Optimus SYSTEM 728 manual

C at. No. 13-1275 OWNER’S M ANUAL MINI ST ER EO COM PO N E N T SY ST EM Please read b efore using this equipm ent. SYSTEM 728 R 13-1 27 5.fm Page 1 Wedne sd a y, Jul y 14, 1 999 3: 59 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES © 1995 T andy Co rpor at ion. All Rights Res erved. Op ti mus an d Radi o Sh ac k ar e reg i s t e red tra dema r k s us ed by T andy C orp or ati on . Your Optim us Sy stem 72 8 Mini St e- reo Compnen t System i s a versatile and high qua lity sound system. Its component s include a 3-disc carou- sel CD c hanger with 3 2-track mem o- [...]

3 Genera l Auxiliar y Input Jacks æ let yo u conn ect an external audio input source to your syst em so you can l is- ten to or rec o rd from it. Mi crop ho ne Mi xi n g æ lets yo u sing along wi th the m usic you are playing. Importa nt: Most mater ia l on com - pact discs and prerecorded t apes is copyrigh ted. U nauthorized d uplica- tion of c[...]

4 FCC INF ORMA TION This syste m complie s with the l imits for a Clas s B di gital d evice as s peci- fied in part 15 of FCC Rules . Th e s e limits provide reasonabl e protection against TV or radio interference in a residential area. However, your sys- tem might caus e TV or radio i nterfer- ence even w hen it is ope rating properly. To eliminat[...]

5 CONTENTS Prepa ratio n .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .. ..... ..... ..... .... .. 7 Connec ting the Speak ers ...................... .............. ................... ................... .. 7 Connect i ng an Exte rnal Audi o Sou rce . ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ...[...]

6 Rep eat P l ay .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... .... 21 Repeating a S ingle Track .................................................... ................ 21 Repeating All T racks on a Selected CD .................. ................... ......... 21 Repeating All T racks on[...]

7 PREP ARA TION Note: Complete all conn ectio ns be- fore conn ecting t o AC pow er and tur n ing it on . CONNECT ING THE SPEAKERS 1. Press the red spea ker terminal tab labeled SPEAKER R. Ch on the back of the syst em, inse rt the stripped end of t he right spea ker ’ s striped wire into the terminal, then release the tab. 2. Press t he black sp[...]

8 INST ALLING THE REMOTE CONT ROL ’ S BA TTERIES The rem ote control requires two A A batteries (not supplied) for power. We recomme nd alkaline batteries, such as Radio Shack Ca t. No. 23- 557. Follow these s teps to install b atter- ies. 1. Press down an d slide the battery compartment cover in the direc- tion of the arrow . 2. Install the bat [...]

9 OPER A TIO N TURNING POWER ON/ OF F Wa rn in g : To protect your hearin g, set VOLUME to MIN b efo re y ou tur n on t he system . Press POWER to turn on th e system . The STA ND BY indic ator turns off and th e indicator a bove CD , TUNER , TA P E , or AUX lig h ts. Notes: • If the indicator above CD , TA P E , or AUX app ears, and the time app[...]

10 BASIC O PERA TIO N Follow these s teps t o operate your syste m. 1. Press CD , TUNER, T APE , or AUX to select the de sired audio source. 2. If you select TUNER , select the desired station (s e e “Using t he T uner”). If yo u sel ect CD, T APE , or AUX , start the selected aud io source (see “Using the CD Cha nger” or “Using t he Cass[...]

11 USING HEADPHO NES You can u se headpho nes (n ot sup- plied) to l isten in privacy. I nsert the headphone s’ 1 / 8 -inch (3.5 mm) plug int o the PHONES j ack. Notes: • Y ou r l ocal Radio Shack store sells a wide selection of head- phones . • Con necting headpho nes auto- mat ically disconn ects the speak- ers. Liste n ing Safe ly To prote[...]

12 DISPL A YING THE T IME To display the c lock while you use the radio, press DISPLA Y . T o retu rn to the r a dio display, press DISPLA Y again. USING THE ELECTRONIC G RAPHIC EQUALIZER You can select any one of f our preset sound characteristics using the sys- tem’s electronic graphi c equalizer. Each setting distinctly changes th e music’s [...]

