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AM/FM STEREO CLOCK RADIO
COMPACT DISC PLAYER
with DUAL ALARMS
and NAP TIMER
OWNER'S MANUAL
CKD3630
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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 arrow- The exclamation point within WARNING: TO REDUCE THE head symbol, within an equi- an equilateral triangle is in- RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK lateral triangle is inten
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Thank you………………… for purchasing this Emerson Dual Alarm Stereo Clock Radio with CD Player, and Nap Timer. This compact sized unit has been designed to fit comfortably on any desk or bedside table. The CD Player has a 20-track programmable memory plus one-track/all tracks automatic repeat playback. The clock radio features a large, easily readable, 0.9” green LED display that is visible from anywhere in the room. The display brightness can also be reduced if you feel it is too bright in a darkene
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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 display carton. Remove all the packing material from the unit and remove any small strips of tape that may have been used to prevent the CD door from opening in transit. • Unwind and extend the FM lead wire antenna. • This unit was shipped with a dummy CD transit card in the CD player. This dummy CD prevents the laser pick up from moving during shipment. This card must be removed before you can insert your own CDs.
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BATTERY BACK UP SYSTEM This model includes a battery back up circuit that will maintain the clock and alarm settings in the event of a temporary power interruption. The battery back up system requires one 9-Volt battery, not included. The battery compartment is located on the back of the cabinet. 1.) Press the battery door-locking tab in the direction of the arrow and remove the battery door. 2.) Connect a fresh 9-Volt alkaline battery to the battery terminal in the battery compartment. It can o
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POWER SOURCE This radio is designed to operate on 120V 60Hz AC only. Attempting to operate this radio on any other power source could cause damage to the unit and such damage is not covered by your warranty. Make sure the radio is connected to an AC outlet that is always “live”. Do not connect the radio to an outlet that is controlled by a wall switch. NOTE: This unit has a polarized AC plug with one wide blade and one narrow blade. This plug will only fit into a matching polarized AC outlet. Th
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS FRONT PANEL 11 9 10 12 13 8 14 15 7 16 6 17 5 4 18 3 19 2 20 1 25 24 23 22 21 14.) LED Display. 1.) PLAY/PAUSE Button. 15.) NAP Indicator. 2.) SKIP REV. Button. 16.) ALM (Alarm) 2 Indicator. 3.) REPEAT Indicator. 17.) PLAY/PAUSE / FM ST. Indicator. 4.) POWER ‘ On’ Indicator. 18.) PROG. (Program) Indicator. 5.) SLEEP Indicator. 19.) SKIP FWD. Button. 6.) Radio Dial Scale. 7.) ALM (Alarm) 1 Indicator. 20.) STOP Button. 8.) AM Indicator. 21.)
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RIGHT SIDE PANEL 29 30 28 31 27 32 26 LEFT SIDE PANEL 35 34 36 33 37 26.) VOLUME Control. 33.) Back Up Battery Compartment. 27.) Function Selector Switch. 34.) Left Speaker. (CD/FM AUTO/AM) 35.) ALARM 1 Selector Switch. 28.) TUNING Control. (MUSIC/BUZZER/OFF) 29.) CD Door LIFT HERE tab. 36.) ALARM 2 Selector Switch. 30.) Right Speaker. (MUSIC/BUZZER/OFF) 31.) FM Lead Wire Antenna. 37.) DIMMER (HI/LO) Selector Switch. 32.) AC Power Cord. 8 CKD3630_060404.p65 8 4/6/2004, 15:19
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS • Make sure you have installed the back-up battery in the battery compartment. • Make sure you have extended the FM Lead Wire Antenna to its full length. • Connect the AC power cord plug to a 120V 60Hz AC outlet. SETTING THE CLOCK When the radio is connected to the AC outlet for the first time the display will show flashing “12:00”. 1.) First depress and hold the TIME/DISPLAY button and then press the SKIP FWD. button or the SKIP REV. button to adjust the display forwar
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SETTING THE WAKE-UP TIMES The procedure for setting the Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 wake up times is the same. 1.) First depress and hold the ALARM 1 button, then press the SKIP FWD. button or the SKIP REV. to adjust the display forward or back to the correct Alarm 1 wake-up time. The display will move slowly at first, and then begin to move rapidly. 2.) Be sure to set correctly for AM or PM. If the AM indicator is ‘ On’ , the wake-up time displayed is AM. When the display shows the correct wake-up time
