Optimus CD-3580 manual

Cat. No. 42-5067 OWNER ’S MANUAL Ple ase read be fo r e us in g t his eq ui pm ent. CD-3580 Po rtab le Comp ac t D isc P lay er 42-5 06 7.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Augu st 12 , 199 9 10:1 0 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Opt imus CD-358 0 Portabl e Compa ct Disc Player use s the lates t digi tal au dio tech nology t o give you the cl ean, cr isp sound of compac t disc s. You can conne ct the CD p lay- er to you r home audio sys te m , or connec t a pa ir of ster eo earpho nes for portabl e, private listen ing. Its uniqu e di gital an ti -shock syst[...]

3 Repeat Pl ay — lets you autom ati- call y repe at a singl e tr ack, a n entir e CD, rando m ly s elect ed trac ks, or a progra m med se quenc e of tr acks . Pause — l ets you temporar ily sto p playbac k of a CD and start it agai n from t he same point . Int ro Sca n — hel ps you loca t e a de- sired t r ack by pl aying t he fir st 10 secon[...]

4 We r ecommend yo u record the CD play er ’s s erial number here. The numb er is in t he batter y compa rt- ment. Seri al Number CDs that can be played on th is play - er have t hi s mark on the m : FCC INFORMATION This equipment co m pli es wit h the li mits for a Class B digit al devi ce as speci f ied in Part 15 of FCC Rules . These l imits p[...]

5 CONTEN TS Choosing a Power Source ... .. ... .. ..... ....... ... .. ... .. ..... ....... . .. . ... ... .. ... .. ... .. ..... . .. 7 Us ing Ba t teri es .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... 7 Ins t allin g B at te ries ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ...[...]

6 Pro gra mm ed P lay . ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... .. 22 Checki ng, Addin g T o, Repl acing, or Clearing the Progr amm ed Se quence ... ..... ... ..... ..... ..... ...... ..... ... ..... ..... ..... ..... . .... 24 Re pea t P lay ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. [...]

7 CHOOSING A P OWER SOUR CE You can power your CD player fr om: • T wo AA alkali ne batt erie s (not suppli ed) or one speci al-order rechar geable nickel- cadmium batter y pack (not s upplied) • S tandar d AC power , using an AC adapter (n ot sup pl ied ) • A v ehicl e’s bat tery powe r , us i n g a DC adapter (no t suppli ed) USING BATTER[...]

8 Cauti ons: • Use o nly bat teri es of the requi red siz e and type. • Never mix fr esh and o ld bat- ter i es, al kali ne and nic kel- cadm ium batt eries , or nickel - cadm ium bat t eri es of dif fer - ent capa cities. • If y ou do not pl a n to use t he CD play er for a mon th or more, or you p lan to p ower it only f rom an optio nal AC[...]

9 Follo w these steps to re charge a nickel -cadm ium batt ery pack whi le it is i n th e batter y com partment . 1. Set the t ip pol arity o n the adapter to posit i ve (+), and set the a dapter ’s voltage switch to 6V . 2. In sert the a dapter ’s 4.0 m m outer d i amet er/1 .7 mm inner diamete r barrel plug into the CD player’ s EXT D C 6V [...]

10 • Fu lly disch ar ge the bat tery p ack occasi onally b y playi ng the CD play er u ntil i t n o longer plays . Then f ully r echarg e the bat tery pack. This h elp s restore t he bat - ter y pack’s f ull char ging capac - ity . • A void char ging th e batt ery pack in a hot envi r onment ( more t han 1 13 °F) as t h is can permane ntly r[...]

11 • Wh en you f inish u s ing t he AC adapter , d isconne ct it fr om the AC outlet firs t, then unplug it from t he CD p layer . Follo w these st eps to use an AC adapter . 1. Attach t he 4. 0 mm o uter diam e- ter/ 1.7 mm i n ner diamete r barrel plug t o the adapter co rd, match- ing the po siti ve (+) on the plu g with TIP on the cor d . 2. [...]

