Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MS3108C Emerson
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O W N E R ' S M A N U A L M S 3 1 0 8C Visi t our web site at ww w . emersonele ctronics.ca Home Audio Syst e m with 3 CD Cha nger an d D i g i t a l A M / F M R ec ei v e r MS3108_062806 .
1 TO PR EV EN T F IR E O R S HO CK HA ZA RD , D O NO T U SE TH IS PL UG W IT H A N EXTE NSION CORD , REC EPTACL E OR OTHER OUTL ET UN LESS THE BL ADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTE D TO PREV ENT BLADE EXPOSUR E. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHO CK HA ZA RD , DO NOT EXP OS E THIS AP PLIA NCE TO RAIN OR MOI STUR E.
2 Tha nk yo u for purc hasi ng th is Ho me Audio Sy stem w ith 3- CD Cha nger and progr ammabl e C D-R/RW Pl ayer from Emers on. This sy stem include s an AM/FM di gital tuner with 20 preset statio n memories, a digital clock, a full-function remote control, and a pair of matching speakers.
3 • O p e r a t e c o n t r o l s a n d s w i t c h e s as described i n the m a nual. • Be fo r e tu r ni n g o n t h e p o wer, m ak e certa in that the pow er cord is pro perl y install ed. • W hen moving the set, be sure to first di sco n ne ct the pow er co rd a nd re move cords conne cted to other e quipment.
4 P R E P AR A T I O N F O R U S E U n p a c k i n g a n d S e t U p • This carton contain s the main unit, tw o speakers, the pedestal stand, and the remote control handset. Carefully remove all the components from the carton and remov e all packing materials form the component s.
5 A t t a c h i n g T h e P e d e s t a l S t a n d 1.) Pla ce the m ain unit f a ce down on a flat surfa ce a s shown. 2.) Positi on the pedes tal ba s e so that th e 4 guide h ooks on the ba se slide i nto the 4 slots on th e ba ck of th e main unit.
6 If you ev er need to remove the main unit f rom the pedestal: 1. ) Pl a ce th e entir e uni t fa ce dow n on a flat su rfa ce . 2.) Turn t he pedestal base locking s c re w ‘ c o u n te r - c l o c k w i s e’ t o loosen. 3.) Sl ide the ped estal out ward a nd lift it up to completely re m ove it from t he main unit.
7 I n s t a l l i n g T h e R e m o t e C o n t r o l B a t t e r i e s The rem ote cont rol requi res two “AAA” b atte ries , n ot incl uded . We re comm end th at yo u u se a w el l k no wn br an d o f a lk al in e b at ter ie s f or lo ng es t l if e a nd be st performan ce.
8 C o n n e c t i n g T h e S p e a k e r s N O T E : A l w a y s c o n n e c t t h e s p e a k e r s b e f o r e s w i t c h i n g t h e p o w e r ‘O n ’ , an d ne ve r op er at e th e sy st em w it ho ut t he s pe ak er s pr op er l y c on n ec te d.
9 A u x i l i a r y I n p u t J a c k s Thi s sys tem inc ludes AUX IN R /L Jac ks . Thes e jack s all ow you to co nn ec t exte rn al aud io equ ipmen t to thi s syst em and lis ten to the sou nd fro m the exter nal eq uipme nt through the speakers of this system.
1 0 Always refer to the Instr uctions Manual of the ext ernal equipment . L I N E O U T L / R O u t p u t J a c k s Th i s s ys te m i nc l ud e s L / R L I NE O UT ou tp ut j ac ks f or th e c o nn ec t io n t o y o ur recording equipment (eg. MiniDisc or Cassette Recorder).
1 1 AC Pl ug AC O utl et P o w e r S o u r c e T h i s s y s t e m i s d e s i g n e d t o o p e r a t e o n 1 2 0 V A C 6 0 H z h o u s e c u r re n t o n l y . Co nn ect in g t hi s s ys te m t o a ny ot he r p ow er so ur ce ma y c au se da ma ge to th e system and suc h damag e is n ot cove red by your w arranty.
1 2 S t e r e o H e a d p h o n e J a c k This system includes a stereo PH ONES jack on the top panel of the main unit. You may co nnect a set of ster eo headphone s, not in clude d, to thi s jack for p rivat e listening without dis turbing ot hers.
