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Optimus High-Power In-Dash AM/FM Stereo CD Player Owner's Manual

Optimus High-Power In-Dash AM/FM Stereo CD Player Owner's Manual

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12-2152.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM
Cat. No. 12-2152
OWNER'S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
High-Power In-Dash
AM/FM Stereo CD Player
AM/FM Stereo CD Player

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  • Page 1 12-2152.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Cat. No. 12-2152 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. High-Power In-Dash AM/FM Stereo CD Player AM/FM Stereo CD Player...
  • Page 2 © 1996 Tandy Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Optimus is a registered trademark used by Tandy Corporation. RadioShack is a trademark used by Tandy Corporation.
  • Page 3 12-2152.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM GENERAL The CD player in this stereo system is made and tested to meet exacting safety standards. It meets FCC re- Anti-Theft Control Panel — lets you quirements and complies with safety quickly remove and store the stereo performance standards of the U.S.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    12-2152.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM CONTENTS Installation ......................6 Before You Begin the Installation ..............6 Preparing the Mounting Area ..............6 Routing Speaker Wires ................6 Removing the Shipping Screw ..............6 Making the Connections ................... 7 Using an Adapter Harness ................
  • Page 5 12-2152.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Shuffle Play ....................22 Scanning the Tracks ..................22 Repeat Play ....................23 Switching Between the CD and the Radio ............. 23 Troubleshooting ....................24 Care and Maintenance ..................25 The FCC Wants You to Know ................ 25 CD Care Tips ....................

  • Page 6: Installation

    12-2152.fm Page 6 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM INSTALLATION RadioShack store. Follow the BEFORE YOU BEGIN installation kit’s instructions to THE INSTALLATION mount the stereo. Before you install your stereo, read all Cautions: the instructions in this owner’s manu- al.

  • Page 7: Making The Connections

    12-2152.fm Page 7 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Cautions: • For added safety and to protect your stereo, disconnect the cable from your vehicle battery’s nega- (illus) tive (–) terminal before you begin. (illus) Note: Save the shipping screw in case you ever want to mail or ship the stereo.

  • Page 8: Using An Adapter Harness

    12-2152.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Note: The wiring harness has the fol- Connecting Ground, Power, lowing labels. and Optional Components Follow these steps to connect the har- (illus - (Black) Ground ness with the 14-pin connector to (Red) +12V to Ignition ground, primary and memory backup (Yellow) +12V to Battery...

  • Page 9: Connecting An Equalizer/Booster

    12-2152.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM This connection turns on the ste- Connecting an Equalizer/ reo when you turn on the ignition Booster or turn the key to ACC, and turns off the stereo when you turn off If you are connecting the stereo to a the ignition.

  • Page 10: Connecting One Pair Of Speakers

    12-2152.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Connecting One Pair of Speakers (illus - (White) (White/Black) Front Left Speaker If you are using only one pair of (Gray) (Gray/Black) speakers, follow Steps 1-4 on the left Front Right Speaker to connect the harness with the 14-pin (Green) (Green/Black)) connector to the speakers.

  • Page 11: Completing The Connections

    12-2152.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Completing the Connections After you verify that the display lights, follow the instructions in “Mounting the Make sure you have securely made all Stereo.” other connections, then plug the har- ness’ connector into the stereo’s 14-pin wiring socket.
  • Page 12 12-2152.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM 4. Insert both of the supplied keys into the slots at the left and right sides of the stereo. Press the keys downward, and slide the sleeve off of the stereo. (illus) (illus) 8.

  • Page 13: Removing The Stereo From The Dash

    12-2152.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Otherwise, you can use one of the 2. If you secured the stereo to an supplied bolts (with attached existing mounting hole under the washer) to attach one end of the dash, slide out the stereo to free supplied metal strap to the mount- the mounting bolt from the mount-...

  • Page 14: Using The Control Panel

    12-2152.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 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 display turns off and the stereo cannot be used. This is 1.

  • Page 15: Basic Operation

    12-2152.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM BASIC OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK Notes: • The clock resets the seconds to 0 1. Press to turn on the ste- ON/OFF as soon as you stop advancing reo. the minute or hour. 2.