12 • Disco nnect the adapt er fr om the ciga rette-l i ght e r so cket after you tur n off the vehicl e to prevent the ve hicle’ s batter y f rom being drai ned. • Always disconnec t the ad apter fro m t he cigare t te-l ighter socket befor e you unplug it from the CD player . • If you park your vehicle i n the sun, t emperatur es inside ca[...]

13 CONNECTI ONS You can li sten to your CD pla yer by connect i ng stereo ear phones or am- plif ied spea kers to t he player ’s PH ONES jac k, or by conne cting th e player ’ s LIN E O UT jack t o a home au- dio or auto soun d system . Your local RadioShac k store car ries a var iety of earphone s, amplifi ed speaker s, cas- sette adapte rs, c[...]

14 • Do no t liste n at e xtremel y high volu m e leve ls. Ext ended hig h- volu m e li steni ng can l ead to permanen t hearing los s. • Onc e you set t he volume, do not i ncreas e it. Over time, your ears adapt to t he volume le vel, so a vol ume level t hat does not cause d iscomfort mi gh t stil l dama ge your hearing. T raf fi c Sa fe ty [...]

15 CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM To li sten t o your CD player throug h your home audio sy stem’s amplif ier/ recei ver and f ull-si ze s peakers, con- nect t he supplie d Y-cabl e’s 1 / 8 -i nch plug t o the CD pl ayer’s LIN E O UT jack. Then conne ct the Y-c able’s phono pl ugs to the CD, AUX, or TV audio L EFT and RI GHT input jacks [...]

16 If y our auto sound s ystem has a CD input jac k — you nee d a stereo 1 / 8 - inch patch cabl e, s uch as Cat . No. 42-238 7. Conne ct one end to the CD play er’s LIN E OU T jack an d t he oth er end t o the au to sou nd syst em’s CD INP U T ja ck . If your auto sound syste m has a ca s- sett e pla yer — you need a CD -t o- casset te ada[...]

17 OPE RATION PLAYING A CD 1. Set VOLU ME to the mini mum level and move HOL D to the of f posit ion. 2. Press OPEN and li f t t he disc compartmen t cover . 3. Carefull y place t he CD, l abel side up, over the disc com part- ment’ s center hub . Press do wn slig htly on the CD unt il it c l ick s and lies flat in the compartmen t. Then clos e t[...]

18 Cauti on: This CD play er has a wide dynamic range . If you t u rn up your ampli fier’s vol ume t oo high during sof t (l ow vol ume) part s of the mu sic, y ou might dama ge your speake r s when a sudden l oud passage occurs . 6. When the l ast t r a ck fi nishes play i ng, t he CD pl ayer automat i- call y st ops and t ur ns of f i n abo ut [...]

19 Notes: • If shoc ks are r eceived repea t- edly , the me mory i s quickl y used. W hen appears ( s how- ing empt y), the s ound might skip. • The CD p layer co nsumes addi- tiona l batt ery power when you use the a nti-shock system. When you us e the pl ayer in a stabl e l oc ation , turn off the sys- tem to conserve battery power . To turn [...]

20 Note: If t he CD pl ayer is paused f or more t han about 3 minut es, i t aut o- ma tica ll y tu r ns o ff. BASS SWITCH Use BASS to adjust t h e freque ncy respo nse of t he syste m to mat ch the type of mus ic yo u li sten t o. MAX — boosts low fr equenci es so these sounds do not dr op out when you lis ten at lo w volum e le vel s. MID — us[...]

21 INTRO SCAN The int ro scan feature au t omat ical ly plays t he first 10 secon ds of each track on a CD. 1. Repeatedl y press P MODE un t il INTRO fl ashes on t he displ ay . 2. Press . INTRO li ghts steadi ly , an d intro s can start s fro m th e fi rs t tr ac k. To return to normal play , pres s again while t he desi r ed trac k is play ing. N[...]

