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MC138
Micro Hi-Fi System
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CAUTION Canada Use of controls or adjustments or English: performance of procedures other This digital apparatus does not than herein may result in hazardous exceed the Class B limits for radio radiation exposure or other unsafe noise emissions from digital apparatus operation. as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. ATTENTION Français: L'utilisation des commandes ou Cet appareil numérique n'emet pas réglages ou le non-respect des de bruits
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read these instructions. 12. Use only with the cart, stand, tripod, bracket, or table specified by 2. Keep these instructions. the manufacturer or sold with the 3. Heed all warnings. apparatus. When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ 4. Follow all instructions. apparatus combination to avoid 5. Do not use this apparatus near injury from tip-over. water. 13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of 6. C
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Index English ------------------------------------------------ 8 Français -------------------------------------------- 24 Español --------------------------------------------- 43 7 Español Français English
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English Contents General Information Maintenance.............................................. 18 Environmental information ................................ 9 Supplied accessories ............................................ 9 Clock/Timer Safety information ................................................ 9 Setting the clock ................................................. 19 Viewing the clock ............................................... 19 Preparation Setting the timer .....................
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General Information This system complies with the FCC rules, Safety Information Part 15 and with 21 CFR 1040. 10. ● Before operating the system, check that the Operation is subject to the following two operating voltage indicated on the typeplate (or conditions: the voltage indication beside the voltage – This device may not cause harmful selector) of your system is identical with the interference, and voltage of your local power supply. If not, please – this device must accept any interference
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English Preparations Rear connections B Antennas Connection Connect the supplied AM loop antenna and FM The type plate is located at the rear of the antenna to the respective terminals. Adjust the system. position of the antenna for optimal reception. For users in the U.K.: please follow the instructions on page 2. AM Antenna A Power Before connecting the AC power cord to the wall outlet, ensure that all other connections have been made. WARNING! –For optimal performance, use only the original p
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Preparations FM Antenna Before using the remote control ● Extend coil antenna at the back of the unit fully 1 Pull out the plastic protective sheet. for optimum reception. 2 Select the source you wish to control by pressing one of the source select keys on the C Speakers Connection remote control (for example CD, TUNER). 3 Then select the desired function (for example Front Speakers É, í, ë). Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speaker to "RIGHT" and left speaker to "LEFT"
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English Controls (illustrations on page 3) ! PROGRAM (PROG) Controls on the system and for CD ................. programs tracks and reviews the remote control program. for Tuner ............. programs tuner stations manually 1 STANDBY-ON / y or automatically. – switches the system to standby/on. @ 2 SOURCE (CD/ TUNER/ TAPE) – connect headphones. – switches on the system. # OPEN•CLOSE – selects the respective sound source for CD/ FM/ – opens/closes the CD door. AM/ TAPE. $ MUTE 3 DBB1 / DBB2 (DB
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Basic Functions Adjusting volume and sound 1 Press VOLUME 3 / 4 (VOL 3 / 4 on the remote control) to increase or decrease volume. ➜ Display shows the volume level Uo and a number from 0-32. 2 Press DBB 1 or DBB 2 (DBB on the remote control) to switch bass enhancement on or off. ➜ Display shows: or if the DBB is activated. 3 Press MUTE on the remote control to stop sound play- back instantly. IMPORTANT: ➜ Playback will continue Before you operate the system, complete without sound and volume t
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English CD Operation 5 To pause playback press 2;. ➜ The display freezes and the current track number flashes when playback is paused. 6 Press 2; again to resume play. 7 To stop disc playback, press 9. Note: CD play will also stop when; – the CD door is opened. – the disc has reached the end. – you select another source: TAPE, TUNER. – you select standby. – you press the tape deck PLAY 2 key. Selecting a different track IMPORTANT: The lens of the CD player should never be ● Press ¡1 or 2™ (í or
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CD Operation Different play modes: SHUFFLE Programming track numbers and REPEAT Programme in the STOP position to select and store your disc tracks in the desired sequence. If You can select and change the various play you like, store any track more than once. Up to modes before or during playback. The play 20 tracks can be stored in the memory. modes can also be combined with PROGRAMME. 1 Press PROGRAM (PROG on the remote control) to enter the programming mode. SHUFFLE .........tracks of the en
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English Radio Reception Programming radio stations You can store up to a total of 30 (20 FM and 10 AM) radio stations in the memory. Automatic programming Automatic programming will start with a chosen preset number 1. From this preset number upwards, former programmed radio stations will be overridden. 1 Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote control) once or more to select your waveband. 2 Press ¡ or ™ (on the remote control) to select the preset number where programming should start. Tuning to ra
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Tape Operation / Recording General information on recording ● Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed. ● For recording, use only NORMAL (IEC type I) tapes on which the tabs have not yet been broken. This deck is not suited for recording on METAL (IEC IV) type tapes. ● The best recording level is set automatically. Altering the VOLUME or DBB controls will not affect the recording in progress. ● The recording sound quality might differ depen
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English Tape Operation / Recording To select and record a particular passage Recording from the radio within a CD track: 1 Tune to the desired radio station (see Tuning to ● Press and hold down on à or á. Release the radio stations). control when you recognize the passage you want. 2 Press STOP•OPEN to open the tape door. ● To interrupt CD playback press 2; . ● Recording starts from this exact point in the 3 Insert a suitable tape into the deck and close the track when you press RECORD 0. tape d
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Clock/Timer Setting the timer ● The system can be used as an alarm clock. CD or TUNER can be set to switch on at a preset time. The clock time needs to be set first before the timer can be used. ● If no button is pressed within 90 seconds during timer setup, the system will exit timer setting mode automatically. 1 In any mode, press TIMER for more than 2 seconds. 2 Press SOURCE (VOL 3 / 4 on the remote control) to select sound source. 3 Press TIMER to confirm your desired source. Setting the clo
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English Clock/Timer Activating and deactivating ● To deactivate, press SLEEP on the remote SLEEP control once or more until OFF is shown, or press STANDBY ON on the system or The sleep timer enables the system to switch off remote control. by itself after a set period of time. The clock time needs to be set first before the sleep timer can be used. ● Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatly to select desired time before system shuts off. ➜ Display shows SLEEP and series of time options for sel
