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Radio Shack 19-902 manual

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    Cat. No. 19-902 OWNER’S MANUAL 10-Ch annel Pl ease re ad be fo re usin g thi s eq ui pmen t. PR S- 10 2 UHF Personal R adio S ervice T ransce iver 19-9 02 .f m Pag e 1 Tue s day , Augu st 3, 19 99 2:03 P M[...]

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    2 Thi s symb ol i s i n te nd ed t o a le r t yo u t o th e pr es - en ce o f un in sula te d d an ge rou s vo lt ag e wi thi n th e pro duc t’s en clos ure tha t m ight be of s uf fi- ci ent m ag ni tud e to co ns tit ut e a ris k of el ec tri c sh ock . Do n ot op en th e pro du ct ’s c as e. This s ymb ol is int ended to info rm you th at im[...]

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    3 FEA TURES Your Radio Shack PRS-102 10-Channe l Personal Radio Ser vice Transc eiver is a po r tabl e, two-way GMRS (Gene r al M obil e Radio Service ) transce iver that yo u can carry almos t anywhere. The transce iver is compac t and light , mak i n g it an i deal ch oice for yo ur personal needs. Your tra nscei ver has the fol l owing featur es[...]

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    4 Rugged Des ign — built to st and up to dai ly use in a wide ra nge of environment s. Batte ry Low and Transmit Indic a tor — shows the batt ery pac k’ s condit ion an d lig hts when y ou t ransmi t. Suppli ed Battery Charger — con venient ly rechar g- es yo ur tr ans ceiver ’s suppl ied battery pack u p to s ev- eral hundr ed times for [...]

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    5 CONTEN TS FC C Reg ul atio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FCC License Requi r ed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FCC Rules Part 95 , Subpar t A . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Pr ep ara ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 Insta lling and Removi ng the Batt er y Pack . . 10 Insta lling the An[...]

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    6 FCC REGULA TIONS FCC LICENSE REQUIRED Befor e you operat e the t r ansceiver , you must obt ain your license. It is i ll eg al to tr ansmit wit hout the appr o- pri at e l icen se, which you c an get by subm itting a com - plet ed Federal Communi cations Com miss ion (FCC) Form 5 74. You ca n get the late st FCC for m s and inst r u ct ions fro m[...]

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    7 FCC RULES P ART 95, SUBP ART A You m ust be f amiliar wi th Part 95, Subpar t A of FCC Rules and Regu lations befor e you operate you r trans- ceiver . The opera tion inst ructions in th is manual co n- form to Par t 95, but do not cover all it em s in Par t 95. In part , Part 95, Subpart A, st ate s that: • Y ou m ust be 18 years o f age, or o[...]

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    8 • Y ou must not tran smit program mat erial of any kind used in co nnection with com mercia l broad- cas ti n g. • Y ou must no t provi de a servi ce that i s normally handl ed by telephone or t el e gr a ph unl ess such broadc asts invol ve the safet y of life or pr operty or in emergenci es such as an ear thquake, hur ri- cane, flood, or a [...]

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    9 Your t ranscei ver might c ause TV or radio inte rfere nce even when i t is operat ing proper ly. To det er mi ne whether your tra nsceiver is caus i n g the int erference , turn off your transcei ver. If the in terferen ce goes away, y our transc eiver i s causing it. Try to eli m inat e the i nterfer ence by: • Moving your tr ansceiver away f[...]

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    10 PR EP AR A TI ON Befor e you use the tr ansceiver , you must be pr operly li censed by the FCC. I f you al r eady have a GMRS li- cense, you can immediat el y use the transc ei v er. INST ALLING A ND REMOVING THE BA TTERY P ACK Cauti on: Do n ot remov e the pl astic wra p from th e batt ery pack. Doing so can permanen tly damage the batt ery. 1.[...]

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    11 3. W it h the ba ttery labe l f acing up, align t he battery pack and radi o’s bat tery contact s. Apply sl ight pressur e to the bottom o f the bat tery pack and press it int o the c ompartment , as sh own. 4. Sl ide the ba t tery cover back int o place and lock i t wi th t h e la tch es. To remov e the batt ery pack, unl ock the compar tment[...]

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    12 CHARGING THE BA TTER Y P ACK You m ust charge the ba t tery pack with the su pplied batt ery charger or with an optional charger ( see “Op- ti onal Accessor ies” on Pag e 24) be fore you use th e tra nciever f or the f irst t ime and whene ver th e battery becom e s l ow. Foll ow t h ese steps to cha rge the batt er y p ack usin g the supp l[...]

