Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SCP-103 Optimus
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Ca t. No . 14-1 255 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. SCP-103 Digital Tunin g AM /FM Stereo Auto-Reverse Cassette Pla yer 14-1255.
2 Your Op timus SCP-1 03 Digita l Tuning AM/FM Stereo Auto- Revers e Casse tte Player delivers e xcellent sound f rom it s built-in radio or your fav orite cas sette tapes , using your speake rs or stereo hea dphones (n ot supplied ).
3 Jack — lets yo u connec t headphone s for privat e listen- ing, or s peakers to share th e sound w ith othe rs. Three Power Options — l et yo u power th e SC P-10 3 from i n- ternal batt eries, stan dard AC power (with an optional AC adapter), o r your vehicl e's ciga rette-light er socket (w ith an optiona l DC adap ter).
4 CONTEN TS Preparation . ................. ........... ................. ................. ......... 5 Using th e Belt Clip ....... ............ ................ ................. .... 5 P owering the SCP-103 ................. ........... ...........
5 PREPARATION USING THE BELT CLIP To attac h the be lt clip, alig n the tab on t he back of the cli p with the reces s on the ba ck of the case, t hen slide the cl ip up unti l it snap s into pla ce. To r emove t he belt clip, p ress the upp er par t of the clip and slide i t down.
6 Using Batte ries You can p ower your SCP-103 fro m two AA ba tteries (no t sup- plied). We reco mmend Ra dioShack alkalin e batteries . You can als o use recharg eable nicke l-cadmiu m batteries . If you use rech argeable ba tteries, yo u also need a battery charg er (not sup plied, av ailable a t your local RadioSh ack store).
7 Repl ace t he bat te ries when the lo w ba tter y ic on fl ashes on the dis play, the sound distorts, or the vol ume weake ns. Warn in g: D ispos e of old ba tt erie s pro mpt ly an d prop er ly. D o not bu rn or bur y th em. Caution: If you do n ot plan to us e the SCP-103 for a m onth or more, rem ove the batte ries.
8 U s i n g AC Po w e r You can p ower the SCP-103 u sing a 3V, 3 00 mA AC adap ter and a siz e H Adaptaplug ® (neither supplied ). Both are avai l- able at your lo cal Ra dioShack store. Cautions: Y ou must us e a Cl ass 2 powe r sour ce th at s up- plies 3V DC an d delivers at least 300 mA.
9 Using Y our V ehicle' s Cigarette-Lighter Soc ket You can po wer the SCP-103 from a vehic le’s 12V pow er source (s uch as ci garette-lig hter socke t) using a 3V, 300-mA DC adapte r and a size H Adapta plug ® (neith er supplie d). Both ar e availa ble at yo ur local Ra dioShac k store.
10 3. Insert the plug into the SCP-103' s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the ada pter into the veh icle's cig arette-ligh ter sock et. Note: If the SCP-103 does not operate whe n you tu rn it on, remove the DC adapter from your vehic le's cigaret te-lighter socke t and che ck the soc ket for deb ris.
11 3. Repea tedly press MIN until the di spl ay shows the co r re ct minute. T o rapidl y ad vance th e mi nute s, hol d d own MIN . 4. When the disp la y sho ws the correct time , eith er press MEMOR Y/CLOCK or wait u nti l the d ispl ay stops f l ashi ng.
12 • Do no t listen at e xtrem ely high v olume le vels . Extende d high- volume list enin g ca n le ad to p er ma nent hea ri ng loss. • Once y ou set th e vo lume, do not increas e it. Ov er time , y our ears adapt to the v olum e le v el, so a v olume le ve l that does not caus e discom f or t might st ill damag e yo ur hearing.
13 USING THE RADIO LISTENING TO TH E RADIO Important: Ma ke sure you have conn ected head phones or speake rs to the SCP-1 03. See “C onnectin g Headphon es or Amplifi ed Speaker s” on Page 11. 1. Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the r adio . 2. Adjust VO L U M E to a comf ortable l istening le v el.
