Optimus SYSTEM 746 - Manuals

7 PREPARATION Note: Complete all other connectionsbefore connecting the system to ACpower and turning it on. CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS 1. Lift open the red and black tabs for the right (R) and left (L) speaker terminals on the back ofthe system. 2. Put the stripped end of the right speaker’s striped w...

8 CONNECTING TO POWER After you complete all connections,plug the system’s power cord into astandard AC outlet. STANDBY lights and AM 12:00 appears on the display. Warning: To prevent electric shock,the power cord plug’s blades are po-larized and fit a polarized AC outletonly one way. If you have di...

9 2. Install the batteries as indicated by the polarity symbols ( + and - ) marked inside the compartment. 3. Replace the cover. Caution: If you are not going to usethe remote control for a month ormore, remove its batteries. Batteriescan leak damaging chemicals. You can use the remote control up to...

10 BASIC OPERATION Warning: To protect your hearing,adjust VOLUME to the lowest level before you turn on the system. Follow these steps to operate yoursystem. 1. Press POWER / STANDBY ( POWER on the remote control). STANDBY turns off, the dis- play lights, and the last selectedsystem settings appear...

12 TIMER OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK 1. With power turned on, press CLOCK until the hour and minute digits appear. 2. Press MEMORY. The hour and minute digits flash. 3. Within 10 seconds, press HOUR (or TUNING on the re- mote control) to set the desiredhour. 4. Press MIN (or TUNING on the remote con...

14 4. To set the sleep timer, repeat- edly press SLEEP until the desired sleep time appears.Each time you press SLEEP , the displayed sleep time decreasesin 10-minute steps. The system turns off after theamount of time you set. To turn offthe sleep timer sooner, repeatedlypress SLEEP until SLEEP dis...

15 TUNER OPERATION 1. Slide FUNCTION to TUNER . The system automatically tunes tothe station that was playingwhen the system was turned offor when it was last set to TUNER . 2. Repeatedly press BAND to se- lect the AM or FM band. The lastselected station in that band ap-pears. Notes: • For the best ...

16 AUTOMATIC TUNING You can use automatic tuning toquickly move up or down to the nextavailable station in your area. Hold down TUNING or (or TUNING and on the remote con- trol) for about 1 second. The tunerautomatically moves up or down theband and stops when it finds thenext active station. MEMORY...

17 CD PLAYER OPERATION LOADING A CD 1. Slide FUNCTION to CD . CD ap- pears. 2. Press OPEN to open the CD com- partment. OPEN appears. 3. Carefully place a CD over the cen- ter hub, label side up. 4. After you load the CD, press the right corner of the door down untilit clicks shut. The system displa...

18 AUTOMATIC SKIP The automatic skip feature lets youquickly locate the beginning of anytrack on a CD, including the trackcurrently playing. You can use auto-matic skip when a CD is playing orstopped. If a CD is playing: • Press SKIP once to skip back to the beginning of the cur-rent track. • Repeat...

19 • To repeat the current track, press REPEAT once while the desired track is playing. RE- PEAT appears, and the CD player continuously replays thetrack. • To repeat random play, before the last track ends, press RE- PEAT until REPEAT ALL ap- pears. • To briefly stop random play, press PLAY/PAUSE ....

20 INTRO PLAY The INTRO function lets you playthe first 10 seconds of each track soyou can quickly find the one youwant. To use INTRO, press INTRO on the remote control. The CD player be-gins playing. You can use random play, repeatplay, and skip during intro play. To cancel intro play during or aft...

21 8. Programmed play automatically stops at the end of the last pro-grammed track. To stop the CDplayer at any time during pro-grammed play, press STOP . The CD’s total number of tracks andplaying time appear. Note: To replace a programmed track,press PROGRAM/MEMORY (or PROG on the remote control) ...

22 CASSETTE DECK OPERATION The system has one cassette deckfor cassette tape playback and re-cording. The deck has a full-releaseauto-stop system to protect tapesand prevent pinch roller damage.When a tape reaches the end of aside, the tape mechanism automati-cally stops and releases the tape. LOADI...

23 • To rewind or fast-forward the tape, press then press (Rewind) or (Fast For- ward). • To stop fast-forward or re- wind, press . 3. Adjust the volume and set E- BASS for the desired sound. 4. To stop play before the tape side reaches the end, press . Press while the cassette player is stopped to ...

24 4. Select the desired band and sta- tion, then press to release it andstart recording. The cassetterecords until it reaches the end ofthe side, then the cassette deckautomatically stops. Notes: • To temporarily stop recording, press . Press again to re-sume recording. • If you record broadcasts f...

25 Timer Recording You can set the system to automati-cally turn on, record from a selectedaudio source onto a cassette tape,then turn off at the time you set. 1. Follow Steps 1–5 in “Setting a Wake-Up Time” on Page 12 to setthe start and end times and selectthe source you want to recordfrom. 2. Loa...

27 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus System 746 Micro Stereo Component System is an example of su-perior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care forthe system so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the system dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquidsmight cont...

29 SPECIFICATIONS Cassette Tape Speed .................................................................................................. 1 7 / 8 ips Wow and Flutter ................................................................................ 0.35% WRMS Frequency Response ...........................

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