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    Cat. No. 12-7 98 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before usin g this equipment. AM/FM Portable Radio with Dual Time, Single Alarm[...]

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    2 FEA TURES Your Optimus AM/FM Portable Radio is designed for your active life style. Its portable , lightweight desig n lets you listen to music, sports , or news on the AM and FM ban ds almost anywhere you g o. The alarm clock and sleep timer featur es make this radio really useful. The radio’s features in- clude: Two Band Selection — lets yo[...]

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    3 CONTENTS Preparation ....... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... 4 Supplying P ower ................ ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... .... 4 Using Inter nal Bat te r y P ower .............. ... ............. ... ... ... .... ... ....... 4 Using AC P ow [...]

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    4 PREPARATION SUPPLYING P OWER Using Internal Battery P ower When you use batte ries, your radio re quires four AA batt eries for opera- tion. It also uses two AAA batteries for clock and memory station backup. We recommend alka line batteries, such as RadioSha ck Cat. No. 23-55 2 (for AA) and 23-555 (for the AAA size). Caution: Always use fre sh b[...]

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    5 U s i n g AC Po w e r To power the radio with AC power, you need an AC adapt er such as RadioShack Cat. No. 273 -1663 (not supplied). Cautions: • Y ou must use an A C adapter that supplies at least 6 v olts and deliv ers at least 300 milliamps . Its center tip must be set to negativ e and its plug m ust fi t the r adi o’ s DC 6V jack. The rec[...]

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    6 • Alwa ys plug the adapter into the ra dio bef ore you plug it in to the ciga- rette-lighter sock et. Alwa ys unplug the DC adapt er from the cigare tte- lighter soc k et bef ore you unplug it fr om the radio . 1. Set the adapter ’ s volt age s witch to 6V . 2. Inser t the adapter’ s barrel plug into the radio’ s DC 6V jack. 3. Inser t th[...]

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    7 USING EARPHONES OR HEADPHONES You can use the built-in spea ker to listen to the radio. Or , you can use stereo earphones or hea dph ones (not supplied) with 1 / 8 -inch plug to listen privately. Insert the earphones’ plu g int o the radio’s jack. Note: The built-in speaker disco nnects when you connect earp hones or headphone s. Listening Sa[...]

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    8 USING THE STAND You can use th e radio ’s stand to set t he ra dio at a n angle so you ca n eas- ily see the display. Simply lif t the stand away from the back of the radio and set the radio on a flat surface. illustration[...]

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    9 OPERATION T UNING THE RADIO 1. T urn VO L U M E to its lowest setting, then lift and fully e xtend the antenna. 2. Press PO WER to turn on the radio . The last tuned frequency appe ars. 3. Slide B AND AM /F M t o the desired band. 4. If y ou selected the FM band, set SENS (Sensitivity) to DX or LOC . • DX (distant) – to receiv e weak (d istan[...]

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    10 USING THE STATION MEMORIES You can store up to 20 stations (10 FM and 10 AM) into mem ory and quickly recall each. Follow these steps t o store a station. 1. T urn on the radio and sele ct a band (see “T uning the Radio ” on P age 9). 2. Press TUNING + or – to tune to the stat ion y ou want to store. 3. Press MEM/TIME . MEMO flashes . 4. W[...]

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    11 LIGHTING THE DISPLA Y To light the display for easy viewing in low light situations, hold down LIGHT . USING THE SLEEP TIMER The sleep timer lets yo u go to sleep with the radi o playing. The radio plays for up to 90 minu tes, then t urns off au tomatically . 1. T une to the desired station. 2. Press PO WER (if necessary) to tur n off the radio [...]

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    12 2. Within 5 seconds , repeatedly pre ss (or hold do wn) HOUR to set the alarm hour . 3. Within 5 second s, repea tedly press (or hold do wn) MIN to set the alarm minute . The alarm time is set and the ( ( ( ( • appears , sho wing that the ala r m is on. T urning the Alarm On and Off 1. T urn on the rad io and tune t o the stat ion y ou w ant t[...]

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    13 MAINTENANCE Your Optimus AM/FM Po rtable Radio is an exampl e of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the radio so you can enjoy it for year s. Keep the radio dry. If it ge ts wet, wipe it dry immediatel y. Liquids might contain mine rals that can corrode the ele c- tronic circuits. Handle the radio[...]

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    14 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU T O KNOW Your radio migh t ca us e TV or radio inte r fer e nce ev en when it is operat i ng properly. To determ ine whether your radio is causing the int erference, turn off you r radio. If the interference goes away, your ra dio is causing it. Try to elimin ate the in terference by: • movin g your radio a wa y from the TV[...]

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    15 SPECIFICA TIONS F requencies AM ............... ................. ................ ............. ................ .. 530–1 710 kHz FM ............... ............. ................ ............. ................. .. 87.5–108.1 MHz P ower Sources ........ 2 AAA Batter ies (for bac kup) (Cat. No . 23-555) and 4 AA Batteries (Cat. No . 23-552) [...]

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    RadioShac k A Division of T andy Corporat ion Fort W orth, T exas 76102 5A8N Printed in Hong Kong Limited Ninety-Day W arranty This product is warra nted by RadioShac k against manufact uring defects in mate rial and workman- ship under normal use for ni nety (90) da ys from the dat e of purchase from RadioShac k company- owned stores and aut horiz[...]