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Cat. No. 12-2114
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
In-Dash AM/FM Stereo Cassette
with Auto-Reverse
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12-2114.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM FEATURES Your Optimus In-Dash AM/FM Ste- Advanced FM Tuning Adjustment reo Cassette with Auto-Reverse has — automatically changes FM recep- many practical, easy-to-use features, tion on weak stations from stereo to and you can install it in almost any mono, to improve reception of those vehicle. The stereo’s anti-theft face- stations. plate is easy to remove, making the stereo inoperative. The tuner’s digital — automati- FM Signal Enhancer
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12-2114.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM Tone and Balance Controls — let you adjust high and low sounds and the balance between the left and right speakers, so you can tailor the sound to suit your preferences. Digital Synthesized Circuitry — gives you precise tuning and drift- free reception. We recommend you record your ste- reo’s serial number here. The num- ber is on the top cover of the stereo. Serial Number: ________________ 3
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12-2114.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM CONTENTS Installation ...................................................................................................... 5 Before You Begin the Installation .............................................................. 5 Preparing the Mounting Area .............................................................. 5 Routing Speaker Wires ....................................................................... 5 Making the Connections .......
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12-2114.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM INSTALLATION fits your vehicle’s mounting area. BEFORE YOU BEGIN This autosound stereo system is a THE INSTALLATION 1 DIN-E size unit that requires a 2 / - 16 3 11 inch high by 7 / -inch wide by 6 / - 16 16 Before you install your stereo, read inch deep (52 ¥ 182 ¥ 170 mm) all the instructions in this owner’s mounting area. manual. You should be able to an- swer all of these questions about Note: If the mounting area is too your vehicle’s e
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12-2114.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM Important: Do not cut these wires. If described in the following sec- you cut any wire, you cannot obtain a tions before you plug the har- refund or exchange on this product. ness with the 14-pin connector However, your local RadioShack into the stereo. If you do not store will provide warranty service if make connections in the order you cut a wire and find the product is shown, damage to the stereo is defective. possible if any wire connec
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12-2114.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM Using an Adapter Harness If you are replacing an existing stereo, or if your vehicle has been factory-wired for autosound compo- nents, you might be able to use an adapter harness to connect the pow- er and speakers. RadioShack stores 2. Connect the black GROUND (–) sell adapter harnesses for most ve- wire to a chassis ground, such hicles. as a metal screw attached to a metal part of the vehicle’s frame. Follow the directions that come with
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12-2114.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM memory and clock display when the ignition is turned off. 8
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12-2114.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM 5. Cut the loop at the end of the Connecting the Antenna blue/white AMP REMOTE TURN 1 ON wire, strip about / inch of Connect the vehicle’s antenna cable 2 insulation from its end, then con- to the antenna jack on the back of the nect it to any optional equip- stereo. ment, designed to run from a switched source, that you want Back of Stereo the stereo to turn on and off Antenna (such as a booster or a power Connector antenna). This wire does
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12-2114.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM 2. Disconnect the wire harness and TESTING THE the antenna. CONNECTIONS Turn on your vehicle’s ignition and install your stereo’s faceplate (see “Installing the Faceplate” on Page 13). The stereo’s display lights and the last station you tuned ap- REL 3. Press (release) on the left pears after about 5 seconds. side of the faceplate to remove the faceplate, then snap the If the stereo does not work, immedi- plastic collar off of the front
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12-2114.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM 5. Insert the sleeve into the dash and bend out all the side tabs with a screwdriver to secure the sleeve. 9. Snap the plastic collar onto the 6. Reconnect the wire harness and front of the stereo. the antenna. 10. Reconnect the cable to the vehi- 7. Slide the stereo into the sleeve cle’s negative (–) battery termi- until it locks into place. nal. Then install the stereo’s faceplate (see “Installing the If you are securing the stereo to Fac
