4-1245.fm Page 1 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Cat. No. 14-1245 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
14-1245.fm Page 2 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM FEATURES Your Optimus SCP-98 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player delivers excellent sound from radio broadcasts or your favorite cassette tapes, through optional speakers or stereo headphones. The digital tuner’s PLL (Phase-Locked Loop) circuitry gives you precise tuning and drift-free reception. Its features include: Auto-Stop Cassette Deck — automatically stops the tape when it reaches the end, reducing wear on your tape and the cassette deck.
14-1245.fm Page 3 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM PHONES Jack — lets you connect headphones for private listening, or speakers to share the sound with others. Seek Tuning — searches forward or backward to the next strong station in the selected band so you can quickly find new stations. Lock — lets you lock the SCP-98’s controls to avoid accidentally changing the station you are listening to, replacing a stored station, or setting the time or alarm.
14-1245.fm Page 4 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................ 5 Using Internal Battery Power ....................................... 5 Using Standard AC Power ............................................ 7 Using Vehicle Battery Power ........................................ 8 Connecting Headphones/Speakers ........................... 10 Listening Safely ................................................... 11 Traffic Safety .
14-1245.fm Page 5 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM PREPARATION You can power your SCP-98 from any of three power sources: • Internal battery power • Standard AC power (with an optional AC adapter) • Vehicle battery power (with an optional DC adapter) Note: Connecting an adapter disconnects internal batteries. USING INTERNAL BATTERY POWER You can power your SCP-98 from two AA batteries (not supplied). For the best performance, we recommend alkaline batteries, such as RadioShack Cat. No. 23-557.
14-1245.fm Page 6 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 2. Put the batteries into the compartment as indicated by the polarity symbols (+ and –) marked inside, with the back battery over the attached ribbon. 12:00 AM appears. Cautions: • Use only fresh batteries of the required size and recommended type. • Do not mix old and new batteries, different types of batteries (standard, alkaline, or rechargeable), or rechargeable batteries of different capacities.* 3. Close the cover.
14-1245.fm Page 7 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM • Your SCP-98 is capable of using rechargeable nickelcadmium batteries. At the end of a nickel-cadmium battery’s useful life, it must be recycled or disposed of properly. Contact your local, county, or state hazardous waste management authorities for information on recycling or disposal programs in your area.
14-1245.fm Page 8 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Follow these steps to power the SCP-98 from a standard AC outlet. (illus) 1. Set the AC adapter’s voltage switch to 3V. 2. Put the adapter’s 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug onto the adapter cord’s small end so it reads TIP–. 3. Insert the barrel plug into the SCP-98’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the AC adapter’s other end into a standard AC outlet. 12:00 AM appears.
14-1245.fm Page 9 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Cautions: • The recommended DC adapters supply 3 volts and deliver at least 300 milliamps. Their center tips are set to negative, and their plugs correctly fit the SCP-98’s DC 3V jack. Using a DC adapter that does not meet these specifications could damage the SCP-98 or the adapter.
14-1245.fm Page 10 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 2. Put the 3.4 mm outer diameter/1.3 mm inner diameter barrel plug onto the adapter cord’s smaller end so it reads TIP–. 3. Insert the barrel plug into the SCP-98’s DC 3V jack. 4. Plug the DC adapter’s other end into the vehicle’s cigarette-lighter socket. 12:00 AM appears. CONNECTING HEADPHONES/ SPEAKERS To listen to the cassette player, you need a pair of stereo headphones or amplified speakers with a 1/8-inch plug.
14-1245.fm Page 11 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Listening Safely To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before putting on the headphones. After you put on the headphones, 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.
14-1245.fm Page 12 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM SETTING THE CLOCK 1. Set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to TAPE. The display shows the currently set time. (illus) Note: You can set the clock only when the radio is off. 2. Press MODE twice. The time flashes. (illus) Note: If you do not press ∨/HOUR or ∧/MINUTE within 10 seconds, the currently set time stops flashing and you must press MODE twice again.
