Radio Shack Notebook Computer Universal 30W Power Adapter manual

Cat. No . 273-1825 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. Notebook Computer Universal 30W Powe r Adapter 273-1825rc.fm Page 1 Tuesday, June 1 , 1999 2:05 PM[...]

2 © 1998, 199 9 T an dy Corporat ion. All Rights Reserved. RadioSh ack and Adaptaplug are regist ered tra demarks used by T andy Corpo ration. WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC S HOCK. DO NOT OPEN. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOV[...]

3 FEATURES Y our Ra dioShack Notebook Comp uter Universal 30W Po wer Adapt er po wers not ebook computer s and other el ect roni c de- vices by conv erting a no minal 12 -volt input volt age to a regu- lated o utput voltage o f from 6 to 21 volts at up to 30 watts of conti nuou s powe r . Caution: This power a dapter is intended for mobi le use i n[...]

4 Interchange able Adaptaplu g ® Connectors — three Ra- dioShac k Adaptaplu g adapter s are inclu ded with y our power adapter for connecting it to most notebook c omputers . Addi- tional Ad aptaplugs ar e availa ble from Rad ioShac k. Power Indica tors — the power adapte r has two indica tors. One is lo cated on the c igarette-li ghter plu g [...]

5 Low Input Voltage Shutdow n — a spec ial circu it shut s down th e adapter whe n the in put voltag e falls be low 10V DC. This sa feguards batteries u sed to po wer the ad apter that a re suscep tibl e to da mage wh en ope rated b elow su ch volt ages . Input Coil Cord — a special polyureth ane material wi th “memory ” capabil ity enable [...]

6 CONTEN TS Safety Instruction s ................. ............................ ............... 7 Preparation . ........... ................. ................. .......................... 9 Adjustin g Output V oltage ............. ....................... ......... 9 Selectin g the Adap taplug ............. ....................... ....... 1 1 Install[...]

7 SAFETY IN STRUCT IONS This m anual c ontain s impor tant safe ty an d operatin g inst ruc- tions fo r your pow er adapt er. Before y ou use th e power adapter, read all the instruc tions a n d c autionary markin gs in this ma nual, on th e power adapter, and on the product th at you w ill conn ect to the power adapter. Warn ing : To redu ce the r[...]

8 • Slots and op enings on the top and bot tom of the power adapter are for ventil ation. T o ensure rel i able operatio n, and to p rotect the adapt er from overheati ng, be su re these o penings a re not b locked or c overed. • Unplu g the pow er ad apter from the DC power source befor e att em pti ng to ad jus t v olta ge , ch ang e ti ps , [...]

9 PREPARATION ADJUSTING OUTPUT V OL TAGE Warn ing: Your power adap ter provides d irect cu rrent (DC) voltage . Do not use it w ith devic es that a re not spec ificall y identifi ed as requiring D C volt age. Do not u se it with devi ces that r equire AC vo ltage. Damage to t he device cou ld result. Caution: Make t he p r ope r vo lta ge s ett ing[...]

10 • Review the power or ID plate on th e AC power adapter us ually used to po wer the dev ice. Loo k for the word “OUTPUT” follow ed by a nu mber and V DC. Exampl e: OUTPUT : 18V DC . If the p ower adapter or c omputer in dicates a “voltage range,” us e the volta ge that is closest to th e mid-rang e. Exampl e: OUTPU T : 10–16V DC ; se[...]

11 SELECTING THE ADAPT APLUG The pow er adapter com es with three Adaptaplugs. The i n- clude d colo rs and si zes ar e: • Blue — 5.5 × 2.1 mm • White — 5 .5 × 2.5 mm • Green — 6.3 × 3 mm To sele ct the co rrect Adaptaplug: 1. Disconn ec t th e AC power adapte r y ou are re pla ci ng fro m the AC o utlet and from the de vice to be po[...]

12 INSTALLING THE ADAPTAP LUG Warn ing: To avoid da mage to the dev ice you a re using, make su re the Adaptaplu g is inst alled correc tly. If you hav e trouble i nstall ing it, take the devic e to be powe red (with al l its acces sories) and your pow er adapte r to yo ur loca l Ra- dioShac k store fo r assista nce. Caution: Instal l th e Adap tap[...]

13 Note: If t he polarity s ymbol i s not d isplaye d on th e devic e to be powe red, it migh t appear on an ID plate on the comput er power supp ly or the original po wer adapter (see “Compa tible Comp uter s” on Pag e 21) . Based o n the jack’s polarity, insert th e Adapt aplug int o the outp ut cabl e by al ignin g the co rrect polar ity s[...]

