Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product SYSTEM 748 Optimus
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SYSTEM 748 Cat. No. 13-1296 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . S y s t em 74 8 Mini Stereo C omponen t S ystem 13-1 29 6.fm Page 1 Wedne sd a y, Jul y 14, 1 999 7: 16 PM.
2 FEA TURES © 1 997 T andy Corpo rati on. A ll Ri ghts Re ser ved. RadioS hac k an d Op timus are r egis tered tr ade marks use d b y T andy Co rpora tio n. Your Optim us System 748 Min i Stereo Component S ystem o ffers all the ver- satile features you need for excellent stereo sound and entertainme nt, c om - bined in one c ompact package .
3 Consecu t ive Play æ automatically plays o ne side of two tapes in se- quence. Auto-Stop — protects the tape and tape-handl ing part s by auto matically stopping the tap e when it reaches the end. Note: The System 74 8 requires two AAA batteries (not supplied) for the re- mote con trol and two A A batteries (not supplied) for system backup.
4 FCC INF ORMA T ION This syste m complie s with the limi ts for a Class B digital device as speci- fied in Part 15 of FCC Ru les . The se limits provide reasona ble protection against TV or radio interference in a residential area. However, your sys- tem migh t cause TV or radi o interfer- ence even when it is operating properly.
5 CONTENTS Pr ep ara ti on .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... ... .... ... .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... ... . 6 Connecti n g the Spea ke rs ... ... .. ..... ... ..... .. .. ..... ... .
6 PREPARA TION Note: Com plete all other conn ecti o ns before you connect the system to AC power and turn it on. CONNECTING THE SP EA K ER S 1. Press the red s peak er terminal t ab labeled SPEAKER R on the back of th e system, put the stripped end of the ri ght sp eaker ’s striped w ire into t he t erminal, then release th e tab.
7 INSTALLING TH E SYSTEM’ S BACKUP BATTERIES To retain the preset radio stations dur- ing an A C pow er loss, install two al k a- line AA batteries (such as Cat. No. 23- 557) into the system’s battery com- partment. 1. Push i n the battery compa rtment cover ’s tab a nd lift off the cover.
8 Cautio n: If y ou ar e no t g oi ng t o us e t he r em ote co ntr ol f o r a mo nth or more, remove its batteries. Batteries can leak dama ging c hemicals. You can use the remote control up to a di stanc e of about 25 feet. If the re- mote control operates erratically or does not work, repl ace bo th batteries.
9 BASIC O PERATION Follow these steps to operate y o ur syste m. 1. Press POWER t o turn on the sys- tem . ST A N DB Y tur ns off, the display ligh ts, and the las t se- lected system setti ngs appe ar . 2. Set T APE/TUNER/CD to se lect th e mode, so appears around the sele cted m ode.
10 USING THE REMOT E CONTROL The remote cont rol’ s butto ns h ave the same functions as the corresponding butt ons o n the m ain syst em. To use t he remot e control, point it t o- ward REMOTE SENSOR on the system and press the desired buttons . Notes: • Mak e sure you have a clear path between the rem ote control and th e s ens or .
11 T UNER OPERATION 1. Set T APE/TUNER/CD to TUNER . The syst e m automat ically tunes to the station that was pla ying when the system was turned off or when it was last set to TU N ER . 2. Set AM/FM to the d esired band. The selected ba nd and the last selected station in that band ap- pear .
12 AUTOMA TIC T UNIN G You can use autom atic tuning to skip to the next availab le station in your ar- ea. Pr ess AUTO SCAN . The tuner auto- matically searche s up the band and stops when it finds the nex t active st a- tion. MEMORY T UNING You can store up to 10 A M and 10 FM stations in memo ry.
13 Note: T h is increases the memory location number by 5. For exam- ple, if you press MEM OR Y , then SHIF T , then 5/0 , the radio stores the select ed frequen cy into m em- ory loca ti on 10. 4. Repeat Step s 1–3 for the oth er band. To recall preset stations 1–5, simply press the desired me mory location button.
