over 2seconds to lock or unlock keypad.
4'th press – Dual Watch Channel, 5’th press – Roger On/Off, 6'th press – Beep On/Off, 7’th press – Out Of Range On/Off, 8’th press – ID, 9’th press – Alert On/Off, 10’th press – Call Long press mode : The radio goes to weather radio. 8) Speaker / Microphone 9) External DC power jack : 9V DC adaptor should be used for power supply and charging the battery 10) HAND Chager Teminal : This is used for charging handset batteries.
3.3 Function display Monitor Indicator: Icon appears when the monitor button is pressed and the channel monitor function is activated. Key Lock Indicator: Icon appears when the keypad is locked. This function disables keys such as channel up/down and mode. Signal Strength Indicator: Icon appears when a signal is being received. The Icon consists of five bars to indicate the received signal level. Beep Tone Indicator: Icon appears when beep tone confirmation tone is selected.
Dual Watch mode Indicator: Icon appears when dual watch mode is active. Voice Activated Transmission (VOX) Indicator: This function allows handsfree conversation. The Icon appears when the VOX mode is activated. Out of Range Alarm Indicator: When this function is active, Icon blinks the receiving signal is getting weaker. The Icon stops blinking when the receiving signal comes back to the normal strength. Weather Mode Indicator: Icon will be on steady when in the weather band mode.
To select the channel * Turn the radio on. * Press MODE button once, [XX] digit will blink on the LCD. XX is a channel. * Press up[ù] or down[ü]button to choose the channel. * Press the PTT button or MODE button to confirm. To set the tone codes(CTCSS) * Press MODE button once more, [XX 00 up to 38] will appear and CTC icon and tone code digit will blink on the LCD. “00” means no CTCSS code. * Press up[ù] or down[ü]button to choose the desired sub-channel to use.
* Press the PTT button or MODE button to confirm. 5) Roger tone This feature will give the tone signal to other parties when transmitting finished (when PTT button is released.) To activate or disable the Roger tone * Press the Mode button until [rb on or oF] and the roger icon blink on the LCD. * Press the up[ù]button or down [ü]button. * Press the PTT button or MODE button to confirm. 6) Beep tone To set the beep tone * Press the Mode button until [bP on or oF] and the BELL icon blink on the LCD.
9) Weather alert setting To set the Weather alert receiving mode * Press the MODE button until the [AL on or oF] blinks * Press the up[ù]button or down [ü]button to set the alert function. * While the alert is ON, weather icon will blink both in FRS and weather mode. * Weather icon will stop the blinking on the LCD when the alert is OFF. ** While the unit is FRS mode, if the alert signal is received, the unit will set to Weather Radio mode automatically and warning beep tone will generate.
Important : Before transmitting or receiving to the other parties * Correct channel is selected (1 to 14) and * Correct code is set ( 00 to 38 ) 13) Channel Scanning This feature allows you to monitor all activated channels while scanning. To activate the Scan * Press the SCAN button * Radio will begin scanning. * When in scan mode, the display will show each scanning channel.
To disable the monitor feature * Press and hold the “SCAN” button for over two seconds. * Keypad will unlock.
