Aiwa XR-H33MD manual

a iwa MD/CD STEREO SYSTEM XR-H33M D OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS For assistance and inf orm ation call toll fr ee 1-800-BUY-AI WA (United States and Puerto Rico) 87-NB8- 909-01 971220AKY- U-0 ENGLISH pg. 1 WAR NING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOIS TURE. "CAUTION: T O REDUCE T HE RISK OF ELECT[...]

important operating an d mainten ance (servicin g) instructions in the literature accom pany ing the appliance. Owner's record For your convenience, record the model number and serial number (y ou will f ind them on the rear of y our set) in the space provided below . Please refer to them w hen y ou contact y our Ai w a dealer in case of dif f[...]

service or replace the outlet. To avoid defeatin g the safety feature of the polarized plug, do not force it into a power outlet. 3 AC power cord - When disconnecting the AC power cord, pull it out by the A C po w er plug. Do not pull the cord itself. - Never handle the AC power plug w ith wet hands, as this could result in fire or sho ck. - Po w e[...]

GRAPHIC EQUALIZ ER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 RADIO RECEPT ION MANUA L TUNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 PRESETT ING STATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

SPECIFICA T IONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 MD GUIDE MESSAGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 PAR[...]

The cords with the w hite stripe should be connected to th e + terminals and the oth er cords to the - terminals. Speaker Ho okup Illustration PREPARATIONS (cont.) pg. 4 2 Connect the supplied a ntennas. Connect th e FM antenna to th e FM 75 Ω terminals and the AM antenna to the AM LOOP term inals. 3 Connect the AC cord to an AC outlet. To positi[...]

• Do not unwind the AM antenna w ire. CONNECTING AN OUTDOOR ANTENNA For better FM reception, u se of an outdoor anten na is recom mended. Connect th e ou tdoor anten na to the FM 75 Ω term inals. To connect other optional equ ipment. → pag e 31. PREPARATIONS (cont.) pg. 5 REMOTE CONTROL Inserting batteries Detach the battery cover on the rear[...]

NOTE • If the unit is not going to be used for an ex ten d ed period of tim e, remov e the batteries to prev ent possible electrolyte leak age. • The rem ote control may not operate correctly w hen: - The line of sight between the rem ote co ntrol and the remote sensor on the botto m of the front panel (see the illustr ation of "BEFORE OPE[...]

SOUND pg. 6 AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS VOLUME Turn the VOLUME control on the m ain unit, or press the VOLUM E buttons on the rem ote control. The volum e level is shown on the display ed as a num ber from 0 to MA X (31). The volume is automatically set to 16 wh en the power is turned off w hen the vol ume level is set to 17 or more. SUPER T-BASS SYSTEM The [...]

This unit pr o vides the following three different kinds. ROCK: Powerful sound emphasizing treble and bass. POP: More presence in the v o cals and midrange. CLASSIC: Accented low er frequencies for jazz-ty pe music. Press the ROCK, POP, or CLASSIC button. The selected equalizatio n mode is disp layed. To cancel the selected m ode Press the selected[...]

1 Press the TUNER/BAND button repeatedly to select the band. When the TUNER/BAND button is p r essed wh ile the power is off, the pow er is turned on directly. 2 Press the DOWN or UP button to select a station. Each time the button is pressed the frequ en cy changes. When a station is receiv ed, "TUNE" is displayed f or 2 seconds. During [...]

The unit can store a total of 32 preset stations. (Each band has a m aximum of 20 available preset stations.) When a station is stored, a preset num ber is assigned to the station. Use the preset n um ber to tune in to a preset station directly. 1 Press the TUNER/B AND button to select a band. Then, press the DOWN or UP button to select a stat ion.[...]

