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Cat. No. 14-546A B
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CD-3321
Portable Triple-Play Compact Disc Player
with AM/FM Stereo Dual-Cassette Recorder
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14-546a.fm Page 2 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM FEATURES Your Optimus CD-3321 Portable Triple- Other Special Features Play Compact Disc Player combines a E-Bass Control CD player, an AM/FM radio, and a dou- — boosts low tones for ble cassette player with detachable an emphasized bass sound. speakers — all in one convenient, porta- Three Power Options ble package. — lets you pow- er the CD-3321 from internal batteries (not supplied), standard AC power (with CD Player Features the supplied A
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14-546a.fm Page 3 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM Warning: This system employs a laser light beam. Only a qualified service per- son should remove the cover or attempt to service this device, due to possible eye injury. CDs that can be played on this player have this mark on them: Note: Most material on compact discs and prerecorded tapes is copyrighted. Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted material is a violation of the copyright laws of most countries and such duplica- tion may resul
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14-546a.fm Page 4 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................. 5 Connecting the Speakers ................................................................................... 5 Connecting Power .............................................................................................. 6 Using Batteries .......................................................................
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14-546a.fm Page 5 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM PREPARATION 2. Align the tracks on the side of the CONNECTING THE left speaker with the tracks on the SPEAKERS left end of the main system and slide the speaker down until it clicks into Caution: Do not plug in the power cord place. until you connect the speakers. Operat- ing the CD-3321 without connected speakers could damage it. illus The connecting wires for the CD-3321’s detachable speakers are rolled up in the recessed area at the bac
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14-546a.fm Page 6 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM Follow these steps to install batteries. 1. Remove the battery compartment cover by pushing the cover’s two illus tabs in the direction of the arrows. illus CONNECTING POWER You can power your CD-3321 from any of three power sources: 2. Insert eight D batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) • internal batteries marked inside the battery compart- • standard AC power (with the sup- ment. plied power cord) •your vehicle’s cigare
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14-546a.fm Page 7 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM Note: If you do not plan to use the sys- Using Your Vehicle’s Cigarette- tem for several days, or if you plan to Lighter Socket power the system using only AC or DC power, remove the batteries. To power the CD-3321 from your vehi- cle’s cigarette-lighter socket, you need a DC adapter (not supplied), such as Cat. Using AC Power No. 270-1528. To use AC power, plug the supplied Cautions: AC 120V 60Hz power cord into the jack on the back of the
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14-546a.fm Page 8 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM Insert the DC adapter’s 5.5 outer diame- • Set the volume to its lowest setting ter/2.1 inner diameter barrel plug into before you begin listening. After you DC 12V the jack on the back of the CD- begin listening, adjust the volume to 3321, then plug the DC adapter into a comfortable listening level. your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket. • Do not listen at extremely high vol- ume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanen
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14-546a.fm Page 9 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM USING THE RADIO POWER BAND FM 1. Press to turn on the system. stations, set to . The The POWER indicator lights. sound is no longer in stereo, but reception should improve. VOLUME 5. Adjust to a comfortable lis- illus tening level. illus FUNCTION TUNER 2. Set to . 6. To enhance the bass sound, press illus E-BASS . illus 3. Set BAND to AM, FM, or FM STEREO. illus 7. Adjust BALANCE as needed. 4. Adjust TUNING to the desired sta- illus tion
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14-546a.fm Page 10 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM USING THE CD PLAYER 5. Close the compartment door. After a LOADING AND PLAYING A few seconds, the CD’s total number CD of tracks and total playing time appear. POWER 1. Press to turn on the system. The POWER indicator lights. FUNCTION CD 2. Set to . 00 then dISC appears. illus PLAY/PAUSE 6. Press . The track num- ber and the elapsed time of the cur- illus rent track appear. The CD then plays all the tracks in order. PUSH OPEN 3. Press .
