Mini Stereo (130-1270) Operation Faxback Doc. # 6739 Component System OPERATING THE RADIO NOTE: You can control the power and volume using the remote control or the controls on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. 1. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights. 2. Function - Set to TUNER. 3. Band - Set to AM or FM as desired. 4. Mode - Set to STEREO if FM is selected. If you select AM, set the switch to either MONO or STEREO. 5. Tuning - Tune to the desired station on the appropriate dial scale. The FM Stereo indicator lights if FM is selected, the MODE switch is set to STEREO, and the station selected broadcasts in stereo. NOTE: Set the Mode switch to MONO when receiving a weak FM station. This improves reception. 6. Volume - Press Volume Up or Volume Down on the remote control, as desired. The volume level changes in steps each time you press the control. Press and hold down for continuous change. 7. Balance - Keep in mid-position unless the volume level for the right and left speaker sound unequal at your listening position. In that case, turn the control LEFT or RIGHT to restore balance. 8. EQ - Adjust to select the desired frequency response. The center position provides a flat response. 9. E Bass - Press to intensify lower tones. The E Bass indicator lights. 10. PHONES Jack - Connect a pair of optional headphones with a 1/8-inch plug to listen privately. Speakers are automatically disconnected. PLAYING OPTIONAL PROGRAM SOURCES NOTE: You can control the power and volume using the remote control or the control on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. 1. Install an optional record player or other program source. 2. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights 3. Function - Set to CD/AUX. 4. Mode - Set to STEREO. 5. Operate the optional program source according to its Owner's Manual. 6. Volume - Adjust as desired. Note: If your optional program source has its own output volume control, you can match the volume level of the optional program source to the volume level of the system. To do this, switch the system to TUNER and adjust the stereo's volume to a comfortable level. Now, set FUNCTION to CD/AUX and adjust the optional program source's volume control to the same level. All audio sources selected by the FUNCTION switch are now equal in volume level. 7. Adjust the BALANCE, EQ, AND E BASS controls as desired. (See "Operating the Radio.") 8. PHONES Jack - Connect a pair of optional headphones with a 1/8-inch plug to listen privately. Speakers are automatically disconnected. PLAYING COMPACT DISCS NORMAL PLAY (PLAYING THE ENTIRE DISC) NOTES: You can control the power, volume, skip, play/pause, and stop using the remote control or the controls on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. If the CD player does not operate normally, or an error indication appears on the CD display, the CD microprocessor must be cleared. Set FUNCTION to TAPE or TUNER for about 10 seconds, then return it to CD/AUX. 1. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights. 2. Function - Set to CD/AUX. The CD display shows --. 3. Mode - Set to STEREO. 4. Open - Press. Insert a CD label side up, into the compartment and over the middle hub. Gently close the CD door. The disc automatically starts to rotate and then stops. The number of tracks and total playing time of the disc appear on the display for 2-3 seconds. Then -- appears. 5. Play/Pause (>/II) - Press. The first track plays. The CD displays shows 01 and the playing time of the track as it elapses. 6. Adjust the VOLUME, BALANCE, EQ, and E BASS controls as desired. (See "Operating the Radio.") 7. Skip/Search FF >>1 - Press and release immediately to skip to the next higher track. Press and hold down to search forward at high speed to locate a particular section within the track. Release when you find the desired section. 8. Skip/Search FB 1 << - Press and release immediately to skip back to the beginning of the playing track. Press and release twice to skip to the next lower track, then once for each lower track. Press and hold down to search back at high speed to located a particular passage within the track. Release when you find the desired section. NOTE: The volume level is muted during search and returns to normal when you release the SKIP/SEARCH button. 9. Play/Pause (>/II) - Press to pause playing a CD. The CD display shows II (Pause), the track number and the elapsed time. Press again to resume playing the CD. 10. Stop (Black Square) - Press to stop the CD player. The CD display shows --. NOTE: When all tracks (selections) have played, the disc automatically stops rotating and the CD display shows --. Do not open the CD door to remove a disc until the disc has completely stopped rotating. 11. Open - Press. Remove the disc and gently close the door. STARTING PLAY AT A DESIRED TRACK To start playing a disc from a desired track: 1. Load a disc and press Play/Pause twice. The CD display shows 01 00:00 and II (Pause). 2. Skip/Search FF/Skip/Search FB - Select the desired track number using these buttons. The selected track number appears on the CD display. 3. Play/Pause (>/II) - Press. The disc begins to play from the selected track. The CD display shows the track number and playing time of the track as it elapses. 