Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product STEREO MATE SCP-81 Optimus
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Ca t. N o. 14-1222 OWNER’S MANUAL Pl ease read bef o re usi n g thi s eq ui pme nt. ST EREO MATE ® SCP- 81 St ereo Cas se tte Pl ayer 14-1 22 2. fm Page 1 Thurs da y, Ju ly 1, 199 9 4:47 PM.
2 © 1996 T andy Co rpora tion. All Rig hts Reserved. Optimus and St ereo M ate are registere d tr ademarks used b y T andy Corp oration. RadioShack is a t rademar k used b y T andy Co rporatio n. FEA TURES Your Opt imus Ste reo Mate ® SCP-8 1 Stereo Cassett e Player with Extended Ba ss is l ightweight , port able, and easy t o op- erat e.
3 CONTEN TS Pr e par ati on .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. ... .. ... .... ... .. ... .. ... 4 Ins t al ling Ba t teri es .... ... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ..... .. ... .. ... .. ... 4 Using Headpho nes/Speak ers .
4 PR EP A R A TI ON INST ALLING B A TTERIES You need two AA bat teri es ( not suppl i ed) to power you r SCP- 81. W e recommend al kali ne batt eries, s uch as Radi oShack Ca t. N o . 23- 55 2 . 1. Sli de the batt ery co mpartment co ver in t he directi on of the ar row unti l it st ops, t hen lift up on the c over ’ s outer edge.
5 Notes: • Never mix bat tery types (ol d and new , alkal ine and car - bon zi nc, r echarg eable a nd non-rec hargeable) . • Replace bot h batter i es at the same ti m e. • If th e player is not goin g to be used for a week or more, remove the bat teri es t o a voi d dam age if the y leak.
6 Listeni ng Safely To pr otect your hearing , fol low t hese gu idelines when you use h eadph ones. • Do not l iste n at ex tremel y high volume level s. Ext ended high vo lume lis tenin g can le ad to permanent hearin g los s. • Set the v olume to its l owes t leve l befor e y ou beg in listen- ing.
7 USING THE BEL T CLIP For hands- free car ry ing, sl id e the bel t clip over your belt . To remove the belt cl ip, press down on t he arrow and sl ide the c lip in t he di rection of t he arrow.
8 CASS ETT E P LA Y ER O PERA TIO N PLA YING A T A PE 1. Pull open the c assett e c ompartment door . 2. Inser t a t ape in to the casset te gui des wit h its ope n edg e faci ng up and the si de you want to play faci ng the front cov e r . 3. Close the door .
9 5. Pres s PL A Y . 6. Adj ust VOLUME to a comfor tabl e li st ening lev el . 7. Set BASS BOO ST to ON f or en hanced b ass. 8. Pres s ST OP t o s top playback.
10 USING F AST-F ORW ARD To f ast-f orward the c assett e tape, pres s F. F W D . The butto n lock s and t he ta pe fast -for ward s u nti l it reaches the end of the tape or y ou p ress ST OP . Notes: • When the tape re aches the end , you must pr ess STOP to rel ease the tap e mec hani sm.
11 T APE TIPS AND TECHN IQUES Storing Casset te T a pes Do not expose cas sette t apes t o: • High t emperat ures • High h umidit y • Dust or dir t • Motors, transf ormers, or other so urces o.
12 Cauti on: Be caref ul not to damag e the cas sette when tap- ping it. Do not touch the expo sed tape or al low an y sh arp ob- ject s near the cas sette . Cleaning t he T ape-Ha ndling Parts Dirt , dust , or part icl es of th e tape’s co ating c an accum ulat e on the t ape heads and ot her part s tha t the tape touc hes.
13 4. Wh en you fi nish cleani ng, press STOP , cl ose t he c om- partment , an d rei nstal l th e batt eries. Your loc al Radi oShack sto re has a f ull li ne of cleani ng sup - plies .
14 MAINTENANCE Your Opt imus Ster eo Mate SCP- 81 Stereo Casset te Pl ayer with Exte nded Bass is an e xample of su perior desi gn and craf tsmanshi p. The foll owing s uggestions will help you car e for the SCP-81 so you can enjoy it for year s. • Keep t he SCP-81 d ry .
15 Modifyi ng or tamperi ng with the SCP-81’ s interna l compo- nents can caus e a malfuncti on and might inval i date the SCP- 81’s war ranty . If your SCP-81 i s not perfor ming as i t sho uld, take it to your local RadioSh ack store for assis tance.
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