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Radio Shack CD-3318 manual

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    Cat. No. 14-542 OWNER’S M ANUAL Portable CD Bo om Box Please read before using this equipme nt. CD- 3318 with Do uble Cassette Recorder and AM/F M Stereo 14- 54 2. fm P age 1 W edn es da y, Ju ne 30 , 1 99 9 3 :38 PM[...]

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    2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Ra dio Sh ac k is a re giste red trad emark u sed b y T andy C or pora tion. Your Radio S hac k CD-3318 com bin es a compac t disc player, an AM/FM ra- dio, and a dual-casset te deck system into an all-in-one portable pac kage. You can use the CD-33 18 i ndoors or out, at work or[...]

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    3 The CD play er in th is stere o syst em is made and tested to mee t exacting safety standards. It meets UL an d FCC requirements and c omplies with safety performance standards of the U.S. D e- partment of Health and Human Servic- es. With proper care, t his CD player should give you y ears of trouble-free serv ice. CDs that c an be played on thi[...]

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    4 CONTENTS Prep arati on ..... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... ..5 Connecting Power ..... ................... ................... ........................ ................... ...... 5 Usin g AC Power ..... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... ....[...]

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    5 PREP ARA TION CONNECTING POWER You can p ower t he CD-331 8 from a ny of the following: • AC power using the suppli ed AC power cord • Eight D batteries (not supplied) • V ehicle battery powe r using a DC- to-AC inverter (not supplied) Using AC Power To pow er the CD-3318 from standa r d AC power, plug the supplied A C pow er co r d in to t[...]

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    6 If the CD-3318 does n ot operate pro p- erly or if the sound weakens or distorts, replace th e batteries. Cautio ns: • Always dispo se of the ol d batter- ies promptly and properly . • Never leave de ad, old, or weak batteries in t h e CD-3318. They can leak chem icals and corrode or damage elect ronic circuits. Usin g Y our V ehicle’ s Ba [...]

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    7 USING HEADPHONES For private listening, you can c onnect a pair of stereo headphones (not su p- plie d) w ith a 1 / 8 -inch plug. Your local Radio Shac k store carries a wide se- lection of stereo headphon es. To connect the headp hones, insert the headphones ’ 1 / 8 -inch plug into t he PHONES j ack. Note: Connecting the headphones au- tomatic[...]

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    8 RADIO OPERA T ION Warnin g : To protect your hearing, set VOLUME to its l owest setti ng before you turn on the radio. Follow these steps to us e the radio. 1. Set RADIO.CD OFF to RADIO to turn on the radio. T he POW ER indi ca tor lig h ts. 2. Set BAND to FM or AM . 3. Adjust TUNING to the desired sta- tion. 4. Set BEA T CUT to 1 or 2 for st ere[...]

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    9 CD PLA YER OPER A TI O N LOADING A CD 1. Set RADIO.CD OFF to CD . T he POWER ind icator lights, and dISC appears in t he display . 2. Press PUSH OPEN on the CD compart ment cover . The CD com- partment opens. 3. P lace a CD in the co mpartment with the label facing up. 4. Close th e compartment door . Within a few seconds, the display shows the C[...]

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    10 Warning: Y our CD-3318 CD player has a wide dynam ic range. If you turn the volume too hi gh during the low v o lume sections of a program, y ou might dam age your hearing during sudd en loud sect ions. 3. Press E-BASS t o enhanc e the bass sound s whil e playing the CD. Press the bu t t on aga in to turn the extended bass system of f. 4. T o te[...]

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    11 3. Select the track you want by pressing SKIP or . The track number you s elec ted appears on the display . Note: T o s el ect trac k 10 or a t rack number greater t han 10, press +10 . T he track n umb er c hang es in increment s of ten. 4. Press PROG RAM . The s elected track is stored, and the next pro- gram numbe r appears on the d is- play [...]

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    12 SPECIAL CD PLA YER FEA TURES Au tomat ic Search M usi c Syst em (AS MS) You can use A SMS to s earch through the CD t o s elect a d esired track or p ro- grammed seque nce. To select a track during play: • Press and release SKIP to return to the b eginning of th e cur- rent trac k. • Press and release SKIP to skip forward to the beginnin g o[...]

