Radio Shack 21-1902 manual

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Contents 2 CONTENTS Introduction .. .............. ............... ......... .............. ............... ......... .............. . 3 Package Co ntent s ............ ......... ............... .............. ......... ............... ..... 5 A Quick Look at the Display .............. .......... .............. .............. .......... ..... 6 Pow[...]

3 Introduct ion INTRODUCTION Tha nk you f or pur chasi ng a pa ir of RadioShack 22 Ch GM RS/FRS Two- way Rad ios. They pr ovide short-range (up to a bout 5 m iles) voice radio commun ication to let families and groups kee p in touch with each othe r on specific reser ved channe ls. You can us e thes e light weigh t, palm - sized r adios t o talk wi[...]

4 Introduction Your radi o’s othe r featu res incl ude: • Channel Scan — use to find other GMRS/FRS u sers. • Key Beep — each time you pres s a key , except PTT or FU NC ,t h e radio beeps onc e. • V oice O perate d T rans mission (VOX ) — enables standalo ne usage and work s with h andsf ree accessor ies. • Automatic Power Of f —[...]

5 Introduct ion • Phase- lock Loo p (PLL) Controlled Circuitry — provid es accurate an d stable channel selection. P ACKAGE C ONTENTS Radi os (2) Dual Charger Rechar geable NiMH Bat teries (8) 9V 500 mA AC Ada pt er O wner ’s Manual (1 ) B elt C lip Q uick St art (1)[...]

6 A Quick Look at the Displa y A QUICK LOOK AT THE DISPLAY POWERING THE RADIO U SING B ATTERIES Your rad ios re quire fou r AAA recharg eable nick el-metal hydride (Ni- MH) bat teries (supplied) , or fou r AAA recharg eable nickel- cadmium (Ni-C D) batt eries (not s uppli ed), or four AAA alkaline b atteries ( not supp lied) for power. Ô Ô Batter[...]

Power ing the Radio 7 1. T o turn o f f the ra dio, rota te off clockwise un til it clicks. 2. Pull down t he latc h on the b atter y compartmen t cover . T hen rem ove the cov er . 3. Slide CHARGE ON/OFF in side the battery com partment to OFF (f or alkaline batte ries) or ON (for Ni-MH or Ni-C d recharge able batt eries) when charg ing the batt e[...]

Power ing the Rad io 8 appear s on th e disp lay to s how that the batte ry is full. Se gments disappea r as the battery wea kens. to indi cate ho w much batt ery powe r remains . When flash es, replac e alkaline batt eries or recharge Ni- Cd or Ni-MH bat teries. ! R ECHARGING N I -C D OR N I -M H B ATTERIES You can use the sup plied d ual char ger[...]

Power ing the Radio 9 2. T o use the supplied d ual charger , conn ect the s uppli ed AC-DC adapter to th e jack on the back of the dua l charg er . The n plug th e other end i nto an AC socket. Ô 3. Pull down t he latc h on the b atter y compartmen t cover , th en rem ove the cov er . 4. Set CHARGE ON/OFF to ON . 5. Place four Ni-CD or Ni-MH batt[...]

10 Oper ation adapte r from the po wer source. Then d isconnect it f rom the ra dio’s DC 6V jack. Ô OPERATION T URNING THE R ADI O O N /O FF AND A DJUSTING TH E V OLUME Rotate of f to turn the ra dio on or off an d adjust the vol ume. Ô T RANSMITTING Hold down PTT to tra nsmit. TX appe ars. Release PTT t o stop tran smission. Ô S ELECTING A C [...]

11 Operatio n FRS F REQUENCIES C HART Channel Frequency (MHz) Descriptio n 1 462.5625 FRS 1/GMRS Inte rstitial 1 2 462.587 5 FRS 2/ GMRS In ter sti tial 2 3 462.6125 FRS 3/GMRS Inte rstitial 3 4 462.637 5 FRS 4/ GMRS In ter sti tial 4 5 462.6625 FRS 5/GMRS Inte rstitial 5 6 462.687 5 FRS 6/ GMRS In ter sti tial 6 7 462.7125 FRS 7/GMRS Inte rstitial[...]

12 Oper ation S ELECTING Q UIET C ODE S Quiet Cod es lets you talk and listen to other rad ios set to the same ch anne l and qui et code . This is l ike hav ing a sub-cha nnel within a channe l, giving you grea ter comm unic ation fl exibi lity . When yo u set a q uiet co de (the re ar e 38 codes to ch oose from) an d turn on this featur e, you can[...]

13 Operatio n Q UIET C ODE C HART CTCSS No. Frequency (Hz) CTCSS No. Frequency (Hz) 1 67. 0 20 131. 8 2 71.9 21 136.5 3 74. 4 22 141. 3 4 77.0 23 146.2 5 79. 7 24 151. 4 6 82.5 25 156.7 7 85. 4 26 162. 2 8 88.5 27 167.9 9 91. 5 28 173. 8 10 94.8 29 179.9 1 1 97.4 30 18 6.2 12 100.0 31 192. 8 13 103. 5 32 203. 5 14 107.2 33 210. 7 15 1 10.9 34 218. [...]

14 Oper ation U SING S CAN Press and hold or to scan up and down t o find the desired cha nnel and qu iet cod e. The rad io aut omatically scan s throug h the chann els and pauses on ea ch active channe l. While scan ning, pr ess or to chang e t h es c a n n i n gd i r e c t i o n .P r e s s PTT to stop scannin g. Ô U SING K EY L OCK To lock or un[...]

