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Optimus SCP-97 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 14-1244 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read befor e usi ng th is eq uipme n t. SCP-97 Auto Reverse AM / FM Stereo Cassette Playe r A 14-1244a.fm Page 1 Friday, August 6, 1999 12:54 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Optimus SCP-97 Auto Reverse AM/FM Stereo Cassette Pla yer is a lightwe ight, portabl e AM/FM ra- dio wi th a ca ssette p layer and built-in speake r. You can en joy casset te tap es or t he ra dio wit h oth ers through the mono s peaker or yo u can conne ct stere o headpho nes (not suppl ied) for privat e stereo li sten- ing. Its f[...]

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    3 Direction Switc h — let s y ou ch ange the tape ’s di - rection to pl ay the other side without rem oving th e tape from the cas sette playe r. Three Powe r Sources — let yo u power the SCP-97 from tw o AA batteries (not supplied ), standard AC powe r (usi ng an optio nal AC adapte r), or a ve hicl e’s DC power (using an optional DC adapt[...]

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    4 CONTEN TS Preparation .. ........... ................. ................. ............. 5 P o wer So urces ............ ........... ................. ............. 5 Using Inte r nal Battery P ow er ............ ........... ........ 5 Using A C P o wer ............... ............ ................ ........ 7 Using V ehi cle Battery P o wer .......[...]

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    5 PREP ARA TION PO WER SOURCES You can power y our SCP-97 from an y of th ese po wer sou rces: • Internal battery power • Stand ard A C po w e r • V eh icle b atte r y power Note: Conn ectin g an ad apter autom atica lly di scon - nects inter nal ba tter y powe r. USING INTERNAL BA TTER Y PO WER You can power the SCP-97 from two AA batterie s[...]

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    6 Cautions: • Use onl y fresh batte r ies of the required siz e and recomm end ed typ e . • Do not mi x old and ne w bat teries, diff e rent types of batteries (st andard, alk al ine , or rech arge ab le), or recharg eabl e batteries of diff eren t capacities . Follow the se steps to instal l batterie s. 1. Press do wn on the batte r y compartm[...]

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    7 When the sou nd distorts or we akens, replac e the batt eries . Warn ing: Dispo se of old ba tteries pro mptly an d prop erly. Do not burn or bury them. Caution: If you do not plan to use the SCP-97 for a week or m ore, or if you plan to power i t using on ly an AC or DC adapter, re move the batteries. Batteries can lea k che m ical s that destro[...]

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    8 DC3V jack. Usi ng an ada pter that do es not meet these spe cificati ons could damage the SCP-97 or the adapter . • Always connect the AC adapter to the SCP-97 befor e you connec t it to AC power . When you finish, discon nect the adapter from AC po wer before y ou disco nnect it f rom the SC P-97. Follow the se step s to power the SCP-97 from [...]

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    9 USING VEHICLE BA TTER Y PO WER You can power the SCP-97 from a veh icle’s 1 2V power sourc e (such as cig arette-ligh ter socket) u sing a 3V, 300-m A DC adapter and a size H Adaptaplu g (neither su pplied). B oth are available at you r local Radio Shack st ore. Cautions: Y ou mu st use a power so urce that supp lies 3V DC and de livers a t lea[...]

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    10 Foll ow t he se st eps t o po wer t he S CP-9 7 fr om a ve hi- cle’s b attery. 1. Set the ad apter’ s v oltage s wi tch to 3V . 2. Insert the size H Adaptap lug into the adapt er’ s cord with the tip se t to neg ative (–). 3. Insert the adapte r’ s barrel plug into the SC P-97’ s DC3V jack. 4. P lug th e adap ter in to a vehic le’ [...]

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    11 CONNECTING HEA DPHONES/ SPEAKERS You can enjoy the SCP-97’s so und throug h its bui lt- in mona ural speak er. Or, you ca n connect stereo head phones o r amplif ied sp eakers t hat ha ve a 1 / 8 - inch stere o plug to t he SCP-97 for s tereo soun d. Your local RadioShac k store se lls a wide variet y of ster eo headph ones and amplifie d spea[...]