TAPE PLAYBACK pg. 9 BASIC OPERATIONS • On deck 1, tapes are always played back on both sides. On deck 2, y ou can select a reverse mode to play one or both sides. • Use Ty pe I (normal) t apes only . 1 Press the TAPE butto n a nd press the EJECT m ark to open the cassette holder. Insert a t ape w ith the exposed side dow n. Push the cassette ho[...]

To play f rom f ront side to revers e side once only , select . To play both sides repeatedly , select . • When tapes are loaded in both decks, on the display indicates C o ntinuou s Play. 3 Within 10 seco nds , press ENTER again. When tapes are loaded in both decks Press T APE first to select a deck. The selected deck num ber is displayed. To st[...]

4 Pr ess to start playback . Playback continues until is pres sed. About cass ette tapes • To prevent a ccidental erasure, break off the plastic tabs on the cassette tape after recording with a screw driver or other poi nted tool . To record on the tape again, cover th e tab openings w ith adhesive tape, etc. (On Type II tapes, tak e care not to [...]

LOADING DISCS Press the CD button, then press the OPE N/CLOSE button to open the disc com partment. L oad dis c (s) with the label side up. To play on e or two discs , place the discs on th e tray 1 and 2. To load three discs, press the DISC CHANGE button to rotate the trays after placin g two disc. Place the third disc on tray 3. Close the disc co[...]

To play one di sc only, pres s one of the DIS C DIRECT PL AY 1-3. The selected disc is played once. To stop p lay, pr ess the butto n. To pause play , p ress the button. To resume play , press again. To search for a p articular poi nt duri ng playback , keep the or button pressed and release th e button at the desi red point. To sk ip to the beginn[...]

A sing le disc or all the discs can be played repeatedly . Press the RANDOM/REPEAT button repeatedly. Each tim e it is pressed, the fun ction can be selected cyclically . RANDOM is surrou nded in red. lights up on the disp lay. RANDOM is surrou nded in red and light up on the d isp lay. To play al l dis cs, press the button to start p lay. To play [...]

4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 to program other tracks . 5 Press the button to s tart play. To check the program Each tim e the or button is pressed in s top m ode, a disc num ber, track num ber, and program num ber wil l be display ed. To clear the program Press CLEAR in stop m ode. To add track s to the program Repeat steps 2 and 3 in st o p mode. The tr[...]

1 Press the MD button. 2 Insert a disc into the disc drive with the label side up and in the direction of the arrow. TOC READING is displayed while the unit reads the data on the inserted disc. Then the information contained in the disc is displayed. 3 Press . Play begins. To stop p lay, pr ess the butto n. To pause play , p ress the button. To res[...]

MULTI JOG contro l until the d esired track is displayed. To eject a disc, press the EJECT but ton an d pull t he disc out. NOTE Do not hold the d isc w hile ejecting it, otherw ise a disc can no t be inserted the next time. If this happens, turn off the pow er and disconn ect the A C pow er cord. T hen con nect it again . To start play when the po[...]

RANDOM is surrou nded in red. lights up on the display. RANDOM is surrou nded in red and light up on the d isp lay. NOTE During random play , the follow ing operati ons are n ot possibl e: - to select t he tracks directly w ith the numbered buttons. - to skip to the previo usly played track with the button or the MULTI JOG control. PROGRAMMED PLAY [...]

Each tim e or is pressed i n stop mode, a t rack nu mber and a program num ber will be displayed. To clear the program Press CLEA R in stop mode. When th e disc is removed, the program is also cleared. To add track s to the program Repeat step 2 in stop mode. T he track w ill b e p rogramm ed after the last track. To ch ange the program med track s[...]

(3) Within 10 seconds, press ENTER again. 3 Press one of the function buttons and prepare the source to be recorded. To record from a CD, press the CD butto n and load the CD(s ). Then, select an track to be recorded f irst w ith the , buttons or MULTI JOG co ntro l. To record form an M D, press the MD button and insert an MD. Then , select a track[...]

