Uniden SX167 series User manual

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• 22Channels(15GMRS/7FRSChannels)
• LongBatteryLife
• Upto16-mileRange*
• BatteryStrengthMeter
• RogerBeep
• BatteryLowAlert/BatterySave
• CallKey
• LastChannelMemory
• USBCharging
• NOAAWeatherRadio
*Rangemayvarydependingonenvironmentaland/or
topographicalconditions.
Congratulationsonyourpurchaseof
Uniden'sSX167seriesradio.This
lightweight,palm-sizedradioisastate-of-
the-artdevice,equippedwithmany
valuablefeatures.Useitatsporting
events,tostayincontactwithfamilyand
friends,hiking,skiing,outdoors,orina
neighborhoodwatchforvital
communication.
PACKAGE CONTENTS
Eachradiouses3AAArechargeable
Ni-MHbatteries,included.
Ifyourmodelnumbercontainsa"C,"
yourradiocanbecharged.Amicro-USB
Ychargingcableisincluded.
Ifyourmodelnumbercontainsan"H,"
yourradiohasaheadsetjack.One
headsetperradioisincluded
Refertothepackagingforotherspecific
contents.
FCC GMRS LICENSE
ThisradiooperatesontheGeneral
MobileRadioService(GMRS)
frequencieswhichrequireaFederal
CommunicationsCommissionlicenseto
operate.Forlicensinginformationand
applicationforms,visittheFCCon-line
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.
INSTALL THE BATTERIES
EachSX167radiouses3AAAbatteries
(included).Thesebatterieswillbeeither
alkalineorrechargeableNiMH;referto
thepackagingforspecificationsforyour
particularmodel.
Toinstallthebatteries(NiMHor
Alkaline):
1. Ifnecessary,removethebeltclip.
Pressuponthebeltcliplatchand
slidethebeltclipoffoftheradio.
2. Removethebatterycompartment
doorbypressingonandslidingout
thecompartmentdoor.Removethe
cover.
3. Installthe3AAAbatteries(included)
intothebatterycompartment.Be
certaintofollowthe+and–symbols
inthecompartment.Installingthe
batteriesincorrectlywillpreventthe
unitfromoperating.
4. Replacethebatterycompartment
doorbyslidingthedoorintoplace.
5. Replacethebeltclipifnecessary.
CHARGING THE RADIO
For models that recharge:
1. Plugonebranchoftheincluded
microUSBY-Cableintoeachradio's
microUSBchargeport.
2. Inserttheotherend(USB)intoaUSB
powersource(computer,phone
charger,etc-notincluded).
3. Thebatterystrengthmeterinthe
upperright-handcornerindicatesthe
batterylevel.
Notes:
• Charge time may vary depending on
the battery life remaining. For fastest
charging, turn off the radio before
charging.
• Do not use alkaline batteries in
radios that recharge. Doing so can
create a safety hazard or damage
the radio.
• If battery power is low, you cannot
operate the radio even using external
power. if you try to transmit while
power is low, the radio will
automatically turn off. Recharge or
replace the batteries.
USING A HEADSET
For models that have a headset jack:
Youcanuseaheadsetformoreprivate
communications.Touseaheadset,lift
therubbercoverfromovertheheadset
jack,thenplugintheheadset.
USING THE RADIO
Inordertogetthemostoutofyournew
radio,readthisreferenceguide
completelybeforeattemptingtooperate
it.
TURNING THE RADIO ON AND
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME
1. Pressandholdthe /CHkeytoturn
theradioON.Theradiotunestothe
lastactivechannel.
2. Pressandholdthe /CHkeytoturn
theradioOFF.
Pressthe▲or▼ keystoincreaseor
decreasethevolumelevel.L1-L8
displaysasyoupressthekeys.
CHANNEL OPERATION
Yourradiohas22channelsyoucanuse
totalktoothers.Inordertospeakto
someone,eachofyoumustbesettothe
samechannel.