1 3 L O C A T I O N O F C O N T R O L S A N D I N D I C A TO R S F r o n t P an e l T o p P a n e l 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 25 26 27 28 29 24 23 2 12 22 MS3108_062806 .
1 4 1 .) M EM O RY / CL O CK AD J . Bu t to n. 2 .) S L EE P / TI M E R Bu tt o n. 3 .) C D D oo r O P E N/ C LO S E Bu t to n. 4 .) C D D oo r . 5 .) D i s c 1 Tr a y . 6 .) D i s c 2 Tr a y . 7 .) D i s c 3 Tr a y . 8 .) S TAN DBY B ut t on W it h L ig h ti ng .
1 5 R em o t e C o n t r o l 1.) CD3 Button. 2.) CD2 Button. 3.) CD1 Button. 4.) Numeric Buttons . 5.) REPEA T/PRESET Button. 6.) EQ Button. 7 .) S K IP R EV . / S e ar c h ( T U N E – ) B ut t on . 8.) STOP/BA ND But ton. 9.) CD/DISC SKIP Button. 10.
1 6 O P E R A T I N G I N S T R U C T I O N S • M a ke su r e t ha t y o u h a ve fu l ly ex t e nd e d t he FM an t en n a w i re . • M a k e s u r e t h a t y o u h a v e i n s t a l l e d 2 “ A A A ” b a t t e r i e s i n t h e r e m o t e c on t ro l .
1 7 V o l u m e C o n t r o l s To increase or decrease t he system volume press th e VOLUME or buttons on the front panel or the remote control. The VOLUME Le vel In dic ator wil l appe ar on th e d i sp la y w he n y o u c ha ng e t he vo l um e lev el.
1 8 S e t t i n g T h e C l o c k Whe n th e sys tem is conne cte d to an AC ou tl et t he ST A N D B Y butt on ligh t come s ‘On’. T h e t i m e d i s p l a y w i l l s h o w a f l a s h i n g “ A M 1 2 : 0 0 ” . This is your i ndication that t he time is inc orrect and needs to be set.
1 9 2.) P r e s s t h e M E M O R Y / C L O C K A D J . b u t t o n a g a i n . T h e H o u r d i g i t s b e g i n flashing. 3.) P re ss th e o r bu tto ns t o s et t he display to the correct hour. Be sur e to obs erve th e A M / PM ind icat or s to ma ke su re y ou ar e s ett in g t he Ho ur correc tly.
2 0 L i s t e n i n g T o T h e R a d i o 1.) Press the S TA NDB Y ( POWER ) button to turn the system ‘On ’. The displ ay lighting comes ‘On’ and the ST AN DBY l ight go es ‘Off’. 2.) Press th e FUNCT ION but to n on fro nt pan el or TUNE R bu tton on re mo te con trol to select the Tuner function.
2 1 H i n t s F o r B e t t e r R e c e p t i o n FM : Th e FM l ead wi re ant enna o n the back p anel s hould be ext ended to its full length. You may a lso h ave t o vary the direction of this antenna unti l you find the positi on that provi des the best r eception.
2 2 P r e s e t t i n g S t a t i o n s I n T h e T u n e r M e m o r y Y o u c an st or e u p t o 20 o f yo ur f avo ri te s ta ti on s ( 1 0 F M / 10 AM ) in th e T une r memory for easy recall at any time . Using either the manual or automatic tuning method as described on page 20.
2 3 N OT E : A ft e r y o u p re s s MEMO RY/CLOC K ADJ. b ut to n th e fi r st t im e, y ou m us t pr ess PRES ET or , an d ME MOR Y/C LO CK ADJ . b utt ons w ith in 10 seco nds , wh il e th e MEMORY i nd ic a to r i s fl as hi n g o n t h e d is pl a y , o r yo ur s ta ti o n w il l no t be m em o ri ze d .
2 4 P l a y i n g C o m p a c t D i s c s IMPORTA NT : This CD p laye r c an play norma l C Ds plus CD-R (CD Recor dabl e) an d CD-R W (CD ReWr ita bl e) di scs .
2 5 4.) Pre ss the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the CD door . The flashi ng dashes “ – – – – – – ” appea r in th e displ ay as the play er rea ds t he Table O f Conte nts on each d isc. Aft er r eadin g the last dis c the displ ay wil l show the total track s and playing time of DISC 1 .