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    13 Cautions : • Do not oper at e the t ranscei ver while y ou charge the bat tery pack. Using the battery ch arger mutes the tr ans ceiver’s speak er . • T o ensure a ful l charge, do not charge the bat - tery pack i n an ar ea wher e the t emperat ur e is above 95° F . T o prevent permanent battery power l oss, do not charge t he bat tery a[...]

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    14 Checking the Battery Power 1. Ro tate VOL•OF F cloc kwise to tur n on the tr ans- cei ve r. 2. Press the pus h- to- talk but ton on t he left side of the t ransceive r . If the i ndicator next to th e anten na lights r ed, there is suff icient ba t t ery power fo r t r ansmission . I f t he indi cator does not li ght , you need to recharg e th[...]

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    15 A TT ACHING AND R EMOVING THE BEL T CLIP To attach th e belt cli p, alig n it with the rail s on the back of the t ransc eiver and slide the cli p down un t il i t snaps int o place. To remove t he belt cli p, lift t he rel ea se tab away f rom the radi o. While holding the tab, sl ide the belt clip up off the moun t ing r ails. Rel ease Ta b 19[...]

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    16 CONNECTING AUDIO ACCESSORIES You can order a wi de var iety of a udio acc esso ries for your tr ansceiver from your local RadioShac k s tore. See “Opti onal Acce ssori es” on Page 24 . Foll ow these steps to co nnect an audi o acces sory. 1. T urn of f th e transce iver . 2. Lif t the prote ct ive cover away from the acc es- s ory jack s. 3.[...]

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    17 OPE RA TI ON 1. Turn VO L•OFF clockwi se to turn on the trans - ceiver , th en rotate the chan nel knob to select t he desir ed channel. 2. Pr es s the t ransceiver’ s moni tor button, below the push -to-tal k button. While you hol d the mo n- itor button, adjust the volu m e to a comf ortable le vel. 3. T o transmit , press and hold the pus[...]

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    18 OPERA TIONAL HINTS Your tr ans ceiver ’s range varies de pending on f act ors such as pos ition, ter r ain, and battery con dition. Range can bes t be described as li ne of sight . The fewer obstruct i on s you have between t wo trancei vers, the b etter r ange you c an expect. Building s absorb tra nsmitted si gnals and, if they contain met a[...]

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    19 CTCSS O PTION WHY USE CTCSS? CTCSS (Cont inuous Tone -Coded Sq uelch Syst em) is a vailable a s an optional add-on t o you r trans ceiver. When CTCSS is tur ned on, the tr ansceiver t r ansmit s a selec ted tone wit h your tra nsmission. This tone i s too low f or you to hear , but other t ranscei vers can de- tect it. If CTCSS is tur ned on and[...]

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    20 SETTING THE CTCSS TONE Notes: • If you are a par t of a tal k g roup, b e sur e all of the radi os in t he ta l k group use the same to ne. • Y ou must insta ll the CTCSS option befo re you can s et the CTCSS tone. 1. T urn of f th e radio. 2. Unloc k the ba ttery compartme nt cove r latch o n each si de. (The o range t abs should be visible[...]

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    21 4. Select any one CTCSS co de found i n the tabl e on Pages 22 a nd 23, t hen find t he correspon d- ing swit ch pos itions in the ta bles. 5. W it h a point ed instrumen t, s uch as a pi n, pl ace the di p switche s in the positions that m atch the desir ed tone. For ex ample: Note: Set ting Switch 8 to the down posi tion dis - ables the CTCSS [...]

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    22 CTCSS CODE FR E Q (Hz ) SWITCH P O SITION ( U=U p, D=Down) 1234 56 7 8 X Z 6 7 . 0 DD DDD DU U XA 71.9 U D D D D D U U W A 7 4 . 4 DD DDD UUU XB 77.0 U U D D D D U U W B 7 9 . 7 DD DDUDU U YZ 82.5 U D D D D U U U Y A 8 5 . 4 DD DDU UU U YB 88.5 U U D D D U U U Z Z 9 1 . 5 DDDUD DU U ZA 94.8 U D D D U D U U Z B 9 7 . 4 DD DUD UU U 1Z 100.0 U U D [...]

