Radio Shack 12-791 manual

Cat. No. 12-791 OWNER’S MANUAL Ple ase re ad be fo re us ing t his eq ui pmen t. AM/FM POCK ET RADIO wit h Dig ital Tuni ng a nd Built -In Speake r STE R EO M AT E ® 12- 79 1.fm P age 1 W edn esd ay, Ju ly 7, 1999 11 :29 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Rad i o Sh ack Stereo Mat e AM/FM Pocket Radio with Di gital Tuning and Bui lt-In Speaker is i deal for an act i v e life style. Its por table, l ight- weight desi gn lets you list en to music, sports, or news al most anywher e. Its f eat ures inc lu de: Buil t-In Speaker — lets you li sten t o your ra- dio wi thou t earphone s. [...]

3 Digital Tuni ng — gives you p ush-but ton con- venienc e for changi ng st ation s. LCD Displ ay — clearl y displays t he band, sta- tion f requ ency, and ot her indicat ors. Key Lock — lets you loc k all tuning a nd mem- ory bu ttons to p revent acci dental ch anges . E-Bass ( Extended Bas s) — let s y ou emph a- size the ba ss sound. Rem[...]

4 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion ..... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... . 5 Ins tall in g Ba tter ies .... ..... .. ..... ... ..... .... ... ... 5 Using Earphon es . ... ..... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... 7 Lis ten ing Sa fely ... ... .... ... ..... .. ..... ..... .. . 8 T raffic Sa fet y . ..... ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ....[...]

5 PREP A RA TI ON INST ALLING BA TTERIES Your ra dio re quires two AAA batt eries (n ot suppli ed) for powe r. For the b est perform ance and longe st li fe, we recomm end alkali ne bat- teri es, s uch as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-55 5. illus trati on 12- 79 1.fm P age 5 W edn esd ay, Ju ly 7, 1999 11 :29 AM[...]

6 1. T o r emove t he bat tery compart ment cover , s lide it i n the di r ection of the ar row . 2. Inser t the bat teries into th e compartment as ind icated b y the pol arity sym bols ( + and – ) marke d ins ide. Cauti on : Use only fresh bat teries of th e requi red s ize a nd typ e. 3. Replac e t he cov er . Notes : • If you wont be using [...]

7 USING EARPHONES You can use 1 / 8 - inc h plug stereo ear phon es or headphones (not su ppl ied) to lis ten to y our r a- dio wi thout distur bing others. To c onnect th em, in sert th e 1 / 8 -inch pl ug into the rad io’s jack . illus trati on 12- 79 1.fm P age 7 W edn esd ay, Ju ly 7, 1999 11 :29 AM[...]

8 Notes : • Con necting earph ones or headphone s disc onnects t he rad io’ s bui lt-in spe aker . • While connecte d to the r adio, the ear- phones’ or h eadpho nes’ co rd acts as the FM antenna. Listeni ng Safely To pr otect your h earing, foll ow these guide- li nes when you use earp hones or head- phones. • Set the volume t o the lo[...]

9 • D o not liste n a t extremely hi gh volume level s. Ext ended high- volum e list ening can lead to per m anen t hearin g los s. • O nce you set the volume, do n ot incre ase it. O ver time , your ear s adapt to th e vo lume level , so a volume leve l that does not ca use disco mfor t might sti ll damage you r hear ing. 12- 79 1.fm P age 9 W[...]

10 T raf fic Sa fe ty Do not wear ear phones or headp hones while operat ing a m otor vehicle or ridi ng a bi cycle. This can cr eate a t raff ic hazar d and is ill egal i n som e areas . Even th ough some e arphones an d head- phones ar e designe d to l et yo u hear some out- side sounds when listen ing at normal vol ume leve ls, the y still pr es[...]

11 CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA To recei ve FM stati ons (when you are not us- ing ear phone s or headp hones ), you mus t co n- nect t he suppl ied FM an tenna. To connec t the FM antenna, inser t its 1 / 8 -inch plug into t he r a- dio’s jack. illus trati on 12-7 91.fm Pag e 11 We dne sday, Jul y 7, 19 99 11: 29 AM[...]

12 USING THE BEL T-CLIP To atta ch the belt-cl ip, inser t its tabs in to the slot s on the back of the radio, then sl ide th e cli p towar d the top of t he radi o unt il it locks in plac e. To remov e the bel t-cl ip , pres s fi rml y an d slid e it towar d the botto m of the radio. illus trati on 12-7 91.fm Pag e 12 We dne sday, Jul y 7, 19 99 1[...]

13 OPE RA TI ON BASIC OPERA TION 1. Tur n VOLUME to ward th e left t o i ts lo west setti ng. 2. Set OF F/ON to ON to t urn on t he radio. The las t sele cted ban d and st ation appear on the di sp lay . illus trati on 12-7 91.fm Pag e 13 We dne sday, Jul y 7, 19 99 11: 29 AM[...]

