English dropdown-ico

Manual Radio Shack TRC-232

40 pages 0.29 mb
Download

Go to site of 40

Summary
  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 1

    Cat. No. 21-1672 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease re ad b efo re usin g thi s eq ui pmen t. TRC-232 4-W att 40 -Ch an ne l CB Wa lkie-T alkie 21-1 67 2.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Augu st 5, 19 99 12:04 PM ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 2

    2 FEA TURES Your Radi o Shack TRC-232 4- Watt 40-Ch annel CB Walkie- Talk ie is a portable , two-way ci tize n’s band radio tha t you can carr y almost any where . Use it around the hou se, in your offic e, or i n your car or boat . You c an put your walkie -tal kie t o good use on fi shing and ca mping tri ps, or y ou can use it in you r busi ne ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 3

    3 Bu ilt-I n , Ce ram ic Fi lter s — ensure superi or sel ectiv i ty a nd free - dom from adj acen t- chan nel interfer ence. Automati c Modulation Cont rol — ens u re s a c o n sta nt R F m od- ulat ion lev el . Aut om atic G ain Cont rol — m ai nta ins a c on sta nt v o lume l evel, regar dless of the signal stren gth. Automatic No ise Limi ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 4

    4 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... 6 Co nne cti ng an A nte nna .... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... ... 6 Po wer So urc es . ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... 8 Us ing Alk alin e Ba tte ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 5

    5 Replac ing t he DC Ca r Adapt er Fus e .. ... ..... ....... .... ..... .... 35 Sp ec i fic a t io n s .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... . 3 6 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING AN ANTENNA Cauti on: To pr event dam age to your wal kie-t alki e, you mus t connec t an antenna bef ore you oper ate th ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 6

    6 3. Press do wn and t urn t h e ante nna’ s base clock wise u ntil it lock s into pl ace. Note: If you ar e power ing your walki e-talki e from your v ehicl e’s ciga rette light er soc ket or f rom AC power , you ca n connect th e suppl ied DC adapter cord’s antenna connec tor to an ext ernal anten na ( see “Using Vehi cle Bat tery Power ? ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 7

    7 Warnin g: Use extre me cau tion wh en inst alli ng or remov ing an outdo or an tenna. If the ante nna st arts to fall, let it go! It could cont act ove rhead powe r lines . If the a nt e nna touc hes a power li ne, co ntact with t he ante nna, mas t , c able, or guy wi res can cause el e ctrocu tion a nd death. Call the power compan y to re - mov ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 8

    8 Foll ow thes e s teps t o ins tall batt eries in t he al kalin e batt ery cas e . 1. If t he alkal ine bat tery c ase is conn ected to the walki e- tal kie, pus h the batt ery latch up and slide t he batter y case of f th e wa lkie-ta lkie. 2. Using your thumb, press down o n one of th e arro w marks on top of t he bat tery case and pull it open. ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 9

    9 4. Press the batter y case back toget her and slide i t onto the wa lkie -tal ki e. Cauti ons: • Nev er mix di ff erent typ es of batter ies, and never mi x old and n ew batter ies. • Do not put alkali ne batter ies in the rec hargeabl e batter y cas e . • Us e only repl acemen t bat teri es of the req uired type. • Do no t dispos e of th ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 10

    10 Foll ow t he se steps to inst all batt eries in the recha r gea ble batter y cas e . 1. If t he r ech arge able batte ry c ase is c onnec ted to the wal ki e- tal kie, pus h the batt ery latch up and slide t he batter y case of f th e wa lkie-ta lkie. 2. Using your thumb, press down o n one of th e arro w marks on top of t he bat tery case and p ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 11

    11 • Do no t dispos e of the batte ries i n a fire b ecause the y can expl ode. • Do not open or mutil ate a ba tter y . Swal lowing a ba t ter y can be fa ta l . • Be caref ul not to sh ort th e batter ies wit h con duct i ng materi - als, suc h as ring s, brac elets, and keys. The ba tterie s or conduc t or mi ght o verheat a nd burn . • ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 12

    12 Uncap t he power ja ck cover on the bat tery case, attach t h e adapt er plug t o the ad apt er, i nsert the ada pte r plug into the pow- er jac k, then pl ug the charger i nto a st andard AC outl et . War ning: Never try t o recha rge alk aline or ot her non- recha rgea ble bat teries. Char ging non- rechar geable b atter ies can cause them to ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 13

