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MICRO AUDIO SYSTEM
with CD PLAYER
and DIGITAL TUNER
OWNER'S MANUAL
ES58
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CAUTION TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ! The lightning flash with ar- The exclamation point within WARNING: TO REDUCE THE rowhead symbol, within an an equilateral triangle is in- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK equilateral triangle is intende
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BEFORE WE BEGIN Thank you for purchasing this Emerson audio product. The Emerson brand is your assurance of quality, performance and value. Our engineers have included many useful and convenient features in this product. Please be sure to read this Owner ’s Manual completely to make sure you are getting the maximum benefit from each feature. This product was manufactured using the highest quality components and standards of workmanship. It was tested by Emerson inspectors and found to be in perf
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IMPORTANT NOTES • Avoid installing this unit in places • Operate controls and switches as exposed to direct sunlight or close to described in the manual. heat radiating appliances such as • Before turning ‘On’ the power, make electric heaters, on top of other stereo certain that power cord is properly equipment that radiates too much heat, installed. places lacking ventilation or dusty areas, • Store your CDs, in a cool area to avoid places subject to constant vibration and/ damage from heat. o
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PREPARATION FOR USE UNPACKING AND SET-UP • Carefully remove the unit from the carton and remove all packing material from the unit. • Remove any labels or stickers which may be on the front or top of the set, but do not remove any labels from the back or bottom. • We suggest that you retain the original carton and packing materials in case it ever becomes necessary to return your unit for service. This is the only sure way to protect the unit from damage in transit. • Remove any small st
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AM Loop Antenna This system includes an external AM Loop antenna. Assemble the AM loop antenna and then connect the wire from the antenna to the AM antenna terminal on the back of the set as shown. You may have to vary the position and direction of this AM Loop antenna until you find the position that provides the clearest reception for each of your favorite AM stations. 5 ES58_012904.p65 5 29/1/2004, 15:31
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POWER SOURCE This system is designed to operate on 120V 60Hz AC house current. Connecting this system to any other power supply could result in damage to the unit which is not covered by your warranty. You will note that this system is equipped with a polarized AC power plug having one blade wider than the other. This is a safety feature. If this plug does not fit into your existing AC outlet, do not try to defeat this safety feature by filing the wide blade to make it fit into your outlet. If t
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PROTECT YOUR FURNITURE This model is equipped with non-skid rubber 'feet' to prevent the product from moving when you operate the controls. These 'feet' are made from non-migrating rubber material specially formulated to avoid leaving any marks or stains on your furniture. However certain types of oil based furniture polishes, wood preservatives, or cleaning sprays may cause the rubber 'feet' to soften, and leave marks or a rubber residue on the furniture. To prevent any damage to your furniture
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS 10 11 FRONT PANEL MULTI-FUNCTION LCD DISPLAY 9 SENSOR 12 8 VOLUME 13 7 MEMORY/ SLEEP M-UP/REPEAT EQ CLOCK 14 6 TUNING TUNING 5 15 SKIP /SEARCH SKIP /SEARCH 4 16 COMPACT DISC STOP/ PLAY/ SYSTEM BAND PAUSE 3 2 17 18 1 BACK PANEL FM ANT 21 AM ANT 20 19 22 8 ES58_012904.p65 8 29/1/2004, 15:24
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FRONT PANEL 1.) PHONES Jack. 2.) MUTE Button. 3.) CD Button. 4.) STOP /BAND Button. 5.) Reverse SKIP/SEARCH / TUNING – Button. 6.) MEMORY/CLOCK Button. 7.) SLEEP Button. 8.) Remote Control SENSOR. 9.) Multi Function LCD Display. 10.) CD Door. 11.) CD OPEN/CLOSE Button. 12.) VOLUME + /– Control. 13.) M-UP/REPEAT Button. 14.) Preset EQ Button. 15.) Forward SKIP/SEARCH / TUNING + Button. 16.) PLAY/PAUSE Button. 17.) STANDBY/ON Button. 18.) TUNER Button. BACK PANEL 19.) SPE
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REMOTE CONTROL 1.) TUNE/SKIP Button. 10 9 2.) TUNE/SKIP Button. 8 11 INTRO P.EQ 3.) PLAY/PAUSE Button. 7 12 SLEEP RANDOM 6 TIME 13 4.) MUTE Button. MEM/ M-UP/ 5 REPEAT CLOCK 14 BAND 5.) MEM (Memory)/CLOCK Button. MUTE STOP 15 4 SKIP/ TUNE VOLUME 6.) TIME (Timer) Button. 3 16 PLAY/PAUSE 7.) SLEEP Button. 17 2 8.) P.EQ Button. 9) INTRO Button. 1 10.) FUNCTION Button. 18 11.) Standby / On Button. 12.) RANDOM Button. 13.) DISPLAY Button. 706-1017262-04 14.) M-UP/REPEAT Button.
