Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TRC-232 Radio Shack
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Cat. No. 21-1672 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease re ad b efo re usin g thi s eq ui pmen t. TRC-232 4-W att 40 -Ch an ne l CB Wa lkie-T alkie 21-1 67 2.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Augu st 5, 19 99 12:04 PM.
2 FEA TURES Your Radi o Shack TRC-232 4- Watt 40-Ch annel CB Walkie- Talk ie is a portable , two-way ci tize n’s band radio tha t you can carr y almost any where .
3 Bu ilt-I n , Ce ram ic Fi lter s — ensure superi or sel ectiv i ty a nd free - dom from adj acen t- chan nel interfer ence. Automati c Modulation Cont rol — ens u re s a c o n sta nt R F m od- ulat ion lev el . Aut om atic G ain Cont rol — m ai nta ins a c on sta nt v o lume l evel, regar dless of the signal stren gth.
4 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... 6 Co nne cti ng an A nte nna .... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... ... 6 Po wer So urc es . ... ..... .
5 Replac ing t he DC Ca r Adapt er Fus e .. ... ..... ....... .... ..... .... 35 Sp ec i fic a t io n s .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. .
6 3. Press do wn and t urn t h e ante nna’ s base clock wise u ntil it lock s into pl ace. Note: If you ar e power ing your walki e-talki e from your v ehicl e’s ciga rette light er soc ket or f r.
7 Warnin g: Use extre me cau tion wh en inst alli ng or remov ing an outdo or an tenna. If the ante nna st arts to fall, let it go! It could cont act ove rhead powe r lines . If the a nt e nna touc hes a power li ne, co ntact with t he ante nna, mas t , c able, or guy wi res can cause el e ctrocu tion a nd death.
8 Foll ow thes e s teps t o ins tall batt eries in t he al kalin e batt ery cas e . 1. If t he alkal ine bat tery c ase is conn ected to the walki e- tal kie, pus h the batt ery latch up and slide t he batter y case of f th e wa lkie-ta lkie. 2. Using your thumb, press down o n one of th e arro w marks on top of t he bat tery case and pull it open.
9 4. Press the batter y case back toget her and slide i t onto the wa lkie -tal ki e. Cauti ons: • Nev er mix di ff erent typ es of batter ies, and never mi x old and n ew batter ies. • Do not put alkali ne batter ies in the rec hargeabl e batter y cas e .
10 Foll ow t he se steps to inst all batt eries in the recha r gea ble batter y cas e . 1. If t he r ech arge able batte ry c ase is c onnec ted to the wal ki e- tal kie, pus h the batt ery latch up and slide t he batter y case of f th e wa lkie-ta lkie.
11 • Do no t dispos e of the batte ries i n a fire b ecause the y can expl ode. • Do not open or mutil ate a ba tter y . Swal lowing a ba t ter y can be fa ta l . • Be caref ul not to sh ort th e batter ies wit h con duct i ng materi - als, suc h as ring s, brac elets, and keys.
12 Uncap t he power ja ck cover on the bat tery case, attach t h e adapt er plug t o the ad apt er, i nsert the ada pte r plug into the pow- er jac k, then pl ug the charger i nto a st andard AC outl et . War ning: Never try t o recha rge alk aline or ot her non- recha rgea ble bat teries.
13 Using V ehic le Batter y Power Your wal kie-tal kie comes wi th a DC car adap ter that is idea l for use i n y our vehi cle. It lets you power your walki e- talk ie from your vehi cle’s cigaret t.
14 3. Inser t the c igaret te l ighte r plug i nto y our veh i cl e’ s c igaret te li ght er soc ket . Note: I f the walki e-talki e do es not operat e proper l y when you us e the DC car a dapter , u nplug t he cor d fro m th e li ghter socket an d clea n an y ashes or o t her debris from the socket .
15 Using AC Power You can operate t he walki e- talki e fr om AC power us i ng th e sup - pli ed DC car a dapter, a 12-vo lt DC power sup ply (such a s Cat. No. 22 -120 ), and a cigar ette light er acc essory outlet (such as Cat. No. 270- 1539). The s upplie d DC car ada pter al so le ts you connec t an extern al, mount ed walkie -talk ie antenna.
16 Cauti on: Befor e plug ging t he plug into your cigaret te li ghter acces sory ou tlet , mak e sure the cap is screwed fi rmly ont o the pl ug. See “Repl acing t he DC Car Adapt er Fuse” on Page 34 for more info rmatio n about the cigaret te li ght er plug.
17 6. When y ou finish usi ng the DC adapt er cord , disco nnect i t fro m the ci garett e li ght er acces sor y ou tlet . Then di sc onnec t the adapt er cor d fro m your wal kie- talki e. Reco nnect t he suppl ied ante nna to the ant enna jack on th e walkie- ta lkie.
18 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE You can us e an external sp eaker/micr ophon e ( s uch as Cat . No. 19-310 ) for hands -free operati on. Remove the cap and plug th e speake r/ micropho ne’s c onnec tor i nto t he walkie -talkie ’s MIC and SPK ja cks.