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    13 Rep eat Pl ay You can repea t a single track, the e n- tire CD, o r a programm ed seq uence. • T o repeat a single track, press MODE be fore or during play . appears on the displ ay and the CD player repeated ly plays the sele cted tra ck. • T o repeat the entire CD , press MODE twi ce before or d uring pl ay . appears on the display , and t[...]

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    14 • Y ou mu st select shu f f le play before pl ayback. If you select shuff le pl ay while a CD is pla ying, appears o n the displ ay but the function does not work. Before play, press MOD E until appears on the display. Then press PLA Y/P AUSE . Th e CD pl ay er se - lects and pl ay s each of t he tr acks ra n- domly. After al l of th e t racks[...]

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    15 CASSE TTE P LA YER OPE RA TION Your CD-3318 uses a dual -cassette deck syst em , whic h lets you play cas- sette tapes from either of two decks and rec ord from a v ariety of sources. LOADING A CASSETTE TA P E Note: T ake up any slack in t h e tape by turning the casset te’s hub with a pe n- cil . If you do not remove e xcess sla ck, the tape [...]

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    16 • T o rapidly wind the t ape forwa rd or backward, pres s FA S T - F or REWIND . The cassett e deck a uto matical l y st o ps at t he end of the tape. • Be sure the cas sette player i s stopped before f ast-forwarding or rewinding a cassette tape. • Always remove and store cas- sette tapes when y ou are not using them. 3. Adjust VOLUM E an[...]

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    17 • The CD-3318’s Automat ic Level Control (ALC) automatically adjusts the rec ording level. VOL- UME and TON E hav e no effect on recording. • T ape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. We rec- ommen d regular length (60- or 90- minute) cas sette tapes. For low- noise, wide-range recordings, u se normal-bias tape. Re co rd [...]

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    18 Cautio n: If you use a casset te tape wi th t h e er as e- pr ote cti on ta bs r e- moved, do not f orce d own RECO RD . This can damage th e mechanis m. See “Preventing Ac cidental E rasure.” Notes: • T o temporarily stop recordi ng, press P AUSE . Pr e ss P AUSE again to resume recording. • T o stop recordin g, press STOP/ EJECT . Du b[...]

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    19 T APE CARE TIPS Pre ventin g Acci dental Erasu re Cassette tapes h ave tw o erase-protec- tion tabs — one for each side . To protect a recording from being acc identally re- corded over or erased, use a screwdriv- er to re move one or bo th of t he casset te t ape ’ s er as e- pr ote cti on tab s. If you want to record ov e r a tape side aft[...]

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    20 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Radio Shack CD-3318 is an example of superior design and c raftsmans hip. The following sugg estions will help you care for the CD-3318 so you can enj oy it for years. Keep the CD-3318 dry. If it ge ts wet, wipe it dry immediately. Wat er contains m inerals that can corrode electronic circuits. Handle the CD-3318 c are[...]

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    21 FCC INF ORMA T ION This equipment complies with the lim- its for a Class B digi tal device as spec- ified in Part 15 of FCC Rule s . Th ese limits provide reasona ble protection against ra dio and TV interference in a residential area. Howev er, y our equi p- ment might cause TV or radi o interfer- ence even when it is operating properly. To eli[...]

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    22 SPECI FICA T IONS CASSETTE D ECK T ape Speed . ........................................ ..................................... 1 7 / 8 ips ( 4 .8 cm/s ec .) T ape System .. ...................................... ..................................... 4 T rack/Side /Stereo Signal t o Noise Ra tio .................... ....... .......... .. ....... .[...]

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    23 Image Rejection Ratio AM .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ....... ..... ..... ..... .... ........ .... .... 45 dB FM .... ........ .... ..... ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... ....... .... ..... ..... ..... . 30 dB Signal to No ise Ra tio AM .. ..... ....[...]

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    RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 8A5 Printed i n Indone sia RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY This pro duct is warrante d a g ainst d efects for 90 days from date of pur- chase f r om Radi o Shack c ompany-owned stores and a uthori zed Radi o Shack f r anchi sees and dea le rs. Withi n this period , we wi ll repa[...]