Manual Optimus STA-3500

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    VOLUME MIN MAX BALANCE L R TREBLE BASS STATION TUNING CLASS FM/AM FM MONO MEMORY SPEAKERS AB PHONES STAND BY POWER SUPER BASS TAPE 2 MONITOR TAPE 1 VCR CD LD/DVD TUNER PHONO OSR STA-3500 DIGITAL SYNTHESIZED AM/FM STEREO RECEIVER Dig it al Sy nt he si z e S T A- 3500 Cat. No. 31-303 4 Owne r ’s Man ual Plea se read before u sing th is equi pment . ...

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    2 In t rod uc ing t he O p ti mus ST A-3 50 0 Y ou r Optimus ST A-3500 Digital S y nthesized AM /FM Stereo Receiver is the per- fect control center for your audio/vi deo system. It combines 100 watts-per-c han- nel of clean power with m ode rn styling. It provides connections for two tape decks, a turntable, a CD player , and one o ther audio sourc ...

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    3 Thi s rece iver is made an d test ed to mee t exac ting safe ty stand ards . It meets both U L and FC C requ ire- ment s T o pre vent fire or sh ock haz ard, do no t ex pose thi s sys - tem to rai n or mo isture . This symbo l is i ntend ed to alert yo u to th e pre sen ce of un in sula te d da nge rou s vo lt age with in t he sy stem ’s encl o ...

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    4 Cont ents P rep aring Y o ur Re ceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Positioning Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    5 Pre pa rin g Y our R ec ei ver Pos iti on ing S pea ke rs W here you pl ace your speakers c an m ake a no ticeable dif f erence in y our sy s - tem ’s sound. The guidelines in this secti on will help you choose the best loca- tions. After you use your receiver f or a while, you might want to t ry different locations f or your s peakers. Bass re ...

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    6 Pre pari ng Y ou r Re cei ver C o nnecti ng Sp eak ers Prep ar ing the Speake r Wires Spea ker wire consists of two condu c tors (ind ividual wires) en c a s ed in insulation and i s usual ly color-coded or marked wi th a ridge along on e sid e so you can ident ify each conduct or . Us e thes e marking s as a guide to help you properl y conn ect ...

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    7 P repar ing Y our Re cei ver Connect ing th e A and B S peaker s Follow these steps to connect the right speaker to t he rec eiver ’s r i ght A SPEAK - ERS ter mi na ls . 1. Press the recei v er ’ s A SPEAKERS R (+) red lever and i nsert the ridged or color-coded conduct or ’s end into the sm all hole. Pull back the lever t o secure the con ...

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    8 Pre pari ng Y ou r Re cei ver C o nnecti ng Pr og ram S ource s Y ou can c onnect up to five external program sources to your recei ver . Connect ing a T u rntable Connec t a turntable with a magnetic cart ridge only . Some older turntables use a ceramic-type cartridge that does not work with this system . Connec t the turnt able’s left and rig ...

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    9 P repar ing Y our Re cei ver Connectin g the Antenna s In many cities, the supplied indoor AM loop and FM anten nas provide adequate reception . AM Antennas Assem ble the i n cluded antenna’s base by swinging the base in the direction of the arrow and i nserting the antenna’s bo ttom tabs into the base’s slot . Then attach the antenna wires ...

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    10 Pre pari ng Y ou r Re cei ver For the best radio reception , use a n outdoor ant enna. Fol low these s t eps to conn ect an outdoor FM antenna to the receiver using 75 Ω cable. Note: If your ant enna has 300 Ω t win-lead cable, consult y our local RadioShack store for the correc t adap t er . 1. Disconnec t the supplied F M an tenna from the ...

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    11 P repar ing Y our Re cei ver Using On e Remote Control for Mo re t han O ne U nit If you also have an Optimus professional series CD player , VCR, or cassette deck with the OSR mark, you can connect its CONTROL IN jack to the receiver so you can control all of your equi pme nt with a si n gle remote control. Y ou can also use the other component ...

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    12 Pre pari ng Y ou r Re cei ver Using the AC Power O utlet Y ou r receiver has an A C power out let that you can use t o power an electronic device , such as a turntable, cassette deck, VCR , and so on. This switched out- let turns on and of f with the receiver and provides a maximum of 100 W atts (0.8 A max) . C onnec ting to AC Powe r Before yo ...

