RCA TRC-236 manual

OWNER’S MANUAL Ca t. N o. 2 1-1 649 TRC-236 40-C hannel 5-Watt CB Walkie Talkie with LED Dis p la y Ple ase re ad be fo re usin g t hi s eq ui pm ent . 21-1 649. fm Page 1 Thursda y, Au gust 5, 1999 11: 33 AM[...]

2 FEATURES Your Rad ioS ha ck TRC -23 6 4 0-Cha nn el 5- Watt CB Wa lkie Talkie with LED Displa y is a por tabl e, two -way ra dio yo u ca n ca rry al- mo st any wh ere. Yo u can us e your TRC- 236 aro und t h e ho use , in y ou r o ffi ce, or i n you r ca r or bo at. Yo u can al so u se it on fishin g trip s, o r at yo ur b usin es s for s up er- [...]

3 Power/Char ging Jac k — l ets yo u power your TRC- 236 from an AC or DC powe r source, so y ou c an u se the TRC-236 wi th- out dr aining t he bat teries. And, let s you charge ni ckel-cadm ium batteri es wi thou t removin g them from the TRC-236. Note : To power your TRC-2 36 w ith int er- nal batt eries, you nee d eight AA al kaline batter i [...]

4 FCC INFORMA TION The Federal Communic ations Co mmis- sion (FCC) does n ot require y ou to have a license to oper ate this walkie tal kie. However , the FCC does requi re that yo u read and know Part 95 of FCC Rules . These r ules appl y to the opera tion of a Class D CB. We have provi ded a copy of these regul atio ns wit h your T RC-236 . Int e[...]

5 CONTEN TS Po we rin g t h e C B ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ... 6 Using the POWER Jack and ALKA LI N E/N I-C D Sw itc h . ..... .. ... .... ... 6 Usi ng Ba tte rie s .... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... 7 T est in g th e B at te ry P ow er ..... .. .. . 10 Recharg ing Ni ckel-Cadmi um Ba tter ie s .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ....[...]

6 POWERING THE CB You can power your TRC-236 from any of these s ourc es (none suppli ed): • Eight AA alkali ne batteri es with the two suppl ied dummy batt er ies • T en rechar geable AA nickel - cadm iu m batte ries • 12-vo lt vehicl e batt ery power us ing a fused power cor d • Standa rd AC power using a power suppl y USING THE POWER JAC[...]

7 •S e t i t t o ALKALINE b ef or e y o u c on- nect a n exter nal power source (vehi - cle bat tery power or AC adapte r) to th e PO WER jack or while yo u are us - ing i nternal batt eries ( alkali ne or re- chargeab le). •S e t i t t o NI - CD only when you con- nect a batt ery cha r ge r to the POW ER jack t o charge the in sta lled re ch a[...]

8 Cautions : • A lwa ys use f resh, o r f reshl y cha rged, batter ies o f the re quired size and recomm ended t ype. • Do not mix o ld and ne w batteries, different types of batteries (st an- dard , alkaline, or recharge able nicke l-cadmium ), or rec hargeable batter i es of diff erent cap aci ties. Follo w these steps to ins tall the bat t e[...]

9 4. Be sure A LKALINE /NI - CD insi de the ba tt ery co mp artm ent is s et to ALKA- LIN E . 5. Put eigh t AA alkalin e batterie s and the two supp lied dummy bat te ries, or ten AA nicke l-cadmium bat ter i es into the batt ery compartment , as indi- cated by t he polar i t y symbols ( + and –) marked insi de. Note : Bef ore yo u use the TRC -2[...]

10 T e sting the Batt ery Power 1. Tur n on th e TR C -2 3 6 by r ot at i ng OFF/ VOLUM E c lo ckw ise u n t il it cl icks . 2. Hold down BA TT TEST . If th e ind ica - tor lights, there i s enoug h batt ery power t o opera te the CB. If the indi- cator is dim or does not l ig ht, replac e or recharg e the batteri es. Recharging Nickel- Cadmium Bat[...]