2 6 9.) Play bac k wi ll con tin ue unt il all tra cks on al l d is cs h a ve b ee n pl a ye d , t h en t h e player stops and the d isplay shows the tot al trac ks numb er and play ing time on the last disc played. To sto p play back at any time, pres s the STOP / BAN D bu tton.
2 7 S p e c i a l P l a y b a c k M o d e s The CD p layer i n this system a llows y ou: • To auto mat icall y repe at a sing le tra ck, all trac ks on a sele cted disc , o r a ll tra cks on all dis.
2 8 To ca n ce l R ep e at p l ay ba c k m od e p re s s t he RE PE A T b u tt on u nt i l a ll R ep e at indicators disappear f rom the display. Repeat mode can also b e canceled by opening the CD door . R a n d o m P l a y b a c k You can selec t ra ndom playback while the dis cs are p layin g or whe n th e pl ayer is stopped.
2 9 P r o g r am m e d P l a y b ac k The Prog ra mmed Play ba ck f e ature all ows y ou to progra m a total o f up to 20 tr a cks fr om a mo ng al l 3 d isc s for pla y ba c k in any des ired or der . Y o u ma y pr ogra m th e sa m e tra ck to play several times within a progra m sequence if de sired.
3 0 5.) R epeat ste ps 3 and 4 sele cting the des ired Disc num ber and Track num ber each time until you have ent ered up t o 20 tracks in the CD program memory. NO TE : Yo u ma y als o se lec t th e tra ck numb er s dir ec tly wit h th e 1-9 num ber bu t to n s o n th e r e mo t e co n tr o l.
3 1 P r o g r a m m e d R e p e a t P l a y b a c k Y o u c a n u s e t h e P r o g r a m m e d a n d R e p e a t P l a y b a c k f u n c t i o n s t o g e t h er t o continuously repeat a programmed sequence. First p rogram up to 20 tra cks as des cribed on page 29, then press the REPEA T button once to sele ct Repea t All playback.
3 2 S p e c i a l F u n c t i o n s Ti m e r O p e r a t i o n This sy stem incl udes a prog ramma ble Time r fu ncti on. Y ou can use th e ti mer to wake you up to the Radi o or to your fa vorite CD. N OT E : Th e ti me r c an o nl y b e p ro gr a mm ed wh il e t he s ys te m i s in th e S ta nd b y (P o w er O f f ) mo d e.
3 3 6.) Press the SLEEP/TIME R button. The TUNER indicator begins flashing. Press the or butt on to swi tch betw een TUNER or CD mode. 7.) Press the SLEEP/TIMER button. The VOLUM E “ 20 ” digi ts begin flas hin g. Press the or button to adjust the turn ‘ On’ volume level as desire d.
3 4 S L E E P T i m e r Thi s syste m inclu des a p rog ram mab le Slee p Timer th at allo ws you to fall asleep to betw een 10 a nd 90 mi nute s of music and t hen shuts the powe r ‘Off’ auto mati cally . T o o p e r a t e t h e s l e e p t i m e r : 1.
3 5 Au x i l i a r y O p e r a t i o n T o list en to an au xiliary audio sour ce c onnect ed to the AUX IN ja c ks o n th e top pa nel of this unit (refer to pa ge 9). Pre ss th e FUN CTIO N butt on on the fro nt pa ne l or AU X but ton o n th e re mote co ntro l to select the Aux function.
3 6 R e s e t t i n g T h e S y s t e m C o m p u t e r Th is sy st em is eq uip pe d w it h a sp ec ial ci rc uit d esi gn ed to pr ot ect th e i nt er nal computer from permanent damage due to unexpected power surges.
3 7 C A R E A N D M A I N T E N AN C E C o m p a c t D i s c C a r e • To rem ove a disc from its storage case, press down on the center of the cas e and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges. • Fing erprints a nd dust shoul d be carefully wi ped off the d isc’s rec orded surfa ce with a soft cloth.
3 8 C a r e O f T h e C a b i n e t • If the cabine t be c omes dusty wipe it wit h a soft dry dust cloth. Do not use a ny wax or po lish sprays on th e cab inet. • If the front pa nel becomes d irty or sm udge d with fi ngerprints it m ay be cl ea ned with a soft cloth s lightl y d a m pened w ith a mild so a p and w ate r solution.
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