Radio Shack TRC-239 manual

Cat. No. 21-1628 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read befor e usi ng th is eq uipme n t. TRC-239 40-Channel, 4-Watt CB Walkie-Talkie 21-1628.fm P age 1 Tuesday, Januar y 25, 2000 9: 30 AM[...]

2 FEATURES Your Ra dioShack TR C-239 40-Channel , 4-Watt C B Walkie -Talkie i s a portab le, ea sy-to-use, tw o-way ra- dio that you ca n carry almo st anyw here. It will give you re liab le comm uni catio ns in many di ffere nt ap pli- cations . You can us e your TRC-239 a round th e house, in your offi ce, car o r boa t or anywh ere on t he go . [...]

3 Rot ary V ol ume a nd Sque lc h C ontr ols — mean faster, e asier ope ration und er virtuall y any co ndition. Automat ic Modulation L imiter — prev ents over- modula tion to en sure a cle ar sound. Automatic Noise Limi ter — reduces no ise cause d by nearby electrical equipme nt such as motors or au- tomotiv e ignitio n system s. CHARGE In[...]

4 FCC INFORMATION The Federal Communicat ions Commis sion (FCC) does no t re qui re y ou to h ave a lic en se to operate thi s CB. H owe ver, the FCC does re quir e t hat you read and kno w Part 95 of FCC Rules . These rul es app ly to the opera tion of a Class D CB. We have provi ded a copy of th es e re gul at ion s wit h your CB. Warn in g: Do n[...]

5 CONTEN TS Preparation .... ................ ............ ................ ........... 6 Powering th e CB ............ ................. ................ 6 Using the POWER Jack and NI/AL Switch ................. ................ ........... 6 Using Bat teries .............. ........... ................. ..... 7 Using Non -Rechargeab le Batteries .[...]

6 PREPARATION POWERING THE CB You can p ower your TRC-239 fro m any of thes e sourc es: • inter nal batteri es (not supp lied) • vehicl e battery po wer (using an optional adapter) • househ old AC po wer (u sin g a n o pti ona l ad ap ter) Using the POWER Jac k and NI/AL Switch The POW ER jack lets you connec t an externa l power source (s uc[...]

7 •S e t NI/AL to NI to use rech argeable b atteries inside the TRC-23 9 Warn in g: To avoid in juring y oursel f or dam aging th e TRC-2 39, conne ct a batte ry charger t o POWER only when u sing Ni-Cd o r Ni-MH ba tteries. USING BATTERIES Your TRC-23 9 can use 9 AA ba tteries (not s upplied) for powe r. For the best pe rformance and longest lif[...]

8 When t he TX/BA TT indicato r lights steadily or the TRC-2 39 stops o perating p roperly, rep lace the b at- teries. Warn in g: Dispose of old batterie s promptl y and properly . Do not burn or bury th em. Caution: If you do n ot plan to use the TRC-2 39 with internal bat teries for s eve ral mo nths , re mov e t he bat- teries. Ba tteries can le[...]

9 4. Plug the charger' s other end into a stan dard AC outl et. It takes 14 –16 hour s to recharge Ni-M H batter- ies or 7–8 hours to recha rge Ni-Cd ba tteries th at are f ull y dis char g ed. 5. When the ba tteries are fully c harged, un plug the charg er from the AC outlet, then d isconne ct the charger from the CB. Charging T ips • F[...]

10 might be available are: munici pal curb side collec tion, drop-o ff boxes at reta ilers such as your local R a- dioShac k store, recycling collection ce nters, an d mail- bac k p rog r ams. USING V EHICLE BATTER Y POWER You can po wer the TRC -239 from a ve hicle’s 12V power source (suc h as ci garette-lig hter socke t) using a fused D C pow e[...]

11 Follow these ste ps to connec t the TRC-2 39 to your vehi c le’s bat ter y pow er. 1. Plug the po wer cord’ s Adaptapl ug into the TR C- 239’ s POWER jack . 2. Conne ct the other end of the po wer cord t o your vehicl e’s cigare tte lighte r socket. USING AC POWER You can power the TRC-239 using an optiona l DC power su pply that pr ovid[...]

12 you fini sh, disconne ct the pow er supply fro m AC power b efore you di sconnec t the power co rd from the TRC-239. If batte ries are inst alled for p ortable u se, make sure NI/AL in side the battery compartme nt is s et to th e correct pos iti on (se e “Using Batterie s” on Page 7). Follow these steps to connect th e TRC-239 to AC powe r.[...]

