Audiovox FRS1000 Owners Manual - Page 11

and hold Button for more than 1 second to lock or unlock keypad functions, except PTT and Monitor (L/MON). When the keypad is locked, the ( ) icon will appear in the upper right corner of the display. FRS Operation Channel Selection In order to communicate with other FRS units, both transmitting and re- ceiving party must be on the same frequency. The FRS-1000 has 14 channels (frequencies 1-14) indicated by the large digits on the LCD display panel. Communication with Audiovox FRS and compatible units is possible on these 14 channels. Before transmitting on the selected channel, press the Monitor (L/MON) Button (18) to check the activity on that channel. If there is activity on the selected channel, change to another channel that is clear. To change the FRS channel, - From FRS standby mode, press the MODE button (17) until the chan- nel number flashes. - Press the Up Button ( ) briefly to move to the next higher main channel number. - Press the Down Button ( ) briefly to move to the next lower main channel number. Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System (CTCSS) Mode (SubChannel) Selection The Coded Tone Controlled Squelch System (CTCSS) consists of 38 Sub-Frequencies. This feature allows you to utilize the coded squelch tones (01-38) within each main channel (1-14). This enables you to communicate with another party on the same main channel using the same subcode. The 11