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14-1226.fm Page 1 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM
Cat. No. 14-1226
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SCP-85
with
AM•FM Stereo Cassette Player
Auto Reverse and Digital Tuning
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14-1226.fm Page 2 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-85 Sports AM•FM Stereo Cassette Player with Auto Reverse and Digital Tuning delivers ex- cellent sound from its built-in radio or your favorite cas- sette tapes through your speakers or stereo headphones. The tuner’s PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuitry gives you precise tuning and drift-free reception. Its features include: All Weather Design — the sealed cassette compartment protects your tapes from wind, dust, and rain.
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14-1226.fm Page 3 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM PHONES Jack — lets you connect headphones for pri- vate listening, or speakers to share the sound with oth- ers. Removable Belt Clip — lets you attach the SCP-85 to your belt for hands-free carrying when you are on the go. Note: You need a pair of headphones or amplified 1 speakers with a /8-inch plug (neither supplied) to operate your SCP-85. Your local RadioShack store sells a wide variety of headphones and speakers. 3
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14-1226.fm Page 4 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM PREPARATION INSTALLING BATTERIES Your SCP-85 is powered by two AA batteries (not sup- plied). We recommend alkaline batteries (such as Ra- dioShack Cat. No. 23-557). You can also use rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries (Cat. No. 23- 125). If you use rechargeable batteries, you also need a battery charger (Cat. No. 23-133). Cautions: • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or nickel-cadmium), or re
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14-1226.fm Page 5 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM 2. Press the battery compartment cover’s tab in the direction of the arrow. The cover pops open. 3. Install the batteries as indicated by the polarity sym- bols (+ and –) marked inside cover. 4. Close the battery compartment cover and the cas- sette compartment’s door and cover. If the sound gets distorted or weak, be sure the SCP-85 is turned off and replace the batteries. Notes: • To remove the batteries, push the exposed battery in the indica
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14-1226.fm Page 6 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM • To keep the preset stations stored in memory, turn the radio off before removing batteries and replace the batteries within 45 seconds. Cautions: • Never leave dead or weak batteries in the SCP-85. • If you do not plan to use the SCP-85 for a month or more, remove the batteries. • Dispose of batteries properly; do not bury or burn them. Important: Your SCP-85 is capable of using recharge- able nickel-cadmium batteries. At the end of the batteri
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14-1226.fm Page 7 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Remove the rubber plug from the SCP-85’s PHONES 1 jack and insert the headphones’ or speakers’ /8-inch plug into the PHONES jack. Replace the plug when you remove the headphones or speakers from the SCP-85. 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
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14-1226.fm Page 8 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Traffic Safety Do not wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazard and can be illegal in some areas. Even though some headphones let you hear some out- side sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still can present a traffic hazard. USING THE BELT CLIP For hands-free carrying, slide the belt clip over your belt. To remove the belt clip, turn the screw’s lock holding the belt cli
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14-1226.fm Page 9 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM USING THE RADIO LISTENING TO THE RADIO Important: Make sure that you have connected head- phones or speakers to the SCP-85. See “Using Head- phones or Speakers” on Page 6. 1. Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radio. The dis- play shows the current radio station’s frequency. 2. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. 3. Press BAND until the display shows the desired band (AM or FM). 9
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14-1226.fm Page 10 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Note: For FM stereo reception, open the cassette STEREO/MONO compartment cover and door, and set STEREO to . ST appears on the display when an FM station is received in stereo. 4. Tune to the desired station. Ÿ DIGITAL SCAN Manual Tuning: Repeatedly press or ⁄ to tune up or down the selected band. To rapidly Ÿ DIGITAL SCAN tune the band, hold down or ⁄ . Ÿ DIGITAL SCAN Seek Tuning: Hold down or ⁄ for about 2 seconds. The SCP-85 tunes up o
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14-1226.fm Page 11 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Notes: • The SCP-85 has a built-in AM antenna, and the headphones’ or speakers’ cord serves as an FM antenna. For the best AM reception, rotate the SCP-85. For the best FM reception, fully uncoil the headphones’ or speakers’ cord. • If FM stereo reception is poor or noisy, open the cassette compartment cover and door, and set STEREO/MONO MONO to . The sound is not in ste- reo, but the FM reception should improve. E-BASS ON/OFF ON 5. Set to fo
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14-1226.fm Page 12 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM STORING RADIO STATIONS IN MEMORY You can store up to 20 radio stations (10 FM and 10 AM) in memory. Then you can quickly tune to a stored station +5 by pressing a memory button (or and a memory but- ton). Follow these steps to store stations in memory. RADIO ON/OFF 1. Press to turn on the radio. The dis- play shows the current radio station’s frequency. BAND 2. Press until the display shows AM or FM. 3. Tune to the first station you want to
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14-1226.fm Page 13 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM 5. To store stations into memory locations 1-5, while MEMO flashes on the display, press the memory loca- tion button (1-5) where you want to store the current frequency. The display shows CH, the memory chan- nel number, and the frequency. Then press MEMORY again. MEMO disappears. To store stations into memory locations 6-10, while MEMO flashes on the display, press +5 then one of the memory location buttons (1-5). Then press MEMORY again. This
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14-1226.fm Page 14 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Note: If you do not press a memory location button +5 or within about 5 seconds, MEMO disappears from the display. Start again from Step 4. 6. Tune to the next station you want to store, then repeat Steps 4 and 5. To replace a station you stored, simply store a new sta- tion in that memory location. 14
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14-1226.fm Page 15 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM USING THE CASSETTE PLAYER PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE Important: Make sure that you have connected head- phones or speakers to the SCP-85. See “Using Head- phones or Speakers” on Page 6. 1. Push open the cassette compartment’s cover, then push open the cassette compartment’s door. 2. Take up any slack in the cassette tape by turning its hub with your finger or a pencil. If you do not remove excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the play mec
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14-1226.fm Page 16 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM 3. Insert the cassette tape into the cassette compart- ment with the desired side facing you, the full reel to the right, and the open end facing up. 4. Close the cassette compartment’s door and cover. 5. Press PLAY to play the tape. Notes: • After playing to the end of each side, the tape automatically changes direction to play the other side. • To manually change the tape’s direction to play the other side, switch DIR to the other position. 16
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14-1226.fm Page 17 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM 6. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. 7. Set E-BASS ON/OFF to ON for extra bass effect, or to OFF to leave the bass sound unchanged. 8. Press STOP to stop the tape. 17
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14-1226.fm Page 18 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Using Fast Forward/Rewind To fast-forward or rewind the cassette tape, press << or >>. When you reach the desired section of tape, press STOP then PLAY. Tape Press to Press to Direction Fast-Forward Rewind >> << << >> 18
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14-1226.fm Page 19 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM TAPE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING PARTS Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coating can accumu- late on the tape heads and other parts that the tape touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of the SCP-85. Use the following cleaning procedure after ev- ery 20 hours of operation. 1. Open the cassette compartment cover and door. 2. Open the battery compartment cover. 3. Remove the batteries. 4. Press PLAY to expose the
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14-1226.fm Page 20 Friday, July 2, 1999 9:10 AM Your local RadioShack store carries a full line of cassette deck cleaning supplies. RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause play- back sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then completely re- wind it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each si
