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Using Vehicle Battery Power
Your walkie-talkie comes with a DC car adapter that is ideal for use in your vehicle. It lets you power your walkie-talkie from your vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket (if your vehicle has a 12-volt negative-ground electrical system), and its antenna adapter con- nector makes it easy to connect to an external antenna mounted on your vehicle. Your local Radio Shack store sells a wide vari- ety of mobile walkie-talkie antennas. Choose the one that best meets your needs.
Follow these steps to use DC power.
1.If either battery case is connected to the walkie-talkie, push the battery latch up and slide the battery case off the walkie-talkie.
2.Slide the DC car adapter onto the walkie-talkie.
Caution: Before plugging the DC adapter’s cigarette lighter plug into your vehicle’s cigarette lighter socket, make sure the cap is screwed firmly onto the plug. See “Replacing the DC Car Adapter Fuse” on Page 34 for more information about the cigarette lighter plug.
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