Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD-3840 Optimus
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Cat. No. 42- 5098 OWNER’S MANUAL Please r ead before using thi s equipm ent. CD-3840 Portable CD Player with 40 Second Super A nti-Shock and PLL AM/FM Tu ner 42-5098.
2 FEA TURES Your Opt imus Port able CD Player uses the latest di gital audio tec hnology to give yo u the clean, c risp sound of c om- pact disc s. You can co nnect the CD player to ampl ified s peake rs or your home or c ar au di o s yste m, or conn ec t a pair of stereo headphone s for p ortab le, private listeni ng.
3 Audible Search and S kip Function — helps yo u locate a particu lar sec tion of a track by rapidly playing the CD in either directi on. Pause — lets you t emporar ily stop pla y.
4 FCC INFORMATION This equ ipment com plies with the limi ts for a Clas s B digital de vice as s pecified in Part 15 of FCC Rules . These limi ts provid e reasonable protecti on again st radio and TV i nterfere nce in a residen - tial area . However, your CD pl ayer might cause TV or radio interfer ence even when i t is oper ating proper ly.
5 CONTENTS Powering the CD P Layer .............. ............. ................... ............. ................... ........ 6 Using Ba tteries .................. .................... ............. ............. ................... ............. . 6 Charging Rec hargeab le Batterie s .
6 POWERING THE CD PLAYER You can pow er your CD p layer from a ny of these s ources: • two AA al kaline ba tteries (not sup- plied) • two r echargeab le AA nickel -c ad - mium batte ries (not supp.
7 Follow the se steps to char ge recharge - able batter ies. 1. Connect an optional AC or DC adapter t o the CD p layer ’s DC IN 4.5V j a c k ( se e “U si ng A C P o w e r ” o r “Usi ng V e hicle Ba ttery Po wer” on Page 8). 2. After 17 hours , unplug the adapter then disconnec t it from the CD pl ayer’s DC IN 4.
8 5. When you finis h using th e AC adapter , disco nnect i t from t he AC outlet first, then unplug it from the CD player . Note: Always unp lug th e AC ad apter before us in g the C D pla yer with al kali ne batterie s. Otherwis e the p layer will not operate.
9 MAKING THE CON NECTIONS Yo u can l isten t o yo ur CD p lay er by connecti ng earph ones, head phones, o r amplified speakers to the p layer’s PHO NES jack, or by c onnecting a home audio or autosoun d system to the CD pl ayer’s LINE OUT jack.
10 OPERATION LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1. Repeatedly press TUNER ON/BAND until the desire d band ( AM , FM1 , FM2 , or FM3 ) appear s. 2. Rotate VOL to a comfor tabl e list en- ing l evel. 3. Use one of these meth ods to tune to the des ired s tation. T he dis play shows the tuned f requenc y .
11 Storing a Radio Station in Memory You can st ore up to 2 0 sta tions (15 FM and 5 AM) in memory — 5 each in AM, FM1, FM2, a nd FM3. 1. T u rn on the radio an d tune the desired band and s tation . 2. Hold down one o f the mem ory but - tons ( P1 throug h P5 ) until PRESET appears.
12 5. The CD plays to the end, the n play stops. Y ou can pr ess STOP/TUNER OFF once t o stop play so oner . 6. Be su re the CD ha s sto pped spin - ning, then slide OPEN in the dir ec- tion of th e arrow to ope n the dis c compart ment. Hold th e edge o f the disc an d gent ly press the cente r hub, then r emove th e disc.
13 Hold down SKIP/SEARCH or during pla y to rapidly search forward or backw ard for a spec ific se ction of a track. Th e CD play s at a l ower volu me and a higher spe ed. The curren t track's elapsed t ime appear s. Intr o Sc an The Intro Scan f eature automati cally plays the fir st 10 seconds of each track on a CD.
14 Programmed Play You can pr ogram up to 22 tracks on a CD to play in any order you choose. Follow these steps to program and play a sequenc e. 1. R epea tedl y pres s PLA Y MODE until PROG flashes.
15 T ROUBLESHOOTING With pr oper ca re and handlin g, yo ur CD p layer should give y ou year s of trou ble-fre e service. Howeve r, if y our CD pl ayer i s not work ing prop erly, fo llow thes e sugge stions to see if you can elimi nate the proble m.
16 Noisy or disto r ted radio receptio n Station n ot tuned pro perly Retune the stati on. Antenna n eeds adj ustment T urn the CD pla y er f or best AM receptio n. Adjust th e FM ante nna (headpho ne co rd). Pr oblem P ossible Caus e Solution 42-5098.
17 CARE AND MAINTENAN CE Your Optimu s Portabl e CD Player is an exam ple of super ior desi gn and craft s- manship. Th e following su ggestions will help you care for y our CD player so you can en joy it fo r yea rs. Keep the CD pla ye r dr y . If it ge ts wet , wipe it dry i mme di atel y.
18 CD CARE T I PS • Do n ot place a nything bu t a CD in the di sc co mp a rt men t . Doi n g s o ca n damage the drive m echan ism. • Durin g pla yback, a seve re shock or jolt cou ld make the CD's ro tation speed change sudden ly and p ro- duce som e noise .
19 SPECIFICA TIONS Frequency R esponse (± 3 d B) .. .................... ............. ................... ....... 20–2 0,000 Hz Line Out put ..... ............. ................... ............. ............. ................... ............. ....
RadioShack A Division of T andy Corporation Fort Wort h, T e xas 76102 1 1A99 Printed in Hong Kon g Limited Ninety -Day W arranty This p roduct is warranted by R adioShack aga i nst ma nufacturing def.
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