Grundig MS 240 manual

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    EN MICRO H İ F İ SYSTEM MS 240[...]

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    ENGLISH 2 CONTENTS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 SET-UP AND SAFET Y 4 OVER VIEW 4 The hi-fi system controls 6 The back of the device 7 The remote control 8 The hi-fi system displays 9 CONNECTION AND PREPARA TION 9 Connecting the loudspeakers 9 Con[...]

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    3 ENGLISH SET-UP AND SAFET Y ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note the following instr uctions when set - ting up the system: 7 The hi-fi sy stem is designed for the playback of audio signals. An y other use is expressly prohibited. 7 If you want to set up the hi-fi system on w[...]

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    ENGLISH 4 O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hi-fi system controls The front of the device 8 Switches the hi-fi system to and from standby mode. SOURCE Switches on the system. Selects the respective sound source for CD, TUNER (FM), SD, US[...]

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    5 ENGLISH On the top PROG In tuner mode: stores radio sta - tions. In CD/USB/SD mode: pro - grammes tr acks and re views the playlist. 3 4 In tuner mode: tunes radio sta- tions; press briefly to change the fre- quency backwards or forwards in steps. In CD/USB/SD mode: skips to the beginning of the current/ next tr ack . Fast searches back and forw[...]

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    ENGLISH 6 The back of t he device FM Antenna Wire antenna for FM reception. AUX In Audio signal input for connecting an e xter nal sour ce (ø 3.5 mm). LEFT+/– Terminals for connecting the loudspeaker cable, left channel. RIGHT+/– T erminals for connecting the loudspeaker cable, right channel. Ü Mains cable. Note: 7 The only way to fully disco[...]

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    7 ENGLISH O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Switches the loudspeakers of the hi-fi system to mute and back on again. 8 Switches t he hi-fi system to standby mode and from standby mode to the last input source selected. CD Selects the sound so[...]

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    ENGLISH 8 O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hi-fi system dis plays The CD source is selected. The USB sour ce is selected. The CARD source is selected. The TUNER source is selected. The AUX sour ce is selected. The CASS source is selected[...]

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    9 ENGLISH CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION --------------------------------------- Connecting the louds peak ers 1 Inser t t he wires of t he loudspeaker cable into the terminals » RIGHT+/– « and » LEFT+/– «. – Connect the cables marked in r ed to the red terminals. Connecting e xt ernal de vices Note: 7 Switch the hi-fi system of f before y[...]

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    ENGLISH 10 CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION --------------------------------------- Inserting a memor y card The hi-fi system supports SD/SDHC and MMC memor y cards. Caution: 7 The hi-fi system must be switched of f while the memory car d is being inser ted. If it is not switched of f, data can be lost. SOURCE PRESET VOLUME UBS OPEN MS 235 SD CARD US[...]

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    11 ENGLISH CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION --------------------------------------- Connecting to t he mains supply Notes: 7 Check that t he mains voltage on the t ype plate (on the back of the hi-fi system) cor- responds to your local mains supply. If t his is not the case, contact your specialist dealer . 7 Before connecting the A C power cord to t [...]

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    ENGLISH 12 SETTINGS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setting the cloc k The fi rs t tim e you con nec t th e hi - fi sy ste m to th e mai ns, it s wi tch es to s tan dby . 1 In st andby mode, press and hold » PROG « on the remote control for 2[...]

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    13 ENGLISH Switc hing on and off The only way to disconnect the hi-fi system from the mains supply is to pull out the plug from the wall sock et. 1 Switc h on the hi-fi system from standby mode by pressing » 8 « or » SOURCE « on t he hi-fi sys- tem. – The system switc hes to the last selected source. Note 7 If you use the remote control, y[...]

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    ENGLISH 14 TUNER MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Selecting the tuner in put source 1 Select t he TUNER input source with » SOURCE « on the hi-fi system or » TUNER « on the remote control. – The most recently selected station is played (Last Station Me[...]

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    15 ENGLISH CD MODE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hi-fi system is suitable for music CDs bearing the logo shown here (CD-DA), and for CD-Rs (CD-Recor dables) and CD-RWs (CD-Re wr itables) with audio data or MP3 and WMA formats. Not suitable[...]

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    ENGLISH 16 CD MODE --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pausing and resuming playback 1 Press » « during playback to pause. – In the display , the elapsed playing time flashes. 2 Continue pla yback by pr essing » «. Repeat actual track 1 Dur in[...]

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    17 ENGLISH MP3/WMA displays Y ou are provided with infor mation of the ar tist, album and title if such information is stor ed on the CD, USB or SD (ID3 tag and ticker text). 1 Press » DISPLAY « on the remote contr ol r e- peatedly to cycle through the information. CD MODE --------------------------------------------------------------------------[...]

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    ENGLISH 18 USB AND SD/SDHC/MMC MODE ---------------------------------------------- For MP3/WMA mode with MP3 play er , USB memor y s tick or SD/SDHC/MMC memor y card, the same playbac k and search functions are available as for CD mode (see CD Mode section). Playing t he contents of an MP3 player or a USB memory stic k 1 Switc h off the hi-fi sys[...]

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    19 ENGLISH USB AND SD/SDHC/MMC MODE ---------------------------------------------- 5 Press » « to star t playback with the first file of the first album. – Display : elapsed playing time and informa- tion of the file appear in the dis play . Note: 7 T o select an album, press » + « or » – « on the hi-fi system or » « or » « on the [...]

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    ENGLISH 20 A UX MODE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listening t o an e xt ernal source Y ou can lis ten to the sound of the connected ex - ternal device (e.g. a MP3 player) through your system’s speak ers. 1 Select the A UX source with » SOURCE « o[...]

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    21 ENGLISH TIMER MODE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Y our hi-fi system has two timer modes: – The timer , which switches the hi-fi sy stem on at the set time, wak es you with the input source y ou selected and then switc hes off. – The sleep timer, w[...]

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    ENGLISH 22 INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Cleaning the device Pull out the pow er cord from the wall socket. Clean the device by using a soft clot h slightly moistened wit h a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, a[...]

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    23 ENGLISH Environmental note This pr oduct has been manu - factured wit h high qualit y par ts and materials whic h can be reused and ar e suit able for re - cycling. Therefore, do not dis pose the product with nor - mal domestic waste at the end of its ser vice life. T ake it to a collection point for t he recycling of electrical and electronic e[...]

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    ENGLISH 24 INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T roubleshoo ting Not ev er y kind of sound inter ference is caused by a defect in your hi-fi system. Cables that have accidentally been disconnected, damaged CDs and flat batteries for t he r emote control wi[...]

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