4. Adjust the Volume. Balance, EQ, and E Bass controls as desired. PROGRAMMED PLAY (PLAYING TRACKS IN ANY ORDER) The Programmed Play feature automatically plays up to 20 tracks in any order. NOTE: This feature only operates when the player is stopped. 1. MODE - Press. PGM P 01 appears on the CD display. 2. Skip/Search FF / Skip/Search FB - Press the appropriate button until the desired track number appears on the CD display. 3. Stop - Press. The first track number is now programmed into memory in position 01. The track number disappears and the next memory position (i.e 02) appears on the CD display. 4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to continue entering track numbers until all desired tracks are programmed (up to a total of 20). If you program 20 tracks, the display shows PGM P E. NOTES: You can program tracks into memory in any order. Selections play in the order programmed. To change a track in memory, press MODE to cancel (erase) all tracks already programmed. Reprogram all selections again as indicated in Steps 1 through 4. 5. Play/Pause (>/II) - Press. The player automatically plays the tracks selected in the order programmed. The CD display shows the track number, the elapsed playing time of each track and PGM. 6. Adjust the Volume, Balance, EQ, and E Bass controls as desired. NOTES: Press (BLACK SQUARE) Stop during programmed play to stop the disc. The CD display shows PGM --. When you press MODE during programmed play, all remaining tracks in memory are cancelled and PGM disappears. The disc continues to play to the end of the last track on the disc. You cannot select the repeat and random modes during programmed play. REPEAT ALL (ENTIRE DISC) PLAY To continuously play all tracks: 1. Mode - Press once during normal play. REPEAT appears on the CD display. The disc plays through to the end of the last track on the disc and then returns to the beginning of the first track and continuously repeats the entire disc until you cancel the repeat mode. 2. Mode - Press twice to cancel repeat mode. REPEAT turns off. NOTES: The system continues to play in the normal play mode once REPEAT is turned off. Press STOP to cancel both the repeat and normal play modes. You cannot select random play during repeat play. RANDOM PLAY NOTE: This feature operates only with the system in the normal play mode. 1. MODE - Press twice during normal play. RND appears on the CD display. After completing the track being played, the system randomly selects another track. After that track plays, the system randomly selects another track. This process continues until you cancel random play. 2. MODE - Press again to cancel the random mode. RND turns off. NOTES: The system continues to play in the normal play mode once RND is turned off. Press STOP to cancel both the random and normal play modes. You cannot select repeat play during random play. ERASING PROGRAMMED MEMORY You can erase programmed memory four ways: 1. Set POWER to the Off position. 2. Open the CD door. 3. Press MODE once. If playing, pressing MODE once cancels the program but it continues to play to the end of the disc. 4. Set FUNCTION to TUNER or TAPE. PLAYING CASSETTE TAPES (TAPE A and B) NOTE: You can control the power and volume using the remote control or the controls on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. 1. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights. 2. Function - Set to TAPE. 3. Mode - Set to STEREO. Use the following controls on the desired tape deck. 4. Stop/Eject - Press. Insert a pre-recorded cassette into the slots in the tape door with the side to be played facing you and the exposed tape facing down. Gently close the tape door. 5. Play - Press to start playing the tape. 6. Adjust the Volume, Balance, EQ, and E Bass controls as desired (See "Operating the Radio.") 7. F. FWD/REWIND - Press to skip selections or rewind the tape. Always press STOP/EJECT before pressing other keys. 8. Pause - Press to pause the tape. Press again to resume. NOTE: Pause does not operate in the fast forward or rewind mode. 9. Stop/Eject - Press to stop the tape. Press again to remove the cassette. NOTE: When the cassette has played through one side, it automatically stops. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to play the other side of the cassette. 10. Phone Jack - Connect a pair of optional headphones with a 1/8-inch plug to listen privately. Speakers are automatically disconnected. CONTINUOUS PLAY OPERATION (Tape B to Tape A) The Continuous Play feature automatically plays one side of Tape A after playing through one side of Tape B. NOTES: You can control the power and volume using the remote control or the controls on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. 1. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights. 2. Function - Set to TAPE. 3. Mode - Set to STEREO 4. Stop/Eject (Tape A & B) - Press. Insert prerecorded cassettes into the slots in the tape doors with the side to be played facing you and the exposed tape facing down. Gently close the tape doors. 5. Play (Tape B) - Press to start play. 6. Pause (Tape A) - Press. 7. Play key (Tape A) - Press. 8. Adjust the VOLUME, BALANCE, EQ, and E BASS controls as desired. (See "Operating the Radio.") 9. Stop/Eject - Press to stop the tapes. Press again to re- move the cassettes. NOTE: When each cassette has played through one side, it automatically stops. Repeat Steps 4 through 7 to play the other side of the cassettes. 