Aiwa XR-M55 manual

AI W A COMPACT DISC ST EREO SYSTEM XR-M55 OPERATING INST RUCTIONS For assistance and inf ormation, call toll free 1-800-BUY-AIWA. (United States and Puerto Rico) 8Z- CL6- 901-01 981110AWW- X6 ENGLISH pg. 1 WARNING TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RA IN OR MOISTURE. "CAUTION : T O REDUCE T HE RISK OF[...]

PRECA UTIONS Read the Operating Instructions carefully and completely before ope rating the unit. B e sure to keep the Operating Instructions for future reference. All w arnings and cautions in the Operating Instructions and on the unit should be strictly f ollowed, as w ell as the safety suggestions belo w. Installat ion 1 Water and m oisture - Do[...]

PRECAUTIONS (cont) pg. 2 4 Extension cord - To help prevent electric shock, do n ot use a polarized AC pow er plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or other outlet un less the polarized plug can be completely inserted to preven t exposure of the blades of the plug. 5 Nonuse periods - Unplug the AC power cord from the A C power plug if the unit w[...]

TAPE PLAYBACK BASIC OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 RECORDING BASIC RECORDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AI EDIT RE CORDI NG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

• Conn ect the speakers, anten nas, and all optional equ ipmen t first. Then connect th e AC cord in the end. • There are no diff erences betw een the fron t speakers. Both speakers can be con nected as L (left) or R (right) 1 Connect the right speaker to the m ain unit. (1) Connect th e speaker cord with the plug to th e SPEAKERS HIGH FREQ R t[...]

4 Connect the AC cord to an AC outlet. To stand th e AM loop antenna on a su rface Fix the claw to the slot. To position the antennas FM feeder antenna: Extend this antenna horizontally in a T-shape and fix its ends to the w all. AM loop antenna: Position for the best reception. Note • Do not con nect any speakers to the un it other than the su p[...]

• Do not unwind the AM antenna w ire. CONNECTING A N OUTDOOR A NTENNA For better FM reception, use of an outdoor an tenn a is recom men ded. Conn ect the out door antenn a to FM 75 Ω terminals. To connect other op tional equi pm ent --> page 17 PREPARATIONS (cont) pg. 5 REMOTE CONTROL Inserting batteries Detach the battery cover on th e rear[...]

The function is the same as that of on the main unit. • If the rem ote control is not going to be used for an extended period o f time, rem ove the batteries to p revent possible electrolyte leak age. • T h e r emote control m ay n ot operate correctly w hen: - The line of sig ht betw een the rem ote control and the rem ote sensor abov e DEM O/[...]

Pres s DEMO/ECO. To re-activate the DEMO mode, press DEM O/ECO until the display w indow demonstrates the functions of the unit. To change t he brig htness of the display Press DEMO/ECO twice du ring pow er on. The display is dimm er than usual, pr ess DEMO/ECO again to restore normal display . Using the headphones Connect th e headphones to PHONES[...]

with true stereo separa tion. SOUND pg. 7 A UDIO ADJUSTMENTS VOLUME Turn VOLUME/MULTI JOG on the m ain unit, or press VOL ( / or / ) on the remote control. The volum e level is di splay ed as a num ber from 0 t o MAX (31). The volume level is automatically set to 20 wh en the power is turned off with the volum e level s et to 21 or m ore. To see [...]

(off) Low frequency sound m aybe distorted w hen the T-BASS sy stem is used for a disc or tape in which low frequency sound is originally emphasized. In this case, can cel the T-BASS system . GRA PHIC EQUAL IZER This unit pro vides the follow ing three different equalization curves. ROCK: Powerful sound e m p hasizing treble and bass POP: More pres[...]

RADIO RECEPTION pg. 8 MANUA L TUNING 1 Press TUNER/BAND repeatedly to select the desired band. When TUNER/B AND is pressed w hile the power is off, the previously tuned station w ill be played (Direct Play Function). To select a band with the remote control Press B AND repeatedly . 2 Press or to select a statio n. Each tim e the button is pressed, [...]

