Radio Shack 20-427 PRO-2054 - Through Your Vehicles Ignition

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e Basics
through your vehicle’s ignition
1
.
Disconnect the cable from the negative (-)
terminal of your vehicle’s battery.
2
.
Ground the black wire of the supplied DC
power cord to your
vehicle’s chassis.
CAUTION:
Be sure
the grounding
screw makes complete contact with the metal
frame of your vehicle.
3
.
Connect the red wire of the supplied DC
power cord to a voltage source that turns
on and off with the ignition switch, such as
a spare accessory terminal in your vehicle’s
fuse box.
4. Insert the power
cord’s barrel plug
into the scanner’s
DC 13.8V
jack.
5
.
Reconnect the
cable to the
negative (-)
terminal of your vehicle’s battery.
CAUTION:
You must use a power source that
supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 600
mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and
its plug must fi t the scanner’s
DC 13.8V
jack.
The supplied DC power cord meets these
specifi cations. Using a power cord that does
not meet these specifi cations could damage
the scanner or the adapter.
Rear View
CAUTION:
the grounding
screw makes complete contact with the metal
NOTE
terminal of your vehicle’s battery.
CAUTION:
supplies 12V DC and delivers at least 600
mA. Its center tip must be set to positive and
NOTE