Optimus CD-3590 manual

Cat. No. 42-5069 OWNER ’S MANUAL Ple ase read be fo r e us in g t his eq ui pm ent. CD-3590 Po rtab le Comp ac t D isc P lay er 42-5 06 9.fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Augu st 12 , 199 9 10:2 8 AM[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Opt imus CD-359 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 t o you r home audi o or aut o sound syst em, o r connec t a pai r of s tereo earpho nes f or portabl e, pri vate l is- teni ng. I ts un ique di g[...]

3 Audible Sear ch — helps you locat e a partic ul ar secti on of a track by rap- idly play ing t he CD in e ither dir ec- tion. Repeat Pl ay — lets you automat i- call y repe at a si ngle t rack, a n en tire CD, rando mly sel ected t racks, or a progra mmed sequenc e of tracks . Pause — l ets you tempo rar ily stop playbac k of a CD a nd star[...]

4 The CD pl aye r’s a dvanced t ech nolo- gy mak es it simple to operat e. Be sure y ou read th is Owne r’s Manua l com pletel y so you can take adva n- tage of all th e CD player’ s advan ced feat ures. We r ecommend yo u record the CD play er’s s erial number her e. The numb er is in t he b atter y compart - ment. Seri al Number CDs that [...]

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, Ad ding T o, Repl acing, or Cleari ng t he Prog rammed Sequence . ... ..... ...... ... ... ..... ...... ... ... ..... ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... ..... ... ..... .... . 24 Re pea t P lay ... .. ... ..... [...]

7 CHOOSING A P OWER SOUR CE You can power your CD player fr om : • T wo AA al kali ne batt erie s (not suppli ed) or on e speci al-or der rechar geable ni ckel- cadmium batter y pack ( not s uppli ed) • A v ehicl e’s bat tery powe r , usin g the s upplie d DC adap ter • S tandar d AC power , using an AC adapter (n ot sup plied ) USING BATTE[...]

8 Cauti ons: • Use only fres h batt erie s of the req uired si ze and type. • Nev er m ix fr esh and o ld bat- ter ies, al kaline and nic kel- cadm ium batt eries , or nickel - cadm ium bat teri es of d iff er- ent capa ci ti es. • If y ou do not plan to use t he CD play er for a month or more, or you p lan t o p ower i t only from an AC or D[...]

9 Follo w these s teps t o re char ge th e nickel -cadm ium batt ery pack whi le it is i n th e ba ttery c ompar tment. 1. Set the tip pol ari ty on th e adapter to posit ive (+), and set the a dapt er ’s vol tage s witch t o 6V . 2. In sert the a dapter’s 4.0 mm outer d iameter /1.7 mm inner diamete r barr el pl ug into the CD player’ s EXT [...]

10 • Und er normal u sage condi - ti ons, th e nickel -cadmi um bat - ter y pack can b e re charged about 500 ti mes. • Fu lly disch arge t he batt ery p ack occasi ona lly b y playing t he CD play er unti l i t no l onger pl ays. Then f ull y rech arg e the batter y pack. Thi s h elp s r est ore the bat - ter y pack ’s f ull c hargin g capac[...]

11 • Y ou must u se a DC adapter t hat suppli es 6 vol t s and del iver s at least 550 mi lliam ps . Its ce nte r tip mus t be set t o posi tive, an d its pl ug must c orrect ly f it th e CD player’ s E XT DC 6V jack. Th e suppli ed adapt er meets t hes e specif icat ions. Using an adapter that doe s not meet the se speci- ficat ions ca n damag[...]

12 USING AC POWER You can power the CD pl ayer f rom stand ard AC power us ing an AC adapt er, such as Cat. No. 273-1664 (not suppl ied). Cauti ons: • Y ou must us e an AC ad apter that s upplie s 6 vo lts and deliv - ers at least 55 0 milli amps. Its cente r tip must be set to posi - ti ve, and i ts pl ug must cor rectl y fi t the CD playe r ’[...]

13 CONNECTI ONS You can li sten to your CD pla yer by connect ing st ere o earphon es o r am- plif ied spea kers to t he player ’s PH ONES jac k, or by connecti ng the player ’s LINE O UT jack t o a hom e au- dio or auto soun d syst em. Y our lo cal RadioShac k store car ries a var iety of earphone s, amplif ied speak ers, ca- ble ad apters, a [...]

14 • Do no t liste n at extr emely hi gh volu me leve ls. Extende d high- volu me list ening c an lead to permanen t hear i ng loss. • Onc e you set t he volume, do not i ncreas e it. Over t ime, yo ur ears adapt t o t he volu me level , so a vol ume l evel t hat does n ot cause d is comfort might s till dama ge your he aring. T r af fic Sa fe [...]

15 CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM To li sten t o your CD player throug h your home audi o syst em’s am plifie r/ recei ver an d f ull -size s peakers, con- nect t he suppl ied Y- cable’ s 1 / 8 -i nc h 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 t he CD, AUX, or TV audio L EFT an d RIGHT input[...]

