Page 2 - FEATURES; Extended Bass — for a powerful, heavy bass sound.
2 FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-105 Digital AM/FM Stereo Cassette Playerdelivers excellent stereo sound through your headphones oramplified speaker system. The SCP-105 is portable so youcan listen to cassette tapes or the AM/FM radio just about any-where. Important: To listen to your SCP-105, you need a...
Page 4 - CONTENTS
4 CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................ 6 Before You Begin .......................................................... 6Connecting Power ........................................................ 6 Using Batteries ....................................
Page 6 - PREPARATION; BEFORE YOU BEGIN; • AC power (using an optional AC adapter); Using Batteries
6 PREPARATION BEFORE YOU BEGIN To protect the playback head during shipment, a protectivefoam piece is attached to it. Remove the foam piece beforeyou use the SCP-105’s cassette player. CONNECTING POWER You can power your SCP-105 from: • internal batteries (not supplied) • AC power (using an optiona...
Page 9 - Using AC Power; able at your local RadioShack store.
9 Important: Your SCP-105 can use nickel-cadmium rechargeable batteries. At the endof a nickel-cadmium battery's useful life, itmust be recycled or disposed of properly.Contact your local, county, or state hazard-ous waste management authorities for infor-mation on recycling or disposal programs iny...
Page 10 - Using Vehicle Battery Power; Both are available at your local RadioShack store.; jack. Using an adapter
10 Follow these steps to connect the SCP-105 to AC power. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switch to 3V . 2. Inser t the Adaptaplug into the adapter’s cord so it reads + TIP. 3. Inser t the plug into the SCP-105’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the adapter into a standard AC outlet. Using Vehicle Battery Power You...
Page 11 - SETTING THE CLOCK
11 • Always connect the DC adapter to the SCP-105 before you connect it to the power source. When you finish, dis-connect the adapter from the power source before youdisconnect it from the SCP-105. Follow these steps to power the SCP-105 from your vehicle’sbattery. 1. Set the adapter’s voltage switc...
Page 14 - Listening Safely; • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin lis-
14 CONNECTING HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS To connect your headphones or amplified speaker system(not supplied) to the SCP-105, insert the headphones’ or am-plified speaker system’s 1 / 8 -inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug into the SCP-105’s jack. Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines wh...
Page 15 - Traffic Safety; USING THE BELT CLIP
15 • Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume levelthat does not cause discomfor t might still damage yourhearing. Traffic Safety Do not wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle orriding a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazar...
Page 16 - To remove the belt clip, press; Press
16 To remove the belt clip, press PUSH RELEASE , slide the belt clip downward, then lift it off. SETTING THE FREQUENCY RANGES AND STEPS The SCP-105 is preset to tune frequencies in increments of 10kHz (AM) and 0.2 MHz (FM), which are standard incrementsin the United States. In Europe and some other ...
Page 17 - JP; EU
17 To listen to frequencies in Japan, hold down TIME SET and TUNING for about 7 seconds. JP appears briefly and a beep sounds, then the display shows the lowestfrequency for the selected band. To listen to frequencies in Europe and countries otherthan Japan and the United States, hold down TIME SET ...
Page 18 - To listen to frequencies in the US, hold down; and; US; appears and a beep
18 To listen to frequencies in the US, hold down TUNING and for about 7 seconds. US appears and a beep sounds, then the display shows the lowest frequency forthe selected band. 14-1246.fm Page 18 Thursday, January 13, 2000 1:04 PM
Page 19 - USING THE RADIO
19 USING THE RADIO 1. Repeatedly press RADIO ON/OFF BAND until the desired band appears ( AM , FM1 , or FM2 ). Note: FM1 and FM2 store stations in the same fre-quency range, but in different (separate) memory loca-tions. 2. To select stereo reception, repeatedly press FM ST/ MONO. FM ST appears (if ...
Page 20 - ON
20 3. Use TUNING or to tune to the desired station using manual or memory tuning (see “Manual Tuning” onPage 21 or “Memory Tuning” on Page 22). 4. Adjust VOLUME to the desired listening level. 5. To emphasize the bass sounds, repeatedly press E-BASS (GAME) until a bar appears above E-BASS – ON . Rep...
Page 21 - MANUAL TUNING; TUNED
21 MANUAL TUNING To manually tune the SCP-105, repeatedly press TUNING or to tune up or down the band. For quicker tuning, hold down either TUNING or until the frequency on the display changes rapidly, then release thebutton. The SCP-105 continues to search for a frequency at aslower speed. When it ...
Page 22 - MEMORY TUNING; Storing Stations Manually; until the desired; AM; or; SET; appear and the SCP-105 stores the station.
