Optimus SCP-96 Bedienungsanleitung

Cat. N o. 1 4-124 2 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read b efore usin g this eq uipment. SCP-96 AM /FM S ter eo Ca ssett e Pla ye r with Auto Rev erse 14-1 24 2.fm Page 1 Frida y, Ju ly 2, 199 9 12 :04 P M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optimus SCP- 96 AM/FM Stereo Casset te Play- er de liver s high-fi delit y ste reo sound t hrough your headphon es o r a mplif ied spe aker sy st em. Becaus e the SCP-96 is po rtabl e, you can lis ten t o casset t e tapes or the AM/F M radi o indo ors or o ut. Im portant : To l iste n t o yo ur SCP-96 , you need a pa ir of headph o[...]

3 Tape Select or — lets you se lect the pro per eq ual- izati on f or normal or high -bias/ met al ca sset te t apes, so you c an get the b est per form ance fr om yo ur tapes. Tape Direc tion Cont rol — let s you ch ange the tape’ s dir ectio n at a ny t ime wi thout hav ing t o ejec t the t ape and t urn i t ove r. Three Power So urces — [...]

4 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... ... 5 Co nne cti ng to Po we r .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... ... 5 Us ing Ba tt ery Po we r ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. ... 5 Us ing AC Po we r .. .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ... 8 Us ing V ehicl e Ba tter [...]

5 PREP ARATI ON CONNECTING TO POWE R You can power your SCP-96 from: • inter nal batter ies • AC power • your v ehi cle’ s ci garet te -lig hter socket Using Batter y Power To power the SCP-96 from i nternal bat teri es, you need two AA bat te ries. For t he be st per for m ance and longest life, we reco mmend alkal ine b att erie s, s uch [...]

6 1. Open t he ba tt ery com pa rtm ent cov er by s li ding i t in the direct ion of the arro w marked on the cov- er , then lifti ng up its outside edg e. Cauti on: The batte ry compar tment cov er is hinge d. Do not try to remov e it. 2. Put the batt eries int o the co mpartm ent a s ind i- cated by t he polar ity sy mbol s (+ and –) marke d ou[...]

7 If th e red ( L ) BATTERY i ndicat or li ghts dur ing oper a- tion, repl ac e both bat t eries. Caution: Always d is pose of ol d batt eries promptl y and proper ly. Importan t: This product i s capable of using r e- chargeab le nickel -cadmi um batter ies. At the end o f the bat te ri es’ u seful lif e, t hey must be recycl ed o r dis- posed o[...]

8 Using AC Power To power t he SCP- 96 f rom a st and ard AC ou tlet , yo u need an A C ada pter such as Cat . No. 2 73-1654. Cauti ons: • Y ou must use an AC adapter that s uppli es at leas t 3 volts DC power and deli vers at le ast 200 mill iam ps. I ts cent er ti p must be set to negati ve, and i ts barr el plug m us t pr ope rly f it t he SCP[...]

9 1. Set the adapt er’s vol tag e switch t o 3V . 2. Put the ad apter’s 3. 4 mm ou ter d iamet er /1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug i nto t he adap ter’s cord, wi th t he tip set to negat ive (–T IP). 3. I nsert the plug into the SCP-96’ s DC 3 V jack. 4. Pl ug the adap ter int o a sta ndar d AC outl et. Note: Connec ting th e AC adap te[...]

10 • B e sure you plug t he ad apter int o th e SCP-96 befor e yo u plug i t into th e cigar ette- light er socket , and tha t y ou un plu g the ad apt er f rom th e ciga rette -li ghte r soc ket before you unplug it fr om the SCP-96 , to preven t damage to the SCP-96 or the ada pter . Foll ow these st eps to power the SCP-96 fr om your vehi cle?[...]

11 CONNECTING HEADPHO NES OR SPEAKERS To lis ten to you r SCP-96, yo u must connec t a pair of headphones or ampli fied spea kers ( not su ppl ied) with a 1/ 8- inch ( 3.5 -mm ) mi ni-pl ug. To co nnect hea d- phones o r an amplif ied s peake r sys tem, inse rt the mini- plug int o the SCP-96’s jack. Jack 14-1 24 2.fm Page 1 1 Fr id a y, J uly 2,[...]

12 Listeni ng Safel y To pr ote ct you r hear ing, foll ow thes e gu ideli nes when you use headp hones . • S et th e volume to the lowest sett ing befo re you begin lis tening . Aft er you b egi n li stenin g, adj ust the vol ume to a comf ort abl e level . • D o not list en at extr emely high vol ume level s. Extend ed high- vol ume lis tenin[...]

13 USING THE BELT CLIP The belt cli p lets you keep yo ur ha nds fre e while you list en to the SCP-96. To at tach the bel t clip, sl ide its latch es into t he slots on the ca sset te play er and sli de it up unt il it lock s int o place. To remove t he bel t cl ip, pus h in on PUSH RELEASE , slid e the bel t cli p down, then lif t i t of f. 14-1 [...]

