Using Vehicle Battery Power - Radio Shack DX-398 Owner's Manual

• When you finish using the AC
adapter, unplug it from the AC out-
let first, then disconnect it from the
receiver.
Follow these steps to use AC power.
1. Set the adapter's voltage switch to
6V.
2. Line up the 5.5 mm outer diam-
eter/2.1 mm inner
barrel plug with the adapter's
socket so it reads –TIP , and insert
the plug into the socket.
3. Insert the barrel plug into the
receiver's
DC IN 6V
4. Plug the adapter into a standard
AC outlet.

Using Vehicle Battery Power

To power the receiver from your vehi-
cle's battery, you need an optional DC
cigarette lighter adapter, such as Cat.
No. 273-1802.
8
ers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must
be set to negative and its plug must fit
the receiver's
ommended DC cigarette lighter adapt-
er meets these specifications. Using
an adapter that does not meet these
specifications could damage the re-
ceiver or the adapter.
Caution: Always plug the DC ciga-
rette lighter adapter into the receiver
before you plug it into your vehicle's
cigarette-lighter socket. Always un-
plug the adapter from the vehicle's
cigarette-lighter socket before you un-
plug it from the receiver.
Follow these steps to power the re-
diameter
ceiver from your vehicle's battery.
jack.
Caution: You must use a DC
!
cigarette lighter adapter that
supplies 6 volts DC and deliv-
DC IN 6V
1. Set the DC cigarette
adapter's voltage switch to 6V.
jack. The rec-
lighter