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    HIFI STEREO MICRO SY STEM UMS 4 700 SPCD 1_UMS_4700_de 23.10.2007 9:24 Uhr Seite 1[...]

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    CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 4 SET-UP AND SAFET Y 5 O VER VIEW 5 The hi-fi system controls 8 The hi-fi system displays 1 1 The remote contr ol 1 3 CONNECTION AND PREPARA TION 1 3 Connecting the antennas 1 3 Connecting the loudspeakers 1 3 Connecting the power cor d 1 4[...]

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    CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 ENGLISH 27 T APE MODE 27 Selecting the tape input source 27 T ape playback 27 Fast forward and re verse search 27 Recor ding onto tape 28 Recor ding from the radio 28 Recor ding from a CD 29 CD synchro r ecording 30 TIMER MODE 30 Switch-on ti[...]

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    Please note the following instructions when setting up the system: The hi-fi system is designed for the playback of audio signals. Any other use is expressly pr ohibited. If you w ant to set up t he hi-fi system on wall shelv es or in cupboards, please ensure that it is adequately ventilated. Ther e mus t be at least 1 0 cm of space at the side, [...]

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    The hi-fi system controls The front of the device DISC e II Selects the CD input sour ce. In CD mode: star ts and pauses playback. 7 /PRESET In CD mode: ends playback. Pressing twice deletes a playlist. In tuner mode: switches to the next preset in steps. 9 In tuner mode: press and hold do wn to star t a 8 for war d or reverse fr equency search. P[...]

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    – ß + Adjust the volume. • Infra-red sensor for r emote control signals. 8 Switches the hi-fi system to and from standby mode. Standby indicator in the button. Lights up blue when the hi-fi system is in standby mode. The only way to completely disconnect the hi-fi system from the mains supply is to pull out the plug. BASS/DSC Selects the pr[...]

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    T APE ≈ Selects t he T APE input source. In standby mode: activates and sav es timer settings. U Headphone jack for connecting a stereo headphone set with a jack plug (ø 3.5 mm). This automatically switches off the loud - speakers. Under the fr ont flap • In tape mode: star ts recor ding. e In tape mode: star ts playback. In tape mode: re wi[...]

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    O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The hi-fi system displays 000000.00 Displays the volume setting (» VOL MIN « to » VOL 31 «, » VOL MAX «); displays the preset sound settings. In tuner mode: displays the frequency band and fr equency , the station name and the s tation t[...]

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    9 ENGLISH MEMORY In CD mode: a playlist is created or play ed back . CD In CD-mode: a CD-D A track is repeated. MP3 In CD-mode: an MP3 track is being play ed. WMA In CD-mode: an WMA track is being play ed. ID3 In MP3/WMA -mode: information is displayed as ticker text in ID3 mode. FOLDER In MP3/WMA mode: the folder number is displayed. 8 In CD mode:[...]

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    10 O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The back of t he de vice FM ANT 75Ω Antenna socket for the outdoor antenna cable or the wire antenna supplied (VHF). AM ANT T erminals for connecting t he MW loop antenna (medium wav e) supplied. AUX IN Audio signal input for connecting 1 [...]

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    ENGLISH 11 O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The remote control 8 Switches the hi-fi system to standby mode and from standby mode to the last input sour ce selected. 1 ... 0 Number buttons: select the preset 1 to 9 directly in tuner mode. Select the track number up to 9 in CD [...]

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    RAND. ) In tuner mode: switches between FM stereo and mono reception. In CD mode: plays back track s in random order . DISPLA Y In CD-D A mode: switches between elapsed playing time of the track, remaining playing time of the track and remaining playing time of the CD. INTRO In CD mode: for playing brief introductions to tracks. FOLDER In MP3/WMA m[...]

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    Connecting the ant ennas 1 Plug the roof antenna cable into the antenna socket » FM ANT 75 Ω « on the hi-fi system. 2 Inser t the wires fr om t he loop antenna cable supplied into the » AM ANT « terminals on the hi-fi system. Note: If no roof antenna is av ailable, use the auxiliar y antenna supplied. When suitably positioned, this antenna p[...]

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    14 Connecting e xternal devices Note: Switch the hi-fi system off before you connect e xternal devices. 1 Use standard audio cables to connect the audio outputs of the external de vice to the » AUX IN 1 « or » AUX IN 2 « sock ets on the hi-fi system. Connecting the headphones 1 Inser t the headphone plug (ø 3.5 mm) into the » U « sock et [...]

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    ENGLISH 15 Setting the time The first time you connect the hi-fi system to the mains, it switches to standby . The time appears in the display . Y ou can only set this in standby mode. 1 T o activate the setting, press and hold down » MEMOR Y ¥ «. – Display: » 24 H « flashes. 2 Select the hour format (1 2 or 24 hours) with » – ß + « [...]

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    16 press and hold do wn » 9 « or » 8 « until the frequency changes to rapid run-through. – The search stops when a station with good reception is found. 5 Open the memor y function by pr essing » MEMOR Y ¥ «. – Display: the preset » I « flashes. 6 Select presets (1 to 1 5) with » 1 ... 0 « on the remote control. For presets from 1 0[...]

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    ENGLISH 17 Switc hing on and off The only way to disconnect the hi-fi system from the mains supply is to pull out the plug. 1 Switch on the hi-fi system from standby mode b y pressing » 8 «. – The last input source used is automatically selected. 2 Switch the hi-fi system to standby mode by pr essing » 8 «. – Display: the current time. [...]

