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Cat. No. 42-5056
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
CD-3445
Portable Compact Disc Player
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CONTENTS
Choosing a Power Source .................................................................................. 4
Using Batteries ................................................................................................ 4
Installing Batteries .................................................................................... 4
Charging Nickel-Cadmium Batteries ........................................................ 5
Charging Tips ........................................................................................... 6
Using AC Power .............................................................................................. 6
Using Vehicle Battery Power ........................................................................... 7
Connections ......................................................................................................... 8
Connecting Headphones ................................................................................ 8
Listening Safely ........................................................................................ 8
Traffic Safety ............................................................................................. 9
Connecting Amplified Speakers ...................................................................... 9
Operation ............................................................................................................ 10
Playing a CD ................................................................................................. 10
Special Features ........................................................................................... 11
Track Skipping/Searching ....................................................................... 11
Intro Scan ............................................................................................... 12
Random Play .......................................................................................... 12
Repeat Playback .................................................................................... 12
Storing a Programmed Sequence .......................................................... 13
Checking/Editing a Programmed Sequence ........................................... 13
CD Player Tips .............................................................................................. 14
Caring For Compact Discs ............................................................................ 14
Care And Maintenance ...................................................................................... 15
FCC Information ............................................................................................ 16
Laser Safety .................................................................................................. 16
Specifications .................................................................................................... 17
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CHOOSING A POWER SOURCE
You can power your CD player from:
2. Insert two AA batteries into the
battery compartment according to
the polarity symbols (+ and –) in
the compartment.
• Internal battery power (using two
AA alkaline or rechargeable
nickel-cadmium batteries, not sup-
plied)
• Standard AC power (using an
optional AC adapter, not supplied)
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• Vehicle battery power (using an
optional DC adapter, not supplied)
Notes:
USING BATTERIES
• Use only fresh batteries of the
required size and type.
You can power your CD player from
two AA batteries. For the best results,
we recommend alkaline batteries,
such as Radio Shack Cat. No. 23-552/
557. Or, you can use rechargeable
nickel-cadmium batteries, such as Cat.
No. 23-125, and charge them in the
CD player with the supplied battery
adapter.
• Never mix fresh and old, alka-
line and nickel-cadmium batter-
ies, or nickel-cadmium batteries
of different capacities.
• To help you remove the batter-
ies later, place them across the
ribbon.
3. Replace the cover.
Installing Batteries
Notes:
1. Slide off the battery compartment
cover in the direction of the arrow.
• Replace the batteries when BATT
appears on the display, the sound
distorts, or the volume weakens.
• Always dispose of old batteries
promptly and properly.
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• Never leave dead, old, or weak
batteries in the CD player. They
can leak chemicals and corrode or
damage electronic circuits.
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• If you do not plan to use the CD
player from battery power for a
month or more, remove and store
the batteries. They might leak
chemicals and corrode or damage
electronic circuits.
2. Insert the battery adapter into the
battery compartment according to
the polarity symbols (+ and –)
inside the compartment.
3. Plug the AC adapter’s barrel plug
into the CD player’s DC 6V jack.
Then plug the other end of the
adapter into a standard AC outlet.
Charging Nickel-Cadmium
Batteries
Nickel-cadmium batteries come fully
discharged. You can charge the batter-
ies while they are in the battery com-
partment using the supplied battery
adapter and an optional AC adapter
(such as Cat. No. 273-1663, not sup-
plied), or you can use an optional ex-
ternal battery charger (such as Cat.
No. 23-133, not supplied).
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Note: With the CD player turned
off, it takes about 15 hours to
charge fully discharged nickel-
cadmium batteries.
Warning: Do not try to charge non-
rechargeable batteries. They might
get very hot and possibly explode.
4. When the batteries are fully
charged, unplug the AC adapter
from the AC outlet.
Follow these steps to recharge nickel-
cadmium batteries in the battery com-
partment.
1. Put two rechargeable batteries
into the supplied battery adapter
according to the polarity symbols
(+ and –) on the adapter.
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Charging Tips
USING AC POWER
• Fully discharge the batteries occa-
sionally by playing the CD player
until it no longer plays. Then fully
recharge the batteries. This helps
restore the batteries’ full charging
capacity.
You can power your CD player with
standard AC power using a 6-volt AC
adapter such as Cat. No. 273-1663.
