Page 2 - FEATURES; CASSETTE DECK FEATURES
2 FEATURES CASSETTE DECK FEATURES Consecutive Play — lets you auto-matically play two cassette tapes,one after the other. Multiple Source Recording — letsyou record onto a cassette tape fromthe CD changer, radio, another cas-sette tape, or from an external micro-phone (not supplied). CD Synchro Dubb...
Page 3 - OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES
3 OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES Remote Control — lets you controlmost of the System 730’s functionsfrom a distance. Dual Backlit LCD Displays — clear-ly displays your system’s indicatorsfor easy viewing in almost any light-ing condition. Three Preset Graphic EqualizerSettings — provide common soundsettings...
Page 5 - TABLE OF CONTENTS
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparation ..................................................................................................... 7 Connecting the Speakers .......................................................................... 7 Speaker Placement ................................................
Page 7 - PREPARATION; Speaker Placement
7 PREPARATION Important: Complete all other con-nections to the System 730 beforeyou connect it to power. CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS 1. Press open the pair of terminal tabs marked MAIN SPEAKERS/ + R – on the back of the System 730, then insert the rightspeaker’s red wire into the red(+) terminal and it...
Page 8 - CONNECTING POWER
8 CONNECTING THE FM ANTENNA To connect the supplied FM antenna,loosen the screw caps on the termi-nals marked FM ANTENNA / 300 Ω on the back of the System 730, slip theantenna’s spade lugs onto the termi-nals, then tighten the screw caps. Note: You can use the set of screwcaps on the terminals marke...
Page 10 - Listening Safely
10 2. Insert the batteries into the com- partment as indicated by thepolarity symbols (+ and –)marked inside. 3. Replace the cover. Notes: • If you will not be using the remote control for a month ormore, remove the batteries. • You can use the remote control up to a distance of about 20 feet(6.1 me...
Page 11 - BASIC OPERATION
11 BASIC OPERATION USING THE DEMONSTRATION FEATURE To showcase the features of yourSystem 730 and its dual display,press DEMO , or press and hold DIS- PLAY for about 2 seconds. The sys- tem repeatedly runs a presetprogram on both displays. Press DEMO or DISPLAY to stop the demonstration. USING THE R...
Page 12 - SETTING THE SOUND; Adjusting the Volume
12 SETTING THE SOUND Adjusting the Volume To increase the system’s volume,turn VOLUME toward MAX , or press VOLUME + on the remote control. To decrease the volume, turn VOLUME toward MIN , or press VOLUME – on the remote control. Important: To prevent hearing dam-age, set the volume to its minimumle...
Page 13 - ROCK
13 Changing the Preset Graphic Equalizer Settings The sound produced by your System730 is delivered over five differentsound frequencies — 70 Hz, 300 Hz,1 KHz, 3.5 KHz, and 10 KHz. Youcan set the balance of these frequen-cies using your system’s three presetgraphic equalizer settings. Thesesettings ...
Page 14 - RADIO OPERATION; AM
14 RADIO OPERATION LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1. Repeatedly press TUNER to select the desired band. Select AM for AM stations, or FM1 or FM2 for FM stations. As you press TUNER , AM , FM1 or FM2 and the last selected stationappear on the display. Note: You can tune to any FMstation when either FM1 or FM...
Page 15 - Storing a Station in Memory
15 • To improve reception for weak FM stereo stations, press STEREO/MODE so MONO (monaural) appears on thedisplay. The sound is nolonger in stereo, but receptionshould improve. To return tostereo sound, press STEREO/ MODE . • For the best FM reception, fully extend the FM antenna. • The AM antenna i...
Page 16 - Recalling a Stored Station; STATION
16 • When power is disconnected or interrupted for 50 hours or more,the System 730 loses all of itsmemory settings. Recalling a Stored Station 1. Press TUNER to select the desired band. 2. Press the desired station’s memory number (1-8). P , the memory number, STATION , and the frequency numberappea...
Page 17 - CD CHANGER OPERATION; CD; CD
17 CD CHANGER OPERATION The System 730 lets you load up toseven CDs at once and gives youmany options to control the way itplays them. Note: You can play a 3-inch CD inyour System 730, but you must loadit in CD tray position 1 (see “Loadingand Playing a CD”). LOADING AND PLAYING A CD 1. Press CD . C...
Page 19 - Audible Search; RANDOM
19 SPECIAL CD CHANGER FEATURES Automatic Search Music System (ASMS) The automatic search music systemlets you skip forward or backwardthrough the tracks on all loaded CDs. • To skip to the beginning of the next track, press and release >> , or CD >> on the remote control. • To return to ...
Page 20 - Repeat Play; REPEAT; Cue
20 2. To briefly stop random play, press PAUSE on the main system. appears on the dis- play. To resume play, press PLAY , or CD on the remote control. disappears. 3. The System 730 automatically stops random play after it hasplayed all tracks on all loadedCDs. To stop the CD changer atany time durin...
Page 21 - PROGRAMMED PLAY; FULL
21 PROGRAMMED PLAY You can program the CD changer toplay up to 50 tracks in any order youchoose, and you can program thesame CD and/or track to play morethan once. Storing/Playing a Programmed Sequence 1. With at least one CD in the CD changer and no CD playing,select a CD by pressing the cor-respon...