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    12 Listening Saf el y To pr otec t yo ur hea ring , f ollow thes e gu ide lines w he n you use headphon es. • Set th e v olume to the l owes t sett ing bef ore yo u begin lis tening. Afte r you b egin liste ning, adjus t the v olum e to a comf or table le v e l. • Do not listen a t e xtrem ely hig h v olume l e ve ls. Extended high-v olum e lis[...]

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    13 Even th ough so me he adphones let yo u hear s ome outsid e sounds when listenin g at norm al volum e lev- els, th ey still can pr esent a tra ffic haza rd. CONNECTING THE ANTENNA When you con nect head phones or amplified speak- ers, the headphone s’ or speaker s’ cord acts as the FM antenn a, so be sure to fully ex tend the cord. When not [...]

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    14 USING THE BEL T CLIP The sup plied bel t clip l ets you k eep you r hands fre e while yo u listen to the SC P-97. To atta ch the bel t clip, slide it in to the slots on the back of the SC P-97 and push up until it latches i n place. To remov e the bel t clip, pus h down on the tab an d slide i t off in the direc tion of th e arrow marked o n the[...]

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    15 RADIO OPERA TION 1. Set TA P E • • RADIO to RADIO . 2. Adjust VO L U M E to its low e st le v el. illus illus 14-1244a.fm Page 15 Friday, Augus t 6, 1999 12:54 P M[...]

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    16 3. Set FM • • • AM t o select the desir ed band . 4. T ur n TUNING to select the desir ed sta tion. 5. Adjust VO L U M E to a com f or tab le listeni ng le v el. P ositi on Band Left FM STER EO Center FM MONO Right AM illus illus 14-1244a.fm Page 16 Friday, Augus t 6, 1999 12:54 P M[...]

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    17 Notes: • The AM antenna is b uilt-in. Rotate the cas- sette player to impr ov e AM recep t ion. • F or th e bes t FM re ce pti on, fu lly e xtend the F M antenna wire or the h eadphones ’ or s peakers ’ cord (whi che v er is connect ed). • The FM STEREO indicato r lights when the SCP-97 re ceiv es an FM broadcast in stereo . • T o im[...]

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    18 6. Set EXTENDED BASS to ON f or an enhance d bass ef f ect. Set it to OFF f or nor m al bass sound . 7. Set TA P E • • RADIO to TA P E to tur n off th e radio . illus 14-1244a.fm Page 18 Friday, Augus t 6, 1999 12:54 P M[...]

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    19 CASSETTE OPER A T ION PLA YING A CASSETTE T APE 1. T ak e up any sl ack in the tape by turning the cass ette’ s hub with a p encil. Do not touch the e x posed ta pe. 2. Pull open the cas sette co m- partment door . 3. With its open ed ge f acing up , inser t the cassette tape in to the cas sette gui des on th e door . illus illus illus 14-1244[...]

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    20 4. C lose t he doo r . 5. Set TA P E • • RADIO to TA P E . 6. Press PLA Y . The butt on loc ks down and pla y begins . Note: The SCP-97 auto mati cally plays the ta pe’ s other side when t he cur rent side e nds. T o pla y the other si de sooner , set DIRECTION to its oth er positio n. illus illus 14-1244a.fm Page 20 Friday, Augus t 6, 199[...]

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    21 7. Adjust VO L U M E to the desi r ed lis ten i ng level. 8. Set EX TENDED BAS S to ON for a n enhance d bass eff e ct. Set it to OFF for nor mal bass so und. illus illus 14-1244a.fm Page 21 Friday, Augus t 6, 1999 12:54 P M[...]