13 1. Align the s lots a round the ant enna’ s connec tor with t he tabs o n the ante nna jack on top o f the TRC-239. 2. Press the an tenna dow n over the jack and turn the ante nna’ s base clockwi se until i t locks . To remo ve the a ntenna , turn the antenna’ s base counterc lo ck wis e u nti l i t un loc k s, then li ft i t o ff th e a n[...]

14 Note : When co nnecting a n optional an tenna, al ways use 50-o hm c oaxi al ca ble such as R G-5 8. Fo r lengt hs ov er 50 fe et, us e low- lo ss RG-8 coaxi al ca- ble. W hen t he cabl e termin ates in a PL-25 9 conne c- tor, obtai n an adapter t o fit the BNC c onnector. Follow the install ation inst ruction s supplie d with the antenna , rout[...]

15 OPERATIO N Before yo u start us ing your TR C-239, we recom- mend y ou read “CB O peration T ips” on Pag e 17, whic h con tai ns in form ati on t o help y ou us e th e TRC - 239 effe ctively and courte ously. RECEIVING T RANSMISSI ONS AND ADJUSTING SQUELC H Caution: Before re ceiving or transm itting, al ways conne ct t he ant enn a. 1. Rota[...]

16 2. Based on your des ired trans mitting range , set the pow er level as follows . • T o increase the transmitted signal streng th and the TRC-23 9's range, s et PWR HI/LO to HI . • T o decrease the transmitted sign al strength (to preve nt overloading a nea rby CB) and save batte ry power , set PWR HI/LO to LO . 3. Hold t he C B 2 to 3 [...]

17 CB OPERATION TIPS Like mos t activ ities, CB radi o users ha ve custom s and cour tesies. Th e following tips will help you g et the mos t enjoym ent out of your CB. T YPICA L USES FOR A CB RADIO Business Uses • T ruck driv ers and del ivery pers onnel can learn road and traf fic con ditions and get as sistanc e in locat ing desti nati ons. A [...]

18 • Ever have car trouble or ru n out of gas on the highw ay? With y our CB yo u can hav e peace of mind k nowing you can cal l for ass istance. • Camping , fishing, and other s ports are mo re fun with a CB. K eep in touc h wi th a bu ddy or fin d out “what's coo king” back at cam p. CB Courtesy • W ait f or a pause i n someon e el[...]

19 USIN G CO M M O N 10 -CODE S Citi zen’s Band oper ator s have la rgel y adop ted t he 10-code s for stan dard qu estions and answers . These co des permit faster co mmunicatio n and bet ter intelli gibility in noisy a reas. Wh ile not all c odes are listed, most of t he more po pular ones follow . Code Meaning 10-1 Receiv ing poorly . 10-2 Rec[...]

20 Note: Althou gh this table lis ts the 10 -codes’ m ean- ings in the form of a statemen t, they can also be phrased as ques tions (10- 6: Are you bu sy?, 10-2 0: What is your loca tion?) . 10-23 Pl ea se sta nd by . 10-25 C an you contact_ ___. 10-26 D i sre gard last inf orm a- tio n. 10-27 I am movi ng to chann el_ ___. 10-28 I dentify y our [...]

21 MAXIMUM RANGE The max im um rang e an d qu ali ty of C B tra nsm is s ion s vary de pending o n the foll owing typi cal cond itions: • the type and qual ity of ante nna used • the he ight of the ante nna's mo unting location — the hig her the antenna, the greate r the signal's range • the surrou nding ter rain — mountai ns an[...]

22 CARE AND MA IN TENANCE Your Radi oShack TRC-23 9, 40-Chan nel, 4-Watt, CB Walki e-Talkie is an exa mple of supe rior design and cr aftsman ship. The following suggesti ons wi ll help you care for y our CB so y ou can e njoy it for years. Keep the CB dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry i mmediat ely. Liqu ids m ight con- tain mine rals that can c or[...]

23 SPECIFICATIONS RECEIVER F requency Co v erage .. ........... 26.965 to 27 .405 MHz A udio Ou tput ................... ......... 400 mW (10% THD) Intermediate F requency ............. 1st IF: 10.69 5 MHz 2nd IF: 45 5 kHz TRANSMITTER F requency Co v erage .. ........... 26.965 to 27 .405 MHz Output P ower ................. 4 W atts (HI), 1 W att ([...]

937568 01A00 Printed in T hailand Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This pro duct is warrant ed by RadioSh ack against man ufacturi ng defec ts in mater ial and wo rkma nship u nder norm al use for ni net y (90) days fro m the date of purchase fro m Radio Shack company- owned stores an d auth orized R adioShack franchisees and deal- ers. EXCEPT AS PROV[...]