Audiovox P953ESP manual

128-6880 1 of 20 Released 7-25-03 O O O O O WNER'S WNER'S WNER'S WNER'S WNER'S MA MA MA MA MA NUAL NUAL NUAL NUAL NUAL P-953ESP AM/FM/MPX RADIO WITH FOLD-DOWN DET ACHABLE FRONT P ANEL, COMP ACT DISC PLA YER, AUXILIAR Y AUDIO INPUT , MP3 CD PLA YBACK, CD CHANGER CONTROLS, WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL AND QUARTZ CLOCK SEL OPEN PAU[...]

128-6880 2 of 20 INDEX Pa g e Operating Instructions ................................................................ 3 - 9 Setting the Cloc k ........................................................................... 9 CD Pla y er Error Codes .................................................................. 9 Specifications .....................[...]

128-6880 3 of 20 -3- 1 1 1 1 1 POWER ON-OFF/ILLUMINA TION (PWR/ILL) BUTTON Press this button t o tu r n t h e u n it o n o r o ff. I f the ignition switch is “on”, the unit will also turn on automatically when a compact disc is inserted, or if any other switch is pressed. When the unit is on, each time the button is momentarily pressed and rele[...]

128-6880 4 of 20 4 4 4 4 4 BASS CONTROL T o adjust the bass level (Equalizer function inactive), first select the Bass mode by pressing the SEL button 3 so the BAS indication appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Bass mode, press the AUDIO CONTROL 2 button to decrease the bass response, or the AUDIO CONTROL button to increa[...]

128-6880 5 of 20 -5- disc play , pressing this button will mute disc audio. During this time, the indication will remain on the display panel to show that a disc is still loaded in the unit. bl bl bl bl bl AM/FM BAND SELECTOR (BAND) Each time the BAND/LOUD button is pressed momentarily , the radio band is changed. The indication AM, F1, F2 or F3 wi[...]

128-6880 6 of 20 -6- 4 . Repeat the above procedure for the remaining 5 pre-sets on that band and for the other 3 bands on the unit. br br br br br V ACUUM FLUORESCENT DISPLA Y (VFD) The V acuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) panel displays the frequency , time, and activated functions using one of three illumination levels as selected by the PWR/ILL bu[...]

128-6880 7 of 20 -7- cn cn cn cn cn P AUSE (P AU) BUTTON The Pause function is used to freeze disc play when the CD player or optional CD changer is in use. S--P AUSE will appear on the display . Press this button again to resume disc play from the point at which it was stopped and S--P AUSE will disappear . co co co co co TRACK SCAN (SCN) SELECT D[...]

128-6880 8 of 20 -8- dl dl dl dl dl PRE-SET SCAN (PS) /AUTO-STORE TUNING (AS) Press this button momentarily to scan the stations pre-set into the AM band, or the six memories of each FM band. The unit will stop at each pre-set station for 5 seconds b efore continuing to the next pre-set station (the pre-set number on the display panel will flash du[...]

128-6880 9 of 20 -9- NOTES ON USE OF REMOTE RCA INPUT JACKS: The remote RCA input jacks provide the user option of applying an external audio source to the radio.The audio jacks are compatible with most CD and cassette players, or an MP3 digital audio playback unit. When the external source is connected , only that media is played by the radio when[...]

128-6880 10 of 20 -10- Siz e : 7" W x 2" H x 6-1/4"D 178 mm x 50 mm x 158 mm Operating Voltage: 12 volts DC, negative ground Fuse Ratings: Constant (Yellow wire): 15 AMP. Switched (Red wire): 0.5 AMP. Output Power: 160 watts maximum (40 watts x 4 channels) Ou tp ut W ir in g: Floating-ground t ype designed for 4 speaker use. Front an[...]

128-6880 11 of 20 -1 1- dt dt dt dt dt CUE/REVIEW FUNCTIONS ( / ) High-speed audible search to any section of the disc can be made by the Cue and Review functions. Press and hold the Cue ( ) side of the button to advance rapidly in the forward direction (disc play symbol rotation on the display panel will increase), or the Review ( ) side of the bu[...]

128-6880 12 of 20 will be continually repeated until the Disc Repeat mode is canceled by pressing the RPT button again or by activating the Scan or Shuffle Play functions. em em em em em DISC/TRACK SHUFFLE PLA Y (SHF) When the SHF button is pressed, the SHF indication will appear on the display panel and the tracks on the disc will be played in a r[...]

128-6880 13 of 20 -13- WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL OPERA TION The wireless remote control supplied with this model is capable of operating most of the features of the unit from a remote location. Each button on the remote control functions in the same way as the referenced button on the main unit. For optimal operation of the remote control, always aim[...]

128-6880 14 of 20 -14- PLA YING MP3 MUSIC FILES MP3 (Moving Picture Experts Group, Layer 3) are digital audio files that are compressed to about 1/10th the size of a CD recording. As a result, you can compress a CD song that has 50 megabytes of data into an MP3 that has only 4 or 5 megabytes. The P-953ESP can play MP3s directly from files contained[...]

128-6880 15 of 20 6. Preset 4: This button functions in the same manner as Preset 1, except it represents alphanumeric characters J, K, L, 4 . 7. Preset 5: This button functions in the same manner as Preset 1, except it represents alphanumeric characters M, N, O, 5 . 8. Preset 6: This button functions in the same manner as Preset 1, except it repre[...]

128-6880 16 of 20 ACCESSING THE ID T AG T o access the ID t ag, when supported, proceed as follows: 1. Press the MP3 (AS/PS) button until the ID T ag, if supported, is displayed. NOTE: The ID T AG can specify the Songname , Artist , Album , Y ear , and/or Comments. 2. If no ID T AG is available, --NO ID3 will appear on the display follow ing Commen[...]

128-6880 17 of 20 -17- NOTES ON DISCS: Attempting to use non-standard shape discs (e.g.; square, start, heart) may damage the unit. Be sure to use round-shape CDs only in this unit. NOTES ON CD-Rs (Recordable CDs)/CD-RWs (Rewriteable CDs): 1. Be sure to use discs with the following marks only for play in this unit: 2. The unit cannot play a CD-R or[...]

128-6880 18 of 20 -18- CARE AND MAINTENANCE The radio section of your new sound system does not require any maintenance. We recommend you keep this manual for reference on the many features found in this unit as well as how to set the clock. The compact disc player section also requires no routine mainte- nance, but proper understanding of its use [...]

128-6880 19 of 20 -19- AUDIOVOX CORPORATION (the Company) warrants to the original retail purchaser of this product that should this product or any pa rt thereof, under normal use and conditions, be proven defective in material or workmanship within 12 months from the date of original purchase, such defect(s) will be repaired or replaced with new o[...]

128-6880 20 of 20 -20- © 2003 AUDIOVOX ELECTRONICS CORP., HAUPPAUGE, NY Printed in China 128-6880[...]