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CONTENTS GETTING STARTED . For YourOwnRecords ............................................................................... . UnpackingYourSystem .............................................................................. ...4 WheretoPlacetheSystem ......................................................................... BASIC CONNECTIONS ConnectingtheTwoUnits ............................................................................. . ..........................................
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION PRECAUTIONS PRECAUTIONS 1 Do Not Open the Cabinet l laser Product Safety This Compact Disc Player uses a laser to “read” the If the cabinet is opened, you may be exposed to danger- music on the disc. The laser mechanism corresponds to ously high voltages. Never open the cabinet under any cir- the cartridge and stylus of a traditional record player. cumstances. Although this product is completely safe when operated ac- Do Not Touch the Pickup Lens cording to direc
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GETTING STARTED (continued) Unpacking Your System Carefully remove all items from the shipping carton. Be sure to remove all packing materials and wrappings. We recommend that you save the shipping carton and packing materials in the event you want to store, transport, or ship the unit in the future. Your new RCA audio system includes the following items: l Tuner/Amplifier unit l AM loop antenna . Two front speakers l CD/Cassette unit l Hand-held remote control l Two P-meter speaker wi
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BASIC CONNECTIONS Connecting the Two Units Your new RCA audio system includes a Tuner/Amplifier unit and a CD/Cassette unit. These are designed so that the CD/Cassette unit rests on top of the Tuner/Amplifier unit. l Connect the SYSTEM CONTROL plug on the back of the Tuner/Amplifier unit to the SYSTEM CONTROL receptacle on the back of the CD/Cassette I unit. Note that the plug has one row of nine pins and one row of eight pins. Insert the plug so that its pins fit into the corresponding
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NOTE: On all speaker connections, be sure that the bare end of each lead makes contact with the terminal. To connect two surround speakers (not included): l Use only 8D speakers. Speakers with specifications other than 851 may be damag- ed or may damage the system . Such damage becomes the owner’s respon- sibility. l Follow the same steps used to attach front speakers, but use the terminals label- ed SURROUND SPEAKERS to make the connections. Be sure to connect positive (+) to red termin
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BASIC CONNECTIONS (continued) Adding an Auxiliary Component Use the VlDEOlAUX input jacks on the back of the Tuner/Amplifier unit to add a component that provides an additional source of sound into your system - a tape recorder, CD player, VCR, camcorder, or other compatible device. l Match the left and right output plugs from the auxiliary component to the Left (L) and Right (R) VIDEO/AUX input jacks. The auxiliary components provides a source of sound for both p!aying and recording.
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BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. POWER button 6. VOLUME 2. STANDBY indicator 7. SOURCE buttons (TUNER, TAPE, CD, AUWAV) 3. SENSOR for remote control 8. BALANCE 4. PHONES jack 9. SURROUND BUllON 5. EQUALIZER selector buttons 10. BASS BOOST BU’ll’ON NOTE: See “USING THE REMCITE CONTROL,” page 25, for instructions on operating your system from a distance. POWER POWER ON Mode l Press the POWER button and release. 0 The LCD display lights, and the system begins operating from the soun
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BASIC OPERATION INSTUCTJONS (conflnued) Selecting a Source of Sound 0 II II II The source selector buttons - TUNER, TAPE, CD, and AUXIAV - indicate the sources of sound available to you through the system. CD AUXlAV TUNER TAPE l To select a source of sound, simply press the button that represents the desired source. The system shifts to the selected source. Adjusting Volume l Turn the VOLUME dial clockwise to increase volume. Turn it counter- clockwise to decrease volume. NOTE: The “
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BASIC OPERATING lNSTRUCTlONS (continued) Bass boost is intended to enhance the quality of sound at low-volume levels. This option should usually be set to OFF at higher volumes to prevent possi- ble distortion of sound and damage to speakers. Surround Sound Use SURROUND to activate the “surround sound” effect. The effective SURROUND change applies to all speakers. l Press the SURROUND button to turn this option on (“SURROUND SOUND” message is displayed). 0 l Press the button again to
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BIASIC OPERATION INSTUCTIONS (continued) Switching Between AM and FM l To change from AM to FM (or vice versa) press the SAND button. Pressing SAND switches the system back and forth between the two recep tion modes. Tuning in a Station l Press and hold MANUAL/SEEK V or MANUAL/SEEK A for at least one second and the tuner will scan automatically down or up for a receivable radio signal. It stops when it reaches a signal that is strong enough for clear reception. Press and hold again to
