Radio Shack TRC-512 manual

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    Cat. N o. 2 1-412 OWNER’S M ANUAL Plea se re ad bef o r e us in g t hi s eq uipm ent TRC-512 5-Ch annel 4 9 MHz FM Walkie -Ta lkie 21- 41 2. fm P a ge 1 T hur sd ay, A u gust 5, 19 99 3 :4 1 P M[...]

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    2 INTRODUC TION Your Radi oShack TRC-51 2 5-Channel 49 MHz F M Wal kie T alkie i s a co mpact , por table trans ceiver. You can com munica te with othe r TRC-512 t rans- ceiv ers, o r any ot her trans ceiver operat ing on the sam e frequency . The TRC-51 2 adds t o your fun at sport ing ev ents, o n campi ng tri ps , or when b iking or hiki ng wi t[...]

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    3 Belt Cli p — l ets you at tach t he TRC-51 2 se curely to your bel t or pocket for ha nds- free car ry ing. Dual-Conve rsion S uperheter odyne Cir cuitry — provi des clean, cle ar recepti on. Note : To po wer your T RC-512 , you need o ne 9 vo lt alkal ine b attery ( not suppli ed). 21- 41 2. fm P a ge 3 T hur sd ay, A u gust 5, 19 99 3 :4 1 [...]

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    4 PR EP AR A TI ON INST ALLING THE BA TTER Y Your T RC-512 uses on e 9 volt bat tery ( not s upplie d) for power. For the long est life and bes t performanc e, we recomm end you use an al kali ne batt ery such as RadioSh ack Cat. No. 23-553 . Cauti on: Use o nly a fresh batter y of the requir ed size an d type . Foll ow the se steps to i nst all th[...]

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    5 2. Snap the battery onto the bat tery c onnector insi de the compar tment. The connect or only fit s on t he bat tery one way . 3. Replace t he cover . When t he low b attery i ndicat or lig hts, repl ace th e batter y. Cautions : • Always remov e an old or weak bat tery . Batt er- ies can l eak chem icals that can destr oy elec- troni c par ts[...]

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    6 INST ALLING THE BEL T CLIP Your TRC- 512 comes wit h a clip you can us e to hook t he trans ceiver ont o your bel t or pocke t. To i n- stal l the clip, sl ide i t into th e slot o n the back of the tran s c e iv er u n til it lo c ks i nt o p la c e. T o re mo v e it , l ift up the lo cking ta b and sli de t he clip out. Fi g. 2 21- 41 2. fm P a[...]

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    7 OPE RA T ION 1. Fully exten d the antenna . 2. Tur n on the transcei ver b y rot ating the volume contro l up unti l it cl icks. 3. Tur n the channel selec tor to tun e t o the desire d channel . Fi g. 3 Fi g. 4 Fi g. 5 21- 41 2. fm P a ge 7 T hur sd ay, A u gust 5, 19 99 3 :4 1 P M[...]

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    8 4. T o transmi t, press P USH TO T ALK and speak int o the mi crophone from ab out thr ee inc hes away . T o trans m it an a lert tone to a nother tra nsceive r on the sele cted fre quency , press the call butt on. 5. Releas e PUSH TO T ALK when you finish spea k- ing. 6. Adjus t the vol ume contro l to t he most comf ort- able l isten in g level[...]

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    9 CARE AND MAINTENANC E Your Radio Shack TRC-512 5- Channel 49 MHz FM Walkie Tal kie is an exam ple of super ior des ign and craft smanship . The foll owing sugge stion s will hel p you car e for y our TRC-5 12 so you can enjo y it for years. Keep th e TRC-512 dr y. I f it get s we t, wipe it dry immediat ely. Li quids might contai n miner als tha [...]

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    10 Use only a fresh batte ry of the r eq uired siz e and recom m en ded type. Bat teries can leak c hemicals that damage yo ur TRC-512 ’s el ectr onic p arts. Wipe the TRC-512 wi th a damp c loth occas ionally to ke ep it looking n ew. Do not us e hars h chemical s, cle aning sol - vent s, or strong deterg ents to cl ean the TRC- 512. Modif ying [...]

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    11 THE FCC W ANTS YOU T O KNOW Your TRC- 512 might cause TV or r adi o int er ferenc e even when it i s oper ating proper ly. To d etermin e whether your TRC-5 12 is cau sing the i nterf erence, turn off your TRC-51 2. If the int erfer ence goes away, your TRC-5 12 is caus ing it. Try to elimi nate the i nterfer ence by: • Moving your TRC-512 awa[...]

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    12 SPE CIF IC A TIO NS GENERAL Operat ing F requenci es . .. ....... ..... .. (A) 49.830 MHz (B) 49 .84 5 MHz (C) 49 .86 0 MHz (D) 49 .87 5 MHz (E) 49 .89 0 MHz Input V oltage ... .. .. . ..... ..... ....... ..... ..... .. ..... .. ... 9V DC Curre nt Drain ... .. .. ..... ..... ... 130 mA max. (Rece ive) 50 mA max. (T r ans m it ) 30 mA max. (Stand[...]

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    13 RECEIVER Se ns iti vity ( 20 dB qu ie ting ) ... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. . 0.5 µ V Squelch Sens itivi ty Thresh old ..... . ...... . .... . .... 0.5 µ V Modulat ion Acc eptance Bandwidt h .. ..... ..... . ± 7 k Hz Spurio us and Image Rejecti on .. ..... ..... ... 20 dB min Frequenc y Stabi lity (0°C t o 40°C) .... ..... ..... . ± 1 kH[...]

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    14 NOTES 21-4 12 .f m Page 14 Thurs da y, Au gust 5, 1999 3:41 P M[...]

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    15 Limit ed Ninet y-Day W a rranty Thi s product i s warranted by RadioS hack agai nst manuf acturing defect s in materi al an d workmansh ip under nor mal use for nine ty (90) day s from the date of purchase fr om RadioSha ck company- own ed stores and authori zed RadioS hack franc hisee s and deal- er s. E XC EPT AS PRO VID ED H ER EIN , Ra dio S[...]

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    Ra dioSha ck A Div ision of T andy Co rpora tio n Fo rt W ort h , T exa s 7610 2 9368 77 AA 4 A8 Pr int ed i n Tha ila nd (continue d) caus ed b y or attributabl e to acts of God, abuse, acci - dent, misuse, im proper or abnorm al usa g e, failure to follow i n- structio ns, improper instal lation or maint enance, alt eration, li g htnin g or other[...]