Radio Shack TRC-234 manual

Ca t. No. 21-16 78 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read bef ore usi n g this equipme nt. TRC-234 5-W at t, 40- Ch an ne l CB W alkie- Talkie wit h 10 Weath er Chan nel s 21-1 678. fm Page 1 Thursda y, Au gust 5, 1999 12:45 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Radi o Shack TRC-2 34 5- Watt 40- Channel CB Walki e-Talk i e i s a hig h performanc e tran sceiver t hat also lets you tune into loc al and nat ional weat her se r- vice broadc asts. This CB is perfe ct for recrea tional, busi ness, o r emerge ncy use. You c an call other peo- ple who have CBs at home, in thei r vehi cles, or at c[...]

3 High/Low Power B utt on — lets you sa ve power by select ing a suita ble transm itting power for long or short di st ances. For your record s, we reco m mend you r ecord yo ur CB’s serial number here . The number i s located on the CB’ s back panel . Serial Num ber ___ ___________ _______ FCC INFORMA TION The Federal Comm unic ations Commis[...]

4 1. This devic e must not cause harm f ul interfe r- ence. 2. Th i s devi ce must acc ept any i nterfer ence re- ceiv ed, incl uding interfer ence that may cause undesi red o peration. CONTENTS Pre pa ra t ion ..... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... 6 Co nne c ti ng P owe r . ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. [...]

5 PREP A RA TI ON CONNECTING POWER You can power your transc ei ver f rom any of three sources : • Inter nal batt eries ( not s upplied) • V ehicle b attery p ower (us ing an opt ional DC cig- arett e li ght er power cor d) • Standar d AC power (using a n optional DC power s upply) Note : Connecting a DC power cord aut omaticall y discon nect[...]

6 • Nev er leav e dead, ol d, or weak non- recha rgeabl e batterie s in the tran sceiver . They ca n leak chemi cals an d cor rode or dam - age e l ectroni c ci rcuits. • Do n ot expose bat teries t o extr eme heat or fi re. They might expl ode and cause personal inj ur y or damage equi pment. 4. Posit ion the N I/AL swi tch to m at ch t he bat[...]

7 • If yo u do not pl an to us e batteri es in th e trans - ceiver for a month or more, remove t he bat - teri es. This pr otects t he tran sceiver f rom possib le battery l eaka ge. 6. Replace the cover . When BATT (b att ery low) ap pears on t he di splay, r e- place or r echarge the batt eries. Us ing Vehicle B att er y P o we r You can power [...]

8 Notes: • If you i nstalled rechar geable nickel -cadmi um batt eries in the transce iver , con nect the DC power c ord to the DC 13.8 V CHARGE ja ck and be su r e t he NI/AL swit ch is se t to NI . This pow- ers t he trans ceiver and re charges the bat ter- ies at the same tim e. See “Chargi ng Nicke l - Cadmium Batter ies.” • If the tran[...]

9 Follo w these steps to power the transcei ver from AC power. 1. Using the double-si ded foam tape sup plied wit h the ci garette lighter accesso ry out let, mount the accessor y out let to the DC power supply . 2. I nsert t he power c ord’ s b arrel pl ug int o th e trans - ceiver’ s DC13 . 8V CHARGE jac k. Note: If you i nstalled r echargea [...]

10 CHARGING NICKEL-CADMIUM BA TTERIES The tra nsceive r has a built-in ci rcuit th at lets you re- charg e nickel -ca dmium batte ries whi le they ar e in th e tra nsceive r. To charge the bat teries, connect a DC power cord t o the tr ansceiv er’s DC13.8V CHARGE jack and be sur e the NI/AL swit ch is se t to NI (se e “Usi ng Standard AC Powe r[...]

11 CONNECTING AN ANTEN NA Your tr ansceiver c omes with a f lexibl e rubber ante n- na that i s ideal for mos t applicat ions. However , the transc eiver’s BN C ante nna connect or makes i t easy to connec t other ty pes of ant ennas. Your l ocal Radio Shack sto re sells a wide v ariety of antennas . Cho ose the on e that best meets your needs. F[...]

12 USING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER In a nois y area, an ext er nal spea ker (such as Cat. No. 21-549 ) posi tioned i n the righ t plac e might prov ide more c omforta ble lis tening . P lug th e speaker cable’s 1 / 8 -inc h (3.5 mm) min i- plug into the trans ceiver ’s SPK jack . This disconn ects the i nt ernal spe aker. USING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER / [...]

13 USING THE WRIST STR AP You can use t he suppli ed wrist s trap to keep t he transc eiver acces sible . Hook the strap ’s connec ting ring to the t ab, as shown. Then si m ply slip t he strap over y our ha nd. USING THE BEL T CLIP Use the s uppli ed belt cl ip to make t he tra nsceiver easier to take with yo u. Use the two suppl ied screws to a[...]

14 OPER A TION Befor e you use your transcei ver, you shoul d know how to use it effecti vely and cou rteousl y. “Opera tion- al Hi nts” cont ains informati on that wi ll hel p you get more enj oyment fro m yo ur tr ans ceiver . RECEIVING TRANSMISSIONS AND ADJUSTING SQUELCH 1. T ur n SQ UELC H f ully cou ntercl ockwis e. 2. Ro tate VOL UME cloc[...]

