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Please read this user’s guide before

installing, setting up and using your new product

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Networked Home

Entertainment System 

PowerLine Digital Audio Sender

In

cludes Sender and Power cord.

PowerLine Digital Audio Receiver/Amplifi er

In

cludes Receiver/Amplifi er and Power cord.

PowerLine Amplifi ed Receiver/ Speaker System

In

cludes Amplifi ed Receiver/Speaker, Satellite Speaker, 

Speaker Wire, and Power cord.

Thank you for buying the RadioShack Networked Home Entertainment 
System. Now you can send high-quality digital stereo audio to any 
room in your home that has an AC outlet, without running cable. This 
system uses the existing AC electrical wiring in your home to send 
digital signals.

1. Power off all system devices before making any connections. 
2. Connect a matching set of speakers (8 ohms) to the Amplifi er / 

Receiver's 

SPEAKER OUT

.

  Or, connect stereo audio cables from the Amplifi er / Receiver's 

LINE 

OUT

 to the line level inputs on your A/V receiver. (Match LEFT to 

L

 and 

RIGHT to 

R

).

3. Insert the AC power cord’s female plug end into the Amplifi er / 

Receiver's 

POWER

 jack, and then plug the AC cord’s other end into a 

standard AC outlet.

LINE OUT

POWER

SPEAKER OUT

Amplifi er / Receiver Rear View

15-1938

40-1462

15-1937

1. Split apart about 4 inches (10.16 cm) of speaker wire on 

each end. Then use a wire stripper to strip 

1

/

2

 in. (1.27 cm) 

of insulation from each wire’s end. 

2. Connect one end of the wire to 

SPEAKER OUT

 on the 

Amplifi ed Receiver / Speaker. (Be sure to match the 
polarity of the wires when making your connection.)

3. Connect the other end to the satellite speaker. Be sure to 

correctly match polarity. 

4. Insert the AC power cord’s female plug end into the 

receiver/speaker’s 

AC IN 

jack, and then plug the AC cord’s 

other end into a standard AC outlet.

Speaker Setting

s

• The default setting for your amplifi ed speaker is stereo (S). If you connect two pairs of the 40-1462, you must set one to left (L) 

and one to right (R).

• If you use a single Amplifi ed Receiver / Speaker, set LRMS to mono (M).

Amplifi ed Receiver / Speaker’s Rear View

Sattelite Speaker’s Rear 
View

SPEAKER OUT

AC IN 

L R M S

1. Make certain that your audio source is powered off.
2. Connect the line level stereo outputs from the audio source, such 

as a CD player to the sender's 

AUDIO IN

. Match LEFT to 

L

 and 

RIGHT to 

R

.

Or

  Connect the surround or speaker outputs from your Home Theater 

System or A/V receiver to the sender's 

SPEAKER IN

.

 DO 

NOT

 connect both cables to the sender's 

AUDIO IN 

and 

SPEAKER IN

.

3. Connect the AC power cord’s female plug end into 

AC IN

, and 

then plug the AC cord’s other end into a standard AC outlet.

4. Turn on the audio source, and then press the 

POWER

 button on 

your sender.

 Your 

sender’s 

Audio Input Level Lo/Hi

 is preset to Lo. If you hear 

volume distortion, adjust the Audio Input Level Lo/Hi to Hi.

SPEAKER IN

AUDIO IN

AC IN

Sender Rear View

VOLUME

BALANCE

BASS

TREBLE POWER

POWER

VOLUME

BALANCE

BASS

TREBLE

All items shown below are sold separately. 15-1938 is 
required for the PowerLine system to work.

Audio Input
Level Lo/Hi

CD Player

1.  Connect an audio source to your PowerLine 

sender and plug into any AC outlet.

2.  Connect PowerLine speakers to any AC outlet 

in your home, 

OR, Connect a PowerLine receiver to any AC 
outlet in your home, and then connect to it, either
 

A) ...an audio source with speakers, or

 

B) ...non-PowerLine speakers.

Line In

Connection

Speaker In

Connection

Receiver

Signal

Path

OR

Simply plug the audio outputs of any component – such as an A/V receiver, CD, or MP3 player – into the audio 
inputs of the sender (#15-1938) and plug the sender into an AC outlet. Then, plug RadioShack PowerLine Digital 
Receiver/Speakers (# 40-1462) into any electrical outlet in your home. If you have your own speakers, just plug 
your RadioShack PowerLine Digital Audio Receiver/Amplifi er (# 15-1937) into any electrical outlet and connect 
your speakers. Using this receiver, you can control the volume, balance, bass and treble of your remote speakers. 
Best of all, the RadioShack Networked Home Entertainment System is completely portable. 

OR

A

B

Power

Note: Do not use two senders in the same place.

Line Out

Speaker Out

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