42-5056.fm Page 1 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM Cat. No. 42-5056 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
42-5056.fm Page 2 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM FEATURES Your Optimus CD-3445 Portable Compact Disc Player uses the latest digital audio technology to give you clean, crisp compact disc sound. You can connect the CD player to your home audio system with the supplied connection cable or connect a pair of stereo headphones to the CD player for private listening. The CD-3445's advanced technology makes it simple to operate.
42-5056.fm Page 3 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM CONTENTS Choosing a Power Source .................................................................................. Using Batteries ................................................................................................ Installing Batteries .................................................................................... Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries ........................................................ Charging Tips ...................
2-5056.fm Page 4 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM CHOOSING A POWER SOURCE You can power your CD player from: • Internal battery power (using two AA alkaline or rechargeable nickel-cadmium batteries, not supplied) 2. Insert two AA batteries into the battery compartment according to the polarity symbols (+ and –) in the compartment.
42-5056.fm Page 5 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM • If you do not plan to use the CD player from battery power for a month or more, remove and store the batteries. They might leak chemicals and corrode or damage electronic circuits. Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Nickel-cadmium batteries come fully discharged. You can charge the batteries while they are in the battery compartment using the supplied battery adapter and an optional AC adapter (such as Cat. No.
42-5056.fm Page 6 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM Charging Tips • Fully discharge the batteries occasionally by playing the CD player until it no longer plays. Then fully recharge the batteries. This helps restore the batteries’ full charging capacity. • Avoid charging the batteries in a hot environment (higher than 113°F). Doing so can permanently reduce the batteries’ charging capacity. • Do not overcharge batteries. Overcharging can severely reduce the batteries’ useful life.
42-5056.fm Page 7 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM USING VEHICLE BATTERY POWER 3. Plug the other end of the adapter into your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket. You can power your CD player from your vehicle’s battery power using a 6volt DC adapter such as Cat. No. 2701563. Caution: The recommended DC adapter supplies regulated 6 volts and delivers at least 600 milliamps. Its white adaptaplug correctly fits the CD player’s DC 6V jack and you can set its center tip to positive.
42-5056.fm Page 8 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM CONNECTIONS You can listen to your CD-3445 by connecting stereo headphones to the CD player’s PHONES jack or by connecting amplified speakers or a home audio or autosound system to the LINE OUT jack using the supplied Y-adapter cable. CONNECTING HEADPHONES For private listening, plug a pair of stereo headphones with a 1/8-inch plug into the CD player’s PHONES jack.
42-5056.fm Page 9 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM Traffic Safety Do not wear headphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas. Even though some headphones are designed to let you hear some outside sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still present a traffic hazard.
42-5056.fm Page 10 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM OPERATION Warning: This CD player has a wide dynamic range. If you turn up your amplifier’s volume too high during soft (low volume) parts of the music, you might damage your hearing when a sudden loud passage occurs. 3. Press OPEN and lift the disc compartment cover. OPEN appears on the display. (illus) PLAYING A CD Follow these steps to play a CD. 1. Set POWER to ON. 00 briefly appears on the display, then disc appears. 4.
42-5056.fm Page 11 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM 7. If you connected headphones to the CD player’s PHONES jack, adjust the CD player’s VOLUME control to set the desired volume level. If you connected amplified speakers or a home audio or autosound system to the CD player’s LINE OUT jack, adjust the volume controls on those units to set the desired volume level. 8. If you are using headphones, set BASS BOOST to ON to enhance bass frequencies.
42-5056.fm Page 12 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM Intro Scan Repeat Playback Press INTRO SCAN to play the first 10 seconds of each track on the CD. INTRO, the track number, and the elapsed time appear on the display. Your CD player can repeat: • A single track • The entire CD • A programmed sequence • Randomly selected tracks (illus) If you hear a track you want to listen to, press INTRO/SCAN again. INTRO disappears from the display, and normal playback resumes.
42-5056.fm Page 13 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM You can program up to 21 tracks on a CD to play in any order you choose. You can program the same track to play more than once. 1. Press MEMORY. P:01 (the first memory location) appears. or Note: You can use either to move to another track in the programmed sequence. 6. To play the tracks in memory again, press MEMORY, then press (Play/Pause). t Storing a Programmed Sequence To stop playback, press n (Stop).
42-5056.fm Page 14 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM 2. When the track you want to change appears on the display, press either or to find the track number you want to replace it with. (illus) 3. Press MEMORY again. The track is stored in memory. 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to change more tracks.
42-5056.fm Page 15 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your CD-3445 Portable Compact Disc Player is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the CD player so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Handle the CD player gently and carefully.
42-5056.fm Page 16 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM FCC INFORMATION LASER SAFETY This equipment complies with the limits for a Class B digital device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits provide reasonable protection against radio and TV interference in a residential area. However, your equipment might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly.
42-5056.fm Page 17 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM SPECIFICATIONS Format ..............................................................Compact Disc, Digital Audio System Pickup..................................................................................3-Beam, Semiconductor Laser Decoding (D/A) .............................................................................. 1 Bit Linear Frequency Response ...........................................................
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42-5056.fm Page 20 Thursday, August 12, 1999 9:25 AM RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of purchase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it without charge for parts and labor. Simply bring your Radio Shack sales slip as proof of purchase date to any Radio Shack store. Warranty does not cover transportation costs.