19 OPER A TI ON Befor e you use you r walkie-t alki e, you shoul d know how to use it eff ectiv ely an d c ourteou sly. “Opera tional Hint s” c ont ains infor- mati on that will help yo u get m ore enj oyment f rom y our wal kie- talk ie. RECEIVING TRANSMISSIONS AND ADJUSTING SQUELCH 1.
20 3. Press UP or DWN unti l the desired chan nel appears on t he disp lay . As you receive si gnal s, th e signal met er on t he dis- play shows the incomi ng signal streng t h. Im port ant! Ch annel 9 is r eser ved fo r motor ist assist ance and for re porti ng e m e rgency inf ormati on about acci dents, hazar dous r oad condit ions, and so on.
21 TRANSMITTING 1. Foll ow t he steps descr ibed in “Recei ving T r an smissi ons and Ad j usting Sque lch.” 2. T o transm it, pr ess PTT . TX appear s on t he displ ay .
22 4. Press H/ L to set the outpu t power to low power , if ne ces- sar y . LOW appear s on the di splay . Use t his mode t o trans- mit t o nearb y u nits. If t he other walkie- talk ie is far ther away or the rec eivin g perso n complains of noise, pr ess H/L again to set it to high outpu t power .
23 T urning On/Off the Light Press LG T to tur n on and off the display ’s light. Using Las t Channel Recall Press LC R to r eturn to th e last c hannel that was u sed for longe r than 3 sec onds or was tra nsm it t ed on.
24 Scanning I ncoming Signa ls To scan i n coming si gna ls, pr ess SCAN . SCAN a ppears o n the disp lay, and t he walkie -talk ie stops for 5 seconds on each chan- nel wher e t here i s a t ransm iss ion. Press SCAN agai n to s t op au- tomat ic sc anning.
25 The wa l k ie-talk ie al terna tes be t wee n the fir st se lecte d c hannel (th e dual wat ch channe l ) and t he current ly se lected channel . Whene ver th e walki e-tal kie de tects a trans missio n on the f irs t channel , it switc hes back t o that cha nnel.
26 Locking t he Functions Use th e LO CK switch t o lock th e walki e-talki e’s f unct ions (except PTT , LGT , and H/L ) to prev ent acci dental program chan ges. Press LOCK so LOCK appear s on t he display. To release th e lock , press LOCK again.
27 OPERA TIO NAL HINTS Like most acti vit ies, CB r adio ha s it s c ustoms an d courtesi es. The f ol lowing tip s wil l hel p you get the m ost enjoym ent f rom your wa lkie -tal ki e.
28 • If y ou are a t wo- car (or m ore) f amily , CB radi os are gr eat for communi catin g with f amily members whi le the y are i n thei r cars. • Con tac t fri end s or n ei ghbors — fi nd ou t “ w hat ’s ha ppeni ng” or pla n a get -tog ether .
29 MAXIMUM RANGE The ma xi mum range an d qualit y of CB radio t ransm is sions var y dependi ng on the fol lowin g condition s: • The t ype and qu ality of ant enna us ed • The hei ght of the a n.
30 This table list s codes adopted by t he Associa ted Publ ic Saf ety Communi cat ions Off icer s (APCO). C ode Me anin g 10-1 Yo ur si gnal is bad. 10-2 Yo ur si gnal is good. 10-3 Stop t ransm it ti ng. 10-4 Mes sage r eceived an d under sto od. 10-5 Re lay informat i on to _____.
31 Code Meaning 10-17 En rout e. 10-18 Urge nt. 10-19 Contact __ ___. 10-20 What is your locati on? 10-21 Call _____ by t elephon e. 10-22 Cancel la st message. 10-23 Arriv ed at t he scene . 10-24 Assignment compl et e. 10-25 Meet ___ __. 10-26 Estimat ed time of ar ri val is _____.
32 CARE Your Radi o Shack TRC-232 4-Wat t 40-Chann el CB Walkie- Talk ie is an exa mple of supe rior design and cr aftsman ship. The fol lowing sug gestio ns wil l help y ou care f or the CB r adio s o you can e njoy it for y ears. • Kee p the walkie- t alkie dry .
33 FCC INFORMA TIO N The Feder al Communicat ions Com mission (FCC) doe s not re- quir e you to have a license t o operate th is CB radio. However , you mu st kno w Part 95 of FCC Rules . I t ex plain s the proper op - erat ion of a Class D cit izens ban d tra nsceive r.
34 This device c omplies w ith Par t 15 of FCC Rules . Operat ion i s subj ect to the f ol lowing t w o condi tions : 1. This dev ice may no t caus e harmf ul int erference . 2. This device m ust ac cept any inter ferenc e recei ved, i nclud- ing i nte rfere nce that may caus e undesi r ed oper ati on.
35 SPE CIF IC A T ION S RECEIVER Freque ncy Cove rage .. .... .. . .... . .... . .... .. ... .. .. 26.965 –27.405 MHz Sen sit ivit y ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... 0 .7 m V fo r 1 0dB (S +N )/N Adjac ent Cha nnel Rej ecti on ..
36 Freque ncy T oler ance ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .... . .... . .... . .... . .... 0.002% Curre nt Dra in ( with modulati on): HI Pos it ion . ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .... 10 00 mA LO W Po si tio n .
37 NOTES 21- 16 72. fm Pa ge 37 Th urs da y, Au gus t 5, 1999 1 2: 04 P M.
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