Optimus SCP-85 manual

Cat. No. 14-1226 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease r e ad b ef or e usi ng this equ ipme nt. SCP- 85 AM • FM St er eo Cas se tte Pla yer with Au t o Re v er se a n d Di g i tal Tu ni n g 14-1 22 6. fm Page 1 Frida y, Ju ly 2, 199 9 9:10 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optim us SCP-85 S ports AM • F M Stereo Cass ette Player with Aut o Reverse and Digital Tunin g delivers ex- cellent sound from it s built-in radio or your fav orit e cas- sette tapes through your speakers or stereo headphones . The tuner’s P LL (Pha se-L ocked Loop ) circuitry gives you precise tuning and drift-free reception.[...]

3 PHO NES Jack — lets you connect headpho nes for pri- vate lis tening, or speakers to sha re the sound with ot h- ers. Rem ovable Belt Cl ip — lets you atta ch the S CP -85 to your belt for hands-free carrying when you are on the go. Note: You need a pair o f headphon es or am plifie d spea kers with a 1 / 8 -inch plug (neither supplied) to op[...]

4 PREP ARA TION INST ALLIN G BA TTERIES Your SCP-85 is powe red by two AA batteries (not sup- plied). We recom mend a lkaline bat teries (such as Ra- dioShack Cat. No. 23-557). You can also use rechargeable nick el-cadmium bat teries (Cat. No. 23- 125). If you use rec hargeable bat teries, you also need a battery ch arger (Cat. No. 23-133). Caution[...]

5 2. Press the battery compartment cover ’s tab in the direction of the arrow . The cover pops open. 3. Insta ll the batteries as in dicated by the po larity sym- bols (+ and –) marked inside cover . 4. Close th e battery compart ment cover a nd the cas - sette compartmen t’s door and cover . If the sound ge ts distorted or we ak, be sure t h[...]

6 • T o keep the preset stations stored in mem ory , turn the radio off before removin g batteries and replace th e batteri es within 45 seconds. Cautio ns: • Never leav e dead or weak batteries i n the SC P-85. • If you do not plan t o use t he S CP- 85 for a mont h or more, remo ve the bat teries. • Dispose of batteries properly; do not b[...]

7 Remove th e rubber plug from the SCP -85’s PHONES jack and insert the headphones’ or spe akers’ 1 / 8 -i n c h plug i nto t he PHONES jack. Replace the plug when you remove the headphone s or speakers from the SCP-85. Listen ing Safely To protec t your heari ng, follow these guidel ines when you use headph ones . • S et the v olume to the[...]

8 T raf fic Safety Do not wear headphones while operat ing a motor vehicle or r iding a bicycl e. This ca n creat e a traf fic haza rd and can b e illega l in som e areas. Even t hough some headph ones let you hear som e out- side sound s when list ening at normal vol ume levels, they still can present a tr affic haz ard. USING THE B EL T CLIP For [...]

9 USING THE RADIO LIST ENING TO THE R ADIO Importa nt: M a ke sure that you have connecte d head- phones or speakers to the SCP -85. See “Using Head- phones o r Speakers ” o n Page 6. 1. Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radi o. The dis- play s hows the current rad io stat ion’s frequency . 2. Adju st VOLUME to a com fortable listening level.[...]

10 Note: For FM stereo reception, open the cassette compartment cover and door , and s et STEREO/MONO to STEREO . ST appears on t he display when an FM station is received in stereo. 4. T une to the desired station. M anu al Tu ni ng: Repeat edly press DIGIT AL SCAN Ÿ or ⁄ to tune up or down the selected band. T o rapidly tune the band, hold dow[...]

11 Notes: • The SC P-85 has a built-in AM antenna , and t h e headphone s’ or speakers’ cord serves as an FM antenn a. For the best AM rece ption, rotate the SCP -85. F or the be st FM recept ion, fully uncoil th e headphone s’ or speakers’ cord. • If FM stereo recept ion is poor or no isy , ope n the casset te compartm ent cover a nd d[...]

12 ST O RING RADIO ST A T IONS IN MEM ORY You can store up to 20 radio st ations (1 0 FM and 10 A M) in memory . The n you can qui ckly tune t o a stored station by pressing a mem ory button (or +5 and a memo ry but- ton ). Follow these steps to s tore stations in memory. 1. Press RADIO ON/ O FF to turn on t he radio. The dis- play s hows the curre[...]