14 Seek Tuning: Ho ld down UP or DO WN f or abou t 1 sec- ond. The SCP-103 tun es up or do wn the s elected band, then sto ps at the ne xt higher or lo we r station t hat has a stro ng sign al. Notes: • The S CP-1 03 h as a built- in AM ant enn a, an d t he headpho nes' o r spe ake rs' co rd serves as an FM ante nna.
15 2. Repea tedly pr ess BA N D until the displ a y sho ws the desired band ( AM or FM ). 3. T une to the firs t station y ou wa nt to store . The displ a y sho ws the f requen cy . 4. Press MEMORY/CLOCK . MEMO flashes o n the di spla y f or about 5 seconds .
16 To repla ce a st ation you stor ed, store a new station in that memor y locat ion. USING LOC K This b utton hel ps preve nt you from acc identall y turning the radio on or off, res etting th e clock tim e, or los ing radio sta- tions s tored in mem ory.
17 USING THE CA SSE TTE PLAYER PLAYING A CASSETTE T APE Important: Make sure that yo u have co nnect ed headph ones or sp eakers to the SCP-103. S ee “Conne cting Head phones or Am plifi ed S peake rs ” on P age 11. Caution: We do not rec om me nd u sin g C- 12 0 c as sette ta pes.
18 5. Press to pla y t he tape . Notes: • Aft er pla ying to the en d of a s ide, t he tape c hanges directio n to pla y the othe r side . • T o rev erse the ta pe direction during pla ybac k, slid e < DIRECTION > to the oth er setting . • T o fast -f orward or re wi nd the cass ette tape , press or .
19 USING THE ALARM You can s et the SCP- 103 to autom atically s ound a bee ping alarm a t a time y ou selec t. SETTING THE ALARM TIME 1. Press RAD IO ON/OFF to t ur n off the r adio . The displa y sho w s the curr entl y set time . 2. Press ALARM . ALARM and the cu rrently set a lar m time flash.
20 T UR NING THE ALARM O FF At t he pr eset al arm t ime , th e a larm beep s, even if a cass ett e or the radio is play ing. Press any key on the front panel to s i- lence th e alarm.
21 CARE To enjoy your ca ssette pl ayer for a l ong time : • K eep the ca ssette pl a yer dry . If i t gets w et, wi pe it dry imme diat ely . • Use and sto re the c assette pl a y er only in normal temp er- atur e enviro nmen ts. • Handl e the casse tte pla y er gentl y and ca refully .
22 CLEANING THE T AP E-HANDLING PA R T S Dirt, d ust, or par ticles o f the tape's coati ng ca n a ccumula te on the tape h eads and other pa rts that the t ape touch es. This can great ly reduce the performanc e of the SCP-103 . Follow these s teps after every 20 hours of o peratio n.
23 RESTORING T APE T ENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette s everal t imes, th e tape migh t be- come ti ghtly wound on the reels . This can cause pla yback sound q uality to deteriorate . To restor e the soun d quality , fast-forw ard the tape from the beginni ng to the end of one side , then com pletely rewi nd it.
24 THE FCC W ANTS Y OU TO KNOW This eq uipment c omplies w ith the li mits for a Class B di gital device as speci fie d in Part 15 of FCC Rules . Thes e l im its p ro- vide re asonabl e protecti on agai nst radio and TV interfer ence in a reside ntial area.
25 SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL P ower Requ irements .................. ................ ................ DC 3V P ower Sources ...................... ........... .............. 2 AA Batte r ies , A C Adapter , DC Adapter Battery Lif e ..................... .
26 NOTES 14-1255.fm P age 26 Tuesday, Ju ly 27, 1999 1 0:47 AM.
27 14-1255.fm P age 27 Tuesday, Ju ly 27, 1999 1 0:47 AM.
RadioShac k A Division of T and y Corporation For t W o r th, T e xas 76102 07A99 Printed in China Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This prod uct is w arran ted by R adioS hack a gainst manu factur ing de .
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