Uniden GMR4040-2CKHS Owner's Manual
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
• 2headsetVOXboommics
• 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)Pressandhold
MENU/ toturntheradioON,
andincreasethespeakervolumebypressing
VOL▲ .Todecreasethevolume,press
VOL ▼.
2)Pressandhold
MENU/ againtoturntheradio
OFF.
adjUSTING The SoUNd (KeY BeepS)
Yourradioemitsabeepeachtimeoneofthekeys
(exceptforthe
PTTandCALL/LOCK)ispressed.
ToturnthissoundOFF,pressandhold
CALL/
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.The
hiiconis
displayedwhilescanningGMRSchannels,andthe
loiconisdisplayedwhilescanningFRSchannels.
TalKING oN YoUR RadIo
Totalktoothersusingtheradio:
1)Pressandholdthe
PTTbuttonandspeakina
clear,normalvoiceabout2-3inchesawayfrom
themicrophone.Whileyouaretransmitting,the
iconappearsonthedisplay.Toavoidcutting
offthefirstpartofyourtransmission,pause
slightlyafterpressingthe
PTTbuttonbeforeyou
starttalking.
2)Whenyouhavefinishedspeaking,releasethe
PTTbutton.Youcannowreceiveincoming
calls.Whilereceiving,
displays.
MoNIToR Mode FeaTURe
Yourradioallowsyoutolistenforweaksignalson
thecurrentchannelatthepressofakey.
ToturnONMonitormode:
Pressandhold
WX/MONfor2secondsuntiltwo
beepssound.Thereceivercircuitstaysopen,
andbothnoiseandweaksignalscanbeheard.
ToturnOFFMonitormode:
Press
WX/MONtoreturnto"Normal"mode;the
iconstopsblinkinganddisappears.
adVaNCed FUNCTIoNS (MeNUS)
Use
MENU/ toaccessyourradio'sadvanced
functions.
Normal
Normal
VOX Level
Cal Tone
1-10
OFF, 1-5
Sub Code
Scan
OFF, 1-121
ON/OFF
1)Press
MENU/ toenterthemenus.
2)Additionalpressesof
MENU/ advanceyou
throughthemenusuntilexitingto"Normal"
operatingmode.
3)OthermethodsofexitingtheMenufunctionare:
a.Pressandhold
MENU/ again.
b.Pressanykeyexcept
CH▲/CH▼orVOL▲
/
VOL▼andwait10secondsuntiltheunit
returnsto“Normal”mode.
Sub Code
Eachofthechannels1-22mayhaveanyoneof
thecodes,OFF,or1-121selected.Code
oF(OFF)
indicatesnoSubcodeselectedandyourradiocan
receiveasignalregardlessofthecodesettingsof
thetransmittingradio.
1)Press
MENU/ toenterMenumode.The
subcodeindicatorflashes.
2)Press
CH▲/CH▼keytoincreaseor
decreasethecodenumberdisplayed.Youcan
alsoselect
oF(OFF)atthisstage.
3)Press
MENU/ toexitMenumode.
4)Pressanykeyotherthan
CH▲/CH▼orVOL
▲
/
VOL▼andtheradioreturnstoIdlemode
in10seconds.
• PTTtransmission
• Poweroff
Tounlockthekeypad:
Pressandhold
CALL/LOCKagain; disappears.
aUToMaTIC poWeR SaVe
Yourradiohasacircuitdesignedtodramatically
extendthelifeofthebatteries.Ifthereisno
transmissionoranincomingcallwithin3seconds,
yourradioswitchestoPowerSavemode.Theradio
isstillabletoreceivetransmissionsinthismode.
lCd BaCKlIGhT
TheLCDBacklightautomaticallyturnsONwhenany
key(exceptthe
PTTbutton)ispressed.TheLCD
displayilluminatesfor10secondsbeforeturning
OFF.
RoGeR Beep
RogerBeepisaBEEPthatissenttonotifytheendof
transmission(bothPTTandVOXtransmission).
RogerBeepcanbeheardthroughthespeakerwhen
bothRogerBeepandKeyBeeparesettoON.When
RogerBeepissettoONandKeyBeepissettoOFF,
RogerBeepwillnotbeheardfromthespeakerbutit
willbetransmittedtoyourparty.WhenRogerBeepis
settoOFF,RogerBeepwillneitherbeheardnor
transmitted.
TochangeRogerBeepsetting:
Pressandhold
VOL▲whileturningtheradioonand
off.IfRogerBeepisON,itwillbeturnedoff;ifitis
OFF,itwillbeturnedon.
batteriestochargebeforeusing.Ifyoutryto
transmitwhilepowerislow,theradiowill
automaticallyturnoff.
Scan
Yourradiohasachannelscanfeaturethatallows
youtoeasilyscanall22channels.Whenanactive
channelisdetected,theradiopausesonthat
channeluntilthechannelisclear.Then,aftera2
seconddelay,theradiocontinuesscanning.
Pressingthe
PTTbuttonwhilethescanispaused
onachannelallowsyoutotransmitonthat
channel.
ToturnONchannelscan:
1)Press
MENU/ repeatedlyuntilthescan...icon
and
oFblink.
2. Press
CH▲/CH▼ toselectScanmodeand
press
MENU/ tostartit.
ToturnOFFchannelscan:
1)Press
MENU/ withthescansettingofoF.
2)Pressanykeyotherthan
CH▲/CH▼or
VOL▲/VOL▼toturnchannelscanoffin10
seconds.
Voice Operated Transmission
YourradioisequippedwithauserselectableVoice
OperatedTransmitter(VOX)thatcanbeusedfor
automaticvoicetransmissions.TheVOXfeatureis
designedtobeusedwithorwithoutaheadsetwith
amicrophone.Transmissionisinitiatedbyspeaking
intothemicrophoneinsteadofpressing
PTT.
ToselectVOXlevel:
1)Press
MENU/ repeatedlyuntilthevoxicon
andtheVOXsensitivitylevel(OFF,1-5)blink.
2)Press
CH▲/CH▼tochangetheVOX
sensitivitylevels.Uselevel1forincreased
sensitivitytovoiceinnormallyquietenvironments,
anduseahigherleveltoreduceundesired
activationinverynoisyenvironments.
Call Tone
Yourradioisequippedwith10selectablecalltones
thataretransmittedwhen
CALL/LOCKispressed.
Toselectacalltone:
1)Press
MENU/ repeatedlyuntiltheCALLicon
andCallTonestarttoblinkonthedisplay.
2)Press
CH▲/CH▼tomovethroughthe
availablecalltones.Eachtonewillbeheard
throughthespeakerbutwillnotbetransmitted.
Cyclethroughthesetonesandstayonthetone
youwanttoselect.
3)ExitCallTonetosettheselectedtone.
KeY loCK
Tolockthekeypad:
1)Pressandhold
CALL/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,
press
WX/MON.The iconappears.
2)Press
CH▲/CH▼toincreaseordecreasethe
numbertothedesiredWeatherChannel.
3)ToexittheWeatherRadioBroadcastmode,press
WX/MON.The icondisappears.
NOAAWeatherRadioFrequencyList:
Channel1162.550MHzChannel5162.450MHz
Channel2162.400MHzChannel6162.500MHz
Channel3162.475MHzChannel7162.525MHz
Channel4162.425MHz
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