Optimus SCP-103 manual

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    Ca t. No . 14-1 255 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. SCP-103 Digital Tunin g AM /FM Stereo Auto-Reverse Cassette Pla yer 14-1255.fm P age 1 Tuesday, Jul y 27, 1999 10 :47 AM[...]

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    2 Your Op timus SCP-1 03 Digita l Tuning AM/FM Stereo Auto- Revers e Casse tte Player delivers e xcellent sound f rom it s built-in radio or your fav orite cas sette tapes , using your speake rs or stereo hea dphones (n ot supplied ). You can set the time on the cass ette play er's displa y, set an al arm to sound, an d store up to 20 rad io s[...]

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    3 Jack — lets yo u connec t headphone s for privat e listen- ing, or s peakers to share th e sound w ith othe rs. Three Power Options — l et yo u power th e SC P-10 3 from i n- ternal batt eries, stan dard AC power (with an optional AC adapter), o r your vehicl e's ciga rette-light er socket (w ith an optiona l DC adap ter). Removable Belt[...]

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    4 CONTEN TS Preparation . ................. ........... ................. ................. ......... 5 Using th e Belt Clip ....... ............ ................ ................. .... 5 P owering the SCP-103 ................. ........... ................. .... 5 Using Bat teries ................ ........... ................. ......... 6 Using A C[...]

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    5 PREPARATION USING THE BELT CLIP To attac h the be lt clip, alig n the tab on t he back of the cli p with the reces s on the ba ck of the case, t hen slide the cl ip up unti l it snap s into pla ce. To r emove t he belt clip, p ress the upp er par t of the clip and slide i t down. P OWERING THE SCP-103 You can po w er yo ur SCP-10 3 from an y of t[...]

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    6 Using Batte ries You can p ower your SCP-103 fro m two AA ba tteries (no t sup- plied). We reco mmend Ra dioShack alkalin e batteries . You can als o use recharg eable nicke l-cadmiu m batteries . If you use rech argeable ba tteries, yo u also need a battery charg er (not sup plied, av ailable a t your local RadioSh ack store). Cautions: • Do n[...]

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    7 Repl ace t he bat te ries when the lo w ba tter y ic on fl ashes on the dis play, the sound distorts, or the vol ume weake ns. Warn in g: D ispos e of old ba tt erie s pro mpt ly an d prop er ly. D o not bu rn or bur y th em. Caution: If you do n ot plan to us e the SCP-103 for a m onth or more, rem ove the batte ries. Batterie s can leak c hemic[...]

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    8 U s i n g AC Po w e r You can p ower the SCP-103 u sing a 3V, 3 00 mA AC adap ter and a siz e H Adaptaplug ® (neither supplied ). Both are avai l- able at your lo cal Ra dioShack store. Cautions: Y ou must us e a Cl ass 2 powe r sour ce th at s up- plies 3V DC an d delivers at least 300 mA. Its center tip must be set to posit ive and i ts plug m[...]

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    9 Using Y our V ehicle' s Cigarette-Lighter Soc ket You can po wer the SCP-103 from a vehic le’s 12V pow er source (s uch as ci garette-lig hter socke t) using a 3V, 300-mA DC adapte r and a size H Adapta plug ® (neith er supplie d). Both ar e availa ble at yo ur local Ra dioShac k store. Cautions: Y ou must use a power source th at suppl i[...]

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    10 3. Insert the plug into the SCP-103' s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the ada pter into the veh icle's cig arette-ligh ter sock et. Note: If the SCP-103 does not operate whe n you tu rn it on, remove the DC adapter from your vehic le's cigaret te-lighter socke t and che ck the soc ket for deb ris. Also , check the fuse in the a dapter a nd y[...]

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    11 3. Repea tedly press MIN until the di spl ay shows the co r re ct minute. T o rapidl y ad vance th e mi nute s, hol d d own MIN . 4. When the disp la y sho ws the correct time , eith er press MEMOR Y/CLOCK or wait u nti l the d ispl ay stops f l ashi ng. CONNECTING HEADPHONE S OR AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS To liste n to the SCP-103, y ou need a pair of [...]

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    12 • Do no t listen at e xtrem ely high v olume le vels . Extende d high- volume list enin g ca n le ad to p er ma nent hea ri ng loss. • Once y ou set th e vo lume, do not increas e it. Ov er time , y our ears adapt to the v olum e le v el, so a v olume le ve l that does not caus e discom f or t might st ill damag e yo ur hearing. T raffic S a[...]

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    13 USING THE RADIO LISTENING TO TH E RADIO Important: Ma ke sure you have conn ected head phones or speake rs to the SCP-1 03. See “C onnectin g Headphon es or Amplifi ed Speaker s” on Page 11. 1. Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the r adio . 2. Adjust VO L U M E to a comf ortable l istening le v el. 3. Hold d own BAN D unt il th e di splay shows [...]

