RadioShack 12-791 - Manuals

7 USING EARPHONES You can use 1 / 8 -inch plug stereo earphones or headphones (not supplied) to listen to your ra-dio without disturbing others. To connectthem, insert the 1 / 8 -inch plug into the radio’s jack. illustration 12-791.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 7, 1999 11:29 AM

8 Notes: • Connecting earphones or headphones disconnects the radio’s built-in speaker. • While connected to the radio, the ear- phones’ or headphones’ cord acts as theFM antenna. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guide-lines when you use earphones or head-phones. • Set the volu...

10 Traffic Safety Do not wear earphones or headphones whileoperating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle.This can create a traffic hazard and is illegal insome areas. Even though some earphones and head-phones are designed to let you hear some out-side sounds when listening at normal volumelevels, t...

13 OPERATION BASIC OPERATION 1. Turn VOLUME toward the left to its lowest setting. 2. Set OFF/ON to ON to turn on the radio. The last selected band and stationappear on the display. illustration 12-791.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 7, 1999 11:29 AM

14 3. To change the band, press Band . AM or FM and the last selected station in that band appear on the display. 4. To change the station, press TUNE or . As you press it, the station changes on the display. To rapidly scan the stations, press andhold TUNE or for about 1 second. When you release it...

15 5. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable level. 6. Set MONO/STEREO to STEREO for stereo sound or MONO for monaural sound. Notes: • If MONO/STEREO is set to STEREO and earphones/headphones are con-nected, STEREO appears on the dis- play when the radio receives an FMbroadcast in stereo. • The sound from t...

16 7. Set OFF/E-BASS (Extended Bass) to E- BASS to emphasize the bass sound. Set it back to OFF for normal bass sound. 8. Set OFF/ON to OFF to turn off the radio. Changing the AM Band Step-Rate Your radio’s AM band is preset to tune in 10KHz increments — the standard step-rate forradio frequencies i...

18 USING MEMORY TUNING You can store and easily recall up to 10 AMand FM stations in your radio’s memory. Storing a Station in Memory illustration 12-791.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 7, 1999 11:29 AM

19 1. Press Band to select AM or FM. 2. Press TUNE or to tune to the desired station. 3. Press Mem . MEMORY flashes on the dis- play. 4. Within 10 seconds, press the desired memory location button(s) to store thestation. • For memory locations 1-5, press the corresponding memory location button( 1 -...

21 Recalling a Station in Memory To recall a station stored in memory, simplypress the desired station’s memory locationbutton(s). • For memory locations 1-5, press the cor- responding memory location button ( 1 - 5 ). • For memory locations 6-10, first press +5 , then press 1 for location six, 2 fo...

22 USING LOCK You can lock the tuning and memory controlson your radio to prevent accidental band, sta-tion, or memory changes. To turn on the lock feature, simply set OFF/ LOCK to LOCK . To turn it off, set it back to OFF . Note: When OFF/LOCK is set to LOCK , you can still turn the radio on and of...

23 MAINTENANCE • Keep the radio dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. • Handle the radio gently and carefully. Don’t drop it. • Use and store the radio only in normal temperature environments. • Keep the radio away from dust and dirt. • Wipe the radio with a damp cloth occa- sionally to keep...

25 SPECIFICATIONS Frequency Range .......... AM 530 to 1710 kHz FM 88 to 108 MHz Power Output ...................... Speaker: 50 mW Jack: 8 mW (at 10% THD) Power Requirement ...............2 AAA Batteries (Cat. No. 23-555) Dimensions (HWD) ....... 4 1 / 8 × 2 3 / 8 × 7 / 8 Inches (105 × 60 × 22 mm) ...

26 NOTES 12-791.fm Page 26 Wednesday, July 7, 1999 11:29 AM

RADIO SHACK A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 7A5 Printed in Hong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted against defects for 90 daysfrom date of purchase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchiseesand dealers. Within this pe...