Radio Shack 63-1120 manual

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    © 200 1 Rad ioS ha ck Corp oration. All Rig hts Reserv ed. Radi oShack a nd RadioS hack.c om are trad emarks used by R adioS hack Cor p orat ion. 63-1 120 OWNER’S MAN UAL — Plea se read before us ing this equipmen t. Digital V ehicle Com pass Thank you for purchas ing a RadioShack Di gital Vehicle Compass. Your compass conveniently pr ovides a[...]

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    2 1. Slide the battery c ompartment cover in the direction of the OPEN arrow to remove it. 2. Place two AAA batteries in t he compartment as indica ted by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside. 3. Replace th e cover . All the arrows flash. After y ou install or replace batter ies, you must calibr ate the compass ( see “Calibrating the Co[...]

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    3 to positive and its plug must fit the compas s' jack . Us ing an adapter that does not meet these spec ific ations could damage the comp ass or the adapter . • Always connect the DC adapter to th e comp ass before you connect it to th e power sour ce. When you finish, disconnect the adapter from th e power sour ce before you disconnect it [...]

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    4 3. Firmly press the bracket with the comp ass against the vehicle’ s windshield. 4. Adjust the angle of the bracket so that the face of the compa ss point s to the bac k of the vehicle. The n adjust the bracket to a n angle no more than 20 ° abov e or below the horizont al plane. 5. T ighten the bracket’ s screw to hold it a t the desired an[...]

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    5 When calibrating the compass, you must drive your vehicle in one complete circle. Be sure your v ehicle is on level ground in an open area, such as a parking lot. The size of the c ircle and the di rection your vehicle points when beginning or ending the circle do not matter. The circle does not need to be perfect, but it must be completed within[...]

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    6 Note: If yo u press LIGHT while calibrating yo ur compas s (except after installing/replacing batteries ), the compass does not stor e the calibration setting and the original setting is unchanged. USING TH E COMP ASS The 8 displayed cardinal points for this compass are N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, and NW. Distortion Detection When DIST appears, the c[...]

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    7 Using the Backlight To turn on the backlight, press LIGHT . To turn off the backli ght, press LI GHT a gain. The backlight automatically turns off after about 1 minute if it is powered by internal batteries. It automatically tur ns off after about 10 minutes if it is pow ered by ve hicle battery po wer, unless significant changes o ccur in t he s[...]

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    RadioShack Corporat ion Fort Worth, Texa s 76102 63-1 120 01A02 Printed in China Weight (wit h bracket , without batteri es) ....... ..... ......... ......... ......... ....... 2.8 oz (79.4 g) Weight (wit hout bra cket and b atteries) ......... ........ ......... ......... ...... ....... 2 .0 oz (56 .7 g) Specificat ion s are typica l; indi vidual [...]