Caution: The recommended AC
adapter supplies regulated 6 volts and
delivers at least 600 milliamps. Its
center tip is set to positive, and its plug
correctly fits the CD player’s DC 6V
jack. Using an adapter that does not
meet these specifications could seri-
ously damage the CD player or the
adapter.
• Avoid charging the batteries in a
hot environment (higher than
113°F). Doing so can permanently
reduce the batteries’ charging
capacity.
• Do not overcharge batteries.
Overcharging can severely reduce
the batteries’ useful life.
To connect to AC power, insert the AC
adapter’s barrel plug into the CD play-
er’s DC 6V jack, then plug the other end
of the adapter into a standard AC out-
let.
Important: This CD player is capable
of using nickel-cadmium batteries. At
the end of the batteries’ useful life, they
must be recycled or disposed of prop-
erly. Contact your local, county, or
state hazardous waste management
authorities for information on recycling
or disposal programs in your area.
Some options that might be available
are municipal curb-side collection,
drop-off boxes at retailers, recycling
collection centers, and mail-back pro-
grams.
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Note: When you connect an AC adapt-
er, the CD player automatically switch-
es to external power, even if batteries
are installed.
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3. Plug the other end of the adapter
into your vehicle’s cigarette-lighter
socket.
USING VEHICLE
BATTERY POWER
You can power your CD player from
your vehicle’s battery power using a 6-
volt DC adapter such as Cat. No. 270-
1563.
Caution: The recommended DC
adapter supplies regulated 6 volts and
delivers at least 600 milliamps. Its
white adaptaplug correctly fits the CD
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DC 6V
player’s
jack and you can set its
center tip to positive. Using an adapter
that does not meet these specifications
could seriously damage the CD player
or the adapter.
Note: When you connect a DC adapt-
er, the CD player automatically switch-
es to external power, even if batteries
are installed.
Follow these steps to connect your CD
player to your vehicle’s battery power.
1. Insert the white adaptaplug into
the adapter’s wire socket so TIP
and line up.
+
2. Insert the DC adapter’s barrel
DC 6V
plug into the CD player’s
jack.
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CONNECTIONS
You can listen to your CD-3445 by
connecting stereo headphones to the
CD player’s PHONES jack or by con-
necting amplified speakers or a home
audio or autosound system to the LINE
OUT jack using the supplied Y-adapter
cable.
CONNECTING
HEADPHONES
For private listening, plug a pair of ste-
reo headphones with a /8-inch plug
into the CD player’s PHONES jack.
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Notes:
• The CD player’s PHONES jack is a
high-level audio output, and its
volume is controlled by the CD
player’s VOLUME control. Use this
jack with headphones or amplified
speakers that do not have a vol-
ume control.
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• The CD player’s LINE OUT jack is
a low-level audio output, and its
volume is controlled by the vol-
ume control of the amplified
speakers, home audio system, or
autosound system.
Listening Safely
To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use headphones.
• Your local Radio Shack store car-
ries a variety of headphones and
amplified speakers.
• Set the volume to the lowest set-
ting 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-vol-
ume listening can lead to perma-
nent 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.
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Traffic Safety
CONNECTING
AMPLIFIED SPEAKERS
Do not wear headphones while operat-
ing a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle.
This can create a traffic hazard and is
illegal in some areas.
Even though some headphones are
designed to let you hear some outside
sounds when listening at normal vol-
ume levels, they still present a traffic
hazard.
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To listen to your CD player through
speakers, plug a pair of amplified
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speakers with a /8-inch plug into the
CD player’s LINE OUT jack using ei-
ther:
• The supplied Y-adapter cable.
• The amplified speakers’ built-in Y-
cable
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OPERATION
Warning: This CD player has a wide
dynamic range. If you turn up your am-
plifier’s volume too high during soft
(low volume) parts of the music, you
might damage your hearing when a
sudden loud passage occurs.
3. Press
OPEN and lift the disc com-
partment cover. OPENappears on
the display.
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PLAYING A CD
Follow these steps to play a CD.
4. Carefully place the CD, label side
up, over the disc compartment’s
center hub.
1. Set POWER to ON. 00 briefly
appears on the display, then
discappears.
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5. Gently press down on the CD until
it clicks in place, then close the
disc compartment cover. The dis-
play briefly shows 00 then the
total number of tracks and the
total playing time.
2. Set VOLUME to the minimum
level.
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6. Press
(Play/Pause). Track 1
begins to play while , 01, and
the track’s elapsed playback time
appear on the display.