13 Note: If you do not press TUN- ING or within 10 seconds after you press 1 , dis - appears from the display . S tart again from Step 1. 2. W hile flas hes, repeat- edly pres s TUNI NG to set the hour of the desired sta rt time. Notes : • Press and hol d down TUNING to cont inuously adv ance the hour . • AM or PM appea rs wh en you set a n AM [...]

14 T urning th e T im er On/Off 1. Press TUNER or TA P E to se lect the de sired a udio s ource. 2. If you selected TUNER , select the desired station (see “Usin g the T une r”) and adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. If you selected TA P E , inse rt the desired tape, p ress PLA Y , an d adjust VOLUME to a comfo rtable listening le [...]

15 USING THE SLEEP TIMER You ca n set the syste m to pla y up to 90 min utes, then automatically turn off. 1. Press CD, TUNER, T APE , or AUX to select the desired a udio source. 2. T une to the desi red A M o r F M radio st ation, or sta rt the selected CD, t ape, or you r exte r- nal a udio source. 3. Press POW ER t o tu rn off t h e s y s- tem. [...]

16 USING THE TUNE R Pr ess TUNER to use the system ’s tu- er. The i ndicator above TUNER lights. Note: W hen you s elect TUNER , the system aut omat ically tune s to th e station that was playing when the system was turne d off or w hen i t was last se t to TUN E R . You can t une to A M o r FM radio st a- tions usin g manua l, seek, or mem ory t[...]

17 AUTOMA TIC SEEK TUNING 1. Press BAND t o s e l e c t t h e desired A M or FM ba nd. AM or FM appears on t he display . 2. Press TUNI NG AUTO . The sys- tem automati cally searches up the ban d and s tops when i t finds the next s trong st ation. MEMO R Y TUNING You can st ore up to 10 A M and 10 FM s ta tio n s in m e m o ry. Storing S tation s [...]

18 • T o store s tations into mem ory locations 6-10, press +5 th e n a mem ory location bu tton (1 - 5). Th e stat ion is st ored, disappears , and the display shows the frequency . Note: Thi s i ncreases the memory loc ation numbe r by 5. For example, if you press +5 , then press memo ry loca- tion button 2 , the r adio stores the frequency you[...]

19 USING THE CD CHANGER LOADI NG A CD 1. Press CD . 2. Press OPE N/ CL OS E to open the CD compartment. Note: The CD carou sel has three trays , each la beled with a numbe r , bu t only two t ray s show at a time when yo u open t he CD compart ment. 3. Place a CD in either (or both) of the exposed trays , label side up. Note: T o load a CD in t he [...]

20 SELECTI NG ANOTHER CD To select another CD, press CD SKIP before or during play. If the system is playing a CD, it stops playing it and begins p laying the first track of the sel ected CD. AUTOMA TIC SEARCH The Autom atic Search feat ure lets you quic kly locate t he be ginning of any track o n a CD, including the track currently pl ay ing. You [...]

21 Notes: • T o repea t the current track, press SKIP . T o play the next random track, press SKIP . • T o rep eat random pl ay , be fore the last track ends, press REPEA T until RE PE AT A LL appears on the display . • T o stop rand om p lay , press STOP then RANDOM . RA N- DOM disapp ears from the di s- play . REPEA T PL A Y You can repeat [...]

22 PROGRAMM ED PLA Y You can program up to 32 tracks from a ny loaded C D s to pla y in any order you choose. Pr og ra mm i ng an d P l ayi n g a Seq uence o f T rack s 1. Press ST OP to cancel any CD fun cti on . 2. Press PROGRAM . T he di splay shows M EMO RY - - - P- 01 (the current position in the pro- grammed seque nce). 3. Press CD SKI P t o [...]

23 Repla cing/Add ing a T rack in a Pro grammed Sequ enc e 1. W hile play is stopped, repeat- edly pres s PROGRAM until the track pos ition num ber you wa nt to repl ace or add to appears on the displa y . 2. Press CD SKI P to se lect the CD contain ing the new trac k. 3. Press SKIP or SKIP until the desired track appea rs on t he display . 4. Pres[...]

