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MX-C830
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Safety Warnings ENG TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE THE COVER(OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN This symbol indicates “dangerous voltage” inside CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC This symbol indicates important instructions the product that presents a risk of electric shock SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). accompanying the product. or personal injury. NO US
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Important Safety Instructions Read these operating instructions carefully before using the unit. Follow all the safety instructions listed ENG below. Keep these operating instructions handy for future reference. 1). Read these instructions. 2). Keep these Instructions. 3). Heed all warnings. 4). Follow all instructions. 5). Do not use this apparatus near water. 6). Clean only with dry cloth. 7). Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
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TAPE REC Precautions • Ensure that the AC power supply in your house complies with the identification sticker located on the ENG back of your product. • Install your product horizontally, on a suitable base (furniture), with enough space around it for ventilation (3~4 inches). • Do not place the product on amplifiers or other equipment which may become hot. Make sure the ventilation slots are not covered. • Do not stack anything on top of the product. • Before moving the product, ensure t
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Thank you for buying this SAMSUNG mini-compact system. Contents Please take time to read these instructions. They will allow you to operate your system with ease and take full advantage of its features. ENG Safety Warnings ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Important Safety Instructions .............................................................
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Front Panel View ENG 37 36 35 34 33 32 1 31 2 30 29 28 3 4 27 5 26 6 25 24 7 23 SPEAKER SPEAKER STACK STACK 22 8 * MX-C830 9 21 /MX-C850 only 10 20 11 19 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 1. Compact Disc Compartment 10. RETURN button 22. PARTY button 34. DISC 3 button 2. Standby/On button 11. ENTER button 23. Cassette Door OPEN/CLOSE 35. DISC 2 button 3. Search/Tuning button 12. PHONES Jack 24. PLAY/PAUSE button 36. DISC 1 button 4. CD button 13. AUX IN Jack 25. AUX button 37. DISC CHANGE
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Rear Panel View (MX-C830) ENG 1. FM Antenna Connector Terminal FM ANT 2. LED Terminals of the Front Speakers 1 3. Speaker Connector Terminals FRONT LED 2 SPEAKERS OUT (IMPEDANCE3Ω) 3 Rear Panel View (MX-C850) 1. FM Antenna Connector Terminal 2. LED Terminals of the Front Speakers 3. Speaker Connector Terminals FM ANT 1 FRONT LED 2 2.1CH SPEAKERS OUT 3 IMPEDANCE FRONT : 3Ω SUBWOOFER : 4Ω Rear Panel View (MX-C870) 1. FM Antenna Connector Terminal FM ANT 2. LED Terminals of the Front Speakers/Subwo
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TAPE REC Remote Control ENG 1. POWER 2. DISPLAY 1 POWER 3. FUNCTION 31 4. TIMER ON/OFF 2 RIPPING 5. REPEAT 30 FUNCTION DISPLAY SPEED DISC SKIP 6. RIPPING 29 3 (The same function as the REC TO USB button on 28 TIMER TIMER/CLOCK SLEEP the main unit) 4 ON/OFF 27 7. MUTE 26 REPEAT REPEAT PARTY 8. +10 5 A-B 25 9. Skip and Search * 6 MUTE RIPPING 10. Fast-Rewind 24 7 11. STOP 23 8 RDS PTY +10 RDS DISPLAY 12. GIGA 13. ENTER 9 MP3-CD/CD/TAPE 22 14. VOLUME - 10 21 15.
