Radio Shack 12-801 manual

Cat. No. 12-801 OWNER’S MANU AL Please read before using this equipment. AM/FM Self-Powered R adio 12-801.fm P age 1 Tuesday, February 2 2, 2000 2:29 P M[...]

2 FEATURES Your Ra dioShack AM/FM Se lf-Powered Radio lets you enj oy m usic, sp orts, a nd news alm ost an ywhere — even w ithout c onventio nal ba tteries ! The radi o’s fe atures inc lude: Two Band Tu ning — recei ves both FM an d AM sta- tions. Built-In Power Generator (Dynam o) — you can “crank u p” the radio and lis ten to it un d[...]

3 Disp lay Li gh t — let s you se e the di al sca le in low light s ituatio ns. Multiple Po wer Options — let yo u power y our radi o from interna l replaceab le batteri es (not suppli ed), a suppli ed rech argeable b attery p ack, or the built-i n powe r gene ra tor. Telescop ing Antenna — provide s the best ra dio sig- nal for FM. A bu ilt-[...]

4 PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER You can power your radio from a ny of thes e sou rces. • internal AA batte ries (no t suppli ed) • inter nal Ni-Cd rec hargea ble batt ery pack (sup- plied) • built-in powe r gener ator (dynam o) Using AA Batteries Your radio ca n us e tw o AA bat teri es (n ot su ppl ied ) for power. For th e bes t performan ce[...]

5 1. Remove the bat tery com partment c over by p ush- ing in the cove r’s two t abs (sh own re mo ve d) the n pulling the co ver in th e direc tion of the arrow marked on the cover . 2. Place the batterie s in the compartm ent, as indi- cated by th e polarity symbo ls (+ and –) marke d insid e. 3. R epl ace th e cov er . 12-801.fm P age 5 Tues[...]

6 4. Set DYNAMO/ BA TT to BA TT . 5. When the radio does not operate p roperly or th e sound we akens , replace the AA ba tteries. Warn in g: Dispose of b atteries promptl y and properly; do not b ury or burn them. Caution : If you do not plan to us e the radio for a week o r more, rem ove the AA batteries . That type of battery can leak chemi cals[...]

7 the radio for ab out 30 min utes. Follow the se step s to power your radi o usi ng the gener ator and t he re- chargea ble ba ttery pa ck. 1. Remov e the battery co mpartm ent c over . 2. The sup plied Ni-Cd b attery is insta lled b ut not connec ted. In sert the battery pack’ s wh ite plu g into the sock et. Repl ace th e compart ment cov er .[...]

8 3. Set DYNAMO/BA TT to DYNAMO or BA TT . Chargi ng takes place usin g either position . 4. Set FM/AM/OFF to OFF . 5. Lift the crank and rotate it cloc kwise or co unter- clockwi se. Radio operati on time dep ends o n the num ber of turns an d t he time p er t urn. For ex am ple , ap pro x- imate ly 2 turns per seco nd fo r 90 second s wi ll 12-80[...]

9 provide abo ut 30 m inutes of radio o peratio n at a mediu m volume level. Y ou can re charge the bat- tery pac k eve n while the rad io pla ys. 6. Return the crank to the folded position . If turning the cran k at ab out 2 turn s per sec ond for about 1 m inute does not po wer the rad io for at leas t 15 minu tes, replac e the Ni-Cd battery pack[...]

10 OPERA TION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Rotate DYNAMO/BA TT to BA TT if you have install ed AA batte ries. T o power the ra dio u sing the Ni-Cd pack or the ge nerator , rotate DYNAMO/ BA TT to DYNAMO . 2. Set FM/AM/OF F to the desir ed band . 3. Rotate TUNING to s elect the de sired s tation . 4. Adjust VOLUME to a c omfo rta ble l ist eni ng lev el. 5[...]

11 stop t he a larm . Any bro adc ast s tops t emp orar ily when the beep soun ds. USING EARPHONES/ HEADPHONES To liste n to the ra dio pri vately, c onnect an earphone or headphon e w ith a 1 / 8 -in ch (3.5-mm ) plug to the jack b eneath the rubber fl ap on th e side of the r adio. Plugging in an ea rphone o r headph one dis connect s the inte rn[...]

12 Listening Safel y To prote ct your heari ng, follo w these gui delines when you us e an ea rphone or h eadpho ne. • Set the volume to the lowest s etting b efore yo u begin li stenin g. After yo u begin listenin g, adjus t the vol ume to a c omfort able l evel. • Do not li ste n at e xtrem ely high vol ume le vel s. Extended high -volume lis[...]

13 CARE To enjoy yo ur AM/FM Sel f-Powe red Radio for a lon g time: • Kee p th e radi o dry . If it gets w et, wi pe it dr y imme diat ely . • Use and store the radio onl y in norm al tempera- ture envir onm ents . • Handl e the radio gently an d carefully . Do not drop it. • Keep the radio a way from dust and di rt. • Wipe the radio w it[...]

14 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW Your radio mi ght cause TV or radio inte rference eve n when it is o peratin g prop erly. To de termine whether your radi o is causi ng the in terferen ce turn of f your ra- dio. If the inte rference goes away, your radio is cau s- ing it. T ry t o elimin ate the interfe rence b y: • moving your radi o away from the[...]

15 SPECIFICA T IONS BANDS Frequency Range: AM ..................................... ................... 530–1710 kHz FM .................. ..................... .................... 88–108 MHz Intermediate Frequency: AM .................................................................. 455 kHz FM . ..... .... .... .... ...... ..... .... .... ..[...]

12A99 Printed in ChIna Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is wa rranted by RadioS hack against manufactu ring defe cts in material and workma nship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purch ase from Ra dioShack com pany-owned stores and authorized RadioShack fra nchisees and dealers. E XCEPT A S PROVIDED HE REIN, RadioShack[...]