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Cat. No. 14-1245
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SCP-98
AM/FM Stereo
Cassette Player
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14-1245.fm Page 2 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-98 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player deliv- ers excellent sound from radio broadcasts or your favorite cas- sette tapes, through optional speakers or stereo headphones. The digital tuner’s PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuitry gives you precise tuning and drift-free reception. Its features include: Auto-Stop Cassette Deck — automatically stops the tape when it reaches the end, reducing wear on your tape and the cassette deck
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14-1245.fm Page 3 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM PHONES Jack — lets you connect headphones for private lis- tening, or speakers to share the sound with others. Seek Tuning — searches forward or backward to the next strong station in the selected band so you can quickly find new stations. Lock — lets you lock the SCP-98’s controls to avoid acciden- tally changing the station you are listening to, replacing a stored station, or setting the time or alarm. Removable Belt Clip — lets you attach
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14-1245.fm Page 4 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................ 5 Using Internal Battery Power ....................................... 5 Using Standard AC Power ............................................ 7 Using Vehicle Battery Power ........................................ 8 Connecting Headphones/Speakers ........................... 10 Listening Safely ................................................... 11 Tr
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14-1245.fm Page 5 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM PREPARATION You can power your SCP-98 from any of three power sources: • Internal battery power • Standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter) • Vehicle battery power (with an optional DC adapter) Note: Connecting an adapter disconnects internal batteries. USING INTERNAL BATTERY POWER You can power your SCP-98 from two AA batteries (not sup- plied). For the best performance, we recommend alkaline bat- teries, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 2
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14-1245.fm Page 6 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 2. Put the batteries into the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside, with the back battery over the attached ribbon. 12:00 AM appears. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and rec- ommended type. • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.* 3. Close the cover. When the SCP-98 s
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14-1245.fm Page 7 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM • Your SCP-98 is capable of using rechargeable nickel- cadmium batteries. At the end of a nickel-cadmium bat- tery’s useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of prop- erly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for information on recycling or disposal programs in your area. Some options that might be available are: municipal curbside collection, drop-off boxes at retailers such as your local RadioSha
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14-1245.fm Page 8 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Follow these steps to power the SCP-98 from a standard AC outlet. (illus) 1. Set the AC adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Put the adapter’s 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug onto the adapter cord’s small end so it reads TIP–. 3. Insert the barrel plug into the SCP-98’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the AC adapter’s other end into a standard AC out- let. 12:00 AM appears. USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER You can power the SCP-98 from
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14-1245.fm Page 9 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Cautions: • The recommended DC adapters supply 3 volts and deliver at least 300 milliamps. Their center tips are set to negative, and their plugs correctly fit the SCP-98’s DC 3V jack. Using a DC adapter that does not meet these spec- ifications could damage the SCP-98 or the adapter. • Always plug the DC adapter into the SCP-98 before you plug it into the vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket, and always unplug it from the cigarette-lighter be
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14-1245.fm Page 10 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 2. Put the 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug onto the adapter cord’s smaller end so it reads TIP–. 3. Insert the barrel plug into the SCP-98’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the DC adapter’s other end into the vehicle’s ciga- rette-lighter socket. 12:00 AM appears. CONNECTING HEADPHONES/ SPEAKERS To listen to the cassette player, you need a pair of stereo 1 headphones or amplified speakers with a /8-inch plug. Your local RadioSha
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14-1245.fm Page 11 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before putting on the headphones. After you put on the headphones, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume l
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14-1245.fm Page 12 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to TAPE. The display shows the currently set time. (illus) Note: You can set the clock only when the radio is off. 2. Press MODE twice. The time flashes. (illus) Note: If you do not press /HOUR or /MINUTE within 10 seconds, the currently set time stops flashing and you must press MODE twice again. 12
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14-1245.fm Page 13 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Repeatedly press /HOUR until the display shows the correct hour. (To rapidly advance the hours, hold down down /HOUR.) (illus) 4. Repeatedly press /MINUTE until the display shows the correct minute. (To rapidly advance the minutes, hold down down /MINUTE.) (illus) 5. When the display shows the correct time, either press MODE or wait until the display stops flashing. 13
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14-1245.fm Page 14 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM SETTING THE 10KHZ/9KHZ SWITCH The 10kHz/9kHz switch on the back of the cassette compart- ment door is preset to 10kHz. At this setting, the SCP-98 dis- plays the time in the 12-hour format and tunes frequencies in increments of 10 kHz (AM) and 0.1 MHz (FM), which are stan- dard 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). If you use th
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14-1245.fm Page 15 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM USING THE BELT CLIP To attach the supplied belt clip to the SCP-98, press the clip’s three latches into the corresponding slots on the back of the SCP-98. Then push the clip upward until it locks into place. (illus) To remove the belt clip, press down at the point where the clip attaches to the SCP-98, slide the clip down until it stops, then pull it out. 15
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14-1245.fm Page 16 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM OPERATION USING THE RADIO Listening to the Radio Make sure that you have headphones or speakers connected to the SCP-98. Note: To protect your hearing, set – VOLUME + to its lowest setting before you turn on the radio. 1. To turn on the radio, set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to STEREO for stereo sound on FM stations. STEREO appears dur- ing FM stereo reception. Set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to MONO for monaural reception. (illus) 2. Adjust – VOLUME + to a comf
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14-1245.fm Page 17 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Press AM/FM so the display shows the desired band (AM or FM). (illus) 4. Tune to the desired station. Manual Tuning: Repeatedly press /HOUR or /MINUTE to tune up or down the selected band. To tune the band more quickly, hold down down /HOUR or /MINUTE. (illus) Seek Tuning: hold down down /HOUR or /MINUTE for about 1 second. The SCP-98 tunes up or down the selected band, then stops at the next higher or lower sta- tion with a
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14-1245.fm Page 18 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Notes: • The SCP-98 has a built-in AM antenna, and the head- phones’ or speakers’ cord serves as an FM antenna. For the best AM reception, rotate the SCP-98. For the best FM reception, fully uncoil the headphones’ or speakers’ cord. • If FM stereo reception is poor or noisy, set STEREO/ MONO/TAPE to MONO. The sound is not in stereo, but FM reception should improve. 5. Set E-BASS IN/OUT to IN for extra bass effect, or to OUT to leave the bas
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14-1245.fm Page 19 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Tune to the first station you want to store. The display shows the selected frequency. 4. Press STORE. M flashes on the display. (illus) 5. To store stations into memory locations 1–5, while M flashes on the display, press a memory location button (1–5) to store the current frequency into that memory location. M stops flashing and the display shows the selected frequency. (illus) To store stations into memory locations 6–10, while M flas
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14-1245.fm Page 20 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM (illus) For example, if you press +5 then memory location button 2, the radio stores the frequency you selected into mem- ory location 7. Note: If you do not press a memory location button or +5 within about 10 seconds, M disappears from the display. Start again from Step 1. 6. Tune to the next station you want to store, then repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each frequency. To delete a station you stored, simply store a new one in that memory locat
