Radio Shack PRO-2051 - Manual (Page 13)

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The Basics
Be sure the grounding screw makes complete contact
with the metal frame of your vehicle.
3. Connect the red
wire of the supplied
DC power cord to a
voltage source that
turns on and off with
the ignition switch, such as a spare accessory terminal in
your vehicle’s fuse box.
4. Insert the power cord’s barrel plug into the scanner’s DC
12V jack.
5. Reconnect the cable to the negative (-) terminal of your
vehicle’s battery.
from your vehicle’s cigarrette lighter
To power your scanner from a 12V power source in your
vehicle, such as a cigarette-lighter socket, you need a 12V,
500 mA DC cigarette-lighter adapter (not supplied), available
at your local RadioShack store.
1. Insert the adapter’s barrel plug into the scanner’s DC 12V
jack.
2. Plug the adapter’s other end into your vehicle’s cigarette
lighter or power socket.
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