11 Foll ow t hese step s to char ge ni ckel- cadmium batter ies in the T RC-236. 1. If t he TRC-236 is on, tu rn OFF/VOLUME fu ll y co unterc lockwi se unti l it cl icks t o tur n it o ff. 2. Set ALKA L IN E/ NI - CD insi de the bat - tery c ompartment to NI - CD (see “Us - ing the Power Jack and Alk al ine /NI- CD Swit ch” on Page 6) . 3. Conn[...]

12 Note: You can use a n e xterna l ch arge r (su ch as Cat. No. 23-1 34, not sup- plied ) to rec harg e the nick el- c a dm iu m batt eries. Af ter rem oving the bat teries from t he TRC-236, fol low the i nstructions that come wi th t he extern al ch arger. Importa nt : You r TR C -236 i s capab le of us ing nicke l-cad m ium bat te ries. At the [...]

13 • Wh en you finish usi ng the TRC-236, unplug the f used c ord from the c iga- rett e-light er socket before you dis- connect it f rom your TRC-236 . 1. If t he TRC-236 i s on, t u rn OFF/VOL- UME full y co unt erc lo ckwi se u nt il it clic ks to t urn i t o f f. 2. Be sure A LKALINE /NI - CD insi de the ba tt ery co mp artm ent is s et to AL[...]

14 Cauti ons: • The powe r suppl y must be able to deli ver 12 vol ts and at leas t 1200 mil- li amps of power . The recom mended power supp ly meet s these specif ica- ti ons. Using a power sup ply that does not meet th ese speci ficati ons coul d dama ge the TRC-236 or th e power supp ly . • Y ou must use a DC f us ed cord that suppl ies 12 v[...]

15 2. Connect t he DC fused co rd’ s 5. 5 mm outer diamet er/2.1 mm inner diame- ter bar rel plug t o the T RC-236’ s POW ER jack . 3. Be sure A LKALINE /NI - CD insi de the ba tt ery co mp artm ent is s et to ALKA- LIN E . 4. Plu g th e DC f use d cord ’s ot her en d into th e power s upply’s power so cket. 5. Plug the powe r supply int o [...]

16 • The ant enna and ant enna cabl e shoul d be as f ar as possible from sourc es of el ectrica l noise (ap pli- ances, other rad ios, and so on). • The an tenna s hould be vert ical f or the best perform ance. Note : Wh en co nnect in g an op tion al a n- te nna, al ways us e 50- ohm co axi al ca ble , such as R G-58 or RG -8. For le ngths ov[...]

17 Wa rni ng : When install ing or re m o ving a base s tati on CB an tenna, us e ext reme cauti on. If the anten na s tart s t o fall, l et it go! I t could c ontact overhe ad po wer li nes . If t he ante nna touches t he power line, contact w it h the ant enna, mast, cabl e or guy wires can cause elect rocution and death! Call the po wer compan y[...]

18 OPERATION Bef ore y ou us e y ou r TR C -23 6, we r e com - mend yo u read “ CB Op erat ion Tip s” o n Page 22 , w hich c on tains in fo rma tio n t o he l p y ou us e i t ef f ect iv el y a nd co urt eou sl y. RECEIVING T RANSMISSIONS AN D ADJUSTI NG SQUEL CH 1. If you did not connec t an exter nal anten na, full y extend t he TRC-236’s t[...]

19 T o redisp lay the c hannel number fo r several seconds, simply pres s and releas e D ISPLA Y . 3. Repeatedl y pres s CH s to sel ect higher channel s, o r CH t t o s ele ct lower ch annels. T o move rapi dly throug h the ch annels, hol d down CH s or t. 4. Adjust OFF/ VOLUM E to a comfortabl e list eni ng level . 5. Adjust SQUELCH to cut out t [...]