Choose a Channel
1. Withtheradioon,press /CHkey
once.Thecurrentchannelnumber
flashes.
2. Usethe▲or▼keystoselectother
channels(1-22).Pressandhold▲or
▼keystorapidlychangechannels.
Talk on Your Radio
Totalktoothersusingtheradio:
Onceyouselectachannel,pressPTTto
talk.Whenyoufinishtalking,releasePTT.
Theradiosendsarogerbeepattheend
ofyourtransmissionsothatothersknow
you'vefinishedtalking.
Iftheotherpartydoesnothearyou,you
canpressCALLtosendacallalerttone.
Automatic Power Save Feature
Yourradiohasauniquecircuitdesigned
todramaticallyextendthelifeofthe
batteries.Ifthereisneitheratransmission
noranincomingcallwithin2seconds,
yourradioswitchestothePowerSave
mode.Theradioisstillabletoreceive
transmissionsinthismode.
WEATHER CHANNEL
1. Withtheradioon,press /CHkey
twice.Theweathericondisplaysand
theradiotunestothecurrentweather
channel.
2. Usethe▲or▼keystoselectother
weatherchannels(1-10).
SPECIFICATIONS
Channels 15GMRS/7FRS
OperatingFreq. UHF462.5500-
 467.7125MHz
PowerSource 3AAARechargeable
 NiMHBatteries
BatteryLife 20Hourstypical
 (5/5/90dutycycle)
1 Antenna 6 Volume/ChannelUp
2CallKey 7 USB(someversions;
seepackaging)
3 PTT(Push-to-
Talk)
8 Volume/Channel
Down
4 Power/Channel
Key
9 Microphone
5 LCD 10 Speaker
FREQUENCY CHART
CH. FREQ (MHZ) X-REF CH. FREQ (MHZ) X-REF
1 462.5325 FRS/GMRS1 12 467.6625 FRS12
2462.5875 FRS/GMRS2 13 467.6875 FRS13
3 462.6125 FRS/GMRS3 14 467.7125 FRS14
4 462.6375 FRS/GMRS4 15 462.5500 GMRS11
5 462.6625 FRS/GMRS5 16 462.5750 GMRS8
6 462.6875 FRS/GMRS6 17 462.6000 GMRS12
7 462.7125 FRS/GMRS7 18 462.6250 GMRS9
8 467.5625 FRS8 19 462.6500 GMRS13
9 467.5875 FRS9 20 462.6750 GMRS10
10 467.6125 FRS10 21 462.7000 GMRS14
11 467.6375 FRS11 22 462.7250 GMRS15

MAINTENANCE
Important:Changesormodificationsto
thisunitnotexpresslyapprovedbyUniden
couldvoidyourauthoritytooperatethis
unit.Yourradioissetuptotransmita
regulatedsignalonanassignedfrequency.
Itisagainstthelawtoalteroradjustthe
settingsinsidetheradiotoexceedthose
limitations.Anyadjustmentstoyourradio
mustbemadebyqualifiedtechnicians.
To be safe and sure:
•Neveropenyourradio’scase.
•Neverchangeorreplaceanythinginyour
radioexceptthebatteries.
YourradiomightcauseTVorradio
interferenceevenwhenitisoperating
properly.Todeterminewhetheryourradio
iscausingtheinterference,turnitoff.Ifthe
interferencegoesaway,yourradiois
causingit.Trytoeliminatetheinterference
bymovingyourradioawayfromthe
receiver.Ifyoucannoteliminatethe
interference,theFCCrequiresthatyou
stopusingtheradio.
Hazardous Environments: Donotoperate
theradioinhazardousenvironments.
Explosionorfiremayresult.Donotoperate
theradionearunshieldedelectricalblasting
caps.
Undercertainconditions,radioscan
interferewithblastingoperationsandmay
causeanexplosion.TurnyourradioOFFto
preventaccidentaltransmissionwhenina
blastingareaorinareasposted:"Turnoff
two-wayradio."Constructioncrewsoften
useremotecontrolRFdevicestosetoff
explosives.
