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Cat. No. 12-2115
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
High-Power In-Dash
AM/FM Stereo Cassette
with Anti-Theft Detachable Faceplate
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12-2115a.fm Page 2 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack High-Power In-Dash Auto-Search Music System — auto- AM/FM Stereo Cassette has many practi- matically searches for the beginning of cal, easy-to-use features, and you can in- the previous or next track on the tape. stall it in almost any vehicle. The tuner’s digital synthesized PLL (Phase-Locked Dolby B Noise Reduction — assures Loop) circuitry gives you precise tuning low noise music reproduction and a wide and
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12-2115a.fm Page 3 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM Lock-In Fast-Forward/Rewind — lets you quickly move the tape forward or backward. Advanced FM Optimizer Circuitry — automatically adjusts the tuner’s high- frequency response and stereo separa- tion to give you the best possible sound, regardless of the signal level. Automatic FM Tuning Adjustment — automatically changes FM reception on weak stations from stereo to mono, to improve reception of those stations. Lighted Liquid-Crystal Disp
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12-2115a.fm Page 4 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 5 Before You Begin the Installation ........................................................................ 5 Preparing the Mounting Area ....................................................................... 5 Routing Speaker Wires ........................................................................
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12-2115a.fm Page 5 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM INSTALLATION • Be sure your speakers can handle BEFORE YOU BEGIN THE 20 watts of power output per chan- INSTALLATION nel. Each speaker must have an impedance of at least 4 ohms. Your Before you install your stereo, read all local RadioShack store carries a full the instructions in this owner’s manual. line of speakers. You should be able to answer these questions about your vehicle’s electrical Preparing the Mounting Area system: • Whic
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12-2115a.fm Page 6 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM Using an Adapter Harness If you are replacing an existing stereo, or if your vehicle has been factory-wired for autosound components, you can use an adapter harness to connect the power and speakers. RadioShack stores sell adapter harnesses for most vehicles. Follow the directions that come with the adapter harness to temporarily connect the power and speakers. After you connect the adapter harness to your vehicle, you can skip to “Testi
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12-2115a.fm Page 7 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM The supplied wiring harness with its 14- pin connector includes all the lead wires you need to connect the stereo to ground, power, some optional compo- nents, and speakers. Important: Do not cut these wires. If you cut any wire, you cannot obtain a re- fund or exchange on this product. Ra- dioShack will provide warranty service if you cut a wire and find the product is de- fective. You might need additional wire to com- plete the connec
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12-2115a.fm Page 8 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM Connecting Ground, Power, and Optional Components Follow these steps to connect the wiring harness to ground, power, clock memory, and optional components. 14-Pin Connector Black Ground (–) (To Chassis Ground) Power Red + 12V To Ignition Wires Blue/White Amp Remote Turn On 500mA Max (To Optional Equipment) Yellow +12V To Battery 1. Disconnect the cable from your vehicle’s positive (+) battery termi- vehicle’s negative (–) battery termi-
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12-2115a.fm Page 9 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM Connecting Two Pairs of Speakers If you are using both front and rear speakers, follow these steps to connect the wiring harness to the speakers. White Front Left Speaker White/Black Gray Front Right Speaker Gray/Black Green Rear Left Speaker Green/Black Violet Rear Right Speaker Violet/Black 1. Connect the gray wire to the right front speaker’s positive terminal. This terminal is usually marked with a plus (+) sign or red mark. 2. Conne
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12-2115a.fm Page 10 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM Connecting One Pair of Speakers If you are using only one pair of speakers, follow these steps to connect the wiring har- ness to the speakers. Green Left Green/Black Violet Right Violet/Black 1. Connect the violet wire to the right speaker’s positive terminal. This terminal is usually marked with a plus (+) sign or red mark. 2. Connect the violet/black wire to the right speaker’s negative terminal. This termi- nal might be marked with
