Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product XR-EM550 Aiwa
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©2004 Sony Corporation 4-253-637- 11 (4) Oper ating Instruction s Owner’ s Record The m odel and se rial n umber s are locate d on th e rea r of th e unit . Reco rd the serial numbe r in the space provided below. Ref er to t hem whenever you call upon your Aiwa deal er regarding this pro duc t.
2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain or m oi st ur e. To prevent f ire , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-clo ths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an d le s on th e apparatus.
3 GB How to use this ma nu al .......... ... .... .......... 4 Playable discs .............. .............. ........... ... 4 Getting Started Hooking up the s ystem....... ....... ........... ... 6 Setting the cl ock ...... ....... ........... .......
4 GB • The inst ru ctions in th is m anual a r e fo r mo d el XR-EM 5 50, XR-E M 33 0 and XR- EM 220. Check you r mode l nu m ber by look ing at the front pa nel. In th is manual , XR-EM550 is used fo r illus t ra tion pur p o ses unle ss state d other wise.
5 GB Notes on C D-R and CD -RW • Som e CD-Rs or CD - RWs cann ot be played on thi s sy stem depe nding upo n the record ing quality or p hysical cond ition of the disc, or the ch aracte ri st i cs of the re cor d i n g device . Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctl y finalized.
6 GB Perform th e followin g procedures 1 to 4 to hook up you r system us ing the supp lied co rd s and access ories. 1 Connect the speakers. Conn ect the rig ht and le ft sp eaker co rds to the SPEAKER terminals as shown belo w. 2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.
Getting Started 7 GB Plug type B Plug type C Note To prevent noise pickup, keep the a ntennas away f rom the system an d other com pone nt s. 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE SE LECTOR to the loca l power line voltage. Th e voltage selector is located at the bo ttom of the apparatus.
8 GB Use bu tto ns on the r em o te for the op eration . 1 Press ?/1 to turn o n the system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET. 3 Press ./> repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press EN TER. 5 Press ./> repeatedly to set the minute. 6 Press EN TER. The cloc k starts wo rk ing.
CD/MP3 – Play 9 GB 1 Press OPEN on the unit. 2 Place a disc with the label side u p on the CD compartment. 3 Press OPEN on the unit again to close the lid of the CD compartment. Notes • Do not use a d isc with tape , seals or past e on it as this may cause ma lf unc ti on.
10 GB Other operations * XR-EM550/ XR-EM330 only. Note s • You ca nno t change the play m ode during playback. • Som e time ma y be neede d to st art playback of dis cs recorded in co mp le x conf i gurati o ns such a s ma ny laye rs. • When the disc is in sert ed , th e playe r read s al l the audio tracks on th at disc.
CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB You c an make a pr ogram o f up t o 25 steps. You ca n sy nchro record the pr og ra med tracks ont o a ca ssett e tape (page 16). MP3 audi o t ra ck s cannot be p layed on XR - EM220. 1 Press CD to switch the function to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly un til “PGM” a ppears.
12 GB You c an preset up to 20 FM statio ns and 10 A M statio ns . You can th en tune in any of th ose statio ns simply by sele cting the c or re sponding pres et n umber .
T uner 13 GB To change the AM tuning interval (except for European model) The AM tu ning inte rval is fa ctor y-preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz for so me areas). To cha nge the AM tuning interval, tune in any AM s tation first, then tu rn off th e power by pressi ng ?/1 .
14 GB Tips • To i mprove broa dcast rece ption, adj ust the su pplied antennas , or c onnect a commer cially availa ble external antenna. • When an FM s tereo prog ram has stat ic noise, press FM MODE until “ MONO” appears. There will be no stereo eff ect, but the r eception will improve .
Ta p e – P l a y 15 GB 1 Press Z PUSH o n the un it. 2 Load a recorded/recordable tape into the cassette holder. You ca n us e TYPE I (no rmal). For model XR-EM550 1 Press TAP E to switch th e function to TAPE. 2 Press N (TAPE / nN on the unit). Pres s N (or TA P E/ nN on th e unit) agai n to play the re verse sid e.
16 GB You ca n record a whole C D on a t ap e. You ca n us e TYPE I ( nor m a l). Use bu tt o ns on the un i t f or the opera t io n. For model XR-EM550 1 Load a recordable tape.