15 4. Adjust VOLUM E to a comfor t able list eni ng level. 5. T o cut ou t backgr ound noise bet ween tran smis- sions, wait until t here is no signa l on the cha n- nel, t hen slowly t urn SQUELCH cloc kwise unti l the ba ckground nois e stops. Note : Do not t urn SQUELC H t oo far clo ckwise because you m ig ht cut out weak sig nals, too. 6. T o [...]

16 3. If you are transmi tting to nearby unit s, press H/L to s et the out put p ower to l ow output p ower , i f necess ar y . appear s on the di spl ay . If the oth er tra nsceiv er is far t her awa y or th e recei ving pe rs on com plains of nois e, press H/L again to set it to h igh ou tput power . disap- pears from th e dis pla y . 4. T o tur [...]

17 LOCKING THE FUNCTION S Use the KEY LOCK switch to l ock the tr ansceiv er’s funct ions (exc ept t he talk butto n and LIGH T ) to pr e- vent a ccident al progr am changes . Press KEY L OCK so appear s on the displ ay. To rel ease th e lock , press KEY LOCK again. disappe ars f rom th e displa y. USING CHANNEL 9 For emergenc y cal l monitori ng[...]

18 LISTENING TO THE WEA THER BAND The F C C (Feder al Comm unicati ons Commi ssion) has all ocated 11 chann el s for use by the National Oce anographic a nd Atmospher ic Admi nistrat i on (NOAA). NOAA broa dcasts your loc al forec ast and regi onal wea the r informat ion on one or mor e o f thes e channel s i n your area. W e have preprogr ammed yo[...]

19 OPERA TIONAL HINTS Like most activ ities, CB radio has it s cust oms and courte sies. Th e foll owi ng t ips will help y ou get t he most enjoy m en t f rom your tr ansceiv er. COMMON USES FOR A CB Busi ness U se s • T ruck dri vers and del ivery pers onnel can lea rn road and traf fic cond iti ons and get assista nce in locat ing de stinati o[...]

20 TRANSMISSION COURTESY • W ait f or a pause in someone el se’ s tr ansmiss i on befor e you ask for a break. • I f you do not rece iv e an answer to your call after a second at tempt, sign off and wai t seve ral min- utes bef ore tryi ng again. • D o not hold down th e talk butt on when you are not ta lking . (Th is is calle d dead keyi n[...]

21 This table lists codes ad opted by the As sociated Public Safet y Com muni cation s Off icers (APCO). Code Meaning 10-1 Your signal is bad. 10-2 Your signal is good. 10-3 St op transmi tting. 10-4 Messa ge received and under stood. 10-5 Rel ay infor mation to _____. 10-6 I am busy or are you busy? 10-7 Out of serv ice. 10-8 In s ervice . 10-9 Re[...]

22 CHANNEL ASSIGNMENTS Your t ransce iver receives a nd tran smits on the 4 0 channel s listed here. Channel Fre que ncy (MHz) Chann el Fre que ncy (MHz) 1 26.9 65 21 27. 215 2 26.9 75 22 27. 225 3 26.9 85 23 27. 255 4 27.0 05 24 27. 235 5 27.0 15 25 27. 245 6 27.0 25 26 27. 265 7 27.0 35 27 27. 275 8 27.0 55 28 27. 285 9 27.0 65 29 27. 295 10 27.0[...]

23 In addi tion, your t ransceiver is programmed with the foll owi ng weather servi ce channel s: Channel Fr eque ncy (MHz) 01 16 2. 5 50 02 16 2. 4 00 03 16 2. 4 75 04 16 2. 4 25 05 16 2. 4 50 06 16 2. 5 00 07 16 2. 5 25 08 16 1. 6 50 09 16 1. 7 75 00 16 3. 2 75 21- 16 78 .f m Pa g e 23 Th ur s da y , Au gu s t 5, 19 99 1 2 :45 P M[...]

24 CARE AND MAINTE NANCE Your Radi o Shack TRC-2 34 5- Watt 40- Channel CB Walki e-Talk i e is an exampl e of supe rior design and craf tsmanshi p. The fol lowing sug gesti ons will help you care for your CB so you can enj oy i t for years. • Kee p the CB d ry . If i t gets wet , wipe i t dry imme- diat ely . Liqui ds can co ntain miner als that [...]

25 SPECIFIC A TIONS RECEIVER Frequenc y Cover age .. . ..... .... 26. 965 to 27 .405 MH z Se n siti vi ty .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... 0. 5 mV fo r 10 d B (S+N)/ N Adjace nt Channel Reject i on ..... ..... . .. 60 dB Squelch ..... ..... .. ..... . ..... ....... .... Adjus tab le from 1 mV Au d io O utput ... ... .. ... .. .[...]

26 NOTES 21- 16 78 .f m Pa g e 26 Th ur s da y , Au gu s t 5, 19 99 1 2 :45 P M[...]

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