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..‘ ‘-?;$ 1 BASIC OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS (continued) Selecting a Preset Station To select a preset station: l Select the desired tuning mode (AM or FM). Press the BAND button to switch between the two modes. . *;. .Yw .& l Press PRESET A or PRESET V to reach the number that stores the ti, r ,,. desired station. ii-< ;,j. ,d The display shows the currently selected preset number. $jij / 1. c\ $2 *., tg .& IL FM H YeJ =a MHz ?sfiiiimmmremIprm FLAT yE yz yF yy F1(F EO PR
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USING THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER 1. TIME 9. SEARCH FORWARD 2. EDIT 10. INTRO SCAN 3. SYNCHRO DUBBING 11. REPEAT 4. PLAY/PAUSE 12. OPEN/CLOSE 5. STOP 13. RANDOM 6. TRACK REVERSE 14. DISC SELECT 7. TRACK FORWARD 15. PROGRAM 8. SEARCH REVERSE Reading the Display 1. Currently selected disc (uppermost number) 2. Play (b) or pause (II) indicator 3 Current track number 4. Time information (see “Setting the Display”) 5. Program, Edit, Random, and Repeat indicators ’ ~EtED-f Q di!iigJs;es:
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THE PLAYER (continued) Selecting the Compact Disc Player l To select the compact disc player, press the CD selector button. The II system will now operate with the CD player as the selected source of sound, available for playback or recording. CD Loading and Removing Discs The disc tray holds up to 3 compact discs, accommodating either 5-inch or 0 Sinch sizes. To load discs: l Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. The disc tray slides out. OPEN/CLOSE l Place discs on the tray, label side up.
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USING THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER (continued) l If the CD player is in stop mode, press ,111 (PLAY/PAUSE) and the first available disc will start to play. The display flashes the number of the cur- rently playing disc above the numbers of the other two discs. Play starts with the first track of the selected disc and continues sequentially through the last track on disc 3. The compact disc player then enters stop mode. During play, the display shows the number of the current track and the elap
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THE COMpAC’lr (continued) Skipping to a Specific Track You can move quickly to the start of any track on the current disc by using the TRACK buttons. The disc may be in play, pause, or stop mode. l To skip forward to the start of the next track, press w (track forward). l To skip back to the start of the previous track,, press )rr (track reverse). @Q If you skip to a new track while the disc is playing, the selected track begins to play automatically. To play the selected track starting
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USING THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER lcontinuedl l Press TIME again to return to the original display of elapsed time since the start of the current track. l Press STOP to stop play and show the total number of tracks and total playing time of the selected disc. Programming the Order of Tracks You can program the CD player to play tracks in any desired order, using discs in any sequence, and repeating tracks as often as you like. The pro- gram may contain up to 32 tracks. Follow the steps expla
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THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER (continued] 6. Press w (track forward) or trr (track reverse) to select the track from the selected disc. The track number is displayed before the “F!” For ex- ample, track 3 from disc 1 displays like this: 7. Press PROGRAM to lock in the selected track. $< 6. Repeat steps 5 to 7 to store additional tracks, up to a maximum of 32. i? 9. When you’ve programmed all the tracks you want to play, press n (STOP)
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USING THE COMPACT DISC PAYER (continued) l To repeat the current track continuously, press REPEAT to select the “REPEAT 1” option. l To repeat the current disc continuously (or all tracks in a program), press REPEAT to select the “REPEAT DISC” option. . To repeat continuously all discs in the disc tray, press REPEAT to select the “REPEAT ALL DISC” option. l To cancel the repeat feature, press REPEAT until no repeat message ap- pears on the display. Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuffl
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USING THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER (continued) SYNCHRO Dubbing from CD to Tape The SYNCHRO DUBBING feature lets you initiate play of a disc and recor- ding of that disc onto cassette by pressing a single button. l Press the CD selector button. l Insert the cassette in tape deck 1 and press RECORD. l Insert the disc and select the desired track. l Press SYNCHRO DUBBING. Play of the disc and taping of it onto the cassette begin simultaneously. NOTE: See “Important Recording Points,” page 23, f
