Radio Shack 21-1826 User Manual

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Owner’s Manual

Cat. No. 21-1826/28/29

Personal

Two-Way

Radio

Clear Communications

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Up to a Mile

2 Channel Selection

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Paging Feature

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Automatic Squelch

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Power Indicator

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Retractable Antenna

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Modulation Limiter

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License-Free

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INTRODUCTION

RadioShack welcomes you to the
next generation of personal commu­nication — the Family Radio Ser­vice (FRS). FRS is a new license­free, 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 Two­Way Radio is a lightweight, palm­sized radio that you can carry al­most anywhere and use to talk with
another person who has an FRS ra­dio set to the same frequency as
your radio (462.5625 MHz, FRS
Channel 1, or 467.5625 MHz, FRS
Channel 8).

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 use the

MON

(monitor)
key to temporarily turn off auto­squelch and hear weaker, distant
transmissions.

The built-in modulation limiter circuit
automatically adjusts the radio for a
wide variety of voice levels to en­sure a clear transmission.

© 1999 Tandy Corporation.

All Rights Reserved.

RadioShack is a registered trademark

used by Tandy Corporation.

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PREPARATION

INSTALLING
BATTERIES

Your radio requires four AAA batter­ies (not supplied) for power. For the
best performance and longest life,
we recommend RadioShack alka­line batteries. You can also use Ra­dioShack rechargeable batteries
and recharge them using an option­al charger.

Cautions:

1. Rotate the dial above POWER

• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and recom­mended type.

• Do not mix old and new batter­ies, different types of batteries
(standard, alkaline, or re­chargeable), or rechargeable
batteries of different capaci­ties.

fully clockwise until the radio
clicks to turn it off.

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2. To remove the battery com­partment cover, press the
raised dots on the cover and
slide it down.

3. Install the batteries, according
to the polarity symbols (+ and
–) inside.

4. Replace the cover, then rein­sert the belt clip (if desired).

The radio’s range decreases as bat­tery power decreases. To ensure
maximum range, keep fresh batter­ies in the radio.

When the batteries weaken, a tone
sounds for about 5 seconds, the ra­dio will not transmit or receive, and
an error tone sounds whenever you
press

PTT, MON

, or

CALL

. Replace

the batteries.

Warning:

Dispose of old batteries
promptly and properly. Do not burn
or bury them.

Caution:

If you do not plan to use
the radio for a week, remove the
batteries. Batteries can leak chemi­cals that can destroy electronic
parts.

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