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    MCV250 Micr o Hi-Fi System[...]

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    2 MCV250/21-1 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 - AD[...]

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    3 MCV250/21-1 3 1 2 6 3 4 5 6 7 $ ! 0 @ ! # 7 9 8 % * ^ &[...]

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    4 MCV250/21-1 IS DBB DSC REPEA T SHUFFLE REPEA T A-B MIX SEL ALBUM ALBUM DISPLA Y OSD PBC RETURN DIGEST GOTO RESUME SLOW AUDIO/VOCAL CLOCK SET TIMER SLEEP MUTE VCD/CD TUNER T APE AUX ECHO KEY PROG ( ) ¡ + = # 7 6 · ° ‡ fi fl › ‹ ¤ ⁄ ! 5 0 ‚ ™ £ § ∞ • ª º ≥ ≤[...]

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    5 MCV250/21-1 English F rançais Español Index English ------------------------------------------------ 6 F rançais -------------------------------------------- 27 Español --------------------------------------------- 48 -------------------------------------------------------- 69[...]

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    6 MCV250/21-1 English Contents General Information Envir onmental information ................................ 7 Supplied accessories ............................................ 7 Safety information ................................................ 7 Preparations Rear connections .......................................... 8 – 9 Optional connectio[...]

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    7 MCV250/21-1 English General Information IMPOR T ANT! PLEASE NO TE THA T THE VOL T AGE SELECTOR LOCA TED A T THE REAR OF THIS SYSTEM IS PRESET A T 220V FROM THE FA CTOR Y . FOR COUNTRIES THA T OPERA TE A T 110V -127V , PLEASE ADJUST TO 110V -127V BEFORE Y OU SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM. En vironmental Inf ormation All unnecessar y packaging has been omit[...]

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    8 MCV250/21-1 English Pr eparations Rear connections The type plate is located at the rear of the system. A Po w e r Before connecting the A C power 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 AGE SELECT OR to the local pow er line voltage . – All other conne[...]

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    9 MCV250/21-1 English Pr eparations ● P osition the antenna as far as possible from a TV , VCR or other radiation source . FM Antenna Not for all versions ● For better FM stereo reception, connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM AERIAL (FM ANTENNA) terminal. ● For some versions, a built-in FM attenna is provided. C Speakers Connection Connect[...]

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    10 MCV250/21-1 English Contr ols (main set’ s illustration on page 3&4) Contr ols on the system and r emote contr ol 1 ST ANDBY ON y – Switches the system on or to standby mode. 2 Displa y screen – Views the current status of the system. 3 SOURCE – Selects the respective sound source : VCD/CD TUNER, T APE or AUX. 4 BAND / DISPLA Y for T[...]

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    11 MCV250/21-1 English Contr ols or switches between mono or stereo mode during audio disc playback. – Selects channel left / channel r ight / stereo suond, or selects a luanguage in a billingual VCD . • SLO W –W atches the VCD at a slower speed. ª MUTE – Mutes or restores sound. º SLEEP – Activates / deactivates or sets sleep timer ⁄[...]

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    12 MCV250/21-1 English Basic Functions IMPOR T ANT! Before you operate the system, complete the preparation pr ocedures. Switching the system on ● Press 2 ST ANDBY ON . ➜ The system will switch to the last selected source . ● Press SOURCE on the system or VCD/CD , TUNER , T APE or AUX on the remote control. ➜ The system will switch to the s[...]

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    13 MCV250/21-1 English CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation IMPOR T ANT! – This system is designed for regular discs. Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabiliser rings or disc treatment sheets, etc ., as offered on the market, because they may jam the disc mechanism. – Do not load more than one disc into the tray . Before viewing the Video[...]

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    14 MCV250/21-1 English CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation Pla ying a disc 1 Select VCD/ CD source . 2 Press OPEN/CLOSE on the top of the system to open the CD compar tment. ➜ OPEN is display ed when you open the CD compar tment. 3 Load a disc with the printed side facing up. Push the top panel to close. ➜ READING is displayed as the CD pla yer scans the c[...]

