Optimus 12-2155 manual

Cat. No. 12-2154/2155 OWNER’S MANUA L Please read before us ing this equipment . High-Powe r In-Dash AM/FM Stere o CD Player w ith L ou d Fe at ur e (12 -2154 ) w ith F avo r ite So und Me mo ry ( 12 -21 55 ) 12-2 15 4. fm Page 1 Wedne sda y, July 14 , 1 999 3: 34 PM[...]

2 FEATURES Your Optimus Hig h-Power In-Dash AM/FM S tereo CD Player ha s many practical, easy-to-use featu res, and you can in stall it in almos t any v ehicle. The stereo’s anti-t heft control panel lets you quickl y remove it , making t he stereo inoperative. The aut o travel programming fea ture l ets you store strong local stations into a sep[...]

3 Seek T uning — s earches forward or backward t o the ne xt strong st ation in the selected band. This makes finding a station quick and easy. Di git al Sy nth esi zed C i rcui try — gives you precise tunin g and drift-free reception. Advanced FM Optim izer Circu itry — autom atically adjus ts the tuner’s stereo separation and hig h-freque[...]

4 CONTENTS Ins tall ation ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... .. .. .... 6 Bef ore Y o u Beg in t h e Insta llati on ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... .. ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 6 Preparing the M ounting Area ...............................[...]

5 Rep eat Play ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ... .. ... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 24 Sc annin g the Tr acks .. .... ... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... . 24 Swit ching B etwee n the CD and th e Rad io .. ....... .... ..... ..... .....[...]

6 IN STALLATION BEFORE Y OU BEGIN TH E INST ALLATION Before you install your stereo, read all the instructions in this ow ner’s manu- al. You should be abl e to answe r all of these quest ions ab out your vehicle’ s electrical and sound system s. • Which terminal in my vehicle’s fuse box suppli es power even when th e ignition is turned off[...]

7 Note: Save t he shipping screw in case you ev er want t o mail o r s hip the stereo. You can s ecure it to the back of the stereo with a piece of tape. MAK ING THE CONNECTIO NS The supplied harness with the 14-pin connector include s all the lead wires you nee d to connect the stereo to ground, po wer, some optional compo- nents, and speakers. Im[...]

8 Note: Th e wires in the wiri ng harness have the follow ing colors an d labels. Usin g an Ad apte r H arness If you are replacing an ex isting st ereo, or if your vehicle has been factory- wired for autosound c ompo nents, you might be able to use an adapter h ar- ness to conn ect the power and speak - ers. RadioShack stores sell adapter harne ss[...]

9 3. Connect the red power wi re (with in-line fuse holder) to a point in your ve h icle ’s fuse block tha t h as power only when y ou turn the vehicle’s key to ei t her the acces- sory (ACC) or ST ART position. This connec tion turns on the ste- reo when you turn on the ignition or turn the k e y to ACC, and turns off the stereo when you turn [...]

10 1. Connect the gray wire to the r i ght front sp eaker ’s posi tive termin al. This terminal is usually m arked with a plus (+) sign or red m ark . 2. Connect the gray/black wire to t he right front speaker ’ s negative ter- minal. This te rminal might be marked with a minus ( – ) s ign or i t might not be marked at all. 3. Connect the whi[...]

11 1. Connect the gray wi re t o the right speaker ’s positive t erminal. Thi s term ina l is u sua lly ma rked w ith a plus (+) sign or red mark. 2. Connect the violet wire to t h e right speaker ’s negative terminal . This terminal might be marked with a minus ( –) si gn or it mi ght not be marked at a ll. 3. Connect the white wire to the l[...]

12 MOUNTING THE ST EREO Be sure you v erify that the stereo is connected p roperly (see “Testing the Connections ” on Page 11). Then fol- low these steps to m ount the stereo. 1. Make sure the ignit ion is turned off , then disconn ec t the cabl e from your vehi cle’ s negat ive ( – ) ba ttery ter m in a l. 2. Disconnect the wire harness an[...]

13 wrench to at tach the s hort end of t he suppl ied m ount ing bolt t o the bac k of the stereo. 7. Reconnect the wire harness and the an tenna. 8. Slide the stereo into the slee ve unt il it lock s int o pla ce . 9. I f you are securing the stereo in an existing mountin g hole in the dash, push the supplied rubber mounting grom met onto the moun[...]

14 REMOVING T H E STEREO FRO M TH E D AS H If you eve r want to remo ve the stereo from the dash, follow these steps. 1. Disc onnect the cabl e from your vehicle’s negative ( – ) battery ter- minal. 2. If y ou secured the s tereo to an existing mounti ng hole under the dash, slid e ou t the st ereo to free the moun ting b olt f rom t he m ount [...]

15 USING THE CONTROL P ANEL The stereo ’s control panel must b e in place for the s t ereo to operate. When you remove it, the display turns off and the stereo c annot be used. T his is a simple but effect ive security me a- sure. Any stored stations r e main in mem ory when the control panel is removed. INSTALLING TH E CONTROL PANEL 1. Insert th[...]

16 BASIC O P ERATION Unless otherwise not e d, all i llustra- tions in t his man ual show t he Cat. No. 12-2155 s tereo. T URNING T HE STEREO ON A ND OFF To tu rn on the stereo, press ON/ OF F . The buttons and display light . To turn off the stereo, press ON/ OF F again. SETTI NG T HE CLOCK 1. P ress ON/OFF to turn on the s te- reo. 2. Whil e ho l[...]