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12-2115a.fm Page 11 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM If the stereo does not work, immediate- Connecting the Antenna ly turn off your vehicle’s ignition and Connect the vehicle’s antenna cable to disconnect the wiring harness’ con- the stereo’s antenna socket. nector. Then recheck your connections. Back of Stereo After you verify that the display lights, Antenna follow the instructions in “Removing the Socket Shipping Screw.” Vehicle’s Antenna REMOVING THE SHIPPING SCREW Completing the Co
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12-2115a.fm Page 12 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM 5. Remove the keys from the slots and MOUNTING THE STEREO slide the sleeve all the way off. Once you verify that the stereo is con- nected properly, follow these steps to mount the stereo. 1. Disconnect the cable from the vehi- cle’s negative (–) battery terminal. 2. Disconnect the wiring harness and the antenna. 6. Put the sleeve into the opening in the dash, then secure it by bending out all the tabs with a screwdriver. Vehicle’s Wiri
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12-2115a.fm Page 13 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM 8. Slide the stereo into the sleeve until Otherwise, you can remove the rub- it locks into place. ber mounting grommet and use the extender and the supplied nut and If you are securing the stereo in an washer to attach the supplied metal existing mounting hole in the dash, strap to the mounting bolt on the push the mounting bolt covered with back of the stereo. If necessary, the rubber mounting grommet bend the metal strap to fit your v
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12-2115a.fm Page 14 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM 11. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle's sleeve and the stereo and press the negative (–) battery terminal. keys toward the back of the stereo. The stereo is loosened from the Note: You will need to set the ste- sleeve. reo's clock after you reconnect the cable to the vehicle's battery (see Sleeve “Setting the Clock” on Page 16). REMOVING THE STEREO FROM THE DASH Follow these steps to remove the stereo 6. Remove the keys from the slots
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12-2115a.fm Page 15 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM USING THE CONTROL PANEL The stereo’s control panel must be in REMOVING THE place for the stereo to operate. When CONTROL PANEL you remove it, the stereo does not work. This is a simple but effective security 1. Press REL and the right end pops measure. out slightly. Any stored stations remain in memory when the control panel is removed. REPLACING THE REL CONTROL PANEL 2. Slide the right end out first, then 1. Insert the left end of th
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12-2115a.fm Page 16 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK Note: You can set the clock only when the vehicle’s ignition is turned on or set to ACC. 1. Hold down F/C (Frequency/Clock) until the hour digit(s) blink(s), then repeatedly press + or – until the correct hour appears. 2. Press F/C again. The minute digits blink. Repeat- edly press + or – until the correct minute appears. 3. Press F/C again to store the time. ADJUSTING THE CONTROLS When you listen to yo
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12-2115a.fm Page 17 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM Notes: USING THE AUXILIARY • When you adjust the balance toward SOURCE INPUT the left speakers (by pressing –), L and the left balance level appear If you used the input jacks on the back of (such as L5). When you adjust the the stereo to connect it to an external balance toward the right speakers source such as a portable CD player or (by pressing +), R and the right bal- stand-alone CD changer/controller sys- ance level appear (such
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12-2115a.fm Page 18 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM RADIO OPERATION Manual Tuning: Repeatedly press PLAYING THE RADIO TUNE or TUNE to tune down or up the selected band. 1. Press PWR to turn on the stereo. 2. Press BAND to select the AM or FM Seek Tuning: Press SEEK band. AM 1 or AM 2 appears when or SEEK to tune to the next you select an AM band. FM 1, FM lower or higher station. 2, or FM 3 appears when you select an FM band. Note: If the stereo does not find a Notes: strong station
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12-2115a.fm Page 19 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM • To temporarily display the frequency Manually Storing Stations of the station currently playing, press F/C. The display shows the 1. Repeatedly press BAND to select frequency for about 5 seconds, then the desired memory group (AM 1 or returns to the clock display. AM 2 for AM, or FM 1, FM 2, or FM 3 for FM). 2. Tune to the station you want to store. 3. Hold down the desired memory lo- cation button until the frequency and CH with the
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12-2115a.fm Page 20 Wednesday, January 12, 2000 11:18 AM 2. Hold down AMS (automatic memory Scanning Stored Stations scan) for about 3 seconds. The ste- reo scans the selected band and The stereo’s automatic memory scan stores the first six stations it finds (AMS) feature scans all stored stations in (starting with the currently tuned fre- a selected memory group, pausing for 5 quency). seconds at each stored station. 1. Press BAND until the stereo displays the memory group you want to scan.
