CD-3490 Portable Compact Disc Player
(420-5055)                 Connections                Faxback Doc. # 18101

You can listen to your CD-3490 by connecting stereo earphones or amplified
speakers to the player's PHONES jack, or by connecting the player's LINE
OUT jack to a home audio or car stereo system.

NOTES:   The CD player's PHONES jack is a high-level audio output.  If you
         use this jack, use the CD player's VOLUME control and the volume
         control of the amplified speakers to adjust the volume.

         The CD player's LINE OUT jack is a low-level audio output.  If
         you use this jack, use the volume control of the home audio
         system or car stereo system to adjust the volume.

         Your local Radio Shack store carries a variety of earphones,
         amplified speakers, cassette adapters, cable adapters, and audio
         patch cables that you might need.

CONNECTING EARPHONES

For private listening, plug a pair of stereo earphones with a 1/8-inch
plug (not supplied) into the CD player's PHONES jack.

Listening Safely

To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use earphones.

    Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening.
    After you begin listening, adjust the volume to a comfortable level.

    Do not listen at extremely high volume levels.  Extended high-volume
    listening can lead to permanent hearing loss.

    Once you set the volume, do not increase it.  Over time, your ears
    adapt to the volume level, so a volume level that does not cause
    discomfort might still damage your hearing.

Traffic Safety

Do not wear earphones while operating a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle.
This can create a traffic hazard and is illegal in some areas.

Even though some earphones are designed to let you hear some outside
sounds when listening at normal volume levels, they still present a
traffic hazard.

CONNECTING AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS

To listen to your CD player through a pair of amplified speakers (not
supplied), plug the amplified speakers' cable into the CD player's PHONES
jack.

CONNECTING TO A HOME AUDIO SYSTEM

To listen to your CD player through your home audio system's amplifier/
receiver and full-size speakers, connect the supplied-cable's 1/8-inch
plug to the CD player's LINE OUT jack.  Then connect the Y-cable's phono
plugs to the CD, AUX, or TV audio LEFT and RIGHT input jacks on your 
amplifier/receiver.  (If the jacks on your equipment do not match the plugs
on the cable, check with your local Radio Shack store for the proper cable
adapter.)

CONNECTING TO A CAR STEREO SYSTEM

You can connect your CD player to your car's stereo in one of three ways.

If your car stereo has LINE IN jacks     - plug the supplied Y-cable's
                                           1/8-inch plug into the CD
                                           player's LINE OUT jack.  Then
                                           plug the Y-cable's phono plugs
                                           into your car stereo's LINE IN
                                           input jacks.  (If the jacks on
                                           your equipment do not match the
                                           plugs on the Y-cable, check
                                           with your local Radio Shack
                                           store for the proper cable
                                           adapter.)

If your car stereo has a CD input jack   - you need a stereo 1/8-inch
                                           patch cable, such as
                                           Cat. No. 42-2387.  Plug one end
                                           into the CD player's LINE
                                           OUT jack and the other end into
                                           the car stereo's CD input jack.

If your car stereo has a cassette player - you need a CD-to-cassette
                                           adapter, such as
                                           Cat. No. 12-1951.  Insert the
                                           adapter into your car's
                                           cassette player just as you
                                           would insert a regular
                                           cassette.  Then plug the 
                                           CD-to-cassette adapter's cord 
                                           into the CD player's PHONES or 
                                           LINE OUT jack.

You can mount your CD player in your vehicle using a CD mounting bracket.
Your local Radio Shack store has a complete one of automotive mounting
kits.

USING A WIRED REMOTE

You can control your CD player from up to 2 1/2 feet away using the
optional wired remote control (Cat. No. T42-5055WR, available by special
order from your local Radio Shack store).  Simply insert the control's
plug into the CD player's PHONES jack.  To use the remote control and
earphones, plug the earphones into the jack on the remote control.


(cs 11/9/95)