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Optimus SYSTEM 730 Owner's Manual

Optimus SYSTEM 730 Owner's Manual

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13-1277.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM
Cat. No. 13-1277
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SYSTEM 730
Mini Stereo Component System
with 7-Disc Elevator CD Changer
50-Track Memory and Random Play
AM/FM Stereo Tuner with 24 Presets
Dual Cassettes with CD Synchro
and Hi-Speed Dubbing
5-Inch Speakers
Extended Bass
3 Preset Equalizer Settings
Clock
Wake Timer
Sleep Timer
and Remote Control
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  • Page 1 13-1277.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Cat. No. 13-1277 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. SYSTEM 730 Mini Stereo Component System with 7-Disc Elevator CD Changer 50-Track Memory and Random Play AM/FM Stereo Tuner with 24 Presets...
  • Page 2 Repeat Play — lets you automatical- ly repeat the tracks on all CDs or a series of programmed tracks. © 1995 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Radio Shack and Optimus are registered trademarks used by Tandy Corporation.
  • Page 3 Note: The remote control requires two AAA batteries (not supplied) for Remote Control — lets you control power. most of the System 730’s functions from a distance. Read this manual carefully. It will help you get the most enjoyment Dual Backlit LCD Displays — clear- from your System 730.
  • Page 4 13-1277.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Most CDs that can be played on this Note: Most material on compact changer have this mark on them: discs and prerecorded tapes is copy- righted. Unauthorized duplication of copyrighted material is a violation of the copyright laws of most countries and such duplication may result in fines and/or imprisonment.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    13-1277.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparation ..................... 7 Connecting the Speakers ................7 Speaker Placement ................7 Connecting the FM Antenna ..............8 Connecting an Additional Audio Source ............ 8 Connecting Power ..................8 Setting the Current Time ................
  • Page 6 13-1277.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Cassette Deck Operation ................25 Loading a Tape ..................25 Playing a Tape ..................26 Consecutive Play ................26 Recording onto a Cassette Tape ............. 27 Recording from a CD ................ 27 Copying Cassette Tapes ..............

  • Page 7: Preparation

    13-1277.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM PREPARATION Important: Complete all other con- Note: You can use the set of termi- nections to the System 730 before nals marked SURROUND SPEAKER you connect it to power. to connect surround sound speakers (not supplied) to your System 730.

  • Page 8: Connecting The Fm Antenna

    730. nals marked FM ANTENNA • If you connect a turntable to the the back of the System 730, slip the System 730, the turntable must antenna’s spade lugs onto the termi- have a built-in equalizer ampli- nals, then tighten the screw caps.

  • Page 9: Setting The Current Time

    CURRENT TIME minute, start again from Step 1. 1. Press to turn on the • When power is disconnected or POWER System 730, then press interrupted, then restored, the DIS- once. and the last- last known time flashes on the...

  • Page 10: Connecting Headphones

    -inch plug (not volume level that does not supplied) to the System 730. Your lo- cause discomfort might still cal Radio Shack store sells a wide damage your hearing.

  • Page 11: Basic Operation

    FEATURE tions, although they might be labeled differently. You can use either of To showcase the features of your these controls to operate the System System 730 and its dual display, 730. press , or press and hold DEMO DIS- for about 2 seconds.

  • Page 12: Setting The Sound

    VOLUME toward , or press VOLUME – the remote control. Using Extended Bass (X-Bass) To enhance the System 730’s bass sound, press (Extended X-BASS Important: To prevent hearing dam- Bass). X-BASS appears on the left age, set the volume to its minimum display.

  • Page 13: Changing The Preset Graphic Equalizer Settings

    13-1277.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Changing the Preset At all times during radio, CD, and cassette play and/or recording, light Graphic Equalizer Settings bars rise and fall on the system’s left display to show the current sound The sound produced by your System level for each of the five frequencies.

