Sharp CD-MPS900 manual

Thank yo u for pur chasin g this SHARP produ ct. T o obtain the best perf ormance fr om this pr oduct, please read this manual careful ly . It will gui de y ou in operatin g y our SHARP pr oduct. CD-MPS99 M ini Component System consist ing of CD-MPS 99 (main unit) and CP-MPS 99 (speaker system) . Note: Only the above accessories are included. Remot[...]

2 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Impor tant Instructio n SPECIA L NO TES CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SER VIC- ING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. Explanation of Graphical Symbols: The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to a[...]

3 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Impor tant Instructio n IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read Ins tructions - All the saf ety and operating instructi ons sho uld be rea d befo re the pr odu ct is ope rated. 2 Retain Instru cti ons - The saf ety and ope rating ins tructi ons sho uld be retain ed for fu ture r efe rence. 3 Heed Warning s - All war nin gs on th[...]

4 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Impor tant Instructio n IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS (continued) 15 Outdoo r Antenn a Gro unding - If an out side ant enna or cab le system is connec ted to the product, be sur e the ant enna or cab le system is ground ed so as to provid e som e protec tion aga ins t voltag e sur ges and built-up static charges. Ar ticle 81[...]

5 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Impor tant Instructio n Contents Pa g e ! General I nf ormat ion Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Contr ols and indi cator s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 - 9 ! Preparation for Use System conne c t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

6 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 General Information Prec autions ! Gene ral " Please ensure that the equipment is pos itioned in a well-v enti- lated area and ensure that there is at least 4" (10 cm) of free space along the sides, top and back of the equipment. " Do not place anythi ng on top of the unit. " Do not expose the unit to moistu[...]

7 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 General Information Cont r ols and indicat or s ! Fr ont panel Reference page 1. Disc T rays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2. Timer Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 3. P ower On /S tan d -by Butt on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

8 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 General Information Controls and indicators (continued) ! Display Reference page 1. Disc Nu m b er In dic a t o rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 2. MP3 Fo ld e r In dic a t o r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 3. MP3 Ti tle Ind i c a t o rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

9 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 General Information ! Remote contr ol Reference page 1. Remot e Co n trol T ra n sm i t te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2. Disc N um ber Se l e c t B ut to ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 3. Clock/Timer Butto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 32, 35 4. Ch aract[...]

10 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Preparation for Use System c onnec tions Left speaker Right speaker A C outlet (A C 120 V , 60 Hz) Speaker connection (see page 11) AM loop antenna FM antenna Make sure to unplug the A C power cor d before an y connections. Antenna connection (see page 11) A C power connection (see pa ge 12)[...]

11 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Preparation for Use ! Antenna connection Suppli ed FM a ntenna: Connect the FM antenna wire to the FM 75 OHMS terminal and position the FM antenna wire in the direction where the strongest signal can be received. Suppli ed AM loop ant enna: Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP jack. P osition the AM loop antenna for opti[...]

12 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Preparation for Use System connectio ns (continued) ! A C po wer connection After checking all the connections hav e been made correctly , plug the AC power cord of this unit into the AC outlet. If you plug in the unit first, t he unit will ent er the demonstr ation mode. Not es: " The unit will start the tape initializat[...]

13 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Preparation for Use Remote control ! Battery installation Precautions for battery use: " Replace all old batter ies with new ones at the same time. " Do not mix old and new batteries. " Remov e the batteries if the unit will not be used f or long periods of time. This will pre v ent potential damage due to batte[...]

14 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Basic Operation Genera l cont r ol ! T o turn th e power on Press the O N/ST AND-BY button to turn the power on. ! Illumination light contr ol When the power is turned on, light illuminates around the display . T o tur n on/off the light, hold down the CLEAR/DIMMER button on the remote control for 2 seconds or more. ! V olume [...]

15 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Basic Operation Setting t he c lock In this example , the cloc k is set for the 12-hour (AM 12:00) display . T o confirm the time displa y: [When the unit is in the stand-by mode] Press the CLOCK/TIMER button. The time display will appear f or about 10 sec onds. [When the power is on] Press the CLOCK/TIMER button. Within 10 se[...]