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14-546a.fm Page 11 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM Repeat SPECIAL FEATURES You can repeatedly play one track, a Pause programmed sequence, or an entire CD (see “Programmed Play” on Page 12). You can pause a CD during play by PLAY/PAUSE pressing . appears and the CD stops playing. illus illus REPEAT To repeat a single track, press before or during play. REPEAT 1 ap- pears. PLAY/PAUSE To resume play, press again. disappears and the CD plays. To repeat an entire CD or programmed REPEAT sequ
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14-546a.fm Page 12 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM To search backward, hold down PROGRAMMED PLAY SEARCH during play. Release SEARCH to resume normal play. You can program up to 21 tracks on a CD to play in any sequence. Automatic Search Music 1. Load a CD into the CD compart- System (ASMS) ment and close the door. The dis- play shows the CD’s total number of You can use the automatic search music tracks and total playing time. system to skip forward or backward through tracks on a CD or
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14-546a.fm Page 13 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM • After programming a sequence of CD AND CD PLAYER PRO- tracks, repeatedly press CARE TIPS GRAM to review the tracks you have already programmed. Although a CD is very durable, you •To edit the programmed should handle it with care. We recom- PRO- sequence, repeatedly press mend the following precautions. GRAM until the desired memory • Keep the CD in its protective case or location appears. Then press sleeve when you are not playing it.
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14-546a.fm Page 14 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM Cautions: • To avoid damaging the CD player, do not place anything but a CD in the CD compartment. • Remove any loaded CD from the CD player before moving the CD- 3321 to prevent damaging the CD. • Moving the CD player suddenly from a cold place to a warmer one can cause moisture to form on the pickup lens and disrupt operation. If this happens, wait about 2 hours for the moisture to evaporate before playing a CD. 14
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14-546a.fm Page 15 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM USING THE CASSETTE PLAYER You can play your favorite cassette 3. Load a cassette tape with the side tapes and make recordings from the you want to play facing you, the CD-3321’s CD player or radio, or anoth- exposed tape edge down, and the er tape with the CD-3321’s cassette full reel to the left. decks. illus LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE Follow these steps to load a cassette tape in Tape 1 or Tape 2. 4. Close the compartment door. 1. Take up a
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14-546a.fm Page 16 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM POWER 3. Press to turn on the system. Consecutive Play The POWER indicator lights. The CD-3321 can play one side of a tape in Tape 2, then automatically play one side of a tape in Tape 1. illus With tapes loaded in both Tape 1 and PLAY Tape 2, press on Tape 2, and PAUSE PLAY press then on Tape 1. 4. Press PLAY on the deck you are using. The button locks down and The tape in Tape 2 plays to the end of the tape begins to play. the first s
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14-546a.fm Page 17 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM • Before recording, be sure the erase- Using Pause protection tabs are in place on the PAUSE Press to temporarily stop play. cassette tape you are using to PAUSE Press again to resume play. record. See “Preventing Accidental Erasure” on Page 19. Caution: If you try to record on a illus (arrow cassette tape that has had the shouldn’t erase-protection tabs removed, you cover PLAY) RECORD cannot press down . Do not force it, as this can dama
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14-546a.fm Page 18 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM RECORD 5. Press on Tape 1. Both 6. The tape automatically stops when it RECORD PLAY and lock down. The reaches the end. To stop recording CD starts playing and Tape 1 begins before the tape reaches the end, STOP/EJECT recording from the CD. press on Tape 1. Notes: Dubbing a Cassette Tape • You can listen to the CD as you record. Follow these steps to dub (copy) from • If you want to skip an unwanted one cassette deck to the other, one
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14-546a.fm Page 19 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM • To dub the tape at normal speed, TAPE TIPS FUNCTION TAPE DUBBING set to NORM . Erasing a Cassette Tape • To dub the tape at about twice the If you no longer want a recording, you FUNCTION normal speed, set to can record over it or erase it. To record TAPE DUBBING HIGH . (You will over a cassette tape, simply record over hear a high-pitched sound during the previous recording. To erase the en- recording.) tire cassette tape, let the tape
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14-546a.fm Page 20 Wednesday, April 7, 1999 6:57 AM If you want to record on a tape side after you have removed the erase-protection tab, place a piece of strong plastic tape over that side’s erase-protection hole. Be sure you cover only the hole original- ly covered by the erase-protection tab. Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality After playing a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate. To restor