14 USING THE ADAPT ER After you hav e properly adj usted the outp ut voltage and in- stall ed the Adap tap lug , f ollow t hese st eps to us e yo ur adap t- er. 1. Insert th e Adaptaplug’ s tip i nto the D C input ja ck on the device to be powered. 2. Insert t he power ada pter’s cigare tte-lighter plug into any DC outl et with a pow er rating [...]

15 • If the gre en indica tor on the pow er adapter’s case does not ligh t, disconne ct the adapter from the dev ice being po wered, then chec k the Adapt aplug’ s connec- tion for t he correct ori entation. Caution: Save you r d ata frequently! If y ou operate your no te- book co mpute r afte r remov ing its int erna l b atte ry, a n interru[...]

16 REPLACING THE FUSE If the g reen indicator on the cigarette -lighter p lug does not light aft er disconnectin g the devi ce to b e powered, rem ove the cigare tte-lighter plug from the rec eptacle and check its fuse. To re move the fuse, turn the plug’s knurl ed knob (4) counterc lock wise, th en remov e the ti p cap (3 ). Lift u p one en d of[...]

17 T ROUBL ESHOOTIN G Some note book computers have pow er supplie s in excess of the rating of this p ower adap ter (30 watt s). In mo st cas es, this higher rati ng is used to both charg e a complet ely disch arged battery an d powe r the comp ute r at the sam e time. Th is power adapter ca n be used for such appli cations, bu t it is recom- mend[...]

18 • Complete ly recharg e the battery before us ing the com - puter . Use the pow er adap ter to cha rge the battery , but do not o perate t he comput er during charging. • If the b attery is ea sily remo vable, rem ove it from th e compu ter to elimi nate t he pow er requ irem ent fo r rechargi ng. Note: The po wer ada pter can be us ed to ch[...]

19 SPECIFICATIONS Input V oltage ................. ............................ ................... 1 1–16V DC Power ....... ............................ ......................... 4A (Ma ximum) In-Rush Cur rent .............. ................. ........... .... 5A, Cold St art @ Room T empera ture (77°F /25° C) Standby Curren t (Minimu m) ......[...]

20 Mechani cal Dimensi ons ......... ........... ................. .... 1.7 × 1.4 × 2 .6 In ches (43 × 36 × 66 mm ) Wei ght ..................... ................. ........... ........... Less than 8 oz (227 g) Enclosure ........... ... Inje ction Molde d Cycolac ABS, UL94V-0 Indicat ors ................ Input Power-O n LED (Cigarett e Lighter)[...]

21 COMPATIBLE COMPUTERS The Not ebook Com puter Uni versal 30W Pow er Adapter i s compat ible wit h all notebo ok computers li sted in the followin g table. Th e tab le is not neces sari ly co mp rehe ns iv e, th oug h, s o your note book computer c ould wo rk with th is adapter even though it is no t l isted. Verify it ag ainst your com puter’s [...]

22 Apple P owerBook 170 8 Blue POS Apple P owerBook 180 8 Blue POS Apple P owerBook 180C 8B l u e P O S Apple Style writer Printer 9B l u e N E G AST Adv antage 486sx/25 21 Blue NEG AST Adv antage Explorer 21 Blue NEG AST Adv antage Notebooks 21 Blue NEG AST Ascentia 800 19 White POS AST Ascentia 800N 19 White POS AST Ascentia 810N 19 White POS AST[...]

23 Bondwell B200 9 Blue POS Bondwell B210 9 Blue POS Bondwell B310 9 Blue POS Bondwell B310+ 9 Blue POS Bondwell B310A 9 Blue POS Brother HJ100i 9 Blue NEG CAF 386SX 18 White POS Canon 200LS 19 Blue POS Canon BJ-10e 9 Blue NEG Canon BJ-10e x 9 Blue NEG Canon BJ-10sx 9 Blue NEG Canon BJ-20e x 9 Blue NEG Canon BJ-30 13 Green POS Canon BJ-5 9 Blue NEG[...]

24 Cit izen PN60 8 Blue NE G Coax Coax 386SX 21 White POS Coax Smar tBook V - Star 19 Blue POS Coax Ultrathin 386SX/20 19 White POS Compaq 5300 18 Blue POS Compaq Concer to 4/25 18 Green POS Compaq Concer to 4/33 18 Green POS Compaq Contura 3/20 18 Green POS Compaq Contura 3/25 18 Green POS Compaq Contura 3/25C 18 Green POS Compaq Contura 4/25 18 G[...]

