Aiwa AWP-ZX7 manual

©2004 Sony Corporation 4-254-179- 12 (1) Oper ating Instructions Owner’ s Record The m odel and se rial n umbers are lo cated on th e rear of th e unit . Reco rd the serial numbe r in the space provided below. Ref er to them whenever you call upon your Aiwa deal er regarding this pro duc t. Model No. _______ _______ S erial No. ______ _____ ___[...]

2 GB To preven t fire or shoc k haz ard, do not expose th e unit to rain o r mo ist u r e. To prevent fir e , do not cover the ven til ation of the apparatus with news p apers, table-c loths, curtain s, etc. And don’t pla c e li ghte d c an dle s on the apparat us. To prevent fire or sho ck haz ard, do not place objects filled wit h liq u ids , s[...]

3 GB NOTICE FOR THE CUSTO MERS IN THE U.S.A. If you hav e any quest ions about th is product, you may call; Ai wa Customer Informat ion Servic e Center 1-800-289-2492 or http://www.us. aiwa.com / The Numb er below i s for the FCC relate d matters only. Regulatory Info rma ti on NOTICE FOR THE CU STOMERS IN CANAD A CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK,[...]

4 GB How to use this m anual ........ ............... .... 5 Playab le disc s ......... .............. .... .... ... ........ 5 Getting Started Hookin g up the sys tem.. .... .............. .... .... 7 Settin g the clo c k............ ........... ............... 9 CD/MP3 – Play Loadi ng a dis c ........... ........ ........... ......... 10 Playin[...]

5 GB This manu al mainl y ex plains op erations usi n g the rem ot e, but the same op er ations can also be perfor m ed using th e button s on the syst e m having the same o r similar names. You can play back the foll ow ing disc s on thi s system . O t her discs c annot be played ba ck. List of playable discs Discs that this sys tem cannot play ?[...]

6 GB Notes on CD-R a nd CD-RW • So m e C D - Rs or CD -R W s canno t be play ed on this syst em depending upo n the re co rd in g qual ity or physic al condi tion of the disc , or the charac teristi cs of t he recordin g device. Furthe rmore, the disc will not play if it has not been corr ectly fina lized. F or more informatio n, see the operatin[...]

Getting Started 7 GB Perfor m th e fo llowin g pr ocedur es 1 to 4 to hook up yo ur sy stem us i ng the suppl i ed cords and access ories. 1 Connect the speakers. Connect the right and left speaker cords to the SPEAKER termin als as shown below. Main Un it Speakers Getting Started Hooking up the system AM loop antenna Right speaker Left spea ker FM[...]

8 GB 2 Connect the FM and AM antenn as. Set up th e A M l oop antenna , the n connect it. Plug type A Plug type B Note Keep the antennas away fr o m the speaker cords. 3 For models with a voltage selector, set VOLTAGE S ELECTOR to the local power line voltage. Refer to th e pr int on your sys t em’s VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available settings . 4 Con[...]

Getting Started 9 GB Attac h ing the spe aker p ads Attach t he supplied s peaker p ads to the bo ttom of the sp eakers t o s tabiliz e th e speake rs and prevent th em f rom slippi ng . Use buttons o n the remote for the ope ration. 1 Press ?/1 to turn on t he system. 2 Press CLOCK/TIME R SET. 3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour. 4 Press [...]

10 GB Use bu tt o ns on the un i t for the ope ra tion. 1 Press DISC 1 – 5 to select a disc stocker. If a disc is loaded, pr ess Z CD to remove a disc fr om the di sc slot. “N o D i sc ” appear s. 2 Insert a disc in the disc slot with the label si de f a ci ng right . To insert ad ditional dis cs, repea t steps 1 throu gh 2. Note s • When y[...]

CD/MP3 – Play 11 GB 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repea t e dly unt i l the mode you wa nt appears. 3 Press N (or CD NX on the unit). Other operations 1) You ma y not be able to search be tween mu ltiple files. Also, the time may not be di splayed corre ctly for some fi les. 2) You cannot select a n empty d isc stocker. Select To play ALL DISCS [...]

12 GB Note s • You canno t change the play m ode during playbac k. • Some time ma y be needed to start playback of discs recorded in co mp le x conf i gu ra tions such as many laye rs. • When the disc is in s erted, the pla ye r re ad s al l th e tracks on th at disc . If the re are ma ny albums or non- MP3 a udio tra cks on the disc, it may [...]

CD/MP3 – Play 13 GB You ca n make a program of up t o 25 steps from all the d i sc s in the orde r you wa nt to play t h em . You can sy nchro re cord the pr ogramm ed track s ont o a ca ss ette tape (pag e 18). 1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to switch the fun ction to CD. 2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode repeatedly until “PGM” a ppears. 3[...]

14 GB You c an preset up to 20 FM statio ns and 1 0 AM statio ns . You can th en tune in an y of th os e statio ns simply by sele cting the c orrespond ing pres et n umber . Automatic tuning preset You can automat icall y tune in all o f the st ati ons that ca n be receiv ed in your ar ea and then st ore the ra di o fre quency of the de sired sta t[...]

