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- Page 1 AM/FM/CD Weather Band Car Stereo...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ˆ Contents Features ........................4 Installation ....................... 6 Before You Begin the Installation ............... 6 Preparing the Mounting Area ............... 6 Routing Speaker Wires ................6 Removing the Shipping Screw ..............6 Making the Connections ..................7 Using an Adapter Harness ................8 Connecting Ground, Power, and Optional Components ...... - Page 3 Product: AM/FM/CD Weather the following measures: Band Car Stereo • Reorient or relocate the receiving Model: 12-2157 antenna. Responsible RadioShack Party: 100 Throckmorton • Increase the separation between Fort Worth, TX 76102 the equipment and receiver.
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Page 4: Features
Changes or modifications not expressly terference and void the user’s authority approved by RadioShack may cause in- to operate the equipment. ˆ Features Shuffle Play — lets you randomly select Your RadioShack AM/FM/CD Weather Band Car Stereo has many practical, and play tracks from the loaded CD. - Page 5 Automatic Travel Programming Auxiliary Input — allows connection to — lets you automatically store the first 6 external signal source, such as a Porta- strong stations in each band (AM and ble Mini Disc player or external CD FM) into a separate travel memory so changer.
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Page 6: Installation
ˆ Installation BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE that requires a 2 -inch high by 7 inch wide by 5 -inch deep (52 INSTALLATION 152 mm) mounting area. Before you install your stereo, read all Note: If the mounting area is too large, the instructions in this owner’s manual. -
Page 7: Making The Connections
screw and rubber washer from the top of your vehicle battery’s negative (–) the stereo. terminal before you begin. Shipping Screw Rubber Washer • Be sure your speakers can handle 92 watts of power (23 watts per channel). Each speaker must have an impedance of at least 4 ohms. -
Page 8: Using An Adapter Harness
Using an Adapter Harness screw is not insulated from the chassis by a plastic part. If you are replacing an existing stereo, 3. Connect the red +12V TO IGNITION or if your vehicle has been factory-wired power wire (with in-line fuse holder) for auto sound components, you might to a point in your vehicle’s fuse be able to use an adapter harness to... -
Page 9: Connecting An Equalizer/Booster
use this wire, secure it with a wire tie nal. This terminal might be marked and do not let it touch metal. with a minus (–) sign, or it might not be marked at all. Violet- Violet/Black REAR RIGHT Green- Green/Black REAR LEFT Gray-... -
Page 10: Connecting The Antenna
Connecting the Antenna USING THE CONTROL PANEL Connect the vehicle’s antenna cable to the antenna jack on the back of the ste- The stereo’s control panel must be in- reo. stalled for the stereo to operate. When you remove it, the stereo will not oper- ate. -
Page 11: Removing The Control Panel
Removing the Control Panel vehicle’s negative (–) battery termi- nal. 1. Press on the right side of the 2. Disconnect the wire harness and the control panel. The control panel antenna. swings out. 3. Press to remove the control panel. 4. -
Page 12: Removing The Stereo From The Dash
REMOVING THE STEREO 8. If you are securing the stereo in an existing mounting hole in the dash, FROM THE DASH push the supplied rubber mounting grommet onto the mounting bolt. If you want to remove the stereo from Then push the mounting bolt (cov- the dash, follow these steps. -
Page 13: Basic Operation
ˆ Basic Operation TURNING THE STEREO 2. Hold down for about 2 sec- DISP onds. The digits on the display flash. ON AND OFF To turn on the stereo, press . The radio automatically tunes to the last sta- tion and band selected. To turn off the stereo, press again. -
Page 14: Setting The Display
SETTING THE DISPLAY increase the volume to a comfortable lis- tening level. While you are playing the radio or a CD, Audio Control — Repeatedly press the display shows the tuned frequency until (Bass), (Treble), SEL/LD or information about the current CD. To (Balance), or (Fader) and a display the clock at any time while the... -
Page 15: Radio Operation
ˆ Radio Operation PLAYING THE RADIO Seek Tuning — Hold down BAND until disappears. Press MANU TUNE/ 1. Press to select the desired BAND (Local) appears SEEK band. appears when and the tuner searches up or down the AM band is selected. the band for the next station, then appears when the FM band stops when it detects a station. -
Page 16: Storing Stations In Memory Groups
6 strong AM and first 6 strong FM sta- tions as separate automatic travel pro- gramming memory. Storing Stations in Memory Groups 1. Repeatedly press to select BAND the desired memory group (AM1, AM2, FM1, FM2 or FM3). ascending order, then resumes nor- mal radio reception of the last stored 2. -
Page 17: Using The Weather Band
To cancel Preset Scan, press return to the CD or tuner, press PS/AS again. The tuner stops on the currently again. tuned station. Note: Preset Scan will not stop on weak stations. USING THE WEATHER MUTE SEL/ BAND TRACK TUNE/SEEK To access the weather band channel at any time, press (Weather Band) -
Page 18: Shuffle Play
and the CD starts to play from the tion. Always remove the disc com- point where you last stopped it. pletely, then reinsert. Note: If you eject a CD while it is playing but do not remove it from the CD player, the CD player automati- cally draws the CD back in after about 15 seconds. -
Page 19: Scanning The Tracks
SCANNING THE TRACKS ) again within 4 seconds P.CL PS/AS to clear all memories. You can set the CD player to play the first 10 seconds of each track on the AUXILIARY INPUT loaded CD, so you can find the track you want to hear. -
Page 20: Care And Maintenance
ˆ Care and Maintenance However, there is no guarantee that in- To enjoy your RadioShack AM/FM/CD terference will not occur in a particular Weather Band Car Stereo for a long installation. If this equipment does time: cause harmful interference to radio or •... -
Page 21: Replacing A Fuse
• Do not store CDs in high tempera- 3. Slide off the metal holder on each ture, high-humidity locations. They end of the fuse and remove the might warp. fuse. • Keep CDs dry. A water drop can act 4. If the fuse is blown, replace it. Use as a lens and affect the laser only standard 1 -inch fuses with... -
Page 22: Specifications
ˆ Specifications RADIO FM (Nominal) AM (Nominal) Weather Band Frequency Range 88–108 MHz 530–1710 kHz 162.4–162.55 kHz Frequency Response 50-15 kHz 50-2.3 kHz --------- 80 dB 46 dB -------- IF Rejection Image Rejection 60 dB 65 dB 20 dB Selectivity 70 dB 40 dB 55 dB... - Page 23 ˆ Notes Specifications...
- Page 24 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. RadioShack Customer Relations, 200 Taylor Street, 6th Floor, Fort Worth, TX 76102 We Service What We Sell 12/99 12-2157 RadioShack 4301-4856-1 A Division of Tandy Corporation 03A00...