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Cat. No. 13-1277
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SYSTEM 730
Mini Stereo Component System
with 7-Disc Elevator CD Changer
50-Track Memory and Random Play
AM/FM Stereo Tuner with 24 Presets
Dual Cassettes with CD Synchro
and Hi-Speed Dubbing
5-Inch Speakers
Extended Bass
3 Preset Equalizer Settings
Clock
Wake Timer
Sleep Timer
and Remote Control
R
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13-1277.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM FEATURES Your Optimus System 730 Mini Ste- CASSETTE DECK FEATURES reo Component System offers, in one attractive package, all of the fea- Consecutive Play — lets you auto- tures you need for excellent stereo matically play two cassette tapes, sound and entertainment. The Sys- one after the other. tem 730 includes a 7-disc elevator CD changer, AM/FM stereo tuner, Multiple Source Recording — lets dual hi-speed cassette deck, speak- you record
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13-1277.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES Note: The remote control requires two AAA batteries (not supplied) for Remote Control — lets you control power. most of the System 730’s functions from a distance. Read this manual carefully. It will help you get the most enjoyment Dual Backlit LCD Displays — clear- from your System 730. ly displays your system’s indicators for easy viewing in almost any light- For your records, we urge you to ing condition. record the
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13-1277.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Most CDs that can be played on this Note: Most material on compact changer have this mark on them: discs and prerecorded tapes is copy- righted. Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted material is a violation of the copyright laws of most countries and such duplication may result in fines and/or imprisonment. Note, however, that in the United States, it is not a violation of U.S. copyright Warning: This CD changer employs laws for a consumer
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13-1277.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparation ..................................................................................................... 7 Connecting the Speakers .......................................................................... 7 Speaker Placement ............................................................................. 7 Connecting the FM Antenna ...................................................................... 8 Connecting an
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13-1277.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Cassette Deck Operation ............................................................................ 25 Loading a Tape ........................................................................................ 25 Playing a Tape ......................................................................................... 26 Consecutive Play .............................................................................. 26 Recording onto a Cassette Ta
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13-1277.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM PREPARATION Important: Complete all other con- Note: You can use the set of termi- nections to the System 730 before nals marked SURROUND SPEAKER you connect it to power. to connect surround sound speakers (not supplied) to your System 730. Your local Radio Shack sells a wide selection of surround sound speak- CONNECTING THE ers. SPEAKERS 1. Press open the pair of terminal Speaker Placement + tabs marked MAIN SPEAKERS/ R – on the back of t
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13-1277.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Notes: CONNECTING THE FM • See “Using an Additional Audio ANTENNA Source” to operate an external To connect the supplied FM antenna, audio source with the System loosen the screw caps on the termi- 730. nals marked FM ANTENNA/300Ω on • If you connect a turntable to the the back of the System 730, slip the System 730, the turntable must antenna’s spade lugs onto the termi- have a built-in equalizer ampli- nals, then tighten the screw caps. fi
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13-1277.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM •If TIME disappears before you SETTING THE finish setting the hour and CURRENT TIME minute, start again from Step 1. 1. Press POWER to turn on the • When power is disconnected or System 730, then press DIS- interrupted, then restored, the PLAY once. TIME and the last- last known time flashes on the set time appear on the display. display. If this happens, reset the time. INSTALLING BATTERIES IN THE REMOTE CONTROL The remote control requir
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13-1277.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM 2. Insert the batteries into the com- To connect headphones, plug the 1 partment as indicated by the headphone’s /8-inch plug into the polarity symbols (+ and –) PHONES jack on the front of the Sys- marked inside. tem 730. 3. Replace the cover. Note: Connecting headphones auto- matically disconnects the System Notes: 730’s speakers. • If you will not be using the remote control for a month or Listening Safely more, remove the batteries. • Yo
