2-2156.fm Page 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM Cat. No. 12-2156 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
12-2156.fm Page 2 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM FEATURES Your RadioShack CD Player AMFM Car Stereo has many practical, easy-to-use features, and you can install it in almost any vehicle using the supplied mounting bracket, hardware, and cables. Your stereo is easy to operate, so you can concentrate on driving safely. Caution: Do not change your stereo's settings in heavy traffic or during hazardous driving conditions.
12-2156.fm Page 3 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM AM/FM STEREO TUNER Memory Tuning — lets you quickly store and tune up to 30 of your favorite stations (12 AM and 18 FM). Band Button — lets you easily select one of the tuner’s AM or FM bands. Memory Scan Tuning — scans all stations stored in memory, playing for 5 seconds on each station. Seek Tuning — searches forward or backward to the next strong station in the selected band. This makes finding a station quick and easy.
12-2156.fm Page 4 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................... 5 Before You Begin Installation ............................................................................. 5 Preparing the Mounting Area ....................................................................... 5 Routing Speaker Wires ................................................................................
12-2156.fm Page 5 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN INSTALLATION Before you install your stereo, read all the instructions in this owner's manual. You should be able to answer all of these questions about your vehicle's electrical and sound systems.
12-2156.fm Page 6 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM Removing the Shipping Screws The shipping screws help protect the stereo from being damaged during shipment. Before you mount the stereo, use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the two screws from the top of the stereo. You might need additional wire, depending on your individual autosound system, to complete the connections. Your local RadioShack store carries a full line of wire and wire management accessories.
12-2156.fm Page 7 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM • The stereo’s buzzer alarm sounds if you make an incorrect connection. For example, speaker wires make contact to ground and the battery’s positive (+) terminal for around 5 seconds with the power leads connected to the battery’s positive terminal and the ground wire connected to the battery’s negative terminal.
12-2156.fm Page 8 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM 5. Connect the blue/white wire to any optional equipment, designed to run from a switched source, that you want the stereo to turn on and off (such as a booster or a power antenna). This wire does not provide power to the components. If you do not use this wire, secure it with a wire tie and do not let it touch metal.
12-2156.fm Page 9 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM WhiteWhite/Black FRONT LEFT GrayGray/Black FRONT RIGHT GreenGreen/Black REAR LEFT VioletViolet/Black REAR RIGHT 2. Connect the white/black wire to the left front speaker's negative terminal. This terminal might be marked with a minus (–) sign, or it might not be marked at all. 3. Connect the gray wire to the right front speaker's positive terminal. 4. Connect the gray/black wire to the right front speaker's negative terminal. 5.
12-2156.fm Page 10 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM 1. Make sure the ignition is turned off, then disconnect the cable from the vehicle's negative (–) battery terminal. dash by bending out all the tabs with a screwdriver. 2. Disconnect the 14-wire harness and the antenna. 3. Press RELEASE on the upper left corner of the control panel to remove the control panel. RELEASE 7. Reconnect the harness to the stereo's 14-pin wiring socket, then reconnect the antenna. 8.
12-2156.fm Page 11 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM 10. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle's negative (–) battery terminal. Then install the stereo’s control panel (see “Installing/Removing the Control Panel”). You might need to reset the stereo’s clock after you reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery. REMOVING THE STEREO FROM THE DASH 1. Disconnect the cable from the vehicle's negative (–) battery terminal. 2.
-2156.fm Page 12 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM BASIC OPERATION SKIP/SEEK DISPLAY MUTE LOUD COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO SEL To turn on the stereo, press PWR. The buttons and display light. To turn off the stereo, press PWR again. PWR ADJUSTING THE SOUND As you listen to your radio or a CD, use these controls to adjust the sound to suit your listening preferences. SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Press PWR. 2.