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12-2114.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM 5. Insert both of the supplied keys REMOVING THE into the slots at the middle left STEREO FROM THE and right sides of the sleeve, DASH press the keys inward until they lock into place, then slide the If you ever want to remove the stereo stereo out of the dash. from the dash, follow these steps. 1. Disconnect the cable from your – vehicle’s negative ( ) battery ter- minal. 6. Disconnect the wire harness and the antenna. 2. If you secured
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12-2114.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM USING THE FACEPLATE The stereo’s faceplate must be in REMOVING THE place for the stereo to operate. When FACEPLATE you remove it, the display turns off and the stereo cannot be used. This 1. Press REL. You hear a click and is a simple but effective security the faceplate swings out. measure. Any stored stations remain in memo- ry when the faceplate is removed. INSTALLING THE REL FACEPLATE 2.Remove the faceplate, then Avoid pushing on the
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12-2114.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM BASIC OPERATION 3. While holding down F/C, repeat- TURNING THE STEREO edly press TUNE until the ste- s ON AND OFF reo displays the correct minute. (To quickly advance the minute, To turn on the stereo, turn PWR./ hold down TUNE .) s VOL. clockwise until it clicks. To turn off the stereo, turn PWR./VOL. coun- PWR. BALANCE TONE terclockwise until it clicks. VOL. STEREO CASSE REL F/C PWR. BALANCE TONE TUNE 1 ASM SEEK 4 BAND VOL. STEREO CASSE
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12-2114.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM BALANCE — rotate to adjust the bal- ance between the right and left speakers. TONE — rotate to increase or de- crease high sounds. BAND — press to select the desired band and memory group. ASM — hold down to automatically scan and store the next six strong stations in the selected band, or press to scan all stations stored in a selected memory group (see “Memo- ry Tuning” on Page 16). F/C — press to display the current frequency or the cloc
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12-2114.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM RADIO OPERATION 4. Adjust PWR./VOL., BALANCE PLAYING THE RADIO and TONE as desired. 1. If the stereo is off, turn PWR./ Notes: VOL. clockwise until it clicks to turn it on. The radio automati- • ST appears when an FM signal cally tunes to the last station is received in stereo. selected. • Each time you press BAND, the radio tunes to the last station TONE PWR. BALANCE selected in the band. VOL. STEREO CASSE REL • To temporarily display the
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12-2114.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM 4. To stop searching for stations Automatically Storing before all stations are stored, Stations press ASM again. 1. Repeatedly press BAND until the stereo displays the band and Manually Storing Stations memory group where you want to store a group of stations. For 1. Repeatedly press BAND until the example, to store the first group stereo displays the band and of AM stations into AM 1, press memory group where you want BAND until AM 1 app
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12-2114.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM Selecting a Stored Station To select a station, repeatedly press BAND to select the desired memory group, then press the desired memo- ry location button. : Do not hold down the memory Note location button. This stores the cur- rently tuned station into that location. Scanning Stored Stations The radio can scan all stored sta- tions in the selected memory group, pausing for about 5 seconds at each station. The radio can also scan all stored
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12-2114.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM CASSETTE PLAYER OPERATION 5. Press all the way in to stop PLAYING A CASSETTE the tape and eject it. The radio plays. Caution: Avoid using C-120 cas- sette tapes. They are very thin and can easily become tangled in the ONE tape-handling parts. STEREO CASSETTE RECEIVER Follow these steps to play a cassette 12 3 tape. 45 6 1. Take up any slack by turning the cassette’s hub with your finger Caution: We recommend you or a pencil. (Avoid touchin
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12-2114.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:35 PM Fast-Forward and Rewind To fast-forward or rewind the current side, press or depending on which side of the tape is playing. The tape quickly winds. Play resumes when the end of the tape side is reached or when you briefly press . STEREO CASSETTE RECEIVER 12 3 45 6 To stop fast forward or rewind before the end of the tape, gently press and release the opposite button ( or ) or . Play continues. 20
