Optimus CD-3790 manual

Cat. No. 42-5080 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. CD- 3790 Portable Compact Di sc Player with Dig ital An ti- Shock 42-5 08 0.fm Page 1 Th urs da y, Augu st 12 , 199 9 1:25 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optim us CD-379 0 Portable Com- pact Disc Player us es the la test digital audio t echnology to deliv er the clean, crisp sound of compac t discs. You c an connect th e CD p layer t o your h ome au- dio or autosound system, or connect a pair of stereo headphones for portable, private l istening. The CD player’s f e atures include[...]

3 Cue — lets you cue a t rac k for play at a la te r ti me . Intro S can — s cans and plays the first 10 seconds of each track, so you can find a specific track. Auto Power On/Off — automaticall y turns on the CD player whe n you pres s PLA Y/P AUSE , and turns i t off when you press STOP/CLEAR or 2 minutes after it finishe s playing, to hel [...]

4 This CD player is made and t ested to meet exacting safe ty standards. It meets FCC requirements and complies with safety performance s tandards of the U.S. Departm ent of Health and Hum an Serv i c es. Warnings: • This CD player emp loys a laser light beam. Only a qualified service per- son should remove the c o ver or attempt to s ervice this[...]

5 CONTENTS Power in g the CD Pla y er .... .... ... ....... .... ... ....... ..... .. ....... ..... .. ....... ..... .. ........ .... ... .... 6 Using Batt e ries .... .. ... ..... .. .. ... ....... .... ... ....... ..... .. ....... ..... .. ....... ..... .. ........ .... ... .... 6 Rechar ging Ni ckel-Ca dmium Ba tter ies . ..... .. ..... .. .....[...]

6 POWERING THE CD PLAY ER You can power your CD pl ay er from any of these sources: • two AA alkali ne batteries (no t sup- plie d) • two r echarge able A A nickel - cadmium batteries (not supplied) • vehicle battery power using the s up- plied DC adapter • standard A C pow er using an AC adapter (not supplied) Note: The CD pl ayer s enses [...]

7 Cautions : • I f you will not be using t he CD player with battery power for more than a mont h, or if y ou pl an t o use only AC or DC power, rem ove the batteries. • D ispos e of old batteries prom ptly and prop erly . Rech arging N ickel-Cad mium Batteries If you connect the supplied DC ad apter (see “Using Vehicle Battery Power” on Pa[...]

8 Imp ort a n t : Your CD pl ayer is capab le of using nick el-cadmium batteries. At the end of the bat teries’ useful life, t hey must be rec ycle d or disposed of proper- ly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste manageme nt authori- ties for information on rec ycling or dis- posal programs i n your area . Some options that migh [...]

9 USIN G AC POWER You can power the CD player from a standard A C out let using an opt ional AC adapte r such as Cat . No. 2 73-1664. Cautions: • Y ou must use an AC adapter that supp lies 6 volts a nd delivers at least 50 0 milli amp s. Its cen ter tip mu st be set to positive, and its plug must cor- rectly fit the CD player ’ s DC IN 6V jack.[...]

10 CONNECTIONS You can listen to your CD player by con- necting earpho nes/headphon es o r am- plified speak ers to t he player’s PHONES jack, or by connecting a home audio or autosound system to the CD player’s LINE OUT ja ck. Note: If the jacks on your equipm ent do not m atch the plugs on t he suppl ied Y- cable, check with your local RadioS[...]

11 CONNECT ING AMPL IFIED SPEAKERS You can listen to your CD player through optio nal amplified s peakers (such as Cat. No. 40-1387). Plug the speak er ca- ble’s 1 / 8 -inch plug into the CD player’s PHONES ja ck. CONNECT ING TO A HO ME AUDIO SYSTEM You can listen to your CD player through your home audio syst em’s amplifier/re- ceiver an d f[...]

12 • If you r autosound s ystem has a cas- sette deck, con nect the supplied CD-to-cassette adapter ’s plug to the CD p lay er’ s PHONES j ack. Then insert the adapt er ’s other end into your cassette dec k just like a stan- dard cassette. Note: You can m ount your CD player in your car usin g an optional mounting bracket. Your local RadioS[...]

