GMR4040-2CKHS
GMR4099-2CKHS
(English)
CHARGE
Note: Camo pattern
not shown
(GMR4099-2CKHS)
*Range may vary depending on environmental and/or topographical conditions.
• 15GMRS/7FRSChannels
• 121SubCodes
(CTCSSToneandDCSCode)
• Upto40MileRange*
• InternalVOXCircuitry
• 10SelectableCallToneAlerts
• BacklitLCDDisplay
• HeadsetJack
• 2
headsetVOXboommics
• KeypadLock
• VibrateCallAlert
• RogerBeep
• PowerBoostPTT
• 2BeltClips
• 2CarabinerClips(GMR4099-
2CKHSonly
1 Antenna
2 PTT(Push-To-Talk)Button
3 Call/LockButton
4 Menu/PowerKey
5 ChannelUp/DownKey
6 Weather/MonitorKey
7 Speaker
8 HeadsetJack/DC9V
9 VolumeUp/DownKey
10 Microphone
11 BatteryLevelMeter
12 ReceiveIndicator
13 CallIndicator
14 ScanIndicator
15 ChannelIndicator
16 HiPowerIndicator
17 LowPowerIndicator
18 TransmitIndicator
19 VolumeSettingIndicator
20 KeypadLockIndicator
21 VOXIndicator
22 WeatherIndicator
23 SubCodeIndicator
24 ChargingContacts
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaUniden
GMRS(GeneralMobileRadioService)radio.
Theselightweight,palm-sizedradiosarestate-of-
the-artdevices.Bothhavemanytopfeatures.The
GMR4040-2CKHSandGMR4099-2CKHSinclude
twoheadsetVOXboommics
.JIS2compliant.Use
thematoutdoorandsportingevents,tocontact
familyandfriends,hiking,skiing,outdoors,orina
neighborhoodwatchforvitalcommunication.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Yourpackagecontainstworadios,tworechargeable
NiMHbatterypacks(
#BT-1029
),onechargingcradle
(#RC1288),twoheadsetVOXboommics(ZA-133),
twobeltclips,twoCarabinerClips(GMR4099-2CKHS
only),andthisreferenceguide.ANiMHbatterypack
or3AAAalkalinebatteries(notincluded)powereach
unit.Toorderthefollowingoptionalaccessories,visit
ourwebsiteatwww.uniden.comorcall1-800-554-
3988duringregularbusinesshours.Use only
Uniden accessories.
• NiMHBatteryPack-#BT-1029
• ChargingCradle-#RC1288
• HeadsetVOXBoomMic-#ZA-133
• ACAdapter-#PS-0007
• MiniUSBCable-#BWZG1666001
• CarabinerClip-#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
EachradiousesasuppliedNiMHbatterypackor
3AAAalkalinebatteries(notincluded).
ToinstalltheNiMHbatterypack:
1)MakesureyourradioisOFF.
2)Pressthetabatthebottomofthebattery
compartmentdoortoremovethecover.
3)InstalltheNiMHbatterypackintothebattery
compartment.Becertaintofollowthe
instructionswrittenonthelabelonthebattery
pack.Installingthebatterypackincorrectlywill
preventtheunitfromoperating.
4)Replacethebatterycompartmentdoor.
USING THE RADIO
• Rechargeable650mAh
NiMHbatterypack
• Dualchargingcradlewith
ACAdapter
• MiniUSBChargingPort
• 12HoursBatteryLife
• BatteryLevelMeter
• ChannelMonitor
• ChannelScan
• NOAAEmergency/
WeatherChannelswith
ALERT
• CamoPattern
(GMR4099-2CKHSonly)
• WeatherResistant(JIS2)
BATTERY LEVEL AND LOW
BATTERY ALERT
Thisunithasabatterylevelmeteronthedisplayto
indicatethestatusofthebatteries.Whenthe
batteryintheunitislow,thebatterylevelmeter
icon flashes.RechargetheNiMHbattery
packimmediatelyorifyouareusingalkaline
batteries,youmustreplacethealkalinebatteriesin
ordertocontinueusingtheradio.
Warning!Toavoidtheriskofpersonalinjuryor
propertydamagefromfireorelectricalshock,only
usetheUnidenaccessoriesspecificallydesignated
forthisproduct.
GMR4040-2CKHS, GMR4099-2CKHS RADIO
CHARGING THE RADIO
IfyouusetherechargeableNiMHbatterypack,two
radioscanbechargeddirectlyorbyusingthe
suppliedchargingcradle.
USING THE RADIO
1)ConnectanoptionalMiniUSBcable
(#BWZG1666001)totheradioMiniUSBportand
theotherendtoayourvehicle'saccessorypower
USBport.
2)Chargethebatterypackfor16hoursuntilthe
batteryindicatorstopsflashing.