14-1245.fm Page 13 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Repeatedly press ∨/HOUR until the display shows the correct hour. (To rapidly advance the hours, hold down down ∨/HOUR.) (illus) 4. Repeatedly press ∧/MINUTE until the display shows the correct minute. (To rapidly advance the minutes, hold down down ∧/MINUTE.) (illus) 5. When the display shows the correct time, either press MODE or wait until the display stops flashing.
-1245.fm Page 14 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM SETTING THE 10KHZ/9KHZ SWITCH The 10kHz/9kHz switch on the back of the cassette compartment door is preset to 10kHz. At this setting, the SCP-98 displays the time in the 12-hour format and tunes frequencies in increments of 10 kHz (AM) and 0.1 MHz (FM), which are standard in the United States. In Europe and some other parts of the world, AM and FM frequencies are broadcast in increments of 9 kHz (AM) and 0.05 MHz (FM).
14-1245.fm Page 15 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM USING THE BELT CLIP To attach the supplied belt clip to the SCP-98, press the clip’s three latches into the corresponding slots on the back of the SCP-98. Then push the clip upward until it locks into place. (illus) To remove the belt clip, press down at the point where the clip attaches to the SCP-98, slide the clip down until it stops, then pull it out.
14-1245.fm Page 16 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM OPERATION USING THE RADIO Listening to the Radio Make sure that you have headphones or speakers connected to the SCP-98. Note: To protect your hearing, set – VOLUME + to its lowest setting before you turn on the radio. 1. To turn on the radio, set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to STEREO for stereo sound on FM stations. STEREO appears during FM stereo reception. Set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to MONO for monaural reception. (illus) 2.
14-1245.fm Page 17 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Press AM/FM so the display shows the desired band (AM or FM). (illus) 4. Tune to the desired station. Manual Tuning: Repeatedly press ∨/HOUR or ∧/MINUTE to tune up or down the selected band. To tune the band more quickly, hold down down ∨/HOUR or ∧/MINUTE. (illus) Seek Tuning: hold down down ∨/HOUR or ∧/MINUTE for about 1 second. The SCP-98 tunes up or down the selected band, then stops at the next higher or lower station with a strong signal.
14-1245.fm Page 18 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Notes: • The SCP-98 has a built-in AM antenna, and the headphones’ or speakers’ cord serves as an FM antenna. For the best AM reception, rotate the SCP-98. For the best FM reception, fully uncoil the headphones’ or speakers’ cord. • If FM stereo reception is poor or noisy, set STEREO/ MONO/TAPE to MONO. The sound is not in stereo, but FM reception should improve. 5.
14-1245.fm Page 19 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Tune to the first station you want to store. The display shows the selected frequency. 4. Press STORE. M flashes on the display. (illus) 5. To store stations into memory locations 1–5, while M flashes on the display, press a memory location button (1–5) to store the current frequency into that memory location. M stops flashing and the display shows the selected frequency.
14-1245.fm Page 20 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM (illus) For example, if you press +5 then memory location button 2, the radio stores the frequency you selected into memory location 7. Note: If you do not press a memory location button or +5 within about 10 seconds, M disappears from the display. Start again from Step 1. 6. Tune to the next station you want to store, then repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each frequency. To delete a station you stored, simply store a new one in that memory location.
14-1245.fm Page 21 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM USING THE CASSETTE PLAYER Make sure that you have headphones or speakers connected to the SCP-98. See “Connecting Headphones/Speakers” on Page 10.
14-1245.fm Page 22 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Notes: • To protect your hearing, set –VOLUME + to its lowest setting before you play a cassette tape. • For the best performance, use only regular length (60- or 90-minute) cassette tapes. We do not recommend longplaying cassette tapes, such as C-120s, because they are extremely thin and can easily tangle in the playback mechanism. 1. Set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to TAPE. (illus) 2. Pull open the cassette compartment door.
