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    O W NER ’ S M ANUA L P D 3812 C H ( C h a m pagne C o l o r ) P D 3812 B K ( B l a ck C o l o r ) P D 3812 B L ( B l ue C o l o r ) V i s i t ou r w eb s i t e a t w ww . e m e r s on r ad i o . c o m P o r t a b l e C D - R / R W P l aye r w i t h A M / F M D i g i t a l Tu n e r a nd C a sse t t e R e c o r d e r PD3812_B032305.p65 23/3/2005, 1[...]

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    1 TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. I M P O R T A N T S A F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S 1.) Read these instructions. 2.) Keep t[...]

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    2 T ha n k y ou ............. f o r pu r c ha s i ng t h i s E m e r s on aud i o p r odu c t. T he E m e r s on b r a nd i s y ou r a ss u r a n c e o f qua li t y , pe r f o r m a n c e a nd v a l ue . O u r eng i n ee r s ha v e i n c l uded m a n y u s e f u l a nd c on v en i en t f e a t u r e s i n t h i s p r od u c t. P l ea s e b e s u r [...]

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    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 a s de sc r i bed i n t he m a nua l . • B e f o r e t u r n i ng ‘ O n ’ t he po w e r , m a k e c e r t a i n t h a t po w e r c o r d i s p r ope r l y i n s t a ll ed . • S t o r e y ou r CD s , c a ss e t t e s i n a c oo l a r e a t o a v o i d da m age f r o m hea t. • W hen[...]

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    4 U np ac k i n g A n d S e t U p • C a r e f u ll y r e m o v e t he un i t f r o m t h e c a r t on a nd r e m o v e a ll p a ck i ng m a t e r i a l s f r o m t he un i t. • C a r e f u ll y r e m o v e a n y s m a ll s t r i p s o f t a pe w h i c h m a y ha v e been u s ed t o k eep t he CD and C a ss e tt e doo r s c l o s ed du r i ng s [...]

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    5 P o w e r S o u r c e s T h i s un i t i s de s i g ned t o ope r a t e on 8 “ C ” ba tt e r i e s , no t i n c l uded , o r on no r m a l 120 V 60 H z A C hou s e c u rr en t. O pe r a t i ng t h i s un i t f r o m an y o t he r po w e r s o u r c e m a y c au s e da m age t o t he un i t, a nd s u c h da m age i s no t c o v e r ed b y y ou[...]

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    6 AC O p e r a t i o n C onn e c t t he s m a l l end o f t h e A C P o w e r C o r d t o t he A C s o ck e t on t he ba ck c ab i ne t , t hen i n s e r t t he p l ug i n a n y c on v en i en t hou s eho l d 120 V 60 H z A C ou t l e t. N o t e : T h i s un i t ha s a po l a r i z ed A C p l ug w i t h one w i de b l a de a nd one n a rr o w b l a[...]

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    7 P O W E R F U N C T I O N U P V O L U M E R E W I N D O P E N / C L O S E B A S S B O O S T C L O C K / M E M O R Y / A U T O P R E S E T P L A Y M O D E M - U P F . F W D S T O P / E J E C T P A U S E P L A Y R E C O R D D O W N C D - R / R W C O M P A T I B L E C D P L A Y E R P H O N E S LOC ATION OF CONTROLS AND INDIC AT0RS 19 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[...]

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    8 1 . ) C a ss e tt e D oo r . 2 . ) P O W E R O n / Off B u t t on . 3 . ) F UNC T IO N B u tt on . 4 . ) V O L U M E D O W N B u tt on . 5 . ) V O L U M E U P B u tt on . 6 . ) M u l t i - F un c t i on L C D Di s p l a y . 7 . ) CD doo r . 8 . ) P H O N ES ( S t e r eo H ea dphone ) J a ck . 9 . ) C a rr y i ng H and l e . 10 . ) A C C o r d S o[...]

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    9 OPER ATING INSTRUCTIONS S e t t i n g T h e C l o c k Note : The clock can only be set at TAPE mode, or when power is ‘ Off ’. 1.) Press the CLOCK/MEMORY/AUTO PRESET button on the top panel . “ 12 H ” will begin flashing in the display indicating that the clock is set for “ American ” 12-hour time. Press either the or button on the to[...]