    13 Using V ehic le Batter y Power Your wal kie-tal kie comes wi th a DC car adap ter that is idea l for use i n y our vehi cle. It lets you power your walki e- talk ie from your vehi cle’s cigaret te lig hter sock et (if your vehicl e has a 12-vol t negat ive-groun d electri cal sys t e m), and i ts ante nna adapte r con- nect or mak es i t easy ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 14

    14 3. Inser t the c igaret te l ighte r plug i nto y our veh i cl e’ s c igaret te li ght er soc ket . Note: I f the walki e-talki e do es not operat e proper l y when you us e the DC car a dapter , u nplug t he cor d fro m th e li ghter socket an d clea n an y ashes or o t her debris from the socket . If it s till do es not ope r ate pr oper l y ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 15

    15 Using AC Power You can operate t he walki e- talki e fr om AC power us i ng th e sup - pli ed DC car a dapter, a 12-vo lt DC power sup ply (such a s Cat. No. 22 -120 ), and a cigar ette light er acc essory outlet (such as Cat. No. 270- 1539). The s upplie d DC car ada pter al so le ts you connec t an extern al, mount ed walkie -talk ie antenna. ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 16

    16 Cauti on: Befor e plug ging t he plug into your cigaret te li ghter acces sory ou tlet , mak e sure the cap is screwed fi rmly ont o the pl ug. See “Repl acing t he DC Car Adapt er Fuse” on Page 34 for more info rmatio n about the cigaret te li ght er plug. 3. Inser t the ci garett e lighter plug on the DC car adapt er into the ci garett e l ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 17

    17 6. When y ou finish usi ng the DC adapt er cord , disco nnect i t fro m the ci garett e li ght er acces sor y ou tlet . Then di sc onnec t the adapt er cor d fro m your wal kie- talki e. Reco nnect t he suppl ied ante nna to the ant enna jack on th e walkie- ta lkie. USING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER In a nois y area, an ext ernal spe aker posi tioned i ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 18

    18 CONNECTING AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER/MICROPHONE You can us e an external sp eaker/micr ophon e ( s uch as Cat . No. 19-310 ) for hands -free operati on. Remove the cap and plug th e speake r/ micropho ne’s c onnec tor i nto t he walkie -talkie ’s MIC and SPK ja cks. USING THE WRIST STRAP You can use the attac hed wris t strap to keep the walkie -t ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 19

    19 OPER A TI ON Befor e you use you r walkie-t alki e, you shoul d know how to use it eff ectiv ely an d c ourteou sly. “Opera tional Hint s” c ont ains infor- mati on that will help yo u get m ore enj oyment f rom y our wal kie- talk ie. RECEIVING TRANSMISSIONS AND ADJUSTING SQUELCH 1. T urn SQUELC H fully cou ntercl oc kw is e. 2. T urn on t ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 20

    20 3. Press UP or DWN unti l the desired chan nel appears on t he disp lay . As you receive si gnal s, th e signal met er on t he dis- play shows the incomi ng signal streng t h. Im port ant! Ch annel 9 is r eser ved fo r motor ist assist ance and for re porti ng e m e rgency inf ormati on about acci dents, hazar dous r oad condit ions, and so on. ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 21

    21 TRANSMITTING 1. Foll ow t he steps descr ibed in “Recei ving T r an smissi ons and Ad j usting Sque lch.” 2. T o transm it, pr ess PTT . TX appear s on t he displ ay . The RF Out m eter on t he display s hows t he output level . Hold the walki e-ta lkie about 2– 3 inche s from your mout h and sp eak slowl y and cl earl y in a normal to ne ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 22

    22 4. Press H/ L to set the outpu t power to low power , if ne ces- sar y . LOW appear s on the di splay . Use t his mode t o trans- mit t o nearb y u nits. If t he other walkie- talk ie is far ther away or the rec eivin g perso n complains of noise, pr ess H/L again to set it to high outpu t power . LOW disappears from t he d ispla y . 5. T o t ur ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 23

    23 T urning On/Off the Light Press LG T to tur n on and off the display ’s light. Using Las t Channel Recall Press LC R to r eturn to th e last c hannel that was u sed for longe r than 3 sec onds or was tra nsm it t ed on. 21- 16 72. fm Pa ge 23 Th urs da y, Au gus t 5, 1999 1 2: 04 P M ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 24

