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Optimus CD-3680 (42-5075) manual

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    Cat. No. 42-5075/42-5076 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . Portable Compac t D isc Pla y er with Dig ital A nti-S hock CD- 368 0 (42 -5 075) CD- 369 0 (42 -5 076) 42-5 07 5.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Au gu st 12 , 199 9 1: 03 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your O ptimus CD-368 0 (42 - 5 075)/ CD-3690 (42-5076) Portable Compact Disc Player with Digital Anti-Shock uses the latest digital audio t echnolo- gy to give you the c lean, crisp sound of compact discs. You can connect the CD pl ayer to your home audio or autosound system or connect a pair of stereo earpho nes for portable, private l[...]

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    3 Resume — let s you ea sily r esu me lis- tening to t h e track that was selected when you stopped playing a CD. Three P ower So urces — le t you power your CD player from t wo stan- dard or rechargeable nickel-cadmi um AA batteries, your vehicle’s battery us- ing the supplied DC adapter, or stan- dard AC power usin g an optional AC adapter.[...]

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    4 This CD player is m ade and tested to meet exacting safety standards. It meets FCC requirement s and c om- pli es with saf ety per formance st an- dards of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Warnings: • This CD player employs a l aser light beam. Only a qualified ser- vice pe rson shoul d remove the cover o r attem p t to servi [...]

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    5 CONTENTS Pow eri n g the CD P la y er ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ... 6 Usin g Bat teries ... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... 6 Recha rgi ng Nic kel-Cadmi um Ba tt eries ... ..... .... ....[...]

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    6 POWERING THE CD PLA YER You can power your CD pla yer from any o f these s ources: • T wo AA alkaline batteries (not supplied) • T wo r echargea ble AA nick el- cadmium batteries (not supplied) • V ehicle battery power using the supplied DC ada pter • Standard A C power using an AC adapter (not supplied) Note: Connect ing an AC or DC a da[...]

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    7 Cautio ns : • If you will not be using the CD player with battery power for sev- eral months, remove the ba tteries. • Dispose of ol d batteries promptly and properly . Rec hargin g Nic kel- Cadmium Batteries If you conne c t the s upplied DC adapt - er (see “ U s ing V ehicle Batte r y Power” on Page 8) or an AC adapte r ( see “Using A[...]

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    8 Imp o rt an t : Your CD pl ayer is capable of using nickel-cadm ium batte r ies . At the end of the batteries’ us eful life, they must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your lo ca l, coun ty, or state hazardous waste manag e- ment authorities for information on re- cycling or disposal p r o grams in your area. Some options that migh [...]

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    9 mended a dapter m eets these specifications . Using an adapt er that does no t meet these specifi- cations could damage th e CD player or the adapter . • When you finish us ing the AC adapter , unpl ug it fr om the AC out- let first, then disc onnect it from the CD player . Follow these st eps to conne c t the CD player to AC power. 1. Insert t[...]

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    10 CONNECTIONS You can l isten to your CD pla yer by connecting earph ones/headphon es or amplified speakers to the player’s PHONES ja ck, or b y connect ing a home audio or autosound system to the CD player’s LINE OUT jack . Note: If the j acks on your e quipment do not match the plugs on th e sup- plied Y-cable, c heck with your local RadioSh[...]

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    11 CONNECTING AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS You can listen to y o ur CD pl ayer through optional ampli fied speakers (such as Cat. No. 40-1387). Plug the speaker cable’ s 1 / 8 -inch plug into the CD player’s PH O NE S ja ck. CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM You can listen to y o ur CD pl ayer through your hom e audio system’ s amplifier/receiver a nd [...]

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    12 • If your autosound system has a cassette deck , connect the sup- plied CD-to-cas sette adapter ’s plug to t he CD player ’ s PHONES jack. Then insert the adapter ’s other end into you r cassette deck just like a standard cassette . Note: You ca n mount your CD play er in your car using an optional mount ing bracket. Your local RadioShac[...]