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    14 Seek Tuning: Ho ld down UP or DO WN f or abou t 1 sec- ond. The SCP-103 tun es up or do wn the s elected band, then sto ps at the ne xt higher or lo we r station t hat has a stro ng sign al. Notes: • The S CP-1 03 h as a built- in AM ant enn a, an d t he headpho nes' o r spe ake rs' co rd serves as an FM ante nna. F or th e be st AM [...]

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    15 2. Repea tedly pr ess BA N D until the displ a y sho ws the desired band ( AM or FM ). 3. T une to the firs t station y ou wa nt to store . The displ a y sho ws the f requen cy . 4. Press MEMORY/CLOCK . MEMO flashes o n the di spla y f or about 5 seconds . Note: If y ou do no t press a mem or y locatio n bu tton or +5 within about 5 s econds , M[...]

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    16 To repla ce a st ation you stor ed, store a new station in that memor y locat ion. USING LOC K This b utton hel ps preve nt you from acc identall y turning the radio on or off, res etting th e clock tim e, or los ing radio sta- tions s tored in mem ory. Press LOCK to ac tivate thi s function . The lock icon app ears. To deacti vate the lock func[...]

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    17 USING THE CA SSE TTE PLAYER PLAYING A CASSETTE T APE Important: Make sure that yo u have co nnect ed headph ones or sp eakers to the SCP-103. S ee “Conne cting Head phones or Am plifi ed S peake rs ” on P age 11. Caution: We do not rec om me nd u sin g C- 12 0 c as sette ta pes. They ar e very th in and c an easil y becom e tangled in the ta[...]

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    18 5. Press to pla y t he tape . Notes: • Aft er pla ying to the en d of a s ide, t he tape c hanges directio n to pla y the othe r side . • T o rev erse the ta pe direction during pla ybac k, slid e < DIRECTION > to the oth er setting . • T o fast -f orward or re wi nd the cass ette tape , press or . When y ou rea ch the de sired se ct[...]

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    19 USING THE ALARM You can s et the SCP- 103 to autom atically s ound a bee ping alarm a t a time y ou selec t. SETTING THE ALARM TIME 1. Press RAD IO ON/OFF to t ur n off the r adio . The displa y sho w s the curr entl y set time . 2. Press ALARM . ALARM and the cu rrently set a lar m time flash. Note: If y ou do no t press HOUR or MIN within 5 se[...]

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    20 T UR NING THE ALARM O FF At t he pr eset al arm t ime , th e a larm beep s, even if a cass ett e or the radio is play ing. Press any key on the front panel to s i- lence th e alarm. Th e alarm will sound aga in the next d ay at the set time. To turn off the alarm so it doe s not sound again the nex t day, press ALARM twice so ALARM disa ppears f[...]

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    21 CARE To enjoy your ca ssette pl ayer for a l ong time : • K eep the ca ssette pl a yer dry . If i t gets w et, wi pe it dry imme diat ely . • Use and sto re the c assette pl a y er only in normal temp er- atur e enviro nmen ts. • Handl e the casse tte pla y er gentl y and ca refully . Don’t drop it. • K eep the cass ette pla y er a w a[...]

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    22 CLEANING THE T AP E-HANDLING PA R T S Dirt, d ust, or par ticles o f the tape's coati ng ca n a ccumula te on the tape h eads and other pa rts that the t ape touch es. This can great ly reduce the performanc e of the SCP-103 . Follow these s teps after every 20 hours of o peratio n. 1. R emove the ba tt eri es a nd di scon nec t any ot her [...]

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    23 RESTORING T APE T ENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette s everal t imes, th e tape migh t be- come ti ghtly wound on the reels . This can cause pla yback sound q uality to deteriorate . To restor e the soun d quality , fast-forw ard the tape from the beginni ng to the end of one side , then com pletely rewi nd it. Then loo sen the t[...]

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    24 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW This eq uipment c omplies w ith the li mits for a Class B di gital device as speci fie d in Part 15 of FCC Rules . Thes e l im its p ro- vide re asonabl e protecti on agai nst radio and TV interfer ence in a reside ntial area. How ever, your equipment mig ht cause TV or ra dio interfe rence ev en when it i s operati n[...]

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    25 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL P ower Requ irements .................. ................ ................ DC 3V P ower Sources ...................... ........... .............. 2 AA Batte r ies , A C Adapter , DC Adapter Battery Lif e ..................... .......... Appro x. 1 4 Hours (Nomina l) Dimensi ons (HWD) ..................... .......... 4.53 ×[...]

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    26 NOTES 14-1255.fm P age 26 Tuesday, Ju ly 27, 1999 1 0:47 AM[...]

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    27 14-1255.fm P age 27 Tuesday, Ju ly 27, 1999 1 0:47 AM[...]

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    RadioShac k A Division of T and y Corporation For t W o r th, T e xas 76102 07A99 Printed in China Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This prod uct is w arran ted by R adioS hack a gainst manu factur ing de fects i n mater ial and workmanship un der no rma l use for ni net y (90) da ys from th e date of pu rchase from Ra- dioShack compan y-owned stores an[...]