User's Manual

For normal monitoring, press the
MONITOR button.
For continuous monitoring:
1. Press and hold the
MONITOR
button for at least three seconds.
2. To deactivate continuous monitor-
ing press the
MONITOR button.
BATTERY LEVEL / LOW BATTERY
INDICATION
The LCD display shows the battery
power level according to the number of
squares inside the battery symbol.
When the battery level is low, the
battery icon will flash to indicate that
the batteries need to be changed.
CALLING (PAGING) ANOTHER
RADIO
Call tones are used to request other
people on the same channel to identify
themselves or signal the beginning or
end of a conversation. To send a page:
1. Press and release the
C button on
the left side of the radio. A page
tone will sound to every radio on
that frequency.
Note: In order for the paging feature
to work, both radios must be on.
USING THE VOX FEATURE
The BE-1438SP radios are capable of
voice activated (VOX) transmission.
When this setting is on, you do not
need to press the
P button to transmit-
transmission begins when any sound is
heard near the microphone.
1. Press the
MENU button until “VX”
and “oF” are displayed on the LCD.
2. Press
UP to activate the VOX
feature. The “oF” will change to
“On.”
3. Press
MENU or P to return to
normal mode.
4. When in VOX mode, the “VX” icon
will display on the LCD screen.
5. To turn off voice activation, follow
the same procedure only press the
DN button to change the “On” to
“oF” (Off).
Note: VOX sensitivity is purposely set
low so that extraneous noises
are not picked up and transmit-
ted. While in VOX mode, be
sure to speak clearly and
directly into the microphone,
whether using a headset or not.
Super Pack Accessories
HEADSET
The BE-1438SP radios can be used
with a headset which has been
included in the super pack for your
convenience. Using a headset
eliminates the need to use the built-in
speaker and microphone on the radio.
The BE-1438SP radios contain a
headset jack located at the top of the
unit for this purpose.
1. Lift the protective rubber cover
away from the radio.
2. Insert the the
headset plug into the
jack on the BE-
1438SP radios.
3. Take care that the
headset plug fits
correctly into the jack
on the unit.
4. Place the headset on
your head and adjust
the volume control
on the radio as
required.
AAA ALKALINE BATTERIES
Eight AAA Alkaline
batteries are included
with this super pack.
They will function for
approximately 4 hours talk (continuous)
time or 3 days standby time in the BE-
1438SP radios.
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TRANSMITTING A CALL
1. Press and hold the P button to
transmit. The TX LED will light up
red and the transmit icon will show
in LCD Display.
2. While holding the
P button, speak
in a normal voice approximately six
inches away from the microphone.
3. Release the
P button when you
have finished transmitting.
Note: In order to have two-way com-
munication, all parties must
transmit on the same channel
and sub-code. Refer to the
“Selecting Channels” and
“Selecting the CTCSS Sub-
Code” sections for more
information.
SELECTING CHANNELS
The BE-1438SP radios have 14 avail-
able channels. To change channels:
1. Press the
MENU button. The
channel number flashes on the
LCD display.
2. While the channel number is
flashing:
Press the
UP button to increase
the channel number.
Press the
DN button to decrease
the channel number.
3. Press the
MENU button to confirm
the desired channel and move to
sub-code programming, or press
P
to save and return to normal mode.
Note: Refer to the “FRS Channel
Tabl e” section of this manual
for detailed frequency listings.
SELECTING THE CTCSS SUB-
CODE
The BE-1438SP radios have 38 avail-
able CTCSS Sub-codes. Please set a
CTCSS Code in addition to a Channel
if you do not want to be bothered by
other parties. To set the CTCSS Code:
1. Press the
MENU button twice until
the CTCSS sub-code digits flash
(or press the MENU button again
when you are in Channel Setting
Mode).
2. While the CTCSS number is
flashing:
Press the
UP button for a higher
Code.
Press the DN button for a lower
Code.
3. Press the
MENU button or P button
to confirm your channel and
CTCSS code selection and return
to normal mode.
Note: Refer to “FRS Channel Table”
CTCSS Code section of this
manual for detailed frequency
listings.
SCANNING CHANNELS
It is possible to scan the channels for
one which is being actively used by
using the following procedure:
1. Press the
SCAN button to activate.
The radio will scan rapidly through
the 14 channels until an active
channel is found.
2. When an active signal is detected,
the radio pauses at that channel to
broadcast the signal.
3. Press
P to communicate through
the active channel and leave Scan
mode.
3. When an active channel is found
but you wish to continue scanning,
press
UP or DN to bypass the
current channel.
4. To deactivate scanning press the
SCAN button again.
If the radio scans all channels without
finding an active one, it will continue to
loop unless some button is pressed to
stop it.
MONITOR
You can use the Monitor feature to
listen in for weak signals on the current
channel.
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