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Manual is about: Weather Alert Handheld CB RADIO

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  • Page 1

    21-1679 a please read this user’s guide before installing, setting up and using your new cb radio. Www.Radioshack.Com thank you for purchasing your weather alert handheld cb radio from radioshack. What’s included cb radio ni-mh battery pack aa battery case ac charger antenna hand strap belt clip use...

  • Page 2: Contents

    Contents a look at your cb radio ........................................................3 powering your cb radio ........................................................4 using the ni-mh battery pack ...............................................4 recycle rechargeable batteries ......................

  • Page 3: A Look At Your Cb Radio

    A look at your cb radio off/volume squelch antenna channel selection buttons ▲/▼ ptt (push to talk) ch9/19 scan cb/wx lock/alert off light internal speaker h/l beep attaching the belt clip to attach the belt clip, slide it up until it locks into place. To remove the belt clip, pull the tab and slide...

  • Page 4: Powering Your Cb Radio

    Powering your cb radio you can power your cb radio from one of these four sources: • the rechargeable ni-mh battery pack • eight aa batteries (not included) using the supplied battery case • ac power using an ac-to-dc power supply (not included) • vehicle power using a dc power cord (not included) u...

  • Page 5: Using The Aa Battery Case

    The ac charger to a ceiling outlet. After charging, disconnect the ac charger. • you must use a class 2 power supply that provides 16v dc and delivers at least 200ma. The barrel plug’s center must be positive and the barrel plug must fit the cb’s chg jack. The supplied ac charger meets these specifi...

  • Page 6: Battery Notes:

    The polarity marks (+ and –). Snap the halves of the case together to close it. 3. Slide the battery case onto the cb radio until it clicks. The battery case fits onto the cb radio only one way. Do not force it. Replace the batteries when the sound becomes weak or distorted, ; appears, or the cb rad...

  • Page 7: Using Vehicle Power

    Dc pwr jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the cb radio or adapter. • always connect the power supply to the cb radio before you connect it to an ac outlet, and disconnect the power supply from the ac outlet before you disconnect it from the cb radio. Using ve...

  • Page 8: Connecting Your Cb Radio

    Connecting your cb radio installing the antenna to install the supplied antenna, align the two slots on the antenna connector with the tabs on the bnc connector of the cb radio. Push the antenna connector to the cb radio and rotate the antenna connector clockwise until it locks into place. Installin...

  • Page 9: Operating Your Cb Radio

    Operating your cb radio receiving 1. Turn squelch fully anticlockwise. 2. Turn on the cb radio. A channel number and the signal meter appear. If necessary, press cb/wx so that a channel number and the signal meter appear. 3. Press ▲ or ▼ to select the desired channel. 4. Adjust off/volume to the des...

  • Page 10: Safety Precaution

    10 safety precaution your wireless hand-held portable transceiver contains a low power transmitter. When the push-to-talk (ptt) button is pushed it sends out radio frequency (rf) signals. The device is authorized to operate at a duty factor not to exceed 50%. In august 1996, the federal communicatio...

  • Page 11: Key Lock

    11 key lock to activate key lock, press and hold lock for 2 seconds. 6 appears. This locks all keys except ptt and light. To unlock key control, press and hold lock for 2 seconds again. Power save if you do not press any key or if the cb radio does not receive any signal for about 10 seconds, the cb...

  • Page 12: Wx Appears. The Cb

    1 listening to the weather band the fcc has allocated channels for use by national oceanic and atmospheric administration (noaa). Regulatory agencies in other countries have also allocated channels for use by their weather reporting authorities. Noaa and your local weather reporting authority broadc...

  • Page 13: Same Event Code

    1 understanding digital weather alert the weather service precedes each weather alert with a digitally- encoded same (specific area message encoding) signal, then a 1050 hz tone. When your local weather station broadcasts a weather alert signal, the cb radio sounds an alert tone and displays a messa...

  • Page 14: Additional Information

    1 additional information legal use of your cb radio the cb radio service is a private, two-way, short-distance voice communications service for personal or business activities. For rules regarding legal cb radio use, see the included plain english rules – citizens band radio service published by the...

  • Page 15: Common 10-Codes

    1 • type and quality of the antenna. • height of the antenna’s mounting location (the higher the antenna, the better the signal’s range). • surrounding terrain (mountains and tall buildings limit the range). • weather conditions. • number of nearby cbs operating on the same channel. Note: your cb ra...

  • Page 16: Frequency Range

    1 note: although this table lists the meanings of the 10-codes in the form of a statement, they can also be phrased as questions (10-: are you busy? 10-0: what is your location?) frequency range your cb radio receives and transmits on the following 40 cb channels: channel frequency (mhz) channel fre...

  • Page 17: Specifications

    1 specifications receiver frequency coverage ........ 26.965~27.405 mhz, 162.400~162.550 mhz sensitivity ...........................................................................1 µv for 10 db adjacent channel rejection ((s+n)/n) ........................................... 60 db squelch .............

  • Page 18: Rf Emissions Information

    1 rf emissions information this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment gene...

  • Page 19: Do Stuff

    1 do stuff do more with your cb radio. Dc power cord • power up in your car. 13.8vdc 3-amp power supply • power up in your home. 25-watt, 39” whip, magnetic-mount mobile cb antenna • receive more, and • transmit farther in your car. 7.5-watt amplified mobile extension speaker • amplify over loud noi...

  • Page 20: Limited 90-Day Warranty

    ©2007. Radioshack corporation. All rights reserved. Radioshack and radioshack.Com are trademarks used by radioshack corporation. 11a07 21-1679 a ao0300aaa1 printed in china limited 90-day warranty this product is warranted by radioshack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under...