14 OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Set T APE/R ADIO to RADIO . One of th e BA TTER Y indi cator s light s. 2. Set FM ST/F M/ AM to the desir ed ba nd. Set it t o FM ST for stere o sound on FM stati ons. Notes: • The AM antenna i s built- in. Mov e the SCP-9 6 to impr ove AM rece pti on. • Fo r the best FM recep ti on, full y unco il the headphon[...]

15 4. Adjust VOLUME to the de si red l isten ing l eve l. 5. Adjust E-BAS S , BASS , and TRE BLE to the de- sired levels . (See “ Us ing the T one Cont rols” on Page 19.) Note: If you set E-BASS to MAX , the bass and trebl e cont ro ls have no eff ect. 6. T o turn off the radi o, set T AP E/RADIO to TA P E . PLAYING A CASSETTE T APE For the bes[...]

16 One-Ti me Pl ayback ( ): plays each side of the ta pe once, then st ops. Note: If you s et FWD/REV to REV , th e cas se tte play er plays only the reverse s ide and st ops at the end of that sid e. Conti nuous Playback ( ): alt ernate ly pl ays each si de of th e tape un til yo u pr ess STOP . 2. Gentl y pull open the cass ette co mpart ment doo[...]

17 4. Set th e tape se le ct switch to NORM for nor mal bias cas set te tape s or to H I /M TL f or high bi as or metal cass et te ta pes. 5. Sl ide DOLBY NR to ON if yo u are pla ying a cas - sette tape t hat wa s r ecorded with Dolb y B noi se red uct io n. 6. Press PLA Y . One of the BA TTERY in dicat or light s and t he tape play s. PLAY 14-1 2[...]

18 7. Adjus t VOL UME to the desi r ed list ening le vel. 8. Adjus t E-BASS , BASS , and TREB LE to the de- sir ed l evels. (See “Usi ng the T one Co ntrol s” o n Pa ge 19 . ) Note: I f you se t E-B ASS to MAX , t he bass an d tre ble contr ols have no ef fect . 9. T o s top t he tape, press STOP . ST OP 14-1 24 2.fm Page 1 8 Fr id a y, J uly 2[...]

19 USING THE T ONE CONT ROLS You can use t he t one con trol s to cust omiz e th e SCP- 96’s sound . E-BASS — slid e the cont rol to ward MA X t o incre ase (or towa rd NORM to decr ease) the volu me of tones below normal bass tones . BASS — slid e the cont rol t oward MAX to inc rea se ( or to ward NORM to decrea se) the vol ume of low tone [...]

20 USING FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND When the t ape is s topped, press or to fas t- for ward or rewi nd it. Press STOP to re lease th e or butto n af- ter the tape has ful ly wound to eit her end, or to stop the ta pe before i t rea ches the end. When FWD/REV is s et to : Press: T o: FWD F a st for wa rd Rewind REV Fa st for w ard Rewind 14-1 24 2.fm P[...]

21 CHANGING THE T APE DIRECTION You can change the t ape’s dire ction us in g the FWD/ REV swit ch. T o list en to the t ape’s f orward si de (fac - ing out), s et t he swi tch to FWD . To li st en to the t ape’s revers e s ide ( faci ng in), set th e swit ch to REV . Note: I f the rever se mode s witch i s set t o , the casset te p layer sto[...]

22 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your SCP- 96 AM/FM S tereo Cas sette Play er is a n exam ple of super ior des ign and cr afts manship. Th e fol lowing s uggesti ons w ill hel p y o u c ar e fo r th e S C P - 96 so y ou c an enj oy it for year s. • Kee p t he SCP- 96 dry . If it g ets wet, wipe i t dry imm ediate ly . • H an dle the SCP-96 gentl y and c[...]

23 RESTORING T APE T ENSIO N AND SOUND QUALITY After you pla y a c asse tte t ape sever al ti mes, t he tape might b ecome t ight ly wound on the r eel s. Thi s can cause p lay back s ound quali ty t o dete rior ate. To resto re the sou nd quali ty, f ast-f orward t he tape from the beginni ng to the end of one si de, then com- plete ly re wind i t[...]

24 1. Remov e the bat teri es and dis connect any ot her power sour ce. 2. Open the cass et te comp a rtme nt cover . 3. Press PLA Y to expose the tap e-handl ing part s. 4. Use a cot ton swa b di pped i n denatur ed alc ohol or tap e head clean ing s olution t o clean th e play back hea d, pi nch roll er s, and capst ans . 5. When you fini sh clea[...]

25 SPECIFIC ATIONS CASSETTE DECK T ap e S p eed .... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 1 7 / 8 ip s ( 4.8 c m/s ) Wow and Flutt er (WRMS) . . ..... .... . ...... ... .. . .... . ... 0.3% Frequenc y Re sponse ( at –3 dB) .... . 63 Hz t o 10 kHz S/ N R ati o .... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... . 4 5 dB RAD[...]

26 GENERAL Power Outp ut .... .. . .... . .. 12 mW /Chann el at 32 ohms Dim en sio ns (H W D) ..... .. ..... .. . 4 5 / 8 × 3 1 / 2 × 1 3 / 8 Inc h es (1 17 × 86.7 × 34.9 mm) Wei ght .. .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... 5 .4 oz (155 g) Speci ficat ions ar e typi cal; indiv idual units mi ght var y. Spec[...]

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