Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 21-1904 Radio Shack
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2 CONTENTS Powering the Radio ............ ......... ............... .............. ......... ............... .... 5 Using Batteries .......... .......... .............. .............. .......... .............. ......... 5 Recharging Ni-Cd or Ni-Mh Batteries .
3 Tha nk you f or pur chasi ng the RadioShack 22 Ch GM RS/FRS Two-Way R adio. This is a lightwe ight, palm-sized r adio, which provid es short - range voice ra dio comm unication (up to five miles) to let families and g roups keep in t ouch wit h eac h other on specific re served chan nels.
4 Y o u rr a d i oa l s of e a t u r e s : • Channel Scan — use to find other GMRS/FRS u sers. • Key Beep — each time you p ress a key , exc ept PTT or FUN C ,t h e radio beeps onc e. • Vib r a te — vibr ates for two seconds whe n receivin g a sig nal if the radi o has been idl e for more than 30 secon ds.
5 address ed to the radi o and display the tra nsmit ter ID numbe r on the LCD. • Panic — if you have an emerge ncy situation, pr ess ! and the radi o genera tes an ala rm. • Phase- lock Loo p (PLL) Controlled Circuitry — provid es accurate an d stable channel selection.
6 battery compartm ent to ON .T ou s e non-r echargeab le batt eries , set CHARGE ON/OFF to OFF . o 4. In stall four AAA batterie s accordin g to the polar ity symb ols ( + and – ) mar ked inside t he batt ery compartmen t. 5. Re place t he cover an d push t he latch up until it clicks.
7 R ECHARGING N I -C D OR N I -M H B ATTERIES The radio’s DC 6V jack is for ch arging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH bat teries and po wering the radio. You can re charge Ni-Cd or Ni- MH batte ries insi de the r adio a t home or in your vehi cle, u sing a 6V, 1000mA AC or DC ada pter and a size H Adapt aplu g TM connec tor.
8 AC outl et or vehicl e’ s power source. 7. Wh en charging is com plete, unpl ug the AC or DC adapter f rom the pow er sou rce, and dis conne ct it from the radio’s DC 6V jack. OPERATION T URNING THE R ADIOS O N /O FF AND ADJUSTING THE V OLUME Rotate Of f Ð to turn th e radio on or off a nd adjust th e volum e.
9 FRS F REQUENCIES C HART Channel Frequency (MHz) Descriptio n 1 462.5625 FRS 1/GMRS Interstitial 2 462.5875 FRS 2 /GMRS Interstitial 2 3 462.6125 FRS 3/GMRS Interstitia l 3 4 462.6375 FRS 4 /GMRS Interstitial 4 5 462.6625 FRS 5/GMRS Interstitia l 5 6 462.
10 S ELECTING Q UIET C ODE S Continuo us T on e Code d Squ elch System ( CTCSS) c odes, known as quiet cod es, le t you talk and listen to other rad ios set to the sa me channe l and qui et code . This is l ike hav ing a sub-cha nnel within a c hannel, g iving you grea ter comm unication fl exibil ity.
11 Q UIET C ODE C HART CTCSS No. Frequency (Hz) CTCSS No. Frequency (Hz) 1 67. 0 20 131. 8 2 71.9 21 136.5 3 74. 4 22 141. 3 4 77.0 23 146.2 5 79. 7 24 151. 4 6 82.5 25 156.7 7 85. 4 26 162. 2 8 88.5 27 167.9 9 91. 5 28 173. 8 10 94.8 29 179.9 1 1 97.
12 U SING S CAN To find the desir ed channel and q uiet code, pr ess an d hold e or d to scan up and down. Th e radio aut omatically scan s throug h the chann els and pauses on ea ch active chan nel. While scan ning, pr ess e or d to ch ange the scanning direct ion.
13 To turn on the k ey tone and vibra te feature ,p r e s s MENU to activ ate th e Menu funct ion and pre ss e or d until À and ON appear. Pre ss PTT to stor e the sett ing. To turn off ke y tone and vibr ate ,p r e s s MENU to acti vate the Men u func tion a nd press e or d until À and OFF appear .
14 U SING APO You can set the rad io to a utomat icall y turn of f when th e radio i s idle (no ke y is pressed an d nothin g is transmitt ed or receiv ed) for 30 , 60 or 9 0 min utes. To turn APO (Autom atic Power Of f) on/off, continua lly press ME NU until APO and 30 , 60 , 90 or OFF appear s.
