Optimus 4301-3838-0 Bedienungsanleitung

Cat. No. 12-2 114 OWNER’S MAN UAL In-Dash AM/FM Stereo Cassette Plea se read before using this eq uipment. with Auto-Reverse 12-2 11 4.fm Page 1 Wedne sda y, J ul y 14, 1999 12:3 5 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 19 98 T and y Corporat ion. All Rig hts Reserved. Opt imus an d Rad ioShack a re regi stered t rademar ks used by T andy C orporat ion. Your Optim us In-Dash AM/FM St e- reo Cassette with Auto-Reverse has many practical, easy-t o-use features, and you can install it in almos t any vehicle. T he stereo’ s anti-the ft face- plate is [...]

3 Tone an d Ba la nc e Con tro ls — l et you adjus t high and low sounds and the ba lance b etween the lef t and right speakers, so you can tailor the soun d to suit your pref erence s. Di gita l Syn thes iz ed Circ uitr y — gives you precise t uning and drift- free reception. W e recomm end you record you r ste- reo’s s erial number here. Th[...]

4 CONTENTS Ins ta ll ation ..... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .. ..... .... ... ..... .... ... .... ..... ... .. 5 Bef ore Y ou Beg in the Install ation ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... 5 Preparing the M ounting Area ............................................. ...[...]

5 INSTALLAT ION BEFORE Y OU BEGIN THE INSTALL ATION Before you install your stereo, read all the instructions in this owner’s manua l. You s hould be able to an- swer a ll of these questions about your vehicle ’s electrical and sound syste ms: • W hich terminal in m y vehi cle’ s fuse b ox s upplies pow er even when the ignition is turned o[...]

6 Imp ort an t : Do not cut t hese w ires. If you cut any wire, you cannot obtain a refund o r exchange on this prod uct. However, your local RadioShack store w ill provide warrant y service if you cut a wire and find the product is defective. You might need additional wire, de- pending on your individ ual auto- sound system, to complete t he conne[...]

7 Using an Adapter Harne ss If yo u ar e r epla cin g an exi sti ng stereo, or if your vehicle has been factory-wired fo r autosound com po- nents, you might be ab le to us e an adapte r harness to connect the pow- er and speakers. RadioSh ack stores sell adapter harnesses for most ve- hicles. Follow the directions that come wit h the adap ter harn[...]

8 memory and clock di splay when t he ignition is t urned off . 12-2 114. fm Page 8 Wedne sday, July 14 , 1999 12: 3 5 PM[...]

9 5. Cut the loo p at the end of t he blue/whit e AMP REMOTE TURN ON wire, str ip about 1 / 2 inch o f insulat ion from its end, then c on- nect it to any op tional equip- ment , designed to run from a switched sou rce, that you wa nt the stereo to t u rn on and off (such as a booste r or a power antenn a). This wire d oes not provide power to the [...]

10 T ESTING THE CONNECTIO NS Turn on your v ehic le’s ignition an d install your stereo’s faceplate (se e “Installing the F acepla te” o n Page 13). The s tereo’s d isplay lights and the last st ation you tuned ap- pears a fter about 5 s econds. If the stereo does not work , immedi- ately disconnect the cable from your vehicle’s negativ[...]

11 5. Insert the sleeve i nto the dash and bend out all the side tabs with a screwdriver to secure the sleev e. 6. Recon nect the wire h arness and the antenna. 7. Slide the stereo int o the sleeve until it locks into place. If you a re securing the s tereo to an ex isting mounting h ol e in the dash , push the mount ing bolt (covered by t he mount[...]

12 REMOVING THE STEREO FROM T HE DASH If you ever want to remove the stereo from the dash, follow these steps. 1. Disconnect th e cable from your vehicle’s negative ( – ) battery ter- minal. 2. If you secured the stereo to an existing mount ing hole un der the dash, slid e out the s tereo to fre e the mount ing bo lt f rom th e mounting hole. O[...]

13 USING T HE FAC EPL AT E The stereo ’s faceplate must be in place f or the stereo t o operate. When you remove it , the displ ay turns off and t he stereo can not be u sed. This is a simple but effective security measure. Any sto red stations rem ain in memo- ry when the faceplate is removed. IN STALLING THE FACEPLATE Caution: Avoid pushing on [...]

