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  • Page 1

    Micr o Hi-Fi System MCM118 MCM118B pg001-017_MCM118_12_Eng 2006.7.26, 20:52 1[...]

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    2 Important notes for users in the U .K. Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. T o change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follo ws: 1 Remov e fuse cov er and fuse . 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 3 Amp , A.S.T .A. or BSI approved type. 3 Ref it the fuse cover . If the fitted plug is not suitab le for your[...]

  • Page 3

    3 AUX - IN SOURCE VOLUME - + BAND O P E N / C L O S E PROG/CLO CK MC 1 18 MICRO SYSTEM TUNING iR 1 2 3 8 9 4 5 6 7 0 # @ ! M ST ANDBY-ON pg001-017_MCM118_12_Eng 2006.7.26, 20:52 3[...]

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    4 DK Adv ar sel: Usynlig laser stråling v ed åbning når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå utsættelse for stråling. Bemærk: Netafbryderen er sekundær t indk oblet og ofbr yder ikke strømmen fr a nettet. Den indbyggede netdel er derfor tilsluttet til lysnettet så længe netstikket sidder i stikkontakten. S Klass 1 laserapar at V[...]

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    xxxxx 5 English F rançais Po r tuguês Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Sv enska Dansk Suomi Eλληνικά English ------------------------------------------------ 6 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 18 Español --------------------------------------------- 30 Deutsch --------------------------------------------- 42 Ned[...]

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    6 English Contents General Information Envir onmental information ................................ 7 Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Safety inf ormation ................................................ 7 Preparation Rear connections ............................................. 8–9 Before using the r emote cont[...]

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    English xxxxx 7 General Information This pr oduct complies with the radio interference r equirements of the Eur opean Community . Supplied accessories –2 speaker box es – remote control with batter y – MW loop antenna En vir onmental Information All unnecessar y packaging has been omitted. We hav e tried to make the packaging easy to separate[...]

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    8 English B Antenna Connection MW antenna 1 Unfold the loop antenna and if necessar y , use screws (not supplied)to fix it to a flat, hard and stab le place: 2 Fit the plug of the loop antenna to AM ANTENNA as shown abo ve . 3 Adjust the antenna for optimal reception FM Antenna It is unnecessar y to connect the FM pigtail antenna since it is f ixed[...]

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    English xxxxx 9 Pr eparations C Speak ers Connection Fr ont Speakers Connect the speaker wires to the SPEAKERS terminals, r ight speak er to " RIGHT " and left speak er to " LEFT ", the wire (marked red) to " + " and the wire (marked black) to " - ". ● Fully inser t the stripped por tion of the speaker wire[...]

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    10 English * TIMER – activates/deactivates or sets the timer function. ( ALBUM 4 3 for MP3 disc......................selects an album. ) DBB – (Dynamic Bass Boost) enhances the bass. ¡ DSC – (Digital Sound Control) selects sound char acteristics: JAZZ/POP/CLASSIC/ROCK. Contr ols (illustrations on page 3) Contr ols on the system and r emote c[...]

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    English xxxxx 11 Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT: Befor e you operate the system, complete the prepar ation procedur es . Switching the system on ● Press ST ANDBY -ON ( y on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source. ● Press SOURCE ( CD , TUNER or AU X on the remote control). ➜ The system will switch to the selec[...]

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    12 English CD/MP3 Operation IMPOR T ANT: The lens of the CD play er should never be touched. Loading a disc This CD play er plays Audio Discs including CD- Recordab les, CD-Rewritables and MP3 CD . ● CD-ROM, CD-I, CD V , VCD , D VD or computer CDs, how ever , are not possible. 1 Select CD source. 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE 3 on the top of the system to o[...]

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    English xxxxx 13 3 Press ¡1 2™ to select a desired track. ➜ The album number will change accordingl y as y ou reach the first tr ack of an album by pressing ¡1 or the last track of an album b y pressing 2™ . 4 Press 2; to star t playback. ● During playback, press once ALB UM 4 3 to sho w the cur rent album n umber . Supported MP3 disc for[...]

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    14 English Radio Reception Other Connection T uning to radio stations 1 Select TUNER source. ➜ is display ed. 2 Press BAND ( TUNER on the remote control) once or more to select your wa veband. 3 Tu r n TUNING 0 to tune to a station. ➜ Display shows: the frequency of the tuned station. Helpful hints: To impro ve radio r eception: –F or FM , ex[...]

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    English xxxxx 15 Clock/Timer Setting the clock 1 In Standby mode, press PROG/CLOCK b utton. ➜ The clock digits for the hour s flash. 2 Press ¡1 / 2™ to set the hour s. 3 Press PROG/CLOCK again. ➜ The clock digits for the minutes flash. 4 Press ¡1 / 2™ to set the minutes. 5 Press PR OG/CLOCK to confirm the time . Note: – If the clock has[...]

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    16 English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output pow er .................................................... 2 x 15W .................................................................. 30W total power Signal-to-noise ratio .......................... ≥ 62 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ......... 60 – 16000 Hz, ± 3 dB Impedance loudspeak er s ...........[...]

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    English xxxxx 17 Tr oubleshooting W ARNING Under no circumstances should y ou tr y to repair the system yourself, as this will in validate the warranty . 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 f or repair . If y ou are unab le to r emedy a problem[...]