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7. If you connected headphones to
the CD player’s PHONES jack,
adjust the CD player’s VOLUME
control to set the desired volume
level.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Track Skipping/Searching
Use
or
(Skip/Search) to
If you connected amplified speak-
ers or a home audio or autosound
system to the CD player’s LINE
OUT jack, adjust the volume con-
trols on those units to set the
desired volume level.
rapidly search forward or backward to
locate a specific track or section of the
CD.
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8. If you are using headphones, set
BASS BOOST to ON to enhance
bass frequencies.
To skip forward through the tracks,
press
. To skip backward, press
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. The current track number ap-
pears on the display.
To search within a track, press and
hold either button. You hear the track
play rapidly and at a lower volume. Re-
lease the button to resume normal
play.
When the last track finishes playing,
the CD player automatically stops.
To stop playing the CD before it auto-
matically stops, press
(Stop). The
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display shows the total number of
tracks and the CD’s total playing time.
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Intro Scan
Repeat Playback
Press INTRO SCAN to play the first 10
seconds of each track on the CD. IN-
TRO, the track number, and the
elapsed time appear on the display.
Your CD player can repeat:
• A single track
• The entire CD
• A programmed sequence
• Randomly selected tracks
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To repeat a single track, while your de-
sired track is playing, press REPEAT.
REPEAT 1 appears on the display,
and the track plays repeatedly.
If you hear a track you want to listen to,
press INTRO/SCAN again. INTROdis-
appears from the display, and normal
playback resumes.
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To cancel intro/scan play, press
(Stop).
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To repeat an entire CD, press REPEAT
until REPEAT ALL appears on the
display. When the CD player reaches
the end of the CD, it returns to the first
track and replays all of the tracks.
Random Play
To play the tracks on a CD in random
order, press RANDOM, then PLAY.
RANDOM appears on the display, and
the CD player randomly plays all the
tracks once, then stops.
To repeat all tracks randomly, while
RANDOM appears on the display,
press REPEAT until REPEAT ALL ap-
pears on the display. All tracks on the
CD play repeatedly in a random order.
To repeat a programmed sequence,
after you program a sequence (see
“Storing a Programmed Sequence”),
press REPEAT until REPEAT ALLap-
pears. After the last track finishes, the
programmed tracks play repeatedly.
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To cancel random play, press RAN-
DOM again.
To cancel repeat play, press (Stop).
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Note: You can use either
or
Storing a Programmed
Sequence
to move to another track in
the programmed sequence.
You can program up to 21 tracks on a
CD to play in any order you choose.
You can program the same track to
play more than once.
6. To play the tracks in memory
again, press MEMORY, then press
(Play/Pause).
To stop playback, press (Stop).
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1. Press MEMORY. P:01 (the first
memory location) appears.
To clear the memory sequence, press
STOP, then press OPEN.
Checking/Editing a
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Programmed Sequence
You can check and change any of the
stored tracks in your programmed se-
quence.
2. Press either
or
to find
1. Press MEMORY. The memory
location and the track stored in it
appear on the display.
the track number you want to
store.
Notes:
• Repeatedly press MEMORY to
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see the next stored track.
• When you store less than 21
tracks, if you continue to press
MEMORY after the last stored
track appears, the display
returns to 00.
3. Press MEMORY again. The track is
stored in memory.
• When you store 21 tracks, if
you continue to press MEMORY
after P:21appears on the dis-
play, the display returns to 01.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to store
more tracks.
5. Press
(Play/Pause). Play-
back starts with the first track you
stored and stops after the last
track you stored.
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2. When the track you want to
change appears on the display,
CARING FOR COMPACT
DISCS
press either
or
to find
the track number you want to
replace it with.
Even though CDs are very durable,
treat them with care.
• Do not write on either side of a
CD, particularly the non-label
side. (Signals are read from the
non-label side.)
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• Do not store CDs in high-tempera-
ture, high-humidity locations. The
CDs might warp.
3. Press MEMORY again. The track
• Keep the CD dry. A water drop
can act as a lens and affect the
laser beam’s focus.
is stored in memory.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to change
more tracks.
• Always keep the CD in its protec-
tive case or sleeve when it is not
in use.
CD PLAYER TIPS
• Always handle a CD by the edges
to avoid fingerprints or scratches
on the playing surface which can
prevent the laser beam from cor-
rectly reading the digital informa-
tion or create a “skipping” sound.