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    1 0 L i s t e n i n g To Th e R a d i o 1.) Press the POWER button on the top panel to turn the unit “ On ”. If necessary, press the FUNCTION button to select the Radio mode. The main display turns on and shows FM 87.5 MHz . 2.) Press the STOP/BAND button to select a different radio band. 3.) Tune to the desired frequency as follows: • Manual[...]

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    1 1 A n t e n n a I n f o r m a t i o n A M T he A M ba r a n t enna i s i n s i de t he c a b i ne t. If A M r e c e p t i o n i s un s a t i s f a c t o r y t r y r o t a t i ng t he e n t i r e un i t un t il y ou f i nd t he p o s i t i on t ha t p r o v i de s t he be s t r e c ep t i on . F M V a r y t he d i r e c t i on o f t he F M t e l e[...]

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    1 2 Pre-setting Stations In The Tuner Memory This system includes a 20 station preset memor y . You can store up to 10 FM stations and 10 AM stations in the tuner memory for immediate recall. The procedure for storing stations in memory is as follows: 1.) Follow step 3 under Listening To The Radio on page 11 to select the first station you wish to [...]

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    1 3 AUTO PRESET Function This model includes an Auto-Preset feature which you can use to automatically enter 10 strong FM and AM stations in the tuner preset memor y. Note: This feature is useful if you live in a rural area with a limited number of stations. However if you live in a major metropolitan area with many strong stations, do not use the [...]

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    1 4 P l a y i n g C o m p ac t D i s c s N o t e : A l t hough t h i s po r t ab l e C D p l a y e r c a n r ead CD - R a nd CD - R W d i scs , i n a dd i t i on t o no r m a l CD s , ho w e v e r t he p l a y ab ili t y o f CD - R / R W d i scs m a y be a ff e c t e d b y t he t y p e o f s o ft w a r e t ha t w a s u s e d t o c r ea t e t he d i[...]

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    1 5 4.) The disc will spin for a few seconds as the player reads the disc. Then the disc will stop and the display will show the total number of tracks on the disc. 5.) Press the PL A Y/ PA USE button on the top panel to begin playback on track 1. Track number “ 01 ” appears in the display and the Play indicator comes ‘ On ’. 6.) Adjust the[...]

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    1 6 SKIP/Search ( / ) Controls • During playback press the or buttons on the top panel repeatedly to skip forward or back to higher or lower numbered tracks. Playback will start at the beginning of the selected track. • To search within a track for a specific musical passage depress and hold the or buttons on the top panel. The player will sear[...]

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    1 7 REPE AT Playback Y ou can program the player to continuously repeat a single track or the entire disc. The Repeat mode can be selected while the disc is playing or while the disc is stopped. Single Track Repeat Select the track to be repeated and then press the PL AY MODE/M-UP button on the top panel once . The REPE AT indicator flashes. If nec[...]

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    1 8 P r o g r a m m e d P l a y b ac k Y ou c an p r og r a m up t o 20 t r a cks on a d i sc t o p l a y ba ck i n an y de s i r ed o r de r . Y ou m a y a l s o p r og r a m a s pe c i f i c t r a ck t o p l a y s e v e r a l t i m e s w i t h i n t he s a m e p r og r a m . N o t e : T he p l a y e r c a nno t be p r o g r a mm ed w h il e a d i[...]

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    1 9 6 . ) R epea t S t e p 5 un t il y ou ha v e en t e r ed up t o 20 t r a cks i n t he p r og r a m m e m o r y . W hen t he m e m o r y i s f u ll , t he “ – – ” i nd i c a t o r f l a s he s i n t he d i s p l a y . 7 . ) T o beg i n p r og r a mm ed p l a y ba ck p r e ss t he P L A Y / P A U SE bu tt on . T he d i s p l a y w ill s h[...]

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    2 0 P l a y i n g C as s e t t e T a p es 1 . ) Press the POWER button to turn on. Press the FUNCTION button to select the TAPE mode . T he c o rr e c t t i m e a ppea r s i n d i s p l a y . 2 . ) O pen t he c a ss e tt e doo r b y p r e ss i ng t he S T O P / E J E C T k e y . . 3 . ) P l a c e a p r e -r e c o r ded c a ss e tt e t a pe i n t o [...]