14-1245.fm Page 23 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 3. Take up any slack in the cassette tape by turning its hub with your finger or a pencil. (illus) Cautions: • If you do not remove excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the play mechanism. • Avoid touching the tape. 4. Slide the cassette tape into the guides inside the cassette compartment door with the tape’s open edge toward the front, the side you want to hear facing out, and the full reel to the right. 5. Close the door. 6.
14-1245.fm Page 24 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 7. Adjust – VOLUME + to a comfortable listening level. 8. Set E-BASS IN/OUT to IN for extra bass effect, or to OUT to leave the bass sound unchanged. 9. To fast-forward the tape, press . locks and the tape fast-forwards until it reaches the end of the tape or you press or . To rewind the tape, eject it, turn it over, and press . (illus) 10. The tape automatically stops when it reaches the end. To stop it sooner, press .
14-1245.fm Page 25 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Setting the Alarm Time 1. Set STEREO/MONO/TAPE to TAPE. The display shows the currently set time. 2. Press MODE once. AL (alarm) appears and the currently set alarm time flashes. Note: If you do not press ∨/HOUR or ∧/MINUTE within 10 seconds, AL and the currently set alarm time disappear from the display. 3. Repeatedly press ∨/HOUR until the display shows the correct alarm hour. To rapidly advance the hours, hold down down ∨/HOUR.
14-1245.fm Page 26 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 4. Repeatedly press ∧/MINUTE until the display shows the correct minute. To rapidly advance the minutes, hold down ∧/MINUTE. (illus) 5. When the display shows the correct alarm time, either: • Press MODE. The currently set time flashes for 10 seconds then appears steadily, or • Wait for about 10 seconds until the newly set alarm time stops flashing. AL disappears from the display, then the currently set time appears.
14-1245.fm Page 27 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM LOCKING THE SCP-98 You can lock the SCP-98 to prevent accidentally changing the station you are listening to, replacing a stored station, or setting the time or alarm. When your settings are locked, LOCK appears on the display and you cannot adjust the tuner or set the clock or the alarm. To lock or unlock your selected settings, hold down ALARM STOP, then press MODE/LOCK. (illus) Note: You can still adjust the volume when the settings are locked.
14-1245.fm Page 28 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Optimus SCP-98 AM/FM Stereo Cassette Player is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the SCP-98 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the SCP-98 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the SCP-98 only in normal temperature environments.
14-1245.fm Page 29 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM RESTORING TAPE TENSION AND SOUND QUALITY After you play a cassette several times, the tape might become tightly wound on the reels. This can cause playback sound quality to deteriorate. To restore the sound quality, fast-forward the tape from the beginning to the end of one side, then turn the tape over and fast-forward to the end again. Then loosen the tape reels by gently tapping each side of the cassette’s outer shell on a flat surface.
14-1245.fm Page 30 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM 4. Use a cotton swab dipped in denatured alcohol or tape head cleaning solution to clean the play head, pinch roller, tape guides, and capstan. (illus) Note: Your local RadioShack store has a complete line of cassette deck cleaning supplies. 5. When you finish cleaning, press sette compartment door.
14-1245.fm Page 31 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM • Contacting your local RadioShack store for help If you cannot eliminate the interference, the FCC requires that you stop using the SCP-98.
14-1245.fm Page 32 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM SPECIFICATIONS RADIO Frequency Range IF Rejection Image Rejection Selectivity Signal-to-Noise Ratio Stereo Separation Usable Sensitivity FM 88–108 MHz 49 dB 11 dB 15 dB 50 dB 25 dB 25 µV AM 530–1710 kHz 50 dB 50 dB 22 dB 29 dB — 1700 µV/m CASSETTE PLAYER Cassette Mechanism .......................................... Auto-stop Wow and Flutter ......................................................... 0.4% Signal-to-Noise Ratio ...........................
14-1245.fm Page 33 Monday, January 29, 2001 10:03 AM Limited Ninety-Day Warranty This product is warranted by RadioShack against manufacturing defects in material and workmanship under normal use for ninety (90) days from the date of purchase from RadioShack company-owned stores and authorized RadioShack franchisees and dealers.