Care and Safety:Tocleantheradio,usea
softclothdampenedwithwater.Donotuse
cleanersorsolventsbecausetheycan
harmthebodyoftheunitandleakinside,
causingpermanentdamage.Useadry,
lint-freeclothtocleanthebatterycontacts.
Donotsubmergetheunitinwater.Ifthe
unitgetswet,turnitoffandremovethe
batteriesimmediately.
Drythebatterycompartmentwithasoft
clothtominimizepotentialwaterdamage.
Leavethebatterycompartmentcoveroff
overnighttoensurecompletedrying.Do
notusetheradiountiltheunitiscompletely
dry.WARNING!Readthisinformation
harmfulinterference,and(2)thisdevicemust
acceptanyinterferencereceived,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesired
operation.
Changesormodificationsnotexpressly
approvedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidyourauthoritytooperate
theequipment.
AvisdeconformitéàlaFCC:Cedispositifa
ététestéets’avèreconformeàl’article15des
règlementsdelaCommissionfédéraledes
communications(FCC).Cedispositifest
soumisauxconditionssuivantes:1)Ce
dispositifnedoitpascauserd’interférences
nuisibleset;2)Ildoitpouvoirsupporterles
parasitesqu’ilreçoit,incluantlesparasites
pouvantnuireàsonfonctionnement.
Toutchangementoumodificationnon
approuvéexpressémentparlapartie
responsablepourraitannulerledroità
l’utilisateurdefairefonctionnercetéquipement.
IC COMPLIANCE
ThisdevicecomplieswithIndustryCanada
license-exemptRSSstandard(s).Operationis
subjecttothefollowingtwoconditions:(1)this
devicemaynotcauseinterference,and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterference,including
interferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.
Changesormodificationsnotexpressly
approvedbythepartyresponsiblefor
compliancecouldvoidyourauthoritytooperate
theequipment.
CetappareilestconformeauxnormesRSS
exemptesdelicencesd’IndustrieCanada.on
fonctionnementestsoumisauxdeuxconditions
suivantes:(1)cetappareilnedoitpascauser
d’interférencesnuisibleset(2),ildoitpouvoir
accepterlesinterférences,incluantcelles
pouvantnuireàsonfonctionnementnormal.
Toutchangementoumodificationnon
approuvéexpressémentparlapartie
responsablepourraitannulerledroità
l’utilisateurdefairefonctionnercetéquipement.
ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
Important:Evidenceoforiginalpurchaseis
requiredforwarrantyservice.
WARRANTOR:UNIDENAMERICA
CORPORATION("Uniden")
ELEMENTSOFWARRANTY:Uniden
warrants,foroneyear,totheoriginalretail
owner,thisUnidenProducttobefreefrom
defectsinmaterialsandcraftsmanshipwith
onlythelimitationsorexclusionssetout
below.
WARRANTYDURATION:Thiswarrantyto
theoriginalusershallterminateandbeof
nofurthereffect12monthsafterthedateof
originalretailsale.Thewarrantyisinvalidif
theProductis:(A)damagedornot
maintainedasreasonableornecessary,(B)
modified,altered,orusedaspartofany
conversionkits,sub-assemblies,orany
configurationsnotsoldbyUniden,(C)
improperlyinstalled,(D)servicedor
repairedbysomeoneotherthanan
authorizedUnidenservicecenterfora
defectormalfunctioncoveredbythis
warranty,(E)usedinanyconjunctionwith
equipmentorpartsoraspartofanysystem
notmanufacturedbyUniden,or(F)
installedorprogrammedbyanyoneother
thanasdetailedbytheowner’smanualfor
thisproduct.
