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Cat. No. 42-5065 OWNER’S MANU AL Plea se read before using this equipment . CD -3 5 20 Portable Compact Disc Player 42-5 065. fm Page 1 Thurs day, Au gu st 12, 199 9 9:47 AM ...
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2 FEA TURES Your Optim us CD-3520 Portable Compact Disc Player uses the latest digital audio technology to give y ou the clean, crisp sound of compac t discs. You can connect the CD player to your home audio or ca r s tereo sys- tem or c onnect a pair of s tereo e ar- phones for portable, private listening. The CD player’s f eatures include: 1-Bi ...
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3 Important: You need a pair of stereo earphones or amplified s peakers or a home audio or car stereo syste m to use your CD - 3520. Your local R a- dio Shack st o re car ries a co mplete li ne of ea rphones, s peakers, a nd audio syste ms. The CD player’ s advanc ed tec hnolo gy makes it simple to operate. But, be sure you read this O wner’s M ...
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4 CONTENTS Choosin g a Power S ource ..... ..... .... ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .... ..... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... . 5 Usin g Bat terie s ..... .... ..... ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .... ..... ..... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. ... .. .. ... .. ..... ..... . 5 In stalling B atte rie s . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ...
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5 CHOOSING A POWE R SOURCE You can pow er your CD player fr om: • Four AA alkaline batteries or t w o rechargeable ni ckel-cadmi um bat- tery packs (none supplied) • Standard AC power , using an A C adapter (not supplied) • A vehicle’s battery power , using a DC adapt er (not supplied) USING BATTERIES You can power your CD pla yer from four ...
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6 Charging Nickel-Cadmium Bat tery P ack s Nickel -cadmiu m batte ry packs com e fully discharged. Y ou can charge the special-order batteries while they a r e in the battery com partment using an AC adapter (such as Cat. No. 273- 1664, no t supplied) or DC ad apter (such as Ca t. No. 27 3-1801, no t sup- plie d). Warnin g : Do no t try to c harge ...
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7 Important: This portable CD player i s capable of using rechargeable nickel - cadmium battery pa c ks. A t the end of th e battery pa cks’ usef u l life, they must be re c ycled or dispos ed of prop- erly. Con tact your l ocal, cou nty, or state hazardo us waste mana gement authorities for informa tion on recyc ling or disposa l programs in you ...
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8 USING V EHIC LE BATTERY POWER You can power your CD pla yer from your vehicle’s battery us ing a DC adapter, such as Cat. No. 273-1801 (not suppl ied). Cautio ns: • Y ou m ust use a DC adapter t hat supplies 6 v olts an d delivers at least 550 m illiam ps. Its cent er tip must b e set to pos itive, and its plu g must correctly fi t the CD pla ...
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9 CONNECTIONS You can l isten to your CD pla yer by connecting stere o earphones or am- plified speak ers to the player’s PHONES ja ck, or by connect ing the player’s LINE OUT jac k t o a ho m e au - dio or car stere o syst em. Notes: • If you use the PHONES jack , use t he CD pl aye r’s VOLUME co n tr ol to ad j us t the v olu me. • If y ...
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10 CONNECTING AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS To listen to y our CD player through a pair of amplified speakers (not sup- plied), plug the ampl ified speakers ’ 1 / 8 - inch plug into the CD player’s PHO NES jack. CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM To listen to your CD player through your home audi o system ’s amplifier/ receiver and full -size speakers, c ...
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11 If your auto sound system has a CD input jack — you n eed a stereo 1 / 8 - inch patch cable, suc h as Cat. No. 42- 2387. Connect one end t o the CD player’s LINE OUT jack and t he other end to the a uto sound system’s CD INP U T j ack . If your auto sound system has a cas- sette player — you can use a CD-to- cassette adap ter, such as Ca ...
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12 OPE RATION PLAYIN G A CD 1. Set HOLD to OFF . 2. Press OPEN and li ft t he disc com - partment cover . 3. Carefully place the CD, label side up, over the disc com partment’s center hub. Press the button on the hub ge ntl y so the CD l ies flat in the compartment. Then close th e compar tm e nt cover . Hub 4. Press PLA Y/P AUSE . T he CD player ...