  • Page 14: Radio Operation

    13-1277.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM RADIO OPERATION To rapidly scan for a station, LISTENING TO THE press AUTO/MANUAL RADIO on the remote control, so AUTO AUTO appears on the display. 1. Repeatedly press TUNER Then press and hold TUNING UP select the desired band.

  • Page 15: Using Memory Tuning

    (1-8) for the memory loca- • The AM antenna is built-in. To tion where you want to store the improve AM reception, move station. MEMORY disappears, or re-position the System 730. (program), the selected memory number, and STATION 3. Set (or press VOLUME VOLUME appear on the display.

  • Page 16: Recalling A Stored Station

    13-1277.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM • When power is disconnected or interrupted for 50 hours or more, the System 730 loses all of its memory settings. Recalling a Stored Station 1. Press to select the TUNER desired band.

  • Page 17: Cd Changer Operation

    13-1277.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM CD CHANGER OPERATION The System 730 lets you load up to 3. Press . The OPEN/LOAD seven CDs at once and gives you changer drawer opens. many options to control the way it plays them.
  • Page 18 X-BASS equalizer settings. 8. The System 730 automatically stops play at the end of the high- est numbered CD loaded in the system. For example, if you have four CDs loaded, play...

  • Page 19: Special Cd Changer Features

    Random Play lets you skip forward or backward through the tracks on all loaded CDs. The System 730 lets you set the CD changer to play the tracks on all CDs in random order. 1. With at least one CD in the CD...

  • Page 20: Repeat Play

    CD changer resumes normal play. Repeat Play To select a track before you begin play or after pressing PAUSE The System 730 lets you continuous- << >> the main system, press ly repeat all tracks on all loaded CDs CD <<...

  • Page 21: Programmed Play

    13-1277.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM PROGRAMMED PLAY You can program the CD changer to play up to 50 tracks in any order you choose, and you can program the same CD and/or track to play more than once.

  • Page 22: Reviewing A Programmed Sequence

    13-1277.fm Page 22 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM 5. Press , or on the Notes: PLAY remote control, to play the pro- • Press , or on the PLAY grammed sequence. P-01 remote control, to play the pro- and the first programmed CD grammed sequence again.

  • Page 23: Erasing A Programmed Sequence

    13-1277.fm Page 23 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Erasing a Programmed CD AND CD CHANGER Sequence CARE TIPS To erase an entire programmed se- Although a CD is very durable, you quence, while play is stopped, press should handle it with care. We rec- and hold , or on the...
  • Page 24 13-1277.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM If the System 730 is subjected to a sudden shock or jolt during play, the CD’s rotation speed might suddenly change, and the music might be briefly interrupted. This is not a mal- function.

  • Page 25: Cassette Deck Operation

    13-1277.fm Page 25 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM CASSETTE DECK OPERATION The System 730 has a dual cassette • Before recording, be sure the deck system which lets you automat- cassette tape’s erase-protection ically play two cassette tapes con- tabs are in place.

  • Page 26: Playing A Tape

    . The tape begins to PLAY play. Consecutive Play You can set the System 730 to auto- matically play the first side of the cas- sette tape in each deck, one after the other. 1. Load the first cassette tape you want to play into TAPE 1, and the other into TAPE 2.

  • Page 27: Recording Onto Acassette Tape

    CASSETTE TAPE TAPE 2 automatically begins to play. The System 730 lets you record onto Note: To briefly stop the tape in a cassette tape from the CD changer, either deck during playback, radio, another cassette tape, or from...
  • Page 28 X-BASS the desired sequence. equalizer settings. 5. To automatically start the CD 7. The System 730 automatically and begin recording at the same stops the tape when it reaches time (synchronously), press the end. To stop the tape at any on TAPE 2.

  • Page 29: Copying Cassette Tapes

    Copying Cassette Tapes 5. Press on TAPE 1. The PLAY tape in TAPE 1 begins to play, The System 730 lets you dub (copy) automatically releases PAUSE one cassette tape to another, one on TAPE 2, and TAPE 2 begins side at a time, using its dual cassette to record.