T uner 15 GB Other operations To improve tuner reception When tu ner rece pt io n i s poor, set CD pl ayer powe r of f by C D pow er ma nage funct ion. CD power is fac t or y se t to on. 1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch the function to C D. 2 Pres s ?/1 to turn of f th e sy s tem. 3 Pres s ?/1 while holding x on the unit. “CD POWER OFF” ap[...]

16 GB Tips • To i mprove broa dcast rece ption, adj ust the su pplied antennas , or c onnect a commercially avail able external antenna. • When an FM s tereo program has st atic noise, press FM MODE repeat edl y until “MONO” appears. There will be no st er eo effect , b u t th e rec eption will impr ove . • Press TUNING MODE repeatedly un[...]

Ta p e – P l a y 17 GB 1 Press Z PUSH on the unit. 2 Load a recorded/recordable tape into the cassette holder. You ca n us e TYPE I (no rmal) tape . 1 Press TAPE (or FUNCTION repeated ly) to switch the function to TA PE. 2 Press DIREC TION on the uni t repeatedly to s elect “ g ” to play one side of a tap e, “ h ” to play both sid es, or [...]

18 GB You ca n record a whole CD on a tap e. You ca n us e TYPE I ( nor m al) tape . Use bu tt o ns on the un i t for the ope ra tion. 1 Load a recordable tape. 2 Load a CD you want to record. If you ha ve already lo ade d the disc, pr ess DISC 1 – 5 to select the disc, then pre ss x . When you want to rec ord an alb um from an MP3 di sc, be s ur[...]

T ape – Recor ding 19 GB You can r ecord just the portio ns yo u like fro m a CD, tape o r radio prog ram on a ta pe. You can al so record f rom conne cted compon ents (see “H ooking up op tional compon ents” on pag e 30 ). Use butto ns on the u nit for t h e operation. 1 Load a recordable tap e. 2 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly to select the des[...]

20 GB Adju sting t he bas s and tre ble You ca n adjus t the bass and treble to enjoy m ore power ful so und. 1 Press EQ repeatedly to select “BASS” or “TREBLE”. Each time you p re ss t h e but to n, th e di sp la y chan ge s as foll ow s: BASS y TREB LE 2 Press – or + repeatedly to a djust the level while “BASS” or “TREBLE” appea[...]

Sound Adjust men t/Tim er 21 GB You can wa k e up to music at a preset time. Make sur e yo u have set the cl ock (see “Se ttin g the clock” o n pa ge 9 ). Use buttons on the remote for the operati on. 1 Prepar e t he s ound sourc e yo u wa nt to play. • CD: Load a di sc. T o st ar t fro m a sp ecif ic trac k, m ake a progra m (see “Creat i [...]

22 GB You ca n record a preset rad io stati on from a specifie d time . To timer rec ord, you must first preset the radio statio n (see “Pr es etting r adi o s tations ” on page 14) an d set the clo ck (see “Sett ing the clock ” on p age 9). Use bu tt o ns on the rem ote for th e op eratio n . 1 Tune in the preset radio station (see “List[...]

Displa y 23 GB The clock displa y can be turned off to minimize the amou nt o f powe r cons umed duri ng standb y (Powe r Saving Mo de). Press DISPLAY repeatedly while the system is off until the clock display disappears. To cancel Power Saving Mode Press DISP LAY while the s ystem is off. Each time you press the butto n, the dis play switc hes cyc[...]

24 GB Checkin g the to tal playing time and tit les (CD/MP3) Press DISP LAY in stop m ode. Each time you press th e button, the disp lay chan ge s cycli ca lly as fo llows: x When a CD/MP3 is in Normal Play mode TOC di splay 1) or to tal album numbe r of the disc 2) or total track number of the current albu m 3) t Volume labe l 4) or album na me 4)[...]

Optional P erso nal Compu ter 25 GB Use th e supplie d U S B cable for t he conne cti on. You can listen to the audio recorded in the comput e r’s hard di sk or on a CD- RO M loaded on the C D -R OM dri v e throug h the sys tem’s speak ers. Requir ed syst em equi pment The follo w i ng enviro nments ar e n ecessar y for the com pu ter to co nn [...]

26 GB When firs t connectin g the compute r to the system’ s USB port, you mu st in stall the dr iver. The d r iver is su p p lied as sta nda r d wi th the O S. The in stal lation pr ocedure diffe rs a ccordi ng to the OS typ e. F ollow the pro cedur es descri bed below. (Also s ee th e ope ration manua l s up p lie d with the c omputer.) For Wi [...]

Optional P erso nal Compu ter 27 GB To verify the status of the installed devices Be sur e to che ck the st at us of the in st al l ed devices after y ou h ave inst al l ed thei r dr i vers. 1 Open the [Control Panel]. In the Start menu, point to [Settings] and click [Control Panel]. 2 Double-click the [System] icon. The “System Proper ties” di[...]

