Uniden GMR4040-2CKHS Owner's Manual

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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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