Terris 184 Owner's Manual

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OWNER'S ittANUAr

MODEL

IE4

8 TRANSISTOR

PORTABLE

CAR

RADIO

LIST

OF ACCESSORIES

SUPPLI"ED

Il.ITH RECEIVEB.

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS ES"'PORTABLE

AND HOME

BADIO.

.

CARE

AND MAINTENANCE

OF RECEIVER.

RECOMMENDED

INSTALLATION

METHODS

AS

CAR RADIO.

ELIMINATION

OF

IGNITION

NOISE.

OPEBATING

INSTRUCTIONS

AS

CAB

BADIO.

ADDITIONAL

ACCESSORIES

AVAILABLE

AS

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

SUGGESTED

''qES

FOR

THE

SET

,L''RAN

r' A\D

SLt.V"

E FACILITIBS.

The Model 184 is supplied complete

1.

Receiver complete

with

ER

2.

Distributor

suPPressor

3.

Generator

condenser

4.

Owner's

ManuaI

5. Guarantee card.

as

follows:

21 6I batter

Page

I

FOR

OPTIONAL

ACCESSORIES

- SEE PAGE

6.

OPERATION

OF RECEIVER

AS A

PORTABLE AND MAIITEL H()ME

RADIO:

Turn aerial

switch

to

'PORT.'

.Tuning,

vofume, on-off

switch

and tone controls

are

ort,hodox.

When

IisLening

to

disbant stations

or

when'treble response

seems

too

prominen!, set

tone control. to

'BASS.'

RotaLe set fdr mq.ximum

vol-

ume from

distant stations

or to reduce

staLic or inberference.

For exLra

Iong

distance

DAYTIME

reception,

plug in a Ferris

wire aerial and

turn aerial

switch to

tCAR.'

In

addition,

an earth

wire can be

soldered Lo

the body

of

the

aerial

plug for maximum

per'formance' If

used

on a boaL,

a

Ferris

car

radio or

wire

type

aerial eliminates

fading

when the boat swings

at anchor.

REMEMBER TO MAKE CERTAIN

THE SET

IS

SWITCHED

OFF

WHEN

NOT

IN USE.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

OF

RECEIVER

-

DRY

BATTERY:

The

Eveready

ER2761 9

volt battery

used is

a Iong-life,

high capacity cordless

radio

energiser much

Iarger than

the types used

in ordinary

portables.

How-

ever, as

with alI makes

of aIl-transistor

portables

and

cordless

mantel radios,

current

drain is proportional

Lo

volume Ievel. For

maximum battery

life

do

not

exceed a

comfortable

volume Ievel.

N.B. On

weak distant

sLations the

volume

control

may h'ave to

be Lurned

well

on, However,

this

wiII not Lake

any more batLery

currenL ihan

when receiving

a strong

local

station

with the volume

contr6I turned

well down. The acLuaI

'loudnesst

from the

speaker determines battery

drain.

When volume level

drops

appreciably

and reproduction

is

poor, check battery

and replace if

voltage

reading is

Iow.

FINISH:

The main

receiver components are

contained

in a smartly styled

die-

cast metal

case.

With

reasonable

care the at!ractive

finish

will last many

years.

When used at

picnics,

on the

beach, etc., take

care

that

water does

not enter t,he seb.

REPLACING

THE

BATTERY:

With average

use, the

ER276l

baLtery

will provide many hours of

radio

listen-

ing.

If

however,

sensitivity,

fidelity

or power

output

seem

to be below normal,

the

baLtery

should be replaced

if

necessary.

The

battery

can be checked by

switching

Lhe

set

ON

and

connecting

a voltmeter across !he

contacts as shown

in Fig. l.

Replace

i f reading

is

fi.ve

volts

or Iower.

HEAT: It

is

quite

safe to

operate the set in the

sun

or

in a car

which

has

been closed and

parked in the

sun.

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REPLACING

THE BATTERY

With

average

use the

ER276t

battery will provide

many hours of radio

listening.

If

however,

sensitivity, fidelity

or

power

output seem

to be below

normal

the

batt'ery

shouLd

be

replaced

if necessary.

The battery

can be checked by

switch-

ing the set,'ON' and

connecting

a voltmeter

across the contacts as shown

in Fig.

1, Replace if

reading is five volts

or

lower.

REAR

V

I

EW

OF SET

I

IATTERY TEST

TO REPLACE

BATTERY

,

1. Remove

five

screws from

rear lid,

2. Remove

rear

Iid,

3, Withdraw.and

un-plug

barrery,

]

4.

Reverse

procedure

to

install

new battery.

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PORTABLE

CAR

FOR

ACCESS

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