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Owner’s M anual Cat. No . 21-1812 n No Li cens e Req uired! n 14 Channels n Quiet Code Feat ure n Backli t Display n W ater and Shock Resistan t for Sp ort Use n 300 mW Output Power n Call Button n Auto Sque lch n Bu il t- In C har ge r Two-Wa y Personal Radio 21-1 81 2. fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Au gu st 5, 19 99 3:0 6 P M[...]
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2 INTRODUC TION RadioSh ack welcomes you to the next gen- erat ion of per sonal communi catio n — the Famil y Radio Service (FRS) . FRS is a new li c ense - free , two-way, s hor t -rang e voice ra- dio se rvic e th at le ts f am ilies and gr oups keep in touch wi th e ach other on s pecif ic reser ved ch annels. Your Radi oShac k T wo-Way Per so[...]
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3 PR EP AR A TI ON INST ALLING BA TTERIES Your r adio uses three AA batter ies ( not suppl i e d) for po wer. We reco mmend al ka- li ne batteries, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-552 . You can also use r echargeable nick el-cad m ium bat te ries ( Cat. No. 23-125 or 23- 149). Before y ou use nickel -cadm ium batt eries , you m ust ch arge them ( se[...]
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4 W arni ng: Ne ver set CHRG to ON if you use non-rechar geabl e batt erie s. Non-r echar geable batter ies can get hot o r ex plode i f you t ry t o recharge them. 3. Inst all the bat teri es as in dicate d by the polar ity symbols (+ and –) inside the comp artment . Then replace t he c over . Cauti on: Do no t mix old and new bat - teri es or d[...]
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5 Warn ing: Do not connec t either adapter to the rad io if non -rechar geab le batt eries (such as alkali ne batter ies) are inst al led and CHRG is s e t to ON , or if yo u are unsure of t he s witch’ s posi tion. Non -rechar geable batt eries can get hot or exp lode if you try to recha r ge them . Befor e using ni ckel-c admium batteri es for [...]
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6 Connecting an AC Ada pter You can c harge the ra dio fr om a st andard AC outl et us ing an optional AC adapt er (such as Cat. No. 2 73-1665). Warn ing: Do not use a n AC adapter ’ s po- lar ized plug with an extensi on cord , recep- tacl e, or ot her out l et unless t he blad es can be ful ly ins erted t o prevent blade exp osur e. Cauti ons: [...]
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7 2. Plug t he other end of t he a dapter into a standar d AC outlet. The CHARGE indi cator light s. Connecting a DC Ada pter You can charge the ra dio fr om yo ur vehi - cle’ s cigar et te- l ight er s ocke t using an op- tio nal DC adapter , such as Cat . No. 270- 1560 o r 273-1810 . Cauti ons: • The rec ommended DC ad apter s up- pli es 9 vo[...]
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8 • T o pr otect yo ur vehi cl e’ s elec tri cal sy s- tem, a l way s plug t he adapter into the radi o before you plug it in to your vehi - cle’ s cigar ette- light er sock et . Al w a ys unplug t he adapter f rom the veh i - c le’ s cigaret te-l ighte r socket before you u nplug it fr om t he radio. •M a k e s u r e CHRG ins ide the bat[...]
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9 A TT ACHING THE BEL T CLIP Us e t he su pp l ie d be lt c lip to tak e y our radi o alon g when you are on t he go. Use a coin or scr ew- dri ver to sc rew the belt clip to the r adio, then sl ide t he clip over you r belt or waist band. CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL MICROPHONE/ SPEAKER To use th e r adio p rivate- ly, connect an opt ional headset w it [...]
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10 OPER A TION CONTROLS VOL/ OFF — turns on or o f f the radio an d ad- just s th e vo lume . PTT — To ta l k , hold down th i s but t on and wait about 1 s econd, then speak into the micro phone. The TX indi cator light s. Re- leas e PTT when you f inish speakin g. CALL — sends a pagi ng tone t o all radios tuned t o the same frequen cy. ( I[...]
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11 CHANNEL (Up) and ( Dow n) — rai se and lower th e channe l number . LIGHT /LOC K — lig hts t he disp l ay f or 5 s ec- onds and locks CHANNEL /, CALL , LIGHT , a nd QUIET to preven t acci- dental operati on. (I t does not aff ect MON .) To turn it on or off, hol d down LIGHT /LOCK unti l appears or di sap pears. DISPLA Y AND INDICA T ORS 1 ?[...]
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12 USING QUIET CODES This ra dio us es q uiet (CTCSS) co des to scree n out unwanted co nversat ions, even if some one is tr ansmit ting nea rby o n the same channel . When a qu i et code is set , the r adio sen ds i t ever y t ime PTT or CALL is press ed and only respond s t o signal s t hat have th e same code. Radios y ou pl an to use to get her[...]
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13 AUTO-SQUELCH Your r adio has auto-s quelch, whi ch means you won’ t hear any thing on a chann el un- less someon e is tr ans mit ting n ear by on t he same chan nel. To tur n o f f aut o-squel ch (so you c an hear weak er, dist ant t ransm is- sion s) , h ol d down MON (monit or). Rel ease MO N to tur n auto-sq uelch back on. AUTO POWER SA VE [...]
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14 • Never c hange or rep lace any t hing i n your ra dio except the batt eries. Your r adio m ight ca use TV o r radi o inter- fere nce e ven when i t is op er ating pr oper ly. To dete r mi ne whether your radi o is ca us- ing t he inte rfere nce, turn it of f. I f the i nter- fere nce goes awa y, your rad io is causing it. Try to elimi nat e t[...]
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15 SPE CIF IC A TIO NS Ou tp u t P owe r ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... . 300 mW ER P Ba tte r y L ife (A lk a l i ne ) ... .. ... .. .. ... 120 H our s (at Stand by) Batt ery Power : Alk alin e ... ... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .. . 4 .5 V DC Ni- Cd . ..... ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... ... ... 3 .6 VD C Freque ncies: Speci ficat ions ar e t yp[...]
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Rad ioShac k A Div ision of Tandy Corp ora tion Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 10A8 N P rinted i n Mala ysia Lim ite d Ni net y - Day W arra nty T hi s pr odu ct is wa rra nted b y Rad ioShac k a g ai n st ma nufa ctu r - in g defe cts in m ate rial and wo r kma nship un der normal use for ninet y ( 90 ) da y s from the d ate of pur chas e from Rad ioSh[...]