Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SYSTEM 730 Optimus
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Cat. No. 13-1277 OWNER’S M ANUAL Mini Ste reo Compone nt Sys tem Please read before using this equipme nt. SYSTEM 73 0 with 7-Disc E levator CD Chan g er 50-Tra ck Mem ory a nd Ran dom Play AM/F M S.
2 FEA TURES CASSET TE DEC K FEAT URES Co nse cut ive Pla y — le ts yo u a uto- mat ically play two cass ette tapes, one after the other. Multip le Sour ce Recordin g — lets you record onto a c assette tape f rom the CD changer, radio, an ot he r c a s - sette t ape, or f rom an external micro- phone (not suppl ied).
3 OTHER SPECIAL FEAT URES Rem ote Control — lets you c ontrol most of the S yste m 730’s functions from a distance. Dual Backl it LCD Displays — cl ear - ly di splays your sy stem’s i nd icat o rs for e asy viewin g in al most a ny light- ing con dition.
4 Most C D s th at c an be pla ye d on this changer have this mark on them: Warning : Th is CD changer em ploys a laser light b eam. Only a qualified service person shoul d remov e the cover or attempt to serv ice this de- vice, due to possi ble eye injury.
5 T ABLE OF CONTENTS Prepa rat ion ... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ....... ..... ..... .... . 7 Connec ting the Speakers ............................................... ..................
6 Cassette Deck Operati on .......................................... .................................. 25 Loading a T ape ............................................... ......................................... 25 Pla yin g a T ape ... ..... ......
7 PREP ARA TION Importa nt : Com plete all other con- nection s t o the System 730 before you connect it to power. CONNECT ING THE SPEAKERS 1. P ress open the pair of t erminal tabs ma r ked M AIN SPE.
8 CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA To connec t the supp lied FM ant enna, loosen the screw caps on the t ermi- nals marked FM ANTENNA / 300 Ω on the back of the System 730, slip the antenna’ s spade lugs onto the termi- nals, then tighten the screw caps.
9 SETTI NG THE CURRENT TIM E 1. P ress POWER to tu rn on the System 730, then press DIS- PLA Y once. TI ME and the l ast- set time appear on the display . 2. W ithin 5 second s, press HOUR to change the hou r setti n g or MINUTE to change the minu te setting.
10 2. Insert t he batt eries into the c om - partment as indicated by the polarity symb ols (+ and –) marked in side. 3. Repla ce the cover . Notes : • If yo u w ill not be us ing th e remote co ntrol for a month or more, remo ve the bat teri es. • Y ou ca n use the r e mote control up to a dist ance of ab out 20 feet (6 .
11 BA S IC O PE R A T IO N USIN G TH E DEMONSTRA T IO N FEA T URE To showc ase the feat ures of y our System 730 and i ts dual di splay, press DEMO , or press and hold DIS- PLA Y for about 2 s econds. The sys- tem repeat edly runs a preset progra m on both displays.
12 SETTI NG T HE SOUND Adjust ing the V olume To i n creas e the syst em’s volume, tur n VOLUME towar d MAX , or press VOLUME + on the remote cont r ol. To decrease the v olume, tu rn VOLUME tow ar d MIN , or press VOLUME – on t he r e mot e co nt ro l.
13 Changin g the Preset Graphic E q ualizer Sett ings The sou nd p roduced by your Sys tem 730 is deli vered over f ive different soun d frequencies — 70 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 KHz, 3.5 KH z, and 10 K Hz. You can set the balance of these frequen- cies using your system’ s three preset graphic equal izer settings.
14 RADIO OPERA TI ON LI ST EN IN G TO T H E RADIO 1. Repeat edly press TUNER to select the desired band. Select AM f or AM s tations, or FM 1 or FM2 fo r F M s tations. As you press TUNER , AM , FM1 or FM2 and the last sel ected station appear on the display .
15 • T o improve reception for weak FM st ereo stations, press STEREO/MODE so MONO (monaural ) appears on the display . The sound is no longer in stereo, but reception shou ld improve. T o re turn to stereo sound, press STEREO/ MODE . • For the bes t FM recep tion, fully extend the FM antenna.
