DC 6V
VOLUME ON/OFF

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The EPA certified RBRC® Battery Recycling Seal on the nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery indicates RadioShack is voluntarily participating in an

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SCAN/¼ý – Press to manually select a channel. The selected channel number appears. Or, hold down for about 2 seconds to scan through the channels. The radio automatically scans through the channels and pauses on each active channel. Press PTT to stop scanning.

industry program to collect and recycle these batteries at the end of their useful life, when taken out of service in the United States or Canada. The RBRC program provides a convenient alternative to placing used Ni-Cd batteries into the trash or the municipal waste stream, which may be illegal in your area. Please call 1-800-THE-SHACK (1-800-843- 7422) for information on Ni-Cd battery recycling and disposal bans/restrictions in your area. RadioShack’s involvement in this program is part of the company’s commitment to preserving our environment and conserving our natural resources.

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Operation

If you hold down PTT for about 2 minutes, the radio automatically stops transmitting to save power. The radio beeps and JN flashes until you release PTT.

Using Quiet Codes

– Rotate

to turn the radio on and off and adjust the volume.

¹/CALL – Press to manually select a channel. The selected channel number appears. Hold down ¹/CALL to send a page to other FRS radios set to the same channel. JN appears and the call tone sounds. After you hold down ¹/CALL for about 6 seconds, the tone stops.

PTT – Hold down and speak into the microphone to transmit. JN appears. Release PTT to stop transmitting. ±

MON – Hold down to hear everything on a channel, even weak transmissions.

Release MON to turn auto-squelch back on.

• To find the active channel and quiet code

used by another radio, hold down SCAN/¼ý

until the channel number appears. After

Jack– Use to charge

MENU/QUIET – Press to select a quiet code (see

about a second, the quiet code then

appears. Then press PTT once to hold the

channel number and quiet code on the

display.

Ni-Cd or Ni-MH batteries and to power the radio.

“Using Quiet Codes” on Page 2).

• When you set your radio to a channel, you

cannot communicate with another user who

is on the same channel but is using a

different quiet code.

Using Key Lock

When the keys are locked, you can still send a page to other FRS radios set to the same channel by holding down ¹/CALL, but you cannot select a channel by pressing ¹/CALL.

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• While the radio is scanning channels, press

PTT once to stop the scan and tune the

active channel. To continue scanning, hold

down SCAN/¼ý for about 2 seconds until

the radio tunes the next active channel.

Press PTT again to stop scanning.

• The radio automatically scans through quiet

codes while scanning through the channels.

The quiet code feature automatically turns

on when the radio detects a quiet code

signal on a channel, and turns off after the

signal disappears.

• If you want to stay on the active channel

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Quiet Codes lets you talk and listen to other radios set to the same channel and quiet code. This is like having a sub-channel within a channel, giving you greater communication flexibility. When you set a quiet code (there are 38 codes to choose from) and turn on this feature, you can communicate with anyone who has a radio set to the same channel and code or set to the channel only.

1.Repeatedly press MENU/QUIET until the quiet code flashes on the display.

2.Repeatedly press SCAN/¼ or ¹/CALL until you see the code number you want

to use. (See the “Quiet Code Chart” for a complete list of quiet codes). ±

3.Press PTT to store the code.

4.To turn off the quiet code feature, press MENU/QUIET once. The quiet code number disappears.

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1

67.0

 

20

131.8

 

 

 

 

 

2

71.9

 

21

136.5

3

74.4

 

22

141.3

 

 

 

 

 

4

77.0

 

23

146.2

5

79.7

 

24

151.4

 

 

 

 

 

6

82.5

 

25

156.7

7

85.4

 

26

162.2

 

 

 

 

 

8

88.5

 

27

167.9

9

91.5

 

28

173.8

 

 

 

 

 

10

94.8

 

29

179.9

11

97.4

 

30

186.2

 

 

 

 

 

12

100.0

 

31

192.8

13

103.5

 

32

203.5

 

 

 

 

 

14

107.2

 

33

210.7

15

110.9

 

34

218.1

 

 

 

 

 

16

114.8

 

35

225.7

17

118.8

 

36

233.6

 

 

 

 

 

18

123.0

 

37

241.8

19

127.3

 

38

250.3

 

 

 

 

 

and quiet code, press PTT to stop scanning

before the signal disappears.

• To quickly find a quiet code, hold down

SCAN/¼ý or ¹/CALL until the quiet code

appears, then release SCAN/¼ý or ¹/

CALL.

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You can lock SCAN/¼, ¹/CALL and MENU/ QUIET. Hold down MON and press PTT to

lock or unlock the keys. appears when the keys are locked. ±

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