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    23 4 Z 1 3 6 . 5 UDD UUU UU 4A 141 .3 U U D U U U U U 4B 146 .2 U D U D D D U U 5Z 151 .4 U U U D D D U U 5A 156 .7 U D U D D U U U 5B 162 .2 U U U D D U U U 6 Z 1 6 7 . 9 UDU DUD UU 6A 173 .8 U U U D U D U U 6B 179 .9 U D U D U U U U 7Z 186 .2 U U U D U U U U 7A 192 .8 U D U U D D U U M1 203.5 U U U U D D U U M 2 2 1 0 . 7 UDU UDU UU M3 218.1 U U [...]

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    24 OPT IONAL ACC ESSO RIES Ra di o Sha c k Cat. No. Descr iption 19-351 Remo te Spea ker Microphone These i tems are av ailab l e by spec i a l order from your lo cal Rad ioShack stor e: 19-352 E arpiec e w/Mic rophone 19-353 Exte rnal VOX Ada pter 19-354 E arbud 19-355 Headset w/Swivel Boom Micr ophon e 19-356 Earbu d w/Cl ip Mic rop hone and PTT [...]

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    25 TR OUBLESHOOT ING If you hav e a problem oper atin g your tra nsce iver, firs t revie w this m an ual an d be s ure that you understand and have foll owed all instruc tions. I f yo u sti ll have proble ms, revi ew the followi ng troubl esh ooting guide. If th e r ad io s till does not work prop erly after you f ollow the t roubleshoo ting gui de[...]

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    26 Ba tt ery pa ck do es not char ge or last long enou gh. • Ba ttery pack inco rrectl y cha rge d. • B att ery pa ck not fu ll y ch arg ed . • H e av y us ag e. • If yo u us e an op tion al ch ar ge r , b e sure the ba tte ry pa ck i s cor re ct ly pos ition ed. If you use th e s upp lie d bat te ry c ha rge r , be sur e the cha rger’ s [...]

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    27 Othe r u s ers do n ot he ar your trans- miss ions or yo u do n ot hear oth e r tr ansmis- si ons . • T ra nscei vers ar e on di ffer ent fr equ encie s. • CTCSS se t- ti ngs ar e d iff er- ent. • T ra nscei vers wi th an d with - out th e C TCSS opt ion are b eing used . • Have all t ransce iv- ers se t to th e same f req uenc y . • I[...]

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    28 Limi ted t alk ra nge. • Y ou a re usi ng the tra nsce iver in a ba semen t, ste el s t ru cture , conc ret e buil d - ing , vehi cle, or heav y fol iage . • T he ra dio is loc ate d lo w or ver y clos e to your body , as in a pock et or o n a bel t. • Ba ttery pack pow er is lo w . • M ove to a d iffe ren t loca tion . For t he bes t r [...]

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    29 MAINTENANCE Your Ra dioS hack PRS- 102 UHF 10- Chann el Pe rson- al Radi o Servic e Transceiv er is an example of supe- rior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The foll owing suggest ions will hel p you care for the tr ansceiver so you can use i t for years . Keep the t ransceiver dry. If it gets wet, im - mediate ly wipe it dry. Some liqui ds con- tai[...]

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    30 Wipe the tr ansceiver with a damp clot h occasi onally to keep it looki ng new. Do not use har sh chemi cals, cl eaning so l- vents , or strong deter gents to clean th e tr an sc e iv er . Use of ch em i cal s o r d et er - gents could da mage th e pl astic case, an d leak into t he trans ceiver. Modif ying or tam per ing with the transce iver?[...]

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    31 SPECIFIC A TIONS General Channels ..... ..... ..... . ... ....... ...... ..... . ... . . ... . .. ..... . ... ... 10 Si ze ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... . 6 7 / 8 × 2 9 / 16 × 1 3 / 8 Inc hes We igh t (w ith b atte ry pa ck) .. .. ..... ... .. ..... . 1 1. 5 o unc es Po we r . ... .. ..... . Nic ke l Ca dm i um B att er y P [...]

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    RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort W orth, T exas 76102 6880 904Z 78- O 5/ 96 Pri nt ed in th e US A RadioShac k Limit ed W arranty Thi s pr oduct is war ra nted ag ains t def ects for 1 yea r from dat e of pu rchase fr om Radi oSh ack comp any-ow n ed st ores and au th ori ze d Rad io Sh ack fr anc h isee s an d deal ers . Wit hin th[...]