To reset the interval, rep eat this p rocedure. Wh en th e AM tun ing interv al is changed, all preset stations are cleared. The preset stations have to be set ag ain. PRESETTING STA TIONS The unit can store a total of 32 preset stations (Each band h as a maxi mum of 20 available preset stations). When a station is stored, a preset num ber is assig[...]

Each tim e DIR/PRESET is pressed, the next ascendin g num ber is selected. To clear a preset station Select the preset num ber of the station to be cleared. Then, press , and press within 4 seconds. The preset nu mbers of all oth e r stations in th e band with high er num bers are also decreased by one. CD PLAYING pg. 9 BA SIC OPERAT IONS LOA DI NG[...]

Play begins with the first track. To sto p play, pr ess . To pause play , press . T o resu me play , press again. To search for a p articular point d uring pl ayback, keep or pressed and release i t at the des ired point. To sk ip to the begi nning of a track during p layback, press or repeatedly. To remove disc, press OPEN/CLOSE. To start play whe[...]

One or all the tracks can be played repeatedly . To repeat the entire disc, turn on " ". To repeat the desired track, turn on " 1" . Press REPEAT on the rem ote control. Each tim e REPEAT is pressed, the operations can be selected cy clically. (a ) (b) 1 (c) Cancel (a) • During " " play, random play can be perf ormed[...]

2 Press num bered buttons 0-9 and +10 to program a track. Examp le: To select th e 12th track, press +10 and 2. To select th e 20th track, press +10 , +10 and 0 . 3 Repeat step 2 to p rogram oth er tracks. 4 Press to start play. To check the program Each tim e or is pressed in stop m ode, a track num ber and program number will be displayed. • MU[...]

INSERTING A TA PE • You can select a reverse m ode to playback on e or both sides. • Use Ty pe I (norm al) tapes for play back. Press TAPE/REV M O DE and press EJECT m ark to open the cassette holder Insert a tape w ith the exposed side dow n. Push the cassett e holder to close. To select a reverse m ode Each tim e TAPE/REV M ODE is pressed, th[...]

l> : The front side is bein g play ed (forward). <l : The back side is being play ed (reverse). To stop p lay, press . To pause play , press . T o resum e play, press again. To change the p layback s ide, pres s DIR/PRESET in pl ay or pau se mode. To fast forward or rewind, p ress or in s top mode. Then press to stop the tap e . To start play[...]

BA SI C RECORDING This section explains h ow to record f rom the tu ner, CD play er, or external equipm ent. Preparation • Use Ty pe I (normal) tapes only . • Set the tape to the point where recording w ill start. 1 Insert the tape to be recorded on into deck. Insert the tape w ith the side to be recorded on f irst facing ou t from the unit and[...]

it again. Sound adjust men t during recording The output volu me and ton e of the speakers or h eadphones m ay be f reely varied w ithout affectin g the recording . INSERTING BLANK SPA CE Insertion of 4-second blank spaces m ay help y ou to locate the begin ning of the track on oth er equipm ent. T his unit can add 16 blank spaces on ly w hen the s[...]

AI edit recording will not start from a point halfw ay into the tape. T he tape m ust be reco rded from the beginning of either side. Use the rem ote control from steps 2 to 4. 1 Insert the tape into deck. Insert the t ape with th e side to be recorded on first f acing out f rom the u nit. 2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD" is display[...]

Tim e on cassette tapes and ed iting tim e The actual cassette recording time is usually a little longer than the specified recording time printed on the label. This unit can program tracks to use the extra time. When the total recording time is a little longer than the tape's specified recording time af ter editing, the display shows the extr[...]

4 Press num bered buttons 0-9 to designate the tape length. 10 to 99 mi nutes can be specif ied. Example: When using a 6 0 -m inute tape, press 6 and 0. • , or MULTI J OG are also av ailable to designate the tape leng th. 5 Press the num bered buttons 0-9 and +10 to program a track. Example: To select the 10th track, press +10 an d 0 . 6 Repeat s[...]

