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OWNER'S MANUAL
FRS RADIO
21-1860
INTRODUCTION
Your RadioShack FRS radio is a portable, easy-to-use, two-way radio that you can carry almost
anywhere. Use it at shopping malls, amusement parks, sports events, 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 codes. If someone else is using the channel
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 tuned 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 press
any key.
You can connect an optional speaker/microphone and earphone, charger (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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Summary of Contents for Radio Shack 21-1860
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Page 1: Using The Radio
OWNER’S MANUAL FRS RADIO 21-1860 INTRODUCTION Your RadioShack FRS radio is a portable, easy-to-use, two-way radio that you can carry almost anywhere. Use it at shopping malls, amusement parks, sports events, or at the beach to contact family and friends, or for vital communications in a neighborhood watch. -
Page 2: Function And Location Of The Controls
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. 6. “ ” : Displays when your radio is transmitting or the CALL button is pressed. 7. - Page 3 In “OFF” position, your transceiver is off. Rotate this control clockwise to turn on your radio and adjusts the volume, until you get a comfortable listening level. 2. CH /Key Tone Button Press CH to move one channel higher. Press and hold CH for more than 1.5sec to enter into the scan upwardly mode.
- Page 4 Press FUNC key for less than 1.5 sec, and follow by QUIET key to enter into the QUIET Scan mode, and icons of “SCAN” and “QUIET” will be lightened on LCD. When received the same QUIET code, the scanning stops and will keep scanning after the signal disappears. Press any key will exit and return to the normal working channel.
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Page 5: Operation
Connect an optional speaker/microphone or earphone in this jack. Charger Jack (shared with the Mic jack) You can recharge Ni-Cd batteries using an optional battery charger (not supplied). Plug the charger’s barrel plug into the CHRG jack on the side of the unit, then connect the charger to a standard AC outlet. -
Page 6: Channel Frequencies
RX Frequency....................462-467 MHz Channels..........................14 Modulation type......................FM Antenna impedance....................50 Ohm Microphone....................condenser type Power supply....................4× AA Alkaline Sensitivity at 12dB Sinad....................0.5µ µ µ µ V Adjacent Channel Rejection..................45dB Audio Squelch ......................Auto Audio output power................250mW @ 8 Ohm Audio Distortion ......................5% RF Output Power................500 mW ERP @6V DC Harmonic Emissions.................more than 50dB Dimensions(HWD)..............…..121.5×55.0×38.0mm Weight(without batteries).....................145g...