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Optimus SCR-100 manual

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  • Page 1

    Cat. No. 14-1252 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read befor e usi ng th is eq uipme n t. SCR-100 Stereo Casset te Player/Recorder 14-1252.fm P age 1 Thursday, Octo ber 28, 1999 3 :27 PM[...]

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    2 © 1999 T andy Corpo ration . All Rights Reserved. Optimu s, Rad ioS h ac k, and Ad ap tap lu g ar e reg ist er ed trad emarks used by T a ndy Cor porat ion. FEA TURES Your Optim us SCR-10 0 Stereo Cass ette Playe r/Re- corder i s a li ghtweigh t, portabl e cass ette pla yer that delivers great sou nd quali ty throug h its built -in spea k- er. T[...]

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    3 Battery/Record Indicator — shows y ou when the SCR-1 00 is reco rding and indicates battery c ondi- tio n. Automatic Stop — shuts off the SC R-100 when it reaches the end o f a tape. DC Input Jack — lets y ou power the p layer from a n externa l DC sour ce using an adapte r (not supp lied). Headphone Output Ja ck — lets you lis ten in pri[...]

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    4 CONTEN TS Preparation .. ........... ................. ................. ............ 5 Installi ng Batte ries ............. ...................... ...... . 5 Using A C P ower ................. ................. ............ 6 Using V ehicl e Battery P ower ................... ....... 8 Connectin g Headphon es/Speak ers ......... ..... 10 Listeni[...]

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    5 PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your SCR-10 0 requires two AA bat teries (not su p- plied) for power. For the best performanc e and long- est life , we reco mmend Radi oShack al kaline batt eri es. Cautions: • Use only fres h batteries of the re quired s ize and recomm ended ty pe. • Do not mix o ld and new ba tteries, dif ferent types of ba[...]

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    6 2. Place the batteries in the com partment as ind i- cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked insi de 3. Rep lac e the cov er . When RECO RD/BATT doe s not lig ht steadil y during play, repla ce the bat teries. Warning: Dis pose of old batterie s promptly and prop erl y. D o no t bur y or bur n t hem . Caution: If you do no t plan to use [...]

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    7 Cautions: Y o u must use a Cl ass 2 power sour ce that supp lies 3V AC and del ivers at least 300 mA. Its cente r tip must b e set to posi tive and its plu g must fi t the SCR-10 0's DC 3V jack. Us ing an adapter that do es not meet t hese specifi cations could damage the SCR-100 or the adap ter . • Alway s connect the AC adapter to the SC[...]

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    8 2. Inser t the Adaptaplug i nto the cord so it reads TIP +. 3. Inser t the adapt er ’s barrel plug into the SCR- 100’ s DC 3V ja ck. 4. Plug t he adapter into a sta ndard AC outlet. USING DC POW ER You can power the SCR-100 fr om a vehicle’ s 12V power s ource (such as cigarette -lighter so cket) using a 3V, 300-mA DC adapt er and a size H [...]

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    9 specif ic atio ns could dama ge the SCR-100 or the adapter . • Always connect the DC adapter to the SC R-100 before y ou c onn ec t i t to th e p ow er s ourc e. Whe n you finis h, disconnect the ada pter from the pow- er so urce before y ou disc onnect it from the SCR-100. Follow these steps to power the S CR-100 from DC powe r. 1. Set the ad [...]

  • Page 10

    10 4. Plug the ot her end of the DC adapter i nto the vehicl e’ s cigarette-lig hter so cket. CONNECTING HEADPHONE S/ SPEAKERS To list en to tapes in s tereo, connect stereo hea d- phones or ampl ified sp eakers ( neither supplie d) equippe d with a 1 / 8 -inch (3.5- mm) stere o plug to . Your loca l RadioSh ack store se lls a wi de variety of st[...]

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    11 Listening Saf ely To pr otect you r he aring, f ollow these g uid elines w hen you us e headpho nes. • Set th e volume to the lowe st settin g before yo u begin li stening. Af ter you begi n listenin g, adjust the vol ume to a c omfortabl e level. • Do no t lis ten at ext remel y hig h volu me le vels. Extende d high-vo lume lis tening can l[...]

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    12 T raffic Safet y Do not wear he adphones w hile ope rating a m otor ve- hicle or ridi ng a bicycl e. This can c reate a traffi c haz- ard and c ould be i llegal in some areas. Even thoug h some hea dphones let y ou hear som e outside sounds when lis tening at norm al volum e lev- els, the y still c an present a traffic hazard. 14-1252.fm Page 12[...]

