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- Page 1 13-1288.fm Page 1 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Cat. No. 13-1288 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment. SYSTEM 741 Mini Stereo Component System...
- Page 2 Headphone Jack — lets you privately listen to your system. © 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 13-1288.fm Page 3 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM CASSETTE PLAYER FEATURES Warning: This system employs a la- ser light beam. Only a qualified ser- Auto-Stop — automatically stops the vice person should remove the cover cassette tape when it finishes to pro- or attempt to service this device, due tect the tape and tape-handling parts.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
13-1288.fm Page 4 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM CONTENTS Connections ......................6 Connecting the Speakers ................6 Connecting an External Audio Source ............. 6 Connecting an External Antenna ..............7 Connecting Power ................... 7 Connecting Headphones ................. 8 Listening Safely ..................8 Basic Operation .................... - Page 5 13-1288.fm Page 5 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Care and Maintenance ..................21 CD Care Tips ....................22 CD Player Care Tips ..................22 Tape Tips ....................... 22 Erasing a Cassette Tape ................22 Preventing Accidental Recording ............23 Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality ...........
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Page 6: Connections
EXTERNAL AUDIO it to power. SOURCE You can connect an external audio CONNECTING THE source to your System 741, such as a SPEAKERS TV, CD player, or cassette deck, so you can listen to that source through the System 741. -
Page 7: Connecting An External Antenna
CONNECTING POWER EXTERNAL ANTENNA After making all other connections, plug your system’s AC power cord into Your System 741 has two built-in an- a standard AC outlet. tennas. The AM antenna is internal, and the power cord serves as the FM antenna. -
Page 8: Connecting Headphones
13-1288.fm Page 8 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM CONNECTING Listening Safely HEADPHONES To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones. To listen privately, you can connect a pair of stereo headphones with a • Set the volume to the lowest set- inch plug (not supplied). -
Page 9: Basic Operation
13-1288.fm Page 9 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM BASIC OPERATION Slide the control up to boost or down TURNING ON/OFF THE to reduce the level. The selected fre- SYSTEM quency range is not changed if you set the control to the center position ( To turn on the system, simply press . -
Page 10: Radio Operation
13-1288.fm Page 10 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM RADIO OPERATION 1. Press . The TUNER indica- 4. Set for the desired TUNER MONO/STEREO tor lights. sound. (il- (il- 2. Set Notes: BAND • If FM reception is strong, set MONO/STEREO STEREO receive the signal in stereo. -
Page 11: Cd Player Operation
13-1288.fm Page 11 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM CD PLAYER OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYING A CD (il- 1. Press . The CD indicator lights, 00 appears briefly, then dISC appears on the display. Caution: Never force the CD compartment door to close. You (il- might damage the CD player’s loading mechanism or the CD. -
Page 12: Special Cd Player Features
13-1288.fm Page 12 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM SPECIAL CD PLAYER Audible Search FEATURES To search forward or backward during play, press and hold down SKIP/ Skip Search SEARCH SKIP/ . The CD plays rapidly and SEARCH You can skip forward or backward you hear the music at a higher speed through the tracks on a CD or tracks in but lower volume. -
Page 13: Reviewing A Programmed Sequence
13-1288.fm Page 13 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM 3. Press again to store The CD’s total number of tracks and PROGRAM the track in the current memory playing time appear. location. The next memory loca- tion appears. Note: To play the programmed se- quence again, press then PROGRAM... -
Page 14: Random Play
13-1288.fm Page 14 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Random Play • During random play, you can use to advance to the next ran- You can set the CD player to play a domly selected track, use CD’s tracks in random order. return to the beginning of the cur- rent track, or repeat the current 1. -
Page 15: Time Display
13-1288.fm Page 15 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM To continuously repeat all tracks on Time Display the CD, press twice before or REPEAT during play. appears on the dis- While a track is playing, the display play. shows the current track’s number and the elapsed playing time since the To continuously repeat an entire pro- track began playing. -
Page 16: Cassette Deck Operation
13-1288.fm Page 16 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM CASSETTE DECK OPERATION You can play one side of a cassette 3. Load the cassette with the open tape in either TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 and edge down, the full reel on the left, you can record tapes in TAPE 2. -
Page 17: Using Fast Forward/Rewind
STOP/EJECT (il- DUBBING AND RECORDING You can use the System 741 to dub (copy) another tape, or record from the radio, CD player, or an external Using Consecutive Play audio source (see “Recording from an External Audio Source” on Page 20). -
Page 18: Dubbing A Cassette Tape
13-1288.fm Page 18 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Dubbing a Cassette Tape 5. Press PAUSE RECORD TAPE Both PAUSE You can dub at the tape’s normal play- lock down. RECORD ing speed or at twice the normal 6. Press on TAPE 1. -
Page 19: Recording From The Radio Or Cd Player
13-1288.fm Page 19 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Recording from the Radio or 1. Press . The TAPE indicator TAPE lights. CD Player 2. Load the pre-recorded cassette Press and tune to the desired TUNER you want to record from into TAPE station, or press and load the de- 1. -
Page 20: Using An External Audio Source
RECORDING FROM AN source, such as a TV, VCR, or an ex- EXTERNAL AUDIO ternal CD player or cassette deck, you SOURCE can use your System 741 to listen to or record audio from that source. Note: The VOLUME E-BASS... -
Page 21: Care And Maintenance
13-1288.fm Page 21 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus System 741 Mini Stereo Component System is an example of supe- rior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the system so you can enjoy it for years. -
Page 22: Cd Care Tips
• Keep the CD dry. Even a single playing the CD. drop of moisture can act as a lens • If the System 741 is subjected to a and affect the laser beam’s focus. sudden shock or jolt during play, If the CD gets wet, wipe it with a the CD’s rotation speed might... -
Page 23: Preventing Accidental Recording
13-1288.fm Page 23 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Preventing Accidental Restoring Tape Tension and Recording Sound Quality Cassette tapes have two protection After you play a cassette tape several tabs — one for each side. To protect a times, the tape might become tightly recording from being accidentally re- wound on the reels. -
Page 24: The Fcc Wants You To Know
13-1288.fm Page 24 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM Use the following cleaning procedure Your local RadioShack store sells a after every 20 hours of tape player op- complete line of cassette deck clean- eration. ing supplies. 1. Disconnect power. 2. -
Page 25: Specifications
13-1288.fm Page 25 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM SPECIFICATIONS Cassette Player: Tape Speed .................... 1 Wow and Flutter (WRMS) ...............0.35% Frequency Response (at –3 dB) ..........100 Hz–8 kHz Recording System ................AC Bias Erase System ..................Magnet CD Player: Number of Programmable Tracks .............. - Page 26 13-1288.fm Page 26 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM General: Microphone (Monaural) Impedance ........... 600 ohms Headphones (Stereo) Impedance ............16–32 ohm Power Output ..............4.5 Watts per Channel Dimensions (HWD) ............12 ¥ 10 ¥ 9 Inches (308 ¥ 270 ¥ 235 mm) Weight: (Main Unit) ..................10 lb (4.5 kg) (Speakers) ................3.15 lb...
- Page 27 13-1288.fm Page 27 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM NOTES...
- Page 28 13-1288.fm Page 28 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 6:02 PM RadioShack Limited Warranty This product is warranted against defects for 90 days 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.