14 3. T o chang e the band, press Band . AM or FM a nd the last select ed sta tion i n that band appear on the displ ay . 4. T o cha nge the stati on, pr ess TUNE or . As you press it, the st atio n change s on t he display . T o rap idly s can the s tations, press an d hold T UNE or for a bout 1 sec ond. When y ou relea se it, the tune r automat i[...]

15 5. Adjust VOLUM E to a comfort able lev el. 6. Set MONO/S TERE O to STE REO for s tereo sound or MONO for monaura l sou nd. Notes : •I f MO NO/STE REO is set t o STEREO and earphone s/headpho nes are con- nected, STEREO appe ars on the di s- play when t he radi o receives an FM broadcas t i n ster eo. • The sound from th e radi o’s built-i[...]

16 7. Set OFF/ E-BASS (Exten ded B ass) t o E- BASS to em phasize the b ass sound. Set it back to OF F for nor mal bass sound. 8. Set OFF/O N to OFF to turn of f t he r adi o. Changing the AM Band Step- R ate Your radi o’s AM band is preset to tun e in 10 KHz in crements — the standard st ep-ra te for radi o fr equenci es in the United St ates.[...]

17 2. Set the switch insi de the compartme nt to 10K t o tu ne the AM band in i ncr ements of 10 KHz, or s et it 9K f o r i ncr em en t s of 9 KHz. 3. Replace t he batterie s a nd cover . illus trati on 12-7 91.fm Pag e 17 We dne sday, Jul y 7, 19 99 11: 29 AM[...]

18 USING MEMORY TUNING You can sto re and easi ly recall u p to 10 AM and FM st at ions in you r radio’s m em ory . Storing a Station i n Memory illus trati on 12-7 91.fm Pag e 18 We dne sday, Jul y 7, 19 99 11: 29 AM[...]

19 1. Press Band to sele ct AM o r FM . 2. Press TUNE o r to tu ne to the desir ed stati on. 3. Press Mem . MEMORY flas hes on the dis- play . 4. Withi n 10 seconds, press t he desired memory locatio n butto n(s) to s tore t he stati on. • For me m o ry loca tions 1-5, press t he corres ponding memory l ocati on butt on ( 1 - 5 ). • For memor y[...]

20 MEMORY stops flas hing then disapp ears fro m the d isplay aft er about 5 sec onds. Notes : •I f MEMORY d isappears bef ore you p ress a m emory l ocation but ton, star t again fr om St ep 2. • Rep eat these st eps to st ore a stati on in each me mo ry l ocat ion. • Y ou cannot re m o ve a s tation fr om m e m- ory , but you can stor e a n[...]

21 Recalling a S tation i n Memory To recall a stat ion sto red in memory, simpl y press t he desi red st ation’ s memory l ocati on button (s). • F or memory locat ions 1- 5, pr ess the cor- respondi ng memory loc ation butt on ( 1 - 5 ). • F or memory locat i ons 6-1 0, fi rst pr ess + 5 , then pr ess 1 for loca ti on si x, 2 for loca tio n[...]

22 USING LOCK You ca n lock t he tuni ng and memory con t r ols on your radio to preve nt accid ental band, sta- ti on, or memory chan ges. To tur n on the lock feature, s imply set OFF/ LOCK to LOCK . To tur n it off , set i t back to OF F . Note : When OFF /LOC K is se t to LOCK , you can st ill t urn th e radio on and of f, and adjust VOLUME , M[...]

23 MAINTENANCE • Keep t he radi o dry . If it ge ts wet, wi pe it dry i mmediate ly . • H andle the r adio g ently and care fully . Don’t dr op it . • U se and store the radi o only in normal t em p er a t u re en v ir o nm en t s. • K eep th e r adi o away from dust a nd dirt. • Wipe the r a dio with a damp cl oth occa- sional ly to ke[...]

24 THE FCC W ANTS YOU TO KNOW Your r adio mi ght ca use TV or radio interf er- ence even when i t i s ope rati ng prop erly. To deter mine whet her y our ra dio is causing th e int erference , turn of f you r radi o. I f the i nterf er- ence goes away , your radi o is causing t he in- ter ference . Try t o el iminate the inter ferenc e by: • Mov [...]

25 SPECIFIC A TIONS Frequenc y Range . . . ..... .. AM 530 to 1710 kHz FM 88 to 108 MHz Po we r O utpu t .. ..... ... ..... .... ... S peak er: 50 mW Ja ck: 8 mW (at 10% THD) Po w e r R e qui re me n t . .. ... .. .. ... .. 2 A A A Ba tt erie s (Cat . No. 2 3-55 5) Di me nsion s ( HW D) .. ..... 4 1 / 8 × 2 3 / 8 × 7 / 8 Inc hes (105 × 60 × 22 [...]

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