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Cat. No. 42-5075/42-5076
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
Portable Compact Disc Player
with Digital Anti-Shock
CD-3680 (42-5075)
CD-3690 (42-5076)
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42-5075.fm Page 2 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM FEATURES Your Optimus CD-3680 (42-5075)/ Audible Search — lets you rapidly CD-3690 (42-5076) Portable Compact play a CD in either direction to locate Disc Player with Digital Anti-Shock a desired section of a track. uses the latest digital audio technolo- gy to give you the clean, crisp sound Programmable Play — lets you pro- of compact discs. You can connect gram and play up to 24 tracks in any the CD player to your home audio or sequence y
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42-5075.fm Page 3 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM Resume — lets you easily resume lis- Important: You need a pair of stereo tening to the track that was selected headphones, earphones, or amplified when you stopped playing a CD. speakers, or a home audio or auto- sound system to use your CD player. Three Power Sources — let you Your local RadioShack store carries a power your CD player from two stan- complete line of headphones, ear- dard or rechargeable nickel-cadmium phones, speakers, and
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42-5075.fm Page 4 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM This CD player is made and tested to FCC INFORMATION meet exacting safety standards. It meets FCC requirements and com- This equipment complies with the lim- plies with safety performance stan- its for a Class B digital device as spec- dards of the U.S. Department of ified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These Health and Human Services. limits provide reasonable protection against radio and TV interference in a Warnings: residential area. However,
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42-5075.fm Page 5 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM CONTENTS Powering the CD Player ...................................................................................... 6 Using Batteries ................................................................................................ 6 Recharging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries ..................................................... 7 Using Vehicle Battery Power ........................................................................... 8 Using AC P
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42-5075.fm Page 6 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM POWERING THE CD PLAYER You can power your CD player from any of these sources: • Two AA alkaline batteries (not supplied) • Two rechargeable AA nickel- cadmium batteries (not supplied) • Vehicle battery power using the supplied DC adapter 1. Press down on the battery com- • Standard AC power using an AC partment cover and slide it in the adapter (not supplied) direction of the arrow on the cover, then lift the cover. Note: Connecting an AC o
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42-5075.fm Page 7 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM Cautions: Follow these steps to charge nickel- cadmium batteries in the CD player. • If you will not be using the CD player with battery power for sev- 1. Connect an AC adapter or the eral months, remove the batteries. supplied DC adapter to your CD player (see “Using AC Power” on • Dispose of old batteries promptly Page 8 or “Using Vehicle Battery and properly. Power” on Page 8). 2. With rechargeable batteries in- Recharging Nickel-Cadmium
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42-5075.fm Page 8 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM Important: Your CD player is capable Follow these steps to connect the of using nickel-cadmium batteries. At cigarette-lighter socket to the CD play- the end of the batteries’ useful life, er. they must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste manage- ment authorities for information on re- cycling or disposal programs in your area. Some options that might be available are: municipal curbside
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42-5075.fm Page 9 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM mended adapter meets these specifications. Using an adapter that does not meet these specifi- cations could damage the CD player or the adapter. • When you finish using the AC adapter, unplug it from the AC out- let first, then disconnect it from the CD player. Follow these steps to connect the CD player to AC power. 1. Insert the AC adapter’s 4.0 mm outer diameter/1.7 mm inner diameter barrel plug into the adapter’s cord, setting TIP to +
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42-5075.fm Page 10 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM CONNECTIONS You can listen to your CD player by Listening Safely connecting earphones/headphones or amplified speakers to the player’s To protect your hearing, follow these PHONES jack, or by connecting a guidelines when you use earphones home audio or autosound system to or headphones. the CD player’s LINE OUT jack. • Set the volume to the lowest set- ting before you begin listening. Note: If the jacks on your equipment After you begin li
