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Radio Shack 21-1825 Owner's Manual

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21-1825.fm Page 1 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM
Cat. No. 21-1825
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
2-Way Personal Radio
• • • •
Compact Design
• • • •
14 Channel Selection
• • • •
Clear Communication
Up to 2 Miles
• • • •
Automatic Squelch
• • • •
Convenient Headset Jacks
• • • •
20-Hour Nominal Battery Life
• • • •
Recharges Batteries
with Optional Charger
• • • •
Paging Feature
• • • •
Auto Power Off

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  • Page 1 21-1825.fm Page 1 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM Cat. No. 21-1825 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. 2-Way Personal Radio • • • • Compact Design • • • • 14 Channel Selection • • • •...
  • Page 2 21-1825.fm Page 2 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM INTRODUCTION RadioShack welcomes you to the next generation personal communication — the Family Radio Service (FRS). FRS is a new license-free, two-way, short-range voice radio service that lets families and groups keep in touch with each...
  • Page 3 21-1825.fm Page 3 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM Codes” on Page 14). You can talk with a person who has an FRS ra- dio if both radios are tuned to the same channel and quiet code. Also, if the radio is idle for 2 hours, it automatically shuts off.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    21-1825.fm Page 4 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM CONTENTS Preparation ... 5 Installing Batteries ... 5 Recharging Ni-Cd or Ni-MH Batteries ... 7 Operation ... 11 A Quick Look at the Radio ... 11 Selecting a Channel ... 13 Quiet Codes ...

  • Page 5: Preparation

    21-1825.fm Page 5 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your radio requires three AAA bat- teries for power. For the best per- formance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack batteries. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommend- ed type.
  • Page 6 21-1825.fm Page 6 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM 2. Slide inside CHARGE ON/OFF the battery compartment to (for alkaline batteries) or (for Ni-Cd or Ni-MH re- chargeable batteries). 3. Install three AAA batteries ac- cording to the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside.

  • Page 7: Recharging Ni-Cd Or Ni-Mh Batteries

    21-1825.fm Page 7 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM batteries. 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: If you do not plan to use the radio for a month or longer, re- move the batteries.
  • Page 8 21-1825.fm Page 8 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM If you use rechargeable Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries, you can recharge them in the radio using an optional AC or DC adapter (both available from your local RadioShack store). The radio’s...
  • Page 9 21-1825.fm Page 9 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM the radio's jack. Using CHRG an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the radio or the adapt- • Always connect the adapter to the radio before you connect it...
  • Page 10 21-1825.fm Page 10 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM 3. Attach the Adaptaplug to the adapter so TIP reads positive (+). 4. Connect the charger’s barrel plug to the radio’s jack CHRG and plug its other end into a standard AC outlet or a vehicle cigarette-lighter socket.

  • Page 11: Operation

    21-1825.fm Page 11 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM OPERATION A QUICK LOOK AT THE RADIO Antenna VOLUME/OFF PUSH TO TALK SPK Jack MIC Jack SHIFT CHRG Jack Display QUIET CALL Channel Selection Keys Rotate to turn the ra- VOLUME/OFF dio on and off and adjust the vol- ume.
  • Page 12 21-1825.fm Page 12 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM Important: The FCC does not al- low you to send a continuous tone for more than 10 seconds at a time on FRS frequencies. Do not hold down for more than 10 sec- CALL onds.

  • Page 13: Selecting Achannel

    21-1825.fm Page 13 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM You can connect an optional micro- phone or speaker with a -inch mini plug and a -inch plug to the jacks (or an earphone with -inch plug to the jack). SELECTING A...

  • Page 14: Quiet Codes

    21-1825.fm Page 14 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM radio continues scan through channels if you do not press any buttons. QUIET CODES Quiet codes let you talk and listen to people who are using other radi- os set to the same channel and qui- et code.
  • Page 15 21-1825.fm Page 15 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM 2. Repeatedly press (or hold down) until you see the code number you want to use. (See the “Quiet Codes” chart on Page 16 for a com- plete list of quiet codes.) 3.

  • Page 16: Frs Frequencies

    21-1825.fm Page 16 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM FRS Frequencies Frequency Channel (MHz) 462.5625 462.5875 462.6125 462.6375 462.6625 462.6875 462.7125 467.5625 467.5875 467.6125 467.6375 467.6625 467.6875 467.7125 Quiet Codes Code Frequency (Hz) 67.0 71.9 74.4 77.0 79.7 82.5 85.4 88.5...
  • Page 17 21-1825.fm Page 17 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM Code Frequency (Hz) 94.8 97.4 100.0 103.5 107.2 110.9 114.8 118.8 123.0 127.3 131.8 136.5 141.3 146.2 151.4 156.7 162.2 167.9 173.8 179.9 186.2 192.8 203.5 210.7 218.1 225.7 233.6 241.8...

  • Page 18: Using Auto Power-Off

    21-1825.fm Page 18 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM USING AUTO POWER-OFF You can set the radio to automati- cally turn off if it is idle for about 2 hours. To turn this feature on or off, hold down while turning on the radio.

  • Page 19: Using Key Lock

    21-1825.fm Page 19 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM Note: Strong interference from a nearby radio source might tempo- rarily prevent your radio from work- properly. (unlock) appears, move away from the radio source and turn your radio off and on again.

  • Page 20: Care

    21-1825.fm Page 20 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM CARE To enjoy your 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 temperature environ- ments.

  • Page 21: Fcc Information

    21-1825.fm Page 21 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM FCC INFORMATION Important: Do not open your radio to make any internal adjustments. Your radio is set up to transmit a regulated signal on one of 14 as- signed frequencies. It is against the...
  • Page 22 21-1825.fm Page 22 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM ence, turn it off. If the interference goes away, your radio is causing it. Try to eliminate the interference by: • moving your radio away from the receiver • calling your local RadioShack...

  • Page 23: Specifications

    21-1825.fm Page 23 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range: 462.5625–467.7125 MHz Channels ... 14 Quiet Codes ... Standard CTCSS Tones RF Output Power: 300 mW ERP @ 4.5VDC Power Supply ... 3 AAA Alkaline Sensitivity at 12dB Sinad ... 0.5µV Adjacent Channel Rejection: 45dB Audio Distortion ...
  • Page 24 21-1825.fm Page 24 Friday, March 3, 2000 12:32 PM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de- fects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.

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