16 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback List enin g to a CD or MP3 disc This system can play audio CD , CD-R and CD-RW discs, b ut cannot record. Some audio CD-R and CD-R W discs may not be pla yable due t o t he state of the disc or the de vice that was used f or recording. MP3 is a form of compression. It i s an acron ym which stands for MP[...]

17 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback " Playbac k will begin from track 1 on disc 1. A fter t hat disc f inishes pla ying, the ne xt disc will aut omatically pla y . " After the last trac k on the fifth dis c is pla y ed, the unit will stops automatically . " When there is no disc in one of the disc tra ys (1 - 5), the empty [...]

18 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback Listening to a CD or MP3 disc (continued) ! V arious disc functions Notes: Notes for CD: Notes for MP3 discs: ! T o chang e the display (MP3 discs only) Function Main unit Remote contro l Operation Play Press in the stop mode. Stop Press in the playbac k mode. Pause Press in the playback mode. Press the[...]

19 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback Ad v an ced CD or MP 3 di sc pla y bac k ! T o specify a d isc to p lay Y ou can pla y a disc b y specifying the disc number . " Pla yback will begin from trac k 1 on the chosen disc. " After the last track on the chosen disc is play ed, the unit stops automatically . Note: If a disc tr ay wit[...]

20 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback Adv anced CD or MP3 disc playbac k (continued) ! Repeat play Repeat play can pla y all 5 discs, all trac ks on a chosen disc, or a programmed sequence continuously . T o cancel repeat play: Press the / button again. " " will go out. T o cancel repeat play: Press the D IRECT PLA Y button again.[...]

21 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback ! Progr ammed play Y ou can ch oose up to 32 selections for pla yback in the order you like. T o cancel the programmed pla y mode: While in the stop mode and the "MEMOR Y" indicator is l it, press the CLEAR/DIMME R b utton on the remote control. The "MEM OR Y" indicator will disappea[...]

22 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback MP3 n avigation (o nly f or MP3 file s) MP3 navigation: Y ou can search and pla y files by f older or title . For e xample , when you assign three titles to a file, enter genre (such as jazz) as title 1, album name as title 2, and music title as title 3 to search the file by any title. " Y ou can s[...]

23 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback ! File search (b y folder or title 1/2/ 3) Y ou can s earch and play files by f older or title 1/2/3 w ithin one MP3 dis c. File search b y title 1/2 /3: " In step 5, select "T -1", "T -2" or "T -3" and f ollo w the same steps as file search by f older . " The uni[...]

24 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback MP3 navigation (only f or MP3 files) (continued) ! Character search (f or folder or tit le 1/2/3 ) By enter ing a nam e, y ou can se arch files by f older or title 1/2/3 within one MP 3 disc. T o exit the MP3 nav ig ation mode: In the stop mode, press the button. Notes: " The unit searches regardle[...]

25 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 CD or MP3 disc Playback ! Progr ammed pla y (f or folder , title 1/2/3) F olders or titles c an be programmed w ithin one MP3 disc. F older , tit le 1, title 2 and title 3 cannot be programmed together simultaneously . T o stop playback: Press the button. " The programmed contents are not cleared. T o check, add or delete[...]

26 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Radio List enin g to th e radi o A uto po wer on functi on: When you press any of the f ollowing buttons , the unit turns on. " TUNER (BA ND) button (main unit and remote control): The unit tur ns on and t he "TUNER" function is activated. " / button (main unit and remote control): The unit tur ns on and pl[...]

27 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Radio ! Memo rizi ng a st at ion Y ou can store 40 AM and FM stations in memor y and recall them at the push of a button. (Preset tuning) Note: The backup function protects the memorized stations f or a f e w hours should there be a power f ailure or the A C power cord disconnection. ! T o re call a me morized s tation ! T o s[...]

28 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 T a p e P l ay b a ck List enin g to a ca sset t e tape (T APE 1 or T APE 2) ! T ape playback A uto po we r on f unction: When you press any of the following b uttons, the unit turns on. " T APE (1 2) button (main unit and r emote control): The un it tur ns on and the "T A PE " function is activated. " / bu[...]

