Radio Shack TRC-501 owner manual Connecting AN Optional External Speaker, Connecting the Antenna

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Your local RadioShack store sells a variety of CB antennas (for both mo- bile and base-station use), coaxial antenna cable, and connectors.

Connecting the Antenna

Once you choose an antenna, follow the mounting instructions supplied with it.

Warning: Use extreme caution when you install or remove a base station CB antenna. If the antenna starts to fall, let it go! It could contact over- head power lines. If the antenna touches the power line, contact with the antenna, mast, cable, or guy wires can cause electrocution and death. Call the power company to re- move the antenna. DO NOT attempt to do so yourself.

Then route the antenna cable to the CB and connect the cable to the AN- TENNA jack on the back of the CB.

•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.

CONNECTING AN OPTIONAL EXTERNAL SPEAKER

To make the CB easier to hear in noisy environments, you can connect it to an external CB speaker. Use an 8-ohm speaker capable of handling 3–5 watts of power (such as Ra- dioShack Cat. No. 21-549). The speaker’s cable must have a 1/8-inch plug.

Simply plug the speaker cable into the CB’s EXT 8Ω jack.

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Cautions:

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

Speaker Cable

Note: When you connect an external speaker, the CB’s internal speaker automatically disconnects.

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