USING THE CHARGING CRADLE
1)ConnecttheACadapter(#PS-0007)toDC9V
jackandtoastandard120VACwalloutlet.
2)Setthechargingcradleonthedeskortabletop,
andplacetheradiointhechargingcradlewith
thekeypadfacingforward.
3)MakesurethattheLEDilluminates.Chargethe
batterypackfor16hoursandremovetheradio
fromthechargingcradleaftercharging.
Note:
• UsetheoptionalMiniUSBcable#BWZG1666001
accessoryfromUnidentoconnecttoyourvehicle
USBport.
• UseonlythesuppliedbatteryandACadapteror
approvedaccessoriesfromUniden.
• Chargetimemayvarydependingonthebattery
liferemaining.
• Donotrechargealkalinebatteries.Doingsocan
createasafetyhazardordamagetheradio.
• Forfastestcharging,turnofftheradiobefore
charging.
• Thebatterymustbeinstalledfortheunitto
operate,eveniftheunitisalsoconnectedto
externalpower.
• Ifbatterypowerislow,youcannotoperatethe
radioevenusingexternalpower.Allowthe
Inordertogetthemostoutofyournewradio,read
thisreferenceguidecompletelybeforeattemptingto
operatetheunit.
TURNING THE RADIO ON AND
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
1)PressandholdMENU/
toturntheradioON,
andincreasethespeakervolumebypressing
VOL▲ .Todecreasethevolume,press
VOL ▼.
2)PressandholdMENU/
againtoturntheradio
OFF.
ADJUSTING THE SOUND (KEY BEEPS)
Yourradioemitsabeepeachtimeoneofthekeys
(exceptforthePTTandCALL/LOCK)ispressed.
ToturnthissoundOFF,pressandholdCALL/
LOCKwhileturningONtheradio.Repeatthisstep
toturnthesoundON.
CHOOSING A CHANNEL
Yourradiohas22channelsand121Subcodesyou
canusetotalktoothers.Inordertospeakto
someone,eachofyoumustbesettothesame
channelandSubcode.
Tochooseachannel:
Withtheradioin"Normal"operatingmode,pressthe
CH▲/CH ▼keytoincreaseordecreasethe
channelnumberdisplayed.
Note:Channels1-7haveatypicalrangeofupto40
miles.Channels8-14haveatypicalrangeofupto
5miles.Channels15-22haveatypicalrangeofup
to40miles.YoucanseewhichGMRSorFRS
channelisactivebytheicon.Thehiiconis
displayedwhilescanningGMRSchannels,andthe
loiconisdisplayedwhilescanningFRSchannels.
TALKING ON YOUR RADIO
Totalktoothersusingtheradio:
1)PressandholdthePTTbuttonandspeakina
clear,normalvoiceabout2-3inchesawayfrom
themicrophone.Whileyouaretransmitting,the
iconappearsonthedisplay.Toavoidcutting
offthefirstpartofyourtransmission,pause
slightlyafterpressingthePTTbuttonbeforeyou
starttalking.
2)Whenyouhavefinishedspeaking,releasethe
PTTbutton.Youcannowreceiveincoming
calls.Whilereceiving,
displays.
MONITOR MODE FEATURE
Yourradioallowsyoutolistenforweaksignalson
thecurrentchannelatthepressofakey.
ToturnONMonitormode:
PressandholdWX/MONfor2secondsuntiltwo
beepssound.Thereceivercircuitstaysopen,
andbothnoiseandweaksignalscanbeheard.
ToturnOFFMonitormode:
PressWX/MONtoreturnto"Normal"mode;the
iconstopsblinkinganddisappears.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONS (MENUS)
UseMENU/
toaccessyourradio'sadvanced
functions.
Normal
Normal
VOX Level
Call Tone
1-10
OFF, 1-5
Sub Code
Scan
OFF, 1-121
ON/OFF
1)PressMENU/ toenterthemenus.
2)AdditionalpressesofMENU/
advanceyou
throughthemenusuntilexitingto"Normal"
operatingmode.
3)OthermethodsofexitingtheMenufunctionare:
a.PressandholdMENU/
again.
b.PressanykeyexceptCH▲/CH▼orVOL▲
/VOL▼andwait10secondsuntiltheunit
returnsto“Normal”mode.
Sub Code
Eachofthechannels1-22mayhaveanyoneof
thecodes,OFF,or1-121selected.CodeoF(OFF)
indicatesnoSubcodeselectedandyourradiocan
receiveasignalregardlessofthecodesettingsof
thetransmittingradio.
1)PressMENU/
toenterMenumode.The
subcodeindicatorflashes.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼keytoincreaseor
decreasethecodenumberdisplayed.Youcan
alsoselectoF(OFF)atthisstage.
3)PressMENU/
toexitMenumode.
4)PressanykeyotherthanCH▲/CH▼orVOL
▲/VOL▼andtheradioreturnstoIdlemode
in10seconds.
