Radio Shack 15-1974 - Manual (Page 3)

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Your new Digital Audio Link Wireless 5.8GHz is easy to set up using your existing Home
Theater or stereo components. This system is compatible with most audio source. Please take
a few minutes to read this manual before you start.
1. Unpack the wireless system and accessories.
2. Select the best location to set up the transmitter and receiver.
3. Connect the transmitter to your audio source and power it on.
4. Connect the receiver to your rear surround speakers and power it on.
5. Adjust the antennas for best reception.
6. Set the input level on the transmitter for best sound level.
7. Adjust the receiver volume to the desired level.
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LACEMENT
It is best to place the transmitter and receiver as high as possible in an area where there will be
the least traffic.
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We recommend you place the transmitter on top of your audio source or stereo stand. For use
with a home theater system, hook the receiver up to the rear surround speakers.
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ONNECTING THE
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Connect the transmitter to your audio device using speaker wires or stereo cables. Do not use
both speaker wire and stereo cables. Do not connect speakers to this transmitter.
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1. Power off the audio source or A/V receiver before making any connections.
If your audio source’s output uses stereo jacks connect the Left / Right LINE OUT from the
audio source to the Left / Right
LINE IN on the transmitter with stereo cables (not supplied).
Match Left to Left and Right to Right.
If you use your A/V receiver or Home Theater as the audio source you can connect the
surround (rear) speaker outputs to the transmitter’s
HI LEVEL AUDIO IN with the supplied
speaker wire. Match polarity (+ / –) and Left /Right appropriately.
2. Connect the supplied AC adapter’s barrel-shaped plug into the DC 9V jack, and then plug
the transformer into a standard AC outlet.
3. Set the level adjust to the minimum.
4. Push STANDBY / ON /OFF to toggle between power on (the LED lights red) and standby (the
LED lights green).
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NOTES
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Placement
• We have included a unique, adjustable stand
designed to cradle either unit, both vertically
and horizontally depending on what best
adapts to your environment.
• You may find that reception is improved when
the units are moved closer together, but not
less than three feet apart.
• This system will not work properly from within
an enclosed metal cabinet.
Connecting the Transmitter
• Power off the audio source, A/V receiver or
Home Theater before making any
connections.
• This system is not compatible with 6.1
systems.
TRANSMITTER REAR VIEW
Antenna — Rotate
180 degrees
horizontally, or tilt
back and forth to
adjust the signal
sent to the receiver.
DC 9V — Connect the
supplied AC adapter to
the transmitter at this DC
input jack
LEVEL ADJUST — Turn to
adjust the sound quality.
LINE IN — Connect the LINE OUT
(Left and Right) from an audio source
to these inputs using stereo cables
(not supplied).
HI LEVEL AUDIO IN — Connect the surround
or rear speaker outputs from your audio
source (A/V receiver or Home Theater
system) to these inputs using the supplied
speaker wire. CH — Set the switches of
this channel selector to
choose one of six preset
frequencies.