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42-5075.fm Page 11 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM CONNECTING CONNECTING TO AN AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS AUTOSOUND SYSTEM You can listen to your CD player You can listen to your CD player through optional amplified speakers through your autosound system in one (such as Cat. No. 40-1387). Plug the of the following ways: 1 speaker cable’s /8-inch plug into the • If your autosound system has CD player’s PHONES jack. LINE IN jacks, connect the sup- 1 plied Y-cable’s /8-inch plug to the CD player’s L
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42-5075.fm Page 12 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM • If your autosound system has a cassette deck, connect the sup- plied CD-to-cassette adapter’s plug to the CD player’s PHONES jack. Then insert the adapter’s other end into your cassette deck just like a standard cassette. You can mount your CD player Note: in your car using an optional mounting bracket. Your local RadioShack store has a complete line of mounting brackets and hardware. 12
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42-5075.fm Page 13 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM OPERATION LOADING A CD PLAYING A CD Caution: To help prevent dust from Warning: To protect your hearing if entering the CD player, always keep you are using earphones or head- the CD compartment cover closed ex- phones, set VOLUME to its lowest set- cept when loading or unloading CDs. ting before you play a CD. 1. Set OFF/RESUME/HOLD to OFF. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The CD player automatically turns on and 00 briefly flashes on the display. Then
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42-5075.fm Page 14 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM If you connected an external power To turn on the anti-shock system, set source, the CD player’s buttons light DAS OUT/IN to IN. If the CD player is until you stop the CD and turn the CD playing a CD, the sound briefly stops, player off, or the CD player turns itself then appears on the display off automatically. and the sound continues. To temporarily stop play, press PLAY/ PAUSE. flashes. To resume play, press PLAY/PAUSE again. When the
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42-5075.fm Page 15 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM To turn off the anti-shock system, set VIEWING THE ELAPSED DAS OUT/IN to OUT. The sound briefly TIME stops, then disappears from the display. To display the current track’s elapsed time, hold down MEMORY/E-BASS for about 1 second. Hold down MEMORY/ LOCKING THE E-BASS again to return to the current track display. CONTROLS You can protect your CD player from accidental program changes by lock- ing all controls except OPEN, VOL- UME, DAS OU
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42-5075.fm Page 16 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM AUDIBLE SEARCH INTRO SCAN To search forward or backward during You can set the stereo to play the first . play, hold down or The CD 10 seconds of each track on the CD, plays rapidly and you hear the music at so you can find the track you want to a high speed and low volume. The cur- listen to. rent track’s elapsed time appears on the display. To begin scanning, repeatedly press PLAY MODE until appears on the display. Intro scan starts
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42-5075.fm Page 17 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM To cancel random play, repeatedly press PLAY MODE until disap- pears. PROGRAMMED PLAY You can program up to 24 tracks from To repeat all tracks on a CD or in a pro- the loaded CD to play in any order you PLAY grammed sequence, press choose, and you can program the MODE twice. appears on the same track to play more than once. display. Follow these steps to program and play a sequence. 1. While the CD is stopped, hold down MEMORY/E-BASS fo
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42-5075.fm Page 18 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM While the programmed sequence RESUME plays, you can use to move forward or to move backward You can set the CD player to remem- in the sequence. ber the track it was playing when you stopped the CD or it turned itself off. 6. After the last programmed track That way, when you play the CD ends, the CD player stops. To stop again, the CD player resumes playing the CD before the end of the at the beginning of that track. sequence, press STO
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42-5075.fm Page 19 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If you have problems operating your CD player, check this chart. If these sugges- tions do not solve the problem, contact your local RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Possible Cause Solution OFF/RESUME/HOLD OFF/RESUME/HOLD The CD player does not is Set HOLD OFF work. set to . to . No power. Be sure the batteries are not weak. Make sure an AC adapter or the DC adapter is properly connected. If you are using a DC
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42-5075.fm Page 20 Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:03 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus CD-3680/CD-3690 Portable Compact Disc Player with Digital Anti- Shock is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following sugges- tions will help you care for your CD player so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the CD player only in normal temperatu