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    13 OPERATION LOADING A CASSETTE T AP E Follow these steps to load a casset te to rec ord or play . 1. T a ke up any s lack in the cassette ta pe by turnin g the hu b with a pencil to preve nt t he t ape from becom ing tangle d in the tape mechanis m. Do n ot touch t he tape. 2. Op en t he cass ett e comp artm ent doo r by li ftin g it at the n otch[...]

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    14 RECORDING Using the Bui lt-in Stereo Mi crophone 1. With a bl ank tape loaded, se t T AP E SPEED as follow s. • T o maximiz e sound quali ty , set the switc h to NORMAL . • T o increase the re cording ti me (using a some- what lower sound qu a lit y leve l), set t he swi tch to SL OW . 2. Press RECORD . Bot h PLA Y and RECORD lock down and r[...]

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    15 Using External Ster eo Microphones You can r ecord in stere o using two mono micro- phones . This lets y ou place ea ch microp hone for the best res ponse and stereo sepa ration. Your lo cal Ra- dioSh ack store car ries a wi de se lect ion o f su itab le microp hones. 1. Place two mo no micropho nes equidi stant apart and equ idistant from th e [...]

  • Page 16

    16 PLAYING A T APE 1. For m ono pla yback, simply listen to the built-in speake r . The SCR-100 combine s the left an d right chan nels. For stere o playback, conn ect the SCR-10 0 to a pair of stereo head phones or an amplifi ed speake r system (see “Con necting Headph ones/Spea kers” on Pa ge 10). Note: Connec ting headph ones or an ampl ifie[...]

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    17 5. Press PLA Y . 6. Adjust VOLUME to t he desi re d lis ten i ng le vel . 7. Slide ON /E- BASS /OF F to ON for an enha nced bass e ffect . Set it to OF F for normal bass s ound. 8. T o temporarily stop the tape, slid e P AUSE in the directi on of the arro w . T o start pla y again, s lide P AUSE in the op posite directio n. 9. The tap e automati[...]

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    18 Note: If you pres s e ith er F AST-F/CUE or REW/REVIEW while the tape plays, you hear the sound as the tape moves. This lets you qui ckly lo cate spec ific par ts of the tape. Rele ase F AS T-F/CUE or REW/REVIEW to re- sume pl ay . Press STOP to stop playb ack. Using the T ape Count er The tape co unter shows you a tape’s cu rrent posi- tion. [...]

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    19 T APE TIPS T a pe Q ual ity 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 cassette tapes, such as C-1 20s, becaus e they are ext remely t hin and can easily tan- gle in the playb ac k mec han is m. Restoring T ape T ension and Sound Quality After you pl ay a ca[...]

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    20 Caution: Be careful no t to dama ge the c assette when tappi ng it. Do not tou ch the expo sed tape or al- low an y sharp o bjects ne ar the cas sette. Cleaning the T ape-Handling Part s Dirt, d ust, or particle s of the tape’s coating can acc u- mulate o n th e t ape head and other pa rts tha t the tape touches . This ca n reduce the SCR-100 [...]

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    21 3. Use a cotton sw ab dippe d in den atured alcoho l or tape hea d cleaning soluti on to clean the tape guides , record head, play head, pinch roller , and capst an. 4. When you finish c leaning, press STOP and close the cas sette co mpartmen t door , then rec onnect powe r . Pinch R o ll er Capstan Record Head Tape Gu ides Play Head 14-1252.fm [...]

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    22 CARE Your Optim us SCR-10 0 Stereo Cass ette Playe r/Re- corder is an exampl e of superi or design a nd craft s- manshi p. The foll owing su ggestion s will help yo u care for th e SCR-100 so yo u can enjoy it for year s. • Keep th e SCR-100 dry . If it gets w et, wipe it d ry immedi ately . • Use an d store the SCR-10 0 only in normal te m-[...]

  • Page 23

    23 SPECIFICATIO NS Power Requi rements .................. ........... ........ 3V DC T wo AA Batteries 12V DC with optional DC ada pter 120V AC with o ptional AC ada pter T a pe System ........ ................. ........... 2-T rack, Stere o T a pe Speed ..................... ................. ............. 1 7 / 8 ips (4.75 cm/s) Frequ ency Respon[...]

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    08A99 Printed i n Hong Kong Limited Ni nety-Day W arranty This prod uct is warranted by Rad ioShack against manufa cturing defects in ma- terial a nd workmans hip under nor mal use for ninety (90 ) days from the date of purchas e from RadioS hack company-ow ned stores and authorize d RadioShack franchisees an d dealers. EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HERE IN, [...]