Optimus 714 (130-1261A) Operation Faxback Doc. # 15535 CONNECTING POWER 1. Plug the female end of the AC power cord into the AC IN socket on the back of the amplifier/cassette deck. 2. Plug the 2-prong end of the power cord into a standard AC outlet. The POWER indicator lights. CAUTION: The AC power cord has a polarized plug (one blade is wider than the other). If you have difficulty inserting the plug, do not force it. Turn it over and reinsert it. CONNECTING HEADPHONES For private listening, plug headphones with 1/8-inch plug into the PHONES jack. NOTE: Plugging in the headphones automatically disconnects the speakers. Listening Safely Do not listen at extremely high volume levels. Extended, high-volume listening can lead to permanent hearing loss. Follow these guidelines to protect your hearing, especially when you use headphones. Always start by setting the volume to the lowest level possible before you begin listening. Put the headphones on, then gradually increase the volume as necessary. Once you set the volume, do not increase it. Over a period of time, your ears adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause discomfort might still damage your hearing. REMOTE CONTROL OPERATION Using the remote control, you can control the system's power and volume, the tuner's automatic scanning, and the CD player's normal play functions. 1. Press POWER on the FIVE BAND FREQUENCY EQUALIZER/STEREO AMPLIFIER. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Press POWER on the AM/FM STEREO TUNER. The POWER indicator lights. 3. Press STAND-BY on the remote control to put the system in the standby mode. The system's power turns off, but the system responds to remote control commands. NOTES: To use the remote control, the system must be in the standby mode. The STAND-BY indicator stays lit even when you turn off the system. 4. To turn on the system, press POWER on the remote control. The POWER indicator lights. NOTES: To turn the system completely off, press POWER on the amplifier/ cassette deck. The system exits the standby mode and the power turns off. Helpful Hints: When using the remote control, make sure the front end of the remote control is pointing toward the INFRARED REMOTE sensor on the system. The remote control works within a distance of about 18 feet in front of the system and within a range of about 15 degrees left and right of center. Exposing the remote control to direct sunlight or strong lights such as a spotlight will reduce its operating distance or even make it inoperative. RADIO OPERATION LISTENING TO THE RADIO NOTE: To protect your hearing, set the VOLUME V control to its minimum level before turning on the system. 1. Press POWER on the five BAND FREQUENCY EQUALIZER STEREO AMPLIFIER. The POWER indicator lights. 2. Press POWER on the AM/FM STEREO TUNER. The POWER indicator lights. 3. Press TAPE/TUNER on the FIVE BAND FREQUENCY EQUALIZER/STEREO AMPLIFIER to the out position to select the TUNER. 4. Set CD/TUNER on the tuner to TUNER. The radio's LCD display lights. 5. Set AM/FM to the desired (AM or FM) band. NOTE: The built-in ferrite antenna is used for AM reception. Position the system for the best AM reception. 6. Tune the system to the desired station using one of the following methods: Manual Tuning - Press (or press and hold) TUNING up or down to manually tune the radio to the next higher or lower frequency. Automatic Seek Tuning - Press AUTO once. The tuner automatically searches up the band and stops when it finds the next strong station. Press AUTO again to find the next station. Direct Memory Tuning - Press the desired preset station button (1 through 5) to directly select a radio station that you stored in memory. For preset stations 6 through 10, press SHIFT then the desired preset station button. (See "Storing Stations in Memory.") Preset Station Scan - Press AMS. The system scans the preset stations Tuning and plays each for 5 seconds consecutively. To stop scanning at a desired station, press TUNING up or down within 5 seconds after the tuner momentarily stops on a station. (See "Storing Stations in Memory.") 7. Press (or press and hold VOLUME up or down to adjust the volume. 8. Adjust BALANCE until the sound comes equally from the left and right speakers. 9. Press E-BASS for enhanced bass effects. 10. Adjust the 5-band equalizer as desired. (See "Using the 5-Band Equalizer.") 11. If FM reception is strong, set STEREO/MONO to STEREO to enhance the stereo signal. FM STEREO lights when you tune to an FM stereo broadcast. If FM reception is weak, set STEREO/MONO to MONO to increase the tuner's sensitivity to the FM signal. The STEREO indicator goes off and the sound is in mono, but the reception improves. STORING STATIONS IN MEMORY You can store a total of 20 frequencies in memory (10 AM and 10 FM). 1. Set AM/FM to the desired band. 2. Select a station then press MEMORY once. 3. While MEMORY appears on the display, press a preset station button (1- 5). The preset memory number appears on the right of the display and the frequency is stored in the selected preset location. 