Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product TRC-511 Radio Shack
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Owner’s Manual Please re ad before u sing this equipm ent. TRC-511 40-Channel Mini-Mobile CB Radio with Cha nnel 9/19 Priority Switch 21-1705.fm P age 1 Thursday, S eptember 7, 20 00 10:41 AM.
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3 Features ˆ Features Your Ra dioShack 40-Channe l Mini -Mobile CB Ra dio is a gr eat way t o com municate with o ther CB radi o operators . Beca use of its conv enie nt c ompa ct siz e, you can use i t al- most an ywhere. Yo u can moun t it in a vehi - cle for mobil e use, or in yo ur ho me or of fice for use a s a base stati on.
4 Features FCC INFORMA TION The Federal Communi cations Com mission (FCC) does not req uire you to hav e a li cen se to operate this CB radio . However, you m ust know P art 95 of FCC Rules . These ru les ap- ply to the op erat ion of a Cl ass D C B. We have pro vid ed a copy of thes e r egula ti ons with your CB rad io.
5 Instal lation ˆ Installati on MOUNTING THE MICROPHONE HOLDER You can m ount the micropho ne holder o n ei- ther side of the CB or at another locat ion near yo ur r ece iver.
6 Instal lation Warn in g : If you use th e CB in a vehicle , mount it se curely to av oid dam age to the CB or veh icl e or in jur y t o pa ssen gers .
7 Instal lation Cautions : • Avoid rout ing the c abl e ne xt to sha rp edges o r m oving parts wh ich m ight d am- age the cab le . • Do not run the cable ne xt to power cables or other rad io ant enna cabl es. • Do not run the cable throug h a vehicle’ s engin e compar tment or other a reas that produ ce extrem e heat.
8 Instal lation • a 13.8V DC p ower su pply tha t suppli es at least 1 .5 amp s (av ailable f rom Radio Shack) Caution : Most 13 .8V DC powe r sup- pli es pl ug int o a s tan dard AC ou tle t to produ ce DC p ower . Before connect ing your CB to a 13.
9 Operation ˆ Operation Before yo u use you r CB, yo u should k now how to use it ef fe ctive ly and court eou sly. “Operati onal Hi nts” on Page 10 co ntains in - format ion that w ill help yo u get more enj oy- ment f rom yo ur CB . RECEIVING T RANSMISSIONS AND ADJUSTING SQUELCH 1.
10 Operational Hints To sel ect a n emerge ncy ch annel (channel 9 or 19) , s et OUT CH9 CH19 to CH9 or CH19 . The sel ected channel number fla shes. To switch b ack t o a non-em ergency c hanne l, set O UT CH9 CH19 to OUT . The previous ly se- lected c hannel number a ppears.
11 Operational Hints This tab le lis ts codes a dopted by the Asso ci- ated Publi c Safety C ommunic ations Of ficers (APCO). Note: Althou gh this tab le list s the 10-cod es’ meanings in the form of a sta temen t, they can also be phrased as questions (10-6: Are you busy ?, 10-2 0: What is your loc ation?).
12 Operational Hints Note : Your C B radio’s transmis sion rang e is generall y line-of -si ght. REDUCING NOISE Note: Opera tion inst ruction s are fo r satisfy - ing FC C RF expo sure requi rement s.
13 Troubleshooting ˆ T rou bleshootin g If your CB is not work ing as it sh ould, fo llow thes e sugges tions to see if you can el imin ate the probl em. If yo u cannot, take the C B to your local R adioShack store for assista nce. Symptom S olutio ns CB has trouble r eceiving.
14 Care and Maint enance ˆ Care and Mai ntena nc e To enj oy you r Ra dioShack 40-Cha nnel M ini- Mobil e CB R adio for a l ong time : • Keep the CB dry . If it gets wet, wipe i t dry im medi atel y . • Use a nd store the CB only in normal tempera ture enviro nm ent s.
15 Specifications ˆ Specifications Receiver Frequency Coverage ..................... .... ......... .... .... .... ......... .... All 40 channels (class D) 26.965–27.405 MH z Sensi tivity ..... ...... .... ...... ..... ...... .... ...... ..... ....
21-1705 AO0014AB A1 09A00 Printed in China Radio Shac k Corpo rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76 102 Limited Nine ty-Day W arra nty This pro duct is warrante d by RadioShack aga inst manufac turing defects .
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