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Optimus Owner's Manual

High-power in-dash am/fm stereo cassette with auto-reverse
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12-2113.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM
Cat. No. 12-2113
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
High-Power In-Dash AM/FM Stereo Cassette
with Auto-Reverse

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  • Page 1 12-2113.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Cat. No. 12-2113 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. High-Power In-Dash AM/FM Stereo Cassette with Auto-Reverse...
  • Page 2 Auto-Reverse — continuously plays band. both sides of a cassette tape. © 1997 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Optimus is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation. RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
  • Page 3 12-2113.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Automatic Seek Sensitivity — ad- We recommend you record your ste- justs your stereo so the first time it reo’s serial number here. The num- searches a band, it stops only on ber is on the top of the stereo.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    12-2113.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM CONTENTS Installation ....................... 5 Before You Begin the Installation ............... 5 Preparing the Mounting Area ............... 5 Routing Speaker Wires ................ 5 Removing the Shipping Screw............. 5 Making the Connections ................6 Using an Adapter Harness..............

  • Page 5: Installation

    12-2113.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN • If the mounting area is too large, you might be able to mount the THE INSTALLATION stereo with an in-dash installa- tion kit, available at your local Before you install your stereo, read RadioShack store.

  • Page 6: Making The Connections

    12-2113.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Note: Save the screw, spacer, and Cautions: rubber washer in case you ever want • For added safety and to protect to ship the stereo. You can secure your stereo, disconnect them to the back of the stereo with a cable from your vehicle battery’s piece of tape.

  • Page 7: Using An Adapter Harness

    12-2113.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Note: The wiring harness has the “Connecting Ground, Power, and following labels. Optional Components” and “Con- necting Two Pairs of Speakers” on Page 9 or “Connecting One Pair of Front Left Speakers”...
  • Page 8 12-2113.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM 3. Connect the red power wire This connection provides power (with in-line fuse holder) to a stereo’s components point in your vehicle’s fuse block (such as the clock), and continu- that has power only when you ous power for the stereo’s mem- turn the vehicle’s key to either ory when the ignition is turned off.

  • Page 9: Connecting Two Pairs Of Speakers

    12-2113.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Connecting Two Pairs of Speakers If you are using both front and rear speakers, follow these steps to connect the harness to the speakers. Left Right White Gray Front Front Gray/Black White/Black Violet Green...

  • Page 10: Connecting One Pair Of Speakers

    12-2113.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM 6. Connect the violet wire to the right rear speaker’s positive terminal. 7. Connect the violet/black wire to the right rear speaker’s negative terminal. 8. Connect the green wire to the left rear speaker’s positive terminal. 9.

  • Page 11: Connecting The Antenna

    12-2113.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM 3. Connect the violet/black wire to 14-Pin the right speaker’s negative ter- Wiring Socket minal. This terminal might be marked with a minus ( ) sign or – it might not be marked at all. 4.

  • Page 12: Mounting The Stereo

    12-2113.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM MOUNTING THE Press the keys downward, and slide the sleeve off of the stereo. STEREO Once you verify that the stereo is connected properly, follow these steps to mount the stereo. 1.
  • Page 13 12-2113.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Note: The other end of the Otherwise, you can use the sup- mounting bolt is covered by a plied bolt and washer to attach rubber mounting grommet. one end of the supplied metal strap to the mounting bolt on the 8.

  • Page 14: Removing The Stereo From The Dash

    12-2113.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM 11. Reconnect the cable to the vehi- Or, remove the bolt holding the cle battery’s negative (–) termi- metal strap to the back of the nal. stereo. Vehicle Negative 3. Press to remove the ste- Battery Cable reo’s control panel.

  • Page 15: Using The Control Panel

    12-2113.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM USING THE CONTROL PANEL The stereo’s control panel must be in REMOVING THE place for the stereo to operate. When CONTROL PANEL you remove it, the stereo does not work. This is a simple, but effective 1.

  • Page 16: Basic Operation

    12-2113.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK CHANGING THE DISPLAY’S COLOR Note: You can set the clock only when the vehicle’s ignition is turned The display’s backlight color can be on or set to ACC. green or amber.

  • Page 17: Adjusting The Controls

    12-2113.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM ADJUSTING THE CONTROLS When you listen to your stereo, you can adjust the following controls to suit your listening preferences. AUTO REVERSE Audio Mute Loud — Repeatedly press to increase or decrease the volume. VOL: the volume level appears on the display (such as ).
  • Page 18 12-2113.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM • If , or the number disappear before you press , repeatedly press until the setting you AUDIO want reappears, then repeatedly press to set it. — Press to temporarily si- MUTE lence the stereo.

  • Page 19: Radio Operation

    12-2113.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM RADIO OPERATION PLAYING THE RADIO Seek Tuning: Hold down SEEK for about 1 sec- SEEK ond to tune to the next lower or 1. Press to turn on the ste- POWER higher station.

  • Page 20: Memory Tuning

    12-2113.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Automatically Storing MEMORY TUNING Stations You can manually store up to 12 AM and 18 FM stations in memory 1. Repeatedly press BAND to se- groups. Each memory group (AM 1, lect the band and memory group AM 2, FM 1, FM 2, and FM 3) holds where you want to store sta-...

  • Page 21: Selecting A Stored Station

    12-2113.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM 3. To stop searching for stations Scanning Stored Stations before it automatically stops, briefly press The stereo’s automatic memory scan (AMS) feature scans all stored sta- Note: If a station has a weak tions in a memory group you select, signal or interference, the stereo pausing for 5 seconds at each stored...

  • Page 22: Cassette Player Operation

    12-2113.fm Page 22 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM CASSETTE PLAYER OPERATION PLAYING A CASSETTE 3. If you are playing a metal or (Type tape, press until appears on METAL/4 C aution: We reco mmen d u sin g the display. C-60 or C-90 cassette tapes.

  • Page 23: Fast-Forward And Rewind

    12-2113.fm Page 23 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM Caution: We recommend you press before you leave your vehicle, to release the tape from the tape-han- dling parts. This reduces the possibil- ity of a tape being tangled or dam- aged.

  • Page 24: Care And Maintenance

    12-2113.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus High-Power In-Dash Modifying or tampering with the ste- AM/FM Stereo Cassette with Auto-Re- reo’s internal components can cause verse is an example of superior de- a malfunction and might invalidate sign craftsmanship.

  • Page 25: Restoring Tape Tension And Sound Quality

    12-2113.fm Page 25 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM RESTORING TAPE 1. Disconnect the cable from the vehicle battery’s negative (–) ter- TENSION AND SOUND minal. QUALITY Vehicle Negative Battery Cable After you play a cassette tape a few times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels.
  • Page 26 12-2113.fm Page 26 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM 4. Reassemble the fuse holders by placing the wires back inside the holders then squeezing them together until they snap shut. 5. Reconnect the cable to the vehi- cle battery’s negative (–) termi- nal.

  • Page 27: Specifications

    12-2113.fm Page 27 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM (Nominal) AM (Nominal) Frequency Range 88–108 MHz 530–1710 kHz IF Rejection 75 dB 50 dB Image Rejection 44 dB 55 dB Selectivity 60 dB 35 dB Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio 65 dB 48 dB —...
  • Page 28 12-2113.fm Page 28 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 12:18 PM RadioShack Limited Warranty This product is warranted against defects for 1 year from date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your RadioShack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any RadioShack store.

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