Radio Shack CD-3316 manual

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    Cat. No. 14-540 OWNER’S MAN UAL PORT AB L E A M/ F M ST ERE O / Plea se read before using this eq uipment. CD- 3316 SINGLE CAS SETTE DECK/ CD PLAYER 14- 54 0. fm P age 1 W edn es da y, Ju ne 30 , 1 99 9 2 :27 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your Radio Shack CD-3316 Portable AM/FM S tereo/Single Cassette Deck/ CD Player is an al l-in-one package. It is portable so you can use it any whe re you go, in doors or out. You can l isten to the radi[...]

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    3 The CD play er in th is stere o syst em is made and tested to mee t exacting safety standards. It meets UL an d FCC requirements and c omplies with safety performance standards of the U.S. D e- partment of Health and Human Servic- es. With proper care, t his CD player should give you y ears of trouble-free service. C Ds that can be play ed on thi[...]

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    4 CONTENTS 14- 54 0. fm P age 4 W edn es da y, Ju ne 30 , 1 99 9 2 :27 PM[...]

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    5 POWER SOUR CES USING AC POWER To pow er the CD-3316 from standa r d AC power, plug the supplied A C pow er cord i nto the AC IN j ack, t hen pl ug the other end into a standard AC outlet. Note : T he CD-3316 aut omatically dis- connects intern al batteries when you connect the AC power cord. USING BA TTERIES You can power the CD-3316 f rom 6 D ba[...]

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    6 USING YO UR CAR BA TTER Y You can power the CD-3316 f r om your car battery using a DC-to-AC Inverter (such as Radio Shack C at. No. 22-132, not supp lied). Cautio ns : • Always plug the AC powe r cord into AC IN and the i nverter before you plug th e inverter into t he cig a- rette lighter s ocket. • Always unp lug the inverter from t h e ci[...]

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    7 RADIO OPERA T ION Warnin g : To protect yo ur hearing, set VOLUME to its l owest se tti ng bef ore you turn on the radio. 1. Set FUNCTION to RADI O to t u rn o n the radio. T he POWER ind icat or ligh ts. 2. Set BAND to FM or AM . 3. Adjust TUNING to t he desired s ta- tion. Notes : • For the best A M reception, rotate the CD-3316 to position t[...]

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    8 CD PLA YER OPER A TIO N LOADING A CD 1. Set FUNCTION to CD . The POW ER indicator lights and Cd appears in the di sp la y . 2. Press PUSH/OPEN on th e CD compart ment cover . The CD com- partment cover lifts. 3. Place a CD in the compartment with the label facing up. 4. Close the compartment cover . Within a few seconds the displ ay shows the CD?[...]

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    9 turns off and t h e total number of t racks appears o n the displa y. 14- 54 0. fm P age 9 W edn es da y, Ju ne 30 , 1 99 9 2 :27 PM[...]

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    10 6. T o remove the CD, press PUSH/ OPEN after the CD s tops turning. Cautio n : Rem ove a loaded CD b efore you move the CD-3 316 to prevent pos- sible damage to the CD o r the CD play- er. AUDIBLE SEARCH While playing any track on a CD, you can press an d hol d down SKIP/ SEARCH >> or << t o search through the track to f ind a des ir[...]

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    11 CASSE TTE P LA YER OPE RA TION LOADING A CASSETTE TA P E Note : Take up any slack in the tape by turning the hu b with a pe nc il. If you do not remove exces s slack, the tape might become tangled in the record/ playback mecha nism. Avoid touching the tape. 1. Press STOP/EJ ECT to open the cass ette compartment cover . 2. Insert the cas sette ta[...]

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    12 RECORDING A CASSETTE T APE You can record from the CD player or radio. Notes : • Before recording, b e sure the erase-protection tabs are in place on the cassette tape you are recording onto. • Before you load a cassette tape for recordi ng, turn the cassette’s hub with you r finger or a pencil to move the tape past its leader . • T ape [...]

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    13 5. Press RECORD t o begin record- ing. Note : Y ou might hear a lo w-vol- ume tone from th e CD-3316’s speakers during pla yback after you record an AM radio program. T o ins ure a t one-free recordi ng, make a test recording before you record the de sired program . If you hear the tone in the t est recording, set BEAT - CUT on the back of the[...]

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    14 • Remov e all input sources so you ca n record silence over all or part of the tape. • Use a b ulk tape eraser (such as Cat. No. 44-232, not supplied), available at your local Radio Sh a ck st or e. Res torin g T ape T e nsio n a nd Sound Quality After you play a c assette tape several times, the tape m ight be come tightly wound on th e ree[...]

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    15 USING HEADP HONES For privat e listen ing, you can use a pair of stereo headphones (not sup- plied) with an 1/8-inch plug. Your local Radio Shac k store carries a wide se- lection of stereo headphon es. To connect the headp hones, insert the headphones ’ 1/8-inch plug into the PHONES j ack. Then put on the headph ones and a d- just VOLUME t o [...]

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    16 CARE AND MA INTENANCE CARING F OR YOUR CD-3316 Your Radio Shack CD-3316 P ortable AM /FM Stereo/Single Cass ette Deck/CD Play- er is an example of superior design and craftsmanship . The following suggestions will help you care for t h e CD-3316 so you can enjoy it for y ears. Keep the CD-3316 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Water [...]

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    17 FCC INF ORMA TION This equipment complies with the lim- its for a Class B digi tal device as spec- ified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits provide reasona ble protection against ra dio and TV interference in a residential area. Howev er, y our equi p- ment might cause TV or radi o interfer- ence even when it is operating properly. To eli min[...]

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    18 SPECI FICA T IONS CASSETTE DECK Tape S peed ... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... . 1 7/ 8 ips (4.75 cm/sec) Tape System ... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. 4 Tra cks/Si de/Stere o Signal to Noise Ra- tio ... ..... ... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... .... 40 dB Chann el Separation ... ..... ..[...]

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    19 14-5 40.f m Pag e 19 Wedne sday, Ju ne 30 , 1999 2: 27 PM[...]

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    20 14-5 40.f m Pag e 20 Wedne sday, Ju ne 30 , 1999 2: 27 PM[...]

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    RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 #A5 Printed i n (Site) RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY This pro duct is warrante d a g ainst defe cts for 9 0 days from dat e of p ur- chase f r om Radio Sh ack company- owned st or es and a uthorized Radio Shack f ranchi s ees and dealers. Withi n thi s per iod, we will repa ir[...]