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Cat. No. 14-1227
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SCP-86
AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player
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14-1227.fm Page 2 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-86 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Play- er delivers high-fidelity stereo sound through your headphones or amplified speaker system. Because the SCP-86 is portable, you can listen to cassette tapes or the AM/FM radio indoors or out. Important: To listen to your SCP-86, you need a pair of headphones or amplified speakers (not supplied) 1 with a /8-inch mini-plug. Your local RadioShack store sells a wide variety of headphones and sp
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14-1227.fm Page 3 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM Extended Bass — lets you get a powerful, heavy bass sound. Tape Selector — lets you select the proper equal- ization for normal or CrO /metal cassette tapes. 2 Three Power Sources — let you power your SCP- 86 from internal batteries (not supplied), standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter), or your vehicle’s battery (with an optional DC adapter) so you can listen to music almost anywhere. Belt Clip — lets you attach the SCP-86 to your belt
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14-1227.fm Page 4 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................... 5 Connecting to Power ....................................... 5 Using Battery Power ................................ 5 Using AC Power ....................................... 7 Using Vehicle Battery Power .................... 9 Using Headphones or Speakers ................... 11 Listening Safely ...................................... 11 Traffic Safety ................
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14-1227.fm Page 5 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM PREPARATION CONNECTING TO POWER You can power your SCP-86 from: • Internal batteries • AC power (using an AC adapter) • Your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket (using a DC adapter) Using Battery Power To power the SCP-86 from internal batteries, you need two AA batteries. For the best performance and longest life, we recommend alkaline batteries, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-557. You can also use rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries (Cat. No.
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14-1227.fm Page 6 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM Follow these steps to install batteries. 1. Open the battery compartment cover by press- ing down and sliding it in the direction of the arrow on the cover, then lifting open the cover. Caution: The battery compartment cover is hinged. Do not try to remove it. 2. Insert the batteries into the compartment as indi- cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked outside the battery compartment. 3. Close the cover. If the OPE/BATT indicator becomes
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14-1227.fm Page 7 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM Important: This product is capable of using re- chargeable nickel-cadmium batteries. At the end of the batteries’ useful life, they must be recycled or dis- posed of properly. 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 re- tailers, such as your local RadioShack
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14-1227.fm Page 8 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM • Be sure you connect the adapter to the SCP-86 before you plug it into the AC outlet and that you unplug the adapter from the AC outlet before you unplug it from the SCP-86, to prevent damage to the SCP-86 or the adapter. Follow these steps to connect the SCP-86 to AC power. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Insert the adapter’s 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug into the adapter’s cord, with the tip set to negat
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14-1227.fm Page 9 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM Using Vehicle Battery Power To power the SCP-86 from your vehicle’s battery, you need a DC adapter, such as Cat. No. 270-1560. Cautions: • You must use a DC adapter that supplies 3 volts DC power and delivers at least 200 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to negative, and its plug must properly fit the SCP-86’s DC 3V jack. The recommended adapter meets these require- ments. Using an adapter that does not meet these requirements could damage t
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14-1227.fm Page 10 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM Follow these steps to power the SCP-86 from your vehicle’s battery. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Insert the adapter’s 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug into the adapter’s cord, with the tip set to negative. 3. Insert the plug into the SCP-86’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the other end of the adapter into the vehi- cle’s cigarette-lighter socket. 10
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14-1227.fm Page 11 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM USING HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS To connect headphones or an amplified speaker sys- tem, insert the mini-plug into the SCP-86’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 listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level. • Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended high-volume listening can lead t
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14-1227.fm Page 12 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM Traffic Safety Do not wear headphones while operating a motor ve- hicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic haz- ard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some headphones are designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at nor- mal volume levels, they still can present a traffic haz- ard. USING THE BELT CLIP The belt clip lets you keep your hands free while you listen to the SCP-86. To attach the belt clip to th
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14-1227.fm Page 13 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Set TAPE/RADIO to RADIO. The OPE/BATT indi- cator lights. 2. Set FM ST/FM/AM to the desired band. Set it to FM ST for stereo sound on FM stations. Notes: • For the best FM reception, fully uncoil the headphones’ or speaker’s cord. • The AM antenna is built-in. Move the SCP-86 to improve AM reception. • To improve reception for weak FM stereo sta- tions, set FM ST/FM/AM to FM. The sound will be monaural, but recepti
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14-1227.fm Page 14 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM 5. To increase bass sounds, slide E-BASS up- wards. 6. To turn off the radio, set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE 1. Gently pull open the cassette compartment door and insert a pre-recorded cassette into the guides with the exposed tape edge facing out. Then close the door. 2. Set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. 14
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14-1227.fm Page 15 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM 3. Set the tape select switch to NORM for normal bias cassette tapes or to CrO /METAL for chrome 2 or metal cassette tapes. 4. Slide DOLBY NR upwards if you are playing a cassette tape that was recorded with Dolby B noise reduction (see “Dolby Noise Reduction” on Page 18). 15
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14-1227.fm Page 16 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM 5. Set the reverse mode switch to the desired posi- tion. One-Time Playback ( ) plays both sides of the tape, then stops. Continuous Playback ( ) alternately plays each side of the tape until you press STOP. 6. Press PLAY. The OPE/BATT indicator lights and the tape begins to play. 7. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 8. To increase bass sound, slide E-BASS upwards. 9. To stop the tape, press STOP. 16
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14-1227.fm Page 17 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM USING FAST FORWARD AND REWIND When the tape is stopped, press or to re- wind or fast-forward it. To stop the tape before it reaches the end, press STOP. Press to Press to Tape Direction Fast-Forward Rewind FWD (Forward) REV (Backward) Note: To protect the tape after the tape has fully wound to either end, press STOP to release the or button. 17
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14-1227.fm Page 18 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM CHANGING THE TAPE DIRECTION You can change the tape’s direction using the FWD/ REV switch. To listen to the tape’s forward side (fac- ing out), set the switch to FWD. To listen to the tape’s reverse side (facing in), set the switch to REV. DOLBY NOISE REDUCTION Your cassette player uses the Dolby B Noise-Reduc- tion system to reduce background noise or tape hiss on your tapes. When a Dolby-encoded tape is re- corded, the Dolby circuit listens t
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14-1227.fm Page 19 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM TAPE TIPS The following tips can help you get the best perfor- mance and the longest life from your SCP-86. Note: For the best performance, use only regular length (60- or 90-minute) cassette tapes. Long- playing cassette tapes, such as C-120s, are not recommended because they are extremely thin and can tangle easily. RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette tape several times, the tape might become tightly wound on th
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14-1227.fm Page 20 Friday, July 2, 1999 4:20 PM CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING PARTS Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coating can accu- mulate on the tape heads and other parts the tape touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of the SCP-86. You should clean the tape-handling parts after about every 20 hours of tape player oper- ation. Your local RadioShack store sells a complete line of cassette deck cleaning supplies. 1. Remove the batteries and disconnect any other power source.
