Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TRC-509 Radio Shack
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Cat. N o. 2 1-409 OWNER’S M ANUAL Plea se re ad bef o r e us in g t hi s eq uipm ent TRC-509 FM Walkie -Ta lkie 21- 40 9. fm P a ge 1 T hur sd ay, A u gust 5, 19 99 3 :3 1 P M.
2 FEA TURES Your Radi oShack TRC-509 FM Walkie- Talkie is a com pact, port able 2-way FM radio. You can commu- nica te wit h anothe r TRC-509 or any FM t ransce iver operat ing on the same f requenc y (49.
3 Belt Clip — lets you cli p the walkie- talkie to your belt or po cket so you can keep y our ha nds fr ee. Antenna — provi des clear recep tion. Note : To po wer your T RC-509 , you need o ne 9 vo lt alkal ine b attery ( not suppli ed). 21- 40 9.
4 PR EP A R A T ION INST ALLING/R EPLACING THE BA TTER Y Your wal kie- talkie us es one 9 vol t batter y (not su p- pli ed) for power. For t he longest life and best per for- manc e, we recommend you use an alkali ne batte ry such as Radi oShack Cat. No.
5 3. Replace t he cover . When the BATTERY LOW i ndicat or lig hts, rep lace the ba tter y. Cautions : • Always remov e an old or weak bat tery . Batt er- ies can l eak chem icals that can destr oy elec- troni c par ts. • Dispose of old batter ies prompt ly and pro perly .
6 INST ALLING TH E BEL T CLIP Yo ur w alk ie- talk ie co me s w ith a be lt c li p. T o i n stal l it, sli de the cli p into t he slot on t he back of t he tran s- ce iv er unti l it locks i nto plac e. To r emove the belt clip , l if t u p on th e lo cking tab and sli de th e clip out.
7 OPE RA TI ON USING THE W ALKIE-T AL KIE 1. Pull out and fully ex tend the antenna for maxi- mum r ange. 2. Tur n o n the walki e-talki e by ro tati ng OFF/VO L up until you hear a cli ck. 3. T o transmi t, press PUSH-TO-T AL K and speak into the mic rophone ( MIC).
8 4. When you fi nish talk ing, rel ease PU SH-TO- TA L K . 5. Adjus t OFF/ VOL for t he most comf ortabl e lis- teni ng level . 6. T o tu rn of f the walk ie-tal kie, r otate OFF/V OL down u ntil you h ear a cli ck.
9 CARE AND MAINTENANC E Your Radi oShack TRC-5 09 FM Walki e-Talkie is a n example of sup erior desi gn a nd craf t smanship. Th e foll owing sug gestions wi ll help you care for your walki e-t alki e so you can enj oy i t for years. Keep the walki e-talki e dry.
10 Use only a fresh batte ry of the r eq uired siz e and recom m en ded type. Bat teries can leak c hemicals that damage yo ur walk ie-t alkie’s electr onic p arts.
11 THE FCC WANTS Y OU TO KNOW Your walk ie-tal kie migh t cause TV o r radio i nterf er- ence even when it is oper ating properly . To det er- mine whet her your wal kie- talkie is c ausing the i nte rfer enc e, turn o f f yo ur w alk ie -ta lki e. If the inte r - ferenc e goes away, you r walkie-t alkie is c ausing i t.
12 SPE CIF IC A TIO NS General Op e ra ti on Fr e q ue n c y .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. 49. 8 03 MH z Nu mb er o f C h anne ls .... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... ... 1 Input V oltage ..... .. . ..... ..... .. ..... .. ....
13 T ran smitter RF Energ y Output .... ..... ....... ..... ....... .. 10, 000 µ V/m @3 met ers (FCC max) Spurio us and Harmonic Emi ssi ons ..... .. .. ..... . 20 dB FM Hum and Noise ....... .. ..... .. ..... . ...... . ..... ..... 40 dB Au dio Di st o rtio n .
14 NOTES 21-4 09 .f m Page 14 Thurs da y, Au gust 5, 1999 3:31 P M.
15 Limit ed Ninet y-Day W a rranty Thi s product i s warranted by RadioS hack agai nst manuf acturing defect s in materi al an d workmansh ip under nor mal use for nine ty (90) day s from the date of purchase fr om RadioSha ck company- own ed stores and authori zed RadioS hack franc hisee s and deal- er s.
Ra dioSha ck A Div ision of T andy Co rpora tio n Fo rt W ort h , T exa s 7610 2 9368 41 AA 4 A8 Pr int ed i n Tha ila nd (continue d) caus ed b y or attributabl e to acts of God, abuse, acci - dent, .
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