  • Page 16: Selecting A Preset Equalizer Setting

    12-2152.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM — Repeatedly tings, press and hold down AUDIO CONTROL + – AUDIO press to increase or decrease the vol- for about 3 sec- CONTROL SEL ume. and a volume level number onds until the stereo beeps twice.

  • Page 17: Resetting The Stereo

    12-2152.fm Page 17 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM Note: If you eject a CD while it is play- TURNING THE ing and do not remove it from the CD STEREO’S BEEP ON player, the stereo displays NO Cd . If AND OFF you eject a CD then remove it from the CD player, the stereo shows the clock.

  • Page 18: Radio Operation

    12-2152.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM RADIO OPERATION Repeatedly PLAYING THE RADIO Manual Tuning: press TUNE/SEEK TRACK – to tune down or up the selected 1. Press to turn on the ste- ON/OFF band. reo. The radio automatically tunes to the last station and band Seek Tuning: Press and hold selected.

  • Page 19: Memory Tuning

    12-2152.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM MEMORY TUNING Storing Stations in Automatic Travel Programming Memory You can manually store up to 6 AM and 12 FM stations in memory groups. The stereo can store the first 6 strong Each memory group (AM, FMI, and AM and the first 6 strong FM stations it FMII) holds up to six stations.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Stored Station

    12-2152.fm Page 20 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM 3. Press and release Scanning Stored Stations TUNE/SEEK disappears TRACK ATP from the display. The radio can scan all stored stations in the selected band, pausing for 5 seconds at each station. Selecting a Stored Station To start scanning stored stations, To select a station you manually...

  • Page 21: Cd Player Operation

    12-2152.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM CD PLAYER OPERATION If a CD is already in the CD player, Cautions: simply press to play the CD. • Play only CDs that The stereo displays DISC have this mark on , and the track number of them: the track you last played, and the...

  • Page 22: Selecting A Track

    12-2152.fm Page 22 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM SELECTING A TRACK To begin shuffle play, press SHUF The stereo displays DISC IN , and the track number. To select a track on the loaded CD, press during play TUNE/SEEK TRACK + to advance to the next track or press to go back to the TUNE/SEEK TRACK –...

  • Page 23: Repeat Play

    12-2152.fm Page 23 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM To stop scanning, press again SWITCHING BETWEEN SCAN at the desired track to resume normal THE CD AND THE RADIO play. disappears. You can temporarily stop a CD and lis- ten to the radio by pressing BAND REPEAT PLAY The CD stops and the radio tunes to...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting

    12-2152.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM TROUBLESHOOTING If your stereo’s CD player is not working as it should, it displays an error indicator. If it is a numbered error, it ejects the loaded CD. Try these suggestions. Indicator Problem Suggestion...

  • Page 25: Care And Maintenance

    12-2152.fm Page 25 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus High-Power In-Dash AM/FM Stereo CD Player is an example of su- perior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the stereo so you can enjoy it for years.

  • Page 26: Cd Care Tips

    12-2152.fm Page 26 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM CD CARE TIPS REPLACING A FUSE Even though a CD is very durable, you If the clock resets or stored stations are lost when the ignition is off, you should handle it with care. We recom- might need to replace the yellow con- mend the following precautions.
  • Page 27 12-2152.fm Page 27 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM 4. If either fuse is blown, replace it. Use only standard 1 -inch fuses with the proper rating. The yellow continuous power wire’s fuse must be 10 amps, and the red power wire’s fuse must be 1.0 amp.

  • Page 28: Specifications

    12-2152.fm Page 28 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM (Nominal) AM (Nominal) Frequency Range 88–108 MHz 530–1710 kHz Frequency Response (± 3 dB) 50–12500 Hz IF Rejection 85 dB 40 dB Image Rejection 60 dB 25 dB Selectivity 66 dB 100 dB...
  • Page 29 12-2152.fm Page 29 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM GENERAL Power Source ..............12V DC Negative Ground Speaker Output Impedance................4 Ohms Maximum Power ................25 Watts/Channel Power Output (10% THD @ 1 kHz)........16 Watts RMS/Channel Chassis Size (HWD) ............2.28 ¥ 7.40 ¥ 7.08 Inches (58 ¥...
  • Page 30 12-2152.fm Page 30 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM NOTES...
  • Page 31 12-2152.fm Page 31 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 PM...
  • Page 32 12-2152.fm Page 32 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 2:48 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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