Radio Shack AM/FM Auto Reverse Cassette Owner's Manual

Cat. No. 12-2108OWNER’S MANUALIn-Dash High-Power AM/FM Stereo CassettePlease read before using this equipment. with Auto-Reverse12-2108.fm Page 1 We

103. Connect the white wire to the leftfront speaker’s positive terminal.4. Connect the white/black wire tothe left front speaker’s negativeterminal.5

11Caution: Make sure you have se-curely made all connections beforecontinuing with the installation.Plug the 14-wire harness into the 14-pin wiring so

12MOUNTING THE STEREOBe sure you test all connections first,then follow these steps to mount thestereo.1. Disconnect the cable from thevehicle battery

1311. Reconnect the cable to the vehi-cle battery’s negative (–) termi-nal.REMOVING THE STEREO FROM THE DASH1. Disconnect the cable from thevehicle ba

14USING THE CONTROL PANEL The stereo’s anti-theft control panelmust be in place for the stereo to op-erate. When you remove it, the ste-reo does not w

15BASIC OPERATIONADJUSTING THE CONTROLSWhen you listen to your stereo, youcan adjust the following controls tosuit your listening preferences.Turning

16SETTING THE CLOCK1. Turn ON VOL clockwise until itclicks to turn on the stereo.2. If necessary, press F/C (fre-quency/clock) until the clock dis-pla

17USING THE RADIOPLAYING THE RADIO1. If the stereo is off, turn ON VOLclockwise until it clicks to turn iton. The radio automaticallytunes to the last

18• To temporarily display the time,press F/C. The display showsthe time for 5 seconds, thenreturns to the frequency display.You cannot display the ti

19Notes: • After the stereo stores six sta-tions or scans the band twice, ittunes to the first stored stationand begins to play.•If the stereo does n

2FEATURES © 1995 Tandy Corporation.All Rights Reserved.Optimus and Radio Shack are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.Your Optimus In-Das

20Caution: Do not hold down the mem-ory location button. This stores thecurrently tuned station into that loca-tion.Scanning Stored StationsThe stereo

21USING THE CASSETTE PLAYER PLAYING A CASSETTEWarning: To protect your hearing,always turn ON VOL to its lowest levelbefore you begin listening to a t

22Caution: We recommend you pressas soon as you finish playing atape or before you leave your vehi-cle, to release the tape from the tape-handling par

23CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus In-Dash High-PowerAM/FM Stereo Cassette with Auto-Reverse is an example of superiordesign and craftsmanship. The f

24CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING PARTSClean the tape head after about ev-ery 20 hours of playing time. Insert aspecial head-cleaning cassette (suchas Cat.

254. Reassemble both fuse holdersby pushing together and twistingthe two parts back together.5. Reconnect the cable to the vehi-cle battery’s negative

26SPECIFICATIONS RADIOFM (Nominal)AM (Nominal)Frequency Range88-108 MHz530-1710 kHzIF Rejection75 dB 50 dBImage Rejection44 dB 55 dBSelectivity60 dB 4

27NOTES12-2108.fm Page 27 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 10:07 AM

RADIO SHACKA Division of Tandy CorporationFort Worth, Texas 761028A5 Printed in Hong KongRADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTYThis product is warranted against

3Manual/Automatic Memory Pro-gramming — lets you manually orautomatically store 12 AM and 18 FMstations into memory so you canquickly tune to those st

4CONTENTS Installation... 6Before You Begin the I

5Care and Maintenance ... 23The FCC Wants You to Know...

6INSTALLATIONBEFORE YOU BEGIN THE INSTALLATIONBefore you install your stereo, readall the instructions in the “Installation”section of this manual. Yo

7MAKING THE CONNECTIONSThe supplied 14-wire harness in-cludes all the lead wires you need toconnect the stereo to ground, power,optional components, a

83. Connect the red power wire(with in-line fuse holder) to apoint in your vehicle’s fuse blockthat has power only when youturn the vehicle’s key to e

9If the stereo works properly, discon-nect:• The 14-wire harness from thestereo’s 14-pin wiring socket• Your vehicle battery’s negative(–) cableThen p