Boston Acoustics Shelf Stereo System manual

Mi cr oSystem CD Own er’s Man u al[...]

2 Thank you for choosing the Boston Acoustics ® MicroSystem CD . The MicroSystem CD is a state-of-the-ar t stereo radio/CD player and a v ersatile audio center that deliv ers the perfor mance and versatility of precisely matched, separate components in one compact, easy-to-use unit. Speci al Features Y ou can preset as many as 12 FM and 12 AM stat[...]

3 Own er’s Man ual Please sav e this owner’ s manual for future reference . If you should need an additional copy , it may be do wnloaded from the Boston Acoustics website: www .bostonacoustics .com/microsystemcd. U npacking th e Micr oSystem CD Please sav e all the original packaging because it will pro vide the safest way to transport your un[...]

4 Pluggin g in the power cor d and P ositionin g the FM an tenn a The FM antenna comes attached. Th e Remote Con trol T ur ns P ow er On or Off Next Station/CD T rack Previous Station/CD T rack Plays or P auses a CD Selects a Source Snooze/Sleep Mutes the Sound Stops a CD Controls the Display V olume Up V olume Down Select MP3 F olders Station Pres[...]

5 Th e Contr ol P an el Th e Basics Settin g the clock Note: If there is a pow er outage or you unplug the MicroSystem CD , the clock will continue to run and all other settings will remain in memory for up to 48 hours. T urning on th e system Snooze / Sleep On/off Tune / T rack Volume Setup Ala rm 1 Ala rm 2 Setup Clock C D A U X 4 5 6 F M A M 1 2[...]

6 Th e Basics (con tinued) T urning o ff the system A djusting th e volume M uting th e system Th e Display Press the V olume ar ro w buttons on the MicroSystem CD or on the R emote Control to adjust the volume . When the MicroSystem CD is turned on, the volume will retur n to the previous setting unless it was v er y loud, in which case it will go[...]

7 Radi o T uning to an FM or AM stati on Storing FM an d AM station s Storing a secon d set of pr esets Y o u c a n s to r e a n y s t a t i o n by holding down any one of the numbered Preset buttons for 3 seconds until the MicroSystem CD beeps . T he displa y will show the Preset number . Pressing its Preset button will recall the station and will[...]

8 CD Player Loadin g a CD Open the flip-down door . Inser t a disc , label side up , into the slot. T he CD pla yer will automatically draw the disc in and pla y it. If the red light next to the Eject button is blinking, there is already a disc in the CD player . DO NOT INSERT A DISC IF THE RED LIGHT IS BLINKING . Press the Eject button and the red[...]

9 CD Player (con tinued) MP3/WMA discs The MicroSystem CD can play CD-R and CD-R W discs encoded with MP3 or WMA music files . “ MP3 ” or “ WMA ” will appear in the display when these types of files are playing . These discs behave differently from standard CDs . When a disc is inser ted, the CD player first m ust read its directory and num[...]

10 Alarm s Settin g the alarm s Press the Alar m 1 (or Alar m 2 ) button repeatedly to choose the desired alar m mode—one press for music , tw o presses for bee per , three presses for music + beeper . Pressing the Alar m button a fourth time will cancel the alar m. The display will indicate if an alar m is set and its mode of operation. In the m[...]

11 Alarm s (contin ued) Ch ecking th e wakeup tim e Stoppin g the alarm wh en it is soundin g Disablin g the alarm (f or weeken ds, etc .) U sing th e Snooze fun ction Press the Setup button for Alar m 1 (or Alar m 2 ). The wakeup time and other alar m settings will f lash in the displa y for a few seconds . T o cancel the f lashing immediately , p[...]

12 Alarm s (contin ued) U sing th e Sleep functi on M ore Featur es Chan ging th e display inform ati on When listening to the MicroSystem CD , this function tur ns off the MicroSystem CD automatically after a predeter mined “sleep” time. When the MicroSystem CD is playing nor mally (no alar m is sounding), hold down the Snooz e/Sleep button on[...]

13 M ore Featur es (contin ued) U sing h eadphon es If you plug headphones into the stereo minijac k on the front panel, the speakers will be muted ex cept for the alar ms . Be sure to use the jack marked with the headphones symbol, not the nearby A ux 3 jack. U sing oth er devi ces (Aux 1, 2, an d 3) Note: The Aux inputs cannot be chosen as source[...]

14 M ore Featur es (contin ued) Customizin g the Mi croSystem CD’s output The MicroSystem CD has a line output which can feed its audio into an exter nal device . Uniquely , you can program this output to tailor it for use as: Note: The subwoofer output is not lo w-passed. Use the subwoofer’ s crossover , set for best blending (about 110Hz). Pr[...]

15 Conn ection s Conn ecting oth er devi ces There are three stereo connections: two via R CA input jacks on the rear - panel and a third via a minijack on the front of the MicroSystem CD . In addition, a stereo line output via RCA jac ks on the rear panel can feed audio into an external device. Example connections are shown in the diag ram belo w [...]

16 Conn ection s (contin ued) Conn ecting th e FM antenn a Opti onal: Conn ecting to a cable TV si gnal Y ou may be able to obtain better reception if your cable company offers an FM radio signal on your TV cable . T he MicroSystem CD’ s FM antenna connector will acce pt the cable FM feed from most cable TV systems that provide FM programming . T[...]

17 Conn ection s (contin ued) Opti onal: Conn ecting to a differ en t extern al in door FM an tenna Note: Not included—av ailable at most stores that sell audio/video par ts and accessories . 1. Disconnect the supplied external FM antenna from the back of the MicroSystem CD . 2. Connect the external FM antenna to the 75 T ype F connector . Opti o[...]

18 T roublesh ooting The MicroSystem CD does not power up • Is the system plug ged into a working, unswitched electrical outlet? • Are you using an operating A C wall outlet? There is no sound coming fr om the system • Is the volume turned up? T r y increasing the volume . • Is the system muted? Press the Mute button on the R emote Control.[...]

19 Specifi cation s Dimen sion s Height 4½" (114mm) Width 14" (355mm) Depth 8½" (217mm) Batteries MicroSystem CD Standard 9-volt Remote Control CR2025 3-volt Limited W arran ty F or one year from the date of purchase, Boston Acoustics will repair for the original owner any defect in materials or w orkmanship that occurs in nor mal [...]

20 I ndex AM Connecting an external indoor AM antenna page 17 Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Remote Control diagram page 4 Setting the alar ms page 10 Storing AM stations page 7 T uning to an AM station page 7 Alarms Checking the wak eup time page 11 Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Disabling the alar m p[...]

21 In de x (contin ued) Clock Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Setting the clock page 5 Connecti ons Cable TV signal page 16 External indoor AM antenna page 17 External indoor FM antenna page 17 FM antenna page 16 Other Devices page 15 Outdoor antenna page 17 P ower cord page 4 T roubleshooting page 18 Contr ol Pan el Control P[...]

22 In de x (contin ued) Presets Control P anel diag ram page 5 Display diagram page 6 Setting the alar ms page 10 Storing FM and AM presets page 7 Storing a second set of presets page 7 Setting the alar m page 10 Radio Display diagram page 6 Setting the alar ms page 10 Storing a second set of presets page 7 Storing FM and AM presets page 7 T uning [...]

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