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Radio Shack BTX-124 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 19-1205 OWNER’S MANUA L Please read before us ing this equipment. BTX-124 VHF FM Business Band Transceiver with CTCSS 19- 12 05 .f m P ag e 1 T ue s day , A ugu st 3, 19 99 10 :30 A M[...]

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    2 FEATURES Your RadioSh ack BTX-12 4 VHF FM Business Band Transceiver with CTCSS is a portable, two-way business radio service transce iver that you can c arry al- m os t an y wh er e. Th e t r ans c eive r i s c om- pact and light, making it an ideal choice for your business n eeds. Your trans ceiver has thes e fea tures: Pro g rammab le Channels [...]

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    3 CONTENTS FCC Re g ula ti ons ... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... . 4 FCC L icen se Req uired ... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... .... 4 FCC Pa rt 90 Ru les ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... [...]

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    4 FC C RE G U LA TI O NS FCC LICENSE REQUIRED The Federal Com munications Commis- sion (FCC) requires you to have a li- cense b efore you operate this transceive r. Unless you qualify to oper- ate on the supplied frequencies, you must app ly for a frequency t hrough the PCIA (Personal Co mmunication Indus- try Association), a non -profit organiza- [...]

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    5 • Y ou must use this transceiver only for the com m ercial use of your busi- ness, and only when o ther co mmer- cial channe ls (such as the telephone) are e ither not available or not practical. • Y ou mu st alw ays yi eld the op erati ng frequency to communi cations that involve t he s afety of life or prop erty . • Y ou must take reasona[...]

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    6 PREPARA TION Before you use the transceiver, you must be properly licensed b y the FCC. I f you are licens ed to use one o r both of the supplied frequenci es, you can im- mediately use t he transceiver. If you are licensed on diff erent frequen - cies, your local RadioSha ck store must send the transceiver to an authorized service facility to ha[...]

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    7 battery pack, then connect the charger to a standard AC outlet. ILLUSTRATI ON 19- 12 05 .f m P ag e 7 T ue s day , A ugu st 3, 19 99 10 :30 A M[...]

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    8 Note: Charging time is 14 to 16 hours. Cautio ns: • T o preve nt permanent batte ry power loss, never charge the batteries in an area w here the tempe rature is above abo ut 80°F . The charger does not operate at all at t e mpera- tures below 32°F or above 1 13°F . • Never use any ot her charger to recharge the tr ansceiver ’ s bat tery [...]

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    9 CONNECT ING AN ANTENNA Attach the flexible antenna to t he anten- na jack o n top of the transceiver. P lace the antenna connec tor’s slots over the antenn a jack’s tabs , squeeze the base of the an tenna, and pu sh down a nd turn the conne ctor until the antenna locks into place. Inste ad of the suppli ed antenn a, you can connect an opt ion[...]

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    10 OPE RATION 1. T urn VOL cl o ck wi se to tu rn o n th e transceive r . 2. Select Channel A or B us ing the CHANNEL switch on the top of the transceive r . 3. T o c onser ve battery power , set POWER to LO . If the pers o n you transmit to h as trouble receiving your sig nal, set PO WER to HI . 4. T o tr ans mit, hold down push-to-talk, then ho l[...]

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    11 WHY USE CTCSS? CTCSS (Continu ous Tone-Coded Squel ch System) helps el iminate inter- ference between di fferent users of the same f requency. When CTCSS is turned on, the t ranscei ver t ransm its a selected t one w ith your transmission. This tone is t oo low for y ou to hear, but other trans ceivers can detect it. I f CTC- SS is turned on and[...]

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    12 ADDITIONAL FCC REGULATIONS The Busines s Radio Se rvice is under the j urisdiction of the Fe deral Communica- tions Commission (FCC). Any adjustm ents or alterations that would alter the perfor- mance of the transcei ver so it no long er me ets the ori ginal FCC ty pe accept ance or would chang e t he freq uency-dete rmining method are s trictly[...]

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    13 MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack B TX-124 VHF FM Business Ban d Transceiver with CTCSS is an example of superior design and c raftsmans hip. The followin g suggestions will help you care for your transceiver so you can enjoy it fo r years. Keep the t ransceiver dry. If it get s wet, wipe i t dry immedi ately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can [...]

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    14 SPECIFICATIONS T ransmi tte r Frequenc y Coverage ................................ ........................ 150.775 to 155.985 MHz Fre quency T ol era nce .... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ± 1.5 k Hz Modul ation T ype ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... .....[...]

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    15 Fac tory D efa ults Channel A 154.600 MHz Channel B 154.570 MHz CTCSS T one 100 Hz A vaila ble CTC SS T one s Genera l Power Supply 8. 4 V ol ts DC Antenna Leng th 163 mm Dimensions (HWD) 2 1 / 2 × 1 1 / 2 × 6 Inches (6 5 × 35 × 160 m m) Weight 14 .66 oz (416 g) Specificat ions are typical; individual units might vary . S p ecifications are [...]

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    Radi oSh ac k A Division of T andy Co rporatio n Fort Worth, T exas 76102 5A7 Prin ted i n Ho ng Kong NOTES Limited One-Y ear W arranty Thi s produ ct is warranted by Radi oShack agai nst manufacturi ng defects in ma terial and workm an- shi p under normal use fo r one (1) year from the date of purch ase from RadioShac k compa ny-owne d stor es and[...]