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Page 2 - FEATURES

2 FEATURES Your Optimus Stereo Dual-CassetteKaraoke Center lets you be the “star”as you sing along with your favorite re-cordings and hear your voice with themusic through the speakers. You cansing along with regular cassette tapesor special karaoke cassette tapes(such as the supplied tape) that let...

Page 4 - CONTENTS

4 CONTENTS Connections ......................................................................................................... 5 Connecting Another Audio Source to the Input Jacks ..................................... 5Connecting an Audio Component to the Output Jacks ................................

Page 5 - CONNECTIONS

5 CONNECTIONS Caution: Do not plug in the powercord until all other connections arecomplete. CONNECTING ANOTHER AUDIO SOURCE TO THE INPUT JACKS You can connect another audiosource (such as a stereo VCR or CDplayer) so you can sing along with theaudio source’s sound. Connect thesource’s stereo audio ...

Page 6 - CONNECTING POWER

6 CONNECTING POWER When you have made all connections,plug your system’s power cord into astandard AC outlet. Caution: Your system’s power cordhas a polarized plug (one blade is wid-er than the other). If you have difficultyinserting the plug into the outlet, donot force it. Turn the plug over and t...

Page 7 - USING THE 5 BAND EQUALIZER

7 USING THE 5 BAND EQUALIZER You can use the 5 band frequency equalizer to customize the sound you hearthrough the speaker. Each of the five controls lets you adjust the sound level in aspecific frequency range. Slide the control up to boost or down to reduce the level.If you set the control to the ...

Page 8 - USING THE RADIO

8 USING THE RADIO Warning: To protect your hearing, set MASTER VOLUME to MIN before you play the radio. 1. Press POWER to turn on the sys- tem. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Set FUNCTION SELECTOR to TUNER . 3. Set BAND SELECTOR to AM , FM STEREO , or FM . 4. Rotate TUNING to select the desired stat...

Page 10 - USING THE CASSETTE DECK

10 USING THE CASSETTE DECK You can play a cassette tape in eithercassette deck, and record tapes inTAPE 1. Warning: To protect your hearing, set MASTER VOLUME to MIN before you play a cassette tape. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE Note: Take up any slack in the tapeby turning the cassette’s hub with apencil...

Page 11 - Normal Play

11 PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE You can play a cassette tape in eitherTAPE 1 or TAPE 2, or you can loadcassette tapes in both decks and playthem consecutively. Normal Play Follow these steps to play a cassettetape in TAPE 1 or TAPE 2. 1. Load a cassette tape in TAPE 1 or TAPE 2. 2. Press POWER to turn on...

Page 12 - Consecutive Play

12 Notes: • To temporarily stop play, press PAUSE . Press PAUSE again to resume play. • To rapidly wind the tape forward or backward, press FAST-F or REWIND . Press STOP/EJECT when you reach the desired sec-tion. Consecutive Play Follow these steps to play one side ofthe tape in TAPE 2, then play on...

Page 13 - SINGING ALONG

13 SINGING ALONG Now get ready for some fun! In thissection, we tell you how to use yoursystem’s karaoke features. First, pluga supplied microphone’s 1 / 4 -inch plug into one of the microphone jacks. Note: Your friends can also sing alongwith the music if you connect a unidi-rectional 600-ohm dynam...

Page 16 - USING OPTIONAL COMPONENTS

16 USING OPTIONAL COMPONENTS LISTENING TO ANOTHER AUDIO SOURCE If you connected another audio source(see “Connecting Another AudioSource to the Input Jacks” on Page 5),follow these steps to listen to thatsource. Warning: To protect your hearing andprevent damage to the system, alwaysset the source’s...

Page 17 - RECORDING; RECORDING TIPS

17 RECORDING You can record as you sing along witha tape or another audio source. Youcan also record only the external au-dio source, or dub from one cassettetape to another. RECORDING TIPS • Tape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. We rec-ommend RadioShack SupertapeExtended Range ...

Page 19 - MAINTENANCE

19 MAINTENANCE Your Optimus Stereo Dual-Cassette Karaoke Center is an example of superior de-sign and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the systemso you can enjoy it for years. Keep the system dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquidsmight contain minerals t...

Page 20 - TAPE CARE TIPS; Erasing a Cassette Tape

20 TAPE CARE TIPS Preventing Accidental Erasure Cassette tapes have two erase-protection tabs — one for each side.To protect a recording from being ac-cidentally recorded over or erased,use a screwdriver to remove one orboth of the cassette tape’s erase-pro-tection tabs. If you want to record on a t...

Page 22 - SPECIFICATIONS

22 SPECIFICATIONS Power Output (at 10% THD) ................................................. 20 Watts per Channel Equalizer .......................................................................................... 120 Hz ± 10 dB 300 Hz ± 10 dB 1 kHz ± 10 dB 3.3 kHz ± 10 dB 10 kHz ± 10 dB Track Sys...

Page 23 - NOTES

23 NOTES 32-1159.fm Page 23 Monday, August 9, 1999 2:38 PM