Radio Shack AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player, 12-2117 Owner's Manual

Owner’s Manual

Please read before using this equipment.

AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player

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Contents

Features ................................................................................................................... 3

Installation ............................................................................................................... 3

Before You Begin ................................................................................................ 3

Preparing the Mounting Area ....................................................................... 4

Routing Speaker Wire .................................................................................. 4

Testing the Stereo ........................................................................................ 4

Making the Connections ..................................................................................... 4

Using an Adapter Harness ........................................................................... 5

Connecting Ground, Power, and Optional Components .............................. 5

Connecting Speakers ............................. ... ... ... .... ...................................... ... 6

Connecting the Antenna ..................................... ...................................... ... 6

Completing the Connections ........................................................................ 7

Testing the Connections ..................................................................................... 7

Mounting the Stereo ........................................................................................... 7

Removing the Stereo from the Dash .................................................................. 8

Using the Anti-Theft Control Panel ....................................................................... 9

Installing the Anti-Theft Control Panel ................................................................ 9

Removing the Anti-Theft Control Panel .............................................................. 9

Basic Operation ......... ... ... .... ... ... ....................................... ... ... ... ........................... 10

Turning the Stereo On and Off ......................................................................... 10

Adjusting the Sound/Tuning ............................................................................. 10

Radio Operation ............................................................................................... 10

Cassette Player Operation ............................................................................... 10

Fast-Forward and Rewind .......................................................................... 11

Using an External Component .......................................................................... 11

Care ........................................................................................................................ 12

Cleaning the Tape Handling Parts .................................................................... 12

Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality ..................................................... 12

Replacing a Fuse ................ ... ... ... ....................................... ... ........................... 13

The FCC Wants You to Know ........................................................................... 13

Specifications .......................... .......................... ...................... ....................... ....... 14

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Features

Your RadioShack AM/FM Stereo Cas­sette Player can be easily installed in al­most any vehicle. The stereo will not
operate when you remove its anti-theft
control panel. You can quickly remove
and store the control panel in the sup­plied carrying case and take it with you
for added security.

The stereo’s features include:

Front

CD IN

connect a portable CD player to the ste­reo, so you can play your favorite CDs in
your vehicle.

Auto-Stop — stops the tape when it
reaches the end, to reduce wear o n your
tape and the cassette deck.

Tone and Balance Controls — let you
adjust high and low sounds and the bal-

Jack — lets you quickly

ance between the left and right speak­ers, so you can tailor the sound to suit
your preferences.

Metal/CrO2 — takes advantage of the
improved sound quality of metal or CrO2
tapes.

Mono/Stereo Control — lets you select
FM reception in stereo on strong sta­tions or monaural reception on weak
stations.

Push Band Selector — lets you easily
select an AM or FM station with the push
of a button.

Built-In

reduces the noise caused by your vehi­cle's electrical system.

Noise-Suppression Choke —

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Installation

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before your install your stereo, we rec­ommend you read through all the in­structions in this owner's manual. You
should be able to answer all of these
questions about your vehicle's electrical
and sound systems.

• Which terminal in my vehicle's fuse

box supplies power even when the
ignition is turned off?

• Which terminal in my vehicle's fuse

box is for accessories?

• How do I connect a wire to the fuse
box?

• Which stereo wires are line-level
outputs and which are speaker out­puts?

Also, be aware that installation in your
vehicle might require cutting or modify­ing your vehicle.

Note: Before permanently installing the
stereo, we recommend that you tempo­rarily connect it to ground and power,
optional components, and your speak-

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ers. Then test the connections. Next,
disconnect the stereo, mount it in your
vehicle, and then reconnect it. Place the
stereo as close as possible to the select­ed mounting location when making the
temporary connections.

Caution: Be sure your speakers can
handle 14 watts of power (7 watts per
channel). Each speaker must have an
impedance of at least 4 ohms. Your lo­cal RadioShack store carries a full line
of speakers.

Preparing the Mounting Area

Before you mount the stereo, be sure
you have all the necessary materials.
Then confirm that the stereo fits your ve­hicle's stereo mounting area. This auto­sound stereo system is a DIN-E size unit
that requires a 2
inch wide by 6

1

/16-inch high by 73/16-

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/16-inch deep (52 × 182 ×

170 mm) mounting area.
Note: If the mounting area is too large,

you might be able to mount the stereo
with an in-dash installation kit, available
at your local RadioShack store. Follow
the installation kit's instructions to mount
the stereo.

Caution: Be careful to avoid obstruc­tions behind the mounting surface.

Routing Speaker Wire

in place. After you route the speaker
wires, replace the molding.

Testing the Stereo

Before you mount the stereo or any
speaker, test the stereo by temporarily
connecting the power wire, speakers,
and antenna as described in “Making
the Connections.” If you plan to use an
adapter harness to connect the stereo,
see “Using an Adapter Harness” on
Page 5.

MAKING THE
CONNECTIONS

The supplied harness with the 14-pin
connector includes all the lead wires you
need to connect the stereo to ground,
power, optional components, and
speakers.

Important: Do not cut these wires. If
you cut any wire, you cannot obtain a re­fund or exchange on this product. How­ever, your local RadioShack store will
provide warranty service if you cut a
wire and find the product is defective.

Depending on your individual auto­sound system, you might need addition­al wire to complete connections. Your lo­cal RadioShack store carries a full line
of wire and wire management accesso­ries.

If you install speakers, avoid routing the
speaker wires near moving parts or
sharp edges. You can usually route
them along the wiring channel beneath
the vehicle's door facing by carefully re­moving the molding that holds the carpet

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Cautions:

• For added safety and to protect your
stereo, remember to dis connect the
cable from your vehicle battery's
negative (–) terminal before you
begin making the connections.

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• You must connect the ground and

Using an Adapter Harness

primary wires first, then make all
other connections before you plug
the 14-wire harness into the stereo.
(See “Using an Adapter Harness.”)
If you do not make connections in
the order shown, damage to the ste­reo is possible if any wire connec­tions are made incorrectly.

• You must connect a separat e wire to
each speaker terminal as described
in the following procedure. Do not
use a common wire or chassis
ground for any speaker connection.

If you are replacing an existing stereo,
or if your vehicle has been factory-wired
for auto-sound components, you might
be able to use an adapter harness to
connect the power and speakers.

Follow the directions supplied with the
adapter harness to temporarily connect
the power and speakers.

A selection of adapter harnesses is
available at your local RadioShack
store.

Connecting Ground, Power, and Optional Components

SPEAKER LEFT

Blue

AMP
REMOTE
TURN ON
500MA
MAX

Optional Equipment

Red

Yellow

+12V TO BATTERY Battery

+12V TO

IGNITION

Ignition

Black GROUND (–)

SPEAKER RIGHT

Follow these steps to connect the sup­plied harness with the 14-pin connector
to ground, power, and optional compo­nents.

1. Disconnect the cable from your
vehicle battery's negative (–) termi­nal.

2. Connect the black
to a chassis ground, su ch as a met al
screw attached to a metal part of the

GROUND (–)

wire

vehicle's frame. Be sure that the
screw is not insulated from the
chassis by a plastic part.

3. Connect the red

+12V TO IGNITION

wire (with the in-line fuse ho lder) to
a point in your vehicle's fuse block
that has power only when you turn
the vehicle's ignition key to either
the accessory (ACC) or ON position.

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