Radio Shack 63-1007 - Ultrasonic Parking Alert System Owner's Manual

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Ultrasonic Parking Alert System

OWNER’S MANUAL — Please read before using this equipment.

Your RadioShack Ultrasonic Parking Alert
System eliminates the guesswork from park­ing. You can set the system to alert you
when your vehicle is parked the desired dis­tance from the base.

Memory

distance.

Power/Low Battery Indicator

that the power is on, or that the battery pow­er is low.

Supplied AC Adapter

system from a standard AC outlet.

Power ON/OFF Switch

manually turn the system on or off at any
time.

Sound HI/LO/OFF

volume that best suits your needs.

— lets you set the desired parking

— indicates

— lets you power the

— allows you to

— lets you select an alert

INSTALLING THE BASE’S
BATTERIES

The base needs four AA batteries (not sup­plied) for back-up power in case AC power
fails. For the best performance and longest
life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline
batteries.

Cautions:

• Use only fresh batteries of the required
size and recommended type.

• Do not mix old and new batteries or dif­ferent types of batteries (standard, alka­line, or rechargeable).

1. Lift up the
battery com­partment
cover on the
back of the
base and
remove it.

2. Place the batteries in the compartment
as indicated by the polarity symbols (+
and –) marked inside.

3. Replace the cover.

The Power/Low Battery Indicator flashes
about once every 5 seconds when the AC
power cord is plugged in, or if the power cord
is unplugged and the batteries have enough
power. The Power/Low Battery Indicator
flashes more rapidly if the power cord is un­plugged and the batteries are low. When this
happens, replace the batteries.

Warning:

and properly. Do not burn or bury them.

Caution:

tem for two weeks or longer, remove the bat­teries. Batteries can leak chemicals that can
destroy electronic parts.

Dispose of old batteries promptly

If you do not plan to use the sys-

MOUNTING THE BASE

Mount the base at a height where the driver
can easily see it from the vehicle. For the
best performance, we recommend that you
mount the base about 3 to 6 feet from the
floor of the garage.

1. Drill two vertical holes into the mounting
surface 3

5

/16 inches apart.

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2. Thread the two supplied gold screws into
the holes until the heads extend about

1

inch from the wall.

3. Align the base’s keyhole slots with the
screw heads and slide the base down to
secure it.

Base

Line

Cord

Power/
Low Battery
Indicator

Sensor

MOUNTING THE SENSOR

Mount the sensor below the base and about
12 to 24 inches above the ground so it directly
faces the vehicle’s front bumper or the license
plate.

CONNECTING THE AC

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ADAPTER

Power the system from a standard AC outlet
using the supplied 12V 200 mA AC adapter.

Cautions:

You must use a Class 2 power
source that supplies 12V DC

!

and delivers at least 200 mA.
Its center tip must be set to positive and
its plug must fit the system's
The supplied adapter meets these speci­fications. Using an adapter that does not
meet these specifications could damage
the system or the adapter.

• Always connect the AC adapter to the
system before you connect it to AC
power. When you finish, disconnect the
adapter from AC power before you dis­connect it from the system.

1. Slide

2. Insert the AC adapter’s barrel plug into
the base’s

ON/OFF

DC 12V

on the base to

jack.

DC 12V

.

OFF

jack.

1. Drill two horizontal holes into the mount­ing surface 2

3

/4 inches apart.

2. Thread the two supplied silver screws
into the holes until the heads extend

1

/4 inch from the wall.

about

3. Align the sensor’s keyhole slots with the
screw heads and slide the sensor in
place to secure it.

If the vehicle’s front bumper, or the li-

Note:

cense plate, appear angled (in relation to the
sensor), mount the supplied foam on the back
of the sensor to compensate.

CONNECTING THE BASE
AND THE SENSOR

Insert the plug on one end of the supplied
telephone-type line cord into the base’s jack,
then plug the other end into the sensor’s jack.

3. Plug the other end of the adapter into a
standard AC outlet.

OPERATION

HI/LO/OFF

Red
Indicator

Green
Indicator

1. Slide

on the base to ON. The

ON/OFF

power indicator on the sensor lights for a
few seconds.

2. Side
sound level (

HI/LO/OFF

on the base to the desired
or LO) or slide it to

HI

turn off the sound.

2

ON/OFF

DC 12V
Jack

OFF

to