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    2 1 9 . ) W hen y ou a r e f i n i s hed li s t en i ng s t op t he t a pe , ope n t he do o r , r e m o v e t he t a pe a nd c l o s e t he doo r . If y o u a r e p l a y i ng a t a pe and t hen c ha nge t o t he R ad i o o r CD f un c t i on be s u r e t o p r e ss t he S T O P / E J E C T k e y t o d i s engage t he t a pe m e c han i s m . T h [...]

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    2 2 M ak i n g A T a p e R ec o r d i n g T h i s m o de l a ll o w s y ou t o m a k e t a pe r e c o r d i ng s d i r e c t l y f r o m t he C D p l a y e r , o r t he r ad i o . • R e f e r t o “ P l ay i ng C o m p a c t D i scs ” o n page 14 i f ne c e s s a r y t o o pe r a t e t he C D p l a y e r . • R e f e r t o “ L i s t e n i n[...]

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    2 3 A u t o m a t i c R e c o r d i ng V o l u m e L e v e l C o n t r o l T h i s un i t ha s a n A u t o m a t i c Le v e l C on t r o l ( A L C ) c i r c u i t w h i c h c on t r o l s t he r e c o r d i ng v o l u m e l e v e l a nd p r e v en t s o v e r l oaded a nd d i s t o r t ed r e c o r d i ng s . T he V O L U M E and BA SS B OO S T c o[...]

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    2 4 P H O N E S J ac k C onne c t a s e t o f s t e r eo he adphone s ( no t i n c l uded ) w i t h a 3 . 5 mm m i n i p l ug t o t he P H O N ES j a ck ( l o c a t ed a t r ea r l e ft t op c ab i ne t ) f o r p r i v a t e li s t en i ng w i t h ou t d i s t u r b i ng o t he r s . B e f o r e pu tt i ng on t he head phone s r ed u c e t h e V O [...]

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    2 5 A bou t C ass e t t e T a p es W hene v e r y ou r e c o r d on a c a ss e tt e a n y p r e v i ou s l y r e c o r ded m a t e r i a l i s e r a s ed a s t he ne w m a t e r i a l i s r e c o r ded . T o p r e v en t y ou f r o m a cc i den t a ll y e r a s i ng m a t e r i a l w h i c h y ou w i s h t o s a v e , b l a n k c a ss e tt e s a r [...]

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    2 6 P i n c h R o ll e r C a p s t a n R e c o r d / P l a y E r a s e H e a d H e a d C a s s e t t e C a r e T w o c o mm on c au s e s o f t r oub l e e x pe r i en c ed w hen u s i ng c a ss e tt e s a r e : 1 . ) T ape j a mm i ng — Lead i ng t o une v en s peed i n p l a y ba ck , and 2 . ) T ap e t an g l i ng — W he r e t he t ape w r a[...]

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    2 7 C o m p a c t D i s c C a r e • T o r e m o v e a d i sc f r o m i t s s t o r age c a s e , p r e ss do w n on t he c en t e r o f t he c a s e and li ft t he d i sc ou t, ho l d i ng i t c a r e f u ll y b y t he edge s . • F i nge r p r i n t s a nd du s t s hou l d be c a r e f u ll y w i ped o ff t he d i sc’ s r e c o r ded s u r f [...]

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    2 8 L I M I T E D W ARRAN T Y E m e r s o n R a d i o C o r p. w a rr a n t s m a nu f a c t u r i n g d e f ec t s i n o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l , i n c l ud i n g o r i g i n a l p a r t s a nd w o r k m a n s h i p, und e r no r m a l u s e a nd c ond iti on s , f o r a p e r i od o f n i n e t y ( 90 ) d a y s fr o m t h e d a t e o f o r[...]

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    E M E R S O N P a r t N o . 16 - 2972 B 503 - 02 P r i n t e d i n C h i n a R PD3812_B032305.p65 23/3/2005, 15:03 29[...]