25 Decision Mate D ecision Mate SX 19 White PO S Dell 325SLI 12 Blue POS Dell Latitude 425 14 Green POS Dell Latitude 433 14 Green POS Dell Latitude 433C 14 Green POS Dell NL320SLI 12 Blue POS EPS EPS Notebook 20 White PO S Epson ActionNote 4000 15 White PO S Epson ActionNote 700 15 White POS Epson ActionNote 700C 15 White PO S Epson ActionNote 800[...]

26 Goldstar GS520 18 White POS Hewlett P ackard DeskJet 310 Printer 10 White N EG Hewlett P ackard DeskJet 320 Printer 10 White N EG Hewlett P ackard DeskJet 340 11 Blue POS Hewlett P ackard DeskJet 500 Printer 10 White N EG Hewlett P ackard DeskJet 500C Printer 10 White N EG Hewlett P ackard OmniBook 300 12 Blue NEG Hewlett P ackard OmniBook 425 1[...]

27 IBM ThinkP ad 700 15 Green POS IBM ThinkP ad 700C 15 Green POS IBM ThinkP ad 701C 16 White POS IBM ThinkP ad 701CS 16 White POS IBM ThinkP ad 720 15 Green POS IBM ThinkP ad 720C 15 Green POS K eynote Notebook (ADP-38A B) 19 Blue POS K odak Diconix 150+ Printer 9B l u e N E G K odak Diconix 180si Printer 9B l u e N E G K odak Diconix 701 Printer [...]

28 NBCC 386SX/20 Note- book 21 White PO S NBCC 3 86SX N Notebook 21 White POS NEC MultiSpeed EL 9 Blue NEG NEC UltraLite V ersa 550D 19 White PO S P ackard Bell PB286LP 17 Blue POS P anasonic CF150B 9 Blue NEG P olaroid Hand Scanner 14 B lue POS ProStar P entium 20 White POS Shar p MX100 9 Blue NEG Shar p MZ100 9 Blue NEG Shar p MZ200 9 Blue NEG Sh[...]

29 Shar p PC4641 9 Blue NEG Shar p PC4741 9 Blue NEG Shar p PC5500 17 Green POS Shar p PC5541 17 Green POS Shar p PC5700 17 Green POS Shar p PC5741 17 Green POS Shar p PC6200 15 Green POS Shar p PC6220 15 Green POS Shar p PC6541 15 Green POS Shar p PC6700 15 Green POS Shar p PC6781 15 Green POS Shar p PC6800 15 Green POS Shar p PC6900 15 Green POS [...]

30 T e xas Instr uments Extensa 515 20 White POS T e xas Instr uments Extensa 550 20 White POS T e xas Instr uments Extensa 550CD 20 White POS T e xas Instruments Extensa 550CDT 20 White POS T e xas Instr uments Extensa 555 20 White POS T e xas Instr uments Extensa 555CD 20 White POS T e xas Instr uments Extensa 565CD 20 White POS T e xas Instrumen[...]

31 T oshiba P or tege 300CT 15 Green POS T oshiba P or tege 610CT 15 Green POS T oshiba P or tege 620CT 15 Green POS T oshiba P or tege 650CT 15 Green POS To s h i b a P o r t e g e 660CDT 15 Green PO S T oshiba T1000 9 White POS T oshiba T1000LE 12 Green POS T oshiba T1000SE 12 Green POS T oshiba T1000XE 12 Green POS T oshiba T100X 12 Green POS T [...]

32 T oshiba T1910CS 18 Blue POS T oshiba T1950 18 Blue POS T oshiba T1950CS 18 Blue POS T oshiba T1950CT 18 Blue POS T oshiba T1960 18 Blue POS T oshiba T1960CS 18 Blue POS T oshiba T1960CT 18 Blue POS T oshiba T200 15 Green POS T oshiba T200CS 15 Green POS T oshiba T2400CS 18 Blue POS T oshiba T2400CT 18 Blue POS T oshiba T2450CT 18 Blue POS T osh[...]

33 T oshiba T ecra 700CS 15 Green POS T oshiba T ecra 700CT 15 Green POS T oshiba T ecra 710CDT 15 Green POS T oshiba T ecra 720CDT 15 Green POS T oshiba T ecra 730CDT 15 Green POS T oshiba T ecra 730XCDT 15 Green POS T oshiba T ecra 740CDT 15 Green POS T rogon 7200 21 Blue POS V er idata Execulite 386S 19 White POS WinBook 386SXNB-20B 19 White POS[...]

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05/99 Printed in the USA Limite d Nine t y-Day W arranty This produ ct is w arrante d by R a dioS hack ag ainst m anufa cturi ng defe cts in m ateri a l and workmanship und er nor mal use for ninety (9 0) days from the date of purchase from Ra- dioShack company- owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and de alers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HER[...]