Technicolor - Thomson AM1550 manual CD Lens Care, Cassette Player, Important Batteries Information

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CD Lens Care

When your CD lens gets dirty it can also cause the system to output poor sound quality. To clean the lens you will need to purchase a CD lens cleaner which can maintain the output sound quality of your system. For instructions on cleaning the CD lens, refer to the ones accompanying the lens cleaner.

Cassette Player

To prevent deterioration of sound quality, periodically open the door of each deck and clean the magnetic heads, pinch roller, and capstan with a cotton bud dipped in alcohol. Also, demagnetize the head by play- ing a demagnetizing cassette (available through an audio equipment store).

• Do not touch the pick-up lens which is located inside

the disc compartment. Also, to keep dust from collecting EN on the pick-up lens and do not leave the compartment

door open for an extended period of time. If the lens becomes dirty, clean it with a soft brush, or use an air blower brush designed for camera lenses.

Important Batteries Information

• Remove the batteries to avoid leakage if you do not

use your remote control for more than one month.

Discard leaky batteries immediately as leaking batteries

may cause skin burns or other personal injuries. Dispose

of batteries in the proper manner, according to provin-

cial and local regulations. Any battery may leak elec-

trolyte if mixed with a different battery type, if inserted

incorrectly, if all batteries are not replaced at the same

time, if disposed of in fire, or if an attempt is made to

To protect recordings one or both sides of a tape, remove the corresponding tab. If you later want to record on the tape, affix a piece of adhesive tape over the hole.

Quit Slacking - A little bit of slack in your tapes can cause scratches on the tape, or worse yet, the tape could break. If you notice some slack in the tape, use a pen- cil to tighten it up before you insert it.

Side A Protection Side B Protection

A B

A

charge a battery not intended to be recharged.

Headset Safety

•Do not play your headset at a high volume. Hearing experts are against continuous extended play.

•If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce volume or discontinue use.

•You should use extreme caution or temporarily discon- tinue use in potentially hazardous situations.

Even if your headset is an open-air type designed to let you hear outside sounds, don’t turn up the volume so high that you are unable to hear what is around you.

Don’t Infringe

Safety Precautions

•Never open the cabinet under any circumstances. Any repairs or internal adjustments should be made only by a trained technician.

•Never operate this product with the cabinet removed.

•Do not touch the player with wet hands. If any liquid enters the player cabinet, take the player to a trained technician for inspection.

•This compact disc player uses a laser to read the music on the disc. The laser mechanism corresponds to the car- tridge and stylus of a record player. Although this prod- uct incorporates a laser pick-up lens, it is completely safe when operated according to directions.

•Discs rotate at high speed inside the player. Do not use damaged, warped, or cracked discs.

Prevent damage to this product, set switch for proper voltage.

This product should only be used for the purposes for which it is sold, that is, entertainment, violating no copy- right law. Any attempts to use this product for which it is not intended is unlawful and therefore not condoned by Thomson Consumer Electronics.

Technical Specifications

Power supply: 230V~50Hz Dimensions ( H x W x D mm): Unit size - 329 x 307 x 360 Speaker - 246 x 170 x 195

CD player: Response curve (+/- 2dB): 20Hz to 20 kHz

Rating Plate: Look for it at the back of the set.

The descriptions and characteristics in this owner’s manual are for the purpose of gen- eral reference only and not as a guarantee. In order to provide you with the highest quality product, we may make changes or modifications without prior notice. The English version serves as the final reference on all product and operational details should any discrepancies arise in other languages.

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