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LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1.) Slide the function CD/FM AUTO/AM selector switch, located on the right side cabinet, to the FM AUTO or AM position. 2.) Press the POWER ON/OFF button on the top panel to turn the system ‘On ’. The POWER indicator comes ‘ On ’. 3.) Tune to the desired station by slowly rotating the TUNING control on the right side. If you tune to an FM Stereo station the FM ST. indicator will come ‘On ’. Note: If you tune to a weak or distant FM stereo station the tuner may automaticall
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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/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 any pro
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5.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button on the front panel to begin playback on track 1. FM ST. Track number “1” appears in the display and the PLAY/ PAUSE indicator comes ‘On ’ . After 5 seconds the display returns to the correct time. PLAY/PAUSE 6.) Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired level. 7.) Playback will continue until the last track has played then the disc stops and the PLAY/PAUSE indicator goes ‘Off ’. The display briefly shows the total number of tracks on the disc and then returns to t
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SKIP/Search ( / ) Controls During playback press the SKIP FWD. or SKIP REV. buttons on the front panel repeatedly to skip forward or back to higher or lower numbered tracks. Playback will start at the beginning of the selected track. To search within a track for a specific musical passage depress and hold the SKIP FWD. or SKIP REV. buttons on the front panel. The player will search rapidly forward or backward as long as the buttons are depressed. When you hear the desired passage release the but
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SPECIAL PLAYBACK MODES REPEAT PLAYBACK You can program the player to continuously repeat a single track or the entire disc. The Repeat mode can be selected while the disc is playing or while the disc is stopped. Single Track Repeat Select the track to be repeated and then press the REPEAT button on the front panel once. The REPEAT indicator begins flashing. If necessary, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to begin playback. REPEAT The selected track will be repeated continuously. All Tracks Repeat Pre
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PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK Use the Programmed Playback feature to play up to 20 tracks on a disc in any desired order. You may also program a particular track to play several times within a programmed sequence if desired. Note: You cannot program a disc while it is playing. Press the STOP button to stop playback and then follow the programming steps below. 1.) Load your disc as usual and wait until the display shows the total number of tracks on the disc. 2.) Press the PROGRAM button on the front pane
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5.) When you have completed programming the desired tracks press the PLAY/ PAUSE button to begin programmed playback. FM ST. The PLAY/PAUSE indicator comes ‘On’ and the PROG. indicator continues flashing. PROG. PLAY/PAUSE Playback will begin on the first track you programmed and will continue until the last programmed track has played. 6.) When the program is completed the player stops and the display again briefly shows the total tracks on the disc and then returns to the correct time. However
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ALARM FUNCTION You can use the alarm function to wake you to an electronic buzzer tone, the radio, or your favorite CD. First press the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 buttons on the front panel to check the Wake Up time settings. Adjust the Wake Up times if necessary. Wake To Buzzer (Crescendo Alarm) Slide the ALARM 1 and/or ALARM 2 selector switches on the left side panel to the BUZZER position. The ALM 1 and or ALM 2 indicators appear in the display. At the selected wake up time the buzzer will sound. It
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Wake To CD IMPORTANT: This model includes an automatic default to the Buzzer alarm if the player cannot read the disc that you selected for wake-up. If the player cannot read the disc's Table of Contents (TOC) within 8 seconds, it assumes that the disc is either defective or inserted incorrectly, and the system automatically defaults to the Buzzer alarm to make sure that you wake up on time. The TOC of CD-RW discs may take longer to read than normal CD's. Therefore if you are trying to wake to a
