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Cat. No. 12-2154/2155
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
High-Power In-Dash
AM/FM Stereo CD Player
with Loud Feature (12-2154)
with Favorite Sound Memory (12-2155)
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12-2154.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM FEATURES Your Optimus High-Power In-Dash CD PLAYER AM/FM Stereo CD Player has many practical, easy-to-use features, and Audible Search — lets you rapidly you can install it in almost any vehicle. play a CD in either direction to locate The stereo’s anti-theft control panel a desired section of a track. lets you quickly remove it, making the stereo inoperative. The auto travel Intro Scan — scans and plays the programming feature lets you store
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12-2154.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM Seek Tuning — searches forward or Line-Out Jacks — make it easy to backward to the next strong station in connect a booster. the selected band. This makes finding a station quick and easy. Loudness Button (12-2154 only) — lets you increase the low range of Digital Synthesized Circuitry — sounds at low volume levels. gives you precise tuning and drift-free reception. Favorite Sound Memories (FSM) (12-2155 only) — let you store cur- Advanced FM
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12-2154.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM CONTENTS Installation ............................................................................................................ 6 Before You Begin the Installation .................................................................... 6 Preparing the Mounting Area .................................................................... 6 Routing Speaker Wires ............................................................................. 6 Removin
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12-2154.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM Repeat Play .................................................................................................. 24 Scanning the Tracks ..................................................................................... 24 Switching Between the CD and the Radio .................................................... 24 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................ 25 Resetting t
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12-2154.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM INSTALLATION 1 1 7 /2-inch wide by 7 /4-inch deep (57 ¥ BEFORE YOU BEGIN 190 ¥ 186 mm) mounting area. THE INSTALLATION Note: If the mounting area is too Before you install your stereo, read all large, you might be able to mount the the instructions in this owner’s manu- stereo with an in-dash installation kit, al. You should be able to answer all of available at your local RadioShack these questions about your vehicle’s store. Follow the ins
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12-2154.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM Cautions: • For added safety and to protect your stereo, disconnect the cable (illus) from your vehicle battery’s nega- tive (–) terminal before you begin. Note: Save the shipping screw in case you ever want to mail or ship the stereo. You can secure it to the back of the stereo with a piece of tape. • Be sure your speakers can handle 64 watts of power (16 watts per channel). Each speaker must MAKING THE have an impedance of at least 4 CONNE
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12-2154.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM Note: The wires in the wiring harness Connecting Ground, Power, have the following colors and labels. and Optional Components Follow these steps to connect the har- ness with the 14-pin connector to ground, primary and memory backup power, and optional components. (illus) (illus) 1. Disconnect the cable from your Using an Adapter Harness vehicle’s negative (–) battery ter- minal. If you are replacing an existing stereo, or if your vehicle ha
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12-2154.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM 3. Connect the red power wire (with Connecting an Equalizer/ in-line fuse holder) to a point in Booster your vehicle’s fuse block that has power only when you turn the If you are connecting the stereo to a vehicle’s key to either the acces- separate equalizer or booster, you sory (ACC) or START position. need additional wires (not included). This connection turns on the ste- reo when you turn on the ignition To increase the total power output
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12-2154.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM Connecting One Pair of Speakers For 12-2155: If you are using only one pair of speakers, follow Steps 1–4 in “Connecting Two Pairs of Speakers” (illus) on Page 9 to connect the harness with the 14-pin connector to the speakers. 1. Connect the gray wire to the right front speaker’s positive terminal. (illus) This terminal is usually marked with a plus (+) sign or red mark. 2. Connect the gray/black wire to the right front speaker’s negative