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    18 Switc hing the Ultra Bass System on and off 1 Switch the Ultra Bass System on and off by pr essing » BASS « on the remote control. – Display: » BASS « or » BASS « disappears or press and hold do wn » BASS/DSC « on the hi-fi system. Muting Y ou can switch the hi-fi speakers to and fr om mute mode with this function. 1 Activate mute [...]

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    ENGLISH 19 Selecting the tuner in put source 1 Select the TUNER input source with » TUNER BAND « on the hi-fi system or » FUNCTION « on the remote control. – Display: » TUNER « and the frequency . – The most recently selected station is played (Last Station Memor y). – Display: the preset, the frequency and the station name. Selecting [...]

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    20 RDS information RDS (Radio Data System) is an information system which is trans - mitted additionally by most FM stations. When the hi-fi system receives an RDS station, the station name appears in the display , for example » FANTASY « and » RDS «. Notes: It may take some time befor e all t he RDS information is available. GRUNDIG has no in[...]

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    ENGLISH 21 The hi-fi system is suitable for music CDs bearing the logo shown here (CD-D A), and for CD-Rs and CD-RWs with audio data or MP3/WMA formats. In MP3/WMA mode, the terms “album” and “file” are very impor tant. “ Album” corresponds to a folder on a PC, “file” to a file on a PC or a CD-D A track. An MP3/WMA CD may not co[...]

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    22 Inserting and pla ying CDs 1 Press » . OPEN « to open the CD compartment on t he hi-fi system. – Display: » OPEN «. 2 Inser t y our CD in the compar tment with its label facing upwar ds. 3 Close the lid of the CD compar tment by pr essing » . OPEN « on the hi-fi. – Display: » READING «, the CD is being scanned. Playback st arts aut[...]

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    ENGLISH 23 Selecting another tr ack 1 During playback, press » 8 « or » 9 « repeatedly until the number of the track appears in the display . – Playback of the selected track starts automatically or select the track with » 1 ... 0 « on the remote control. F or track numbers from 1 0 onwards, first press » +1 0 «. Note: Y ou can also sele[...]

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    24 CD MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeating a track (Repeat One) 1 Press » REPEA T « once on the remote control during playback. – Display: » REPEA T «. – The current track is r epeated. 2 T o quit t his function, press » REPEA T « repeatedly until » REPEA T «[...]

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    ENGLISH 25 Playing t he star t of each trac k (Intro) 1 Press » INTRO « on the r emote control during playback. – Display: » INTRO «. – Intro playback starts automatically. – The first ten seconds of all the remaining tr acks on the CD are played. 2 T o end t his function, press » INTR O « again on t he remote contr ol. – Display: »[...]

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    26 Playing a playlis t 1 Star t playback of the playlist with » e II «. – Display: » 8 « and » MEMORY «. – Playback begins with the first programmed tr ack . 2 Press » PRESET 7 « to end playback. 3 T o play the playlis t again, press » e II «. Repeating the playlis t 1 Press » REPEA T « once on the remote control during playback. ?[...]

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    ENGLISH 27 Selecting the t ape input source 1 Select the tape input source with » T APE ≈ « on t he hi-fi system or » FUNCTION « on the remote control. – Display: » TAPE «. – When a tape is inserted, playback star ts automatically or select the tape input source with » T APE ≈ « on the hi-fi system or » FUNCTION « on the remote [...]

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    28 28 Notes: Only use NORMAL-t ype tapes (IEC I) for recor ding. C HROME (IEC II) or MET AL (IEC IV) tapes are not suitable. The Ultra Bass System does not affect r ecording. Recording from the r adio 1 Inser t the tape without deletion protection and go to the position you w ant wit h » « or » « (under the front flap). 2 Select the TUNER inp[...]

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    ENGLISH 29 T APE MODE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CD synchro r ecording 1 Inser t the tape without deletion protection and go to the position you w ant wit h » « or » « (under the front flap). 2 Press » FUNCTION « to select the CD input source on the remote control. 3 Star t re[...]

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    30 Y our hi-fi system has two timer modes: – The switch-on timer , which switches the hi-fi system on at the set time and wak es you with the input source you selected. – The sleep timer, which switches the hi-fi system off at a pr eset time. Switc h-on timer Setting the switc h-on timer The time must be set on the hi-fi system. Timer sett[...]

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    ENGLISH 31 ENGLISH 31 2 T o alter the timer settings, proceed as described in the previous section from step 2 . Activating and deactiv ating t he alarm 1 T o switch off the alar m function, press » T OFF « in the timer menu (see page 30). – Display: for example, » RADIO Z « disappears. 2 T o switch on the alar m function again, press » T O[...]

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    32 Cleaning the CD unit If the device is unable to scan CDs perfectly , use a s tandard, commercially av ailable cleaning CD to clean the laser optics. Other cleaning methods may damage the laser optics. Use a lint-free cloth for cleaning the CD and always wipe it fr om the inside out in a straight line. Do not use cleaning agents for conv entional[...]

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    ENGLISH 33 INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ T ec hnical data This device is noise-suppr essed according to the applicable EU directiv es. This product fulfils the European dir ectives 2006/95/EC, 2004/1 08/EC and 1 999/5/EC . This device conforms to the safet y regulation DIN EN 60065 (VDE[...]

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    34 34 T roubleshooting Not ev er y kind of sound interference is caused by a defect in y our hi-fi system. Cables that have accidentally been disconnected, damaged CDs and flat batteries for the remote control will impair functioning. If the following measur es do not resolve the pr oblem satisfactor ily , please visit www .grundig.com, product r[...]

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    Grundig Multimedia B.V . Atrium, Strawinskylaan 3 1 05 • NL-1 077 ZX Amsterdam • http://www .grundig.com 6_UMS_4700_es.qxd 23.10.2007 10:30 Uhr Seite 36[...]