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- Page 1 12-2110.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM Cat. No. 12-2110 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. AM/FM Stereo Cassette with Detachable-Face Security...
- Page 2 12-2110.fm Page 2 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM FEATURES Your Optimus AM/FM Stereo Cas- Advanced FM Optimizer Circuitry sette with Detachable-Face Security — automatically adjusts the tuner’s has many practical, easy-to-use fea- stereo separation and high-frequen- tures, and you can install it in almost cy response to give you the best pos- any vehicle.
- Page 3 12-2110.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM Bass, Treble, and Balance Con- trols — let you adjust high and low sounds and the balance between the left and right speakers, so you can tailor the sound to suit your prefer- ences.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
12-2110.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM CONTENTS Installation ....................... 5 Before You Begin the Installation ............... 5 Preparing the Mounting Area ............... 5 Routing Speaker Wire ................5 Making the Connections ................6 Using an Adapter Harness ..............6 Connecting Ground, Power, and Optional Components ...... -
Page 5: Installation
12-2110.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM INSTALLATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN Preparing the Mounting Area THE INSTALLATION Before you mount the stereo, read Before you install your stereo, read through this “Installation” section to all the instructions in this owner’s make sure you have all the neces- manual. -
Page 6: Making The Connections
12-2110.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM MAKING THE Note: The wire harness has the fol- lowing labels. CONNECTIONS SWITCHED (EMPTY) The supplied 8-wire harness with 14- POWER LEAD pin connector includes all the lead 500 mA MAX... -
Page 7: Connecting Ground, Power, And Optional Components
12-2110.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM Connecting Ground, Power, and Optional Components Follow these steps to connect the wire harness to ground, primary and memory backup power, and optional components. 1. Make sure you disconnect the when you turn off the ignition. -
Page 8: Testing The Power Connections
12-2110.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM want to turn on and off when you If the stereo does not work, immedi- turn the stereo on and off (such ately unplug the 14-pin connector and your vehicle battery’s nega- as an equalizer/booster or a –... -
Page 9: Connecting The Antenna
12-2110.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM Follow these steps to connect the Plug the 14-pin connector into the wire harness to the speakers. 14-pin wiring socket, then reconnect the cable to the vehicle battery’s neg- 1. Connect the gray wire to the ative terminal. -
Page 10: Mounting The Stereo
12-2110.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM MOUNTING THE 6. Reconnect the wire harness and the antenna. STEREO 7. Slide the stereo into the sleeve Be sure you test all connections first, until it locks into place. then follow these steps to mount the 8. -
Page 11: Removing The Stereo From The Dash
12-2110.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM REMOVING THE 5. Remove the key from the slot. STEREO FROM THE 6. Disconnect the wire harness and the antenna. DASH 7. Reconnect the cable to the vehi- – If you ever want to remove the stereo cle battery’s negative (... -
Page 12: Using The Control Panel
12-2110.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM USING THE CONTROL PANEL The stereo’s anti-theft control panel 2. Gently push the left edge of the must be in place for the stereo to op- control panel into the recess erate. -
Page 13: Basic Operation
12-2110.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM BASIC OPERATION ADJUSTING THE strong stations in the selected band (see “Memory Tuning” on Page 15). CONTROLS — press to select the desired When you listen to your stereo, you band and memory group. -
Page 14: Setting The Clock
12-2110.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM SETTING THE CLOCK 3. Continue holding down , then Ÿ repeatedly press until the display shows correct 1. If necessary, press (fre- minute. (To quickly advance the quency/clock) until the clock dis- minute, press and hold down play appears. -
Page 15: Using The Radio
12-2110.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM USING THE RADIO PLAYING THE RADIO Notes: • appears on the display when 1. If the stereo is off, turn ON/VOL an FM broadcast is received in clockwise until it clicks to turn it stereo. -
Page 16: Automatically Storing Stations
12-2110.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM Automatically Storing Manually Storing Stations Stations 1. If the stereo is off, turn ON/VOL clockwise until it clicks to turn it 1. If the stereo is off, turn ON/VOL clockwise until it clicks to turn it 2. -
Page 17: Selecting A Stored Station
12-2110.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM Selecting a Stored Station Scanning Stored Stations To select a stored station, press The stereo’s automatic memory scan to select the correct memory group. (AMS) feature scans all stored sta- Then briefly press the desired mem- tions in the currently selected memo- ory location button. -
Page 18: Using The Cassette Player
12-2110.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM USING THE CASSETTE PLAYER PLAYING A CASSETTE Caution: Avoid using C-120 cas- sette tapes. They are very thin and can easily become tangled in the tape-handling parts. Follow these steps to play a cassette tape. -
Page 19: Care And Maintenance
12-2110.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus AM/FM Stereo Cas- Modifying or tampering with the ste- sette with Detachable-Face Security reo’s internal components can cause is an example of superior design and a malfunction and might invalidate craftsmanship. -
Page 20: Cleaning The Tape-Handling Parts
12-2110.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM CLEANING THE TAPE- stored stations are lost when the igni- tion is off, you might need to replace HANDLING PARTS the yellow memory wire’s fuse with the supplied spare 0.5 amp fuse. -
Page 21: Specifications
12-2110.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM (Nominal) AM (Nominal) Frequency Range 87.5–107.9 MHz 530–1710 kHz Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio 58 dB 50 dB — Stereo Separation 30 dB Usable Sensitivity (Nominal) 2.5 mV (3% THD) - Page 22 12-2110.fm Page 22 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM NOTES...
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- Page 24 12-2110.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 11:19 AM 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 deal- ers. 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.