Making The Connections - Radio Shack 12-2157 Owner's Manual

Am/fm/cd weather band car stereo
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screw and rubber washer from the top of
the stereo.
Note: Save the screw and washer in
case you need to mail or ship the stereo.
Secure them to the back of the stereo
with a piece of tape.
MAKING THE
CONNECTIONS
The supplied harness with the 14-pin
connector includes all the lead wires you
need to connect the stereo to ground,
power, some optional components, and
speakers.
Important: Do not cut these wires. If
you cut any wire, you cannot obtain a re-
fund or exchange on this product. How-
ever, your local RadioShack store will
provide warranty service if you cut a
wire and find that the product is defec-
tive.
You might need additional wire, depend-
ing on your autosound system, to com-
plete
the
connections.
RadioShack store carries a full line of
wire and wire management accessories.
Cautions:
• For added safety and to protect your
stereo, disconnect the cable from
Shipping
Screw
Rubber
Washer
Your
local
Installation
your vehicle battery's negative (–)
terminal before you begin.
• 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.
Your local RadioShack store carries
a full line of speakers.
• You must connect the
+12V TO IGNITION
wires first, then make all
BATTERY
other connections as described in
the following sections before you
plug the harness with the 14-pin
connector into the stereo. If you do
not make connections in the order
shown, damage to the stereo is pos-
sible if any wire connections are
made incorrectly.
• You must connect a separate wire to
each speaker terminal as described
in the following procedure. Do not
use a common wire or chassis
ground for any speaker connection.
,
GROUND
, and
+12V TO
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