28 GB 4 Click the [Device Manager] button. Make sure that “dev ices by type” is selected in the “View” menu. 5 Make sure that the following items ar e listed in the “Device Manager” dialog box. • “USB Audio Device” unde r “Sound, video and game controllers” • “USB Composite Device” under “Universal Serial Bu s controll[...]

Optional P erso nal Compu ter 29 GB 1 Start up the computer. Wait for the OS to st ar t up prop er ly. 2 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 3 Press FUNCTION rep eatedly to switch the f uncti on to P C. 4 Perfor m th e opera tions on the computer side to start playback. 5 Press VOLU ME +/– (or turn VOLUME control on the unit) to adjust the volume. N[...]

30 GB To enh an ce your sy st em , you ca n co nnect op ti o nal compo nents. Ref er to the opera ting ins truction s provided with each component . A USB port Use th e suppli ed USB cabl e to conn ect a pers onal c omputer (s ee “Opt ional Pers onal Compu te r ” on page 25). B SUB WOOFER OUT jack Use an a udi o cord (n ot su pplied ) to co nne[...]

Optional Compone nts 31 GB To place the sub woofer To obtai n a be tter bass re product i on , we recom mend yo u to p l ace the subwo ofer on a sol i d fl oor where resonance is unlike ly to occ ur . Notes • Always place the subwoo fer vertically, ke eping it a few centi meters away from th e wall. • If the s ub woofer is placed in the cen ter[...]

32 GB Should you e ncounter a pr oblem w ith your syst em, do the foll owing: 1 Make sure the power cord and speaker cords are c orrectly and firmly connected. 2 Find your prob lem in the troubleshooting checklist below and take the indicated corrective action. If the problem per sists afte r doing a ll of the above, co nsult yo ur nearest A i w a [...]

T roub lesh ooting 33 GB Speakers Sound comes fro m only one channel, or the left and right volumes are unbalanced. • Check the sp eaker co nnectio ns and p lacemen t. CD/MP3 player “LOCKED” appears. • Contact your Aiwa dealer or local aut hor iz e d Aiwa se rv ice faci lity. The disc does no t eject. • You cann o t eject th e dis c durin[...]

34 GB A stereo FM program cannot b e received i n ster eo. • Press FM MODE on the uni t unti l “STEREO” appears in th e displ ay. Noise is hear d while loading/rem oving a disc. • Change the loc ation of the AM antenna. Tape deck The tape does not record or play, or there is a decrease in s ound level. • The heads are dir ty. Cl ean th em[...]

T roub lesh ooting 35 GB One of th e fo llowing mess age s ma y ap pear or flash in t he di s play dur i ng op eration . CD/MP3 No Disc There is no dis c in the player. Reading The sy stem is reading TOC informati on of th e disc. Some but tons ar e not av ailab le. NO STEP All of the pr ogramme d track s have been e rased. OVER You have re ached t[...]

36 GB On oper ating vol tag e Before ope r at ing th e sys tem, check that th e operating voltage of you r syste m is ide nt ic a l with the volt age of your l ocal power supp ly. On sa fet y • The unit is not disc onn ected from th e AC powe r source (m ains) as long a s it is conn ected to the wa ll outle t , even if th e uni t itself has be e [...]

Additiona l Inf ormation 37 GB Clea ning the ca binet Clean the cabine t, panel and controls with a soft c lot h slightly moi stened with mild detergent sol ution. Do not use any type of abrasive pa d, scour i ng powder or solve nt such a s thinner, benzene o r al cohol. To sa ve a tape perman ently To prevent a tape from bei ng acc ide nt al ly r [...]

38 GB SPE A KER: acce p t s imped ance of 6 ohms SUB WOOF ER OUT: voltage 1.5 V CD player section Syste m Compac t disc an d digi ta l audio syst em Laser Semicon duc tor la se r ( λ =770 – 810 nm) Emission duration: continuo us Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz Signal-t o-noise ra tio More th an 90 dB Dynamic rang e More than 90 dB Tape deck [...]

39 GB Additiona l Inf ormation Main unit BASS contro l w; (20) CD SYNC 7 (18) DIRECTION ql (17, 18, 19, 22) DISC 1 – 5 qa (10, 11, 13, 18) Disc slot qs (10) DISPLAY wd (16, 23) Display w indow 6 FUNCTION 5 (9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19 , 26, 29, 31 ) i-Bass qf (20, 34) PHONES jack ws PLAY MODE ql (11, 13, 18) Remo te sensor 8 TREBLE control wa (20) [...]

Sony Cor por ation Printed in China Remote control ALBUM + qa (11, 13, 18) ALBUM – qd (11, 13, 18) CD qk (10, 13, 19) CLEAR qg (13) CLOCK/TIMER SELECT 2 (21, 22) CLOCK/TIMER SET 3 (9, 21, 22) DISC SKIP 0 ( 11, 13) DISPLAY wa (16, 23) ENTER 9 (9, 13, 14, 21, 22) EQ qf (20) FM MODE 4 (16) FUNCTION 6 (10, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 26, 29, 31) PLAY MODE w;[...]