GMR4040-2CKHS
GMR4099-2CKHS
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LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
CHARGING CRADLE
*Range may vary depending on environmental and/or topographical conditions.
• 15GMRS/7FRSChannels
• 7WeatherChannels
• 121SubCodes
(CTCSSToneandDCSCode)
• Upto40MileRange*
• InternalVOXCircuitry
• 10SelectableCallToneAlerts
• BacklitLCDDisplay
• HeadsetJack
• 2
headsetboommics
• VibrateCallAlert
• RogerBeep
• PowerBoostPTT
• 2BeltClips
• 2CarabinerClips(GMR4099-
2CKHSonly
1 Antenna
2 PTT(Push-To-Talk)Button
3 BoostButton
4 Menu/PowerKey
5 ChannelUp/DownKey
6 Weather/MonitorKey
7 Speaker
8 HeadsetJack/MiniUSB
9 VolumeUp/DownKey
10 Microphone
11 BatteryLevelMeter
12 ReceiveIndicator
13 CallIndicator
14 BoostIndicator
15 ScanIndicator
16 ChannelIndicator
17 HiPowerIndicator
18 LowPowerIndicator
19 TransmitIndicator
20 VolumeSettingIndicator
21 VibrateIndicator
22 KeypadLockIndicator
23 VOXIndicator
24 WeatherIndicator
25 AlertIndicator
26 SubCodeIndicator
27 ChargingContacts
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaUniden
GMRS(GeneralMobileRadioService)radio.
Theselightweight,palm-sizedradiosarestate-of-
the-artdevices.Bothhavemanytopfeatures.The
GMR4040-2CKHSandGMR4099-2CKHSinclude
twoheadsetboommics
.JIS2compliant.Usethem
atoutdoorandsportingevents,tocontactfamily
andfriends,hiking,skiing,outdoors,orina
neighborhoodwatchforvitalcommunication.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Yourpackagecontainstworadios,tworechargeable
NiMHbatterypacks,onechargingcradle,twoheadset
boommics,twobeltclips,twoCarabinerClips
(GMR4099-2CKHSonly),andthisreferenceguide.A
NiMHbatterypackor3AAAalkalinebatteries(not
included)powereachunit.Toorderthefollowing
optionalaccessories,visitourwebsiteatwww.
uniden.comorcall1-800-554-3988duringregular
businesshours.
• NiMHBatteryPack-#BT-1029orBP-1029
• ChargingCradle-#RC-1288
• HeadsetBoomMic-#ZA-133orZA-160
• ACAdapter-#AD-0001
• MiniUSBCable-#BWZG1666001
• CarabinerClip-#TSTD0720002
GMRS LICENSE
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
• NiMHbatterypack
• BatteryCharger
• MiniUSBChargingPort
• 10HoursBatteryLife
• 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.
Toavoidtheriskofpersonalinjuryor
propertydamagefromfireorelectricalshock,only
usetheUnidenaccessoriesspecificallydesignated
forthisproduct.
GMR4040-2CKHS, GMR4099-2CKHS RADIO
CHARGING THE RADIO
IfyouusetherechargeableNiMHbatterypack,two
radioscanbechargeddirectlyorbyusingthe
suppliedchargingcradle.
1)ConnectanoptionalMiniUSBcable
(#BWZG1666001)totheradioMiniUSBportand
theotherendtoayourvehicle'saccessorypower
USBport.
2)Chargethebatterypackfor16hoursuntilthe
batteryindicatorstopsflashing.
1)ConnecttheACadapter(#AD-0001)toDC9V
jackandtoastandard120VACwalloutlet.
2)Setthechargingcradleonthedeskortabletop,
andplacetheradiointhechargingcradlewith
thekeypadfacingforward.
3)MakesurethattheLEDilluminates.Chargethe
batterypackfor16hoursandremovetheradio
fromthechargingcradleaftercharging.
• UsetheoptionalMiniUSBcable#BWZG1666001
accessoryfromUnidentoconnecttoyourvehicle
USBport.
• UseonlythesuppliedbatteryandACadapteror
approvedaccessoriesfromUniden.