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13-1277.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM BASIC OPERATION Note: The buttons on the remote USING THE control and the system’s front panel DEMONSTRATION operate several of the same func- FEATURE tions, although they might be labeled differently. You can use either of To showcase the features of your these controls to operate the System System 730 and its dual display, 730. press DEMO, or press and hold DIS- PLAY for about 2 seconds. The sys- Caution: Exposing the remote con- tem rep
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13-1277.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Adjusting the Balance SETTING THE SOUND To change the sound balance be- tween the left and right speakers, ro- Adjusting the Volume tate BALANCE toward L (left) or R To increase the system’s volume, (right). turn VOLUME toward MAX, or press + VOLUME on the remote control. To decrease the volume, turn VOLUME toward MIN, or press VOLUME – on the remote control. Using Extended Bass (X-Bass) To enhance the System 730’s bass X-BASS sound, press
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13-1277.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM At all times during radio, CD, and Changing the Preset cassette play and/or recording, light Graphic Equalizer Settings bars rise and fall on the system’s left display to show the current sound The sound produced by your System level for each of the five frequencies. 730 is delivered over five different In addition, a light bar marked LEV- sound frequencies — 70 Hz, 300 Hz, EL shows the average level of all 1 KHz, 3.5 KHz, and 10 KHz. You c
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13-1277.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM RADIO OPERATION To rapidly scan for a station, LISTENING TO THE press AUTO/MANUAL, or O/ RADIO AUTO on the remote control, so AUTO appears on the display. 1.Repeatedly press TUNER to Then press and hold TUNING UP select the desired band. Select or DOWN, or TUNING s or t on AM for AM stations, or FM1 or the remote control, for about 1 FM2 for FM stations. As you second. When you release it, press TUNER, AM, FM1 or FM2 the tuner automatically
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13-1277.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM • To improve reception for weak 3. Press MEMORY. MEMORY FM stereo stations, press appears on the display. STEREO/MODE so MONO (monaural) appears on the display. The sound is no longer in stereo, but reception should improve. To return to stereo sound, press STEREO/ MODE. • For the best FM reception, 4. Within 3 seconds, press a num- fully extend the FM antenna. ber (1-8) for the memory loca- • The AM antenna is built-in. To tion where you wa
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13-1277.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM • When power is disconnected or interrupted for 50 hours or more, the System 730 loses all of its memory settings. Recalling a Stored Station 1. Press TUNER to select the desired band. 2.Press the desired station’s memory number (1-8). P, the memory number, STATION, and the frequency number appear on the display. 16
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13-1277.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM CD CHANGER OPERATION The System 730 lets you load up to 3. Press OPEN/LOAD. The CD seven CDs at once and gives you changer drawer opens. many options to control the way 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 Playing a CD”). 4. Carefully place a CD in the drawer with the label facing up. LOADING AND PLAYING A CD 1. Press CD. CD, the last selected CD numbe
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13-1277.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM 6. To play the last CD you loaded, 7. Set VOLUME (or press VOLUME + press PLAY , or CD on the or – on the remote control) to remote control. the desired level, and select the desired X-BASS and graphic equalizer settings. 8. The System 730 automatically stops play at the end of the high- est numbered CD loaded in the system. For example, if you have four CDs loaded, play To play a different CD, press the stops automatically at the end of de
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13-1277.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM control. The CD rapidly advances SPECIAL CD CHANGER and you hear the music at a high FEATURES speed and low volume. Release the button to resume normal Automatic Search Music play. System (ASMS) The automatic search music system Random Play lets you skip forward or backward through the tracks on all loaded CDs. The System 730 lets you set the CD changer to play the tracks on all CDs in random order. 1. With at least one CD in the CD change
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13-1277.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM 2. To briefly stop random play, press PAUSE on the main system. appears on the dis- play. To resume play, press PLAY , or CD on the remote control. disappears. 3. The System 730 automatically stops random play after it has played all tracks on all loaded CDs. To stop the CD changer at any time during random play, To continuously repeat an entire pro- press STOP , or CD on grammed sequence, first program the remote control. RANDOM, the t
