Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SCP-86 Optimus
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Ca t. N o. 1 4-1 227 OWNER’S MANUAL Pleas e read b efore usin g this eq uipment. SCP-86 AM /FM S ter eo Ca ssett e Pla ye r 14-1 227. fm Page 1 Fri day, Ju ly 2, 199 9 4:20 PM.
2 FEA TURES Your Optimus SCP- 86 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Pl ay- er de livers high-f idelit y stereo sound t hrough your headphon es o r amplif ied spe aker syst em. Becaus e the SCP-86 i s portabl e, you can l isten t o casset te tapes or the AM/F M r adio indo ors or out.
3 Extended Bass — lets you ge t a powerf ul, heavy bass s ound. Tape Select or — let s you select t he proper equal - ization for normal or CrO 2 / metal cass ette tapes.
4 CONTEN TS Pre pa rat ion ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... 5 Co nne cti ng to P owe r .... ... .. ..... ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... 5 Us ing Ba tt er y P owe r ..... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... ..... 5 Us ing AC Po wer .
5 PREP A RAT ION CONNECTING TO PO WER You can power your SCP-86 fr om: • Internal b atteries • A C po wer (usi ng an A C adapter ) • Y our v ehicle’ s c igarett e-li ghter soc ket (usi ng a DC adapt er) Using Battery P ower To power the SCP-86 f rom internal bat teries, you need two AA batte ries.
6 Foll ow the se steps to inst all batte ries. 1. Open the ba tter y com par tment cov er b y pre ss- ing do wn and slidin g it in the dire ction of the arro w on the cov er , then lif ting open the co ver . Cauti on: The batt er y compartment cov er is hinge d.
7 Importan t: This produ ct is capable of usi ng re- chargeab le ni ckel-cadmi um batter ies. At the end o f the bat teries’ usef ul l if e, t hey must be recycl ed or dis- posed of properl y. Contact your loc al, co unty, or state hazar dous waste manage ment author ities f or infor mation on re cycli ng or di spos al progr am s i n your area.
8 • B e sure you connect t he adapter to t he SCP-86 bef ore y ou plug it into t he A C outl et and t hat yo u unplu g the adap ter from the A C outl et bef ore you unplu g it from t he SCP-86, to pr e ve nt damage t o the SCP-86 or the ada pter . Foll ow these st eps t o connect the SCP-86 to AC power.
9 Using V ehic le Battery P ower To power the SCP- 86 from your v ehicle’s battery , you need a DC adapter , such as Cat. No. 270- 1560. Cautions : • Y ou must us e a DC adapter t hat suppli es 3 vo lts DC powe r and d eliv ers at least 20 0 mill i amps.
10 Foll ow these steps t o power the SCP- 86 f r om your vehi cle’s ba ttery . 1. Set the adapte r’ s volt age s wit ch to 3V . 2. Insert the adapter ’ s 3.4 mm outer diam et e r/1.3 mm in ner diameter barrel plug into th e adapter ’ s cor d , wi th th e ti p s et t o n ega t ive.
11 USING HEADPHONES O R SPEAKERS To connec t headph ones or an ampli fi ed spea ker sys - tem, ins ert the mini-pl ug into the SCP-86’ s jack. Listening Safel y To prot ect y our hea ring, f ollow t hese gui delines when you use headpho nes. • Set th e vo lume to the lo west s etting be f ore y ou begin l isteni ng.
12 T r a ffic S afety Do not wear head phones whi le operat ing a mot or ve- hicl e or ri ding a bicycle. This c an create a traf fic haz- ard and can be i llegal i n som e areas .
13 OPE RATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Set T APE/RADI O to RADIO . The OPE/BA TT indi- cato r l ights . 2. Set FM ST/FM /AM to the des ired band. Se t it t o FM ST f or ste reo sound on FM stat ions . Notes: • For the best FM recep tion, f ull y uncoil the headphones ’ or speak er’ s cord.
14 5. T o incr ease bass sounds, sli de E-B ASS up- wa rd s. 6. T o turn off the r adi o , set T AP E/RADIO to TA P E . PLAYING A CASSETTE T APE 1. Gentl y pull o pen the cassett e compartment door and ins er t a pre-recor ded casset te into th e guide s with the e xposed ta pe edge f acing ou t.
15 3. Set the tape select s wit ch to NORM f or normal bias cas sette tapes or to CrO 2 /MET AL fo r chrom e or metal ca ssette tapes . 4. Slide DOLBY NR upwar ds if y ou are pl a ying a casset te tape that was r ecorded with Dol by B noise redu ction (s ee “Dolb y Noise Reducti on” on P age 18).
16 5. Set t he re v erse mode swi tch to t he desi red pos i- ti on. One-Ti me Pla ybac k ( ) pla ys both side s of th e ta pe , the n stop s . Conti nuous Pla ybac k ( ) a lternately pla ys each side of th e tape until you press ST O P . 6. Press PLA Y .
17 USING FAST FORWARD AND REWIND When the tape is st opped, press or to re- wind or fa st-forwar d i t. To stop t he t ap e befo re it reaches the end, p ress ST OP . Note: To protect t he tape after th e tape has fully wound to ei ther end, press ST OP t o release t he or button.
18 CHANGING THE T APE DIRECTION You can cha nge the tap e’s direct ion using t he FW D/ REV swi t ch. To lis ten to the tap e’s forwar d side (fac- ing out ), set the swit ch to FWD . To li st en to th e ta pe’ s rever se side (faci ng in), set the swi tch to REV .
19 TA P E T I P S The foll owing tips can help you get the best perfor- mance and the lon gest life from you r SCP-86. Note: For the bes t performanc e, use onl y r eg ular lengt h (60- or 90-minute ) casset te tapes. Lon g- playi ng casse tte tapes, such a s C-120s, are not recomm ended becaus e they are ext remely t hin and can tangl e easily.
20 CLEANING THE T A PE-HANDLING PA R T S Dirt , dust, or par ticles of the tap e’s coa ting can ac cu- mulat e o n the tape heads and other par ts the tape touch es. Thi s can great ly r educe th e performanc e of the SCP- 86. You should clean the tape-ha ndling part s after about eve ry 20 hours of tape pla yer oper- ati on.
21 CARE AND MAINTENANC E Your SCP-86 AM /FM St ereo Casse tte Player is an example of su perior desi gn and craftsmans hip. The foll owing suggest ions will help yo u care for th e SCP- 86 so you can enjoy it for yea rs. • Ke ep t he SCP-86 dry . If i t gets wet, wipe i t dr y immediat ely .
22 SPECIFICATIONS CASSETTE DECK T ape Speed .. ..... .. ..... . ..... ....... ..... ...1 7 / 8 ip s (4 .8 cm /s) W o w and Flutt er (WRMS) ...... .. ....... ..... .. . ..... .. .. . 0.4% F reque ncy Response (a t –3 dB) ... .. . 63 Hz to 1 5 kHz S/N R atio .
23 GENERAL P ower Ou tput .... ..... ..... . 15 mW/Ch annel at 32 ohms Di me nsio ns ( HWD ) .... ... .. ..... 4 3 / 4 × 3 5 / 8 × 1 9 / 16 Inc hes (120. 3 × 90 × 3 8.5 m m) Weigh t . ... .. ..... .. ... ..... .. ... .... ... .. ..... ... .. .....
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