Radio Shack 2101860 User Manual

OWNER’S MANUAL

FRS RADIO

21-1860

INTRODUCTION

Your RadioShack FRS radio is a portable, easy-to-use, t wo-way radio that you ca n carry a lmost
anywhere. Use it at shopping malls, amusement parks, sports e vents, or at the beach to contact
family and friends, or for vital communications in a neighborhood watch.

Your radio has 14 channels and 38 different quiet c odes. If someone e lse is using the channe l
you selected and you do not want to hear that person, select another channel or use the quiet
feature . You can talk with a person who has a FRS radio if both radios are t uned to the same
channel and quiet code.

Your radio also has one touch access key for 3 pre-programmed or user preferable FRS channel.
The radio can auto dual watch between the operation channel and user preset channel.

Your radio has auto-squelch, which means you will not hear anything on a channel unless
someone is transmitting nearby on the same channel. You can turn off auto-squelch to hear
weaker, distant transmissions.

Also, if the radio is idle for 2 hours, it automatically shuts off. It turns on again when you pre ss
any key.

You can connect an optional speaker/microphone and earphone, c harger (not supplied) to the
radio. And, the belt clip lets you take your radio almost anywhere.

USING THE RADIO

A. DISPLAY

Your radio comes with a multifunction backlighted display. By pressing any button except the
CALL and PTT, the backlight will illuminate for 7 seconds.

1. Shows the selected channel number.

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2. Shows the selected privacy code number.

3. Shows the selected memory channel number.

4. “QUIET”: Displays when the QUIET mode is enabled.

5. “BUSY” : Displays when a call is being received.

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6. “

Displays when your radio is transmitting or the CALL button is pressed.

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7. “FUNC” : Displays when the secondary function is enabled.

8. “SCAN” : Displays when the scan mode is activated.

9. “DUAL” : Displays when the dual-watch function is activated.

10. “ ”: Displays when the working channel is set to be skipped.

11. “

”: Indicates the batteries are low. Replace the batteries when it appears.

12. “ ”: Displays when the key tone function is activated.

13. “ ”: Displays when the keypad lock is activated.

14. “C-TONE”: Display when the over-tone function is activated.

B. FUNCTION AND LOCATION OF THE CONTROLS

1. “ON/OFF” Volume Control.

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