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    15 MCV250/21-1 English CD/VCD/MP3-CD Operation 1 To select your pla y mode , press the REPEA T or SHUFFLE on the remote control before or during playback until the display shows the desired function. (SHUFFLE, REP , REP ALL) 2 Press ÉÅ to star t playback if in the ST OP position. 3 To return to nor mal playback, press REPEA T or SHUFFLE until the[...]

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    16 MCV250/21-1 English f ollowing displa y on the TV screen. Below is an example of the OSD message. –T r ack playing time –T r ack remaining playing time –T otal remaining playing time – OFF SINGLE REMAIN XX MM:SS –" XX " is the cur rent track. –" MM " is in minutes. –" SS " is in seconds. Note: –Y ou [...]

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    17 MCV250/21-1 Digest This feature allows y ou to scan through a VCD for a quick review . PBC mode must be switched off. In the stop mode 1 Press DIGEST on the remote control. ➜ The first 6 seconds of each tr ack are played. 2 Press digit 0 – 9 on the remote control to play the desired tr acks. ➜ Press 4 / ¢ to view the previous or next page[...]

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    18 MCV250/21-1 English Slo w 1 Press SLO W on the remote control to watch a VCD at a slow er speed. There are 4 types of slow modes to select. ➜ The sound is muted. ➜ On TV screen, “ SLO W 1/2 ”, “ SLOW 1/4 ”, “ SLO W 1/8 ”, SLO W 1/16 or PLAY is display ed. 2 To resume playback at normal speed, press É Å . Micr ophone Mixing Conn[...]

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    19 MCV250/21-1 English Radio Reception T uning to radio stations 1 Select TUNER source. ➜ “ TUNER ” is display ed br iefly . 2 Press BAND to select the desired wav eband : FM or MW . 3 Press and hold S or ¢ and then release it. ➜ The display will show " SEARCH " until a radio station with sufficient signal strength is found. ➜ [...]

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    20 MCV250/21-1 English Radio Reception T uning to preset radio stations ● Press 4 or 3 until the desired preset station is display ed. Changing tuning grid (not available f or all versions) In Nor th and South America, the frequency step between adjacent channels in the MW band is 10 kHz (9 kHz in some areas). The preset frequency step in the fac[...]

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    21 MCV250/21-1 English Ta pe Operation/Recording Ta pe pla yback 1 Select T APE source . ➜ The display shows “ TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE TAPE ” briefly . 2 Press OPEN ç to open the tape door . 3 Inser t a recorded tape and close the tape door . ● Load the tape with the open side downward and the full spool to the left. 4 Press É Å to star t pl[...]

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    22 MCV250/21-1 English Preparation for r ecording 1 Select T APE source . 2 Load a recordable tape into the tape deck with the full spool to the left. 3 Prepare the source to be recorded. CD/VCD – load the disc. TUNER – tune to the desired r adio station. AUX – connect exter nal equipment. When recor ding is in progr ess ➜ REC is shown. ●[...]

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    23 MCV250/21-1 English Clock/Timer Clock setting 1 In standby mode, press and hold CLOCK SET . ➜ The clock digits for the hours flash. 2 Press V OLUME + / - to set the hour s. 3 Press CLOCK SET again. ➜ The clock digits for the minutes flash. 4 Press V OLUME + / - to set the minutes. 5 Press CLOCK SET to confirm the time. Timer setting ● The [...]

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    24 MCV250/21-1 English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power ....................................... 2 x 10 W RMS ......................................................................... 400 W PMPO Signal-to-noise r atio ....................................... ≥ 62 dBA Frequency response ......... 63 – 16000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX .[...]

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    25 MCV250/21-1 English Maintenance Cleaning the Cabinet ● Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spir its, ammonia or abr asives. Cleaning Discs ● When a disc becomes dir ty , clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the centre out. ● Do not use solvents such as [...]

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    26 MCV250/21-1 English Radio reception is poor . Recording or pla yback cannot be made. “ CHECK TAPE ” is display ed. The tape deck door cannot open. The system does not react when buttons are pr essed. Sound cannot be heard or is of poor quality . The left and right sound outputs are rev ersed. The remote contr ol does not function properly . [...]