16 • When power is disc onnec ted or interrupted for 50 hours or more, the System 730 l oses all of its me mo ry s ett in gs . Recallin g a St ored Station 1. P ress TUNER t o select the desired band . 2. P ress the desi red station’s memory number (1-8).
17 CD CHANGER OPERA TIO N The S ystem 730 lets you load up to seven CDs at once and gives you many opt ions to control the wa y it plays them . Note : You can play a 3-inch CD in your System 730, but you must load it in CD tray position 1 (see “Loading and P laying a CD”).
18 6. T o play the last CD yo u l oaded, press PLA Y , or CD o n th e remote control. T o play a different CD, press the desired dis c number , or press DISC then t he disc nu mber on the re mot e c on t ro l, to se le ct th e CD. Then press PLA Y , or press CD on the remote con- trol to b egin play .
19 SPECIAL CD CHANG ER FEA TURES Autom atic Search Music System (ASMS) The automati c search music syst e m lets you skip forward or bac kward through the t racks on all loaded CDs. • T o skip to t he beginni ng of the next track, press and release >> , or CD >> on t he remote control.
20 2. T o briefly stop random play , press P AUSE on the main system. app ears on t he dis- play . T o resum e play , press PLA Y , o r CD on the remote control. disappears. 3. The System 730 aut omatically stops ra ndom pl ay after it has played all tracks on all loaded CDs.
21 PROGRAMMED PLA Y You can program the CD changer to play up t o 50 t racks i n any order y ou choo se, and you can program the same CD and/or track t o play m ore than once.
22 5. P ress PLA Y , or CD on the remote control, to pl ay the pro- grammed sequence . , P-01 , and the f irst programmed CD and track number appear . Then the CD’ s elaps ed play time appears, and the f irst track begins to play . Note : T o briefly s top pro- grammed play , press P AUSE on the main system.
23 Erasi ng a Progr amm ed Sequ ence To e rase an ent ire program med s e- quenc e, while play is stopped, press and hold ST OP , or CD on the remote control, for at le ast 2 s ec- onds . ME MORY disappe ars from the display. Notes : • I f you rem ove a CD, the CD chan ger autom atically skips that disc’s tracks in t he sequ ence.
24 If the System 730 is subjected to a sudden shock or jolt during play, the CD’s rotation speed m ight sudde nly change, a nd the m usic m ight be brief ly inter rup ted . This is no t a m al- fun ct i on . Cautio ns : • T o avoid damagi ng the CD changer , do n ot place a nythin g but a CD in the CD drawer .
25 CASSE TTE DECK OP ERA TION The S ystem 730 has a dual cas set te deck system which lets you autom at- ically play two cass ette tapes con- secuti vely, reco rd from the CD chan ger, rec o rd one cassette tape onto another, an d m ore. Notes : • T he rem ote con trol does n ot operate the System 730’s cas- sett e deck.
26 PLA YING A T APE 1. P ress TA P E . TA PE a ppears o n the di sp l ay . 2. P ress PLA Y . T he tape be gins to play . Note : T o briefly stop the tape during playback , press P AUSE . The button locks and the tape sto ps. Pres s P AUSE ag ain to continue playback.
27 W hen the tape in T APE 1 reache s the end, the tape in T APE 2 automaticall y begins to play . Note : T o b rie f ly s top th e ta p e in eithe r deck during playback, press P AUSE on the des ired deck. Th e button locks and the tape stops. Press P AUSE a gain to continue playbac k.
28 3. Load a blank c assette tape, or one you want t o record over , into T APE 2. 4. T o record the tracks from al l loaded CDs in o rder , press the disc number of the f i rst CD you want to beg in recording, or press DISC then the number o n t he r e mot e co nt ro l.
29 Co pyi n g Ca sse t te T ape s The S ystem 730 lets you dub (copy) one casset te t a pe to another, one side at a time , using its dual cassette decks (TA PE 1 and TAP E 2). 1. Lo ad a bla nk cassette tape, or one yo u want to record over , into T APE 2.