• Chargetimemayvarydependingonthebattery
liferemaining.
• Donotrechargealkalinebatteries.Doingsocan
createasafetyhazardordamagetheradio.
• Forfastestcharging,turnofftheradiobefore
charging.
• Thebatterymustbeinstalledfortheunitto
operate,eveniftheunitisalsoconnectedto
externalpower.
• Ifbatterypowerislow,youcannotoperatethe
radioevenusingexternalpower.Allowthe
batteriestochargebeforeusing.Ifyoutryto
transmitwhilepowerislow,theradiowill
automaticallyturnoff.
Inordertogetthemostoutofyournewradio,read
thisreferenceguidecompletelybeforeattemptingto
operatetheunit.
1)PressandholdMENU/
toturntheradioON,
andincreasethespeakervolumebypressing
VOL▲ .Todecreasethevolume,press
VOL ▼.
2)PressandholdMENU/
againtoturntheradio
OFF.
Yourradioemitsabeepeachtimeoneofthekeys
(exceptforthePTTandCALL/LOCK)ispressed.
ToturnthissoundOFF,pressandholdCALL/
LOCKwhileturningONtheradio.Repeatthisstep
toturnthesoundON.
Yourradiohas22channelsand121Subcodesyou
canusetotalktoothers.Inordertospeakto
someone,eachofyoumustbesettothesame
channelandSubcode.
Tochooseachannel:
Withtheradioin"Normal"operatingmode,pressthe
CH▲/CH ▼keytoincreaseordecreasethe
channelnumberdisplayed.
Channels1-7haveatypicalrangeofupto40
miles.Channels8-14haveatypicalrangeofupto
5miles.Channels15-22haveatypicalrangeofup
to40miles.YoucanseewhichGMRSorFRS
channelisactivebytheicon.Theiconis
displayedwhilescanningGMRSchannels,andthe
iconisdisplayedwhilescanningFRSchannels.
Totalktoothersusingtheradio:
1)PressandholdthePTTbuttonandspeakina
clear,normalvoiceabout2-3inchesawayfrom
themicrophone.Whileyouaretransmitting,the
iconappearsonthedisplay.Toavoidcutting
offthefirstpartofyourtransmission,pause
slightlyafterpressingthePTTbuttonbeforeyou
starttalking.
2)Whenyouhavefinishedspeaking,releasethe
PTTbutton.Youcannowreceiveincoming
calls.Whilereceiving,
displays.
Yourradioallowsyoutolistenforweaksignalson
thecurrentchannelatthepressofakey.
ToturnONMonitormode:
• PressandholdWX/MONfor2secondsuntiltwo
beepssound.Thereceivercircuitstaysopen,
andbothnoiseandweaksignalscanbeheard.
ToturnOFFMonitormode:
• PressandholdWX/MONfor2secondstoreturn
to"Normal"mode;the
iconstopsblinking
anddisappears.
UseMENU/ toaccessyourradio'sadvanced
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)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.Code(OFF)
indicatesnoSubcodeselectedandyourradiocan
receiveasignalregardlessofthecodesettingsof
thetransmittingradio.
1)PressMENU/
toenterMenumode.The
subcodeindicatorflashes.
2)PressCH▲/CH▼keytoincreaseor
decreasethecodenumberdisplayed.Youcan
alsoselect(OFF)atthisstage.
3)PressMENU/
toexitMenumode.
4)PressanykeyotherthanCH▲/CH▼orVOL
▲/VOL▼andtheradioreturnstoIdlemode
in10seconds.
Scan
Yourradiohasachannelscanfeaturethatallows
youtoeasilyscanall22channels.Whenanactive
channelisdetected,theradiopausesonthat
channeluntilthechannelisclear.Then,aftera2
seconddelay,theradiocontinuesscanning.
PressingthePTTbuttonwhilethescanispaused
onachannelallowsyoutotransmitonthat
channel.
ToturnOFFthesilentmode:
1)PressCH▼ todisplay.
