Radio Shack FRS-108 - Manual (Page 2)

FCC INFORMATION
Important: Do not open your radio to
make any internal adjustments. Your radio
is set up to transmit a regulated signal on an
assigned frequency. It is against the law to
alter or adjust the settings inside the radio to
exceed those limitations. Any adjustments
to your radio must be made by a qualified
technician using the proper test equipment.
To be safe and sure:
• Never open your radio’s case.
• Never change or replace anything in
your radio except the batteries.
This equipment complies with the limits for a
Class B digital device as specified in Part 15
of FCC Rules. These limits provide reason-
able protection against radio and TV inter-
ference in a residential area. However, your
equipment might cause TV or radio interfer-
ence even when it is operating properly. To
eliminate interference, you can try one or
more of the following corrective measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving
antenna
• Increase the distance between the
transceiver and the radio or TV
Consult your local RadioShack store if the
problem still exists.
RADIO CARE
To enjoy your radio for a long time:
• Handle it gently.
• Keep it away from dust, moisture, and
temperature extremes.
• Clean it with a damp cloth. Do not use
harsh chemicals.
Modifying or tampering with the radio’s in-
ternal components can cause a malfunction
and might invalidate the radio’s warranty
and void your FCC authorization to operate
it. If your radio is not performing as it should,
take it to your local RadioShack store for as-
sistance.
USING YOUR RADIO
Speaker
To control the volume
To talk, hold down PTT (push to talk),
wait about 1 second, then speak into
the microphone. TX/RX above the dis-
play lights red. When you finish speak-
ing, release PTT.
To select a channel, quickly press
and release
or .
To light the display, quickly press LIGHT/LOCK.
You can lock and so you can’t change the
channel until you unlock them. To lock and
unlock
and , hold down LIGHT/LOCK for
about 1 second. appears on the display
when and are locked.
Microphone
You normally don’t hear anything on a channel
unless someone is transmitting nearby on the
same channel (this is called
auto-squelch ). To
hear everything happening on a channel, includ-
ing weak transmissions, hold down MONITOR.
TX/RX lights green. Release MONITOR to turn
auto-squelch back on.
Display
For maximum range, flip up the antenna
before you press PTT to talk.
To search the channels for transmissions,
hold down
or for about 1 second.
The radio stops if it finds a transmission,
and the channel number flashes. When
the transmission stops, the radio begins
searching again.
To break off a transmission and continue
searching, press
or again. To stop
searching and listen to a channel, press
MONITOR or PTT.
To check the battery’s capacity, look at the dis-
play. The battery indicator changes from
F (ull)
to E (mpty) as battery power is used.
The automatic power save feature automatically
extends battery life by reducing the power the
radio uses until it receives a signal or you press
a key. Because the receiving radio might be in
power save mode, wait about 1 second after
pressing
PTT to give the other radio time to
come to full power before speaking into the mi-
crophone.
TX/RX (transmit/receive) lights red when you
talk. It lights green when you receive and when
you hold down MONITOR.
To turn the
radio on and
off, hold this
down for about
1 second.
You can operate the radio without
flipping up the antenna, but its range
is best with the antenna up.
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