Radio Shack BTX-127 manual

Cat. No. 19-1206 OWNER’S M ANUAL Please read befor e usin g thi s equi pment. BTX-127 CTCSS • VHF/FM Busines s Band Tr ansceiv er 19- 12 06 .f m Pa ge 1 Tue s da y, Au gu st 3, 19 99 10 :50 A M[...]

2 Featur es Y our Ra dioShack BTX-127 CTCSS • VHF/FM Busine ss Band Tr anscei ver is a porta ble, tw o-wa y busines s radio serv ice trans ceiver that you can carry almost anywhere . The tr ansceiv er is compact and li ght, mak ing it an i deal choice for your busi ness needs . Y our trans ceiver has these featur es: Progra mmable Frequ encies ?[...]

3 Flex ible Antenna — pr ovides exc ellent rece ption. Belt Clip — lets you at tach th e transc eiv - er to yo ur belt or waist ban d. The tr ansceiv er ’s prese t freque ncies ar e : • 151. 625 M Hz ( red do t) • 151. 700 MHz • 151. 760 MHz • 151. 820 MHz • 151. 880 MHz • 151. 940 MHz • 151. 955 M Hz ( purple d ot) • 154. 570[...]

4 CONTENTS FCC Regulat ion s .. .. ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ..... 5 FC C L ic en s e R eq ui red .... .. ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 5 FC C P ar t 9 0 R ul es ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. [...]

5 FC C Regulat i ons FC C Licen se Required T his transce iver i s inten ded for use in the op erati on of commerc ial ac tivities , educat ional , phi lanthr opi c, or e cclesi ast i- cal insti tutions, and hospit als, cli nics, or med ical ass oci atio ns. The Fed er al Communic ations Com mis- sio n (FCC) requ ires you to have a li- cense before[...]

6 • As lic ensee, you ar e resp onsibl e for proper operat ion of all tr anscei vers operat ing un der you r li cen se auth or- ity . • Y o u can l et unl icense d person s operat e thi s transmi tter , as long as you t ake preca utions to prevent unautho rized tran smissi ons. • Y ou m us t us e t h is tr an s c e iv er on ly for t he commer[...]

7 Y our trans ceiver m i ght caus e TV or r adio int erferenc e ev en when i t is o perati ng prope rly . T o deter m ine whether your tr ansceiv er is causi ng the inter ference , turn o ff you r tr an sc ei ver. If th e inte r fer- ence goes away , your trans ceiver is causi ng it . T ry t o elim inate t he int erfer - enc e b y : • m o vi ng y[...]

8 Prepar ation Inst alling the Ba ttery Pack The suppl ied b atter y pack, when full y charge d, prov ides powe r to yo ur trans- ce i v er f o r up t o 8 ho u r s. Y o u m u s t i nst a l l the bat tery pac k in your tra nsceiv er , the n cha rge i t. Cauti on: Do n ot remo ve the plastic wrap from t he batter y pack. Doing so can per- manen tl y [...]

9 Chargi ng t he Batt ery Pack Befor e you use the bat tery pack for the fi rst time, you must use t he supp lied bat- ter y char ger to charge it for about 12 to 14 hours to bring it to a full char ge. Y ou cannot use the tr anscei ver whil e you char ge the batt ery pack. Cauti on: The s upplie d battery ch arger was desi gned speci fica lly for [...]

10 Notes: • A nickel -cadmium bat tery pack la sts longer and deli vers more power if yo u oc cas io na lly let it fu lly d is - charge . T o do this, use th e trans- ceive r until the RX/TX indi cator lig hts yell ow when you press PUSH TO T A L K . • T o prevent damaging a nickel -cad- mium ba ttery pack , nev er charg e it in an area where t[...]

11 Connect ing an Opti onal Ante nna Alt hough the suppl ied flexi ble antenna prov ides e xcell ent l ocal recepti on, you can con nect an opt ional exter nal mobile ante nna or outd oor base st atio n ante nna to you r trans cei ver for bet ter rec ept ion of weak signal s. The an tenna jac k on t he top of t he tr anscei ver makes it easy t o us[...]

12 List ening Saf ely T o pro tect your heari ng, fo llow thes e guidel ines when yo u use an e arphone. • Set t he vol ume to t he l owest se ttin g befor e you b egin l iste ning. Aft er yo u begin l isteni ng, adj ust th e volume t o a comfort able le vel . • Do not li sten at extr emely high vo l- ume level s. Ext ended hi gh-volum e lis te[...]

13 Sett ing F requency Optio ns Befor e you c an use y our t ranscei ver , an aut hor iz ed ser v ic e fac ility mus t set your tr ansceiv er to a VHF busines s b and fre- quency you have a l icense to use. Then , you c an sel ect a preset CTCSS (Cont in- uous T on e C o ntrol Squel ch System) fre- quency an d set your trans ceiver t o use it. Here[...]

14 Using a CTCSS Frequ ency Foll ow these st eps to set your t ranscei v- er to a CTCSS freq uency and t hen act i- vate or deact ivate CTCSS. 1. T ur n VOLUME f ully count ercl ock- wise to m ake sure power is turne d off. 2. Remove the b attery c ompartm ent cover (see “ Insta lling t he Batt ery Pack” on Page 8). Y ou do not have to r emove [...]

15 4. Hold down PUSH TO T AL K, then tur n VOLUME clockwi se until i t cli cks . The transc ei ver se ts the CTCSS code. Releas e PUSH TO TA L K . If the t ranscei ver b eeps onc e and RX/TX l ights g reen f or about 2 seconds , tha t mea ns the CTCSS se tting w as s ucce ssful. If t he transcei ver beeps 3 t imes and RX/TX l ight s red for ab out [...]

16 Operat ion Note: Y ou can only com municat e with another transc eiver that is usi ng the same channel and/or the same CTCSS c o de as yo u r tr an s c e i v er. 1. T ur n VOLUME clo ckwise to tur n on the tr an s c ei v er, turn S Q U E L C H fu lly counte rcloc kwise until you hear a hissi ng sound , then adjust the vo l- ume to a comfort able[...]

17 Ope rational Hints Y our transce iver’s range var ies depen d- ing on fact ors su ch as positi on, te rrain , and bat tery cond ition. Bui ldings abso rb tr ansmitt ed si gnals a nd, if they contai n met al, might compl etely bloc k the si g- nals . Tr ees and heavy cloud format ions ha ve a si milar ef fect , th ough no t as s e- vere . If yo[...]

18 Care AND Mainte nance Y o ur RadioShack BTX- 127 CTCSS • VHF/FM Business Band T ransceive r is an exam- ple of supe r ior des i gn and craf t sma nship. The followi ng suggest ions will help you car e for you r transc eiver so you can enj oy it for year s. • Keep the transcei ver d ry . I f it gets wet, wipe it dry im m edi ately . L iquid s[...]

19 Spec if icat io ns Frequen cy Range ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... . 150.7 75–157.74 0 MHz Ch ann el s .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. . 1 Modulat ion T ype .. ..... ... .. .[...]

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