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MD MICRO SYSTEM
MODEL
OPERATION MANUAL
MD-M3H
Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product. MD-M3H MD micro system consisting of
To obtain the best performance from this product, MD-M3H MD (Main unit) and
please read this manual carefully. It will guide you
CP-M3H (Speaker system).
in operating your SHARP product.
CONTENTS
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SPECIAL NOTES .............................................. 1 RECORDING .............................................. 28-31
ACCESSORIES ............................
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TERMS OF GUARANTEE Sharp Electronics (UK) Ltd. ("Sharp") guarantees to provide for the repair, or at its option the replace- ment, of this product subject to the conditions listed below:- 1. This guarantee shall only apply to faults which are due to inferior workmanship or materials. It does not cover faults or damage caused by accident, misuse, fair wear and tear, neglect, tampering with the product, or repair other than by a Service Facility appointed by Sharp. 2. As this product is intended f
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SPECIAL NOTES NOTE FOR USERS IN THE U.K. The mains lead of this product is fitted with a non- Ensure that neither the brown nor the blue wire is rewireable (moulded) plug incorporating a 3A fuse. connected to the earth terminal in your three pin Should the fuse need to be replaced, a BSI or plug. ASTA approved BS 1362 fuse marked or Before replacing the plug cover, make sure that: and of the same rating as above, which is also l If the new fitted plug contains a fuse, its value indicated on th
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ACCESSORIES "AA" size battery (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) × 2 Remote control × 1 AC power lead × 1 Speaker FM aerial × 1 AM loop aerial × 1 Speaker wire × 2 cushion × 8 Note: Parts and accessories mentioned in this operation manual other than those in the drawing are not included. PRECAUTIONS Warning: n General The voltage used must be the same as that speci- l Please ensure that the equipment is positioned fied on this unit. Using this product with a higher in a well ventilated area and en
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NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS n Front panel 1. Power On/stand-by Button 2. (MD) Display Button 3. Timer Stand-by Indicator 10 4. MD Compornent 5. (MD) Record Button 11 6. (CD/MD/TUNER) Memory Button 1 7. (CD/MD) Stop Button 12 2 (TUNER) Tuning Down Button 13 8. (CD/MD) Play/Pause Button 14 3 (TUNER) Tuning Up Button 15 4 9. Function Selector Buttons 16 5 17 10. CD Eject Button 11. (RDS) Programme Type/Traffic Informa- 6 18 tion Search Button 19 7 12. (RDS) EON Button 20 8 13. (RDS) Auto Stati
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(Continued) n Display window 1. Level Meters 1 2. Character Information Display SURROUND L 3. Surround Indicator OVER REC OFF X-BASS R PLAY ON ST DISC TOC RDS TP TA EON TI PTY PTYI AM PM 4. Extra Bass Indicator TRACK MEMORY RANDOM kHz REC TOTAL 5. FM Stereo Indicator 8888888888 REMAIN MHz SLEEP 6. FM Stereo Mode Indicator 7. (CD/MD) Disc Indicator 2 8. (CD/MD) Track Indicator 9. (CD/MD/TUNER) Memory Indicator 3 10. (CD/MD) Repeat Indicator 4 10 11. (CD/MD) Play/Pause Indicator SURROUND 5 X-BASS
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(Continued) n Remote control 1. Remote Control Transmitter LED 1 2. (RDS) Programme Type/Traffic Informa- tion Search Button 3. (RDS) Station Selector Button 4. Clock Button 2 5. Surround Button 3 9 6. Timer Button 4 7. Name/TOC Edit Button 10 8. Sleep Button 5 9. (TUNER) Preset Up/Down Buttons 11 6 10. Extra Bass Button 12 11. Preset Equalizer Button 7 13 12. (MD) Display Button 8 13. Enter Button 14 15 16 14. Clear Button 15. Character Select Buttons 17 18 19 20 16. (CD/MD/TUNER) Memory Button
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PREPARATION FOR USE n Speaker connection l Unplug the AC power lead from the AC socket before connecting or disconnecting any com- ponent. Right speaker Left speaker n Aerial connection 1 2 3 Red Black External FM aerial FM aerial LEFT AM loop aerial RIGHT RATESD SPEAKER IMPEDANCE : Black 4 OHMS MIN. Red 1 2 3 FM 75 OHMS AM LOOP Connect each speaker wire to the SPEAKER ter- minals as shown. Use speakers with an impedance of 4 ohms or more, as lower impedance speakers can damage the unit.
