RadioShack 21-1840 - Manual

Page 2 - frequency; Your radio has; INTRODUCTION

2 Your RadioShack Personal FM Radio is a light-weight, palm-sized radio that you can clip to your beltand carry almost anywhere. You can use it to talkwith another person who has an FRS radio set to thesame frequency (14-channel selectable) as your ra- dio. Your radio has auto-squelch , which means ...

Page 3 - PREPARATION; INSTALLING BATTERIES; Follow these steps to install batteries.

3 PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your radio uses three AA batteries for power. For thelongest life, we recommend alkaline batteries (avail-able from your local RadioShack store). You can alsouse rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries (such asCat. No. 23-325) and recharge them in the radio us-ing an...

Page 4 - Set the switch inside the compartment to; or

4 2. Set the switch inside the compartment to ALKA- LINE (for alkaline batteries) or Ni-Cd (for rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries). Caution: Do not use alkaline batteries with theswitch set to Ni-Cd . 3. Install the batteries, matching the polarity sym- bols (+ and –) inside the compartment. 4. ...

Page 5 - Recharging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries; jack. The recommended adapter meets

5 Recharging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries If you use rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries,you can recharge them in the radio using an option-al AC adapter (such as Cat. No. 273-1663). Be surethe switch inside the battery compartment is set to Ni-Cd . Caution: You must use an AC adapter that supplies6 v...

Page 6 - Connect the charger’s barrel plug to the radio’s; jack and plug its other end into a standard; jack

6 2. Connect the charger’s barrel plug to the radio’s CHRG jack and plug its other end into a standard AC outlet 3. Complete charging takes about 15 hours. When charging is complete, unplug the AC adapterfrom the AC outlet and disconnect it from the CHRG jack . SETTING THE QUIET CODE AND CHANNEL Use...

Page 7 - without

7 array of switches controls the quiet code, while theright array controls the channel. Note: You can only communicate with another radiowhich uses the same channel and Quiet code asyour radio. QUIET Code Frequency (Hz) Dip Switch Setting without QUIET 0000 12 100.0 0001 13 103.5 0010 14 107.2 0011 ...

Page 10 - USING THE RADIO; Rotate; to turn the radio on and off and ad-

10 USING THE RADIO Rotate VOLUME to turn the radio on and off and ad- just the volume. A tone sounds when you turn it on. To talk, hold down the headset’s PTT (push to talk) button. Speak into the microphone when the TX/LOBATT indicator lights. When you finish speaking, re-lease PTT . The TX/LO BATT...

Page 11 - To send a page, press; for; to

11 To hear everything happening on a channel (includ-ing weak transmissions), hold down MON . Release MON to turn auto-squelch back on. To send a page, press CALL . The TX/LO BATT indi- cator lights and a tone sounds on all radios withinrange that are tuned to the same frequency as yourradio. Import...

Page 12 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE

12 CARE AND MAINTENANCE To enjoy your Personal FM Radio for a long time: • Keep the radio dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Use and store the radio only in normal tempera- ture environments. • Handle the radio gently and carefully. Don’t drop it. • Keep the radio away from dust and dir...

Page 13 - FCC INFORMATION; • Never open your radio’s case.

13 FCC INFORMATION Important: Do not open your radio to make any in-ternal adjustments. Your radio is set up to transmit aregulated signal on an assigned frequency. It isagainst the law to alter or adjust the settings insidethe radio to exceed those limitations. Any adjust-ments made to your radio m...

Page 14 - This device complies with Part 15 of the; FCC Rules

14 This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the following two conditions:(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,and (2) this device must accept any interference re-ceived, including interference that may cause undes-ired operation. Modifying or tamperi...

Page 15 - SPECIFICATIONS; Transmitter; in; External Jack

15 SPECIFICATIONS Transmitter RF Output Power ............................... 200 mW ERP General Number of Channels ............................................ 14 Operating Temperature Range ........................ × C/F Weight with Batteries ...................................... lbs/kg Dimension...

RadioShack 21-1840 - Manual

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