Radio Shack CD-8150 manual

Cat. No. 42-5071 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . CD -8 1 50 5-Disc Compact Di sc Changer 42-5 071. fm Page 1 Thurs day, Au gu st 12, 199 9 10:4 5 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optimus CD-8150 5-Disc Com - pact Disc Changer holds up to five CDs. It s automatic di s c loadi ng sys- te m lets you sele ct mo re music fo r continuous play and gives yo u musical variety without hav ing to cont inually remove and lo ad disc s. The CD-8150’s advanced des ign makes this CD changer si mple to o p- erate. It has [...]

3 Imp o rt an t: Most ma te ria l on co mpact discs i s copyrig hted . Unaut h or ized du- plication of c opyrighted material is a violation of the copyright laws of most countries and such d uplication may result in fines and/or im prisonment. Note, however, that in the United States, it is not a violation of U. S . copyright laws for a con sumer [...]

4 IMPORTA NT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Careful attention is devoted to qua lity standards in t he manufactu re of your CD changer, and saf ety is a major fac- tor in its design. However, safety is also y our responsibility. This section lists important information that will help you properly use and e n- joy your CD chang er and acc essories. Read all t [...]

5 Polar izatio n — T his pr odu ct is equipped wi th a polarized AC line plug (a plug havin g one blade wider than the other). This plu g will fit in the po w- er outl et only one way. This is a saf ety feature. If y ou c annot inse r t the plug fully into the outlet, try reversing th e plug. If the plug s till do esn't fit, contact your ele[...]

6 • When the product ex hibits a dis- tinct change in performance. Replaceme nt Parts — When re- placement parts are required, be sure the service technic ian uses replace- ment parts spec ified by th e manufac - turer or having the s ame charact eris- tics as the origin al part. Unauthorized subst ituti ons may r esul t in fire , el ectr ic sh[...]

7 CONTENTS Prep aration ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .... ..... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .... ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... 8 Connecting the C D Cha nger ........ ..... ....... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ..... ....... ....... ... 8 Usin g t h e Remo te Con tr o l ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... ..[...]

8 PREPARA TION CONNECTING THE CD CHANGER Follow these st eps to conne c t the CD changer to your audio system a nd to power. 1. Select a location for your CD changer that is near your receiver/ amplifier and a standard A C out- let. Cautio n: Do not place t he CD changer on top of t h e receiver/am- plifier or any o ther comp onent that gets hot. N[...]

9 2. Install the bat teries in the com- partment as indicated by the po- larity symbols (+ and –) marked insid e. 3. Replace the cover . You can use the remote control up to a di stance of about 20 f eet. If t he re- mote control operates erratically or does not work, repl ace bo th batteries. Cautio ns: • Never leav e dead or weak batt er- ies[...]

10 OPE RATION LOADING CDS Your CD changer can pla y 5-inch or 3- inch CDs. Follow these steps t o load CDs. 1. Press POWER on the CD c hanger . The displ ay light s. 2. Press OPEN/CLOSE to op en the disc tray . Cautio n: Do not force the com - partment open or closed. Y ou might dam age its loading me cha- nism. 3. Press DISC SKIP until the desired[...]

11 1. T urn on your re c eiver/amplifier and select the audio input to which you conn ected your CD changer (for exam ple, CD, AUX, or T APE). 2. Press PLA Y to play the CD i n the play position from Track 1. PLA Y appears. T o select a different CD, see “Se- lecting a CD ” on Page 12. T o select a different track s ee “S e- lecting a T rac k[...]

12 SELECTING A CD To s elect a CD, press that DISC NO. ( 1 – 5 ) button on the remot e control, then press PLA Y . The s ele cted CD plays from Trac k 1. To select the CD in the nex t hi gher- numbered disc holder, press DISC SKIP . Th e CD changer m oves to the next higher-numbered disc holder and begins t o play t hat CD. Note: You ca nnot use [...]

13 Or, while the CD i s stopped or paused, press or until the desired track number appears . To quickly locate a track during pro- grammed play, hold down or until y ou reach t he desired track. Note: If you try to ad vance past the CD’s last track, the changer starts counting again f rom Track 1. I f you try to move to before Track 1, the chan g[...]

14 SPEC IAL FE ATURES AUDIBLE SEARCH Use this f eature during play to rapidly search forward or backward f or a spe- cific section of a t rack on a CD. During audible search, the CD p lays at a lo w- er volume and a high er spee d. To search f orward or b ackward, hold down SEARCH or on the re- mote control. Release the button to re- sume normal pl[...]

15 SHUFFLE PLAY To set the CD changer to sele ct and play all tracks in random order from the loa ded CD s or from a pro- grammed sequenc e, before or during play, press SHUFFLE . SHUF FLE ap - pears. To ca ncel shuffle pl ay at any t ime, press SHUFFLE until SHUF FLE di sa p- pears, or press STOP . il lus tr at i on INTRO SCAN Intro scan autom ati[...]

16 PLAYING A SEQ UENCE OF T RACKS You can prog ram up t o 32 selec ti ons to play i n any order you choose. A “se- lection” can be an indi vidual track or an entire CD. Follow these step s to program and play a sequence of tracks. Hint: You can open t he disc tray com - partment while you program the se- quence, so you can chec k the loaded CDs[...]

17 Ch ecking/C hang ing the Prog ra mmed Seq uenc e Pr ess STOP to c ancel the current fun ct io n . P re ss MEMORY CHECK . The CD changer displays the program med sequence’ s first selection. Each time you press M EMORY CHECK , t he CD changer displays the next pro- grammed selection. To chang e a sel ection, repea tedly press MEM OR Y CHECK unt[...]

18 T ROUBLES HOOTING With proper care and handling, you r CD changer shou ld gi ve you years of trouble- free service. How ever, if your CD-8150 is n ot working prope rly, follow these sug- gestions to see if you can eliminat e the problem. If you still hav e a problem , take the CD change r to your local Radi oShack store for a ssistance. Pro bl e[...]

19 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your O ptimus CD-8150 5-Disc Compac t Dis c Change r is an exampl e of sup erior design an d craftsmanshi p. The followin g s ugges tions will he lp you care for the C D changer so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD chang er dry. If it get s wet, w ipe it dry im mediately. L iq- uids might contain minerals that can cor[...]

20 CD CARE TIPS Even tho ugh a compact disc is very durable, trea t the C D surfac e with care. Here are some tips: • Do not pl ac e anything but a CD in the disc t r ay . Th is can damage the drive mechanism. • Do not write on ei ther side of the CD, particularly the non-label side (signals are r ead from the non-la- bel side). • Do no t sto[...]

21 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO Frequency Respon se ....................... .............. ........... 20 Hz–18 KHz, (1 k Hz, 0 dB) Channel Sep aration .... ... ..... ....... ....... .. .......... ....... .. .. More than 8 5 dB (1 kHz , 0 dB) Harmon ic D isto rtio n .. ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... . Less t han 0.0 2% (1 kHz, 0 dB[...]

22 NOTES 42-5 071. fm Page 2 2 Thu rsday, A u g us t 1 2, 1999 10: 45 AM[...]

23 42-5 071. fm Page 2 3 Thu rsday, A u g us t 1 2, 1999 10: 45 AM[...]

Ra dioS hac k A Divisi on of T andy Corpo ration Fort Worth, T ex as 76102 CEC6P1000192 0 8A7 Pr inted in Chin a Lim it ed O ne-Y ear W arranty This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra di oShac k agains t manufactur ing defects i n material and wo r kman- ship und er normal use for one (1) year from the date of purc hase from Radi oShack company-o wned st[...]