13 OPERATION LOADI NG A CD Caution: To hel p pr ev ent du st f ro m en- tering the CD player, always keep the CD compart ment cover closed except when l oading or unlo ading CDs. 1. Set OFF/ RESUME/HOLD to OFF . 2. Slide OP EN in t he d irection of the arrow and lift the CD c o mpartment cover . 3. Carefully pl ace a CD, label side up, over the cen[...]

14 If you connected an external power source, the CD p layer’s buttons light un- til you turn the CD player off or it turns off automatically. To temporarily stop play, press PLA Y/ P AUSE . flashes. To resume play, press PLA Y/P AUSE again. When the last track finishes p laying, the CD stops and the display alternately shows the total nu mbe r o[...]

15 AUTOM ATIC SEARCH MUSIC SYSTE M ( ASMS) You can use ASM S bef ore o r during regular or progra mmed pl ay (see “P ro- gramm ed Play” on Pag e 16 ) to quickly lo ca te a n y tr a c k o n a C D. W hile the CD is stopped, repeatedly press or to move backward or forward to the desired track. P ress PLA Y/P AUSE to pl ay t he tr ack . During pla [...]

16 REPEAT PLAY You can repeat a single track on the CD, all tracks on the CD, or a programm ed sequence (see “P rogram m ed Play” ). To repeat a single track, press PL A Y MODE once while t he desired track i s playing. appears, and the CD player continuously replays the track. To repeat all tracks on a CD or in a pro- grammed seque nce, pres s[...]

17 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 fo r each track you wan t t o program, up to 24 tracks . Note: When you store the 24th track in me mo ry , FuLL app ears. 5. T o play the programmed seq uence, press PLA Y/P AUSE . lig hts and the first track in the sequen ce plays. W hile t h e sequence plays, you can use to mov e forward or to move back ward. 6. After t[...]

18 RESUME You can set the CD pl ayer to remember the track i t was playing when you stopped the CD or it t urned its elf off. That way, whe n you p lay the CD agai n, the CD play er resumes playing at t he beginning of t hat trac k. To set the CD player to res ume, s et OFF/ RESUME/HOLD to RESUME at an y t im e. Then, after you h ave press ed STOP/[...]

19 T ROUBLESHOOTI NG If you hav e problems operating y our CD player, try these suggestions. If t h ey do not solve the problem , contact your local RadioSha ck store for assistance. Problem Possibl e Cause Soluti on The CD player does not work. OFF/RESUME/HOLD is se t to HOLD . Set OFF/RESUME/HOLD to OFF . No power. Be sure the bat teries are not [...]

20 CARE AND MA INTENA NCE Your Optimus CD-3790 Portable Compac t Disc Player is an example of superior de- sign and cra ftsmanship. T he following suggest ions will help you care for your CD play- er so you can en joy it for years . Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry imm ediately. L iquids might contain mineral s that can corrode t[...]

21 REPLACING THE DC ADAPTER ’ S FUSE If the CD player stops operat ing, check the fuse in the DC adapter’s cigarette- lighter plug . If it has b lown, follow these steps to repl ace it with a 3-amp, 5 × 20 mm, fast -acting fuse such as Cat . No. 270-1054 (not supplied). Caution: Using a fuse that does not meet the se ratings can damag e your C[...]

22 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO Frequency Respon se ...... ........................ ..................... .. ...... 20–20,000 Hz ( ± 3 dB) Dynamic Range ........................ ..................... .. ............ ........................ .......... 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio ................ ..................... .. ............ ....................[...]

23 NOTES 42-5 080.fm Page 2 3 T hu rsd a y, Aug ust 12, 1999 1:25 P M[...]

Ra di oSha ck A Di vision of T a ndy Corporation Fort Worth, T exas 761 02 2586- 920-0-0 2 7A8N Printed i n Thailan d Limited One-Y ear W a rranty This pro duct is warr anted by Radio Shack against manu facturi ng defects in material and workmans hip under normal use for on e ( 1) y ear fr om the date of pur chase from Radi oSha ck compan y-owne d [...]