Radio Shack 21-1599 owner manual Using Vehicle Battery Power, Using the CB AS a Base Station

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Connecting an Antenna

Once you choose an antenna, follow the mounting instructions supplied with it. Then route the antenna cable to the CB and connect the cable to the ANTENNA jack on the back of the CB.

Cautions:

•Do not run the cable over sharp edges or moving parts.

•Do not run the cable next to power cables or other CB antenna cables.

•Do not run the cable through a vehicle’s engine compartment or other areas that produce extreme heat.

USING VEHICLE

BATTERY POWER

You can power this CB from your ve- hicle’s battery or from standard AC power with an optional DC power supply. For information on using AC power, see “Using the CB as a Base Station.”

Follow these steps to power the CB from your vehicle’s battery.

1.Connect the CB’s black wire to

your vehicle battery’s negative (–) terminal or to a metal part of the vehicle’s frame that is not insulated from the frame by a plastic part.

2.Connect the CB’s red wire, with in-line fuse, to a source of volt- age that turns on and off with the ignition switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in your vehi- cle’s fuse box.

USING THE CB AS A BASE STATION

Although this CB is designed for mo- bile use, you can also use it as a base station. To do so, you need the following items.

•12-volt DC power supply (such as Cat. No. 22-120)

Caution: Most 12-volt DC power supplies plug into a standard AC outlet to produce DC power. Before connecting your CB to a 12-volt DC power supply, read and follow the instructions pro- vided with the power supply.

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