4. Repeat Steps 2-3 to store four more stations in the same band. 5. Repeat Steps 2-4, but press SHIFT before you press a preset station button (1-5), to program an additional five stations in the same band. 6. Repeat Steps 1-5 to program stations in the other band. CD PLAYER OPERATION LOADING AND PLAYING A CD The CD player can play either 3- or 5-inch compact discs. 1. Press TAPE/CD/TUNER on the equalizer/amplifier to the out position to select the CD. 2. Set CD/TUNER on the tuner to CD. The CD display lights. 3. Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD compartment. CAUTION: You must press OPEN/CLOSE to open or close the CD compartment. Never force the compartment or you might damage its loading mechanism and the CD. 4. Carefully load the CD in the recessed part of the compartment, with the label side up. 5. Press OPEN/CLOSE to close the CD compartment. The display shows the total number of tracks and the CD's total playing time. 6. Press PLAY/PAUSE to start Track 1 and play all the tracks in order. >, the current track number, and the track's elapsed time appear on the display. Press PLAY/PAUSE to stop the CD temporarily. II appears on the display. Press PLAY/PAUSE again to resume playing the CD. NOTE: If a CD is already loaded in the CD compartment, the CD automatically starts to play from Track 1 when you set ON/OFF to ON, or you press TAPE/CD/TUNER to the out position and set CD/TUNER to CD. 7. Press (or press and hold) VOLUME up or down to adjust the volume. 8. Adjust BALANCE until the sound comes equally from the left and right speakers. 9. Press E-BASS for enhanced bass effects. 10. Adjust the 5-band equalizer as desired. (See "Using the 5-Band Equalizer.") 11. Press STOP to stop playing the CD before it ends. NOTE: The CD player automatically stops when a disc reaches the end. SEARCHING FOR TRACKS Direct Search If the disc is not playing, repeatedly press either |<< or >>| until the display shows the number of the track you want to play. Skip Search If the disc is playing: Press |<< once to return to the beginning of the current track. Press |<< twice to return to the beginning of the previous track. Press >>| to skip to the beginning of the next track. The CD player momentarily stops playing while it searches, then starts playing again at the beginning of the selected track and plays to the end of the of the CD. Automatic Search Music System The automatic search music system lets you quickly locate a section of any track on the CD. To search forward on the CD, press and hold SEARCH >> during play. As you press and hold SEARCH >>, the time counter advances on the display and the CD plays at an accelerated rate and reduced volume. Release SEARCH >> to resume normal play. To search backward on the CD, press and hold SEARCH << during play. As you press and hold SEARCH <<, the time counter reverses on the display and the CD plays backward at an accelerated rate and reduced volume. Release SEARCH << to resume normal play. Random Play Press RANDOM PLAY to listen to the CD tracks in random order. RANDOM disappears from the display. PROGRAMMED PLAY You can program up to 32 tracks on a CD so you can play them in the desired order. 1. Press STOP as necessary so the display shows the total number of tracks and the CD's total playing time. This indicates that the memory has been cleared. 2. Press MEMORY. PROG appears on the display. 3. Press the desired TRACK number to store the first track in the first memory location. NOTE: For track numbers higher than 9, press +10 first, then press the desired TRACK number. 4. Repeat Step 3 for each track you want to program, up to 32 tracks. NOTE: If you store more than 32 tracks, they begin to replace previously stored tracks, starting at the beginning of the stored sequence. 5. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The CD player plays the tracks in the order you programmed them. PROG appears on the display. NOTE: During play, you can press |<< or >>| to move through the programmed sequence. (See "Skip Search.") However, each track remains in its memory location. To clear the program memory, press STOP twice or press OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD compartment. REPEAT PLAY You can repeat the entire CD or a programmed sequence. To replay the entire CD, press REPEAT during play so backwards arrow appears on the display. When the CD reaches the end of all the tracks, the CD player replays the entire CD. To replay a programmed sequence, press REPEAT during programmed play so backward arrow and PROG appear on the display. When the CD reaches the end of the last programmed track, the CD player replays the programmed sequence. NOTE: To continuously replay one track, program that track alone and press REPEAT. To turn off repeat play, press REPEAT or STOP so backward arrow and PROG disappear from the display. CASSETTE DECK OPERATION PLAYING A CASSETTE TAPE NOTE: We recommend C-30, C-60, and C-90 tapes. Avoid using C-120 tapes, which are too thin and can easily tangle up in the tape mechanism. 