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    22 9. T o stop pla ybac k, pre ss ■ ST OP . USING F AST -FOR W ARD AND REWIND To fast-fo rward the t ape, press or (whichev er is the sa me directi on as tape play). To rew ind the tape , pre ss or (which ever i s th e oppo site di- rection o f tape pla y.) illus illus 14-1244a.fm Page 22 Friday, Augus t 6, 1999 12:54 P M[...]

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    23 The ta pe auto matic ally s tops wh en it reache s the en d (but you mus t pres s ■ ST OP to rel e ase or ). To stop th e tape bef ore it reaches t he end, pre ss ■ ST OP sooner. T APE TIPS T ape Qua lity For the bes t performanc e, use only regu lar length (60- or 90- min ute) casse tte t apes. We d o not r ecom - mend lo ng-playin g casset[...]

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    24 To resto re the sound q uality, f ast-forward the tape from the beg inning to th e end of on e side, then com- pletely rewind it. Th en lo osen the tap e ree ls by ge ntl y tapping each side o f the ca ssette’s outer s hell on a flat surfac e. Caution: Be careful no t to dama ge the c assette when tappi ng it. Do not tou ch the expo sed tape o[...]

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    25 CARE Your Opti mus SCP-97 A uto-Reverse AM/FM Stereo Cass ette Player is an exampl e of superio r desig n and cra ftsmansh ip. The following suggesti ons wil l help you care for the SCP-97 so you can en joy it for years . • K ee p the SCP-97 dry . If it get s wet, wipe it dry immed iately . • Use a nd store the SCP-97 on ly in nor mal te m- [...]

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    26 CLEANING THE T APE-HANDLING PA R T S Dirt, d ust, or particle s of the tape’s coating can acc u- mulate o n th e t ape head a nd othe r pa rts tha t the tap e touches . This c an reduce the SCP-97’s p erformanc e. Follow these st eps to cl ean the ta pe-handli ng parts after abou t every 2 0 hours of tape player o peratio n. 1. Remo v e the [...]

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    27 5. When y ou finish clea ning, press ■ ST OP and clos e t he c ompar tmen t, th en rec onnec t power . Note: Your l ocal Radi oShack st ore has a complete line of cassette deck c leaning a ccesso ries. illus 14-1244a.fm Page 27 Friday, Augus t 6, 1999 12:54 P M[...]

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    28 FCC INFORMA TION This equi pment co mplies with the limits for a Class B digit al device as spe cified in Part 15 of FCC Rules . These li mits pr ovide rea sonable p rotection against radio and TV interfere nce in a res idential a rea. How- ever, you r equipme nt might caus e TV or ra dio inter- ference ev en when it is operating pr operly. To e[...]

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    29 SPECIFICA TIO NS GENERAL P ower Requ irements ........ 3 V olts DC , 300 Milliamp s T wo AA Bat teries, 3-V o lt AC Adapter , or 3- V ol t D C Adap ter Battery Lif e (Alkali ne) .................. .... About 14 Hou rs Dimens ions .......... ............... 3 1 / 2 × 5 1 / 8 × 1 9 / 16 Inche s (88 × 129.5 × 40 mm) W eight (Wi thout Batte r ie[...]

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    30 FM F re quency Range ..................... ........... 88–10 8 MHz Usab le Sensi tivity .......... ................. ............... 15 mW Output P owe r @ 10% THD ............. ............... 10 mW Selec tivity ± 40 0 kHz ................ ................. ...... 15 dB CASSETTE PLAYER T ape System .................. ........... ........ 4-T[...]

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    31 Limited Nine ty-Day W arranty This product is warranted by RadioShack again st manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and au- thorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. EXCEP T AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RadioShack MAKES NO EXPRESS W ARRANT[...]

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    RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporation Fort W o rth, T e xas 761 02 08A99 Printed in Hon g K ong (Continued) This warranty does not cover: (a) damage or failure caused by or attributable to acts of God, abuse, accident, misuse, improper or abnormal usage, failure to follow instructions, improper installation or maintenance, al- teration, ligh[...]