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Cat. No.

 12-791

OWNER’S MANUAL

Please read before using this equipment.

 AM/FM POCKET RADIO

with Digital Tuning

and Built-In Speaker

STEREO MATE

®

12-791.fm  Page 1  Wednesday, July 7, 1999  11:29 AM

Summary of Contents for STEREO MATE 12-791

Page 1: ...Cat No 12 791 OWNER S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment AM FM POCKET RADIO with Digital Tuning and Built In Speaker STEREO MATE 12 791 fm Page 1 Wednesday July 7 1999 11 29 AM...

Page 2: ...ic sports or news almost anywhere Its features include Built In Speaker lets you listen to your ra dio without earphones 10 Station Memory lets you store and eas ily recall up to 10 of your favorite A...

Page 3: ...all tuning and mem ory buttons to prevent accidental changes E Bass Extended Bass lets you empha size the bass sound Removable Belt Clip lets you keep your hands free while you carry the radio Earphon...

Page 4: ...e FM Antenna 11 Using the Belt Clip 12 Operation 13 Basic Operation 13 Changing the AM Band Step Rate 16 Using Memory Tuning 18 Storing a Station in Memory 18 Recalling a Station in Memory 21 Using Lo...

Page 5: ...S Your radio requires two AAA batteries not supplied for power For the best performance and longest life we recommend alkaline bat teries such as Radio Shack Cat No 23 555 illustration 12 791 fm Page...

Page 6: ...symbols and marked inside Caution Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type 3 Replace the cover Notes If you wont be using the radio for a week or more remove the batteries Replace the b...

Page 7: ...8 inch plug stereo earphones or headphones not supplied to listen to your ra dio without disturbing others To connect them insert the 1 8 inch plug into the radio s jack illustration 12 791 fm Page 7...

Page 8: ...s or headphones cord acts as the FM antenna Listening Safely To protect your hearing follow these guide lines when you use earphones or head phones Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begi...

Page 9: ...me listening can lead to permanent hearing loss Once you set the volume do not increase it Over time your ears adapt to the volume level so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still da...

Page 10: ...ing a bicycle This can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas Even though some earphones and head phones are designed to let you hear some out side sounds when listening at normal volume...

Page 11: ...FM stations when you are not us ing earphones or headphones you must con nect the supplied FM antenna To connect the FM antenna insert its 1 8 inch plug into the ra dio s jack illustration 12 791 fm...

Page 12: ...abs into the slots on the back of the radio then slide the clip toward the top of the radio until it locks in place To remove the belt clip press firmly and slide it toward the bottom of the radio ill...

Page 13: ...PERATION 1 Turn VOLUME toward the left to its lowest setting 2 Set OFF ON to ON to turn on the radio The last selected band and station appear on the display illustration 12 791 fm Page 13 Wednesday J...

Page 14: ...hanges on the display To rapidly scan the stations press and hold TUNE or for about 1 second When you release it the tuner automati cally stops at the next strong station Notes For the best FM recepti...

Page 15: ...STEREO appears on the dis play when the radio receives an FM broadcast in stereo The sound from the radio s built in speaker is always monaural To hear the radio s sound in stereo you must use earpho...

Page 16: ...and is preset to tune in 10 KHz increments the standard step rate for radio frequencies in the United States If you travel to other countries where the step rate is 9 KHz Europe for example you can se...

Page 17: ...switch inside the compartment to 10K to tune the AM band in increments of 10 KHz or set it 9K for increments of 9 KHz 3 Replace the batteries and cover illustration 12 791 fm Page 17 Wednesday July 7...

Page 18: ...18 USING MEMORY TUNING You can store and easily recall up to 10 AM and FM stations in your radio s memory Storing a Station in Memory illustration 12 791 fm Page 18 Wednesday July 7 1999 11 29 AM...

Page 19: ...press the desired memory location button s to store the station For memory locations 1 5 press the corresponding memory location button 1 5 For memory locations 6 10 first press 5 then press 1 for lo...

Page 20: ...mory location button start again from Step 2 Repeat these steps to store a station in each memory location You cannot remove a station from mem ory but you can store a new one in its place All memory...

Page 21: ...memory location button s For memory locations 1 5 press the cor responding memory location button 1 5 For memory locations 6 10 first press 5 then press 1 for location six 2 for location seven 3 for l...

Page 22: ...sta tion or memory changes To turn on the lock feature simply set OFF LOCK to LOCK To turn it off set it back to OFF Note When OFF LOCK is set to LOCK you can still turn the radio on and off and adju...

Page 23: ...ay from dust and dirt Wipe the radio with a damp cloth occa sionally to keep it looking new Modifying or tampering with the radio s inter nal components can cause a malfunction and might invalidate it...

Page 24: ...erence turn off your radio If the interfer ence goes away your radio is causing the in terference Try to eliminate the interference by Moving your radio away from the TV or radio Contacting your local...

Page 25: ...Batteries Cat No 23 555 Dimensions HWD 41 8 23 8 7 8 Inches 105 60 22 mm Weight 3 5 oz 99 22 gm Without Battery Included Accessories Belt Clip 1 8 Inch Plug FM Antenna Specifications are typical indi...

Page 26: ...26 NOTES 12 791 fm Page 26 Wednesday July 7 1999 11 29 AM...

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Page 28: ...re Warranty does not cover transportation costs Nor does it cover a product subjected to misuse or accidental damage EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN RADIO SHACK MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED W...

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