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    1 3139 115 21121 FW - C399 FW - C399 Mini Hi-Fi System pg 001-028/C399/21-Eng 4/16/02, 4:54 PM 1[...]

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    2 3139 115 21121 México Es necesar io que lea cuidadosamente su instr uctivo de manejo. No abrir, riesgo de choque eléctrico Verifique que el voltaje de alimentación sea el requerido para su aparato ATENCIÓN Para evitar el riesgo de choque eléctrico, no quite la tapa. En caso de requerir servicio, dirijase al personal calificado. PRECAUCIÓN -[...]

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    3 3139 115 21121 3 OPEN • CLOSE C D1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 VIDEO/ CDR DISC CHANGE STOP• CLEAR SEARCH •TUNING RECORD PLAY• PAUSE PREV NEXT PRESET CLOCK•TIMER DUBBING A. REPLAY PROGRAM ▲ ▲ SOUND NAVIGATION - JOG VOLUME T APE 2 T APE 1 OPEN OPEN DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 CD TUNER T APE AUX D B B V E C D S C I N C R E D I B L E S U R R[...]

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    4 3139 115 21121 pg 001-028/C399/21-Eng 4/16/02, 4:54 PM 4[...]

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    5 3139 115 21121 English Fran ç ais Espa ñ ol English ------------------------------------------------ 6 Index Fran ç ais -------------------------------------------- 29 Espa ñ ol --------------------------------------------- 54 -------------------------------------------------------- 79 pg 001-028/C399/21-Eng 4/16/02, 4:54 PM 5[...]

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    6 English 3139 115 21121 Contents General Information Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Envir onmental information ................................ 7 Safety information ................................................ 7 Preparations Rear connections ............................................. 8–9 Powe r Antenna[...]

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    7 English 3139 115 21121 General Information IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE NO TE THA T THE V OL T A GE SELECTOR LOCA TED A T THE REAR OF THIS SYSTEM IS PRESET A T 220V FR OM THE FA CTOR Y . FOR COUNTRIES THA T OPERA TE A T 110V -127V , PLEASE ADJUST T O 110V -127V BEFORE YOU SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM. Supplied accessories – 2 speaker bo xes – remote control ?[...]

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    8 English 3139 115 21121 Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Pow e r Before connecting the A C po wer cord to the wall outlet, ensure that the following are done; – If your system is equipped with a V oltage Selector , set the VOL T A GE SELECT OR to the local pow er line voltage . – All other c[...]

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    9 English 3139 115 21121 Pr eparations FM Antenna ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA terminal. C Speakers Connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, right speaker to " R " and left speaker to " L ", coloured (mar ked) wire to " + " an[...]

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    10 English 3139 115 21121 Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system and remote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON y – to switch the system on or to standby mode. 2 ECO PO WER – to switch the system on or to Eco P ower standby mode. 3 DISC 1/2/3 (CD DIRECT 1/2/3) – to select a disc tray for playback. 4 Source selection – to select the [...]

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    11 English 3139 115 21121 Contr ols Notes for remote control: – First, select the source you wish to control b y pressing one of the source select keys on the r emote control ( CD or TUNER, for example). – Then select the desired function ( É , í , ë , for example). # DIM MODE – to select different brightness for the display screen : DIM 1[...]

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    12 English 3139 115 21121 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT! Before you operate the system, complete the preparation pr ocedures. Plug and Pla y Plug and Play allows y ou to store all availab le radio stations automatically . First time setup/pow er up 1 When you turn on the main supply , " AUTO INSTALL - PRESS PLAY " is display ed. 2 Press É [...]

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    13 English 3139 115 21121 Switching the system on In standby/demonstration mode ● Press ST ANDBY ON to switch on the last selected source. ● Press CD , TUNER , T APE ( T APE 1/2 ) or AUX . ● Press OPEN • CLOSE . ➜ The system will switch to CD mode. In Eco P o w er standby mode ● Press ECO PO WER to switch on the last selected source. ?[...]

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    14 English 3139 115 21121 Sound na vigation For optimal sound listening, select only one of the following navig ation sound controls at a time : DSC , VEC or MAX SOUND. MAX Sound MAX sound provides the best mixture of various sound features (DSC , VEC , DBB, f or example). ● Press MAX SOUND (or MAX on the remote control) repeatedly . ➜ If activ[...]

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    15 English 3139 115 21121 CD Operation OPEN • CLOSE CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 VIDEO/ CDR DISC CHANGE STOP • CLEAR SEARCH • TUNING RECORD PLAY • PAUSE PREV NEXT PRESET CLOCK • TIMER DUBBING A. REPLAY PROGRAM ▲ ▲ SOUND NAVIGATION - JOG VOLUME DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 CD TUNER T APE AUX D B B V E C D S C I N C R E D I B L E S U R R O[...]

