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Cat. No. 42-5056 OWNER’S MAN UAL Portable Compact Disc Player Plea se read before using this eq uipment. CD- 3445 42-5 05 6.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Au gu st 12 , 199 9 9: 25 AM[...]
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2 FEA TURES © 19 95 T andy Cor p orat ion . All Righ ts Res erv ed . Op timus an d Ra dio Sh ac k are reg is tered tr ade mar ks us ed by T andy Co rpora tion . Your Optim us CD-3445 Portable Com - pact Disc P layer u ses the lates t digi tal audio t echnology to give you cle an, crisp comp act disc sound . You can connect the CD player to your h [...]
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3 CONTENTS Choosin g a Power Sou rce .... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ..... .. ... 4 Usin g Bat ter ies ...... .. ... .. .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .... ... 4 In stal ling Bat teri es ... ... .. .. ... .... ... [...]
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4 CHOOSING A POWE R SOURC E You can pow er your CD p layer from : • Internal battery p ower (using two AA alkaline or re chargeable nickel-cadm ium batteries, not sup- plie d) • S tandard AC power (using an optional AC adapter, not supplied) • V eh icle battery power (using an optional DC adapter , not supplied) USING BA TTERIES You can power[...]
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5 • If you do not plan to us e the CD player from bat tery power f or a month or mo re, remove a nd store the batteries. They might leak chemicals and c orrode or dam age electronic circuits. Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Nickel-cadmium batteries com e fully discharged. Y ou can charge the batter- ies while t hey are in th e battery com- part[...]
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6 Cha r gi n g Tips • 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 environ ment (higher than 1 13°F). Doing so can p erman ently reduce the bat teries’ [...]
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7 USING VEHICLE BA TTER Y PO WER You can power your CD pla yer from your vehicle’s batte ry power using a 6- volt DC adapter such as Cat. No. 270- 1563. Cautio n: Th e recommen ded DC adapter suppli es regulated 6 v ol ts and delivers a t least 600 m illiamps. Its white adaptaplug co rrectly fits t he CD player’s DC 6V jack an d you can set its[...]
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8 CONNECTIONS You can listen to your CD-3445 by connecting stereo headphon es t o the CD player’s PHO NES jack or by con- necting ampl i fied spea kers or a h ome audio or aut osound syst em t o t he LINE OUT j ac k using the supplied Y-ad apt er cable. Notes: • The CD player ’ s PH O NE S ja ck is a high-level audi o output, a nd its volume [...]
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9 T raf fic Saf ety Do not wear headphone s while operat- ing a motor vehi cle or ri ding a bi cycle. This can c reate a traffic ha zard and i s ille ga l in s ome area s . Even tho ugh some hea dphones a re designed to l et you he ar some ou tside sounds when listening a t normal vol- ume level s, they still present a traffic hazard. CON NECTING A[...]
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10 OPE RA T ION Warnin g : This CD player has a wide dynamic range . If y ou turn up your am - plifier’s volume too hi gh during soft (low vo lume) parts o f the music, you might dam age you r hearing when a sudden loud pa ssage occurs. PLA YING A CD F o ll o w t h es e st ep s to pl a y a C D . 1. Set POWER to ON . 00 br ie f l y appears o n the[...]
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11 7. If you conn ected headpho nes to the CD player ’s PHONES jack, adjust the CD player ’ s VOLUME control to set the d esired volume leve l. If you con nected am plified sp eak- ers or a h ome aud io o r aut os ound system t o the CD player ’s LINE OUT jack, adj ust the volume con- t r ol s on t h os e u n i ts to s et t h e des ire d v o [...]
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12 Intr o Scan Pr ess INTRO SCAN to play t he first 10 seconds of each track on the CD . IN- TRO , the track number, and the elapsed time appear on the display . If you hear a tr ack you want t o listen t o, press INTRO/SCAN again. INTR O dis - appears from the di splay, and no rmal playback resume s. To cancel intro/scan play, press (Stop). Ra nd [...]
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13 Sto ri ng a Progra mmed Seq uence You c an program u p to 2 1 t racks on a CD to play in any order you choose. You can program the same track to play more than once. 1. Press MEMORY . P:01 (t he first memory location) appears. 2. Press eithe r or to find the tr ack num ber you want to store. 3. Press MEMORY again. The track is stored in memory .[...]
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14 2. When the track you want to change appears on the display , press either or to find the tr ack num ber you want to replace it wi th. 3. Press MEMORY again. The tr ack is stored in memory . 4. Repeat St eps 2 and 3 to change mo re t r acks . CD PLA YER TIPS • CDs that ca n be played on this player have this mark on them: • If you move the p[...]
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15 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your CD-34 45 Portable Compac t Disc Pla yer is a n exam ple of s uperior desi gn a nd craftsmanship. The following sugg estions will help you care f or the CD player so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe i t dry immedi ately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can corrode the electro[...]
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16 FCC INF ORMA TION 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, yo ur equi p- ment might cause TV or radio i nterfer- ence even when it is operating properly. To eli [...]
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17 SPECI FICA T IONS Fo rmat .... ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ...Com pact Di sc , Dig ital Aud io Sys te m Pickup ..... .......... .. ....... .......... .. ....... ....... .......... .. ....... ....... ..... .3-B eam, S emiconduct or Lase r Decodi ng ( D/ A) ..... ... .. ..... .. .. ... .... ... .. ... [...]
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18 NOTES 42-5 05 6.fm Page 1 8 Thu rsd ay, A ug us t 12, 19 99 9:25 A M[...]
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19 42-5 05 6.fm Page 1 9 Thu rsd ay, A ug us t 12, 19 99 9:25 A M[...]
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RADIO S HACK A Divisi on of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 7A5 Printed i n H ong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED W ARRANTY This pro duct is warrante d a g ainst defe cts for 9 0 days from dat e of p ur- chase f rom Radi o Shack c ompany- owned stores and a uthori zed Radi o Shack f ranchi sees and dea lers. Withi n this period , we wi ll re[...]