    24 Scanning I ncoming Signa ls To scan i n coming si gna ls, pr ess SCAN . SCAN a ppears o n the disp lay, and t he walkie -talk ie stops for 5 seconds on each chan- nel wher e t here i s a t ransm iss ion. Press SCAN agai n to s t op au- tomat ic sc anning. SCAN disappea rs f rom the display . Alterna ting Between T wo Channels To al tern at e bet ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 25

    25 The wa l k ie-talk ie al terna tes be t wee n the fir st se lecte d c hannel (th e dual wat ch channe l ) and t he current ly se lected channel . Whene ver th e walki e-tal kie de tects a trans missio n on the f irs t channel , it switc hes back t o that cha nnel. Af ter 5 s econds, t he walki e-ta lkie retur ns to t he second c hanne l (eve n i ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 26

    26 Locking t he Functions Use th e LO CK switch t o lock th e walki e-talki e’s f unct ions (except PTT , LGT , and H/L ) to prev ent acci dental program chan ges. Press LOCK so LOCK appear s on t he display. To release th e lock , press LOCK again. LOCK disa ppears from the displ ay. POWER SA VE R Your wal kie-t alki e features a sp ecial power ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 27

    27 OPERA TIO NAL HINTS Like most acti vit ies, CB r adio ha s it s c ustoms an d courtesi es. The f ol lowing tip s wil l hel p you get the m ost enjoym ent f rom your wa lkie -tal ki e. COMMON USES FOR A CB RADIO Business Us es • T ruck dri vers and deli very per sonn el can l earn r oad and tra ffi c condi tions and get ass istanc e in loc atin ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 28

    28 • If y ou are a t wo- car (or m ore) f amily , CB radi os are gr eat for communi catin g with f amily members whi le the y are i n thei r cars. • Con tac t fri end s or n ei ghbors — fi nd ou t “ w hat ’s ha ppeni ng” or pla n a get -tog ether . • Ever hav e car trouble or run ou t of gas on the hi ghway ? What an a ssur ance i t i ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 29

    29 MAXIMUM RANGE The ma xi mum range an d qualit y of CB radio t ransm is sions var y dependi ng on the fol lowin g condition s: • The t ype and qu ality of ant enna us ed • The hei ght of the a nt e nna’ s mount ing l ocati on — t he highe r the ant enna , the bett er the si gnal ’s r ange • The sur r o unding t errain — mount ains a ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 30

    30 This table list s codes adopted by t he Associa ted Publ ic Saf ety Communi cat ions Off icer s (APCO). C ode Me anin g 10-1 Yo ur si gnal is bad. 10-2 Yo ur si gnal is good. 10-3 Stop t ransm it ti ng. 10-4 Mes sage r eceived an d under sto od. 10-5 Re lay informat i on to _____. 10-6 I am busy or ar e you busy? 10-7 Out of ser vice. 10-8 In se ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 31

    31 Code Meaning 10-17 En rout e. 10-18 Urge nt. 10-19 Contact __ ___. 10-20 What is your locati on? 10-21 Call _____ by t elephon e. 10-22 Cancel la st message. 10-23 Arriv ed at t he scene . 10-24 Assignment compl et e. 10-25 Meet ___ __. 10-26 Estimat ed time of ar ri val is _____. 10-30 Use cauti on. 10-31 Pick up. 10-33 Emerge ncy tr affi c. Cl ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 32

    32 CARE Your Radi o Shack TRC-232 4-Wat t 40-Chann el CB Walkie- Talk ie is an exa mple of supe rior design and cr aftsman ship. The fol lowing sug gestio ns wil l help y ou care f or the CB r adio s o you can e njoy it for y ears. • Kee p the walkie- t alkie dry . If it gets wet , wipe i t dr y immed i- atel y . Liqu ids can c onta in miner als ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 33

    33 FCC INFORMA TIO N The Feder al Communicat ions Com mission (FCC) doe s not re- quir e you to have a license t o operate th is CB radio. However , you mu st kno w Part 95 of FCC Rules . I t ex plain s the proper op - erat ion of a Class D cit izens ban d tra nsceive r. We e nclosed a copy of Part 95 with your CB radio. Warnin g: Do not open the C ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 34

