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Cat. No. 14-1242
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SCP-96
AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player
with Auto Reverse
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14-1242.fm Page 2 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-96 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Play- er delivers high-fidelity stereo sound through your headphones or amplified speaker system. Because the SCP-96 is portable, you can listen to cassette tapes or the AM/FM radio indoors or out. Important: To listen to your SCP-96, 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 s
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14-1242.fm Page 3 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM Tape Selector — lets you select the proper equal- ization for normal or high-bias/metal cassette tapes, so you can get the best performance from your tapes. Tape Direction Control — lets you change the tape’s direction at any time without having to eject the tape and turn it over. Three Power Sources — let you power your SCP- 96 from internal batteries (not supplied), standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter), or your vehicle’s battery (wi
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14-1242.fm Page 4 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................... 5 Connecting to Power ....................................... 5 Using Battery Power ................................ 5 Using AC Power ....................................... 8 Using Vehicle Battery Power .................... 9 Connecting Headphones or Speakers .......... 11 Listening Safely ..................................... 12 Traffic Safety ....................
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14-1242.fm Page 5 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM PREPARATION CONNECTING TO POWER You can power your SCP-96 from: • internal batteries • AC power • your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket Using Battery Power To power the SCP-96 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. 23-125) and recharge them with a battery c
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14-1242.fm Page 6 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM 1. Open the battery compartment cover by sliding it in the direction of the arrow marked on the cov- er, then lifting up its outside edge. Caution: The battery compartment cover is hinged. Do not try to remove it. 2. Put the batteries into the compartment as indi- cated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked outside the compartment. 3. Close the cover. When you turn on the radio or play a tape, one of the three BATTERY indicators lights to sh
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14-1242.fm Page 7 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM If the red (L) BATTERY indicator lights during opera- tion, replace both batteries. Caution: Always dispose of old batteries promptly and properly. 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
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14-1242.fm Page 8 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM Using AC Power To power the SCP-96 from a standard AC outlet, you need an AC adapter such as Cat. No. 273-1654. Cautions: • You must use an AC adapter that supplies at least 3 volts DC power and delivers at least 200 milliamps. Its center tip must be set to negative, and its barrel plug must properly fit the SCP-96’s DC 3V jack. The recommended adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifications could dam
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14-1242.fm Page 9 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Put 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 (–TIP). 3. Insert the plug into the SCP-96’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Note: Connecting the AC adapter automatically dis- connects internal batteries. Using Vehicle Battery Power To power the SCP-96 from your vehicle’s battery, you need a DC
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14-1242.fm Page 10 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM • Be sure you plug the adapter into the SCP-96 before you plug it into the cigarette-lighter socket, and that you unplug the adapter from the cigarette-lighter socket before you unplug it from the SCP-96, to prevent damage to the SCP-96 or the adapter. Follow these steps to power the SCP-96 from your vehicle’s battery. DC 3V Jack Adapter 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Put the adapter’s 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter
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14-1242.fm Page 11 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM CONNECTING HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS To listen to your SCP-96, you must connect a pair of headphones or amplified speakers (not supplied) with a 1/8-inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug. To connect head- phones or an amplified speaker system, insert the mini-plug into the SCP-96’s jack. Jack 11
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14-1242.fm Page 12 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM 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 to per- manent hearing loss. • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol
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14-1242.fm Page 13 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM USING THE BELT CLIP The belt clip lets you keep your hands free while you listen to the SCP-96. To attach the belt clip, slide its latches into the slots on the cassette player and slide it up until it locks into place. To remove the belt clip, push in on PUSH RELEASE, slide the belt clip down, then lift it off. 13
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14-1242.fm Page 14 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO 1. Set TAPE/RADIO to RADIO. One of the BATTERY indicators lights. 2. Set FM ST/FM/AM to the desired band. Set it to FM ST for stereo sound on FM stations. Notes: • The AM antenna is built-in. Move the SCP-96 to improve AM reception. • For the best FM reception, fully uncoil the headphones’ or speaker’s cord. • To improve reception for weak FM stereo sta- tions, set FM ST/FM/AM to FM. The sound will be monaural, but r
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14-1242.fm Page 15 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM 4. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 5. Adjust E-BASS, BASS, and TREBLE to the de- sired levels. (See “Using the Tone Controls” on Page 19.) Note: If you set E-BASS to MAX, the bass and treble controls have no effect. 6. To turn off the radio, set TAPE/RADIO to TAPE. PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE For the best performance, use only regular length (60- or 90-minute) cassette tapes. Long-playing cassette tapes, such as C-120s, are not recomm
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14-1242.fm Page 16 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM One-Time Playback ( ): plays each side of the tape once, then stops. Note: If you set FWD/REV to REV, the cassette player plays only the reverse side and stops at the end of that side. Continuous Playback ( ): alternately plays each side of the tape until you press STOP. 2. Gently pull open the cassette compartment door and insert a prerecorded cassette into the guides with the exposed tape edge facing out. Then close the door. 3. Set to . TA
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14-1242.fm Page 17 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM 4. Set the tape select switch to NORM for normal bias cassette tapes or to HI/MTL for high bias or metal cassette tapes. 5. Slide DOLBY NR to ON if you are playing a cas- sette tape that was recorded with Dolby B noise reduction. 6. Press PLAY. One of the BATTERY indicator lights and the tape plays. PLAY 17
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14-1242.fm Page 18 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM 7. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 8. Adjust E-BASS, BASS, and TREBLE to the de- sired levels. (See “Using the Tone Controls” on Page 19.) Note: If you set E-BASS to MAX, the bass and treble controls have no effect. 9. To stop the tape, press STOP. STOP 18
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14-1242.fm Page 19 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM USING THE TONE CONTROLS You can use the tone controls to customize the SCP- 96’s sound. E-BASS — slide the control toward MAX to increase (or toward NORM to decrease) the volume of tones below normal bass tones. BASS — slide the control toward MAX to increase (or toward NORM to decrease) the volume of low tones. TREBLE — slide the control toward MAX to increase (or toward NORM to decrease) the volume of high tones. 19
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14-1242.fm Page 20 Friday, July 2, 1999 12:04 PM USING FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND When the tape is stopped, press or to fast- forward or rewind it. When FWD/REV Press: To: is set to: FWD Fast forward Rewind REV Fast forward Rewind Press STOP to release the or button af- ter the tape has fully wound to either end, or to stop the tape before it reaches the end. 20