NOTE • Set the tape to the point where recording w ill start. • The reverse mode is automatically set to " ". Note that recording will be done on one side of the tape o nly . 1 Press TAPE . 2 Insert the original tape into deck 1 and the tape to be record ed on into deck 2. Insert the tapes w ith the sides to be played back or recorded[...]

3 Press the SYNC DUB button to start recording. The tapes are rewoun d to the beginning of the front sides, and recor ding starts. To stop dubbing Press . R ECORDING (cont.) pg. 17 AI EDIT RECORDI NG The AI edit function enables CD reco rd ing without w orrying about tape length and track length. W hen a CD is inserted, the unit automatically calcu[...]

5 Press the num bered buttons on the rem ote control to designate the tape length. 10 to 99 mi nutes can be specified. Exam ple: When us ing a 60 mi nut e tape, press t he 6 and 0 bu ttons. In a few seconds, the mi crocompu ter determines the tr acks to be recorded on each side of the tape. • T h e and buttons are also availab le to designate the[...]

PROGRAMMED EDIT RECORDING Programm ed edit function en ables CD recording w hile check th e remaining tim e on each side of the tape as th e tracks are program med. NOTE The programmed edit recording will not start from a point halfway in the tape. T he tape must be recorded from the be ginning of either sid e. 1 Insert the tape into deck 2. Insert[...]

7 Press the EDIT/CHECK but ton on t he remote control w hile pressing SHIFT to select side B and progra m the tracks for side B. After con firming B on the display , repeat step 5. 8 Press TAPE REC/RE C MUTE button to start recording. The tape is rewound to the b e ginning o f the front side, t he lead segment is played thr ough for 1 0 seco nds, a[...]

1 Insert a recordable MD into the disc drive w ith the label side up and in the direction of the arrow. 2 Press the CD button and load a CD to be recorded on tray 1. 3 Press the CD M D but ton once to start recording. "CD MD direct" is display ed and recor ding be gins. During recordin g, display chang es to the elapsed playing tim e. Whe[...]

The track ord er information in the original CD will be copied as the index marks. To record on a previously recorded MD If there is an unrecorded section lef t of the MD, the new recording autom atically starts from w here the prev ious recording f inished. If you w ant to start recording from the begin ning of a previou sly recorded MD, erase the[...]

interruption, if you press the DISC CHA NGE button to replace the CDs durin g recording. 1 Insert a recordable MD into the disc drive w ith t he label side up and in the direction of the arrow. 2 Press the CD button and load the CDs to be recorded. 3 Press the CD M D but ton twice to start recording. "CD MD single" is displayed and record[...]

1 Insert a recordable MD into the disc drive w ith the label side up and in the direction of the arrow. 2 Press CD and l oad CDs. 3 Press PRGM on the remote control while pressing SHIFT. PRGM is displayed. 4 Press the DISC DIRECT PLAY 1-3 to select a CD. Th en, press the num bered buttons 0-9 and +10 button to program a track. 5 Repeat step 4 to p [...]

4 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER button and turn the MULTI JOG control to select and index m ark mo de . To register index m arks automatically at the beginnin g of each track, select "Mark:AUT O?". To register index m arks every 5 m inutes, select "Mark:TIME? " . To register without index marks, select "Mark:OFF?"[...]

MD RECORDING (cont) pg. 22 RECORDING FROM A TAPE, THE RADIO OR CONNECTED EQUIPMENT 1 Insert a recordable MD into the disc drive w ith the label side up and in the direction of the arrow. 2 Press one of the function buttons and prepare the source to be recorded. To record from a tape, press the TAPE button and insert a tape. To record fr om the radi[...]

6 Press the M D REC button. Unit enters the standby mode and w aits until the remaining recordable time of the MD is display ed. 7 Press the button to start recording. 8 Press the button to stop recording. When the recordin g fin ishes, T OC EDIT is displayed an d the data concerning th e contents of the recording are registered. To add index m ark[...]

the recording sound will be monaural. 1 Insert a recordable MD into the disc drive w ith the label side up and in the direction of the arrow. 2 Press one of the function buttons and prepare the source to be recorded. To record from a tape, press the TAPE button and insert a tape. To record from the radio, press th e TUNER button and tu ne in a stat[...]