  • Page 30: Recording From The Radio

    TAPE 2. The button locks and the tape stops. Press PAUSE Recording from the Radio again to resume recording. The System 730 lets you record onto 5. To listen to the radio during a cassette tape from any AM or FM recording, adjust VOLUME radio station.
  • Page 31 13-1277.fm Page 31 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM diately begins recording from the radio.

  • Page 32: Recording From An External Microphone

    13-1277.fm Page 32 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM Recording from an External Microphone The System 730 lets you record onto a cassette tape using an external mi- crophone with a -inch plug (not supplied), such as Radio Shack Cat.
  • Page 33 13-1277.fm Page 33 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM remote control, to the desired level.

  • Page 34: Tape Tips

    13-1277.fm Page 34 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM 8. The System 730 automatically stops the tape when it reaches the end. To stop the tape at any time during recording, press TAPE STOP/EJECT release, and RECORD PLAY recording stops.

  • Page 35: Using An Additional Audio Source

    13-1277.fm Page 35 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM USING AN ADDITIONAL AUDIO SOURCE If you connected an additional audio RECORDING FROM AN source, such as a TV, VCR, turnta- ADDITIONAL AUDIO ble, or an external CD changer or SOURCE cassette deck, you can use your Sys- tem 730 to listen to or record from To record onto a cassette tape from...

  • Page 36: Special Features

    , repeat Steps 1 and 3 MODE again. 4. Select the desired radio station, CD, or cassette tape you want the System 730 to play when it turns itself on. 2. Within 5 seconds, press HOUR to change the hour setting or...

  • Page 37: Setting The Sleep Timer

    CD. If no CD is loaded in the last selected CD position, the system automatically selects the next CD. SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER You can set the System 730 to automatically turn itself off up to 90 minutes from the time you set it. 1. Press twice.
  • Page 38 STEREO/MODE 10 minutes. Note: If TIME disappears from the display before you finish set- ting the sleep time, repeat Steps 1-2 again. 3. The System 730 remains on for length sleep time selected, then automatically turns itself off. To turn off the system before the...

  • Page 39: Using An External Microphone

    13-1277.fm Page 39 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM USING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE The System 730 lets you connect and hear sound from an external microphone combined with sound from the radio, a prerecorded CD or cassette, or an addi- tional audio source.
  • Page 40 13-1277.fm Page 40 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM 5. To increase the volume of the microphone’s sound input, turn MIXING toward . To decrease it, turn it toward...

  • Page 41: Maintenance

    The following sug- Wipe the System 730 gestions will help you care for your with a damp cloth oc- CLEANER System 730 so you can enjoy it for casionally to keep it years. looking new. Do not use harsh chemicals,...

  • Page 42: The Fcc Wants You To Know

    13-1277.fm Page 42 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM THE FCC WANTS YOU CLEANING THE TAPE- TO KNOW HANDLING PARTS This stereo system complies with the Dirt, dust or particles of a cassette limits for a Class B digital device as tape’s coating can accumulate on the specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules .

  • Page 43: Specifications

    13-1277.fm Page 43 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM SPECIFICATIONS Cassette Deck Tape Speed 1 Wow and Flutter 0.35% WRMS Frequency Response (at -3 dB) 100 Hz–8 kHz Recording System AC Bias Erase System AC CD Changer Number of Programmable Tracks 50 Tracks Frequency Response (at –...
  • Page 44 13-1277.fm Page 44 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM General Power Supply120V AC 60 Hz, 90W Tuning RangeAM: 530–1710 kHz FM: 88–108 MHz Speaker Size 5 Inches Impedance of Microphone Jack 600 Impedance of (Stereo) Headphones Jack 16–32 Power Output 10 Watts per Channel Remote Control Power 2 AAA Bat- teries (Cat.
  • Page 45 13-1277.fm Page 45 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM NOTES...
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  • Page 48 13-1277.fm Page 48 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of pur- chase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it with- out charge for parts and labor.

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