Radio Shack 14-518 - Manual (Page 4)

4 Preparation
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Preparation
CONNECTING POWER
You can power your system from either of
these sources:
• standard AC power, using the supplied
AC power cord
• internal battery power, using eight C bat-
teries (not supplied)
CONNECTING AC POWER
Plug the supplied AC power cord into the AC
jack on the back of the system, then plug the
other end into a standard AC outlet.
Cautions:
• Always connect the AC power cord to
the system before you connect it to AC
power. When you finish, disconnect the
power cord from AC power before you
disconnect it from the system.
• Both ends of your system's power cord
are designed to fit only one way. If you
have difficulty connecting the power
cord to the AC jack or the plug into the
outlet, do not force it! Turn the power
cord and try again.
Connecting the power cord to the system au-
tomatically disconnects the internal batteries.
INSTALLING BATTERIES
You can power your system with eight C bat-
teries. For the best performance and longest
life, we recommend RadioShack alkaline
batteries.
Cautions:
• Use only fresh batteries of the required
size and recommended type.
• Do not mix old and new batteries, differ-
ent types of batteries (standard, alka-
line, or rechargeable), or rechargeable
batteries of different capacities.
Follow these steps to install batteries into the
system.
1. Press down the tabs on the battery com-
partment cover, and pull the cover to
remove it.
2. Place the batteries in the compartment
as indicated by the polarity symbols (+
and –) marked outside the compart-
ment.
VOLUME FUNCTION
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