Radio Shack 49-418 Owner's Manual

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Cat. No. 49-418

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

Personal Alarm

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FEATURES

Your RadioShack Personal Alarm helps
ensure your personal safety. Its piercing
siren is designed to startle and deter
thieves and attackers. Its features incl ude:

Compact Size

— fits easily into a pocket

or handbag.

Wrist-Strap Activated

— lets you sound

the alarm by simply pull ing the strap.

1998 Tandy Corporation.

©

All Rights Reserved.

RadioShack is a registered trademark

used by Tandy Corporation.

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112 dB Siren Alarm — is designed to call
attention to you, so others know you need
help.

Attractive Case — with a handy mirror
and photo holder.

Note: You need one 12-volt battery (not
supplied) to power your personal alarm.

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PREPARATION

Your personal alarm requires one 12-volt
battery (not supplied) for power. For the
best performance and longest life, we rec­ommend an alkaline battery, such as Ra­dioShack Cat. No. 23-144.

Caution:

required size and recommended type.

The personal alarm’s battery compart­ment is concealed beneath the photo and
its transparent protective cover. Open the
alarm’s case and slide off the protective
cover and the paper picture behind it.

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Use only a fresh battery of the

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Then follow these steps to install the bat­tery.

1. Use a Phillips screwdriver to remove
the screw from the battery compart­ment cover, then remove the cover.

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2. Be sure the wrist strap’s plug is firmly
inserted into the personal alarm’s
jack. Then place the battery in the
compartment as indicated by the
polarity symbols (+ and –) marked
inside.

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3. Replace the cover, then reinsert and
tighten the screw.

You can put a photo or anything else of
that size in the holder. Then place the pro­tective cover over it.

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We recommend you test the alarm period­ically (see “Operation” on Page 9) to be
sure it operates properly. If the volume is
low or the tone sounds different than usu­al, replace the battery.

Cautions:

• Always remove an old or weak bat­tery. Batteries can leak chemicals that
can destroy electronic parts.

• Dispose of an old battery promptly
and properly. Do not burn or bury it.

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OPERATION

To sound the alarm, pull the wrist strap
until its plug pulls out of the personal
alarm’s jack.

Caution:

want to test it, be sure you warn people

The alarm is very loud. If you

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who are nearby before you pull the wrist
strap. To muffle the sound during the test,
press the bottom of the personal alarm
against a sound absorbing surface (a pil­low, for example).

To stop the alarm, sim ply reinsert the wrist
strap’s plu g into the personal alarm’s jack.

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CARE

To enjoy your RadioShack Personal
Alarm for a long time:

• Keep the alarm dry. If it gets wet,

wipe it dry immediately.

• Use and store the alarm only in nor-

mal temperature envi ronments.

• Handle the alar m gently and carefully.

Don’t drop it.

• Keep the alarm away from dust and

dirt.

• Wipe the alarm with a damp cloth

occasionally to keep it looking new.

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Modifying or tampering with the alarm’s
internal co mponent s can cause a malf unc­tion and invalidate its warranty. If your
alarm is not performing a s it should, take it
to your local RadioShack store for assis­tance.

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SPECIFICATIONS

Power Source ....................... 12V Battery

(Cat. N o . 23-144)

Battery Life ................ . About 40 Minutes

with Continuous Alar m

Sound Level .......... ........... Min. 112 dB at

12 Inches (35 cm)

Min. 90 dB at

1

39

/2 Inches (1 m)

Pull Trigger Relief Force ................ 0.8 kg

Current at Sounding .......... 30 mA Typical

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Dimensions (HWD):

3

2

/8 × 215/

16

13

×

/16 Inches

(60 × 74 × 20 mm)

Weight (Including Battery) ............. 2.6 oz

(74 g)

Specifications are typical; individual units
might vary. Specifications are subject to
change and improvement without notice.

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Limited Ninety-Day Warranty

This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing de­fects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90)
days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned
stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EX­CEPT AS PROVI DED HE REI N, Rad ioShac k MAK ES N O EXPR ESS
WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING
THOSE OF MERCH ANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICU­LAR PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION
OF THE WRITTE N LIM ITED WARR ANT IES CO NTAINED HE REI N.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack SHALL HAVE NO LI­ABILITY OR RESPON SIBILITY TO CUSTOMER OR ANY OTHER
PERSON OR E NTITY WITH RESP ECT TO ANY LIABI LITY, LOSS
OR DAMAGE CAUSED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT OR ARISING OUT OF ANY
BREACH OF THIS WARRANTY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO, ANY DA MAG ES RES ULTING FRO M INCO N VEN IENC E, LOSS
OF TIME, DATA, PROPERTY, REVENUE, OR PR OF IT OR AN Y IN­DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAM­AGES, EVEN IF RadioShack HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Some states do n ot allow the lim i t at ions on h ow l on g an i m p lied war ­ranty lasts or the exclusion of incidental or consequential damages,
so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you.

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In the event of a product defect during the warranty period, take the
product and the RadioShack sales receipt as proof of purchase date to

RadioShack store. RadioShack will, at its option, unless otherwise

an

law: (a) correct the defect by product repair without charge

provided b
for part s and labor; (b) replace the pr oduct with one of the same or simi­lar design; or (c) refund the purchase price. All replaced parts and prod­ucts, and products on which a refund is made, become the propert
RadioShack. New or reconditioned parts and products ma
the performance of warrant
products are warranted for the remainder of the ori
You will be char
the expiration of the warrant
This warrant
utable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal
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(f) co sts of product removal, installation, set-up s ervice ad
installation.
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does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attrib-

e, failure to follow instructions, improper installation or mainte-

repairs other than those provided by a RadioShack

ives you specific legal rights, and you may also ha ve

hts which vary from state to state.

RadioShack Customer Relations, Dept. W,

100 Throckmorton St., Suite 600, Fort Wo rth, TX 76102

service. Repaired or replaced parts and

ed for repair or replacement of the product made after

period.

htning or other incidence of excess voltage or cu r-

; (c) consumables such as fuses or batteries;

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