12-2156.fm Page 13 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM Repeatedly press SEL until FAD appears. Then adjust sound balance front and rear using VOL . or VOL . F (front) or R (rear) appears. If you only have one pair of speakers, adjust the fader toward the front speakers. To increase bass output, press LOUD. LOU appears. To return bass output to normal, press LOUD again. LOU disappears. To temporarily silence the stereo, press MUTE, MUTE appears. To resume listening, press MUTE again. MUTE disap- pears.
12-2156.fm Page 14 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM RADIO OPERATION SKIP/SEEK LOC STEREO COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO AMS BND PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Press PWR. The radio automatically tunes to the last station and band selected. 2. Press BND to select the desired band. FMI, FMII, or FMIII appears when an FM band is selected. AMI or AMII appears when an AM band is selected. 3.
12-2156.fm Page 15 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM 2. Tune to the station you want to store. 3. Hold down the desired memory channel button (1–6), the memory channel number, and the frequency appear. The station is stored. The volume briefly mutes while the radio stores the station, then returns to normal. Replacing Stored Stations 1. Select six strong stations and store them in the current band. 2. Hold down AMS for more than three seconds.
12-2156.fm Page 16 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM CD PLAYER OPERATION SKIP/SEEK EJECT COMPACT VOL PWR DIGITAL AUDIO 1SCN 2RPT 3RPT A-B 4RDM 5PGM 6MEM/ CLR CD Cautions: • Play only CDs that have this mark on them: The display shows LOAd, then and T-1, and the CD starts to play from Track 1. If a CD is already in the CD player, simply press CD .to play the CD. • The stereo has a wide dynamic range.
12-2156.fm Page 17 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM 4. Press CD .to pause play. PAUS appears. Press CD again to resume play. 5. To remove a CD from the CD player, press EJECT . EJT replaces on the display. Notes: SCANNING THE TRACKS You can set the CD player to play the first 10 seconds of each track on the loaded CD, so you can find the track you want to hear. To begin scanning, press 1SCN. SCN appears during scanning.
12-2156.fm Page 18 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM The selection repeats until 3RPT A–B is pressed again. During the repeat selection, RPT and b appear, and the CD player shows the time format for the selected section from (A) to (B). RANDOM PLAY You can set the CD player to randomly select and play tracks from the loaded CD. After each track plays, the CD player automatically selects another track and plays it until you stop random play. To begin random play, press 4RDM.
12-2156.fm Page 19 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack CD Player AM/FM Car Stereo is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your stereo so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the stereo dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the stereo only in normal temperature environments.
12-2156.fm Page 20 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW • Keep the CD dry. A water drop can act as a lens and affect the laser beam's focus. Your stereo might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your stereo is causing the interference, turn off your stereo. If the interference goes away, your stereo is causing it.
12-2156.fm Page 21 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM 3. If either fuse is blown, replace it. Use only 1¼ × ¼-inch fast-acting fuses with the proper rating. The red power wire's fuse must be 1 amp, and the yellow continuous power wire's fuse must be 15 amps. Caution: Make sure you replace a fuse only with another fuse of the same rating. 4. Re-assemble the filter and fuse box by closing it then pushing the latch until it clicks. 5. Reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery's negative (–) terminal.
12-2156.fm Page 22 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM (Nominal) AM (Nominal) Frequency Range 88–108 MHz 530–1710 kHz Frequency Response (±3 dB) 50–12 kHz N/A IF Rejection 80 dB 80 dB Image Rejection 55 dB 50 dB Selectivity 35 dB 30 dB Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio 60 dB 45 dB Stereo Separation 30 dB N/A Usable Sensitivity 5.0 µV (3% THD) 26 µV (20 dB S/N) CD PLAYER Frequency Response (–3 dB) .................................................................
12-2156.fm Page 23 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM Chassis Size (HWD) .................................................................... 21/4 × 71/8 × 7 Inches (59 × 181 × 178 mm) Weight ................................................................................................................ 3.9 lb (1.76 kg) Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.
12-2156.fm Page 24 Wednesday, November 24, 1999 10:39 AM Limited One-Year Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for one (1) year from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