29 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 T ape Re cor ding ! V arious tape function s Caution: " T o remove the cassette, press the button, and t hen open the compar tment. " Before changing from one tape operation to another , press the button. " If a power f ailure occurs during tape operation, the tape head will remain engaged with the tape and the [...]

30 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 T ape Re cor ding Recording on a cassette tape (continued) ! Recording fr om a CD or MP3 disc Y ou can record the desired dis c using the DIRE CT PLA Y button. To s t o p r e c o r d i n g : Press the button. The disc and tape will stop . 1 Press the ON/STAN D-BY b utton to turn the powe r on. 2 Press the CD button. 3 Load a c[...]

31 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 T ape Re cor ding Recording fro m several discs continuously: T o perf orm pr ogramme d r e c or di ng: To s t o p r e c o r d i n g : Press the button. The disc and tape will stop . ! Recording fr om the radio T o interrupt recordi ng: Press the b utton. T o resume r ecording, press the / button. To s t o p r e c o r d i n g [...]

32 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Adv anced Features Timer and slee p oper ation Timer playbac k: The unit turn s on and pla ys the desired source (CD , MP3 disc, tuner , tape) at a preset time. Timer recor din g: The unit turns on an d start s recording from the tuner at the preset time. Using the once timer and daily timer in combination: For e xample, use t[...]

33 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Adv anced Features Continued to the ne xt page 4 Within 10 seconds, press the or button to se- lect "ONCE SET" or "DAILY SET", and press the MEMORY/ SET butt on. 5 Press the or button to sel ect " PLAY" or "REC", an d press the MEMORY /SET butto n. The illustrations show the daily tim er[...]

34 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Adv anced Features Timer and sleep o peration (continued) Not e: Checking the timer setting in the timer stand-by mode: Canceling the timer setting in the timer stand-by mode: Reusing the mem orized ti mer set ting: The timer setting will be mem orized once it is entered. T o r euse the same setting, pe rf orm the f ollo wing [...]

35 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Adv anced Features ! Sleep operation The radio , CD , MP 3 disc and casset te tape can all be tur ned off automatically . T o confirm the remaining sleep time: T o cancel the sleep operation: Press the ON/ST AND-B Y button while "SLEEP" is indicated. T o c ancel the sleep operation without setting the unit to t he st[...]

36 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 Adv anced Features Enhan cing y our syst em The connection cord is not included. Purchase a commercially avail- able cord as shown below . ! Listening to pla yback sounds of Game, VCR, D VD , etc. Note: T o prev ent noise int erf erence, place the unit awa y from the television. A uto po we r on f unction: When you press any o[...]

37 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 References ! Headphones " Before plugging in or unplugging t he headphones, reduce the v ol- ume. " Be sure your headphones hav e a 1/8" (3.5 mm) diameter plug and are between 16 ohms and 50 ohms impedance. The recom - mended impedance is 32 ohms. " Plugging in the headphones disconnects the speakers automa[...]

38 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 References T roubleshooting chart (con tinued) ! Cassette deck ! Remote contr ol ! T uner ! Condensation Sudden temperature changes, storage or operation in an e xtremely humid environment ma y cause condensation inside the cabinet ( CD pic kup , tape heads, etc.) or on the transmitter on the remote control. Condensation can c[...]

39 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 References ! If tr ouble occurs When this product is subjected to str ong e xterna l interf erence (mechanical shock, excessiv e static electricity , abnor mal supply v oltage due to lightning, etc.) or if it is operated incorrectly , it may malfunction. If such a problem occurs, do the following: 1 Set the unit to t he stand-[...]

40 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 References Mai nte nanc e ! Cleaning the tape-handling part s " Dir ty heads, capstans or pinch rollers can cause poor sound and tape jams. Clean these par ts with a cotton sw ab moistened with commercial head/ pinch roller cleaner or isopropyl alcohol. " When cleaning the heads, pinch rollers, etc., unplug the unit [...]

41 CD-MPS99 CD-MPS900 References Specifica tions As par t of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reser ves the right to make design and specification changes f or product improv ement wit hout prior notice. The perf ormance specif ication fig- ures indicated are nominal v alues of production units. There ma y be some deviations from these v[...]

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