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Contents

Location of the Buttons and Controls....................... 3

Remote Control.......................................................... 3
Front Panel ................................................................. 4

Getting Started............................................................ 6

Supplied Accessories.................................................. 6
Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control ........... 6
Connecting Antennas ................................................. 6
Connecting Speakers.................................................. 7
Surround Speakers ..................................................... 8
Connecting Other Equipment..................................... 9
Adjusting the Voltage Selector................................... 9
Cancelling the Display Demonstration ...................... 9

Common Operations ................................................ 10

Turning On or Off the Power................................... 10
Setting the Clock...................................................... 10
Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing.................... 10
Selecting the Sources ............................................... 10
Adjusting the Volume............................................... 11
Reinforcing the Bass Sound..................................... 11
Selecting the Sound Modes...................................... 11
Creating Your Own Sound Mode
— Manual Mode................................................. 12

Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts...................... 13

Tuning in a Station................................................... 13
Presetting Stations.................................................... 13
Tuning in a Preset Station ........................................ 13

Playing Back CDs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW).................. 14

Loading CDs ............................................................ 14
Playing Back the Entire Discs
— Continuous Play............................................. 15
Basic CD Operations................................................ 15
Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks
— Program Play ................................................. 16
Playing at Random — Random Play ....................... 17
Repeating Tracks or CDs — Repeat Play................ 17
Prohibiting Disc Ejection — Tray Lock................... 17

Playing Back Video CDs........................................... 18

Selecting Video Output (PAL, MULTI, NTSC)....... 18
Loading Discs........................................................... 18
Playing a Video CD.................................................. 18
Playing Video CDs with PBC Function —
Menu Play........................................................... 19
Basic Concept of the PBC function ......................... 19
Playing Video CDs without PBC —
Continuous Play.................................................. 20
Resuming Play ......................................................... 20
Special Plays for a Video CD................................... 20
Playing a Multiplex Sound CD ................................ 21

MP3 Disc Playback................................................... 22

Playing Back Tapes................................................... 23

Playing Back a Tape................................................. 23
Locating the Beginning of a Song — Music Scan... 23

Recording .................................................................. 24

Recording a Tape on Deck B.................................... 24
Dubbing Tapes.......................................................... 25
CD Direct Recording................................................ 25
Auto Edit Recording ................................................ 26

Using the Microphones............................................. 27

Singing Along — Karaoke....................................... 27
Singing Along with Multiplex Karaoke
Discs (MPX)....................................................... 27
Recording Your Singing........................................... 28
Adjust the Music Key Control (for CD play only) .. 28

Using the Timers....................................................... 29

Using Daily Timer.................................................... 29
Using Recording Timer............................................ 31
Using Sleep Timer.................................................... 32
Timer Priority........................................................... 32

Maintenance.............................................................. 33

Troubleshooting........................................................ 34

Specifications............................................................. 35

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