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USING THE REMOTE CONTROL CORRECTLY •Point the remote control at the Remote SENSOR. •The functions of the buttons on the remote control are the same as the corresponding controls on the main unit. •When there is a strong ambient light source, the performance of the infrared Remote Sensor may be degraded, causing unreliable operation. •The maximum effective distance for remote control operation is about 15 feet. BATTERY PRECAUTIONS Follow these precautions when using batteries in this device:
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS • Make sure that the FM Wire Antenna is fully extended. • Make sure that the AM Loop Antenna is properly installed. • Make sure that you have installed batteries in the remote control. • Make sure that the AC power cord is connected to an outlet that is always “live”. Do not connect to an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch. GENERAL CONTROLS Volume Adjustments Press the VOLUME + or – comtrol on the front panel or the buttons on the remote control to increase
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SETTING THE CLOCK 1.) Switch the unit to Standby mode by pressing the STANDBY/ON button. 2.) Press and hold the MEMORY/CLOCK button. “ 24 H ” (24 Hour format) will flash in the display. Press the or button to select “ 12 H ” (12 Hour format). 3.) Press the MEMORY/CLOCK button. The hour digit will flash. Press the or buttons to set the correct hour. Be sure to set correctly for AM or PM. 4.) Press the MEMORY/CLOCK button again. The Hour is now set and the Minute digits start to flash in the
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LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1.) Press the STANDBY/ON button on the main unit or the remote control. The main display turns “On”. 2.) If necessary, press the TUNER button on the front panel of main unit or the FUNCTION button on remote control to select the Tuner function. The display will show an AM or FM station frequency. To select a different band, press the STOP /BAND button. AM 3.) Tune to the desired frequency as follows: • Manual Tuning Repeatedly press the or buttons until the frequenc
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Antenna Information AM Vary the position and direction of the AM Loop antenna until you find the position that provides the clearest reception for each of your favorite AM stations. FM Vary the direction of the FM antenna to find the position that provides the best reception. FM WIRE ANTENNA 15 ES58_012904.p65 15 29/1/2004, 15:24
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PRE-SETTING STATIONS IN THE TUNER MEMORY This system includes a 20 station preset memory. You can store up to 10 FM stations and 10 AM stations in the tuner memory for immediate recall. The procedure for storing stations in memory is as follows: 1.) Follow step 3 under “LISTENING TO THE RADIO” in page 14 to select the first station you wish to memorize. Example: FM 103.5 MHz. 2.) When the desired station appears on the display press the MEMORY button on the front panel or the remote control. The
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RECALLING PRESET STATIONS Turn the unit ‘ On’ and select the desired band. Press the MEM-UP/REPEAT button on the front panel or the remote control repeatedly to scroll through the preset memories until the display shows the desired station. CHANGING PRESET STATIONS To change any preset station memory select the desired band and tune to the new station you wish to memorize. Press the MEMORY button and then press the MEM-UP/REPEAT button to display the memory number you wish to change. Press the M
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PLAYING COMPACT DISCS IMPORTANT: This CD player can play normal CDs plus CD Recordable (CD-R) and CD Rewriteable (CD-RW) discs. However the playability of CD-R and CD-RW discs may be affected by the type of software that was used in ‘ripping’ the tracks from the original discs and ‘burning’ the tracks onto the blank media. Playability may also be affected by the quality and condition of the blank media you use for recording. 100% compatibility cannot be guaranteed. This is not an indication of a
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6.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button on the front panel of the main unit or on the remote control to begin playback on track 1. The display will show the elapsed playing time of each track as it plays. 7.) Adjust the VOLUME and EQ controls as desired. 8.) When the last track has played the player stops automatically and the display again shows the total playing time and tracks on the disc. You may also stop playback at any time by pressing the STOP button on the front panel of the main unit or on t