When the recordin g fin ishes, T OC EDIT is displayed an d the data concerning th e contents of the recording are registered. To add index m arks during recording Press the ENT ER button at the desire d po i nt d uring re cor d ing. NOTE When one of the Fun ction button s is pressed, the exten d ed recording m ode is canceled. EXTENDED TIMER RECORD[...]

Ultra com pact size m a de possible by ATRAC* 2 technology A n ew ly devel oped digi ta l audio compression technology called the ATRAC system auto matically extracts only the frequencies that are actu ally audible to the hum an ear and cuts the f requencies w hich are inaudible. This compresses the am ount of dat a to be recorded to 1/5 of the n o[...]

MD EDIT pg. 25 REGISTERING THE DISC TITLE AND TRACK TITLE You can register the titles of the discs and tracks according to the CD wh ich y ou made the recording from. Personal messages also can be registered. REGISTERING THE DISC TITLE 1 Press the MD button and insert an M D to register the titles. 2 Press M ODE button in st o p m ode. "Disc T[...]

NOTE • While TOC EDIT is d isp layed, do not disconnect the AC cord or shake the unit. Otherwise, the TOC data is no t recorded properly an d the edited contents on a disc can not be play ed. • A disc can not be edit ed: - w hen a prerecorded disc is inserted. (PB DISC is displayed.) - w hen the record -protect tab on an inserted disc is moved [...]

Title? is displayed for 10 seco nd s. 3 Within 10 seco nds, press the ENTER button. The unit turns in to character entry mode. 4 Enter a letter, num ber of symbol. (1) Press the MODE b utton rep eatedly to select the kind of character (capital letters, small letters or num bers/sy mbols). (2) Turn the MULTI JOG control to select a desired character[...]

You can divi de a track into tw o parts by registerin g an in dex m ark. Exam ple To divide the f ifth track into tw o parts at 2 m inutes 30 s econds. 1 Press the M D but t o n and insert an M D. 2 During playback , press the at the point t o be divided. Playback e nters pause m ode. 3 Press M D EDIT repea tedly until "Divide" is display[...]

- w hen elapsed time is display ed as 0:00 MD EDITING (cont) pg. 27 COMBINING TWO TRACKS You can com bine two tracks by erasing the index mark in between. Exam ple To combine the 2nd track and the 3rd track by erasin g the index m ark at the beginnin g of the 3rd track. 1 Press the M D but t o n and insert an M D. 2 Select the latter track of the t[...]

If only one track is titled on the tracks to be co mbined, this title remains. NOTE You can not com bine a track recorded in m onaural and a track recorded in stereo. CHANGING THE ORDER OF THE TRACKS You can chan ge the order of tracks after com pleting a recording. The order does not go back to the origin al order even w hen the pow er turns off. [...]

6 Within 10 seconds, press the ENTER butt on. The order of tracks is ch anged. When EJECT is pressed to eject a disc, TOC EDIT is displayed, the data concerning the co ntents o f the editing are registered. MD EDITING (cont) pg. 28 ERASING TRACKS ERASING ALL TRACKS ON A DISC 1 Press the M D but t o n and insert an M D. 2 Press the M D EDIT butto n [...]

1 Press the M D but t o n and insert an M D. 2 Sel ect the track that you w ant to erase with M ULTI JOG or the num bered buttons on the remote control. 3 Press the M D EDIT button repea t e dly until "Erase" is display e d. Exam ple: T o erase the 3rd track. 4 Within 10 seconds, press the enter button. If y ou eras e a track, you cann o [...]