• CDs that can be played on this
player have this mark on them:
LOGO
• To remove fingerprints and clean
the CD surface, use a CD cleaner
kit (such as Cat. No. 42-226).
• If you move the player from a very
cold room to a warmer one, mois-
ture can condense on the pickup
lens, preventing proper disc play.
If this happens, wait 30 minutes
before resuming play.
• To repair scratches on the CD sur-
face, use a CD scratch repair kit
(such as “Scratch ’n Fix”, Cat. No.
42-127).
• Do not place foreign objects in the
disc tray. This can damage the
drive mechanism.
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Your CD-3445 Portable Compact Disc Player is an example of superior design and
craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for the CD player so you
can enjoy it for years.
Keep the CD player dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids
might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits.
Handle the CD player gently and carefully. Dropping it can damage
the circuit board and case, and can cause the player to work improp-
erly.
Use and store the CD player only in normal temperature environ-
ments. Temperature extremes can shorten the life of electronic de-
vices, damage batteries and distort or melt plastic parts.
Keep the CD player away from dust and dirt, which can cause prema-
ture wear of parts.
Wipe the CD player with a damp cloth occasionally to keep it looking
CLEANER
new. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or strong deter-
gents to clean the CD player.
Use only fresh batteries of the required size and type. Always remove
old or weak batteries. They can leak chemicals that destroy electronic
circuits.
Modifying or tampering with the CD player’s internal components can cause a mal-
function and might invalidate the CD player’s warranty and void your FCC authori-
zation to operate it. If your CD player is not performing as it should, take it to your
local Radio Shack store for assistance.
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FCC INFORMATION
LASER SAFETY
This equipment complies with the lim-
its for a Class B digital device as spec-
ified in Part 15 of FCC Rules. These
limits provide reasonable protection
against radio and TV interference in a
residential area. However, your equip-
ment might cause TV or radio interfer-
ence even when it is operating
properly. To eliminate interference,
you can try one or more of the follow-
ing corrective measures:
This unit employs a laser light beam.
Only a qualified service person should
remove the cover or attempt to service
this device, due to possible eye injury.
Warning: The use of controls or ad-
justments, or the performance of pro-
cedures other than specified herein,
can result in hazardous exposure to la-
ser light.
• Increase the distance between the
equipment and the radio or TV.
• Use outlets on different electrical
circuits for the equipment and the
radio or TV.
Consult your local Radio Shack store
or an experienced radio/TV technician
if the problem still exists.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Format ..............................................................Compact Disc, Digital Audio System
Pickup..................................................................................3-Beam, Semiconductor
Laser Decoding (D/A)..............................................................................1 Bit Linear
Frequency Response ........................................................... 20 Hz to 20 kHz, ±3 dB
Total Harmonic Distortion ...................................................Less Than 0.02%, 1 kHZ
Signal-to Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)..............................................Better Than 85 dB
Wow & Flutter. ..................................................................Below Measurement Limit
Power Requirement.................................................. Internal 3VDC (2 AA Batteries)
or, External 6VDC
(AC adapter, Cat. No. 273-1663, or
DC adapter, Cat. No. 270-1563)
Power Consumption ...................................................................................... 2 Watts
Dimensions (HWD).................................................................11/8 51/8 61/8 inches
¥
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(27 130 154 mm)
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Weight ..............................................................................................10.6 oz. (300 g)
Included Accessories..................................Y-Cable, Rechargeable Battery Adapter
Specifications are typical; individual units might vary. Specifications are subject to
change and improvement without notice.
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NOTES
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RADIO SHACK LIMITED WARRANTY
This product is warranted against defects for 90 days from date of pur-
chase from Radio Shack company-owned stores and authorized Radio
Shack franchisees and dealers. Within this period, we will repair it with-
bring your Radio Shack sales
as proof of purchase date to any Radio Shack store. Warranty does
out charge for parts and labor. Simply
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not cover transportation costs. Nor does it cover a product subjected to
misuse or accidental damage.
EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, RADIO SHACK MAKES NO
EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIM-
ITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THE WRITTEN LIMITED
WARRANTIES CONTAINED HEREIN. Some states do not permit limita-
tion or exclusion of implied warranties; therefore, the aforesaid limita-
tion(s) or exclusion(s) may not apply to the purchaser.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights which vary
from state to state.
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