Radio Shack 21-1706 User Manual

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Using Your CB

After calibration, the current compass heading displays. For
example, if the compass heading is south, the south
cardinal point appears. Or, if the compass heading is
northeast-north, the northeast cardinal point appears and
the north cardinal point flashes.

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You can store three channels in the memory. The preset
channel stored in

MEM1

MEM2

, and

MEM3

is Channel 1.

Press the memory location number to switch to the stored
channel. The channel number,

C;C

and the memory

location number appear.

1. Select the desired channel.

2. Briefly hold down the desired memory location button.

C;C

and the memory location number flash twice.

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In CB or monitor mode, press

RCL

to return to the last

channel used for more than 3 seconds. Press

RCL

again to

return to the previous channel.

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You can adjust the backlight by rotating

DIMMER

. To turn off

the backlight, rotate

DIMMER

fully counterclockwise.

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Follow these guidelines for radio courtesy when using your
CB.

• Wait for a pause in someone else’s transmission before

you ask for a break.

• If you do not receive an answer to your call after a

second attempt, sign off and wait several minutes
before trying again.

• Do not hold down

PUSH

TALK

when you are not

talking. (This is called dead keying.)

• Assist callers with directions, information about road

conditions, and any other reasonable requests.

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•

When you rotate the channel
selector or press UP or DOWN
on the microphone to turn to the
channel stored in the memory,

C;C

and the memory location

number appear.

•

The channel will only be saved
to RCL memory when the
current channel is manually
turned using the rotary switch or
UP or DOWN on the
microphone and stays on the
channel for more than 3
seconds.

•

You cannot recall an emergency
channel or a memory channel
by pressing RCL.