Radio Shack 12-239 manual

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    Cat. No. 12-239 OWNER’S MANUAL Please re ad be fore using t his equip ment. Weathe radio ® Cu be 12-239.fm P age 1 Tuesday, April 13, 1 999 10:5 3 AM[...]

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    2 INTR ODUCTION Your Radi oShack Wea thera dio C ube r e- ceives the weather repo rts that are broad - cast 2 4 hour s a day by the N ational Weath er Service. Most areas in the U.S. have sp ecial stat ions opera ted by the U.S. Weath er Bureau that prov ide cont inuous weathe r information . These s tations ope r- ate fr om 162.40 to 162.55 MHz. Y[...]

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    3 DEC LA RATION OF CON F ORMI TY This devic e complie s with Part 15 of the FCC Rules . Operation is subject to the fol- lowing two condition s: (1) this devi ce may not ca use ha rmf ul inte rfere nce, and (2) t his device m ust acce pt any interfe rence r e- ce ived, includ ing in terfe renc e that ma y cause un desired o peration. Product: Weat [...]

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    4 This e quipment has be en teste d and fo und to com ply with th e limits f or a Class B digi- tal dev ice, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules . These limi ts are design ed to pro- vide reas onable prot ection agains t harmful interfere nce in a residen tial ins tallation . This eq uipment generates , uses a nd can radia te radio frequency ener[...]

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    5 • Reorient or re locate t he receivin g antenna . • Increase th e separa tion betw een the equipmen t and rece iv er . • Connect the equipme nt into an outle t on a circui t diff erent from tha t to which the receiv er is co nnected. • C onsul t your loc al Radi oSha c k st ore or an e xperienced r adio/TV te chnician for h el p. Changes [...]

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    6 INST ALLING THE B A TTER Y The W eatheradio u ses one 9-v olt battery (not sup plied) for pow er. For the bes t per- forma nce and longes t life, we reco mmend a Radi oShack a lkaline b attery. Cautions: • Use on ly a fresh batte r y of the requi red size and reco mmended type. • Do not u se a recha rgeab le battery in y our W eather adio . 1[...]

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    7 Follow t hese step s to inst all the ba ttery. 1. If the W eather adio is on , press the top bar to turn it off . 2. Press do w n th e battery compar tmen t co ver an d lift it off in the dire ction of the arro w . 3. Instal l a battery by co nnecting the bat- tery ’ s terminals to the battery connec- tor , then plac ing the ba tter y inside th[...]

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    8 4. Rep lac e t he c over . Whe n the Wea ther adio’ s rece ptio n be- comes weak or disto rted, replace th e bat- tery. Warning: Dis pose of an old ba ttery promptly and pro perly. Do not burn or bury it. Cautions: • Alw a ys remo v e an old or we ak batt er y . Batteries can leak chemical s that ca n destr o y el ectr onic p ar ts. • If y [...]

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    9 Follow these st eps to re ceive a w eather broadcast . 1. Fully e xtend the tel escoping antenna. 2. Press the ba r on top of th e W eather a- dio . 3. Rot ate VO L U M E on the bottom of the Weathera dio to a co mf or ta ble li ste ni ng le v el. 4. Rot ate TUNING on the botto m of the W eather adio f or the be st recept ion. OPER A TION 12-239.[...]

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    10 After you adjust the Weatherad io’s volum e and t uning, turn it o ver and place it on a flat surf ace. To turn off the Weatheradio , press the top bar. Notes: • The W eather adio’ s typ ical oper atin g rang e is up to 45 mil es fr om the broad cast source , depending on th e terr ain and y our location. • The most p opular w eather cha[...]

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    11 CARE To en joy y ou r W eat hera di o Cu be fo r a l on g time: • K eep the W eatherad io dr y . If i t gets wet, w ipe it d r y immedia tely . • Use and s tore the W eathera dio only i n normal tempera ture en vironm ents. • Handle th e W eathera dio gently and carefully . Don’t dr op it. • K eep th e W eather adio a wa y fro m dust a[...]

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    12 your Weath eradio is no t performing as it should , take it to y our local Ra dioShack store for assi stance. 12-239.fm P age 12 Tuesday, April 13, 1999 10:53 AM[...]

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    13 NO TES 12-239.fm P age 13 Tuesday, April 13, 1999 10:53 AM[...]

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    14 12-239.fm P age 14 Tuesday, April 13, 1999 10:53 AM[...]

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    15 Limited Ninety-Da y W arranty This product is warr anted by RadioSh ack against manu facturin g def ects in mat erial and workman s hip un der normal use for ni n ety (90) da ys from the date of purchase fr om RadioShac k company- owned sto res and authorized Ra dioShack fr anchisees and dea l- ers. EXCEPT AS PR O V IDED HEREIN, RadioS hack MAKE[...]

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    RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporation Fort W orth, T exas 76102 811 082020A 04A99 Printed in China (Continue d) In the e vent of a product def ect during the w arranty p er iod, tak e the product and the RadioShac k sales re ceipt as proof of p urchase date to any RadioShack store. Radio Shack will, at its option, unle ss oth- erwise p rovid[...]