4-542.fm Page 1 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Cat. No. 14-542 OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this equipment.
14-542.fm Page 2 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM FEATURES Your Radio Shack CD-3318 combines a compact disc player, an AM/FM radio, and a dual-cassette deck system into an all-in-one portable package. You can use the CD-3318 indoors or out, at work or play. Its Extended Bass system lets you hear powerful, heavy bass while listening to the radio, a CD, or cassette CD PLAYER FEATURES Automatic Search Music System (ASMS) — lets you quickly locate and play any track on a CD.
14-542.fm Page 3 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM The CD player in this stereo system is made and tested to meet exacting safety standards. It meets UL and FCC requirements and complies with safety performance standards of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. With proper care, this CD player should give you years of trouble-free service. CDs that can be played on this player have this mark on them: Warning: This system employs a laser light beam.
14-542.fm Page 4 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CONTENTS Preparation .............................................................................................................5 Connecting Power ............................................................................................ 5 Using AC Power......................................................................................... 5 Using Batteries...........................................................................................
14-542.fm Page 5 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM PREPARATION CONNECTING POWER Using Batteries You can power the CD-3318 from any of the following: You can power the CD-3318 from eight D batteries (not supplied). For the best results, we recommend alkaline batteries (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23550).
14-542.fm Page 6 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM If the CD-3318 does not operate properly or if the sound weakens or distorts, replace the batteries. Cautions: • Always dispose of the old batteries promptly and properly. • Never leave dead, old, or weak batteries in the CD-3318. They can leak chemicals and corrode or damage electronic circuits. Using Your Vehicle’s Battery You can power the CD-3318 from your vehicle’s battery using a DC-to-AC inverter (such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 22-132, not supplied).
14-542.fm Page 7 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM USING HEADPHONES Listening Safely For private listening, you can connect a pair of stereo headphones (not supplied) with a 1/8-inch plug. Your local Radio Shack store carries a wide selection of stereo headphones. To protect your hearing, follow these guidelines when you use headphones. To connect the headphones, insert the headphones’ 1/8-inch plug into the PHONES jack. • Set the volume to the lowest setting before you begin listening.
14-542.fm Page 8 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM RADIO OPERATION Warning: To protect your hearing, set VOLUME to its lowest setting before you turn on the radio. Follow these steps to use the radio. 1. Set RADIO.CD OFF to RADIO to turn on the radio. The POWER indicator lights. Notes: • The FM-STEREO indicator lights when you receive an FM signal in stereo. • If FM stereo reception is noisy, set BEAT CUT to 0. The sound is no longer in stereo, but reception should improve.
14-542.fm Page 9 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CD PLAYER OPERATION LOADING A CD 1. Set RADIO.CD OFF to CD. The POWER indicator lights, and dISC appears in the display. 2. Press PUSH OPEN on the CD compartment cover. The CD compartment opens. PLAYING A CD 1. After loading a CD, press PLAY/ PAUSE . The CD player plays the CD starting with the first track. The display shows , the current track number, and the elapsed time.
14-542.fm Page 10 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Warning: Your CD-3318 CD player has a wide dynamic range. If you turn the volume too high during the low volume sections of a program, you might damage your hearing during sudden loud sections. Note: If you do not stop the CD player, it plays to the end of the last track and automatically stops. When the CD player is stopped, disappears from the display and the total number of tracks appears. 3.
14-542.fm Page 11 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM 3. Select the track you want by pressing SKIP or . The track number you selected appears on the display. Note: To select track 10 or a track number greater than 10, press +10 . The track number changes in increments of ten. 4. Press PROGRAM. The selected track is stored, and the next program number appears on the display. Notes: • Programming is not completed until you press PLAY/PAUSE .
14-542.fm Page 12 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM SPECIAL CD PLAYER FEATURES Automatic Search Music System (ASMS) You can use ASMS to search through the CD to select a desired track or programmed sequence. To select a track while the CD player is stopped, press SKIP or until the desired track number appears on the display. The track begins playing automatically. To select a track while the CD player is paused, press SKIP or until the desired track number appears on the display.