STATEMENTOFREMEDY:Intheevent
thattheproductdoesnotconformtothis
warrantyatanytimewhilethiswarrantyis
ineffect,warrantorwilleither,atitsoption,
repairorreplacethedefectiveunitand
returnittoyouwithoutchargeforparts,
service,oranyothercost(exceptshipping
andhandling)incurredbywarrantororits
representativesinconnectionwiththe
performanceofthiswarranty.Warrantor,at
itsoption,mayreplacetheunitwithanew
orrefurbishedunit.
THELIMITEDWARRANTYSETFORTH
ABOVEISTHESOLEANDENTIRE
WARRANTYPERTAININGTOTHE
PRODUCTANDISINLIEUOFAND
EXCLUDESALLOTHERWARRANTIES
OFANYNATUREWHATSOEVER,
WHETHEREXPRESS,IMPLIEDOR
ARISINGBYOPERATIONOFLAW,
INCLUDING,BUTNOTLIMITEDTOANY
IMPLIEDWARRANTIESOF
MERCHANTABILITYORFITNESSFORA
PARTICULARPURPOSE.THIS
WARRANTYDOESNOTCOVEROR
PROVIDEFORTHEREIMBURSEMENT
OVERPAYMENTOFINCIDENTALOR
CONSEQUENTIALDAMAGES.Some
statesdonotallowthisexclusionor
limitationofincidentalorconsequential
damagessotheabovelimitationor
exclusionmaynotapplytoyou.
beforeusingtheradio
InAugust1996theFederalCommunications
Commission(FCC)oftheUnitedStateswith
itsactioninReportandOrderFCC96-326
adoptedanupdatedsafetystandardfor
humanexposuretoradiofrequency
electromagneticenergyemittedbyFCC
regulatedtransmitters.
Thoseguidelinesareconsistentwiththe
safetystandardpreviouslysetbybothU.S.
andinternationalstandardsbodies.The
designoftheradiocomplieswiththeFCC
guidelinesandtheseinternationalstandards.
Neverallowchildrentooperatetheradio
withoutadultsupervisionandtheknowledge
ofthefollowingguidelines.
FCC RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION
WARNING!Itisuptotheusertoproperly
operatethisradiotransmittertoinsuresafe
operation.Pleaseadheretothefollowing:
Useonlythesuppliedoranapproved
antenna.Unauthorizedantennas,
modifications,orattachmentscouldimpaircall
quality,damagetheradio,orresultinviolation
ofFCCregulations.
Donotusetheradiowithadamaged
antenna.Ifadamagedantennacomesinto
contactwiththeskin,aminorburnmayresult.
Pleasecontactyourlocaldealerfora
replacementantenna.
Body-Worn Operation
Thisdevicewastestedfortypicalbody-worn
operationsusingthesuppliedbelt-clip.
TomaintaincompliancewithFCCRF
exposurerequirements,body-wornoperations
arerestrictedtothesuppliedbelt-clip.
Forhand-heldoperation,theradioshouldbe
held1inchfromtheuser'sface.Theuseof
accessoriesthatdonotsatisfythese
requirementsmaynotcomplywithFCCRF
exposurerequirementsandshouldbe
avoided.
FormoreinformationaboutRFexposure,
pleasevisittheFCCwebsiteatwww.fcc.gov.
FCC PART 15 / IC COMPLIANCE
FCC PART 15 COMPLIANCE
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCC
rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcause
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LEGALREMEDIES:Thiswarrantygivesyouspecificlegalrights,and
youmayalsohaveotherrightswhichvaryfromstatetostate.This
warrantyisvoidoutsidetheUnitedStatesofAmericaandCanada.
PROCEDUREFOROBTAININGPERFORMANCEOFWARRANTY:
If,afterfollowingtheinstructionsintheowner’smanualyouarecertain
thattheProductisdefective,packtheProductcarefully(preferablyin
itsoriginalpackaging).TheProductshouldincludeallpartsand
accessoriesoriginallypackagedwiththeProduct.Includeevidenceof
originalpurchaseandanotedescribingthedefectthathascausedyou
toreturnit.TheProductshouldbeshippedfreightprepaid,bytraceable
means,towarrantor:
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