Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 21-1825 Ricoh
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Cat. No. 21-1825 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. 2-Way Personal Radio • • • • Compact Design • • • • 14 Channel Se lection • • • • Clear Communica tio.
2 INTRODUCTION RadioSh ack welcom es you to the next gene ration o f personal commun ication — the F amily Ra dio Service (FRS). FRS is a new license -free, two-w ay, short-ra nge voice radi o servi ce that lets famili es and groups keep in touc h with each other on speci fic reserved chan nels.
3 Code s” on P age 14). You can t alk with a pers on who has an FRS ra - dio if both radios ar e tuned to the same c hannel and quie t code . Also, if th e radio is idle for 2 hours , it automa ticall y shuts o ff. It turns on again w hen you press PUSH T O TA L K (s ee “U sing A uto Po wer- Off ” on Page 18.
4 CONTENTS Preparation ............... ................. 5 Installi ng Batte ries ........ ..... ...... 5 Rechar ging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH Ba tteries ........ 7 Operation . ................. ........... .... 1 1 A Quick Lo ok at the Ra dio .... 1 1 Selecting a Chan nel .
5 PREPARATION INSTALLI NG BATTERIES Your radio requ ires three AAA ba t- teries f or power . For the best per- formance and longest life, we recommend RadioSha ck batte ries. Cautions: • Use onl y fresh bat teries of the required s ize and re commend - ed type.
6 2. Slide CHARGE ON/OFF inside the battery compartment to OFF (for alkal ine batteri es) or ON (for Ni-Cd or Ni-MH re- chargeab le batt eries). 3. Install t hree AAA batteries ac- cording to the polarit y symbols (+ and –) m arked ins ide. 4. Slide the batte ry cover back on.
7 batteries . To ensure maximum rang e, k eep f resh b at teri es in the radio. Warn ing: Dispose of old batteri es promptly and prop erly. Do n ot burn or bury th em. Caution: If you do not plan to use the radio for a month or longer, re - move t he batteri es.
8 If you u se recha rgeabl e Ni-Cd o r Ni-MH ba tteries, yo u can rech arge them in t he radi o using a n optio nal AC or DC a dapt er (bo th avai lab le from your l ocal R adio Shack store ). The radio’ s CHRG jack is onl y for charging Ni-Cd or Ni-M H batteri es.
9 the r adio 's CHRG jack. Usin g an adapter th at does not m eet these spec ificatio ns could damage the radio or the ad apt- er . • Always connect the a dapter to the r adio be fo re you co nnec t it to an ex ternal pow er source (such a s an AC outlet o r a ve - hicle cig arette-ligh ter socket ).
10 3. Attach the Ada ptaplug to the adapter so TIP reads pos itive (+). 4. Connec t the charge r ’s b arrel plug to th e radio ’s CHRG jack and plug its other end into a stand ard AC outlet or a ve hicle cigarette -lighte r socket . 5. Compl ete cha rging ta ke s abou t 15 hours .
11 OPERATION A QUICK LOOK AT THE RADIO Rotate VO LUME/OF F to turn the ra- dio on and off and adjus t the vol- ume. Hold down CALL to se nd a page to other FRS radi os set to the same chan nel (and qu iet co de, if you se- lec ted on e) .
12 Important: Th e FCC does not al- low yo u to send a contin uous tone for more t han 10 seco nds at a time on FRS f requencie s. Do n ot hold down CALL for m ore tha n 10 sec- onds. Set QUI ET to the d esired co de to provide gre ater communi cation flexibil ity.
13 You ca n conn ect an op tio nal micro- phone o r spea ker wit h a 3 / 32 -in ch mini p lug and a 1 / 8 -inch plu g to the MIC / SPK jack s (or an earphone w ith a 1 / 8 -inc h plug to the SPK ja ck). SELECTING A CHANNEL To manuall y select a ch annel , press 8 or 9 .
14 Th e radio cont inues to s can throug h channels if you do no t press an y buttons . QUIET CODES Quiet co des let yo u talk and listen to people who are using ot her radi - os set to th e s am e ch an nel and qui - et code . This is l ike hav ing a s ub- channel within a channe l, giv ing you gre ater c ommunicat ion f lexibili - ty.
15 2. Repeate dly pres s (or hold down) 8 or 9 unt il you see the code numbe r you want to use. (See the “Qu iet Cod es” chart on Page 16 for a com - plete lis t of qu iet codes .) 3. Press QUIET to store th e co de . 4. T o tur n on t he quiet code fea- ture, pr ess QUIET .
16 FRS Frequencies Quiet Codes Channel Freq uency (MHz) 1 462.5625 2 462.5875 3 462.6125 4 462.6375 5 462.6625 6 462.6875 7 462.7125 8 467.5625 9 467.5875 10 467. 612 5 11 467. 637 5 12 467. 662 5 13 467. 687 5 14 467. 712 5 Code Freq uenc y (Hz) 16 7 .
17 10 94.8 11 97.4 12 100. 0 13 103. 5 14 107. 2 15 110. 9 16 114. 8 17 118. 8 18 123. 0 19 127.3 20 131 .8 21 136. 5 22 141. 3 23 146. 2 24 151. 4 25 156. 7 26 162. 2 27 167. 9 28 173. 8 29 179. 9 30 186. 2 31 192. 8 32 203. 5 33 210. 7 34 218. 1 35 225.
18 USING AUTO POWER-OFF You can set the radi o to automati - cally turn off if it is i dle for abou t 2 hours. To turn this fea ture on or off, hold down 9 while turning o n th e ra dio. On or OF briefl y appears. When this feature is turned on, OF appears stead ily on t he displ ay.
19 Note: Strong interferenc e from a nearby rad io source migh t tempo- rar ily prev ent your r adio fr om work- ing proper ly. If UL (unlock ) appears, m ove away from the radio source an d turn your radio off and on again . If th e interfere nce contin- ues, take your radio to your local RadioShac k store fo r servici ng.
20 CARE To enjoy your radi o for a long time: • Keep the rad io dry . If it gets wet, wipe it dry im media tely . • Use and s tore the radio onl y in normal te mperatu re environ - ments. • Handle the radio gently and carefull y . Don’t d rop it.
21 FCC INFORMATION Important: D o not o pen you r radio to make an y intern al adjust ments . Your ra dio is set up to transmi t a regulated signa l on one o f 14 as - signed fre quenc ies. It is aga inst the law to alter or ad just the sett ings in- side the radio to exceed those li mi- tati ons.
22 ence, turn it off. If t he interfere nce goes a way, your rad io is causin g it . Try t o elimi nat e the in terfe renc e by: • moving your ra dio away from the r eceiv er • calling your loca l RadioSha ck store for help If you canno t eliminate the interfe r- ence, th e FCC r equires th at you stop using the radio.
23 SPECIFICATIONS Frequenc y Range : 462.5625– 467.71 25 MH z Channels .............. ........... .......... 14 Quiet Codes ...... Standard CT CSS To n e s RF Output Power: 300 mW ERP @ 4.5VDC Power Supply ....... . 3 AAA Alkali ne Sensitiv ity at 12d B Sinad .
Limi ted Ni nety-D ay Warrant y This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de- fects in material and workmans hip under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShac k company-owned stores and auth orized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
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