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Optimus CD-3640 manual

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    Cat. No. 42-5073/42-5074 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . Portable Compac t D isc Pla y er CD-3620 ( 42-5073) CD-3640 ( 42-5074) 42-5 07 3.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Au gu st 12 , 199 9 11: 0 8 AM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Optim us CD-3620/CD-3640 P or- table Compact Disc Player uses the latest digital audio technology to give you the clean, crisp sound of com pact discs. You can connect the CD player to your home audi o or car s tereo sys- tem or connect a pair of stereo hea d- phones for portable, private listening. The CD player’s f eatures incl[...]

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    3 Hold — prev ents accident ally chang- ing the CD player’s c ontrol settings and conserves battery life by locking most controls whe n you turn of f the CD player. Thre e Po wer Sour ces — let you power your CD player from t wo stan- dard or rechargeable nickel-cadmi um AA batteries, standard AC power ( w ith an optional AC adapter), or your[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Pow er Sou rce s ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .... 5 Usin g Bat ter ies ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... . 5 In stal ling Bat teri es ... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... [...]

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    5 POWER SOUR CES You can pow er your CD player fr om: • T wo AA batteries • Standard AC power , using an A C adapter • A vehicle’s battery power , us ing a DC adapt er USING BATTERIES You can power your CD pla yer from battery power using: • Tw o AA alk aline bat teri es (such as Ra dioShack Cat. No . 23-552) • Tw o specia l AA rechar g[...]

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    6 • Fully discharge the batteries occa- sionally by playing the CD pl ayer until it no l onger plays . Then fully recharge the batteries. This helps restore the bat teries’ full charging capacity . • Avoid charging the batteries in a hot environme nt (above 1 13°F) as this can perm anently redu ce the batteries’ chargi ng capac ity . Cauti[...]

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    7 USING AC POWER You can po wer the CD pl ayer from a standard A C outlet using an AC adapter, suc h as Cat . No. 273-1664 . Cautio ns: • Y ou mu st use an AC adapter that supplies 6 vo lts, and delivers at least 400 mil liamps (CD-3620) or 500 milliamps (CD-3640). Its ce n- ter tip must be set to positive, and its barr e l pl ug mu st co rrect l[...]

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    8 USING V EHICLE BATTERY POWER You can power your CD pla yer from your vehicle’s battery us ing a DC adapter, suc h as Cat . No. 273-1801 . Cautio ns: • Y ou m ust use a DC adapter t hat supplies 6 v olts an d delivers at least 500 m illiam ps. Its cent er tip must b e set to pos itive, and its barrel plug must correctly f it the CD player ’s[...]

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    9 CONNECTIONS You can l isten to your CD pla yer by connecting optional stereo earphon es or amplified speakers to t he player’s PHONES ja ck, or b y connect ing a home audio or ca r stereo syste m to the play er’s LI NE OUT j ack. You can mount your CD player in y our car using a mount ing bracket. Your l o- cal RadioS hack store has a co mple[...]

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    10 CONNECTING AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS To listen to y our CD player through a pair of amplified speakers, plug the speakers’ 1 / 8 -inch pl ug into the CD player’s PHONES jack. CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM To listen to your CD player through your home audi o system ’s amplifier/ receiver and full -size speakers, con- nect the s upplied Y-c abl[...]

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    11 If yo ur aut o sound syst em has a CD in- put jack , you need a ste reo 1 / 8 -inch patch cable, such as Cat. No. 42- 2387. Connect one end t o the CD player’s LINE OUT jack and the ot her end to the autosound system’s CD IN- PUT j ack. If your autosound s ystem has a cas- sette player but no CD INPUT or LINE IN jack s , you can use a CD-to-[...]

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    12 OPE RATION PLAYIN G A CD 1. Set HOLD to OFF . 2. Press to open the disc compart- ment. Then handlin g the CD by its edges, careful ly place it, label side up, over the com partment’s cent er hub. Press gently on the CD’s center so the CD lies flat in the compartment . Then clo se the compart ment cover . 3. Press PLA Y/P AUSE . Th e CD playe[...]

