Optimus Portable CD Player
(420-5073/5074)            Connections                Faxback Doc. # 40957


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

You can mount your CD player in your car using a mounting bracket.  Your
local RadioShack store has a complete line of mounting kits.

CONNECTING EARPHONES

For private listening, plug a pair of stereo headphones with 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 could be illegal in some areas.

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

CONNECTING AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS

To listen to your CD player through a pair of amplified speakers, plug the
speakers' 1/8-inch plug 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 Y-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 Y-cable, check with your local RadioShack store for the proper cable
adapter.)

CONNECTING TO AN AUTOSOUND SYSTEM

You can listen to your CD player through your autosound system in one of
three ways.

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

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

If your autosound system has a cassette player but no CD INPUT or LINE IN
jacks, you can use a CD-to-cassette adapter, such as Cat. No. 12-1951.
Insert the cassette adapter into your car's cassette player just as you
would insert a regular cassette.  Then connect the CD-to-cassette adapter's
cord to the CD player's PHONES jack.

(km-08/01/1997)