User Manual

CONNECTING VEHICLE
BATTERY POWER
Follow these steps to connect the cb
To vehicle battery power
1.Connect the red wire(with the in-
line fuse holder)on the back of the
CB to a terminal in your vehicle’s
fuse box that has power only when
the ignition is in the ACC(acces-
sory) or ON position.
2.Connect the black ground wire to a
metal part of the vehicle’s frame
(chassis ground).
Caution:
Do not connect the black
wire to a non metalic(plastic)part,
or to any part insulated from the ve-
hicle’s chassis by a non-metallic
part.
CONNECTING AN
EXTERNAL SPEAKER
You can connect an optional external
speaker to the cb.use an 8-ohm
speaker with a
1
/
8
-inch (3.5-mm)plug.
Insert the speaker’s plug into the CB’s
EXT. SP.jack.Your local RadioShack
store carries a wide selection of suitable
speakers.
USING THE CB AS A
BASE STATION
Although this CB is designed mainly
for mobile use ,you can also use it
as a base station with an AC power
source. For base station installation,
you need These items,
a 12-volt DC power supply that
can supply at least 1.5 amps
Caution:
Most 12-volt DC power
Supplies plug into a standard AC
outlet produce DC power.Before
connecting your CB to a 12-volt DC
power supply,read and follow the in-
struction included with the power
supply.
base station antenna
coaxial antena cable and connec-
tors
Note:
Your local RadioShack store
carries a wide selection of base stat-
ion antennas, coaxial antenna cable,
and connectors.In addition,ou can
choose from a seclection,of suitsble base
station power supplies
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Follow these steps to install the CB
as a Base station.
1.Mount the base station antenna
as descriped in its owner’s manual
Warning: Use extreme caution
when you install or remove a base
station CB antenna if the antenna
starts to fall,let it go.it could contact
overhead power lines.lf the antenna
touches a power line,contact with
the antenna,maet cable,or guy
wires can cause electrocution and
death. Call the power company to
remove the antenna.Do NOT at-
tempt to do so yourself
2.Connect the antenna to the
ANT.
Jack on the back of the CB.
3.Connect the CB’s black power wire
to the negative(-)terminal on the
DC power supply.
4.Connect the CB’s red wire (with
the in line fuse)to the positive(+)ter-
minal on the DC power supply.
5.Connect the DC power supply to a
standard AC outlet
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