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13 • If you c onnected the CD player ’s LINE OUT jack to ampli - fied speakers, your hom e audio syste m, o r your car ’ s stereo, use the volume cont r ols on those units to set th e desired volume as needed. • T o enhan ce the bass sound, set E-BASS to IN . 6. When t he last track fin ishes play- ing, the display alternately shows th e to ...
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14 AUTOMA TIC SEARCH MUSIC SYS TEM (ASMS) You can use A SM S before or during regular or programmed play (see “ Pro- grammed Play” on Pag e 15) to quickly locate any track on a CD. Du ri ng pl ay , pr ess to ret urn t o the beginning of the current track. Press ag ain to return to the b e- ginning of the previous track. To move to the beg innin ...
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15 REPEAT PLAY Your CD player can repeatedly pl ay a single track, the entire CD, or a p ro- grammed sequenc e (see “P ro- grammed Play” on this page). To repeat a single tra ck — be fore or during play, press PLA Y MO DE once so 1 appears on the display. A t the end of the tr ack, the CD pla yer repeat- edly plays it. To repeat an entire CD ...
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16 4. Press MEMOR Y/TIME to st ore t he selected track num ber . The sel ec- tion number advances by on e and the track number on the display returns to 00 . 5. Repeat Steps 3 an d 4 for ea ch track you w ant to program , up to 24 t racks. Note: If you t ry to st ore more th an 24 tracks in me mory , Fu LL appears on the display . 6. T o play the p ...
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17 T ROUBLES HOOTING If you hav e problem s operating y our CD player, check this cha r t for a solution . If these sugg es tions do not solve t he problem, con t ac t your local Radi oShack store fo r assist a nce. Probl em Possib le Cause Re med y Operation controls do not work. Hold function is active. Set HOLD to OFF . No powe r . Check the bat ...
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18 CARE AND MA INTENANCE Your Optimus CD-3520 Portable Compac t Di sc Player is an e xample of s u perior de- sign and craftsmans hip. The following suggestions 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 i t dry immedi ately. Liquids might contain mineral s that can corrode the ...
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19 CD CARE TIPS • If y ou move t he player from a very cold room to a warmer one, mois- ture can cond ense on the pi ckup lens, preventing prope r CD play . If this happens, wait 1 hour f or the moisture to evaporate b efore resuming play . • Do not pl ac e any thing but a CD in the disc tray . Doing so can dam - age th e drive m echanism . • ...
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20 SPECIFICATIONS AUDIO Frequenc y Respon se ( ± 3 dB) ..... .............. ................... ................. .... 20–20,000 Hz Dynamic Range ........................ .............. ................... .............. .............. ........ 80 dB Signal-to-Noise Ratio .... .............. .............. ................... ................. . ...
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21 GENERA L Power Re quir ements ..... ..... ....... ..... .... ..... ..... ..... .... ... DC 6V ; Four AA Si ze Al kalin e or T wo Rechargeabl e Nickel-C adm ium Battery Packs (Not Included), Optio nal AC Adapter (273-1664), or Optional DC A dapt er (273-1801) Power Consum pti on .... ..... .... ... .. .. ... .... ..... ..... .. ... .. .. ... .. . ...
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22 NOTES 42-5 065. fm Page 2 2 Thu rsday, A u g us t 1 2, 1999 9:4 7 AM ...
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23 42-5 065. fm Page 2 3 Thu rsday, A u g us t 1 2, 1999 9:4 7 AM ...
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Ra di oSha ck A Divisi on of T andy Corpor ation Fort Worth, T exa s 76102 7A6 Pri nted i n Thail and RadioShack Limited Warr anty Th is pr oduc t is war ran ted ag ain st defe ct s for 1 ye ar fr om dat e of pu rch as e fro m Rad ioSha ck com pany-o wned s tor es an d au th ori zed Ra dioS h ack fr anchi se es and de al- ers . Wi th in th i s pe r ...
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