Optimus SCP-91 manual

Cat. N o. 1 4-123 4 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read b efore usin g this eq uipment. SCP-91 AM • FM St er eo C a ss e tte Pl ay er wi th Headph on es 14-1 23 4.fm Page 1 Frida y, Ju ly 2, 1999 11 :01 A M[...]

2 FEA TURES Your Optimus SCP- 91 AM • FM Stereo Casse tte Play- er wit h Headphones i s a li ghtweig ht, por table cas- sette player with a bu ilt-i n AM/FM radio . You ca n connect t he su pplied ste reo headpho nes f or pri vate list eni ng, or enj oy ca sset te tapes or the radi o throug h an am plifie d s peaker system. I ts f eatur es inc lu[...]

3 CONTEN TS Pr e pa r a ti on .... ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. ... .. ... .. . 4 Ins t allin g B at te ri es .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... ... .. . 4 Connecti ng Headp hones/Spe akers .. . ... . ....... . . 6 Lis te nin g S af e ly .... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .. ..... ... .. . 7 Traffic S af [...]

4 PR EP A R A T ION INST ALLING BA TTERIES You need two AA ba tteries (not sup plied ) to power your SCP-91. For the best performance an d lon gest lif e, we r ecommend alkal ine b at ter i e s, suc h as Ra- dioShack Cat. No. 2 3- 5 57. Fol low th ese ste ps to in- stall bat teries. 1. Press down on the batt er y com partmen t c over and sli de it [...]

5 Caution: Use only fresh bat t eri es of the required size an d t ype. Do not mix o l d and new ba t teries , dif feren t typ es of ba t teries ( stan dard, alkal ine, or rechar geable), or r echargeable batteries of dif - ferent capacit ies. 3. Replace t he cover . If th e sound get s distorted or weak, repla ce t h e bat- te ries . Cautions : ?[...]

6 CONNECTING HEADPH ONES/ SPEAKERS You must c onnect the s upplied st ereo headpho nes, or ampli fied sp eakers wi th a 1 / 8 -i nch st e reo p l ug , t o list en to th e SCP-91. You r local Radi oShack stor e sells a wide var iety o f headphon es and amplif ied speakers . Connect t h e headph ones or ampli fied speaker s to the jack. 14-1 234. fm [...]

7 Listening Safely To protec t your hear ing, fo llow these gui delin es when you use headpho nes. • Set the vol ume to the lowes t setting be fore you begin l iste ning. Afte r you begin l isten ing, adjus t the v ol ume t o a com fort able l evel. • Do no t list en at extr emely hi gh vol ume leve ls. Extended high-vol ume lis tening can l ea[...]

8 Even thoug h some headphone s are designed t o let you hear some outside sounds when l isteni ng at nor- mal volum e le vels, they st i l l pres ent a traf fic hazard . USING THE BEL T CLIP The belt cl ip lets you kee p your hands fr ee while you list en to the SCP-91. To remove the belt cl ip, pus h down on the tab and slide it off in the di rec[...]

9 RADIO O PERA TION 1. Set RADIO/T APE • RADIO OF F to RADIO t o t ur n o n the r adio. 2. Adjust VOL unti l y ou hear so und. 3. Set FM/AM t o selec t t h e desi r ed ban d. 14-1 234. fm Page 9 Frida y, Ju ly 2, 199 9 11:01 A M[...]

10 4. T urn TUNI NG to sel ect the desir ed st ation. 14-1 234. fm Page 1 0 Fr i da y, July 2, 19 99 11:01 AM[...]

11 Notes: • The AM antenna i s built-in. Rotate the cas - sette player t o impr ove AM r ecepti on. For the best FM recept i o n, fully ext end the head- phones’ or am plifie d speake rs’ cord. • The FM STEREO indi cator light s when the SCP-91 r eceives a n FM br oadcast in ste r eo. 5. Adjust VOL to the de sired lis tenin g leve l. 6. Set[...]

