Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Shelf Stereo System Boston Acoustics
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Mi cr oSystem CD Own er’s Man u al.
2 Thank you for choosing the Boston Acoustics ® MicroSystem CD . The MicroSystem CD is a state-of-the-ar t stereo radio/CD player and a v ersatile audio center that deliv ers the perfor mance and versatility of precisely matched, separate components in one compact, easy-to-use unit.
3 Own er’s Man ual Please sav e this owner’ s manual for future reference . If you should need an additional copy , it may be do wnloaded from the Boston Acoustics website: www .
4 Pluggin g in the power cor d and P ositionin g the FM an tenn a The FM antenna comes attached. Th e Remote Con trol T ur ns P ow er On or Off Next Station/CD T rack Previous Station/CD T rack Plays .
5 Th e Contr ol P an el Th e Basics Settin g the clock Note: If there is a pow er outage or you unplug the MicroSystem CD , the clock will continue to run and all other settings will remain in memory for up to 48 hours.
6 Th e Basics (con tinued) T urning o ff the system A djusting th e volume M uting th e system Th e Display Press the V olume ar ro w buttons on the MicroSystem CD or on the R emote Control to adjust the volume .
7 Radi o T uning to an FM or AM stati on Storing FM an d AM station s Storing a secon d set of pr esets Y o u c a n s to r e a n y s t a t i o n by holding down any one of the numbered Preset buttons for 3 seconds until the MicroSystem CD beeps . T he displa y will show the Preset number .
8 CD Player Loadin g a CD Open the flip-down door . Inser t a disc , label side up , into the slot. T he CD pla yer will automatically draw the disc in and pla y it. If the red light next to the Eject button is blinking, there is already a disc in the CD player .
9 CD Player (con tinued) MP3/WMA discs The MicroSystem CD can play CD-R and CD-R W discs encoded with MP3 or WMA music files . “ MP3 ” or “ WMA ” will appear in the display when these types of files are playing . These discs behave differently from standard CDs .
10 Alarm s Settin g the alarm s Press the Alar m 1 (or Alar m 2 ) button repeatedly to choose the desired alar m mode—one press for music , tw o presses for bee per , three presses for music + beeper . Pressing the Alar m button a fourth time will cancel the alar m.
11 Alarm s (contin ued) Ch ecking th e wakeup tim e Stoppin g the alarm wh en it is soundin g Disablin g the alarm (f or weeken ds, etc .) U sing th e Snooze fun ction Press the Setup button for Alar m 1 (or Alar m 2 ). The wakeup time and other alar m settings will f lash in the displa y for a few seconds .
12 Alarm s (contin ued) U sing th e Sleep functi on M ore Featur es Chan ging th e display inform ati on When listening to the MicroSystem CD , this function tur ns off the MicroSystem CD automatically after a predeter mined “sleep” time.
13 M ore Featur es (contin ued) U sing h eadphon es If you plug headphones into the stereo minijac k on the front panel, the speakers will be muted ex cept for the alar ms . Be sure to use the jack marked with the headphones symbol, not the nearby A ux 3 jack.
14 M ore Featur es (contin ued) Customizin g the Mi croSystem CD’s output The MicroSystem CD has a line output which can feed its audio into an exter nal device . Uniquely , you can program this output to tailor it for use as: Note: The subwoofer output is not lo w-passed.
15 Conn ection s Conn ecting oth er devi ces There are three stereo connections: two via R CA input jacks on the rear - panel and a third via a minijack on the front of the MicroSystem CD . In addition, a stereo line output via RCA jac ks on the rear panel can feed audio into an external device.
16 Conn ection s (contin ued) Conn ecting th e FM antenn a Opti onal: Conn ecting to a cable TV si gnal Y ou may be able to obtain better reception if your cable company offers an FM radio signal on your TV cable . T he MicroSystem CD’ s FM antenna connector will acce pt the cable FM feed from most cable TV systems that provide FM programming .
17 Conn ection s (contin ued) Opti onal: Conn ecting to a differ en t extern al in door FM an tenna Note: Not included—av ailable at most stores that sell audio/video par ts and accessories . 1. Disconnect the supplied external FM antenna from the back of the MicroSystem CD .
18 T roublesh ooting The MicroSystem CD does not power up • Is the system plug ged into a working, unswitched electrical outlet? • Are you using an operating A C wall outlet? There is no sound coming fr om the system • Is the volume turned up? T r y increasing the volume .
19 Specifi cation s Dimen sion s Height 4½" (114mm) Width 14" (355mm) Depth 8½" (217mm) Batteries MicroSystem CD Standard 9-volt Remote Control CR2025 3-volt Limited W arran ty F or o.
20 I ndex AM Connecting an external indoor AM antenna page 17 Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Remote Control diagram page 4 Setting the alar ms page 10 Storing AM stations page 7.
21 In de x (contin ued) Clock Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Setting the clock page 5 Connecti ons Cable TV signal page 16 External indoor AM antenna page 17 External indoor FM .
22 In de x (contin ued) Presets Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Setting the alar ms page 10 Storing FM and AM presets page 7 Storing a second set of presets page 7 Setting the al.
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