Optimus Sports SCP-85 User manual

Cat. No. 14-1226
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
SCP-85
AM•FM Stereo Cassette Player with
Auto Reverse and Digital Tuning
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FEATURES
Your Optimus SCP-85 Sports AM•FM Stereo Cassette
Player with Auto Reverse and Digital Tuning delivers ex-
cellent sound from its built-in radio or your favorite cas-
sette tapes through your speakers or stereo headphones.
The tuner’s PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuitry gives you
precise tuning and drift-free reception.
Its features include:
All Weather Desi
g
n— the sealed cassette compartment
protects your tapes from wind, dust, and rain.
Auto-Reverse Cassette Deck — repeatedly plays both
sides of a cassette tape for continuous tape play.
AM/FM Radio with 20-Station Memor
y
— lets you store
up to 20 of your favorite radio stations (10 FM and 10
AM) in memory so you can quickly tune to them.
Seek Tunin
g
— searches forward or backward to the
next strong station in the selected band so you can quick-
ly find new stations.
E-BASS ON/OFF Switch — lets you increase bass
sounds for maximum listening pleasure.
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All Rights Reserved.
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used by Tandy Corporation.
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PHONES Jack — lets you connect headphones for pri-
vate listening, or speakers to share the sound with oth-
ers.
Removable Belt Clip — lets you attach the SCP-85 to
your belt for hands-free carrying when you are on the go.
Note: You need a pair of headphones or amplified
speakers with a 1/8-inch plug (neither supplied) to operate
your SCP-85. Your local RadioShack store sells a wide
variety of headphones and speakers.
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PREPARATION
INSTALLING BATTERIES
Your SCP-85 is powered by two AA batteries (not sup-
plied). We recommend alkaline batteries (such as Ra-
dioShack Cat. No. 23-557). You can also use
rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries (Cat. No. 23-
125). If you use rechargeable batteries, you also need a
battery charger (Cat. No. 23-133).
Cautions:
• Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of
batteries (standard, alkaline, or nickel-cadmium), or
rechargeable batteries of different capacities.
• Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type.
Follow these steps to install batteries.
1. Push open the cassette compartment’s cover, then
push open the cassette compartment’s door.
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2. Press the battery compartment cover’s tab in the
direction of the arrow. The cover pops open.
3. Install the batteries as indicated by the polarity sym-
bols (+ and –) marked inside cover.
4. Close the battery compartment cover and the cas-
sette compartment’s door and cover.
If the sound gets distorted or weak, be sure the SCP-85
is turned off and replace the batteries.
Notes:
• To remove the batteries, push the exposed battery in
the indicated location.
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• To keep the preset stations stored in memory, turn
the radio off before removing batteries and replace
the batteries within 45 seconds.
Cautions:
• Never leave dead or weak batteries in the SCP-85.
• If you do not plan to use the SCP-85 for a month or
more, remove the batteries.
• Dispose of batteries properly; do not bury or burn
them.
Important: Your SCP-85 is capable of using recharge-
able nickel-cadmium batteries. At the end of the batteries’
useful life, they must be recycled or disposed of properly.
Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste
management authorities for information on recycling or
disposal programs in your area. Some options that might
be available are: municipal curbside collection, drop-off
boxes at retailers such as your local RadioShack store,
recycling collection centers, and mail-back programs.
USING HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS
To listen to the SCP-85, you need a pair of headphones
or amplified speakers with a 1/8-inch plug.
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Remove the rubber plug from the SCP-85’s PHONES
jack and insert the headphones’ or speakers’ 1/8-inch
plug into the PHONES jack. Replace the plug when you
remove the headphones or speakers from the SCP-85.
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when
you use headphones.
• Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin
listening. After you begin listening, adjust the volume
to a comfortable level.
• Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.
Extended high-volume listening can lead to perma-
nent hearing loss.
• Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over
time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a vol-
ume level that does not cause discomfort might still
damage your hearing.
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Traffic Safety
Do not wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle
or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazard and
can be illegal in some areas.
Even though some headphones let you hear some out-
side sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they
still can present a traffic hazard.
USING THE BELT CLIP
For hands-free carrying, slide the belt clip over your belt.
To remove the belt clip, turn the screw’s lock holding the
belt clip counterclockwise.
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USING THE RADIO
LISTENING TO THE RADIO
Important: Make sure that you have connected head-
phones or speakers to the SCP-85. See “Using Head-
phones or Speakers” on Page 6.
1. Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radio. The dis-
play shows the current radio station’s frequency.
2. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.
3. Press BAND until the display shows the desired band
(AM or FM).
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Note: For FM stereo reception, open the cassette
compartment cover and door, and set STEREO/MONO
to STEREO. ST appears on the display when an FM
station is received in stereo.
4. Tune to the desired station.
Manual Tuning: Repeatedly press DIGITAL SCAN Ÿ
or ⁄to tune up or down the selected band. To rapidly
tune the band, hold down DIGITAL SCAN Ÿor ⁄.
