Radio Shack CD-8400 owner manual Preparation, Connecting Power

Preparation

Connecting the CD Changer to Your Receiver or Amplifier

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.

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.

Receiver/Amplifier					CONTROL CD Changer
					IN
					OUT
					CD•DECK
					SYNCHRO
INPUT		TAPE/DCC	TAPE 2		R L
PHONO CD	VCR/	REC PLAY	REC __ PLAY
L	LD	L	L
	L
				CONTROL	LINE OUT
					DIGITAL OUT
					OPTICAL
R	R	R	R	OUT
R	L			L	R

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

Note: Be sure to leave the dust cap in place when you are not using the jack.

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

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.

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-decksynchro-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.

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