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Brief Operating Instructions
BASIC FUNCTIONS
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• To switch the unit on press y STANDBY ON on the unit.
• To switch the unit to standby press y STANDBY ON
again on the unit (2 on the remote control).
Important!
1) This system is designed for regular CD(RW)s.
Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc
stabilizer rings or CD treatment sheets, etc. as offered
on the market, because they may cause jamming of
the changer mechanism.
2) Do not load more than one disc into one disc tray.
1
CD changer:
Press OPEN/CLOSE on the unit to open the CD changer tray.
yOpen CDC is displayed and the tray is opened.
CD recorder:
Press OPEN/CLOSE on the unit to open the CD recorder tray.
yOpen CDR is displayed and the tray is opened.
2
CD changer:
You can load up to three discs in the CD changer for
continuous playback without interruption.
Insert an
audio disc (printed side up) in the right disc tray.
• You can load another disc in the left disc tray.
• To insert a third audio disc, press CD CHANGE on the unit.
yThe CD carousel will rotate until the empty disc tray
is at the right hand side.
CD recorder:
Insert an audio disc (printed side up) in the tray.
3
CD changer:
Press OPEN/CLOSE on the unit again to close the tray.
yThe tray is closed and Reading is displayed.
yIf an unfinalized disc is inserted, Initializing will
be displayed.
yCD, the disc tray number, the total number of tracks and
the total playing time of the disc in the last selected disc
tray are displayed. The track numbers light up in the music
calendar.
CD recorder:
Press OPEN/CLOSE on the unit again to close the tray.
yThe tray is closed and Reading is displayed.
yIf an unfinalized disc is inserted, Initializing will
be displayed.
yCDR, the total number of tracks and the total playing time
of the disc are displayed. The track numbers light up in the
music calendar.
1 Press É PLAY/PAUSE (Éon the remote control) to start
playback.
CD changer:
yCD, the disc tray number, the current track number and
elapsed playing time are displayed. The current track
number is also blinking in the music calendar.
CD recorder:
yCDR, the current track number and elapsed playing time
are displayed. The current track number is also blinking
in the music calendar.
• To switch through the following information, repeatedly
press DISPLAY on the unit:
yTrack number, remaining playing time of current track
yTrack number, remaining playing time of disc
yTrack number, actual playing time of current track
2 Press Ç STOP (Çon the remote control) to stop playback.
CD changer:
yCD, the disc tray number, the total number of tracks and
the total playing time of the disc are displayed.
CD recorder:
yCDR, the total number of tracks and the total playing
time of the disc are displayed.
• To switch through the following information, repeatedly
press DISPLAY on the unit:
yTotal number of tracks, total playing time of disc
yCD text is displayed.
• You can interrupt playback by pressing É PLAY/PAUSE
(Åon the remote control).
yThe time where playback was interrupted is blinking.
• To resume playback press É PLAY/PAUSE (Éon the
remote control) again.
Playing a CD(RW)
Loading the CD changer, CD recorder
Switching on, switching to standby
CD CHANGE
OPEN/CLOSE
DISPLA
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STANDBY
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CD
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CD 2
CD 3
REC TYPE
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FIN
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ERASE
CD
CD
RECO
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FW-
R8
CD
RECOR DABLE
MINI HIFI SYSTEM
CD
RECORDER
CD REW
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DC
CH AN GER
English
BASIC FUNCTIONS
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Volume adjustment
• Adjust the volume by using MASTER VOLUME
(-VOLUME/+on the remote control).
yThe volume level in dB (decibel) is displayed.
Incredible Surround
Stereo sound is determined by the distance between the front
speakers. Incredible Surround enables you to enjoy an incredibly
wide stereo effect, regardless of the speakers’ distance.
• Press INCREDIBLE SURR. (INCREDIBLE SURROUND on the
remote control) to switch the surround sound effect either
on or off.
y
INCREDIBLE SURROUND
is shown and Incredible
Surround is displayed if the surround sound effect is on.
Note: The effect of Incredible Surround may vary with different
types of music.
Treble and Bass level adjustment
1 Press TREBLE or BASS on the unit.
yThe volume rotary is activated to select the treble/bass
settings.
2 Turn the volume rotary to adjust the treble or bass.
yTreble or Bass and the actual value (between –5
and +5) is displayed briefly.
Note: If the volume rotary is not turned for 5 seconds, it will
switch back to volume.
PURE
• Press PURE repeatedly to switch bass and treble settings
either on or off.
yPURE is shown and Pure is displayed if bass and treble
settings are switched off.
yOptimal is displayed if preset bass and treble
settings are switched on.
yPersonal is displayed if personal preset bass and
treble settings are switched on.
LOUDNESS
• Press LOUDNESS to switch loudness either on or off.
yLOUDNESS is shown and Loudness is displayed if
loudness is on.
MUTE
This feature allows you to temporarily switch off the sound
without switching off the unit.
1 Press MUTE on the remote control to switch off the sound.
yMute is displayed and playback/recording will be
continued without sound.
2 Press MUTE on the remote control again to switch on the
sound again.
Speaker balance
It is possible to adjust the relative volume balance between
the connected front speakers.
• Press L BALANCE or R BALANCE on the remote control to
adjust the relative volume of the left or right front speaker.
yBalance L (or R) and the actual volume of the left
(or right) front speaker are displayed.
yWhen the volume of both speakers is balanced,
Balance L=R is displayed.
The demo mode displays various features of the unit and will
start automatically.
•
If any source key is pressed:
yThe unit switches to the selected source.
If
y STANDBY ON
is pressed:
yThe unit switches to standby. After a few seconds, the
demonstration will start again.
Cancelling the demo mode
• Keep Ç STOP on the unit pressed for at least 3 seconds to
cancel the demo mode.
yThe demo mode is cancelled permanently. The unit
switches to standby. A few seconds later the unit
switches to an economy power save mode.
Demo mode
Sound control
English
REC TYPE
COMPILE CD
FINALIZE
ERASE
CD
CD
RECORD
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