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12-2154.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM 1. Connect the gray wire to the right speaker’s positive terminal. This terminal is usually marked with a (illus showing harness plus (+) sign or red mark. being reconnected) 2. Connect the violet wire to the right speaker’s negative terminal. This terminal might be marked with a minus (–) sign or it might not be marked at all. 3. Connect the white wire to the left speaker’s positive terminal. 4. Connect the green wire to the left speaker’s
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12-2154.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM 4. Remove the tape that holds the MOUNTING THE STEREO sleeve in place and slide the sleeve off of the stereo. Be sure you verify that the stereo is connected properly (see “Testing the Connections” on Page 11). Then fol- low these steps to mount the stereo. 1. Make sure the ignition is turned (illus) off, then disconnect the cable from – your vehicle’s negative ( ) battery terminal. Note: If you have a Cat. No. 12- 2154 stereo, you have alr
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12-2154.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM wrench to attach the short end of the supplied mounting bolt to the back of the stereo. If necessary, bend the metal strap to fit your vehicle’s mounting area. Then use either the supplied sheet metal screws or the other bolt (with attached washer) to attach the other end of the strap to a solid metal part of the vehicle (illus) under the dashboard. This strap also helps ensure proper electrical grounding of the stereo. 7. Reconnect the wire
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12-2154.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM 4. Insert the supplied keys into the REMOVING THE STEREO slots at the left and right sides of FROM THE DASH the stereo. Press the keys down- ward and slide the stereo out of If you ever want to remove the stereo the dash. from the dash, follow these steps. 1. Disconnect the cable from your vehicle’s negative (–) battery ter- minal. (illus - show keys on slots) Note: The keys are labeled to show their top edges. 2. If you secured the stereo
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12-2154.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM USING THE CONTROL PANEL The stereo’s control panel must be in REMOVING THE place for the stereo to operate. When CONTROL PANEL you remove it, the display turns off and the stereo cannot be used. This is 1. Press RLS. You hear a click and a simple but effective security mea- the control panel swings out. sure. Any stored stations remain in memory when the control panel is removed. (illus - show control panel swing) INSTALLING THE CONTROL PA
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12-2154.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM BASIC OPERATION Unless otherwise noted, all illustra- 3.While holding down CLOCK, tions in this manual show the Cat. No. repeatedly press TUNE/SEEK 12-2155 stereo. TRACK – until the stereo displays the correct minute. (To continu- ously advance the minute, hold down TUNE/SEEK TRACK –.) TURNING THE STEREO ON AND OFF (illus) To turn on the stereo, press ON/OFF. The buttons and display light. To turn off the stereo, press ON/OFF again. Notes:
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12-2154.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM you adjust the fader toward the ADJUSTING THE SOUND rear speakers, R and a number appear. When you listen to your stereo, adjust these controls to suit your listening •If bAS, TRE, bAL, or FAd and the preferences. number disappear before you press + or –, repeatedly press AUDIO CONTROL SEL until the setting you want reappears, then (illus) repeatedly press or hold down + or – to set it. • To set bass, treble, balance, and fader to their cent
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12-2154.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM so you can recall it later. You can store two FSM (favorite sound memory) settings. Follow these steps to store an FSM CLOCK setting. While the radio or a CD is playing, 1. Repeatedly press FSM until FSM press CLOCK to display the clock. I or FSM II appears. (new illus) (illus) 2. Adjust the volume, bass, treble, TURNING THE KEY TONE balance and fader using the infor- ON AND OFF mation in “Adjusting the Sound” on Page 17. The stereo is pre
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12-2154.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM RADIO OPERATION Manual Tuning: Repeatedly PLAYING THE RADIO press TUNE/SEEK TRACK – or + to tune down or up the selected ON/OFF 1. Press to turn on the ste- band. reo. The radio automatically tunes to the last station and band Seek Tuning: Hold down TUNE/ selected. SEEK TRACK – or + for about 1 second to tune to the next lower or higher station. 4. Press AUDIO CONTROL SEL + or – (add new illus) to increase or decrease the vol- ume as desir
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12-2154.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 3:34 PM 2. Hold down ATP (automatic travel Storing Stations programming) for about 2 sec- 1. Repeatedly press BND to select onds. The stereo displays ATP, the desired memory group (AM, scans the selected band, and FMI, or FMII). automatically stores the first 6 strong stations it finds in auto- 2. Tune to the station you want to matic travel programming mem- store. ory. 3. Hold down the desired memory channel button until P-, the mem- ory channel nu