16 If y our auto sound syst em has a CD input jac k — yo u nee d a st ereo 1 / 8 - inch patch c abl e, such as Cat. No. 42-238 7. Conne ct one end to the CD play er’s LIN E OU T jack an d the oth er end t o the au to sou nd s ystem ’s CD INP U T ja ck . If your auto sound syste m has a ca s- sett e player , use the supplie d CD-t o- casset te[...]

17 OPE RATION PLAYING A CD 1. Set VO LU ME to the minimum level and move HOLD t o the off posit ion. 2. Press OPEN an d li ft the d is c compartmen t cov er . 3. Carefull y plac e the CD, label side up, over the disc com part- ment’ s ce nter hub . Press do wn slig htly on the CD unt il it c lick s and lies flat in the com par tmen t. Then clos e[...]

18 Cauti on: This CD play er has a wide dynami c range . If you tu rn up your ampl ifi er ’ s volum e too high during soft (low v olum e) part s of the music , you m ight dama ge your speake rs when a sudden l oud pass age occ urs. 6. When the last t rack f inis hes play ing, the CD pl aye r a utomat i- ca lly s tops, d isp lays 00 for about 10 s[...]

19 Notes: • If shoc ks are r eceived repea t- edly , the me mory i s qu ickly used. W hen appears (show- ing empt y), t he sound m ight 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 ay er in a stabl e locati on, tu rn off the sys- tem to c onserve batte ry powe r . To tu[...]

20 Note: If t he CD pl ayer i s paused f or more t han about 3 mi nutes, it auto- ma tica ll y tu r ns o ff. BASS SWITCH Use BAS S to adj ust th e freque ncy respo nse of the sy ste m to mat ch th e type of m usic you l ist en to. MAX — boosts low fr equenci es so these sound s do not dr op out when you lis ten at lo w volum e le vel s. MID — u[...]

21 INTRO SCAN The int ro scan fea ture au tomati call y plays t he fi rst 10 secon ds of eac h track on a CD. 1. Repeatedl y press P MODE un t il INTRO fl ashes o n t he di splay . 2. Press . INTRO li ghts steadi ly , an d intro s can s tart s fro m th e fi rs t tr ac k. To return to normal play , pres s again while the de si red t rack is play ing[...]

22 While the CD is stopp ed, repeat edly press or to move back - ward o r for ward to t he desi red 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 forwar d or backward to l oca te a sp eci fic sect i on of a tr ack . Duri ng audibl e sear ch, the CD plays at a lo wer [...]

23 Note: As you pres s P MODE , appears o n the di splay wi th 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 s tore the sel ected t r ack num ber . The select ion num ber adva nces b y one and the track n[...]

24 Checking, Adding T o, Replacing, or Clearing the Programmed Sequence To c heck the pr ogrammed se- quence, r epeatedl y pres s P MODE unti l t he fi rst progra mmed t rack num- ber and flash on the disp lay . Then repe atedly pres s M- SET /RE- MAIN . Each t ime you pr ess M-SET/ REMAIN , th e displ ay sho ws t he num- ber of the next tr ack in [...]

25 To repeat a si ngle track, rep eatedl y pre ss P MO DE u ntil and 1 ap- pear on the di splay. At th e end of the track , the CD pl ayer rep eatedl y plays i t. To repeat an ent ire CD, repeate dly pre ss P MODE until and ALL appear on the display. When th e CD player reaches the end of t he CD, it retur ns to th e firs t tra ck and repea t- edly[...]

26 T R OUB LES H OOT IN G If yo u have probl ems oper at ing your CD pl ayer , check t his char t for a sol ut ion. If t hese suggest ions do not solve the pr oblem, con tact your local RadioShack stor e for a ssist ance . Problem Possibl e Cause Remedy Ope rat io n b ut - tons do n ot work. Ho ld fu nc tion is ac tive . Se t HOLD to th e of f pos [...]

27 CARE AND MAINTENANC E CARING FOR THE CD-35 90 Your Optimus CD-3590 Portabl e Com pact Disc Player is an exampl e of supe- rior des ign and cra ft smansh ip. Th e f oll owi ng sugge stions wi ll he lp you care fo r the CD player s o you can enjoy it for year s. Keep the CD pla yer dry. If it get s wet, wip e it dry immediate ly. Liqui ds can cont[...]

28 Use onl y fresh batter ies of the r equir ed siz e and ty pe. Al ways remove old or weak batter ies. Batter ies c an leak chemi cals that d estroy elect roni c c ircuit s. Modif ying or tam pering with the CD p lay er’s internal compo nents ca n cau se a malf unctio n and might inv alida te the CD player’ s warrant y and void your FCC autho [...]

29 CD CARE TIPS • If you move the player from a very c old r oom t o a war m er one, moistur e ca n condense o n th e pickup lens, p reventing pr oper CD play . If t hi s happens, wait 3 0 minutes be fore resuming play . • Do not place an ythin g but a CD in the di sc tray . Thi s can dam- age the dri ve m echan ism. • During pl ay , a seve r[...]

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

31 PICK-UP Trac ki ng Sy st em .. ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. .. 3- Be am Trac ki ng Se rv o Type Object Len s Dri ve Syst em ..... ... ... ...... ..... ... ..... ... . 2-Dimensi onal Pa rall el Dr ive Optica l Source .. .... . .... . .... .. . .... . .... . .... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... Semiconduc tor[...]

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