10. PHONES Jack - Connect a pair of optional headphones with 1/8-inch plug to listen privately. Speakers are automatically disconnected. RECORDING CASSETTE TAPES (Tape A) NOTES: You can control the power and volume using the remote control or the controls on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. For best results when recording, we recommend you use only normal bias cassette tapes. When recording new material on a previously recorded tape, the old recording is automatically erased as the new material is recorded. 1. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights. 2. Function - Set to TUNER or CD/AUX depending on the program source you wish to record. NOTES: To record from TAPE, see "Tape Dubbing (Tape B to Tape A)." We do not recommend recording audio cassettes from TV monitor, as possible interference from the TV can result in poor or noisy recordings. 3. Mode - Set to STEREO. 4. HSD (Hi-Speed Dubbing) - Set to OFF. 5. Turn on the tuner, the CD player, an optional record player, or other auxiliary program source as applicable. See "Tape Dubbing (Tape B to Tape A)" to record one tape onto another. 6. Stop/Eject - Press. Insert a blank cassette with the tabs in place into the slots in the tape door with the side to be recorded onto facing you and exposed tape facing down. Gently close the tape door. 7. Pause - Press when recording from the tuner or other program source besides the CD player. 8. Record - Press. Play automatically goes down when you press RECORD, and the RECORD indicator lights. NOTES: If recording from the CD player, the CD player and tape deck start at the same time. You can now record. The AUTOMATIC LEVEL CONTROL (ALC) circuit assures the correct recording level. No further adjustments are required. The VOLUME, BALANCE, EQ, MODE, and E BASS controls have no effect on the recorded sound. Adjusting these controls only affects the sound heard through the speakers or headphones. 9. Pause - Press to its up position. The tape starts to run and you begin recording from the tuner or other program source. Press to pause the tape during recording so you don't record unwanted passages. 10. Stop/Eject - Press to stop recording. Press again to re- move the cassette. NOTE: The tape automatically stops when it has recorded one side. Repeat Steps 6 through 10 to record the other side. TAPE DUBBING (Tape B to Tape A) NOTES: You can control the power and volume using the remote control or the controls on the system. Mute can be controlled only by the remote control. For best results when recording, we recommend you use only normal bias cassette tapes. When recording new material on a previously recorded tape, the old recording is automatically erased as the new material is recorded. 1. Power - Press. The DIAL POINTER indicator lights. 2. Function - Set to TAPE to monitor the recording when dubbing. Set to TUNER or CD/AUX to listen to another program source while dubbing at high speed. 3. Mode - Set to STEREO. 4. HSD (Hi-Speed Dubbing) - Set to OFF to dub at normal speed. Set to ON for high speed dubbing. NOTE: If you monitor the tape during high-speed dubbing, the audio is distorted because the tape is running at high speed. 5. Stop/Eject (Tape A) - Press. Insert a blank cassette with the tabs in place into the slots in the tape door with the side to be recorded facing you and the exposed tape facing down. Gently close the tape door. 6. Pause (Tape A) - Press. 7. Record - Press. Play automatically goes down when you press RECORD, and the RECORD indicator lights. The HI-SPEED indicator also lights if HSD is ON. 8. Stop/Eject (Tape B) - Press. Insert a prerecorded cassette into the slots in the tape door with the side to be played facing you and the exposed tape facing down. Gently close the tape door. 9. Play (Tape B) - Press to SYNCHRO-START recording. Both tapes begin to run at the same time. NOTE: The VOLUME, BALANCE, EQ, MODE, and E BASS controls have no effect on the recorded sound. Adjusting these controls only affects the sound you hear through the speakers or headphones when monitoring recording. 10. Pause (Tape A) - Press to pause the tape during recording so you don't record unwanted passages. Release to continue recording. 11. Stop/Eject (Tape A) - Press to stop recording. Press again to re- move the cassette. NOTE: Tape A automatically stops when it has recorded through one side. You can press Tape B's Stop/Eject to stop Tape B so recording can continue from the spot where Tape A turned off. Repeat Steps 5 through 9 record the other side. 12. Stop/Eject (Tape B) - Press to stop playing. Press again to remove the cassette. IMPROVING RECEPTION IN FRINGE AREAS TIPS FOR IMPROVING RECEPTION For better AM reception, try facing the system in different directions. For better FM reception, fully extend the AC line cord or change its direction so the built-in FM antenna provides the best reception. Tuner sections of receivers pick up interference from other electrical devices such as fluorescent lights, TV sets, motors, etc. Keep the system away from these sources for the best performance. If you hear a humming sound or other interference, try changing the position of the system. Also try plugging the unit into a different wall outlet. (CJD/all-06/29/94)