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(Continued) n Removing the speaker grilles n Connecting the AC power lead AC 230 V, 50 Hz AC INPUT To AC INPUT 1 Remove the lower part of the speaker grille first. To an AC socket 2 Remove the upper part of the speaker grille. Connect the AC power lead to the AC INPUT socket, Caution: then connect the AC power lead plug to an AC When the speaker grilles are removed, the speaker socket. diaphragms are exposed. Make sure nothing comes into contact with the speaker diaphragms. Notes: l Unplug the
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15 (Continued) n Remote control n To change the brightness of the dis- play (Remote control) l 2 "AA" size batteries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) Remote sensor When bright When dark 0.2 m - 6 m (8" - 20") 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the DIMMER button. l The display will become dimmer, and the display illumination will be dark. l When inserting or removing the batteries, push To return to the original brightness: them towards the battery terminal. Press th
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SETTING THE CLOCK 7Press the ENTER button. In this example, the clock is set for the DISC TOC 24-hour (0:00) system. TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL kHz REC REMAIN MHz SLEEP 8 Adjust the minutes by pressing the or 2 button. 4,6,8 3,5,7,9 DISC TOC TRACK MEMORY RANDOM TOTAL kHz REC REMAIN MHz SLEEP l When the button is pressed once , the time 1 will increase by 1 minute. When the button is pressed once, the time will decrease by 1 minute. l The hour setting will not advance even if min- utes advance fro
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SOUND CONTROL n Volume n Extra bass (X-BASS) (Remote control) (Main unit) (Main unit) (Remote control) X-BASS ..... 0 1 2 29 30 MAX (Main unit operation) When the VOLUME control is turned clockwise, the Press the X-BASS button to emphasise the bass volume will increase. When it is turned anti-clock- region of the frequency spectrum. wise, the volume will decrease. "X-BASS ON" will appear. (Remote control operation) Press the X-BASS button again to cancel the extra bass mode. Press the VOLUME but
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COMPACT DISC OPERATION n CD playback 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. PUSU CLOSE 2 Press the CD button. 3 45 3 Press the 7 CD EJECT button to open the CD compartment. 4 Place the CD on the spindle, label side up. 5 Close the CD compartment by firmy pushing the 1 corner marked "PUSH CLOSE". l The total number of tracks and the total playing H 6 time will be displayed. 2 6 Press the 0 6 button to start playback from track 1. l When the last track has been played back, the unit
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MINIDISC OPERATION n MD playback 1 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. 2 Press the MD button. 3 Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow on the MiniDisc, with the labeled side fac- ing up. l The total number of tracks and the total playing 3 time on the MiniDisc will be displayed. 4 Press the 0 6 button. l If the MD has a track name, the name will ap- 1 7 pear and scroll across the display. Then, the elapsed playing time will appear. H 4 l If the MD has no track nam
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CONVENIENT CD AND MD OPERATION n APSS (Auto Program Search Sys- n Repeat and random play tem) (Remote control operation) APSS automatically locates the beginning of any track. P-MODE H 2 4 5 3 06 5 3 2 4 MD 06 06 CD To listen again to the track being played: 1 Select the desired programme source, CD or Press the 5 3 button for less than 0.5 seconds MD button. during playback. 2 Press the P-MODE button. To move to the beginning of the next track: Press the 2 4 button for less than 0.5 seconds l E
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(Continued) To clear the programmed selections: n APMS (Automatic Programmable Press the CLEAR button whilst the “MEMORY” Music Selector) indicator is flashing. l Each time the button is pressed, one track will (Remote control operation) be cleared, beginning with the last track pro- grammed. To cancel the APMS: CLEAR 4 Whilst the unit is stopped in the APMS mode, press the CLEAR button to turn off the “MEMORY” dis- 2 play. 3 l The programme contents will be erased. 7 l When you open the CD comp
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(Continued) n Switching the time display n Changing the display during MD playback Each time the TIME button is pressed during play- back or when in the pause mode, thd∫ ispla y will Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed during change. playback or when in the pause mode, the display will change as described below. (Remote control operation) DISPLAY TIME 1 The elapsed playing time for current track will be displayed. DISPLAY REC No display 2 The remaining playing time for the current track will
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RADIO OPERATION l To stop the auto tuning, press the TUNING (X n Tuning or W) button again. l When an RDS (Radio Data System) station is tuned in, the frequency will be displayed first, and then the RDS indicator will light. Finally, the sta- 1 tion name will appear. 5 To receive an FM stereo transmission, press the 4 TUNER (BAND) button so that the "ST" indica- tor on the display lights up. l "j" will appear when an FM broadcast is in 2,3,5 stereo. l If the FM reception is weak, press the TUNER
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(Continued) To recall a memorised station: n Preset tuning Press the PRESET (X or W) button for less than 0.5 seconds to select the desired station. You can store up to 40 stations in memory (40 sta- l The stations (preset channel number, frequency tions consisting of any combination of AM and FM and frequency band) which have been stored in stations you like) and recall them. memory will appear in the display in numerical order, irrespective of the frequency bands. Backup function: The backup f
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RDS (Radio Data System) OPERATION RDS is a broadcasting service which a growing n Information provided by RDS number of FM stations are now providing. It allows these FM stations to send additional signals along With the this unit, you can display three types of with their regular programme signals. For example, RDS service. the stations send their station names, and informa- To show them in the display, press the DISPLAY tion about what type of programme they broadcast, MODE button. such as spo