12 CASSETTE OPE RA TION PLA YING A CASSET TE T APE 1. T ake up a ny slack i n the tape by turni ng the ca s- sette’ s hub with a pencil . Do not touch th e exposed tap e. 2. Pull open the cass ette compartmen t door . 3. With it s open edge fac i ng up and it s full reel to the rig ht, in ser t the c asse tte tap e int o th e c as- sette gui des [...]

13 4. Close t he do or . 5. Set RADIO/T APE • RADIO OFF to TA P E • RADIO OFF . 6. Pre ss PLA Y until i t click s. The cassett e tape begins t o play . 7. Adjust VOL to th e desired liste ning l evel. 8. Set BASS BO OST to ON for an enhanced ba ss effe ct. S et it to OF F for norm al bass sound. 9. T o stop pl aybac k, press STOP . 14-1 234. fm[...]

14 USING F AST FORW A RD To fas t -forwar d the ta pe, press FF . T he tape fast- for- wards unt i l you pr ess STOP or the tape r eaches the end of one s ide. To rewind t he casset t e tape, turn the casset te over and fast- f orward it. Note: Alw a ys pr ess STO P to rel ease FF when t h e tape reac hes t h e end of a si de and bef ore going from[...]

15 T APE TI PS T APE QUALITY For t he best per f o rmance, use only r egular l ength (60- or 90-mi nute) cas sette t apes. We do not rec om- mend long- playing cas sette tape s, such as C- 120s, becau se they ar e extre m e ly thin and ca n easily ta n- gle i n th e playback mechani sm. RESTORING T APE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you pl ay a ca[...]

16 Caution: Be careful not t o dama ge the ca ssette when tap pi ng i t. Do not t ouch the exposed tape or al- low any sharp ob jects ne ar the c assette. CLEANING THE T APE-HANDLING P A RTS Dirt, dust , or par ticles of the tape’ s coating can accu- mulate o n t h e ta pe head and o the r parts t hat t he tap e touches. This can r educe the SCP-[...]

17 4. Use a cot ton swab dip ped in denat ured alcoho l or tape hea d cleani ng solution to clean th e play - back head , pinch r ollers, cap stans a nd tape guides. 5. When you finish c leaning, p r ess STOP and close the compart ment, then reins tall the batte ries. Note: Your loca l RadioSha ck store has a comp lete line of c assette pl ayer cle[...]

18 MAINTENANCE Your Optimus SCP- 91 AM • FM Ste reo Casse t te Play- er with Headpho nes is an exam pl e of super ior desig n and craft smanshi p. The foll owing sug gestions will help y ou care f or the SCP-91 so yo u can enjoy it for years. • Keep t he SCP-91 dry . If it gets w et, wipe i t dry immediat ely . • U se and stor e the SCP- 91 o[...]

19 FCC INFORMA TION Your SCP- 91 might cause TV or radio interf erence even when it is operat ing pro perly. To det er mi ne whether your SCP-91 i s causin g the i nter ference , turn of f your SCP-91. If the inter feren ce goes away, your SCP- 91 is causi ng it . Try t o eli minate t he int er- ferenc e by: • Moving your SCP-91 away f rom th e r[...]

RadioSha ck A Divi sion of T andy Corporation Fort Wor th, T ex as 76102 4A7 Pr int ed in Ho ng Ko ng SPE CIF IC A TIONS GENERAL Power Re q uir em ent s .... ... .... ... .. ... ..... .. .. ..... ... . 3 V DC T wo AA Batt eries ( Cat. No. 23-557 ) Dimensi ons ( WHD ) ... ... .. ..... .. 3 7 / 8 ¥ 5 1 / 4 ¥ 1 9 / 16 Inch es ( 98 ¥ 133 ¥ 39 mm ) [...]

21 Specif ications are typi cal; indi vidual uni ts might vary. Specif ications are s ubject to c hange and impr ove- ment wi t hout noti ce. 14-1 234. fm Page 2 1 Fr i da y, July 2, 19 99 11:01 AM[...]