17 ADJUSTING TH E SOUND When yo u listen to your ste r e o, adjust these controls to suit your listening preferences. AUDIO CONTROL SEL + / – — Re peat- edly press or hold down to increa se or decrease the volum e. VOL an d a vol- ume l evel number ap pear. Warning: To p rotect your h earing, do not l isten a t high volume lev els. Slowl y incr[...]

18 so you can recall i t later. Y ou can s tore two FSM (favorite sound memory) settings. Follow these steps to st ore an FSM setting. 1. Repeat edly press FSM until FSM I or FSM II appears. 2. A djust the vol ume, bass, treb le, balance and fader using the infor- mation in “ Adjust ing the Soun d” on Page 17. Note: FSM I or FSM II blink s whil[...]

19 RADIO OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. P ress ON/OFF to turn on the s te- reo. Th e radi o au tomat ically tun es to the last station and band sele cted. 2. P ress BND to sele ct the desired band. AM appears whe n the AM band is selected. FM I or FM II appears when a n FM band is sele cted. 3. Tune to the desired sta tion in one of the following w[...]

20 Stor ing St ation s 1. Repeat edly press BND to se lect the desired memory group ( AM , FMI , or FMII ). 2. Tune to the station you want to store. 3. Hold down the d esired mem ory channel but to n until P- , th e m em - ory channe l number , and the fre- quency flash o nce on the d isplay . T h e st at i on i s st or ed . Storin g Stations in A[...]

21 Note: Do no t hold down the m emory channel but ton. This stores the cur- rently tuned station into that location. To select a station you aut omaticall y stored in automatic travel program- ming memory, follow these steps: 1. Repeat edly p ress BND to sele ct the desire d ban d ( AM , FMI , or FMII ). 2. P ress AT P for less t han 1 second to s[...]

22 CD PLAYE R OP ERATION Cautio ns: • P lay on ly CD s th at have this mark on the m : • The CD player has a wide dynamic range. As a res ult, if you tu rn your ste reo’s volume up t oo high during s o f t (low v olum e) sec- tions of a program, your speakers might be dam aged when a su d- den loud pass age oc curs. • If the CD p layer is j[...]

23 Notes: • If y ou eject a CD while i t is playing and do not remove it from the CD player , the stereo automatically draws the CD back in and starts playing ag ain after about 5 s ec- onds. • If y ou eject a CD then remove it from the CD pl ayer , the stereo dis- plays no cd (or the current time if yo u pr es s CLOCK ). SELECTI NG A T RA CK T[...]

24 REPEAT PLAY You can set the stereo to repea t a si n- gle track on t he loaded CD. To repeat a track, press RPT/2 during play. RPT a ppears d uring repeat play. When the track ends, it automaticall y repeats. To stop repeating the track and re- sume norma l play, press RPT/2. RP T disappears. Scanning the Track s You can set the s tere o to p la[...]

25 T ROUBLESHOOTING If your stereo’ s CD player is not working as it should, it displays an error indicator . If it i s a num bered error , it ej ects the CD. T ry these suggestions. If the st ereo st ill does no t o perate properly , the c onn ecting pins in the r eces s or on the back of the control panel m ight be dirty. Use a soft cloth or a [...]

26 RESETTI NG T HE STEREO If your st ereo locks up or does not work properly, remove the front panel and use a straight ened paper clip to press the reset button on the bottom left side of the inside panel for about 1 second. (illus) 12-2 154. fm Page 2 6 Wedn esday , July 1 4, 1999 3: 34 PM[...]

27 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optim us High-Power In-Dash AM /FM Stereo CD Player i s a n exam ple of su- perior design and craf tsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you care f or your stereo so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the stereo dry. I f it gets wet , wipe it dry i mme diately. Li qu ids might contain mineral s that can corrod[...]

28 CD CARE TIPS Even though a CD is very d urable, you should handle it with c are. We rec om- mend the following precautions. • Keep the CD in its protec tive case or sleeve when you a re not pl ay- ing it. • Handle a CD by its edges to avoid fingerprints wh ich can prevent the CD player ’s laser beam from accurately reading the CD. Y o ur l[...]

29 3. If t he fuse is blow n, replace it. U se only the suppli ed 1 1 / 4 -inch fuse or a replacement f use with the proper rating (such as Cat. No. 270-1005). Th e fuse must be 1 amp. 4. Reas semble the fuse holder by inserting the fus e into the longer of the f use holder ’s ends , and pushing t ogether a nd twist ing the two parts un ti l they[...]

30 SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM ( No m in a l) AM ( N o m in al ) Frequenc y Range 88–108 MHz 530–1710 k Hz Frequency Respon se ( ± 3 dB) 50–12500 Hz N/A IF Rejection 85 d B 40 dB Image Rejection 60 dB 25 dB Selectivity 6 6 dB 100 dB Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio 60 dB 49 dB Stereo S eparation 30 d B N/A Usable Sensitivity 17 dBf 29 dB CD PLAYER Fr[...]

31 GENERAL Power Sour ce .... ..... ..... ..... .. .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... .. .. .. 12V DC Negative Ground Speaker Output Impe danc e . ..................................................... . . ................. 4 Ohms Max i mum Power ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... . 25 W atts ¥ 2CH or 6 W atts ¥ 4CH (1 2-2154) 25 Wa[...]

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