Seek Tuning: Hold down DIGITAL SCAN Ÿor ⁄for
about 2 seconds. The SCP-85 tunes up or down the
selected band, then stops at the next higher or lower
station with a strong signal.
Press DIGITAL SCAN Ÿor ⁄again to stop scanning.
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Notes:
• The SCP-85 has a built-in AM antenna, and the
headphones’ or speakers’ cord serves as an FM
antenna. For the best AM reception, rotate the
SCP-85. For the best FM reception, fully uncoil the
headphones’ or speakers’ cord.
• If FM stereo reception is poor or noisy, open the
cassette compartment cover and door, and set
STEREO/MONO to MONO. The sound is not in ste-
reo, but the FM reception should improve.
5. Set E-BASS ON/OFF to ON for extra bass effect, or to
OFF to leave the bass sound unchanged.
6. To turn off the radio, press RADIO ON/OFF.
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STORING RADIO STATIONS IN
MEMORY
You can store up to 20 radio stations (10 FM and 10 AM)
in memory. Then you can quickly tune to a stored station
by pressing a memory button (or +5 and a memory but-
ton).
Follow these steps to store stations in memory.
1. Press RADIO ON/OFF to turn on the radio. The dis-
play shows the current radio station’s frequency.
2. Press BAND until the display shows AM or FM.
3. Tune to the first station you want to store. The display
shows the frequency.
4. Press MEMORY. MEMO flashes on the display for
about 5 seconds.
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5. To store stations into memory locations 1-5, while
MEMO flashes on the display, press the memory loca-
tion button (1-5) where you want to store the current
frequency. The display shows CH, the memory chan-
nel number, and the frequency. Then press MEMORY
again. MEMO disappears.
To store stations into memory locations 6-10, while
MEMO flashes on the display, press +5 then one of the
memory location buttons (1-5). Then press MEMORY
again. This increases the memory location number
by 5. For example, if you press +5, then press mem-
ory location button 2and MEMORY, the radio stores
the selected frequency into memory location 7.
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Note: If you do not press a memory location button
or +5 within about 5 seconds, MEMO disappears from
the display. Start again from Step 4.
6. Tune to the next station you want to store, then
repeat Steps 4 and 5.
To replace a station you stored, simply store a new sta-
tion in that memory location.
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USING THE CASSETTE PLAYER
PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE
Important: Make sure that you have connected head-
phones or speakers to the SCP-85. See “Using Head-
phones or Speakers” on Page 6.
1. Push open the cassette compartment’s cover, then
push open the cassette compartment’s door.
2. Take up any slack in the cassette tape by turning its
hub with your finger or a pencil. If you do not remove
excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the
play mechanism. Avoid touching the tape.
Note: We recommend you do not use C-120 cas-
sette tapes. They are very thin and can easily
become tangled in the tape-handling parts.
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3. Insert the cassette tape into the cassette compart-
ment with the desired side facing you, the full reel to
the right, and the open end facing up.
4. Close the cassette compartment’s door and cover.
5. Press PLAY to play the tape.
Notes:
• After playing to the end of each side, the tape
automatically changes direction to play the other
side.
• To manually change the tape’s direction to play the
other side, switch DIR to the other position.
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6. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level.
7. Set E-BASS ON/OFF to ON for extra bass effect, or to
OFF to leave the bass sound unchanged.
8. Press STOP to stop the tape.
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Using Fast Forward/Rewind
To fast-forward or rewind the cassette tape, press << or
>>. When you reach the desired section of tape, press
STOP then PLAY.
Tape
Direction Press to Fast-Forward Press to Rewind
>> <<
<< >>
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TAPE TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
CLEANING THE TAPE-HANDLING
PARTS
Dirt, dust, or particles of the tape’s coating can accumu-
late on the tape heads and other parts that the tape
touches. This can greatly reduce the performance of the
SCP-85. Use the following cleaning procedure after ev-
ery 20 hours of operation.
1. Open the cassette compartment cover and door.
2. Open the battery compartment cover.
3. Remove the batteries.
4. Press PLAY to expose the tape-handling parts.
5. Use a cotton swab dipped in denatured alcohol or
tape head cleaning solution to clean the play head,
pinch roller, tape guides, and capstans.
6. When you finish cleaning, press STOP and replace
the batteries. Close the battery compartment cover
and the cassette compartment’s door and cover.
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Your local RadioShack store carries a full line of cassette
deck cleaning supplies.
RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND
SOUND QUALITY
After you play a cassette several times, the tape might
become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause play-
back sound quality to deteriorate.
To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape from
the beginning to the end of one side, then completely re-
wind it. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each
side of the cassette’s outer shell on a flat surface.
Caution: Be careful not to damage the cassette when
tapping it. Do not touch the exposed tape or allow any
sharp objects near the cassette.
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