Optimus 739 manual

Cat. No. 13-1292 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . SYSTEM 739 Mini Stereo C omponen t S ystem 13-1 29 2.fm Page 1 We dne sda y, Jul y 14 , 1 999 6:37 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optim us System 739 Min i Stereo Component System includes an AM/ FM tuner, a cas sette player, a CD player, a nd matc hing spea kers. It de- livers great soun d, and be c a use of its small size, it is perfect for a bedroom, the kitch en, or even the office . You can listen to you r favorite CDs, and th e casse tte deck let s you [...]

3 FCC INF ORMA TION This syste m complies wi th the l imits for a Class B dig ital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules . These limits provide reasonabl e pro- tection against radio or TV interfer- ence in a residential area. However, your system m ight cause T V or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To eli minate interfe[...]

4 CONTENTS Prep arati on .... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. ... .... ... .... ... ..... .. .. .... 5 Connecting the Speak ers ..... ........................ ..................... ........................ ...... 5 Connecting an External Antenna ... ............................... .. ..[...]

5 PREPARA TION Note: Com plete all other conn ections before connect ing your mu sic system to a standard AC outlet. CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS 1. Press the red and black term inal t a bs ma rk ed R on the back o f t he system, then insert the right speaker ’s solid red wire into the red (+) terminal an d its black/red striped wire into the black (?[...]

6 USING HEADPHONES You can use h eadphon es (not su p- plied) to listen in privacy. Ins ert the headphones ’ 1 / 8 -inch plug i nto the PHONES ja ck on t he front of the syste m. Notes: • Y our local RadioShac k store sells a wide selection of headphones. • Plugging in headpho nes autom ati- cally disconnects the speakers. Li stening Safely T[...]

7 USING THE RADIO Note: T o protect your hearing, s et the volume to its l owe st setting before you turn on the rad io. 1. Press POWER t o turn o n the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Set FUNCTION to TUNER . 3. Set BAND to AM o r one of the FM settings. 4. Rotate TUNI NG to rec ei ve the desired station. Notes: • For th e best AM recept[...]

8 USING THE CD PLAYER PLAYIN G A CD Note: T o protect your hearing, s et the volume to its l owe st setting before you begin pl aying a C D. 1. Press POWER t o turn o n the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Set FUNCTI ON to CD . 00 app ears briefly , then dI SC appears on the display . 3. Press CLOSE/ OPEN to o pen the CD compartm ent. OP EN[...]

9 7. Adjust VOLUME and E-BASS for the de sired soun d. 8. Press STOP to stop playing the CD before a ll tracks h ave played. The tota l nu mbe r o f t rac ks an d the CD’ s tot al playing time a ppear on the d i sp la y . 9. Press CLOSE/ OPEN to open the CD compartme nt and remove the CD. OP EN appears on the d isplay . Note: Do not rem ove the C[...]

10 If the CD is stopped , repeatedly press SKIP or until the display shows the num ber of the t r a ck you want to p lay, then press PLA Y/P AUSE . The CD player s tarts playing the se- lecte d tra ck. Note: At the beginning of a CD, you can only skip forward. At the end o f a CD, you can o nly skip backward. REPEAT PLAY You can repea t the current[...]

11 2. Press PROGRAM on t he CD player . 00 P :01 MEMO RY appears on the display . 3. Press SKIP or to select the track you want to store in t he fi rst m em o ry l oc ati o n. 4. Press PROGRAM . That t rack is stored in lo cation 01 , and 00 P :02 MEM OR Y appears on the dis- play . 5. Repeat Ste ps 3 and 4 to program up t o 21 tra cks. Note: If yo[...]

12 USING THE CAS SETTE DE CK PLAYI NG A C ASS ETTE TA P E Note: T o protect your hearing, s et the volume to its l owe st setting before you begin pl aying a c assette tape. 1. Press POWER t o turn o n the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Set FUNCTION to TA P E . 3. Press ST OP/EJECT on the tape deck to open t he cassette com - partment doo[...]

13 RECORDING You can record from the CD player or radio. Notes: • T ape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. For low- noise, wide range recordings, use normal-bias tape. We rec om- mend regul ar length (60 or 9 0- minute) cas sette tap es. We do not recom mend long-play cassett e tapes, such as C-120s, because they are thin and c[...]

14 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your System 739 Mini Stereo Comp onent System is an exam ple of su perior design and craftsma nship. The follow ing sugges tions will hel p you care for your mus ic sys- tem so you can enjoy it for yea rs. Keep the music system dry. I f it gets wet , wipe it dry immedia tely. Liq- uids might contain minerals that can corrod[...]

15 CD CARE TIPS Even tho ugh a compact disc is very durable, trea t the C D surfac e with care. We recommend th e following precautions: • Do not write on ei ther side of the CD, particularly the non-label side (signals are read from the no n- label sid e). • Do n ot store CDs in high te mpera- ture, high-humidity locations. They might warp. ?[...]

16 If you wan t t o record on a tape after you h ave remov ed t he eras e- protection t ab f or that si de, pl ace a piece of strong plastic tape over that side’s erase-protection hole. B e sure you cover onl y the portion ori ginally covered by the erase-protection tab. Note: Rem oving the erase-protection tabs does not prevent a bul k eraser fr[...]

17 RESTORING T APE T E NSION AND SO UND QUALIT Y After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape m ight be come tightly wound on th e reels. This can cau s e playback sound quali ty to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast- forward the tape from the be ginning to the end of one side, then compl etely rewind it. Then loosen the t a [...]

18 SPECIFICATIONS Radio T uni ng Rang e ........................................................ .............. ...... AM: 530–1710 kHz FM : 88–10 8 MHz Cassette T ape Speed ............................................... .. .................................... .. ..... 4.8 cm/sec W ow an d Flu tte r ..... .. ..... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ....[...]

19 General Power Su p ply .... ... .. .. ... ..... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... . 120V AC, 60 Hz, 10W Speaker S ize ... ......... ................... ................... .............. ................... ........... 4 Inches Speaker Impedanc e ............. .. ...................................... .. .[...]

Ra di oSha ck A Divisi o n of T andy Corporation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 8A6 Prin ted in Hong Kong RadioSha ck Limited W ar rant y Th is pr od uc t is war r ant ed a ga in st d ef ect s fo r 9 0 da ys from date of pu rc hase f rom Rad io S ha c k c om pa ny - o w ne d s to r es an d au t h ori ze d R a di oSh ac k fr an c hi se es an d de a l- er[...]