14-542.fm Page 13 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Repeat Play Note: Intro play does not work with a programmed sequence. You can repeat a single track, the entire CD, or a programmed sequence. • To repeat a single track, press MODE before or during play. REPEAT appears on the display and the CD player repeatedly plays the selected track. • To repeat the entire MODE twice before or REPEAT ALL appears on and the CD player plays the entire CD. CD, press during play.
-542.fm Page 14 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • You must select shuffle play before playback. If you select shuffle play while a CD is playing, SHUFFLE appears on the display but the function does not work. Before play, press MODE until SHUFFLE appears on the display. Then press PLAY/PAUSE . The CD player selects and plays each of the tracks randomly. After all of the tracks have played once, the CD player automatically stops.
14-542.fm Page 15 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CASSETTE PLAYER OPERATION Your CD-3318 uses a dual-cassette deck system, which lets you play cassette tapes from either of two decks and record from a variety of sources. LOADING A CASSETTE TAPE Note: Take up any slack in the tape by turning the cassette’s hub with a pencil. If you do not remove excess slack, the tape might become tangled in the record/playback mechanism. Avoid touching the tape. 3. Close the cover.
14-542.fm Page 16 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • To rapidly wind the tape forward or backward, press FAST-F or REWIND . The cassette deck automatically stops at the end of the tape. • Be sure the cassette player is stopped before fast-forwarding or rewinding a cassette tape. • Always remove and store cassette tapes when you are not using them. 3. Adjust VOLUME and TONE to the desired levels. 4. Press E-BASS to enhance the bass sounds while playing the cassette player.
14-542.fm Page 17 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM • The CD-3318’s Automatic Level Control (ALC) automatically adjusts the recording level. VOLUME and TONE have no effect on recording. • Tape quality greatly affects the quality of the recording. We recommend regular length (60- or 90minute) cassette tapes. For lownoise, wide-range recordings, use normal-bias tape. Recording from a CD 1. Load the CD you want to copy into the CD player. 2. Load a blank tape (or one you want to record over) into Tape 1. 3.
14-542.fm Page 18 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Caution: If you use a cassette tape with the erase-protection tabs removed, do not force down RECORD . This can damage the mechanism. See “Preventing Accidental Erasure.” Notes: • To temporarily stop recording, press PAUSE . Press PAUSE again to resume recording. • To stop recording, press STOP/ EJECT . Dubbing (Copying) Tapes You can copy from one cassette tape to another at normal or high speed. Follow these steps to copy a cassette tape. 1.
14-542.fm Page 19 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM TAPE CARE TIPS Preventing Accidental Erasure Cassette tapes have two erase-protection tabs — one for each side. To protect a recording from being accidentally recorded over or erased, use a screwdriver to remove one or both of the cassette tape’s erase-protection tabs. If you want to record over a tape side after you have removed the erase-protection tab, place a piece of strong plastic tape over that side’s erase-protection hole.
14-542.fm Page 20 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your Radio Shack CD-3318 is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the CD-3318 so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the CD-3318 dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Water contains minerals that can corrode electronic circuits. Handle the CD-3318 carefully. Dropping it can damage the case and circuit boards and cause the CD-3318 to work improperly.
14-542.fm Page 21 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM FCC INFORMATION 2. Open the cassette compartment door. 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. To eliminate interference, you can try one or more of the following corrective measures: 3.
14-542.fm Page 22 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM SPECIFICATIONS CASSETTE DECK Tape Speed .............................................................................. 17/8 ips (4.8 cm/sec.) Tape System............................................................................. 4 Track/Side/Stereo Signal to Noise Ratio ........................................................................................40 dB Channel Separation...........................................................................
14-542.fm Page 23 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM Image Rejection Ratio AM ..............................................................................................................45 dB FM ..............................................................................................................30 dB Signal to Noise Ratio AM ..............................................................................................................40 dB FM ........................................................
14-542.fm Page 24 Wednesday, June 30, 1999 3:38 PM 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.
