Astra BE1438SP User Guide

Introduction

Congratulations on your purchase of
the BE-1438SP (Super Pack). These
compact, lightweight radios and acces­sories can be used at malls, parks,
while at the beach, hiking, biking, or
camping. You can talk to as many
people as you want, as often as you
like, without air time feesor a license.

Radio Control Locations

DESCRIPTION

Battery compartment - Houses four

“AAA” alkaline or rechargeable type
batteries.

Belt-clip - For your convenience, a
belt-clip is included to secure the radio
to a belt or any other similar location.

CALL button – Sends a tone to other
radios tuned to that channel and code.

Ear/Mic. jack – This jack is used to
connect a 3.5 mm stereo headset/mic.

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) - A
multi-functional display, which shows
channel, code and other radio
status/icons (see specifics below).

MENU/Lock button - Allows you to
change channels and sub-codes.
Press and hold for five seconds to lock

or unlock the buttons on the radio face.
MONITOR button – Permits the radio

to continously monitor weak signals
and illuminates the LCD display to
show your current status.

TALK button - Used for making a call.
POWER button - Push and hold this

button to turn the unit on or off.
SCAN button - Used to activate and

deactivate channel scanning.
TX LED Indicator - This indicator

lights when the radio is transmitting.
UP and DN buttons - Used for

changing channels, codes, and setting
the receive volume.

Installation

BATTERY INSTALLATION

1. Prior to removing the battery cover,
make sure the belt-clip is removed
(see “Removing The Belt-clip”).

2. Release the battery cover catch
located on the rear side of the radio
by pushing on the tab.

3. Lift up the battery cover from the
battery compartment.

4. Install four “AAA” type alkaline
batteries (included) or rechargeable

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Calling (paging) another

radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Using the VOX feature . . . . . . 5

Super Pack Accessories . . . . .5-6

Headset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

AAA Alkaline Batteries . . . . . 5

Nylon Belt Pouch . . . . . . . .5-6

Travel Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Water Resistant Pouch . . . . . 6

Care and Safety . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . .6-7

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

FRS Channel Table . . . . . . . . . . 7

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

FCC Information

This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:

1. This device may cause harmful
interference, and

2. This device must accept any
interference received, including
interference that may cause unde­sired operation.

Warning: Modifying or tampering with
the radio’s internal components can
cause a malfunction and may cause a
violation of the technical regulations of
part 95 of the FCC Rules, or violation
of Type Acceptance requirements of
Part 2 of the Rules. This may invali­date the radio’s warranty and void your
FCC authorization to operate it.

MODEL BE-1438SP

14 CHANNEL

38 SUB-CODE

FAMILY RADIO SERVICE

TRANSCEIVER

SUPER VALUE PACK

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read this instruction manual

carefully.

Table of Contents

FCC Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Radio Control Locations . . . . . 2

Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Battery Installation . . . . . . .2-3

Installing the Wrist Strap . . . . 3

Installing the Belt Clip . . . . . . 3

Removing the Belt Clip . . . . . 3

Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-5

Turning the Power On

and Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Adjusting the Speaker

Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Receiving a Call . . . . . . . . . . 3

Transmitting a Call . . . . . . . . 4

Selecting Channels . . . . . . . . 4

Selecting the CTCSS

Sub-Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Scanning Channels . . . . . . . . 4

Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-5

Battery Level/Low Battery

Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

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TRANSMITTING A CALL

1. Press and hold the TALK button to
transmit. The TX LED will light up
red and the transmit icon will show
in LCD Display.

2. While holding the

TALK button,
speak in a normal voice approxi­mately six inches away from the
microphone.

3. Release the

TALK 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 Sub­Code” sections for more
information.

SELECTING CHANNELS

The BE-1438SP radios have 14 avail­able 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
TALK to save and return to normal
mode.

Note: Refer to the “FRS Channel

Ta bl e ” section of this manual
for detailed frequency listings.

SELECTING THE CTCSS SUB­CODE

The BE-1438SP radios have 38 avail­able 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 TALK
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

TALK 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

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“AAA” type batteries (not included);
make sure to follow the polarities
marked inside the battery
compartment.

5. Reinstall the battery cover and the
belt-clip.

Note: Remove the batteries if the unit

will not be used for a long
period of time.

INSTALLING THE WRIST STRAP

1. Insert small loop of the wrist strap
into the small round hole located on
the top of the radio between the
headset jack and the

CALL button.

2. Make sure the loop runs up and out
through the top of the belt-clip.

3. Insert the large loop of the wrist
strap all the way through the small
loop. The strap should now be
secure.

INSTALLING THE BELT-CLIP

1. Insert the belt-clip hooks into the

matching slots as shown above
(Figure 1).

2. Slide the belt-clip down. A click
indicates the Belt-clip is locked into
position (Figure 2).

REMOVING THE BELT-CLIP

1. Push up on the belt-clip while
squeezing the belt-clip tab.

Operation

TURNING THE POWER ON AND OFF

Turning the Unit ON

1. Press and hold the POWER button.
The BE-1438SP radios will emit a
short tone and the LCD screen will

display

FrS and then the current

channel.

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urning the Unit OFF

1. Press and hold the POWER button

for at least two seconds. The BE­1438SP radios will emit a tone and
the LCD display will go blank.

ADJUSTING THE SPEAKER
VOLUME

• Press the UP button to increase the
volume.

• Press the

DN button to decrease

the volume.

The speaker volume level is indicated
by the number of bars displayed in the
upper right corner of the LCD.

RECEIVING A CALL

When your FRS unit is turned on and
is not being used to transmit voice
communication or pages, the unit is
continuously set in receiving mode.
When you receive a call on the current
channel you are using, the LCD display
will show the receive icon.

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