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Connecting the Speakers Connecting your System to the Power Supply The Speakers connector terminals are located on the rear of the system. ENG Before plugging your system into a main socket, you must check the ☛ Left speaker (marked L) ◆ voltage. Right speaker (marked R) ◆ 1 T o achieve the correct sound quality, connect those speaker connector cables to Plug the main unit's power cord into the AC power supply. 1 the speaker connector terminals of the system. Press the STANDBY/ON ( ) bu
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FRONT LED FM RADIO ANT FM Connecting the Speakers Connecting the FM Antenna MX-C870 How to connect a COAXIAL TYPE antenna. ENG Connect a 75Ω antenna to the FM antenna terminal. ◆ Plug the connector on the FM antenna supplied into the coaxial socket (75Ω) ◆ Front marked FM on the rear of the system. Subwoofer Speaker Follow the instructions given on Page 20 to tune into a radio station, and ◆ SW LED determine the best position for the antenna. FRONT LED Front Speaker AM Rear panel RADIO
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Setting the Clock What is WMA? ➣ WMA means Windows Media Audio, the global standard for audio signal compression technology. ENG Your system is equipped with a clock which allows you to turn it on and What is MP3? ➣ off automatically. MP3 means MPEG1 Layer 3, the global standard for audio You should set the clock: signal compression technology. It uses digital compression When you first purchase the mini-compact system ◆ technology to compress original sound data by up to 12 times
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Loading and Changing Compact To play the CD/MP3/WMA-CD Discs This is a player that enables the playback of audio CD, CD-R, CD-RW and ENG MP3/WMA-CD. The CD disc changer can contain up to three 5 inches or 3 1/2 inches compact discs without using an adapter. Do not use CDs of irregular shapes like heart or octagon shapes. ☛ The performance of the player may be degraded. At least one CD should be insreted before playing back. Never force the compact disc carrousel when opening and ☛
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Selecting a CD in the Disc changer Searching a Track/Folder Quickly You can select a track/folder directly without the ,[ ] button. To select a specific disc, press the DISC SKIP button on the remote con- ◆ ENG trol, until the required disc indicator flashes. Result: Each disc is selected. CDDA or 1. Turn the Tuning/Jog Control left or right on the main unit to select a desired track. Pr ess the Disc 1, Disc 2 or Disc 3 button on the main unit to select a ◆ specific disc while the Compac
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Repeating One or All Tracks Programming the Order of CD Playback on the Compact Discs (This function is not available during playback of an MP3/WMA-CD.) ENG You can repeat indefinitely: You can decide: A specific track on a compact disc. ◆ The order of the track desired to listen ◆ All tracks on the compact disc selected. ◆ The track not desired to listen ◆ All discs loaded in the carrousel ◆ You can program up to 24 tracks. ◆ You must stop the compact disc player before selecting the tra
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Checking or Changing Programmed Listening to a Cassette Tape CD Tracks Always treat your cassettes with care; refer, if necessary, to the section ➣ ENG entitled “Precautions When Using Audio Cassettes” on page 25. You can check or change your selection of tracks at any time. Press the STOP (@) button once if you have started listening to the 1 Switch the system on by pressing the STANDBY/ON ( ) button. 1 selected tracks. Select TAPE by pressing the TAPE button on the main unit. 2 Yo
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Recording on a Cassette Tape Playing USB You can record sound of the CD, the Radio Broadcasting or sound from ENG You can play MP3/WMA files by connecting to various external USB the external source(ex. AUX, USB) on the Cassette Tape. storage devices such as USB flash memory or HDD(Hard Disc drives). Switch the system on by pressing STANDBY/ON ( ) button. Connect the external USB storage device to the USB jack 1 or the USB 1 1 jack 2 of the main unit. Insert a blank cassette tape in the C
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POWER RIPPING FUNCTION DISPLAY SPEED DISC SKIP Selecting a Track from USB Device To repeat You can select an MP3 file during the playback. Before you begin! Connect the external USB storage device to the USB jack TIMER TIMER/CLOCK SLEEP Before you begin! Connect the external USB storage device to the USB jack 1 or the USB jack 2 of the main unit. ENG 1 or the USB jack 2 of the main unit. ON/OFF Select the USB mode by pressing the USB1 or USB 2 Select the USB mode by
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CD To delete a file You can delete a file on your USB device. “TRACK RECORDING” is displayed and CD recording starts. ◆ This function only works in the USB jack 2 /USB 2 mode. ➣ Pr ess and hold the RIPPING button on the remote control to start ◆ ENG recording all tracks of Disc. Play a file you want to delete. 1 “FULL CD RECORDING” is displayed. If you record the MP3 CD, the file is copied into the USB device ◆ Press the DELETE button on the main unit. 2 totally. “CHECK FILE” ; “FI
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Select the station to be stored by: 5 Recording Speed Pressing the TUNING/ALBUM or button on the remote control. ◆ or Each time you press the RIPPING SPEED button on the remote control or ENG Turning the Tuning/Jog Control left or right to search the station. the REC SPEED on the main unit, the recording speed will change as follows: To scroll through the frequencies faster when searching REC SPEED x 1 ; REC SPEED x 3 ◆ manually, press and hold the TUNING/ALBUM or on the Fo
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POWER RIPPING FUNCTION DISPLAY DISC SKIP SPEED TIMER TIMER/CLOCK SLEEP ON/OFF REPEAT REPEAT PARTY Improving Radio Reception Selecting a Stored Station A-B You can listen to a stored radio station as follows: You can improve the quality of radio reception by: ENG MUTE RIPPING TAPE REC Rotating the FM antenna ◆ Switch the system on by pressing the STANDBY/ON ( ) button. 1 T esting the positions of the FM antenna before fixing them permanently ◆ RDS PTY +10 RDS DISPLAY If reception from a speci