2 Press the DOWN or UP button t o designate the hour, and press t he SET button. The ho ur stop s flashing and the minute star ts flashing. 3 Press the D OWN or UP button to desig nate the minute, and press the SET button. The min ute stops fl ashing on the display and the clock starts from 00 seconds. To display the current tim e Press CLOCK on th[...]

SET. Rep eat to designate the m inute of the timer on tim e. After y o u d esignate the timer-on tim e, o ne o f the source name flashes on the display. 3 Press the DOWN or UP button to select a source, and press SET. • If the TUNER button is pressed, the band cannot b e selected in this step. CLOCK AND TIMER (cont) pg. 30 4 Select the duration f[...]

2 Designate the hour of the tim er-on tim e by pressing DOWN or UP, and press SET. Repeat to designate the m inute of the tim er-on time. 3 Press DOWN or UP to select a source, and a tape or an M D to be recorded on. Then, press SET. To record from the radio broadcast on an M D, s elect FM (or AM) MD. To record from the radio broadcas t on a tape, [...]

To check the tim e remaining until the power is turned off Press SLEEP o nce while pressing SHIFT. T he remaining tim e is d isplayed for 4 seconds. To cancel the sleep tim er Press SLEEP twice wh ile p ressing SHI FT so that "SLEEP" on th e display dis appears. OTHER CONNECTIONS CONNECTING OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT Refer to the operating instru[...]

CD or MD DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack. When the CD or MD DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack is not being used Attach th e suppli ed dust cap. OTHER CONNECTIONS (cont) pg. 32 DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) JACK This unit can inp ut digital sound signals through this j ack. Use a n o ptical ca ble to c o nnect digita l a udio eq uipment. This unit has a sam pling freque[...]

TO PLAY EQUIPMENT CONNECTED TO THE DIGITAL IN JACK 1 Press AUX/D-IN repeatedly until "D-IN" ap p ears on the display. 2 Play th e connected equ ipment. GENERAL pg. 33 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Occasional care and m aintenance of th e unit and th e software are needed to optim ize the perform ance of your un it. To clean the cabinet Use a soft [...]

• A fter play ing a CD, store the CD in its case. Do n o t leave the CD in places that are hot or humid. Care of tapes • Store tapes in th eir cases after use • Do not leave tapes near magnets, m o tors, television sets, or any source of magnetism . T his will dow ngrade the sound q ua lity and cause noise. • Do not ex pose tapes to direct [...]

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 ohm s or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PHONES (stereo j ack): accepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h[...]

Specifica tions and external appearance are subject to chang e without n otice. • US AND FOREIGN PATENTS LICENSED FROM DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION. COPYRIGHT Please check the law s on copyrig ht relating to recordings from discs, radio or external tape for the country in wh ich the m achine is being used. NOTE This equipment has been[...]

→ Conn ect an ou tdoor anten na. The reception contains noise interferences o r the so und is distorted. • Is the sy stem pic king up external noise or multipath distor tio n? → Change the orientation o f the antenna. → Move the un it away f rom other electrical appliances. CASSETTE DECK SECTION The tape does no t run. → Is deck 2 in paus[...]

To reset If an unusual cond ition occ ur s in the displa y window or the cassette decks, r e set the unit as follo ws. 1 Press P OWER to turn o ff the power. 2 Press POWER to turn the pow er back on w hile pr essing CLEA R. Everyth ing stored in m emory after purch ase is canceled. If the pow er cannot be turned of f in step 1 becau se of a m alfun[...]

Mecha Error Error occurs in the loading mechanism. (All functions except PO W ER w ill be disabled.) Turn the pow er off and disconnect the AC cord once. Then turn it on again. If this message still appears, consult your lo cal Aiwa dealer. Can't Copy Dubbing is prohibited by the SCM S standard. --- No Signal The digital connecting cord (optic[...]

DISP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,19 MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,10,15921-23,25 13 EJECT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,[...]