2)ToexittheMenu,presstheMENU/
key
advanceyouthroughtheMenuuntilexitingto
"Normal"mode.disappears.
Topreventunwantedsilentalerts,besureto
useaPrivacycodewheneveryouusetheSilent
modefeature.Youcanhearthereceivedvoicewhen
youturnonchannelscanandanactivechannelis
detectedevenduringsilentmode.
Missed Call Alerts
Ifyoureceiveanincomingcallwhilesilentmodeison
anddonotrespond,theradiowillturnontheMissed
Callicon.
Theradiowilladditionallyremindyouofamissedcall
byvibratingeveryminuteafterthecallfor3minutes.
Tolockthekeypad:
1)PressandholdCALL/LOCK;
displays.
ThesefunctionsarenotaffectedbyKeyLock:
• Volumeadjust
• Calltonetransmission
• Entermonitormode
• PTTtransmission
• Poweroff
Tounlockthekeypad:
PressandholdCALL/LOCKagain;
disappears.
Yourradiohasacircuitdesignedtodramatically
extendthelifeofthebatteries.Ifthereis
no
transmissionoranincomingcallwithin3seconds,
yourradioswitchestoPowerSavemode.Theradio
isstillabletoreceivetransmissionsinthismode.
TheLCDBacklightautomaticallyturnsONwhenany
key(exceptthePTTbutton)ispressed.TheLCD
displayilluminatesfor10secondsbeforeturning
OFF.
RogerBeepisaBEEPthatissenttonotifytheendof
transmission(bothPTTandVOXtransmission).
RogerBeepcanbeheardthroughthespeakerwhen
bothRogerBeepandKeyBeeparesettoON.When
RogerBeepissettoONandKeyBeepissettoOFF,
RogerBeepwillnotbeheardfromthespeakerbutit
willbetransmittedtoyourparty.WhenRogerBeepis
settoOFF,RogerBeepwillneitherbeheardnor
transmitted.
TochangeRogerBeepsetting:
PressandholdVOL▲whileturningtheradioonand
off.IfRogerBeepisON,itwillbeturnedoff;ifitis
OFF,itwillbeturnedon.
ToturnONchannelscan:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntiltheicon
andblink.
2. PressCH▲/CH▼ toselectScanmodeand
pressMENU/
tostartit.
ToturnOFFchannelscan:
1)PressMENU/
withthescansettingof.
2)PressanykeyotherthanCH▲/CH▼or
VOL▲/VOL▼toturnchannelscanoffin10
seconds.
Voice Operated Transmission
YourradioisequippedwithauserselectableVoice
OperatedTransmitter(VOX)thatcanbeusedfor
automaticvoicetransmissions.TheVOXfeatureis
designedtobeusedwithaheadsetwitha
microphone.Transmissionisinitiatedbyspeaking
intothemicrophoneinsteadofpressingPTT.
ToselectVOXlevel:
1)PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntiltheicon
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.
Setting Silent Mode
Whenyouturnonthesilentmode,allincoming
callsaremuted:theradioflashesthedisplay
backlight,thechannelindicator,andto
alertyoutoanincomingcall.Ifyoudonotrespond
tothecallwithin15seconds,thebacklightturnsoff.
Theradiowillalsovibratetoremindyouthatyou
missedacall.Silentmodeisdisabledfor15
secondswhenyoutransmit,receive,orpressany
otherbutton.
PressMENU/
repeatedlyuntiltheiconand
thecurrentsettingstarttoblinkonthedisplay.
ToturnONthesilentmode:
1)PressCH▲todisplayon.
2)ToexittheMenu,presstheMENU/
key
advanceyouthroughtheMenuuntilexitingto
"Normal"mode.appears.
USING A HEADSET
Youcanuseaheadset(#ZA-133orZA-160)for
moreprivatecommunications.Touseaheadset,
lifttherubbercoverfromovertheheadsetjack,
thenplugintheheadset.
Yourradioisnotweatherresistant
whenusingaheadsetjack.Whenyouremovethe
headset,besuretofullypressthejackcoverinto
placetorestoreitsweatherresistantcapability.
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