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Cat. No. 13-1292
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SYSTEM 739
Mini Stereo Component System
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13-1292.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM FEATURES Your Optimus System 739 Mini Stereo E-Bass — provides richer, fuller bass Component System includes an AM/ sound. FM tuner, a cassette player, a CD player, and matching speakers. It de- Automatic Level Control — auto- livers great sound, and because of its matically adjusts the recording level. small size, it is perfect for a bedroom, the kitchen, or even the office. You Note: CDs that can be played on this can listen to your favorit
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13-1292.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM FCC INFORMATION Warning: To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product This system complies with the limits to rain or moisture. for a Class B digital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits provide reasonable pro- CAUTION tection against radio or TV interfer- ence in a residential area. However, RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK. ! DO NOT OPEN. your system might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating
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13-1292.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................................................... 5 Connecting the Speakers ................................................................................ 5 Connecting an External Antenna ..................................................................... 5 Connecting to Power .....................................................................................
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13-1292.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM PREPARATION Note: Complete all other connections system. Follow the instructions sup- before connecting your music system plied with the antenna to connect it. to a standard AC outlet. CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS Note: If you have an outside VHF TV antenna, you can use a 300-ohm signal splitter to connect your music system and TV set to the same antenna. Your local RadioShack store sells antennas and connectors that 1. Press the red and black te
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13-1292.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM Listening Safely USING HEADPHONES To protect your hearing, follow these You can use headphones (not sup- guidelines when you use headphones. plied) to listen in privacy. Insert the 1 headphones’ /8-inch plug into the • Set the volume to the lowest set- PHONES jack on the front of the ting before you begin listening. system. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. E
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13-1292.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM USING THE RADIO Note: To protect your hearing, set the Notes: volume to its lowest setting before you • For the best AM reception, turn on the radio. rotate the system. 1. Press POWER to turn on the sys- • For the best FM reception, tem. The POWER indicator lights. uncoil the power cord and extend it to its full length. • If FM reception is strong, set BAND to FM STEREO. The FM STEREO indicator lights when you receive an FM broadcast in stere
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13-1292.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM USING THE CD PLAYER 5. To close the CD compartment PLAYING A CD door, press down gently on the right corner of the CD compart- Note: To protect your hearing, set the ment door until the door clicks volume to its lowest setting before you shut. 00 appears on the display begin playing a CD. for a few seconds, then the dis- play shows the total number of 1. Press POWER to turn on the sys- tracks and the CD’s total playing tem. The POWER indicato
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13-1292.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM 7. Adjust VOLUME and E-BASS for 11. When you finish listening, press the desired sound. POWER to turn off the system. The POWER indicator turns off. AUTOMATIC SKIP MUSIC SYSTEM The automatic skip music system 8. Press STOP to stop playing the (ASMS) lets you quickly locate the CD before all tracks have played. beginning of any track on the CD, The total number of tracks and the including the track currently playing. CD’s total playing time a
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13-1292.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM If the CD is stopped, repeatedly press To repeat the entire CD, press SKIP or until the display REPEAT twice during play. REPEAT shows the number of the track you ALL appears on the display. The CD want to play, then press PLAY/PAUSE. player continuously replays the entire The CD player starts playing the se- CD. lected track. Note: At the beginning of a CD, you can only skip forward. At the end of a CD, you can only skip backward. REPEAT
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13-1292.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM 2. Press PROGRAM on the CD During play, you can press SKIP player. 00 P :01 MEMORY or to move through the pro- appears on the display. grammed tracks. The track plays auto- matically and the display shows the current track. Checking a Programmed Sequence While a CD is stopped, repeatedly 3. Press SKIP or to select press PROGRAM to move through the the track you want to store in the programmed sequence. first memory location. 4. Press PR
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13-1292.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM USING THE CASSETTE DECK 5. Close the cassette compartment PLAYING A CASSETTE door. TAPE 6. Press PLAY on the cassette deck. Note: To protect your hearing, set the volume to its lowest setting before you begin playing a cassette tape. 1. Press POWER to turn on the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Set FUNCTION to TAPE. The cassette tape automatically stops when it reaches the end. Notes: • To temporarily stop play, press PAUSE. Press
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13-1292.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM 1. Press POWER to turn on the sys- RECORDING tem. You can record from the CD player or 2. Set FUNCTION to TUNER to record radio. from the radio or to CD to record from a CD. Notes: 3. Insert a tape into the cassette • Tape quality greatly affects the compartment and press PAUSE. quality of the recording. For low- 4. Press RECORD. The PLAY button noise, wide range recordings, use automatically locks down. The normal-bias tape. We recom- RECOR
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13-1292.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your System 739 Mini Stereo Component System is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your music sys- tem so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the music system dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liq- uids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the music system only in normal temperature environ- ments. Temperatur
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13-1292.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM CD CARE TIPS TAPE TIPS Even though a compact disc is very Erasing a Cassette Tape durable, treat the CD surface with care. We recommend the following If you no longer want a recording, you precautions: can record over it or erase it. • Do not write on either side of the CD, particularly the non-label side To erase a previously recorded sec- (signals are read from the non- tion of a tape, simply record over it. To label side). erase the entir
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13-1292.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM If you want to record on a tape after 3. Press PLAY to expose the tape- you have removed the erase- handling parts. protection tab for that side, place a 4. Use a cotton swab dipped in piece of strong plastic tape over that denatured alcohol or tape head side’s erase-protection hole. Be sure cleaning solution to clean the you cover only the portion originally record/play head, pinch roller, covered by the erase-protection tab. capstan, tape
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13-1292.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast- forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then completely rewind it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each side of the cas- sette’s outer shell on a flat surface. Caution: Be careful not
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13-1292.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM SPECIFICATIONS Radio Tuning Range ............................................................................ AM: 530–1710 kHz FM: 88–108 MHz Cassette Tape Speed ............................................................................................ 4.8 cm/sec Wow and Flutter ................................................................................ 0.35% WRMS Frequency Response (at ±3 dB) ........................................
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13-1292.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM General Power Supply ........................................................................120V AC, 60 Hz, 10W Speaker Size .............................................................................................. 4 Inches Speaker Impedance .................................................................................... 8 Ohms Power Output (10% THD) .................................................... 1.5 Watts per Channel 1 1 9
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13-1292.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:37 PM RadioShack Limited Warranty This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and deal- ers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your RadioShack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store. War- ranty does not cover transportation costs. Nor does it cover a product subjected