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    1 3 Basi c Op erati on Note: The controls on the remote control work t he sam e as the buttons on the receive r ’ s fron t panel. Follow these steps to use the receiver . 1. P ress POWER to turn on the receiver ’s power . It t akes about 5 seconds to begin he aring s ound. 2. S elect the speakers. If you c onnected speake rs only to the A (o r ...

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    14 Bas ic Op er ati on T un ing the Radi o Y ou r receiver off ers three types of electronic tuning — m anua l, automatic, and memo ry . Ma nu al an d Au to mat ic T uni ng Follo w these steps to manually or automati cally tune to the stations. 1. P ress TUNER . T hen pr es s FM/ AM to sel ect the de sired band. The receiver tunes to and displays ...

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    1 5 Bas ic Op er ati on Us ing FM Mon o T o receive FM st at ions in s tereo, press FM MONO un ti l MONO disappe ars from the displ ay . ST EREO a ppears on the display when you receive an F M broadcast in st ereo. Y ou can improve the recepti on of weak FM stations by pressing FM MONO until MONO appears. This reduces noise while you list e n to a ...

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    16 Ba sic Op era t io n Usin g the T APE 1/VCR Bu tton Press T APE 1/VCR . TA PE 1 appears on the display . Y ou hear the playba ck from the cassette deck or VCR y ou connec ted to the receiver ’s T APE 1/ VCR jacks. Using the T APE 2 MONIT OR Bu tton Press T APE 2 MONITOR . TA PE 2 appea rs on the display along with t he last progra m source you ...

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    1 7 Bas ic Op er ati on Dubbin g a Ca ssette T ape Y ou can copy , or dub, a cassette tape from one cassette deck to another . Y ou can use either deck as t he playba ck or recording deck. However , if you want to monitor the cassette deck during dubbing, use the deck connec ted to the T APE 1/ VCR jacks as the s ou r ce, and the deck you con nec t ...

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    18 Usin g the R emote C ont rol The remote cont rol works up to a di sta nce of about 23 feet, and within a 30- degree angle on either side of the receiver . Point the control at t he receiver ’s front panel and press the desired button(s). Many but tons on the rem ote control work the sam e as buttons on the receiver ’s front pa nel. Use these ...

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    1 9 Using the Remote Control CD Pla yer Sectio n Note: Y ou must connect the CD player both to you r receiver ’s CONTROL OUT and audio jacks for the se funct i ons to wor k. CD POWER T urns t he CD player on and of f (only fo r CD playe rs havin g the CONTROL IN/O UT f eatur e). | ASMS | Returns to the be g inn in g of the curr ent t ra ck or adv ...

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    2 0 T rou bles hooti ng I f the receiver is no t working as it should, the foll owi ng sugges tions might help. If you foll ow the s u ggestions in this chart a nd t he receiver still does n ot work p roperly , contact your loc al RadioShack store for assistance. Problem Cause Solution Power d oes not turn on. • Power cord is di sconnected. • P ...

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    21 Care and M aintena nce Y our ST A-3500 Dig it a l Synthesized AM/FM Ste reo Receiver is a n example of superi or design and craftsmanship. T he following suggest ions w ill help you care for the receiver s o you can enjo y it for years. Keep the receiver dry . I f i t gets wet, wipe it dry immed iately . L iqui ds can contain mine r als that can ...

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    2 2 Th e FCC Wants Y ou T o Kn ow Y ou r receiver might cause radio or TV i nterference even when it is operating properly . T o determine whether your receiver is causing the interference, turn off your receiver . If t he interferenc e goes away , y o ur receiver is causing it . T ry to elim inate the interference by: • Mo ving your radio or TV ...

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    2 3 Spe cific ation s Ampl ifier Front Channel Average Power Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 W atts p er Channel i nto 8 Ohm s Fr om 40 t o 2 0 ,00 0 H z , With No More than 0.9% T otal Harmonic Distortio n Measured P urs uant to the Federal T rade Comm ission ’ s T rade Regulation Rule o ...

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    2 4 Spec ifica tions G en eral P ower Requi rements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20 Volt s A C , 6 0 Hz P ower Consum ption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

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    2 5 Inde x to Feat ure s by C ont rol N ame This table lists the control and i n dicat or names found on the front of your receiver , along with t he page number where the con- trol or indicator is d isc ussed. T o find a description for th e buttons o n the remote cont rol, see “Us ing the Rem ote Cont r ol” on Page 18. Control Page BALANCE 15 ...

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