Optimus 740 manual

Cat. No. 13-1287 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipme nt. SYSTEM 740 Mini Stereo Component System 13-1 287. fm Page 1 We dnesd ay, Ju ly 14, 1 999 5: 56 PM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optim us Sy stem 740 Min i Stereo Component Syst em offers, i n one compac t package, al l of the versatile features that you need for excellent stereo sound and ent ertainment . The S ystem 74 0 i ncludes an AM /FM stereo tuner, a dua l cassette record er with auto-stop, speakers, an d a 3- band frequency equalizer. Its features i[...]

3 CONTENTS Conne ctions ... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .. ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... 4 Connecting the Speak ers ........... . .................... .. ................. . .................. . ......... 4 Connect ing an Aux ilia ry Audio S ourc e ..................... ............ ..[...]

4 CONNECTIONS Cautio n : Comple te all other c onnec - tions to the Sys tem 740 b efore you connect it to power. CONNECTING THE SPEAKE R S 1. Insert the right speaker wire’s plug in to the 4 OHM SPK R (right) speaker jack on the bac k of the System 740. 2. Insert the left speak er wire’s plug into the 4 OHM SPK L (left) speaker jack on the bac [...]

5 If you have an outs ide VHF TV ante n- na, you can use a si gnal splitter t o connect this syst em and a TV to the same ante nna. Your local RadioShac k store has a wid e selection of an tennas and connectors. CONNECTING POWER To connec t powe r, after mak ing all other connections , plug your system’ s power cord into a st and ard AC outlet. C[...]

6 BASIC O PERATION T URNING O N/OF F THE SYS TEM Pr e ss PO WER to turn o n the syst em. The P OW ER ind ic ato r lig hts. To tu rn off t he syst em, pres s POWER again. The P OWER indicator turns off. ADJUSTING TH E BALANCE To adjust the soun d balance between the left and right spe akers, turn BAL- ANCE toward L (l eft) or R (right). USING THE FR[...]

7 USING E-BASS Pr e ss E-BASS once for enhanced bass e ffects. The E-B ASS indicato r ligh ts. Pr e ss E-BASS again f o r normal bass sound. T he E- BASS indicat or tu rns off. USI NG THE MU TE BUTTON The M UTE but ton lets y ou te mpo rarily turn o ff the sound. Press MUTE to t urn off the sound. T he MUTE i ndicator lights. P ress MUTE again t o [...]

8 RADIO OPERATION 1. Press TUNER . The T UN ER indica- tor lig h ts. 2. Set BAND to AM or FM . 3. Adjust TUNING to the desired sta- tion. Notes: • Y our S ystem 740 h as a buil t-i n AM antenna, a nd t he A C pow er cord serves as an FM antenna. For the best AM reception, move the system. For the best FM r ec ep tio n, fully u nco il the power co[...]

9 CASSE TTE PLAYER OPERATION You can p lay a casset te tape in e it h er cassette deck, and record tapes in TAPE 1 . LOADING A CASSETTE TA P E Note: T ake up any slack in the tape by turning the cassette’s hub with a pencil. If y ou do n ot remove excess slack, the tape mig ht become tangled in the record/ p layback m echanism . Avoid touc hing t[...]

10 3. Press PLA Y . T he tape pl ayer pl ays the cass ette tape until it rea ches the end, then it automaticall y stops. Note: Press PA U S E to tempo- rarily stop the cas sette p layer . T o resume play , press P AUSE agai n. 4. Adjust VOLUME , E-BASS , BAL- ANCE , and FREQUENCY EQUAL- IZE R for th e desired s ound. 5. T o manually stop pl ay , pr[...]

11 RECORDING O N A CASSETTE T A PE The System 740 can record from the radio or dub (copy) anot her tape. I t can also record from a n auxiliary au- dio source (see “Recording from an Aux ilia r y Au d io S o ur c e” on P ag e 14). Notes: •T h e VOLUME , E- BASS , BAL- ANCE , and FREQUENCY EQUAL- IZE R set tings do no t affect your recordi ng.[...]

12 Du bbing a C assett e T ap e You can dub at t he tape’s n ormal pl ay- ing speed or at twic e the normal speed. 1. Load the cass ette yo u want to copy i nto T APE 2 with the sid e you want to record f a cing you. 2. Load a blan k casset te (or one y ou want to record ov er) into T APE 1 with the side you want to reco rd on facin g you. 3. Pre[...]

13 T APE CARE TI PS Pre venting Acci dental Erasu re Cassette tapes have two erase -pro- tection tabs — on e for each side. To protect a recording from being ac ci- dentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver t o remove one or both of the cassette tape’s eras e-protection tab s. If you want to rec ord on a tape side af- ter you have rem[...]

14 USING AN AUX ILIARY AUDIO SOURCE If you connect ed an au xiliary audio source, such as a TV, VCR, a CD player, or an exte rnal cassette deck, you can use y our System 740 to l isten to or record from that source. (See “Connecting an Auxiliary Audio Source” on Page 4.) LISTENING TO AN AUXILIARY AUDI O SOURCE 1. T urn VOLUM E to MIN , and be s[...]

15 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Op timus S ys tem 7 40 M ini Stereo Comp onent Sy stem is a n ex am ple of su pe- rior design an d craft sman shi p. The follow in g sugg esti ons w ill he lp you c are for the syste m so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the sy stem dry. If it gets wet, wipe i t dry immediately. Liqu i ds might contain mineral s that c[...]

16 THE F CC W A NTS Y OU TO KNOW Your system might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To det ermine whe ther your system i s c ausing t he interference, tu rn of f your syst em. If the i nterfer- ence goes awa y, your s ystem is caus - ing the interference. T ry to eliminate the interference by: • Mo ving your syst[...]

17 SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM AM Frequenc y Rang e 88–108 M Hz 530–1710 k Hz IF Rejection 60 dB 60 dB Image Rej ection 20 dB 30 dB Sele cti vity 2 5 dB 2 0 dB Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio 60 dB 30 dB Stereo Separation 22 dB Usable Sensitivity 6 µ V 1300 µ V/m CASS ETTE PLA YER Casset te M e chani sm ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... .[...]

18 NOTES 13-1 287. fm Page 1 8 We dn es da y , July 1 4, 199 9 5:5 6 PM[...]

19 13-1 287. fm Page 1 9 We dn es da y , July 1 4, 199 9 5:5 6 PM[...]

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