• PTTtransmission
• Poweroff
Tounlockthekeypad:
PressandholdCALL/LOCKagain;
disappears.
AUTOMATIC POWER SAVE
Yourradiohasacircuitdesignedtodramatically
extendthelifeofthebatteries.Ifthereis
no
transmissionoranincomingcallwithin3seconds,
yourradioswitchestoPowerSavemode.Theradio
isstillabletoreceivetransmissionsinthismode.
LCD BACKLIGHT
TheLCDBacklightautomaticallyturnsONwhenany
key(exceptthePTTbutton)ispressed.TheLCD
displayilluminatesfor10secondsbeforeturning
OFF.
ROGER BEEP
RogerBeepisaBEEPthatissenttonotifytheendof
transmission(bothPTTandVOXtransmission).
RogerBeepcanbeheardthroughthespeakerwhen
bothRogerBeepandKeyBeeparesettoON.When
RogerBeepissettoONandKeyBeepissettoOFF,
RogerBeepwillnotbeheardfromthespeakerbutit
willbetransmittedtoyourparty.WhenRogerBeepis
settoOFF,RogerBeepwillneitherbeheardnor
transmitted.
TochangeRogerBeepsetting:
PressandholdVOL▲whileturningtheradioonand
off.IfRogerBeepisON,itwillbeturnedoff;ifitis
OFF,itwillbeturnedon.
batteriestochargebeforeusing.Ifyoutryto
transmitwhilepowerislow,theradiowill
automaticallyturnoff.
Scan
Yourradiohasachannelscanfeaturethatallows
youtoeasilyscanall22channels.Whenanactive
channelisdetected,theradiopausesonthat
channeluntilthechannelisclear.Then,aftera2
seconddelay,theradiocontinuesscanning.
PressingthePTTbuttonwhilethescanispaused
onachannelallowsyoutotransmitonthat
channel.
ToturnONchannelscan:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthescan...icon
andoFblink.
2. PressCH▲/CH▼ toselectScanmodeand
pressMENU/
tostartit.
ToturnOFFchannelscan:
1)PressMENU/
withthescansettingofoF.
2)PressanykeyotherthanCH▲/CH▼or
VOL▲/VOL▼toturnchannelscanoffin10
seconds.
Voice Operated Transmission
YourradioisequippedwithauserselectableVoice
OperatedTransmitter(VOX)thatcanbeusedfor
automaticvoicetransmissions.TheVOXfeatureis
designedtobeusedwithorwithoutaheadsetwith
amicrophone.Transmissionisinitiatedbyspeaking
intothemicrophoneinsteadofpressingPTT.
ToselectVOXlevel:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthevoxicon
andtheVOXsensitivitylevel
(
OFF
,
1-5
)blink
.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼tochangetheVOX
sensitivitylevels.Uselevel1forincreased
sensitivitytovoiceinnormallyquietenvironments
,
anduseahigherleveltoreduceundesired
activationinverynoisyenvironments.
Call Tone
Yourradioisequippedwith10selectablecalltones
thataretransmittedwhenCALL/LOCKispressed.
Toselectacalltone:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntilthe
CALL
icon
and
CallTone
starttoblinkonthedisplay
.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼tomovethroughthe
availablecalltones.Eachtonewillbeheard
throughthespeakerbutwillnotbetransmitted.
Cyclethroughthesetonesandstayonthetone
youwanttoselect.
3)ExitCallTonetosettheselectedtone.
KEY LOCK
Tolockthekeypad:
1)PressandholdCALL/LOCK;
displays.
ThesefunctionsarenotaffectedbyKeyLock:
• Volumeadjust
• Calltonetransmission
• Entermonitormode
USING A HEADSET
Youcanuseaheadset(#ZA-133)formoreprivate
communications.Touseaheadset,lifttherubber
coverfromovertheheadsetjack,thenpluginthe
headset.
Important: Yourradioisnotweatherresistant
whenusingaheadsetjack.Whenyouremovethe
headset,besuretofullypressthejackcoverinto
placetorestoreitsweatherresistantcapability.
USING THE WEATHER RADIO
Yourradiocanreceiveweatherbroadcastsfromthe
NOAANationalWeatherService.Whileusingthe
WeatherRadio,youarenotabletoreceiveGMRS
communications.
1)ToturnontheWeatherRadioBroadcastmode,
pressWX/MON.The
iconappears.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼toincreaseordecreasethe
numbertothedesiredWeatherChannel.
3)ToexittheWeatherRadioBroadcastmode,press
WX/MON.The
icondisappears.
NOAAWeatherRadioFrequencyList:
Channel1162.550MHzChannel5162.450MHz
Channel2162.400MHzChannel6162.500MHz
Channel3162.475MHzChannel7162.525MHz
Channel4162.425MHz