    34 This device c omplies w ith Par t 15 of FCC Rules . Operat ion i s subj ect to the f ol lowing t w o condi tions : 1. This dev ice may no t caus e harmf ul int erference . 2. This device m ust ac cept any inter ferenc e recei ved, i nclud- ing i nte rfere nce that may caus e undesi r ed oper ati on. REPLACING THE DC CAR ADAPTER FUSE The DC car a ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 35

    35 SPE CIF IC A T ION S RECEIVER Freque ncy Cove rage .. .... .. . .... . .... . .... .. ... .. .. 26.965 –27.405 MHz Sen sit ivit y ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... ... ..... .. ... .... 0 .7 m V fo r 1 0dB (S +N )/N Adjac ent Cha nnel Rej ecti on ..... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ... ..... .. 65 dB Audio Distort i on at 1 kHz . .. .... . . ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 36

    36 Freque ncy T oler ance ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .... . .... . .... . .... . .... 0.002% Curre nt Dra in ( with modulati on): HI Pos it ion . ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .... 10 00 mA LO W Po si tio n . ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ..... ... .. . 800 m A GENERAL Power Requi r ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 37

    37 NOTES 21- 16 72. fm Pa ge 37 Th urs da y, Au gus t 5, 1999 1 2: 04 P M ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 38

    38 21- 16 72. fm Pa ge 38 Th urs da y, Au gus t 5, 1999 1 2: 04 P M ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 39

    39 21- 16 72. fm Pa ge 39 Th urs da y, Au gus t 5, 1999 1 2: 04 P M ...

  • Radio Shack TRC-232 - page 40

    RADIO SH ACK A Divisi on of T a ndy Cor porat ion Fort Wor t h, T exas 76102 1A7 P rinted i n Korea RADIO SHACK L IMITED W ARRANTY Th is p rod uc t is war ra nt ed ag ai nst def ec ts for 90 d ay s f rom d at e o f pur ch ase f rom R adi o Sha ck c ompan y-owned store s a nd aut ho- riz ed Radi o Sh ac k fra nchi sees a nd deal er s. W it h in this ...

Manufacturer Radio Shack Category Two-Way Radio

Documents that we receive from a manufacturer of a Radio Shack TRC-232 can be divided into several groups. They are, among others:
- Radio Shack technical drawings
- TRC-232 manuals
- Radio Shack product data sheets
- information booklets
- or energy labels Radio Shack TRC-232
All of them are important, but the most important information from the point of view of use of the device are in the user manual Radio Shack TRC-232.

A group of documents referred to as user manuals is also divided into more specific types, such as: Installation manuals Radio Shack TRC-232, service manual, brief instructions and user manuals Radio Shack TRC-232. Depending on your needs, you should look for the document you need. In our website you can view the most popular manual of the product Radio Shack TRC-232.

Similar manuals

A complete manual for the device Radio Shack TRC-232, how should it look like?
A manual, also referred to as a user manual, or simply "instructions" is a technical document designed to assist in the use Radio Shack TRC-232 by users. Manuals are usually written by a technical writer, but in a language understandable to all users of Radio Shack TRC-232.

A complete Radio Shack manual, should contain several basic components. Some of them are less important, such as: cover / title page or copyright page. However, the remaining part should provide us with information that is important from the point of view of the user.

1. Preface and tips on how to use the manual Radio Shack TRC-232 - At the beginning of each manual we should find clues about how to use the guidelines. It should include information about the location of the Contents of the Radio Shack TRC-232, FAQ or common problems, i.e. places that are most often searched by users in each manual
2. Contents - index of all tips concerning the Radio Shack TRC-232, that we can find in the current document
3. Tips how to use the basic functions of the device Radio Shack TRC-232 - which should help us in our first steps of using Radio Shack TRC-232
4. Troubleshooting - systematic sequence of activities that will help us diagnose and subsequently solve the most important problems with Radio Shack TRC-232
5. FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions
6. Contact detailsInformation about where to look for contact to the manufacturer/service of Radio Shack TRC-232 in a specific country, if it was not possible to solve the problem on our own.

Do you have a question concerning Radio Shack TRC-232?

Use the form below

If you did not solve your problem by using a manual Radio Shack TRC-232, ask a question using the form below. If a user had a similar problem with Radio Shack TRC-232 it is likely that he will want to share the way to solve it.

Copy the text from the picture

Captcha
New picture

Comments (0)