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Owner’s Manual califone.com Spirit ™ 17 76 Multimedia Player/Recorder[...]
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Spirit ™ Multimedia Player/Re- 1 Tha nk y ou fo r c hoos ing the Spi rit™ Mul time dia Pla ye r/Re cor der . It i s de sig ned to pro vid e o utst andi ng ste reo sou nd i n a porta ble sy st e m f or ed u c a to rs an d st u de n t s . Y ou r 17 7 6 is id e a l f or in d i vi d u a l and group listening cent ers in classrooms and libraries, mu[...]
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Spirit ™ Multimedia Player/Re- 2 Location of C ontrols and Indicators L CD Display Visit us online at calif one.c om 1. Pause Butt on 2. Stop / Eject Button 3. T ape - Fast F orward Button 4. T ape - Fast Rewind Button 5. Play Button 6. Record Button 7. CD Door Open 8. Band Selector 9. T uning Dial P ointer 10. CD - Forward Skip Button 11. CD - B[...]
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3 Visit us online at calif one.c om C ompact D isc Opera tion P o w er Supply Battery Supply • Open the battery compar tment and insert 8 “C” cell batteries. • Remove the batteries if exhausted or if the unit will not be used f or a long period. • The battery supply is switched o when the set is connected to the main. • T o change ov[...]
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4 Visit us online at calif one.c om C ompact D isc Opera tion P o w er Supply Inserting a CD • Set the Function switch to CD . • T o open the CD compar tment, lift the CD door on the edge marked OPEN/CL OSE . • Inser t the A UDIO CD , printed side facing up . • Close the cover . • The CD-player scans the conten ts list of the CD , then th[...]
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5 Visit us online at calif one.c om Visit us online at calif one.c om Handling C ompact D iscs Inserting a CD Th is un it i s de si g ne d t o pl a y on ly c o mp act d i sc s be ar in g th e id en ti ca ti on l o go b el ow . Oth er d i sc s ma y n ot c on f or m t o th e CD s t an da rd an d ma y n ot p la y p r op er ly . • Dirt y , scrat [...]
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6 Visit us online at calif one.c om Visit us online at calif one.c om Handling C ompact D iscs Cassett e Deck Operation Califone r ecommends the use of C-60 tapes. T apes longer than this are thinner and are more prone t o breakage or jamming the internal mechanisms. Cassette Pla yback • Set the Function switch to T APE. • Press ST OP/EJECT to [...]
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7 Visit us online at calif one.c om P eriodic Maintenanc e T ips on C assettes W inding & Rewinding the tape • Press F AST RE WIND to sear ch backward to the beginning of the tape. • Press F AST FORWARD t o search forward to the end of the tape. Ma ke s ur e t ha t t he c as se tt e t ap e ha s n o sl ac k pr io r t o in se rti ng it i nt o[...]
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8 Visit us online at calif one.c om P eriodic Maintenanc e T ips on C assettes Erase Head Pl ay /Record Head Capstan Pinch Roller Lens Bl ow er Compact Disc Play er The accumulation of dust particles on the laser pickup lens may cause skipping or track jump. Use a camer a lens brush/blower to blow clean. Do not touch the pickup lens . Fingerprints [...]
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9 T roubleshooting PROBLEMS ITEMS T O CHECK General The unit does not operate. Is the AC power cord unplugged? Are the batteries fully charged? Cassette Cassette cannot be loaded. Is cassette being loaded properly? Is the PLA Y key depressed? The tape does not move . Is the P AUSE key depressed? The tape gets caught in the tape Is the pinch roller [...]
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10 T roubleshooting PROBLEMS ITEMS T O CHECK General The unit does not operate. Is the AC power cord unplugged? Are the batteries fully charged? Cassette Cassette cannot be loaded. Is cassette being loaded properly? Is the PLA Y key depressed? The tape does not move . Is the P AUSE key depressed? The tape gets caught in the tape Is the pinch roller[...]
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11 Visit us online at calif one.c om A TTENTION: ALL S AFE TY AND OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS SHO ULD BE READ BEFORE OPERA TING APPLIANCE. ALL OPERA TING AND USE INSTR UCTIONS SHOULD BE FOLLO WED WHEN OPERA TING THE APPLIANCE. HEED AND ADHERE T O ALL WARNINGS ON THE APPLIANCE AND IN THE OPERA TING INSTR UCTIONS. RE T AIN ALL SAFE TY AND OPERA TING INST[...]
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12 Visit us online at calif one.c om Expanded Uses f or the Spirit ™ Listening Cent er Use Y our Spirit™ can also be used as par t of a classroom or library-based listening center . By plugging a jackbox into the 3.5mm plug on the 1776, you can cr eate a customized activity for learners of similar abilities for dierentiat ed classroom instru[...]
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13 Visit us online at calif one.c om Visit us online at calif one.c om Related P roducts 1. Headphone outputs 2. Microphone 3. Display 4. Menu button 5. OK button 6. Next T rack 7. USB Connector 8. SD/MMC Card Slot 9. V olume Down 16. Hold switch 15. A-B Loop button 14. Record button 13. V olume Up 12. Previous T rack 1 1. DC In jack 10. Play/Pause[...]
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14 Visit us online at calif one.c om Visit us online at calif one.c om Headphone Listening Related P roducts Listening with W ir ed Headphones A single 3.5 mm headphone jack (23) is located on top of the Spirit™. A jackbox instead could instead, could be plugged in for multiple listeners. Califone r ecommends the 3068-AM and 2924A VP-AM an timicr[...]
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