Radio Shack 21-1706 manual

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    © 2002 Rad ioShack C orporatio n. All Rights Reserved. RadioS hack and R adioSh ack.com are trademar ks used by RadioShack Corporat ion. 21-1706 OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read bef ore using this e quipment. Thank you fo r pur chas ing a Ra dio Shack 40 Chan nel Mobile CB. Your CB is a great way to com munica te with othe r CB radio op erators . [...]

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    Mounting the Transceiver 2 3. Attach th e holder at the mountin g location usin g the suppli ed machine sc rews, sp ring washe rs, plain washe rs, and nuts. /1706+0) " 6*' " 64#05%'+8'4 The mos t common m ounting l ocation f or this CB is under a vehicl e’s dashboard. However, if you plan to us e the CB as a base station,[...]

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    Connecting an Antenna 3 %100'%6+0) " #0 " #06'00# There are many different t y pes of CB ante nnas for m obile CBs. Eac h type ha s its ow n benefits, s o choose the one th at best me ets yo ur needs . Your lo ca l RadioSh ack s tore se lls a wide vari ety of antenn as. When yo u choose an an tenna, keep in m ind that, for the b[...]

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    Connecting the Micropho ne 4 %100'%6+0) " 6*' " /+%412*10' 1. Align the tab on the side of the supplied microphone’ s plug w ith t he not ch i n the m icrop hon e jack ( on th e side of the tra nsceiver). Then insert the plug i nto the ja ck. 2. Slide the microphone on to the microphon e holder . 3. T o discon nect the mi[...]

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    5 %100'%6+0) " #0 " 126+10#. " /+%412*10' 1 '#42*10' You can c onnect an op tional micro phone or earph one with a 3 / 32 -inch ( 2.5m m) mi ni pl u g and a 1 / 8 -inch (3 .5mm) plu g to the MIC/EAR jacks on the fron t of the CB. To avoi d feedbac k, do not co nnect the micropho ne/e arp hon e’s 3 / 32 - inch (2[...]

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    6 75+0) " 6*' " 64#05%'+8'4 " #5 " # " $#5' " 56#6+10 Although thi s transceiver is des ig ned m ain ly for mo bil e u se, you ca n also use it as a base s tation with an AC power sour ce. For base station inst allation , you n eed these items: • 13.8-vol t DC pow er supply that can supply at leas[...]

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    Using Your CB 7 4. T urn on the trans ceiver by turning VOLUME clockwis e until it c licks. All LCD s egments appear b riefly . Th en the channe l and HN HN HN HN appe ar . 5. Rotate the chann el selector , or repeatedly press (o r hold d own) UP or DOWN on t he microp hone u ntil the desired channel app ears. 6. Adjust VOLUME to a comfo rtable lis[...]

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    Using Your CB 8 2. T o transmi t, hold do wn PU SH TO TA L K on the microph one. Hold the micro phone 2–3 inc hes from you r mouth a nd speak in a n ormal tone of vo ice. 3. T urn VOL UME for the desi red volume lev el. If you hear high-pit ched squeal, tu rn VO LUME co unterc lockwi se until th e squeal stops . 4. T o turn off the P A ampli fier[...]

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    Using Your CB 9 After cali bration , the current c ompa ss headin g disp lays . For exampl e, if th e compa ss headi ng is so uth, the south cardina l point appea rs. Or , if the co mpass heading is northeas t-north, the nor theast ca rdinal point app ears and the north cardinal poi nt flashe s. 7 5+0) " / '/14 ; You can store three chann[...]

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    Using Your CB 10 7 5+0) " % 1//10 "32/ % 1&'5 CB us ers ha ve ado pted t he 10 -co de s fo r stand ard questio ns and answe rs. Thi s table li sts common c odes adopted by the Associat ed Public Safety Com m unicati ons Office rs (APCO). %QFG /GCPKPI 10-1 Y our signal is bad. 10-2 Y our signal is good. 10-3 Stop transmitting. 10-[...]

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    Troubleshooting 11 / #:+ /7/ " 4 #0)' The max imum ran ge and qu ality of CB radio trans mission s vary de pending o n the followin g conditi ons: • The t ype and q uality of antenna used • The heig ht of the antenna ’s mountin g locatio n — the higher th e antenna, the be tter the signal’ s range • The surroun ding terra in ?[...]

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    FCC Information 12 (%% " +0(14/#6+10 The F ederal C ommunic ations Com mission (FCC) does not require y ou to hav e a licen se to ope rate this CB radio. Howeve r, you must kno w Part 95 o f FCC Rules . It expl ains the proper o peratio n of a Class D ci tizen’s ba nd trans ceiver. We encl osed a copy of Part 95 wi th your CB radio. Rý To b[...]

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    Reducing Noise 13 4'& 7%+0) " 01+5' Because your CB is ex cep t io nal ly qu iet , an y n ois e y ou he ar is pr obably fr om an externa l sour ce in yo ur vehicle suc h as the alte rnator, another r adio or sp ark plugs. The tr ansceiv er uses an AN L (Automa tic Noise Limiter) circui t to r edu ce noise. Howe ver, if possi ble [...]

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    Care 14 %#4' Keep the CB dry; if it ge ts wet, w ipe it dry immedi ately. Use and store the CB on ly i n nor mal temperatur e env iro nm ent s. Handle th e CB careful ly; do not drop it. Kee p the CB away from dus t and dirt, and wipe it with a d amp cloth occas ionally t o keep it looki ng new. 5 '48+%' " #0& " 4 &apos[...]

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    Specifications 15 52'%+(+%#6+105 RECEIVER Frequency Coverage ..... All 40 CB Channe ls, 26.965-27.405 MHz Sensi tivity fo r 10dB S/N .... ...... .......... ......... ...... ........... .......... 0.5 uV Squelch Se nsitivity ................................................. ............ 1000 uV Overall Audio Fidelity for 450-250 0 Hz . ........[...]

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    21-1706 AO0083AAA 1 02A02 Printed in China Radi oSha ck Co rpor atio n Fort Worth, Texas 76102 2#465 " #0& " #%%'5514+'5 Parts and accessories are avail able a t your loc al Radi oShack s tore. Acces sories a re also available online at www.radio shack.com. Parts and access ories are available but not li mited to the f ollow[...]