Optimus CD-8400 - Manual (Page 5)

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Preparation
Connecting the CD Changer
to Your Receiver or Amplifier Caution: Do not connect the CD changer to AC power until you complete all
other connections.
1. Select a location for your CD changer that is near your receiver or ampli-
fier and a standard AC outlet.
Caution: Do not place the CD changer on top of the receiver or amplifier
or on any other component that gets hot.
2. Plug one end of the supplied audio cable into the CD changer’s L (left)
and R (right) LINE OUT jacks, matching the red plug to the red R LINE OUT
jack and the white plug to the white L LINE OUT jack.
3. Plug the other end of the audio cable into the receiver’s or amplifier’s left
and right CD, AUX, or TAPE input jacks.
Caution: Do not connect the CD changer to the receiver’s or amplifier’s
PHONO inputs.
Connecting to Another
Digital Audio Product You can connect the CD changer to another digital audio product such as a dig-
ital recorder. You need an optical cable (Cat. No. 42-2466, available by special
order through your local RadioShack store) for this connection. To make the
connection, remove the protective dust cap from the digital jacks, and connect
the optical cable to the jacks.
Connecting Power After you have connected the CD changer to your receiver or amplifier, plug the
CD changer’s power cord into a standard AC outlet.
Caution: To prevent electric shock, the plug’s blades are polarized and fit only
one way. If the plug does not fit easily, turn it over and try again. Do not force the
plug into any AC outlet.
Connecting to a Cassette
Deck’s Synchro Jack The Synchro-Record feature lets you easily copy CDs to cassette tapes. If you
have a cassette deck that has a CD-DECK SYNCHRO jack (such as many Opti-
mus Professional Series cassette decks), the CD changer can automatically
start and stop with the cassette deck. Connect the CD-deck synchro-cord, sup-
plied with the cassette deck, to the CD changer’s and cassette deck’s
CD-DECK
SYNCHRO jacks.
For details on connection and operation, refer to the cassette deck’s owner’s
manual.
Note: If you place the CD changer too
near other audio components or their
wires, you might hear a hum when you
play a CD. Move the components or
their wires to eliminate the hum.
TAPE 2
L
R
__
L
R
L
R
L
R
PHONO CD VCR/ LD
INPUT TAPE/DCC
PLAY REC PLAY REC
DIGITAL OUT
OPTICAL
CONTROL
IN
OUT
CONTROL
OUT
R L R L
CD•DECK
SYNCHRO
R L
LINE OUT
Note: Be sure to leave the dust cap in
place when you are not using the jack.
Note: Do not connect the CD
changer’s power cord to an amplifier
or other switched outlet. The CD
changer loses memorized settings
when power is removed.
Receiver/Amplifier CD Changer