15 U SING C OURTESY T ONE You can set your rad io so the person you are comm unicating with will hear a tone whe n you finish t ransm itting. To turn on th e radio co urtesy tone , press MENU repeat edly. „ ap pears and ON / OFF flashe s on t he display .
16 a r ec o m m o ni nb o t hC a n a d aa n dt h e USA. The r adio monito rs the selecte d weat her cha nnel f or al erts and c an announ ce the weath er even whe n no alert signa l is received. When th e radio detects a WX Alert signal, the a larm sounds f or abou t five seco nds and ALT flashes o n the display.
17 DIRECT CALL OPERATION The Di rect Cal l data i ncl udes t he transmitt er ID and rece iver ID inf ormatio n. You can u se the transmitt er to select the re ceiver radio ’s ID numb er you want to ca ll, and the rece iver radio onl y rece ives th e Direc t Call data you sele ct.
18 After Dire ct Call tr ansmiss ion is complete d, th e radio ( transmitte r an d receiver ) will change its CTCSS cod e sett ing t o Privat e code for 15 se conds . The Private cod e is used to avoid inte rrupt ion from the ori ginal Cha nnel and CTC SS code.
19 every 10 min utes for a pe riod 30 minu tes. To stop th e beeps , pres s any key excep t FUNC . S ETTING H OME ID Home ID data allows you to en ter the ID number tha t will appear on the receiving rad io as you commun icate with it. You can select Home ID number s 1–1 6.
20 1. Hold d own CALL until the Direct Cal l ID number fl ashes on the display . Press e or d to select the receiv er ’ s ho me ID number or Group o ption. (I f you s elect receiv er ’ s Home ID number 1 –16, y o uc a no n l ys e n dap a g et oo n e user or severa l users with the same ID home nu mber .
21 . U SING P ANIC When an emer gency occ urs, you can set th e radio t o gen erate a n alarm soun d for saf ety. Ô 1. T o activat e the alarm s ound, pres s and hold PA N I C .R e l e a s e P ANIC when the war ning t one soun ds an d the radi o vibr ates.
22 U SING THE S WIVEL -B ELT C LIP T oa t t a c ht h eb e l tc l i p ,i n s e r tt h e c l i p into the soc ket at the back of the radio until it clicks.
23 SERVICE AND REPAIR If your ra dio is not per formi ng as it shou ld, take it t o your loca l RadioSh ack stor e for as sis tance . To lo cate y our nearest Rad ioShack , use t he store loc ator fea ture on Ra dioSh ack's website (www.ra dioshack.
24 and Paymen t/Fee Type Co de (PAZR) to the FCC. To obta in the necessar y forms , conta ct the FCC at: Feder al Communica tions C ommiss ion Wireless Bur eau Applica tions P.O. Box 358130 Pittsburgh , PA 1 5251-5 130 1-888- CALLFC C (1-8 88-225- 5322 ) To obtain instru ctions on filin g form 605 electron ically, go to: http://www .
25 Personal R adio Steer ing Group P.O. Box 2851 Ann Arb or, MI 4 8106 www.provide .net/prs g/ T HE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO K NOW This equ ipment h as been tes ted and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B d igital device , purs uant to Pa rt 15 of the FCC Rules .
26 • Reori ent or relocat e the receiv ing antenn a. • Incre ase the separa tion between the equi pme nt and recei ver . • Conne ct the equi pment into an outl et on a c ircu it dif feren t from that to which the rec eiver is connect ed. • Consu lt your loc al RadioShack stor e or an ex peri enced r adio /TV technician fo r help.
27 SPECIFICATIONS RX Frequency .... 462.550 0 – 467. 7125MHz Channels ... .............. ............... .............. ... 22 Modulation type ....... ........................ ........ FM Antenna imped ance ........... ............ 50 Ohms Microphone .
21-190 4 06A0 3 P r i n t e di nH o n gK o n g Limited Ninety- Day W arranty This pr oduct is w arranted by Radio Shack agai nst manufacturing defe cts in ma terial and w ork- manship und er normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchas e from RadioShack comp any-owned stores and author ized RadioShack franch isees and deale rs.
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