22 MEMORY TUNING You can manually store up to 10 AM and 20 FM stations inmemory (10 each in FM1 and FM2). Storing Stations Manually 1. Repeatedly press RADIO ON/OFF BAND until the desired band appears ( AM , FM1 , or FM2 ). 2. Press TUNING or to tune to the station you want to store. 3. Hold down on...
Page 23 - Selecting Stored Stations; to select the; USING THE HOLD SWITCH; locks the SCP-105’s radio or clock function buttons and; in the direction of the arrow.; HOLD
23 Selecting Stored Stations 1. Repeatedly press RADIO ON/OFF BAND to select the desired band. 2. Press a preset number button ( 1 – 5 ) to select a stored station, or press +5 then a preset number button (to select preset numbers 6–10). Note: Do not hold down the preset number button. Otherwise,ano...
Page 24 - USING THE TAPE PLAYER; PLAYING A TAPE; TAPE
24 USING THE TAPE PLAYER PLAYING A TAPE 1. If the radio is on, turn it off by repeatedly pressing RADIO ON/OFF BAND until the clock appears. 2. Inser t a prerecorded cassette into the guides with the exposed tapeedge facing out and the full reel tothe left. Then close the door. 3. Press PLAY. The ba...
Page 25 - to a comfortable listening level.; USING FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND; When the tape is stopped, press
25 5. Adjust VOLUME to a comfortable listening level. 6. To stop the tape, press STOP . USING FAST-FORWARD AND REWIND When the tape is stopped, press FF or REW to rewind or fast-forward it. To stop the tape before it reaches the end,press STOP . When the tape has rewound fully, press STOP. REW relea...
Page 26 - TAPE TIPS; Restoring Tape Tension and Sound Quality
26 TAPE TIPS Tape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. Werecommend extended-range or low noise Type 1 regularlength (60- or 90-minute) normal-bias cassette tapes. We donot recommend long-play cassette tapes such as C-120s be-cause they are thin and can easily tangle. Restoring Tape ...
Page 27 - PLAYING THE GAMES; PLAYING THE SLOT MACHINE GAME
27 PLAYING THE GAMES Your SCP-105 has a slot machine game and a number game.You can play either game in the standby, tuner, or tape mode. Notes: • You can switch from one game to another anytime during the game by pressing E-BASS/GAME once. • While playing the game, all the buttons on the cassette h...
Page 28 - Scoring
28 Press +5 once to start the game. The numbers on the display change. Repeatedly press +5 to stop the numbers. The numbers stop one by one (from left to right). If you do not press +5 to stop the numbers, each digit automat- ically stops after a few seconds. When all the digits have stopped, your s...
Page 29 - PLAYING THE NUMBER GAME
29 PLAYING THE NUMBER GAME The objective of the number game is to clear the numbershown on the display by pressing the same number, using thenumber buttons ( 1 – 5 ). To select the number game, hold down E-BASS/GAME for about 3 seconds until 000 and 1 appear. Then press E-BASS/ GAME again. 0000 and ...
Page 30 - EXITING GAME MODE; for about 3 seconds.; bYE
30 After one minute, the game ends automatically, all the bar in-dicators flash, and your score appears. Scoring You get 1 point when you match a number. The maximumscore is 50 points. EXITING GAME MODE The SCP-105 automatically exits the game mode if you stopplaying for about 5 minutes. To exit the...
Page 31 - CARE AND MAINTENANCE
31 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus SCP-105 Digital AM/FM Stereo CassettePlayer is an example of superior design and craftsmanship.The following suggestions will help you care for your SCP-105 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the SCP-105 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry im-mediately. Liquids mig...
Page 33 - and close the; RESETTING THE SCP-105
33 5. When you finish cleaning, press STOP and close the cassette compar tment door. Then reconnect power. RESETTING THE SCP-105 If the SCP-105’s display locks up or stops operating properlyafter you connect power, first replace the batteries with newones. If the SCP-105 still does not operate prope...
Page 34 - THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW
34 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This equipment complies with the limits for a Class B digitaldevice as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits pro- vide reasonable protection against radio and TV interferencein a residential area. However, your equipment might causeTV or radio interference even...
Page 35 - SPECIFICATIONS
35 SPECIFICATIONS RADIO FM AM Frequency Range 87.5–108.1 MHz 530–1710 kHz IF Rejection 100 dB 47 dB Image Rejection 22 dB 27 dB Selectivity 24 dB 23 dB Signal-to-Noise (S/N) Ratio 50 dB 30 dB Stereo Separation 20 dB — — Usable Sensitivity 20 dB µ V 52 dB µ V CASSETTE PLAYER Cassette Mechanism .........
Page 36 - Limited Ninety-Day Warranty; We Service What We Sell
12A99 Printed in Indonesia 8Z-HRC-926-11 991029BKK-O9 Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in ma-terial and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date ofpurchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized Radi...
