Radio Shack 12-801 User Manual

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Cat. No. 12-801
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
AM/FM Self-Powered Radio
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FEATURES
Your RadioShack AM/FM Self-Powered Radio lets you enjoy music, sports, and news almost anywhere — even without conventional batteries!
The radio’s features include:
Two Band Tuning —
receives bot h FM and AM sta-
tions.
Built-In Power Generator (Dynamo)
— you can “crank up” the radio and listen to it under emergency conditions when no power is available.
Rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium Battery Pack (In­cluded)
— provides reliable, renewable, internal
power for everyday use.
1¾" Diameter Speaker
— provides clear audio in a
compact radio.
Emergency Alarm
— produces a loud, hig h-pitched
beep you can use as an emergency signal.
Automatic Frequency Control (AFC)
— provides
drift-free FM reception with reduced sound distortion.
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1999 Tandy Corporation.
RadioShack is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
All Rights Reserved.
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Display Light
— lets you see the dial scale in low
light situations.
Multiple Power Options
— let you power your radio from internal replaceable batteries (not supplied), a supplied rechargeable battery pack, or the built-in power generator.
Telescoping Antenna —
provides the best radio sig­nal for FM. A built-in AM antenna provides quality AM reception.
Important:
This radi o can use nick­el-cadmium rechargeable batteries. At the end of a nickel-cadmium bat­tery's useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management a uth ori t ies for in­formation on recycling or disposal programs in your area or call 1-800-843-7422. Some options that might be available are: municipal curbside collection, drop­off boxes at reta ilers such as your local RadioShack store, recycling collection centers, and mail-back pro­grams.
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PREPARATION
CONNECTING POWER
You can power your radio from any of these sources.
• internal AA batteries (not supplied)
• internal Ni-Cd rechargeable battery pack (sup­plied)
• built-in power generator (dynamo)
Using AA Batteries
Your radio can use two AA batteri es (n ot su ppl ied ) for power. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline batteries.
Caution:
• Use only fr esh batt eries of t he requ ired size and recommended type
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable).
Follow these steps to install batteries.
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1. Remove the battery compartment cover by push­ing in the cover’s two t abs (sh ow n re mo ve d) then pulling the cover in the direction of the arrow marked on the cover.
2. Place the batteries in the compartment, as indi­cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside.
3. Replace the cover.
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