1. Turn on the system, then press TAPE/TUNER to the position to select the cassette deck. 2. Open either cassette compartment by pressing STOP/EJECT on the appropriate Deck, 1 or 2. 3. Load the cassette with the open end facing down and the full reel on the left. Gently close the cassette compartment door. 4. Press PLAY to play the side of the cassette tape that is facing you. Press PAUSE to temporarily stop playback. Press PAUSE again to resume playback. 5. Press (or press and hold) VOLUME up or down to increase or decrease the volume. 6. Adjust BALANCE until the sound comes equally from the left and right speaker. 7. Press E-BASS for enhanced bass effects. 8. To stop the tape any time during playback, press STOP/EJECT. FAST-FORWARDING AND REWINDING THE TAPE To fast-forward or rewind the cassette tape, press FAST-F or REWIND. To stop fast forwarding or rewinding, press STOP/EJECT. FAST-F or REWIND stops automatically at the end of the tape. USING CONSECUTIVE PLAY You can load two cassette tapes and then play one side of each. 1. Load a cassette tape in each tape compartment. Then close the compartment doors. 2. On Deck 2, press PLAY, Deck 2 begins to play the tape. 3. On Deck 1, press PAUSE, then PLAY. When Deck 2 plays to the end of the tape, it stops. Then the tape in Deck 1 starts to play. To stop consecutive play before it automatically stops, press both deck's STOP/EJECT buttons any time during playback. RECORDING FROM THE RADIO OR CD PLAYER You can record from the system's built-in CD player or radio onto Deck 1. NOTE: Before recording, be sure the cassette onto which you want to record has its erase-protection tabs in place. (See "Protecting The Recorded Cassettes.") 1. Load a blank cassette tape (or one you want to record over) into Deck 1. Be sure the side you want to record on is facing you. 2. Press PAUSE then RECORD. 3. To record from the radio, press TAPE/CD/TUNER to the out position and set CD/TUNER to TUNER. Set the tuner to the desired station. Press PAUSE on Deck 1 to start recording. To record from the CD player, press TAPE/CD/TUNER to the out position and set CD..TUNER to CD. Press PAUSE on Deck 1 to start recording. Then press >/|| (PLAY/PAUSE) to begin playing the CD. NOTES: When recording from AM, you might hear a hum or whistling noise due to interference. To minimize the noise, press BEAT CUT to the position that produces the best recording. The settings for VOLUME, frequency equalizer, E-BASS, and BALANCE do not affect the recording. The system automatically adjusts the recording level. DUBBING A CASSETTE TAPE You can dub (copy) from one cassette deck to the other, one side at a time. NOTE: Before dubbing, be sure the cassettes onto which you want to dub have their erase-protection tabs in place. (See "Protecting The Recording Cassettes.") Follow these steps to dub a cassette tape. 1. Press TAPE/CD/TUNER to the in position to select the cassette deck. 2. Load a blank cassette tape (or one you want to record over) into Deck 1. Be sure the side you want to record on is facing you. 3. Load the pre-recorded cassette you want to copy into Deck 2. Be sure the side you want to copy faces you. 4. To dub the tape at normal speed, press HI-SPEED until it stays out. To dub the tape at twice the normal speed, press HI-SPEED until it stays in. NOTE: If the HI-SPEED button is in, the program sounds high-pitched during recording. 5. On Deck 1, press PAUSE, then RECORD. 6. When you are ready to record, press PLAY on Deck 1 automatically releases and dubbing starts. NOTE: If you want to skip an unwanted section during normal-speed dubbing, you can temporarily stop recording by pressing PAUSE on Deck 1 while the unwanted section plays. Deck 1 stops recording but Deck 2 continues playback. To resume dubbing, press PAUSE on Deck 1. 7. Dubbing automatically stops when the Deck 1 tape reaches its end. The Deck 2 tape continues to play. Press STOP/EJECT on Deck 2 to stop playback on that deck. To stop dubbing before it automatically stops, press STOP/EJECT on EJECT on both cassette decks. USING THE 5-BAND EQUALIZER Adjust the five slide controls on the frequency equalizer for the desired sound. You can adjust the tone in five frequency ranges. Slide the control up to boost the indicated frequency range or down to reduce it. If you set the control to the center position, the frequency range is unaltered. 100 Hz Adjusts the frequencies in the low-bass range (low organ notes and bass drums). Reduces rumble or other low- frequency noise. 300 Hz Adjusts frequencies in the middle-bass range (timpani and some low-bass instruments). 1 kHz Adjusts the range of frequencies where the ear is most sensitive (vocals). 3 kHz Adjusts the range of frequencies that includes vocals and upper-midrange instruments (clarinet and saxophone). 10 kHz Adjusts high-frequency sounds (cymbals, flutes, and violins). (LB/all-06/06/95)