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Troubleshooting
and void your FCC authorization to operate
it. If your CD player is not performing as it
should, take it to your local RadioShack for
assistance.
THE FCC WANTS YOU TO
KNOW
Your CD player might cause TV or radio in-
terference even when it is operating properly.
To determine whether your CD player is
causing the interference, turn off your CD
player. If the interference goes away, your
CD player is causing it. Try to eliminate the
interference by:
• moving your CD player away from the
receiver
• contacting your local RadioShack store
for help
If you cannot eliminate the interference, the
FCC requires that you stop using your CD
player.
CD CARE TIPS
Even though a CD is very durable, you
should handle it with care. We recommend
the following precautions.
• Keep the CD in its protective case or
sleeve when you are not playing it.
• Handle a CD by its edges to avoid fin-
gerprints which can prevent the CD
player’s laser beam from accurately
reading the CD. Your local RadioShack
store sells a suitable CD cleaner kit.
• Do not write on either side of the CD,
particularly the non-label side. (Signals
are read from the non-label side.)
• Keep the CD dry. A water drop can act
as a lens and affect the laser beam’s
focus.
• If you park your vehicle in the sun, tem-
peratures inside the vehicle can easily
reach levels that could damage your
CDs. To prevent heat damage, avoid
leaving your CDs in your vehicle.
If a CD skips when you try to play it, it might
be scratched. Your local RadioShack store
sells a Scratch ’n’ Fix kit that might help re-
move the scratch and stop the skip.
REPLACING A FUSE
If the CD player does not operate, you might
need to replace the red power wire’s 0.5A
fuse with the supplied spare fuse. If the clock
resets or stored stations are lost when the ig-
nition is off, you might need to replace the
black ground wire’s/yellow continuous pow-
er wire’s 5A fuse inside the filter and fuse
box with the supplied spare fuse. Check both
fuses.
Note: A fuse’s amp rating is stamped on its
metal end. Be sure to use the correct spare
fuse to replace a failed fuse.
1. Disconnect the cable from the vehicle
battery’s negative (–) terminal.
2. Unlatch the two latches on the red
power wire’s fuse holder until it springs
apart.
3. Pull up the latch on the filter and fuse
box until the box springs open.
4. If either fuse is blown, replace it. Use
only 1
1
/
4
×
1
/
4
-inch fast-acting fuses with
the proper rating. The red power wire’s
fuse must be 0.5 amps, and the yellow
continuous power wire’s fuse must be 5
amps.
Caution: Make sure you replace a fuse
only with another fuse of the same rat-
ing.
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