20 T RANSMITTING 1. Follow Steps 1–5 in “Receivin g T ransm issions and Adj ustin g Squelc h” on Page 18 . 2. T o increase t he tr ansmitted signal str ength and increa se the TRC-236’s range, set P OWER HI/LO on th e s i d e of the TRC-236 to HI . T o decreas e the t ransmitt ed sig nal str ength and save batter y power , set POWE R HI/L O[...]

21 Importan t : Cha nnel 9 is re served for motori st assi stanc e and for r eporting emergency infor mation about acci - dents, hazardo us road co nditions , and so on. If you are using Channe l 9, al ways g ive e m ergen cy messa ges prior ity . 4. T o tu rn o ff the TRC-236, tur n OF F / VOL UME tow a rd OF F unti l it clic ks. 21- 16 49 .fm Pa [...]

22 CB OPERA TI ON TIPS The foll owing tips will help you get the mos t enj oym ent from your TRC- 236. COMMON USES FOR A CB RADIO Bu siness Use s • T ruck dr ivers and deli very pe rsonnel can le arn road and tr affic condi tions and get assist ance in loc ating de sti- nat ion s. A walk ie ta lkie is a lso go od com pany on th ose “long hauls [...]

23 • Campi ng, fishing , and other sport s ar e m o r e f un w it h a w al ki e t al ki e. Locate a f riend or fi nd out “what ’s cookin g” back at camp. USING COMMON 10 -CO DES Citi zen’s band oper ators have largel y adopted t he 10-codes for st andard ques- tions and answer s. T heir us e permit s fast - er communica tion and bet ter i[...]

24 Note : Although this table l ists t he 10- codes’ meanings i n the form of a state- ment , they ca n also b e phrased as ques- ti ons ( 10-6: Are you busy?, 10-2 0: What is your l ocation?) . 10- 15 M essag e deli ver ed. 10- 16 Repl y to messa ge. 10-17 En route. 10-18 U rgent. 1 0-1 9 Con ta ct __ __ __ __ __ . 10- 2 0 My loc at io n is __ _[...]

25 CB COURTES Y • W ait for a pause in someon e else ’s transmi ssion befor e you ask for a break. • If you do not recei ve an answer to your cal l after a seco nd attempt , sign off and wai t seve r al m inutes b efore tryi ng agai n. • Do not hol d down PUSH TO T AL K when you are n ot talking. (This is call ed dead keying .) • Assist c[...]

26 T ROUB L ESH OOT ING If y our TRC-236 i s not worki ng as it shoul d, follow t hese suggest ions to see if you can el im inate the pr obl em. If yo u can- not, take it to you r local RadioShack st ore for assi stance. Symptom Suggesti on W eak, b ad, or no rece p- ti on. Ensur e the TRC-236 is tu r ned on . Ensur e the volume is tur ned up. Ensu[...]

27 MAINTENANCE Your Radi oS ha ck TRC- 23 6 40 -Ch an nel 5- Watt CB Walkie Talkie with LED Display is an exam ple of super io r design and c rafts - manship. The followi ng suggest ions wil l help you car e for your TRC-23 6 so you can enjoy i t for years. Keep t he TRC-236 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm edi- atel y. Liqui ds might contain m[...]

28 SPECIFICATIONS Rec eiver Fr eque ncy C ove rag e ... 26.9 65 – 27 .4 05 M Hz Sens itivity (Max.) . .... 0 .5 µ V at 10 d B (S+ N)/N Adjac ent Chann el R ejec tion ....... ... ....... 45 dB Sque lch ... .... .... A djus table from 1 µ V to 1 mV Audio Ou tput ( 10 % THD ) ... ........ ... ... 4 00 m W Curr ent Dr ain ... .... ....... .... ....[...]

29 NOTES 21- 16 49 .fm Pa g e 29 Thur s day , Au gu st 5, 19 99 11 :33 A M[...]

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