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Cat. No. 14-1246
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SCP-105
Digital AM/FM
Stereo Cassette Player
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14-1246.fm Page 2 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-105 Digital AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player delivers excellent stereo sound through your headphones or amplified speaker system. The SCP-105 is portable so you can listen to cassette tapes or the AM/FM radio just about any- where. Important: To listen to your SCP-105, you need a pair of 1 headphones or amplified speakers (not supplied) with a /8- inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug. Your local RadioShack store sells a wide varie
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14-1246.fm Page 3 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM Three Power Options — let you power your SCP-105 from internal batteries (not supplied), standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter), or your vehicle’s battery (with an option- al DC adapter). Belt Clip — lets you attach the SCP-105 to your belt for hands-free carrying when you are on the go. Game Function — lets you enjoy a challenging slot machine or number game anytime, anywhere. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
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14-1246.fm Page 4 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................ 6 Before You Begin .......................................................... 6 Connecting Power ........................................................ 6 Using Batteries ..................................................... 6 Using AC Power .................................................... 9 Using Vehicle Battery Power ........................
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14-1246.fm Page 5 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM Care and Maintenance .................................................... 31 Cleaning the Tape-Handling Parts ............................. 32 Resetting the SCP-105 .............................................. 33 The FCC Wants You to Know ..................................... 34 Specifications .................................................................. 35 5
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14-1246.fm Page 6 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM PREPARATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN To protect the playback head during shipment, a protective foam piece is attached to it. Remove the foam piece before you use the SCP-105’s cassette player. CONNECTING POWER You can power your SCP-105 from: • internal batteries (not supplied) • AC power (using an optional AC adapter) • your vehicle’s battery (using an optional DC adapter) Note: Connecting an adapter automatically disconnects inter- nal batteries
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14-1246.fm Page 7 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recom- mended type. • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of bat- teries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or recharge- able batteries of different capacities. Note: While you replace the batteries, the SCP-105 retains the time and preset station frequencies you stored for about 1 minute. To prevent the time and frequencies from being erased, replace the batter
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14-1246.fm Page 8 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM The SCP-105’s battery indicator shows the amount of battery power remaining. The indicator consists of three sections — the more sections that appear, the higher the battery power. High Medium Low When appears or the SCP-105 stops operating proper- ly, replace or recharge the batteries. Warning: Dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. Do not burn or bury them. Caution: If you do not plan to use the SCP-105 with batteries for a month
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1 - 8 0 0 - 8 14-1246.fm Page 9 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM Important: Your SCP-105 can use nickel- cadmium rechargeable batteries. At the end of a nickel-cadmium battery's useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your local, county, or state hazard- ous waste management authorities for infor- mation on recycling or disposal programs in your area or call 1-800-843-7422. Some options that might be available are: municipal curbside collection, drop-off box- es at
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14-1246.fm Page 10 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM Follow these steps to connect the SCP-105 to AC power. DC 3V 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to . 3V 2. Insert the Adaptaplug into the adapter’s cord so it reads + TIP. 3. Insert the plug into the SCP-105’s jack. DC 3V 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Using Vehicle Battery Power You can power the SCP-105 from a vehicle’s 12V power source (such as cigarette-lighter socket) using a 3V, 200-mA ® DC adapter and a size A
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14-1246.fm Page 11 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM • Always connect the DC adapter to the SCP-105 before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, dis- connect the adapter from the power source before you disconnect it from the SCP-105. Follow these steps to power the SCP-105 from your vehicle’s battery. DC 3V 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Insert the Adaptaplug into the adapter’s cord, so it reads + TIP. 3. Insert the plug into the SCP-105’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug
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14-1246.fm Page 12 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM Note: You cannot set the time while listening to a tape or play- ing the radio. Follow these steps to set the clock. 1. Repeatedly press RADIO ON/OFF BAND (if necessary) to display the clock. 2. Hold down the desired clock’s button (such as 1 for Clock 1) for about 2 seconds. 3. Hold down TIME SET (+5) for about 2 seconds until : (the stops flashing. colon) 12
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14-1246.fm Page 13 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM 4. When you set Clock 1 or 5, repeatedly press HOUR until the desired hour and AM or PM appear. Then, repeatedly press MINUTE until the desired minute and AM or PM appear. (Hold down HOUR or MINUTE to rapidly advance the time digits). When you set Clock 2, 3, or 4, repeatedly press MINUTE. The minute digits increase by 30 minutes each time you press MINUTE. 5. Press TIME SET. : (the colon) flashes and the clock starts. To select a clock,
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14-1246.fm Page 14 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM CONNECTING HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS To connect your headphones or amplified speaker system (not supplied) to the SCP-105, insert the headphones’ or am- 1 plified speaker system’s /8-inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug into the SCP-105’s jack. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin lis- tening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a
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14-1246.fm Page 15 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing. Traffic Safety Do not wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazard and could be illegal in some areas. Even though some headphones let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, the
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14-1246.fm Page 16 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM To remove the belt clip, press PUSH RELEASE, slide the belt clip downward, then lift it off. SETTING THE FREQUENCY RANGES AND STEPS The SCP-105 is preset to tune frequencies in increments of 10 kHz (AM) and 0.2 MHz (FM), which are standard increments in the United States. In Europe and some other parts of the world, AM and FM fre- quencies are broadcast in increments of 9 kHz (AM) and 0.05 MHz (FM). In Japan, AM and FM frequencies are br
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14-1246.fm Page 17 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM To listen to frequencies in Japan, hold down TIME SET and TUNING for about 7 seconds. JP appears briefly and a beep sounds, then the display shows the lowest frequency for the selected band. To listen to frequencies in Europe and countries other , hold down than Japan and the United States TIME SET and for about 7 seconds. EU appears and a TUNING beep sounds, then the display shows the lowest fre- quency for the selected band. 17
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14-1246.fm Page 18 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM To listen to frequencies in the US, hold down TUNING and for about 7 seconds. US appears and a beep sounds, then the display shows the lowest frequency for the selected band. 18
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14-1246.fm Page 19 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM USING THE RADIO 1. Repeatedly press RADIO ON/OFF BAND until the desired band appears (AM, FM1, or FM2). FM1 and FM2 store stations in the same fre- Note: quency range, but in different (separate) memory loca- tions. 2. To select stereo reception, repeatedly press FM ST/ MONO. FM ST appears (if the signal is stereo and strong) or FM ST flashes (if the signal is weak). To listen to weaker stations in mono (for better reception), repeat- ed
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14-1246.fm Page 20 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM 3. Use TUNING or to tune to the desired station using manual or memory tuning (see “Manual Tuning” on Page 21 or “Memory Tuning” on Page 22). 4. Adjust to the desired listening level. VOLUME 5. To emphasize the bass sounds, repeatedly press E-BASS (GAME) until a bar appears above E-BASS – ON. Repeatedly press E-BASS (GAME) until the bar appears above E-BASS – OFF to turn it off. 6. To turn off the radio, repeatedly press RADIO ON/OFF
