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Radio Shack FRS manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 21 -1822 Owner’s Manu al FRS 2- W a y Radi o • W ater- an d Shock-Resis tant • 14 Channe ls • 300 mW Ou tput Power • 2-Digit Channel Displ ay • 19 Quiet Cod es • Rubberiz ed Case • Call Button • Channel Lo ck • 30-Hour Battery L ife • Headset Jac ks • Low Battery Indicator • Built-in Charger 21-1822.fm P age 1 Fri[...]

  • Page 2

    2 INTRODU CTION Radio Shack w elcomes you to the next gen er- atio n of perso nal comm unication — the Fa m- ily Radio Service (FRS). FRS is a new licens e-free, two-way , short-range v oice ra- dio s erv ic e th at le ts f amil i es a nd gro ups keep in touch with each o ther on spe cific res erved channe ls. Your RadioS hack Sports FRS 2-Way Ra[...]

  • Page 3

    3 PREPARATION Note: Your radio’s display is prot ected durin g shipme nt by a piece of film. Peel off thi s film befo re you use t he ra di o. IN STALL ING BAT TERI ES Your radio requires three AAA b atteries (not suppli ed) for power. F or the best per for- mance a nd longes t life, we recom mend alka- line bat teries, or you can use n ickel-cad[...]

  • Page 4

    4 1. Rotate OFF toward OFF u ntil it clicks to turn o f f the radio, the n pull dow n the lat ch on th e bottom of the radio to re- move th e battery compartment cove r . 2. Use a pointed ob ject such as a pen to set AL/NI insi de the compa rtmen t to AL (for al kaline batt eries) or NI (for re- chargea ble batteri es). Warn ing: Never set AL/NI to[...]

  • Page 5

    5 charge 5 50mAH Ni-MH ba tteries in y our ra- dio. For b est battery l ife, do not overcharge. Warning: Do not charg e non-rechar geable batter ies in the radi o. Non-recha rgeable ba t- teries c an get h ot and exp lode if you try t o re- charge th em. Cautions: Y ou mu st use a Class 2 po wer source that suppl ies 9V DC and d eli ve rs 300 mA . [...]

  • Page 6

    6 3. Inst all the recharge able batterie s inside the batte ry compa rtment, matc hing the polarity symbols (+ and – ) marked inside the co mpart ment. T hen r eplac e the bat - tery compartment cove r . 4. Attach th e Adaptaplug a dapter to the adapter so the tip reads p os iti ve (+). 5. Conne ct the othe r end of the adapter to a standa rd AC [...]

  • Page 7

    7 This co nnect ion au tomati cally disc onnec ts the inte rnal speak er and the PTT (pus h to talk) button . Or, you ca n connect a mo no ea rpho ne (av ai l- able at yo ur local R adioShack store) into th e SPK jack and us e the PTT button as usual. USING THE BELT CLIP To use th e supplie d belt clip, sli de it down onto the tab at the back of th[...]

  • Page 8

    8 OPERATION CONTROLS OFF — turn away from OFF t o turn the radio on and adjus t the volum e. To turn th e radio o ff, turn OFF towa rd OFF until it clicks . PTT (push to talk) — to talk, ho ld down for about 1 s econd, th en speak in to the mic ro- phone. TX l ights. Rele ase PTT when you fin- ish sp eaking. CALL — hold dow n to se nd a pagin[...]

  • Page 9

    9 Hold down MODE un til L disappears to u n- lock and . and — s elects the c hannel nu mber. DISPLAY AND INDICATOR S 1 – 19 — indica tes the selected channe l (1– 14) or quie t code (1–19 ). TX/BATT — l ights w hen you tra nsmit a mes- sage, pres s CAL L , or wh en the batteries are low. L — appear s when you lock and . QUIET — ligh[...]

  • Page 10

    10 CALL is presse d and the ra dio only re sponds to sig nals tha t have th e same code. R adios you pl an to us e toge ther must be se t to t he same co de. This rad io has these qui et (CTC- SS) codes. To set the radio to us e the quiet fe ature and set a qu iet code: 1. Hold down MODE then r otate OF F away f rom OFF to turn o n the radio . The [...]

  • Page 11

    11 AUTO-SQUELCH Your radio has auto -squelch , which m eans you wil l not hear anyt hing on a chan nel un- less som eone is transmi tting nearby on the same c hannel. Or, i f you use the quiet fe a- ture, you m ight not hear a trans mission on the curre nt frequenc y. To turn off auto-s quelch (s o you can hear weake r, distant tran smission s), ho[...]

  • Page 12

    12 T URNIN G THE KEY T ONE ON AND OFF The radio is preset to s ound a beep each time yo u pres s a key. To turn the b eep on or off, hold down CALL the n turn on the ra dio. CARE To enjoy your Radio Shack Spo rts FRS 2- Way R adio for a l ong time: • Keep th e radio dry . If it g ets wet, wipe it dry im media tely . • Us e and store the radio o[...]

  • Page 13

    13 FCC INFORMATION Important: Do not open your radio to make any inte rnal adjustm ents. Your ra dio is set to transmi t a regulated s ignal on an as signed frequenc y. It is against t he law to a lter or ad- just the settings inside t he radio to exceed those li mitations . Any adjustm ents made to your radio mu st be made by a q ualified tech- ni[...]

  • Page 14

    14 SPECIFICATIONS RF Output P ow er ............ ................ 30 0 mW Number of Channels ............ ................. ... 14 Frequ encies: T emperature Ran ge ................. –4° to 122°F (–20° to 5 0°C) Minimu m Bat tery Li fe (a lkali ne): Standby ................ ................. .... 85 Hours T ransmittin g ................ ...[...]

  • Page 15

    15 NOTES 21-1822.fm P age 15 Friday, Mar ch 10, 2000 10:39 AM[...]

  • Page 16

    RadioShac k A Div ision of T a nd y Co rp o rati on Fort Worth, Texas 76102 9WM014 03A00 Printed in Ch ina Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This pro duct is warrant ed by Radio Shack against man ufactur- ing defects in material and workmanship under norm al use for ninety (90) days f rom the date of purchase from RadioShack company-own ed stores and aut[...]