Changing Channels Using The Controls On The Microphone; Dual Watch And Memory Setting; Transmitting; Listening To The Weather Band - Radio Shack Mobile CB Owner's Manua

Note: To improve communication quality,
press
ACE/ALERT OFF
lights. See "Reducing Noise" on Page 8.
Notes:
• The ACE circuit does not operate when
you select .
WX
• You cannot turn on the ACE circuit while
holding down the talk button.
To turn off the CB, turn
OFF/VOLUME
clockwise until it clicks.
Changing Channels Using the
Controls on the Microphone
To tune to the next higher or lower channel,
press or on the microphone.
UP DOWN
To quickly change channels in either direction,
hold down or until you reach the de-
UP DOWN
sired channel.
To prevent accidentally changing the channel
with or , press
UP DOWN
again to restore the or
UP

Dual Watch and Memory Setting

You can set the CB to check a sub channel
(Channel 9 is preset) while receiving the main
channel. If the CB finds a signal on the sub
channel, it automatically switches to it.
To use dual watch, select the main channel,
then press
DUAL/MEM
again to turn off dual watch.
To change the sub channel from Channel 9 to
another channel:
1. Select the desired channel for sub chan-
nel.
2. Press and hold
DUAL/MEM
seconds.
3. Select the main channel and press
.
MEM
. The ACE indicator
counter-
. Press
LOCK LOCK
operation.
DOWN
. Press
DUAL/MEM
for about 2
DUAL/
6
Note: Using the microphone to either transmit
or change channels up and down will turn off
dual watch.

Transmitting

Note: We recommend you try receiving trans-
missions before you transmit.
1. To transmit, press the talk button on the
side of the microphone. Hold the micro-
phone about 2 or 3 inches from your
mouth and speak in a normal tone. The
TX indicator lights.
2. When you finish transmitting, release the
talk button. The TX indicator turns off.
3. To turn off the CB, turn
counterclockwise until it clicks.

Listening to the Weather Band

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration (NOAA) broadcasts local fore-
cast and regional weather information on one
or more of seven channels in the US. All sev-
en frequencies are preprogrammed in this CB.
(See "Weather Channel Frequencies" on
Page 7.)
To select a weather broadcast, set
to , and turn
CMP WX CHANNEL
of the frequencies. Set
return to normal CB operation. The CB also
detects severe weather alert signals in CB
mode.
Note: The microphone's talk button does not
work when is set to
WX/CB/CMP

Digital Weather Alert

When your local weather station broadcasts a
severe weather alert signal, the radio sounds
an alert tone and the radio's SAME alert indi-
cator lights according to the emergency level
encoded in the signal.
OFF/VOLUME
WX/CB/
to select one
to to
WX/CB/CMP CB
.
WX