Page 25 - CASSETTE DECK OPERATION; LOADING A TAPE
25 CASSETTE DECK OPERATION The System 730 has a dual cassettedeck system which lets you automat-ically play two cassette tapes con-secutively, record from the CDchanger, record one cassette tapeonto another, and more. Notes: • The remote control does not operate the System 730’s cas-sette deck. • Th...
Page 26 - PLAYING A TAPE; TAPE; Consecutive Play
26 PLAYING A TAPE 1. Press TAPE . TAPE appears on the display. 2. Press PLAY . The tape begins to play. Note: To briefly stop the tapeduring playback, press PAUSE . The button locks and the tapestops. Press PAUSE again to continue playback. 3. Set VOLUME (or press VOLUME + or – on the remote control...
Page 27 - Caution: Never try to force down; Recording from a CD
27 When the tape in TAPE 1reaches the end, the tape inTAPE 2 automatically begins toplay. Note: To briefly stop the tape ineither deck during playback,press PAUSE on the desired deck. The button locks and thetape stops. Press PAUSE again to continue playback. 4. At the end of the tape in TAPE 2, the...
Page 29 - Copying Cassette Tapes
29 Copying Cassette Tapes The System 730 lets you dub (copy)one cassette tape to another, oneside at a time, using its dual cassettedecks (TAPE 1 and TAPE 2). 1. Load a blank cassette tape, or one you want to record over, intoTAPE 2. 2. Load the tape you want to record from into TAPE 1. 3. Press PAU...
Page 30 - Recording from the Radio
30 Notes: • If you press STOP/EJECT on TAPE 1, PLAY releases on that deck, but recording onTAPE 2 continues. • If you press STOP/EJECT on TAPE 2, PLAY and RECORD release, and recording stops. Recording from the Radio The System 730 lets you record ontoa cassette tape from any AM or FMradio station. ...
Page 34 - TAPE TIPS; Erasing a Cassette Tape
34 8. The System 730 automatically stops the tape when it reachesthe end. To stop the tape at anytime during recording, press STOP/EJECT on TAPE 2. RECORD and PLAY release, and recording stops. TAPE TIPS Erasing a Cassette Tape To record over a cassette tape, sim-ply record over the previous record-...
Page 35 - USING AN ADDITIONAL AUDIO SOURCE; VIDEO
35 USING AN ADDITIONAL AUDIO SOURCE If you connected an additional audiosource, such as a TV, VCR, turnta-ble, or an external CD changer orcassette deck, you can use your Sys-tem 730 to listen to or record fromthat source. LISTENING TO AN ADDITIONAL AUDIO SOURCE 1. Set VOLUME (or press VOLUME – on t...
Page 36 - SPECIAL FEATURES; TIME
36 SPECIAL FEATURES SETTING A WAKE UP TIME Like an alarm clock, you can set yoursystem to automatically turn itself onand play the last selected radio sta-tion, CD, or cassette tape. 1. Press DISPLAY three times. TIME and the last-set wake-up time appear, and WAKE-UP flashes on the display. 2. Withi...
Page 37 - SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER
37 Notes: • If you selected a cassette tape, be sure to release PAUSE on the selected deck after you turn off the system. • To turn off the wake-up timer, repeat Steps 1 and 3. WAKE-UP flashes then disappears from the display to indicate that the timer is turned off. • Until you turn off the wake-up...
Page 39 - USING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE
39 USING AN EXTERNAL MICROPHONE The System 730 lets you connect and hear sound from an external microphonecombined with sound from the radio, a prerecorded CD or cassette, or an addi-tional audio source. 1. Plug the microphone’s 1 / 8 -inch plug into MIC on the front of the System 730. 2. Start play...
Page 41 - MAINTENANCE
41 MAINTENANCE Your Optimus System 730 Mini Ste-reo Component System is an exam-ple of superior design andcraftsmanship. The following sug-gestions will help you care for yourSystem 730 so you can enjoy it foryears. Keep the System 730dry. If it gets wet, wipeit dry immediately.Liquids might contain...
Page 42 - FCC Rules
42 THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW This stereo system complies with thelimits for a Class B digital device asspecified in Part 15 of FCC Rules . These limits provide reasonable pro-tection against radio and TV interfer-ence in a residential area. However,your stereo system might cause TVor radio interfere...
Page 43 - SPECIFICATIONS; Cassette Deck
43 SPECIFICATIONS Cassette Deck Tape Speed 1 7 / 8 ips Wow and Flutter 0.35% WRMS Frequency Response (at -3 dB) 100Hz–8 kHz Recording System AC Bias Erase System AC CD Changer Number of Programmable Tracks50 Tracks Frequency Response (at – 3 dB) 50Hz–20 kHz Dynamic Range 82 dB Signal-to-Noise (JIS-A...
Page 44 - General
44 General Power Supply120V AC 60 Hz, 90W Tuning RangeAM: 530–1710 kHz FM: 88–108 MHz Speaker Size 5 1 / 4 Inches Impedance of Microphone Jack 600 Ω Impedance of (Stereo) HeadphonesJack 16–32 Ω Power Output 10 Watts per Channel Remote Control Power 2 AAA Bat-teries (Cat. No. 23-555) Dimensions of Un...
Page 45 - NOTES
45 NOTES 13-1277.fm Page 45 Wednesday, July 14, 1999 4:11 PM
Page 48 - RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY
RADIO SHACK A Division of Tandy Corporation Fort Worth, Texas 76102 6A5 Printed in Hong Kong RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of pur-chase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers. Within this ...