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    13 OPE RATION LOADING A CD Cautio n: To help prevent dust from entering the CD playe r , alwa ys keep t he CD c omp art me n t c ov er cl os ed ex - cept when loading or unloading CDs. 1. Set OFF/RESUME/HOLD to OFF . 2. Slide OPEN i n the direction of t he arrow and lift the CD compa rtment cover . 3. Carefully place a CD , l abel side up, over the[...]

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    14 If you conn ected an exte rnal power source, the CD play er’s but tons li ght until you s t op t h e CD and turn t he CD player off, or t he CD player t urns itself off automatically. To temporarily s top play, press PLA Y/ P AUSE . flashes. To resume play, press PLA Y/P AUSE again. When the la st t rack f inishes playing, the CD stops and the[...]

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    15 To turn off the anti-sh ock syste m, set DAS OUT/IN to OUT . The sound b riefly stops, then disappears from the display. LOCKING THE CONTROL S You can protect your CD pl ayer from accidental program chan ges by lock- ing all controls ex cept OPEN , VOL- UME , DAS OUT/IN (and OFF/RESUME/ HOLD itse l f ) . To tur n on the co ntrol lock, set OFF/ R[...]

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    16 AUDIBLE SEARCH To searc h forward or backw ard during play, hol d down or . The CD plays rapidly and you hea r the m usic at a high speed and lo w volume. The cur- rent track’s elapsed time ap pears on the d i sp la y. Release t he but ton to resume no rmal play. Note: If you hold down while the last track is playing, audible search starts aga[...]

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    17 To repeat all tracks on a CD or in a pro- grammed seque nce, press PLA Y MODE twice. appears o n the display. When the C D player reaches t he end of the CD or the prog rammed se- quence, it continuou sly returns to the fir st track an d rep lays al l the tracks. To cance l repeat play, repea tedly press PLA Y MOD E u ntil and disappear, RANDOM [...]

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    18 While the program med sequen ce plays, you can use t o move f o rw ar d o r to mo ve ba ckw a rd in the sequence. 6. After the last programm ed track ends, the CD p layer stops. T o stop the CD before the en d of the sequence, p ress STOP/CLEAR . Note: You can replay, check, or add to t he programm ed s e quence within 2 minutes after play stops[...]

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    19 T ROUBLESHOOTING If you have prob lems operating your CD pl ayer, check this chart. If these sugges- tions do not solve the problem, contact your local RadioShack store for as si stance. Probl em Possib l e Cause S olut io n The CD play er does not work. OFF/RESUME/HOLD is set to HOLD . Set OFF/RESUME/HOLD to OFF . No powe r . Be sure the b atte[...]

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    20 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your O ptimus CD-3680 /CD-3690 Portable Compact Disc Player wi th Digital Anti- Shock is an ex ampl e of superior design and craftsman ship. The following sugges- tions will hel p you care for you r CD player so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe i t dry immedi ately. Liquids might cont[...]

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    21 REPLACING THE DC ADAPTER ’ S FUSE If the CD player stops op erating, check the fuse i n the DC adapte r’s cigarette-lighter plug. If it has bl own, follow these steps to rep lace it with a 3-amp, 5 × 20 mm, fas t-acting fuse such as Ca t. No. 270 -1054 (not s u p- plie d). Cautio n: Us ing a f use that does not meet these ratings can damage[...]

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    22 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO Frequenc y Respon se ( ± 3 dB) ..... ................... ..................... .............. 20–20,000 Hz Dynamic Range .............. ................... ........................ ................... ................. 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio .... ................... ..................... ................... .........[...]

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    23 NOTES 42-5 075.fm Page 2 3 Thu rsday, A ug us t 12, 19 99 1:03 P M[...]

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    Ra di oSh ac k A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 9A7 Print ed in Thai l and Limited One-Y ear W arra nt y This pro duct is warranted by RadioShac k against manu facturing defe c ts in mate rial and workmans hip under normal use for on e (1) y ear fr om the date of pur chase from RadioSha ck compan y-owne d stor es and auth[...]