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Creek CD53 & CD50 C C o o m m p p a a c c t t D D i i s s c c P P l l a a y y e e r r s s Ope rat ing Inst ruct ions[...]
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2 CD 53 & CD50 Compact Disc Player This CD player is designed to operate on 220-240 Volts 50Hz AC or 110-120 Volts 60 Hz AC. Normally the equipment is supplied with a mains lead with a fitted 3 pin plug suitable for the country it is to be used in. If the plug needs to be changed, please follow the instructions below. PLU G FITTI NG INSTRUCT IO[...]
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3 CD 53 & CD50 Compact Disc Player N N O O T T E E The equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates and can radiate ra[...]
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4 CD 53 & CD50 Compact Disc Player C C A A U U T T I I O O N N Before connecting or disconnecting a unit from your audio system, make sure that you switch off the power to each component. Ensure that you make the correct connections, paying attention to the L (left channel) and R (right channel) marks. Plug in the cable securely. Loose [...]
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5 CD 53 & CD50 Compact Disc Player M M A A I I N N U U N N I I T T 1. STANDBY button 2. Disc Tray 3. OPEN/CLOSE button 4. STOP button 5. PAUSE button 6. PLAY button 7. SKIP BACK button 8. SKIP FORWARD button 9. SCAN BACK button 10. SCAN FORWARD button 11. REPEAT button 12. SHUFFLE button EXPLANATI ON OF CONTROL S D D I I S S P P L L A A Y Y W W[...]
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6 CD 53 & CD50 Compact Disc Player EXPLANATI ON OF CONTROL S REMOTE CONTROL UNIT A. S T ANDBY B. NUMERICAL track selection C. PROGRAM D. REPEA T A ↔ ↔ B E. REMAINING TIME F . REPEA T G . SKIP TRACK back & forward H. SEARCH back & forward I. PLA Y J. OPEN/CLOSE K. S T OP L. P AUSE STOP PLAY REPEAT TIME A - B PROG 0 - 9 STANDBY[...]
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7 CD 53 & CD50 Compact Disc Player COMPAC T DISCS HANDLING THE DISCS This unit has been designed to play Compact Discs bearing the identification logo shown below. DVD discs cannot be played. Always place the CD in the disc tray with the label facing up. CD’s can only be played on one side. To remove a CD from its storage case, press [...]
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REMOVING THE DISC The disc tray can be opened at any time by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button. Remove the disc only after the tray has fully opened. CAUTION Do not put anything except a Compact Disc into the tray. Foreign objects can damage the mechanism. DVD’s will not play. Do not force the tray by hand during the opening and closing oper[...]
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7. At the end of the last track the CD will return to a waiting mode. NOTE S: If the CD is deeply scratched, too dirty, or not recorded to Sony/Philips ‘Red Book’ standards, the disc may not play. If an improperly centered disc is played, noise will be heard in the mechanism. Avoid using such discs. Some discs of poor manufacture may no[...]
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TO ‘PAUSE ’ THE DISC PLAY Press the PAUSE button. The disc will stop playing at the current play position and PAUSE will be displayed. Press the PAUSE button again or press PLAY to resume disc play. PAUSE will disappear. CHECK THE DISK AND TR ACK REMAI NING TIM E (Remote control only) During normal disc play, when the TIME button on the Rem[...]
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‘ SKIP BACK’ TO THE PREVIOUS TRACK To skip to the beginning of track 3, for example, while track 4 is playing, follow the steps below: Press the button on the front panel, or the button on the remote handset twice. The player will skip to the beginning of the current track. Press the or button again. The player will skip to the beginning of[...]
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P P R R O O G G R R A A M M M M E E D D D D I I S S C C P P L L A A Y Y (Remote control only) This feature allows you to play tracks in your preferred sequence. It is not possible to program the CD player while the disc is playing. So, press the STOP button first, then enter a program. ENTERING A PROGRAM To program a desired sequence of tracks:[...]
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R R E E P P E E A A T T D D I I S S C C P P L L A A Y Y Use the REPEAT button to repeat a track, all tracks on the disc, or a programmed sequence of tracks. ‘REPEAT’ ONE TRACK Make sure that the PROGRAM function has not been selected. 1. Press the REPEAT button once and the REPEAT 1 message will appear. 2 . Select the desired track using th[...]
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3 . To clear REPEAT , press the button or the REPEAT button once. I I N N T T R R O O / / S S C C A A N N M M O O D D E E (Remote control only) The INTRO/SCAN feature allows you to listen to the first ten seconds of each track in turn so you can evaluate a disc or choose your preferred track. 1. Press the button, the INTRO message will appear o[...]
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TROUBL ESHOOTI NG GU ID E If you have followed the instructions, and are having difficulty operating your compact disc player, please use the simple guide below to help you solve the problem. Here we have listed the most common hiccups experienced by the users, which we hope will be of some help. Locate the SYMPTOM in table below and then check the[...]
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12 Avebury Court, Mark Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP2 7T A England. Tel: + 44 (0)1442 260146 Fax: + 44 (0)1442 243766 E-mail: info@creekaudio.co.uk Internet: www.creekaudio.co.uk Creek Audio Limited reserves the rights to modify or change the specification of its products without notice.[...]