14 BASIC O P ERA TION T URNING T HE STEREO ON A ND OFF To turn on the stereo, turn PWR./ VOL. clockwi se until i t cl icks. To turn off the s tereo, t urn PWR. /VO L. co un- terclo ck wi se unt il it c lic ks. SETTI NG T HE CLOCK Note : Y ou can set the clo ck only when the vehicle’s ignition is turned on or set t o ACC. 1. If the stereo is off, [...]

15 BALANCE — rotate to adjust the bal- ance between the right and left spea kers. TO N E — rot ate to increase or de- crease high sounds. BAND — press t o select the desired band a nd m emory gro up. ASM — hold do wn to automatically scan and st ore the n ext six strong stations in the selected ban d, or press to scan all stations st ored i[...]

16 RADIO OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. If the stereo is off, turn PWR./ VOL. clockwi se until i t cli cks to turn it on. T he radio au tomati- cally tunes to the last station sele cted. 2. Press BAND to sel ect the desired band. AM 1 or AM 2 appears when an AM band is sele cted. FM 1 , FM 2 , o r FM 3 appears wh en an FM band is sele cted. 3. T un[...]

17 Automat ically Storing Sta tio ns 1. Repeatedly press BAND u n til th e stereo displays the band and memory group where you want to store a group of stations . For example, to store t he first group of AM stations into AM 1, press BAND un til AM 1 appea rs. 2. T une to the station just before the first station you want to store. 3. Hold down ASM[...]

18 Selec t ing a St ored Station To select a station, repeat edly press BAND to select the desired mem ory group, then pres s the desired m emo- ry l ocation button. Note : Do not hold down t he m em ory location button. This stores t he cur- rently tuned station in to that location. Sca nn i ng Stor ed St ati o ns The radio can scan all stored s t[...]

19 CA SSETT E PL A Y ER OP ERA TI ON PLA Y I NG A CASSETTE Caution: Avoid using C-120 cas- sette tapes. They are very thin and can easily b ecome ta ngled in the tape-han dling parts. Follow t hese steps t o play a cas sette tape. 1. T ake up a ny s lack by turning t he cassette’s h ub wit h your finger or a pencil. (Avoid t ouching the tape.) 2.[...]

20 Fast- F orwa rd and Rewin d To fast-forward or rewind the current side, press or dependi ng o n which side o f the tape is pla ying. Th e ta pe quickl y winds. Pl ay resumes when the end of the tape sid e is reached or when you briefly press . To stop f ast forward or rewi nd bef ore the end of the t ape , gently pres s an d release the opposite[...]

21 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optim us In-Dash AM/ FM Stereo Cassette with Auto-Rev erse is an example of superio r design and craftsm anship. The foll owing suggestions will hel p you care for yo ur st ereo so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the stereo a nd faceplate dry. If either gets wet, wipe it dry immediat ely. Liqui ds m ight c ontain m in[...]

22 CLEANING THE T APE- HANDLING P ARTS Clean the tape hea d after about ev- ery 2 0 hours of playing time. Insert a special head-c leaning cas sette (such as Cat. No. 44-1202 ) , and follow the cassette’s direct ions to clean the tape h ead. REST O RING T APE TENSION AND SOUND QUALIT Y After you play a cassette tape a few times, the t ape might b[...]

23 3. If the fuse is blown, repl ace it. Use only standard 1 1 / 4 -inch fuses with the prope r rating. The POWER LEAD ( B+) wi re’s fuse must be 3 amps. The CLOCK MEMOR Y wi re ’s fus e m us t be 0.5 amps. 4. Reassembl e the fuse holder by inserting t he fu se an d pus hing together and twisting the two parts until they latch. 5. Recon nect th[...]

24 SPEC IFI C A T IONS RADIO FM (Nom inal) A M (Nominal) Frequenc y Range 88–108 MHz 53 0–1710 kHz IF Rejection 75 dB 50 dB Im age Rejection 44 dB 55 dB Sele ctivity 60 dB 35 dB Signal-to-N oise (S/N) Ratio 65 dB 48 dB Stereo Separation 36 dB — Usable S ensitivity 3.0 mV (3% THD) 10 m V (20 dB S/N) CASSET TE PL AYER Cassette Mechani sm ......[...]

Ra di oShac k A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 P/N: 4301-383 8-0 5A8 Printed in China Lim it ed O ne-Y e ar W arrant y This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShack a g ainst man ufacturin g defec ts in materia l and wo rkman- ship und er normal us e for one (1) year from the date of pu rchas e from Radi oShack com pany-o wn[...]