13 5. T o store sta tions into mem ory locations 1-5, while MEMO flashes on t h e display , press the memory loca- tion button ( 1 - 5 ) where you want to store the c urrent frequency . Th e di splay s hows CH , the memory chan- nel n umb er , a nd t he freq uency . The n pres s MEMORY again. ME MO di sappe ars. T o store stations into me mory loca[...]

14 Note: If you d o not press a m emory l ocation button or +5 wi thin ab out 5 sec on ds, ME MO disapp ears fro m the display . Start a gain from Step 4. 6. T une to the next station you want to store, then repeat St eps 4 an d 5. To replace a station you stored, simply store a new sta- tion in that mem ory l ocation. 14-1 226.fm Page 1 4 Fr iday,[...]

15 USIN G THE CASSE TTE P LA YER PLA YING A CASSETTE T APE Importa nt: M a ke sure that you have connecte d head- phones or speakers to the SCP -85. See “Using Head- phones o r Speakers ” o n Page 6. 1. Push open t he cassette compart ment’s cover , then push ope n the casse tte compart ment’s d oor . 2. T ake up any slack in the casset te [...]

16 3. Insert the cassette tape i nto the c assette compart- ment with the des ired sid e facing you, the full reel t o the righ t, and t he open end f acing up. 4. Close the cassette compartment’s door and cover . 5. Press PLA Y t o play the tape. Notes: • After playing to the end of each side, the tape automatical ly chang es direction to play[...]

17 6. Adju st VOLUME to a com fortab le listening level. 7. Set E-BASS ON/OFF to ON for extra bass eff ect, or to OFF to leave the bass sound unchanged. 8. Press ST O P to stop the tape. 14-1 226.fm Page 1 7 Fr iday, Jul y 2, 1999 9:10 AM[...]

18 Using Fast Forward/Rewin d To fast-forward or rewind t he cassette tape, press << or >> . Whe n you reach the de sired section of tape, press STOP the n PLA Y . Ta p e Direct ion Press to Fast- Forward Pr ess to Rewind >> << << >> 14-1 226.fm Page 1 8 Fr iday, Jul y 2, 1999 9:10 AM[...]

19 T APE TIPS AND TECHN IQUES CLEANING THE T APE-HA NDLING P ART S Dirt, dust , or particles of th e tape’s coating can accumu- late o n the tape heads an d oth er parts that the tap e touches. This can greatly red uce the performance of th e SCP- 85. Use the foll owing cleaning procedure after ev- ery 20 hours of operation. 1. Open the cassette [...]

20 Your local RadioShack store carries a full line of cassette deck cle aning supplies . REST O RING T APE TENSION AND SOUND QUAL ITY After you p lay a cassette s everal times, the t ape mig ht become t ightly wound on t he reels. This can caus e play- back soun d qu ality t o deteriorate. To restore the sound qu ality, fast-forward the t ape from [...]

21 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your O ptimus SCP-85 S ports AM • FM Stereo C assette Player with Auto Reverse and Digital Tuning is an exam- ple of s uperior design and craftsmanshi p. The following sugg estions will hel p you c are for the SCP-85 s o you can enjoy i t for years. Keep the SC P-85 d ry. If i t gets w et, wipe it dry immed iately. Liquids[...]

22 Modifying or tampering with t he SCP-85’s internal com- ponents can c ause a m al function and m ight in va lidate its warranty and void y our FCC aut horization to ope rate it. If your SCP -85 is not p erforming as it should, take i t to your local RadioShack store for a ssistance. THE FCC W ANTS YOU T O KNOW Your cassette player might cause [...]

23 SPEC IF ICA TION S RADIO FM AM Frequenc y Range 88-1 08 MHz 530-1710 k Hz IF Rejection 50 dB 46 dB Im age Rejection 20 dB 35 dB Sele ctivity 10 dB 15 dB Signal-to-N oise (S/N) Ratio 50 dB 24 dB Stereo Sep aration 20 dB Usable Sen sitivity 32 m V 2500 m V/m CASSET TE PL A YER Cassette Mechani sm ...................... ....... ... Auto-Rev erse Wo[...]

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