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Cat. No. 12-795

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Multi-Band AC/DC Portable Radio

12-795.fm  Page 1  Friday, July 16, 1999  7:11 AM

Summary of Contents for Multi-Band AC/DC Portable Radio

Page 1: ...Cat No 12 795 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment Multi Band AC DC Portable Radio 12 795 fm Page 1 Friday July 16 1999 7 11 AM...

Page 2: ...on top of the radio is not a handle To avoid damaging the antenna do not lift or carry the radio us ing the antenna Use the provided carry strap instead We recommend you record your radio s serial num...

Page 3: ...Bands 8 AM Broadcast 8 Citizen Band 8 Short Wave 1 2 8 FM Broadcast 9 TV Sound 1 9 TV Sound 2 9 VHF Marine 9 Air Craft 9 Weather Band 9 Basic Radio Operation 10 Reading the Tuning Battery Meter 11 Usi...

Page 4: ...g any other power cord could damage the radio or the power cord Contact your local RadioShack store for power cord replacement Always connect the power cord to the radio before you connect it to AC po...

Page 5: ...into the com partment on top of the attached rib bon and according to the polarity symbols and marked inside 4 Replace the cover Replace the radio s batteries when The needle on the TUNING BAT TERY me...

Page 6: ...connect it to the power source When you finish dis connect the adapter from the power source before you disconnect it from the radio Follow these steps to connect DC pow er 1 Be sure POWER is set to O...

Page 7: ...ailable at your local RadioShack store ATTACHING THE CARRY STRAP The radio comes with a carry strap that you can easily attach and use to carry the radio with you almost anywhere you go Follow these s...

Page 8: ...tions AM radio stations Citizen Band Frequency Range 26 965 27 405 MHz Communications Traffic and road condi tion announcements and Channel 19 the HELP channel home to home truck to truck dispatchers...

Page 9: ...tions Audio portion of televi sion broadcasts VHF Marine Frequency Range 145 175 MHz Communications Public service and marine band frequencies such as po lice fire department taxi truck and oth er pri...

Page 10: ...y band other than AM SW1 or SW2 fully extend the telescoping antenna on top of the radio If you selected SW1 or SW2 connect the supplied wire antenna to ANT on the front of the radio See Con necting t...

Page 11: ...rent signal strength and the current battery strength if you in stalled batteries With POWER set to ON and RADIO P A set to RADIO the position of the needle on the top portion of the meter shows the c...

Page 12: ...e in your ear and adjust VOLUME to a comfortable lis tening level Listening Safely To protect your hearing follow these guidelines when you use an earphone Set the volume to the lowest setting before...

Page 13: ...ully Dropping it can damage circuit boards and cases and can cause the radio to work improperly Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type Batteries can leak chemicals that dam...

Page 14: ...terference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on...

Page 15: ...t 900 mW Power Requirements AC 120V 60 Hz 5 W 6 0 Volts Four D Batteries 9V DC Center Negative Dimensions HWD 101 4 145 8 53 8 Inches 260 372 136 mm Weight 5 53 lbs 2 51 kg Antenna FM Telescoping Dire...

Page 16: ...fect during the warranty period take the product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store RadioShack will at its option un less otherwise provided by law a co...

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