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Owner’s Manual
Cat. No. 21-1806
SPECIFICATIONS
Channels ................................................................. 14
Quiet Codes ..........................Standard CTCSS Tones
Output Power .........................................500 mW ERP
Battery Life:
(Alkaline) ................................... 30 Hours (2300 mAh)
(NiCd)............................................ 8 Hours (600 mAh)
Frequencies:
Frequency
(MHz)
Frequency
(MHz)
Channel
Channel
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
462.5625
462.5875
462.6125
462.6375
462.6625
462.6875
462.7125
8
9
467.5625
467.5875
467.6125
467.6375
467.6625
467.6875
467.7125
10
11
12
13
14
FRS-106
n No License Required!
Specifications are typical; individual units might vary.
Specifications are subject to change and improvement
without notice.
n Flip-Phone Styling for Discreet Use
n Clear Communications
Up to Several Miles
RadioShack Limited Warranty
n Automatic Power Save
n Automatic Squelch
n Quiet Channel Feature
n Audible Page
This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from
date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores
and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts
and labor. Simply bring your RadioShack sales slip as
proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. Warranty
does not cover transportation costs. Nor does it cover a
product subjected to misuse or accidental damage.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES
NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WAR-
RANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURA-
TION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED WARRANTIES
CONTAINED HEREIN. Some states do not permit limita-
tion or exclusion of implied warranties; therefore, the afore-
said limitation(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the
purchaser.
RadioShack welcomes you to the next genera-
tion of personal communication — the Family
Radio Service (FRS). FRS is a new license-
free, two-way, short-range voice radio service
that lets families and groups keep in touch with
each other on specific reserved channels.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have
other rights which vary from state to state.
We Service What We Sell
10/95
RadioShack
A Division of Tandy Corporation
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
10A6
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USING THE QUIET FEATURE
INSTALLING BATTERIES
The quiet feature lets you talk and listen to peo-
ple who are using other radios set to the same
channel and quiet code. This is like having a
sub-channel within a channel, giving you great-
er communication flexibility. When you set a qui-
et code (38 to choose from) and turn on this
feature, you can communicate with anyone who
has a radio set to the same channel and code.
Your radio uses four AA batteries for power.
You can use alkaline or rechargeable batteries.
(If you use rechargeable batteries, you must
charge them before you can use them in the ra-
dio).
Caution:
Do not mix old and new batteries, dif-
ferent types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or
rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of dif-
ferent capacities.
1. Select a channel to add a code to.
2. Hold down FUNC, then press STORE.
*
Be sure the radio is off, then remove the battery
compartment as shown below. Slide the battery
holder in either direction and install the batteries
as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –)
inside the compartment.
TONE TX /RX
QUIET
,
, and
appear on the display. The code number
appears instead of if the channel is
already programmed with a code.
TX /RX
*
means transmit/receive
3. Repeatedly press CHANNEL or
until
you see the code number you want to
select.
4. Hold down FUNC, then press STORE or
PTT to store the code.
(illus - show batteries being
installed in battery pack. Show
battery pack being removed from
radio (arrow pointing to removal latch).
Also show polarities on batteries/pack
and directions of travel of battery
retainer slide)
Now, select a channel where you stored a code
QUIET
to use the quiet code.
appears on the
display. Press QUIET until QUIET disappears
to disable the quiet code on the selected chan-
nel. Press QUIET again to re-enable it.
To clear a quiet code from a channel, repeat
Steps 1–4, pressing CHANNEL
3 until appears.
or
in Step
To set one code for the transmit side of a chan-
nel and a different code for the receive side, re-
peat Steps 1–3 (select the receive code in Step
Slide the battery holder to the center of the bat-
tery compartment, then snap the battery com-
partment onto the radio.
3) then press STORE. TONE
ap-
ap-
or
/RX
TONE TX
pears. Press STORE again.
pears. Then repeatedly press CHANNEL
to select the transmit code, hold down FUNC,
then press STORE.
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USING THE RADIO
To hear everything happening on a channel, including
weak transmissions and radios set to a different quiet
BUSY
code, hold down M (monitor).
appears on the
To talk
, hold down PTT
display. Release M to turn auto-squelch back on.
(push to talk) and speak
into the microphone.
appears on the dis-
Speaker
TX
play. When you finish
speaking, release PTT.
Display
See “Using the
Quiet Feature” on
Page 6.
You can cause a paging tone to sound
on all radios tuned to the same channel
(and quiet code, if used). To send a
page, hold down CALL (for up to 10 sec-
onds).
flashes on the display.
TX
(illus -
show
radio
To control the volume
To select a channel
To turn the radio
To light the display
turned
slightly
sideways
to show M
and PTT
keys)
Used as a flip phone, the volume
is automatically reduced
on and off
, hold
this down for about
1 second.
You can lock most of the
radio’s keys so they don’t
work until you unlock
them, to avoid acciden-
tally changing the radio’s
settings. To lock and
Used as a 2-way radio, you hear
full volume
unlock the front panel
keys (except ON/OFF,
VOLUME
/
, and
. LOCK
Microphone
Important:
Do not hold the radio’s
), press
speaker against your ear with this key
cover closed. The radio is automati-
cally set to a high volume when the key
cover is closed.
appears on the display
when the keys are
locked.
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