22 While the CD is stopp ed, repeatedl y press or t o mov e back- ward o r forward to the de sired tr ack. Then pres s withi n 10 seco nds to pla y the trac k. AUDIBLE SEARCH Use audibl e search duri ng play to rapi dly sear ch forward or backwa r d to l ocate a sp ecific section of a track . Duri ng audibl e sear ch, the CD plays at a lo wer volum[...]

23 Note: As you pres s P M ODE , appears o n the displ ay wit h and wit hout . Y ou ca n progra m the CD pl ayer i n e ither mode. 2. Repeatedl y press eit her or to display the number of the fi rst track you want t o pro- gram. 3. Press M -SET/REM AIN to sto re the sel ected tr ack number . Th e select ion number adva nces by one and the track num[...]

24 Checking, Adding T o, Replacing, or Clearing the Programmed Sequence To c heck t he pr ogr a mmed s e- quence, repeatedl y press P MO DE unti l t he fi rst programmed t r ac k num- ber and flash on the disp lay. Then repeate dly p ress M-SE T/ RE- MAIN . Each t ime you pr ess M -SET/ REMAIN , th e displ ay sho ws the num- ber of the next tr ack [...]

25 To repeat a si ngle track, repeatedl y pre ss P MO DE until and 1 ap- pear on the displ ay. At t h e end of the track , the CD pl ayer repeate dly plays i t. To repeat an ent ire CD, repeate dly pre ss P MODE until and ALL appear on the displ ay. When th e CD player r e aches the end of t he CD, it retur ns to the fi rst t rack and repea t- edly[...]

26 T ROUB LESHO OT IN G If yo u have pr obl ems operating your CD player , ch eck t hi s char t f o r a sol ut i o n. If t hese suggest ions do not solve the pr oblem, contac t your loc al RadioShack stor e for a ssistance . Problem Possibl e Cause Remedy Ope rat io n b ut - tons do n ot work. Ho ld fu nc tion is ac tive . Set HOLD to th e of f p o[...]

27 CARE AND MAINTENANC E CARING FOR THE CD-35 80 Your Optimus CD-3580 Portabl e Compact Disc Player is an exampl e of supe - rior des ign and cra f tsm ansh ip. The f ol lowi ng suggestions will he l p you care for the CD player s o you can enj oy i t fo r year s. Keep the CD pla yer dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immedi ate l y. Liqui ds can con[...]

28 Use onl y fresh batterie s of t he requ i red s ize and type. Always remove old or weak batteri es. Batteri es can leak chemicals that destroy electr onic cir cuit s. Modif ying or t ampering wi th the CD p layer’s i nternal component s can cau se a malf unction and might inv alida te the CD player’ s w arr anty and voi d your FCC autho riza[...]

29 CD CARE TIPS • If you move the player f rom a very c old room t o a warm er one, moistur e can cond ense on th e pickup lens, p r ev enting proper CD play . If t hi s hap pens, wait 30 minutes before r esuming play . • Do not place an ything but a CD in the di sc tray . This can dam- age the dri ve m echan ism. • During pl ay , a severe sh[...]

30 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO ( at LI NE OUT) Freque ncy Response ( ± 3 dB) . .... . .... ..... ..... ..... . .... ...... ..... ..... .... 2 0–20,000 Hz Dy na mi c R a ng e ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. . 86 dB Signal -to-Noi se Ratio .. ..... ..... . .... ..... .[...]

31 PICK-UP Trac ki ng Sy st em .. ... ..... .. .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. 3- Be am Trac ki ng Se rvo Type Object Lens D ri ve Syst em ..... ... ..... ..... . .... . .... . .... . 2-Dimensi onal Paral lel Driv e Optica l Source .... .. ...... . ... .. ...... . ... . ....... . ... . ....... ... .. ..... ..... Semiconduc tor L ase[...]

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