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    13 • T o enhance the bas s sound, briefly press MEMORY/E-BASS . BASS app ears. T o ret urn to n or- mal sound, press MEMORY/ E- BASS again. BASS di sappears. 5. When t he last track fi nishes play- ing, the display alternately shows the total number of tracks and to- tal playing time of the CD for about 2 minutes, then the CD player automat icall[...]

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    14 Note: The CD playe r consum es addi- tional battery po wer when you use the anti-shock system. When you use the CD player in a stable location, turn of f th e syst em to co nserve b at tery power. LOCKING THE CONTROL S T o prev ent ac c i de n tal ly t u rni ng t h e CD player on or off, or changin g the track you are listen ing to, slide HOLD t[...]

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    15 To cue a t rack in a p rogrammed se- quence (see “Program med Play” on Page 16), press PLA Y/P AUSE to pause the CD. flashes. Then press or to display the track you want to cue. To play the cued track, press PLA Y/ P AUSE . INTRO SCAN The intro s can feature auto matically plays the f irst 10 seconds of each track on a CD. During play, repea[...]

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    16 RANDOM PL AY In random play, the CD pla y e r play s all the t racks onc e in rando m order, then au t omat icall y s tops. To start ra n- dom pl ay at any t ime, repea tedly press PLA Y M ODE until RAND OM ap - pears. Note: If you select random play during programme d play, t he CD player stops the programmed sequen ce and starts rando m play o[...]

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    17 • T o ad d to the end of a p ro- grammed sequence, hol d down MEMORY/ E-BASS until th e first programme d track appears , then repeatedl y press MEM- ORY/ E-BASS (within 2 m inutes) until track num ber 00 appears. Then follo w Steps 3 and 4. If you do not press a button within 2 minu tes after the CD player stops, it turns off and clea rs the [...]

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    18 T ROUBLES HOOTING With proper care and handling, your CD pl aye r should give you years of trouble- free service. However, if you r CD player i s not working prope rly, follow these sug- gestions to see if you can eliminat e the problem. If you still h ave a p r o blem, take the CD player to your local RadioS hack store f or assistance. Pr obl e[...]

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    19 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optimus CD-3620/CD -3640 Portable Comp act Disc Playe r is an example of superior design and cr aftsmanshi p. The following sugge stions will help you care for your CD pl a yer so you can enjoy it f or years. Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe i t dry immedi ately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can cor[...]

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    20 CD CARE TIPS • Do not pl ac e any thing but a CD in the disc tray . Doing so can dam- age th e drive m echanism . • During playbac k, a severe shock or jolt could make the CD’s rota- tion spee d chang e sudden ly and produce som e noise. This is not a ma lfun ctio n. • Always ha ndle a C D by the edg es and keep it in it s protec tive ca[...]

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    21 SPECIFICATIONS Audio Frequenc y Respon se ( ± 3 dB) . ............ ................... ........................ .... 20–20,000 Hz Dynamic Range ............. ................... ..................... ................... ...................... 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio .. ............... ..................... ................... ............[...]

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    22 General Power Re quire ments .. .... ........ .... ..... ..... .... ... .. ..... ...... DC 3V ; T wo AA Si ze Al kaline or Specia l Rechargeable Nickel-Cadm ium Bat teries (Not Supp lied), Optio nal AC Adapter (273-1664), or Optional DC A d apter (273-1801) Power Consu mpt ion .... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .[...]

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    23 NOTES 42-5 073.fm Page 2 3 Thu rsda y, Aug ust 12, 19 99 11:08 AM[...]

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    Ra di oSh ac k A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 8A7 Pri nted i n Thai land Lim it ed One-Y ear W arrant y This pr oduct is warrant ed by Ra dioShack ag ai nst man ufacturing d efects in mater i a l and w orkman- ship und er normal use for one (1) year from the date of purc hase from Radi oShack company-o wned stores an d [...]