To change the p rogram of e ach side Press MODE to select s ide A or B, an d press to clear the program on th e selected side. Then program tracks again. To clear the edit program Press twice so that "EDIT" disappears on the display. • Recordin g is inhibited if the erasure preven t ion tab on either s ide of the t ape is broken off. ?[...]

With pow er on, press DISPLAY on ce on the rem ote control. The time is display ed for 4 seconds. However, the tim e cannot be displayed duri ng rec o rding. When the pow er is off, press DEMO/ECO rep eated ly until the d isplay changes to clock o r press once (the time is display ed for 4 seconds ). To switch t o the 24-hour standard With pow er o[...]

To check the tim e remaining until the power is turned off Press JOG MODE rep eatedly until "SLEEP" is displayed. The remaining tim e is disp lay ed f or 3 seco nd s. To cancel the sleep tim er Press JOG MODE rep eatedly until "SLEEP" is dis play ed, then turn MUL T I JOG w ithin 3 seconds so that "SLEEPoFF" appears on[...]

3 Press or to select a source, then press ENTER. • If TUNER is pressed, the ban d cannot be s elected in this step. • MUL TI J OG is also available instead of and . After y ou select a source, the duration f or the timer- activated period flashes on the display . 4 Select the duration for the tim er-activated period with or , t hen press ENTER.[...]

CONNECTING OPTIONAL EQUIPME NT Refer to the operating instructio ns o f the connected equipment for details. • The conn ecting cords are not supplied. Obtain the necessary connecting cords. • Cons ult you r local Aiw a dealer for optional equipm ent. VIDEO/A UX JA CKS This unit can input anal og sound signa ls through these j a cks. Use a cab l[...]

When the OPTICAL OU T jack is not being used Attach th e supplied dust cap. LISTENING TO EXTERNA L SOURCES To play equipm ent connected to the VIDEO/AUX jacks, proceed as follow s. 1 Press VIDEO/AUX or MD. To play the equipm ent connected to VIDEO/AUX jacks, press VIDEO/A UX. "AUX" appears on the display. To play the equipm ent connected [...]

After clean ing the heads an d tape paths w i th a liquid head cleaning cassette or a moistened swab, w ait until the cleaned parts are com pletely dry before inserting the tapes. To dem agnetize the heads The heads m ay becom e magnetized af ter long- term us e. This may narrow the ou tput rang e of recorded t apes and increase noise. Af ter 20 to[...]

Sound is emitted from one speak er only. Is the other speaker discon nected? An erroneous display or a m alfunction occurs. --> Reset the unit as stated below. TUNER SECTION There is constant, wave-like static. • Is the an tenna conn ected properly? (--> page 4) • Is the sign al weak? --> Connect an outdoor ant enna. The reception cont[...]

Main unit XR-M 55 FM tuner section Tuning r ange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz Usable sensitivity (IHF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13.2 dBf Antenna term inals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

Speaker sy stem Cabinet type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 way , b u ilt in subwoofer (magnetic shield ty p e) Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subw oofer: 130 m m (5 1/8 i n) cone t ype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Full rang e: 10[...]

Name P age 1 Pow er 5, 8, 16-18 2 Enter 16 3 Tuning down 8-11, 13-16 Dir/Pres et 8-11 Tuning up 8-11, 13-16 Set 8, 9, 11, 12, 15 Clear 8-15 Rec/Rec Mut e 12-14 4 Phones 5 5 Open/Close 9 6 Tape/Rev m ode 11, 12 Tuner/Band 8 Video/A ux 17 CD 9 MD 17 7 Demo/E co 5, 6, 15 8 Jog m ode 7, 15, 16 9 Volume 7 10 Multi jog 7-10, 13-16 11 Push ejec t 11 12 Di[...]