Radio Shack 12-795 owner manual Using Vehicle Battery Power

Using Vehicle Battery Power

You can power the radio from a vehi- cle’s 12V power source (such as ciga- rette-lighter socket) using a 9V, 500 mA DC adapter (not supplied) available at your local RadioShack store.

Cautions:

You must use a power

!source that supplies 9V DC

and delivers at least 500 mA. Its center tip must be set to negative and its plug must fit the ra- dio's DC 9V jack. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifica- tions could damage the radio or the adapter.

•Always connect the DC adapter to the radio before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, dis- connect the adapter from the power source before you disconnect it from the radio.

Follow these steps to connect DC pow- er.

1.Be sure POWER is set to OFF, and set AC/DC on the back of the radio to DC.

2.Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 9V.

3.Insert the adapter’s 5.5 mm outer diameter/2.1 mm inner diameter barrel plug into the DC 9V jack on the back of the radio.

4.Plug the other end of the adapter into the vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket.

Cigarette

Lighter

Socket

Note: If the radio does not operate when you connect a DC adapter, unplug the adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket and clean any ashes or debris from the socket.

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