Radio Shack Mini Tiger I Tank User Manual

Mini Tiger I Tank
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Installing the Batteries

You will need...
One 9V battery for the transmitter
Six AA batteries for the charging stand
Phillips screwdriver
Put Batteries in the Charging Stand
The tank is fastened to the charging stand with a
shipping screw.
• Loosen the screw with a Phillips screwdriver to
free the tank from
the charge stand.
• Slide the battery
compartment
cover off.
• Insert six AA
batteries in the
charging stand,
matching the polarity symbols (+ and -) as
marked inside.
• Replace the cover.
Put Battery in the Transmitter
• Turn the transmitter off.
• Loosen the screw on the
battery compartment cover with a Phillips
screwdriver and remove the cover.
• Insert one 9V battery in the battery compartment,
and match the polarity symbols (+ and -) as
marked inside.
• Replace the cover and tighten the screw.
Band Switch
A-B-C

Charging the Tank

• Turn the tank off and place the tank on the charge
stand so the plug fits into the jack on the tank.
• Press the button on the charging stand to start
charging the tank. The red LED illuminates.
• Remove the tank from the stand only after the red
LED turns off. The charging cycle is complete
when this happens.
Note: It takes about three minutes to charge the
tank.
Charging
Jack
Charging
Plug
LED
What's Included
Mini Tiger I Tank
Charging Stand & Clear Case

Driving the Tank

• Thread the supplied antenna into the transmitter's
antenna connector tightly.
• Turn the tank and transmitter on.
• Use the steering and speed controls on the
transmitter to drive the tank.
• Use the buttons on the shoulder of the transmitter
to rotate the turret.
• Use the buttons on the bottom right side of the
transmitter to fire the machine gun and cannon.
• When you finish driving the tank, turn the tank and
transmitter off.

Steering Control

• While the tank is in motion, press and hold the left
side of the control to go left and press the right
On/Off Switch
side to go right.
• Release to let the tank go straight.
• Press the left side or right side with the tank in
neutral to spin the tank in a circle.

Speed Control

• Slide the control up and hold to drive forward.
A-B-C
• Slide the control down and hold to drive in
reverse.
• Release to stop.
Note: After you fire the cannon, wait for the LED
light on the tank to go off before you fire it again.
Turns turret left
Speed
Control
F
Loosen the shipping
e
screw to free the tank
from the charging Neutral
stand
d
R
Press to start
charging the
Fires the
tank On/Off Switch
machine gun
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Antenna Transmitter
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Owner's Manual
Turns turret
Steering
right
Control
g R
Lf
Fires the
cannon