14 CD PLAYE R OPERATION LOADING A CD 1. Set T APE/TUNER/CD to CD . 2. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD compartm ent. Note: The CD carousel has t hree trays, each la beled with numbers , but onl y two tra ys show at a time when you ope n the CD compart- me nt.
15 PLAYIN G A CD After loading a CD, follow t hese steps to p la y it . 1. Press PLA Y/P AUSE . The CD in t he current tr a y begins to play from Track 1. The system displays , the c urrent t ray num - ber , and the CD ’ s current track number . Notes: • If a tray do es not contain a CD, no ap pears.
16 If a CD is playing : •P r e s s SKIP once to skip t o the be ginning o f the next track . •P r e s s SKIP once to skip back to the beginn ing of the current tr ack. • Repeatedly press SKIP to skip ba c kward or SKIP to skip forward to the beginnin g of the de- sired t rack.
17 4. T o briefly stop random pla y , press PLA Y/P AUSE . appears . T o resume play , press it again. 5. T o stop random pla y , press ST OP the n RANDOM .
18 6. Repeat Steps 3–5 to pr ogram more selecti ons. The display shows ho w many selections y ou have stored. Note: Y ou cannot store more t han 32 sel ections. Any track o r CD stored after the 32 nd selection re- places th at track or CD. 7. Press PLA Y/ P AUSE to p l ay the tr acks in t he programmed order .
19 CD CARE TIPS Even tho ugh a compact disc is very durable, trea t the CD ’s surface w ith care. We recommend th e following precautions: • Do not pl ace anything but a CD in the disc t r ay .
20 CASSETTE DECK OPERATION The system has two casset t e de cks. You ca n u se bo th f or no rmal pl ay back and consecut ive play, and you can also use Deck 1 for dubbi ng (record- ing). Both Deck 1 (1 RECORD/PLAY- BAC K) and Deck 2 (P LAYBACK 2) have a full-release auto-stop system to protect tapes and preven t pinch roll- er dama ge.
21 Notes: • T o tempo rarily stop playback , press P AUSE . Pre ss P AUSE again to continue playback. • T o fast-forward or rewind the t ape, pr ess STOP/EJECT , then press FA S T - F or RE- WIND . • T o stop fast-forward or rewind, press STOP/EJECT .
22 Notes: • T ape qual ity greatly aff e cts the quality of the recording. We rec- ommen d regular length (60- or 90- minute) cas s e tte tapes. For low- noise, wide-range recordings, u se normal-bias tape. • The recording level is pres et. X- BASS , STEREO WIDE , and VOL- UME ha ve no e f fect on t he reco rd- ing level or quality .
23 Re co rd ing fr om a CD 1. Load a bl an k c as sette tape, or one you wa nt to record over , into Deck 1. 2. Press P AUSE then RECORD . PLA Y and RECORD loc k down. 3. Set T APE/TUNER/CD to CD . 4. Load the desired CDs in the CD player . 5. Select the desired CD track or program a sequen ce (if you do not want to record an entire CD in or- der).
24 T APE T I PS Pre ventin g Acci dental Erasu re Cassette tapes have two eras e- protection tab s æ on e for each side. To protect a rec ording from bein g ac- cidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to rem ove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase- protection t abs.
25 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Op timus S ys tem 7 48 Mini Stereo Comp onent S ys tem is a n ex am ple of supe- rior design an d craft sman shi p. The follow in g sugg esti ons w ill he lp you c are for the syste m so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the sy stem dry.
26 CLEANING THE T APE- HANDLING PARTS Dirt, dust or particles of th e tape’ s coating can accumul ate on the tape heads a nd other parts th at the tape touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of the cassett e player. Use the foll owing cleanin g procedure after every 20 hours of tape player op- eration.
27 SPECIFICATIONS Cassette T ape Speed .. ............................... .......................................... 1 7 / 8 ips (4.75 cm/sec) W ow an d Flu tte r ..... ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .. ..... ..... .... ..... ..... .... ... ..... .... .
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