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    16 English 3139 115 21121 CD Operation Pla ying discs T o pla y all discs on the disc tra y ● Press É Å . ➜ All the availab le discs will play once, then stop . ➜ During playback, the selected disc tray , track number and elapsed playing time of the current track are displayed. T o pla y the selected disc only ● In CD mode, press DISC 1 /[...]

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    17 English 3139 115 21121 Pro gramming the disc tracks Programming tr acks is possible when playback is stopped. Up to 40 tr acks can be stored in the memor y in any order . 1 Load the desired discs on the disc tray (refer to “Loading discs”). 2 Press PROGRAM to star t progr amming. ➜ PROG star ts flashing. 3 Press CD or DISC 1 / 2 / 3 to sel[...]

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    18 English 3139 115 21121 Radio Reception CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND T APE 1 • 2 VIDEO/ CDR STOP • CLEAR SEARCH • TUNING RECORD PLAY • PAUSE PREV NEXT PRESET CLOCK • TIMER DUBBING A. REPLAY PROGRAM ▲ ▲ SOUND NAVIGATION - JOG VOLUME DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 CD TUNER T APE AUX D B B V E C D S C I N C R E D I B L E S U R R O U N D DEMO STOP ALB MU[...]

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    19 English 3139 115 21121 Manual Preset Pr ogramming 1 T une to your desired radio station (refer to “T uning to radio stations”). 2 Press PROGRAM . ➜ PROG star ts flashing. ➜ The next availab le preset number is display ed for selection. T o store the radio station to another preset n umber ● Press í or ë to select the desired preset n[...]

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    20 English 3139 115 21121 T ape Operation/Recor ding CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 VIDEO/ CDR STOP • CLEAR SEARCH • TUNING RECORD PLAY • PAUSE PREV NEXT PRESET CLOCK • TIMER DUBBING A. REPLAY PROGRAM ▲ ▲ SOUND NAVIGATION - JOG VOLUME T APE 2 T APE 1 OPEN OPEN DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 CD TUNER T APE AUX D B B V E C D S C I N C R E D I B [...]

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    21 English 3139 115 21121 Rewinding / F ast forwarding 1 Stop playback, press à or á . ➜ The tape will stop automatically at the end of rewinding or fast forwarding. 2 Press Ç to stop rewinding or fast forwarding. Note: – During rewinding or fast forw arding of a tape, it is also possible to select another source (CD or TUNER, for example). [...]

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    22 English 3139 115 21121 T ape Operation/Recor ding CD Synchr onised star t recor ding 1 Press CD to select the disc. ● Press í or ë to select the desired track to star t recording. ● Y ou can progr amme the tr acks in the order you want them to be recorded (refer to “CD Operation - Progr amming the disc tr acks”). 2 Press RECORD to star[...]

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    23 English 3139 115 21121 Listening to external sour ces 1 Connect the audio out terminals of the exter nal equipment (TV , VCR, Laser Disc player , D VD player or CD Recorder) to the AUX/CDR IN terminals of your system. 2 Press AUX to select exter nal equipment. ➜ " AUX " or " CDR " is display ed. External Sour ces CD1 • 2 [...]

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    24 English 3139 115 21121 Clock/Timer CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND T APE 1 • 2 VIDEO /CDR STOP • CLEAR SEARCH • TUNING RECORD PLAY • PAUSE PREV NEXT PRESET CLOCK • TIMER DUBBING A. REPLAY PROGRAM ▲ ▲ SOUND NAVIGATION - JOG VOLUME DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 CD TUNER T APE AUX D B B V E C D S C I N C R E D I B L E S U R R O U N D DEMO STOP ALB MUTE T[...]

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    25 English 3139 115 21121 1 Press and hold CLOCK • TIMER for more than two seconds to select timer mode. ➜ " AM 12 : 00 " or " 00 : 00 " or the last timer setting star ts flashing. ➜ TIMER star ts flashing. ➜ The selected source will be lighted while other availab le sources are flashing. 2 Press CD , TUNER or T APE to s[...]

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    26 English 3139 115 21121 Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power ...................................... 3000 W PMPO ................................................................. 2 x 120 W RMS (1) Signal-to-noise r atio .......................... ≥ 67 dBA (IEC) Frequency response .......................... 50 – 15000 Hz Input sensitivity AUX/[...]

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    27 English 3139 115 21121 T roubleshooting WARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will invalidate the w arranty . Do not open the system as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed belo w before taking the system for repair . If you are unable to solve a pr ob[...]

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    28 English 3139 115 21121 T roubleshooting RADIO RECEPTION Radio reception is poor . – If the signal is too weak, adjust the antenna or connect an external antenna for better reception. – Increase the distance between the Mini HiFi System and your TV or VCR. TAPE OPERA TION/RECORDING Recording or pla yback cannot be made. – Clean deck par ts,[...]