T ape – Recor ding 17 GB You can r ecord just the portio ns yo u like fro m a CD on a tape . You ca n also record a radi o program . Use butto ns on the un it for t h e operation. For model XR-EM550 1 Load a recordable tap e. 2 Select the desired sou rce to record.
18 GB You ca n adjust t he bass and treble to enjoy mo re power ful sound. Gener ating a mor e dyna mic sound Press i-Bass on the unit. To cancel th e i-Bass, press i-Bass on the uni t agai n. Adju sting t he bas s and tre ble You ca n adjust th e ba ss and treb le.
Sound Adjust men t /Tim er 19 GB You can wa k e up to music at a preset time. Make sur e yo u have set th e cl ock (see “Se t t in g the clock” o n pa ge 8 ). Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Prepare the soun d source you want to play.
20 GB To timer rec ord, you mus t first preset th e radio statio n (see “Pr es et ting radi o s ta t ions” on page 12) an d se t the clock (see “Sett i ng the clock ” on p age 8). Use bu tto ns on the r em o te for the op eration . For model XR-EM550 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to a preset station” on page 13).
Displa y 21 GB The clock displa y can be turned off to minimiz e the amou nt o f powe r cons umed duri ng standb y (Powe r Saving Mo de). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the clock display disappears. To ca ncel P ower Saving Mode Press DISP LAY while the s ystem is off.
22 GB To enh an ce your sy st em , you ca n co nnect op tio nal com po nents. Ref er to the opera ting ins tr uc tions provided with each component . A MD jacks Use au di o cords ( no t supplie d ) to c onnect an optio na l analog com p onent ( M D deck, et c.
Optional Com ponents/T r oubles hooting 23 GB Should yo u encoun ter a pro bl em with you r system , do the foll ow ing: 1 Make sure the power co rd and speaker cords are corre ctly and firmly connected. 2 Find your problem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corr ectiv e ac ti on.
24 GB • Remov e the disc and wipe aw ay the m oist ure on the dis c, then leav e the syst em turned on for a few hours unti l the moi sture evapor at es . •P r e s s N (or CD/ NX on the unit) to start play. The sound s kips. • Wi pe th e d i sc cle a n (page 27).
T roub leshooting 25 GB • Refer to the op erating inst ru ction s supplied wit h the conn ec t ed comp onen t an d star t p lay i n g. • Press FUNCTION repeate dly until “MD” appears (page 22). The sound is di storted. • Set the volum e of the connected com pone nt lower.
26 GB Other INVA LID You pressed an inva li d butt on..
Additional I nformation 27 GB On oper ating volt age • Before op erating the syst em, check that th e operating voltage o f your system is id entical with the voltage of your local power suppl y. • The volt ag e se le c tor is lo cated at the bott om of the apparatus.
28 GB To save a ta pe permanen tly To preven t a ta p e from bein g accid entally recorded over, brea k of f th e cas se tte ta b from side A or B as illustr ated. If you later wa nt to reuse the tape for recording, cove r the broken ta b wit h adh esive tape.
Additional I nformation 29 GB XR-E M550 European mode l: DIN power output (rated ): 20 + 20 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, DIN) Continuous RMS powe r output (r eference): 25 + 25 W (6 ohms at 1 kHz, 10% THD) Mus.
30 GB Spea ker XR-EM220 Speaker system Full R ange, bass -reflex type Speaker uni ts Woofer: 10 cm dia., cone type Nominal i mpedance 6 ohms Dimensions (w/h/d) Approx. 140 × 230.5 × 145 mm Mass Approx. 1.4 kg net pe r speaker XR-EM330 Speaker system Full R ange, bass -reflex type Speaker uni ts Woofer: 10 cm dia.
Additional I nformation 31 GB Main unit ALBUM +/– 3) qg (10, 11, 16) BASS/TREBLE 5 (18) Casset te com partment qa CD SYNCHRO qd (16) DIRECT ION 2) 8 (15, 16, 17) DISPLAY w; (14, 21) Display w indow 2 i-Bass 6 (18) OPEN (CD open/close) 4 (1 0 ) 1) XR-EM 220/ XR-EM 330 only.
Sony Cor por ation Printed in China Remote control ALBUM +/ – qa (10, 11 , 16 ) CD qh (9, 11) CLEAR qd (11) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (19, 20, 23) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (8, 19, 20) DISPLAY ql (14, 21) ENTER .
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