30 Notes : • If you press STOP/EJECT on T APE 1, PLA Y rel eases o n that deck, but recording o n T AP E 2 continues. • If you press STOP/EJECT on T APE 2, PLA Y a nd RECORD release, a nd recording stops. Re co rdi ng fr om th e R ad i o The System 730 lets you record onto a cassette t ape from any AM or FM radio station.
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32 Re co rd i ng fr om an Ex t er na l Mic r op ho ne The System 730 lets you record onto a ca ssette tape using an external m i- crophone with a 1 / 8 -inc h plug (not supplied), su ch as Rad io Shack Ca t.
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34 8. The System 730 aut omatically stops the tape when it reaches the end. T o stop t he tape at any time during recording, press STOP/ EJECT o n T APE 2. RECORD and PLA Y release, and recording stops. T APE TIPS Era sing a Ca ssette T a pe To reco rd over a ca ssett e tape, si m- ply record over the p revious record- ing.
35 USING AN ADDI TIONAL AUDIO S OURCE If yo u connected a n additional a udio source, such as a TV, VCR, turnta - ble, or a n ext ernal CD c hanger or casset te deck, you can us e your Sys- tem 730 to listen to or record from that sourc e. LIST ENING TO AN ADD ITIONAL AUDIO SOURCE 1.
36 SPEC IAL FE A TURES SETTING A W AKE UP TI ME Like an alarm clock, you can set your system t o aut om atically t urn itself o n and play the la st selected radio sta- tion, CD, or cass ette tape . 1. P ress DISPLA Y th re e ti m es . TIME a nd the las t-set wake-up time appear , and WAKE- UP flashes on the display .
37 Notes : • I f you sel ected a c assette tape, be sure to releas e P AUSE on the selected deck aft er you turn of f t he syst e m. • T o turn of f the wake-up timer , repeat Steps 1 and 3. WA KE-UP flashes then disappears from the display to indicate that the timer is turned of f .
38 Each a dditional time you press STEREO/ MODE , the sleep time decreas es by 10 minutes. Note : If TIME disapp ears from the displa y befo re you f inish set - ting the sleep time, repea t Steps 1-2 again. 3. The Sy stem 730 remains o n f or the length of sleep t ime selected, then autom atically turn s its elf o ff.
39 USIN G AN EXTE RNAL MICROPHO NE The S ystem 730 le ts you connec t and hea r soun d from an ex ternal m icropho ne combine d wi th sound from the radio, a prerecorded CD o r cass ette, or a n ad di- tiona l audio source. 1. P lug t he microphone’s 1 / 8 -inc h plug into MIC o n the front of the System 730.
40 5. T o increa se the v olume of the m icroph one’s sound input, t urn MIXING tow ar d MAX . T o de cr e a se i t , t u r n i t to w a rd MI N . 13-1 277.
41 MAIN TENANCE Your O ptimus System 730 Mini S te- reo Compon ent S ystem is an exam- ple of superior design and craftsm anship. The following sug- gestion s wi ll help you care for your System 730 s o you can enj oy it for years. Keep the System 730 dry.
42 THE F CC W A NTS YOU T O KNOW This st ereo syst e m c o mplie s wi th t h e limits for a Class B digit al device as specified in Pa rt 15 o f FCC Rule s . These lim its provide reas onabl e pro- tection against radio and T V interfer- ence in a residential area.
43 SPEC IFI C A T IONS Casse tte Deck T ape Speed 1 7 / 8 ip s Wow and Flutter 0.35% W RM S Frequency Respons e (at -3 dB) 100 Hz–8 kHz Recording Syst em AC Bias Erase Syst em AC CD Change r Number .
44 General Power Supply120V AC 60 Hz, 90W T uni ng Rang eA M: 5 30–1710 k Hz FM: 88–108 MHz Speaker S ize 5 1 / 4 Inches Impedanc e of M icrophon e J ack 60 0 Ω Impedanc e of (Stereo) Headphones Jack 16–32 Ω Power Output 10 Wa t ts per Channel Remo t e Contr ol Powe r 2 AAA Bat- teries (Cat.
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