Aiwa Z-A60 operating instructions Setting Power Economizing Mode, Demo Demonstration

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SETTING POWER ECONOMIZING MODE

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CLOCK

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When you set power economizing mode to “ECO ON” or “ECO AUTO”, the unit reduces power consumption by conducting four ECO operations as follows.

•The unit (all the illumination of the display and the buttons) blacks out when the power is turned off. Only the red indicator lights up.

If the clock is not set, the unit does not black out. Instead, the DEMO will begin when the power is turned off.

•The illumination of the display brighten for 10 seconds only when you press a button, or turn VOLUME or MULTI JOG.

If the display dimmer mode is set to “DIM-OFF”, the brightness of the illumination does not change.

•The display dimmer mode is set to the dimmest, the button illumination lights off, and the volume is set to the minimum (0) when the unit turns on by timer recording.

•The unit automatically turns itself off if you do not use it for 10 minutes. (only when “ECO AUTO” is selected)

The unit does not turn itself off if there is audio input signal through VIDEO/AUX/PHONO IN jacks when the function is

VIDEO/AUX/PHONO.

1Press ECO once.

“ECO MODE” will be displayed.

2Press ENTER within 4 seconds.

The current power-economizing mode status will be displayed. If the power-economizing mode is off: ECO OFF

If the power-economizing mode is on: ECO AUTO or ECO ON

3Turn MULTI JOG within 4 seconds to switch the

power-economizing mode.

Example: When “ON” is selected

4Press ENTER within 4 seconds to set the mode.

Standby power consumption

If the power-economizing mode is OFF: 30 W

If the power-economizing mode is ON/AUTO: 0.9 W

NOTE

To view the clock when all the display lights turn off, press CLOCK so that the time is displayed for 4 seconds.

DEMO (DEMONSTRATION)

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DEMO

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POWER

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When the AC cord is plugged into an AC outlet for the first time after purchase, the DEMO will begin in the display. When the power is turned on, the DEMO will end.

Until the clock is set, the DEMO will automatically begin whenever the power is turned off.

You can enjoy two kinds of DEMO modes on this unit. One is demo, the other one is game demo.

In the demo mode, colorful illumination demonstrates on the display.

In the game demo mode, you can play a game. See below about how to play the game.

To switch the two modes to each other, when the unit is in off mode, press POWER while pressing DEMO.

To deactivate or activate DEMO

Press DEMO to turn on or off the DEMO mode.

To play the game Demo

1Press c.

Three numbers on the display start to run.

2Press sonce.

The number on the left side stops.

3Press stwice to stop the remaining two numbers. Scoring:

20 points are given to start the game.

If all the numbers are equal, 50 points are added to the score. If not equal, one point is subtracted.

If the gained points reach 9999, you win. If the gained points fall to 0, you lose.

To reset the game DEMO, press DEMO twice. The game

starts again.

To cancel the game DEMO, press DEMO.

To change the probability of equalizing the three numbers

Press for grepeatedly to select one of the three probability levels when playing the game Demo. The tray number indicator in the display changes between 1 and 3. As the tray number increases from 1 to 3, the higher the probability of equalizing.

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NOTE

•During the game Demo, c, f, g and s are available only for the game Demo. Cancel the game Demo to use these buttons for the functions such as CD playing, etc.

•During the game Demo, some indicators unrelated with the actual operation light up on the display.

•During recording, DEMO is not operative.

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Contents A60 Installation Electric PowerOwner’s record Table of Contents Connect the right and left speakers to the main Unit Connecting AN Outdoor AntennaConnections Connect the supplied antennasRemote Control Setting Power Economizing Mode Demo DemonstrationPress one of the graphic equalizer preset buttons Audio AdjustmentsVolume Control Super T-BASS SystemManual Tuning Press Tuner Preset repeatedly to select Manual tuning modePress TUNER/BAND to select the FM or AM band Presetting Stations Preset Number TuningPlaying Discs Basic OperationsLoading Discs RANDOM/REPEAT PlayProgrammed Play Dubbing Inserting Blank SpacesDubbing the Whole Tape Press wREC/REC Mute to start recording on AI Edit RecordingInsert the tape into Deck First sideRepeat for the rest of the tracks for side To change the program of each sidePress Clock Setting the ClockPress Sleep while pressing Shift on the remote Control Press Enter or aAdjust the volume Setting the TimerTimer Recording Press Power 6STANDBY/ON to turn off the powerSources Connecting Optional EquipmentListening to External VIDEO/AUX/PHONO in JacksCare and Maintenance To resetSpecifications CopyrightParts Index

Z-A60 specifications

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