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Radio Shack Family Radio Service Owner's Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

Personal FM Transceiver

Your RadioShack Family Radio Service (FRS) is a license-free, two-

way, short-range voice radio service that lets families and groups keep

in touch with each other on specific reserved channels.

Your RadioShack Personal FM Transceiver is a lightweight, palm-

sized radio that you can carry almost anywhere. Use it at shopping

malls, amusement parks, or sports events to contact family and

friends, or in a neighborhood watch for vital communications. You can

talk with another person who has an FRS radio set to the same fre-

quency (462.5625 MHz, FRS Channel 1) as your radio.

Your radio has

auto-squelch

, which means you will not hear anything

on the channel unless someone is transmitting nearby on the same

channel. You can turn off auto-squelch to hear weaker, distant trans-

missions.

If you do not transmit for at least 6 seconds, the radio automatically

switches to a power save mode and returns to full power when it re-

ceives a transmission or you press any key.

INSTALLING BATTERIES

Your radio uses three AAA batteries for power. For the best perfor-

mance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline batteries.

Note:

You can also use Ni-Cd rechargeable batteries in the radio and

recharge them, using a separate battery charger, available at your lo-

cal RadioShack store.

1. Rotate

OFF

fully downward until it

clicks, then slide off the battery com-

partment cover in the direction of the

arrow.

2. Install the batteries, matching the

polarity symbols (+ and



–) inside.

3. Replace the cover.

The radio’s range decreases as the battery

power decreases. To ensure maximum

range, keep fresh batteries in the radio.

Warning:

Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn

or bury them.

Caution:

Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries

(standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of dif-

ferent capacities.

Important:

The EPA certified RBRC

®

Battery Recycling

Seal on the nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery indicates

RadioShack is voluntarily participating in an industry pro-

gram to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of

their useful life, when taken out of service in the United

States or Canada. The RBRC program provides a convenient alterna-

tive to placing used Ni-Cd batteries into the trash or the municipal

waste stream, which may be illegal in your area. Please call 1-800-

THE-SHACK (1-800-843-7422) for information on Ni-Cd battery recy-

cling and disposal bans/restrictions in your area. RadioShack’s in-

volvement in this program is part of the company’s commitment to

preserving our environment and conserving our natural resources.

USING THE RADIO

1. To turn on the radio, rotate

OFF

upward until it clicks. A melody

sounds when you turn it on. If

you do not want the melody to

sound, hold down

PTT

(push to

talk) when you turn on the power.

2. Adjust the volume to the desired

listening level.

3. To talk, hold down

PTT

. When the

TX/BATT indicator lights, speak

into the microphone.

Note:

If the TX/BATT indicator

lights when

PTT

is not held down,

replace the batteries.

4. When you finish speaking,

release

PTT

.

Talk Confirmation

You can set the radio so a confirmation tone sounds when you release

PTT

. The tone alerts another person you are talking to that you have

finished talking. To turn on this feature, hold down

CALL

while turning

on the radio. To turn off this feature, turn off the radio.

To hear everything happening on a channel, including weak transmis-

sions, hold down

MON

. Release

MON

to turn auto-squelch back on.

You can cause a paging tone to sound on all radios tuned to FRS

Channel 1. To send a page, press

CALL

.

THE BELT CLIP

To attach the belt clip, slide it down until it locks into place. To remove

the belt clip, pull the tab and slide the belt clip up.

USING A WRIST STRAP

You can attach an optional wrist strap or pager chain (neither supplied)

to the wrist strap hole behind

OFF

.

RadioShack has a wide variety of pager chains available.

AUTO POWER SAVE

Your radio saves battery life by reducing the power the radio uses until

it receives a signal or you press a key. Because the receiving radio

might be using power save mode, wait about 1 second after pressing

PTT

to allow the receiving radio to come to full power before speaking

into the microphone.

MON

CALL TX/BATT

MIC

PTT

Antenna

OFF and Volume