24 USING THE CAS SETTE DECK The system ha s two cas sette decks. You can use Dec k 1 for normal play- back, consecutiv e play, and dubbing (r ec or din g ). Yo u ca n us e De ck 2 fo r normal p layback and cons ecutive play. Both decks (1 a nd 2) have a full-re- lease auto-st op system to p rotect tapes and prevent pinch roller dam- age. W hen a ta[...]

25 4. T o fast-f o rward or rewi nd the tape, pres s ST OP/EJECT then press FA S T - F or REWIND on the deck you are using. T o temp orarily stop playback, press P AUSE o n t he dec k you are using. Pres s P AUSE agai n to continu e play back. T o stop playback, fast-f o rward, or rewind, pres s ST O P /E J E C T on the deck you are using. 5. T o o[...]

26 2. T o record at normal speed f or the best quality sound, set HIGH SPEED DUBBING to OF F . T o record in half the normal recording t ime, set HIGH SPEED DUBBING to ON . 3. O n De ck 1, pres s P AUSE the n RECORD . PLA Y o n Deck 1 auto- mati ca ll y lock s down. Cautio n: Do not force down RECORD . This can d amage the recording mechanism . 4. [...]

27 Notes : • T o copy a prog rammed sequ ence, store t he desired sequ ence before c ontinuing with S tep 4. • T o copy a CD’s t racks in ran- dom seque nce, press RAN- DOM so RA ND OM appe ars on the displ ay before contin uing with S tep 4. 4. Simultaneo usly press P AUSE on Deck 1 a nd PLA Y/P AUSE on the CD player . The system records fro[...]

28 T ime r Rec ordin g You can set the system to au tomati- cally turn it s e lf on, record from a se- lected audio source (such as the tuner or a cassette tape i n Deck 2) onto a cass ette tape in Deck 1, then turn itself off at the t ime you set. 1. Repeat Steps 1-7 in “Using the T imer ,” to s et the st art and en d times and select the sour[...]

29 MICR OPHONE MIXING Using an ex ternal microphone wi th a 1 / 8 - inc h plug (not sup plied), you can sing alon g with s ele ctions on CDs or casset te tapes , or w ith a son g played over the radi o. Wa rn in g : T o prevent damage to your hearing, set VO LU M E to its min- imum le vel before y ou turn on the syste m. Note: Your local Radio Shac[...]

30 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optim us System 728 Mi ni Stereo Compnent System is an examp le of su- perior design and cr a ftsmanship. The following suggestions will help y ou care for th e syste m so yo u can en joy i t for years. Keep the system dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. L iquids might contain mineral s that can corrode the e[...]

31 CD CARE TIPS Even t hough a compac t disc is ve ry durable, t reat t he CD s urface wi th care. We recom mend t he following precau tions: • D o not write on either side of the CD, particularly the non-label side (signals are read from the non-label side ). • Do not store C Ds in hi gh tem- perature, high-hu midity loca- tions. They might wa[...]

32 Res t ori n g T ape T ens io n an d Sound Quality After you play a cassette tape sever- al times, the tape m ight become tightly wound on the reels. Thi s can cause pla yback so und qua lity to de- teriorate. To restore the sound q uality, fast-for- ward the tape from th e beginning to the en d of one side, t hen comp letely rewind it. Then l oo[...]

33 SPEC I FI CA T IONS Casse tte T ape Speed ..... ................... .............. ................... ................... ........... 4.75 c m/sec Wow and Flutter ................. ........................ ..................... .............. 0. 35% WRM S Frequency Respons e ................ ................... ...................... 125 Hz–8[...]

34 General Speaker I mpedance . ........................... ................... .............. ................... . 8 O hms Power O utput .. ........ ....... .. ............ ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... .....10 Watts per Cha nnel Dimen sio ns of Unit .. .. ..... ....... ..... ..... .... ..... ... 14 3 / 16 × 11 7 / 16 × 14 5 / 16 In ch [...]

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