15 Operatio n To turn off th e key tone featur e, press the MENU key to act ivate the Menu function and p ress or until and OFF appe ars. Pre ss PTT to stor e the settin g. U SING VO X Vox ope ration allows yo u to tra nsmi t a voi ce messa ge with out pr essing an y key. To a ctivate Vox , repeat edly press MENU unti l VOX appea rs. Pre ss or to s[...]

16 Oper ation U SING H I /L O T RANSMITTER P OWER You can s et th e radio tr ansmi t power to 0.5W o r 1.0W . The tr ansmit po wer of channe l 8–14 is fixed at 0.5W only (FRS cha nnel). To select 1. 0W transmit power, m ake sure that the r adio is no t on cha nnels 8–14 and t hen pre ss MENU until Lo ap pears. If you se lect OFF , the radio tra[...]

17 Direct Ca ll Operati on U SING A H EADSET You can make or an swer ca lls with handsfr ee convenien ce using an optional hea dset with a 3 / 32 -inch plug (not s uppl ied, a vaila ble at your lo cal Radi oShac k store) . To connec t a headset , insert th e heads et’s plug into the EAR/MIC jack on the b ottom of the radio. Ô DIRECT CALL OPERATI[...]

18 Direct Ca ll Opera tion A tt h es a m et i m e ,t h eo t h e rr a d i o checks the r eceiving D irect Call data at the sam e Channe la n d CTCSS code . I f the Caller ID num ber mat ches its Home ID (Receive r ID number) or eq uivalent Group C all, then it recog nizes that the call is ad dre ssed to this r adio. A s a result, th e receive r will[...]

19 Direct Ca ll Operati on and the display rever ts back to the display without th e Direct Call function. On the o ther ha nd, if y ou do no t press any ke y on the receiv er aft er a Dir ect Call is received, its LCD display continue s showing the receive d ID number a nd MISS ID (Mi ssed I D) fla she s unti l you press an y key ( excep t FUNC ).[...]

20 Direct Ca ll Opera tion S ETTING H OME ID Home ID dat a allows you to enter the ID numb er that will appea r on the recei v ing r adio a s you c ommuni cate with it. You can select Hom e ID number s 1–1 6. 1. Set th e transm itter and receiv er to the sam e cha nnel (an d same q uiet code, if you sele ct one) 2. Hold down FUNC and press CALL t[...]

21 Direct Ca ll Operati on rece iver ’ s Home ID nu mber 1- 16, y o uc a no n l ys e n dap a g et oo n e user or severa l users with the same ID h ome nu mber). I f you select gP , you can send a page to all users. 2. Press PTT to st ore the setting . C ALL M ELODY When you press CALL to send dir ect cal l data, a mel ody spe cific to th e ID num[...]

Care 22 U SING AN O PTIONAL W RIST S TRAP You can attach an o ptional wrist st rap (not supplie d) to the radio. Slide the wrist st rap’s sma ll loop u nder th e bar on the bottom o f the radio. You migh t need to use a small screw driver or stra ight ened pap er clip t o do this . Then pull the st rap’ s large loop t hrough th e smal l loop. C[...]

23 FCC Informa tion 1-800- The Sh ack (8 43-742 2) and fol low the m enu o ption s. Mod ifyi ng or tamperin g with the radio's inte rnal compo nen ts can cause a ma lfun ction and migh t invalidat e its war ranty and voi d your FCC authoriz ati on to op erate it. FCC INFORMATION FCC L IC ENSE R EQUIRED The Fed eral Co mmuni cat ions Commission[...]

24 FCC Info rmati on To obtain instru ctions on filin g form 605 electron ically, go to http:/ / www.fcc.gov .wtb/uls . This radio is int ended for commun ications fr om base- to-mob ile or mob ile-to-mo bile station s. Base-to - base comm unication is not per mitted. When yo u recei ve yo ur lic ense f rom the FCC, you ar e assigned a c all sign. [...]

25 FCC Informa tion T HE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO K NOW This equ ipment has been t ested and found to comp ly with the limits for a Class B d igital device , pursua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limits are designed to pr ovide reaso nable prot ecti on again st harmf ul inter fer ence in a resid ential insta llation. This equipme nt generates, us[...]

26 Safety Inf ormation that to which the rec eiver is connect ed. • Consu lt your local R adioShack stor e or an ex peri enced r adio /TV technician for h elp. SAFETY INFORMATION Your wir eles s hand held p ortable transceiv er conta ins a low power transmit ter. When the P ush-To -Talk ( PTT ) butto n is press ed, it s ends out radio freq uency [...]

Optional A ccessories 27 Operatio n T emperature ............ -4 to 122º F (-20º to 50 ºC) Dimensi ons (H WD) . 3.93 × 2.3 × 1.3 inches (100 × 59 × 35 mm) W eight ....... .............. ............... .... 100 grams Specificatio ns are typica l; individ ual units might v ary. Spec ifications a re subj ect to change and i mproveme nt without[...]

Radi oShac k Corp orati on Fort Worth, T exas 76102 21-190 2 AO0149AA A1 03A0 3 P r i n t e di nC h i n a Limited Ninety-Day W arranty This prod uct is wa rranted by Radi oShack aga inst manuf acturin g defect s in materi al and work- manshi p under norma l use for nin ety (90) d ays from the da te of purchas e from RadioSh ack comp any-owned s tor[...]