Basic operation

3 Adjust the volume.

Radio

STANDBY lampRemote sensor
Selecting the AM tuner interval

Before operating the tuner, select the appropriate AM tuner interval used in your residential area.

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TUNER FM TUNER AM2Select the AM tuner interval. (On the main unit)
(Hold) 9K --> 10K

 

10K --> 9K

 

Each time you press and hold 7, the interval switches between 9 kHz and 10 kHz alternately.

Searching for stations

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TUNER FM TUNER AM

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(Hold) (Hold)The station search stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is found.
• To manually stop the search, press 5 or .
• When you press 5 or repeatedly, the frequency
changes step by step.
• You can use ¢ or 4 on the main unit instead of
Presetting stations
You can preset up to 30 FM and 15 AM stations.While listening to a target station...

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2Select a preset number.Preset number

To select a number, see “How to select a number using the remote control” on page 3.

Tuning in to a preset station

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TUNER FM TUNER AM

2Select a preset number.

To select a number, see “How to select a number using the remote control” on page 3.

2 Select a source.
Turn on the power. 1
Stereo mini plug cordMonaural mini plug cord

 

(not supplied)

Disc/USB/

(not supplied)

 

 

Microphone (not supplied)
Headphones (not supplied)

SD

 

The HP indicator lights up when headphones are connected to the System.The MIC indicator lights up when a microphone is connected
• Be sure to turn down the volume before connecting or putting on theto the System.

 

headphones.• Set “MIC VOL” to “0” when connecting or disconnecting the

 

 

microphone (see “Singing a song in Karaoke” in “Karaoke

 

 

operations” on page 3).

 

DO NOT turn off the System with the volume set to an extremely high level; otherwise, the sudden blast of sound may damage your hearing, speakers, and headphones when you

Label side

USB mass storage class device

5 or on the remote control.

• When an FM program is broadcast in

stereo, the S (stereo) indicator lights

up.

Improving the FM reception
To improve the FM reception

When the monaural mode is activated, the reception is improved. However, the stereo effect is lost.

To restore the stereo effect, press TUNER MODE again.Notes on USB mass storage class device connection
• Connect a USB mass storage class device when the
System is turned off to prevent malfunction.
• Do not use a USB hub.

• When connecting with a USB cable, use a USB 2.0 cable

whose length is less than 1 m.

• The USB mass storage class device is charged through

the USB MEMORY terminal when the System is turned

on. (Some USB mass storage class devices may be

charged through the USB MEMORY terminal only when

“USB” is selected as the source.)

• You cannot connect a computer to the USB MEMORY

terminal of the System.

• Electrostatic shock at connecting a USB mass storage

class device may cause abnormal playback of the

device. In this case, disconnect the USB mass storage

class device then reset the System and the USB mass

storage class device.

• While playing back or recording a file onto a USB mass

storage class device, do not disconnect the device.

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Before playing back a disc/file:

Turn on the TV and select an appropriate input mode on the TV to view the picture or on-screen display.

For disc/file playback, you can change the initial setting to your preference. See “Setup menu operations of the System” on page 4.

Playback operations
To play back/pause a discTo play back/pause a USB massTo play back/pause an SD card

 

 

 

storage class device

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To open the disc tray

 

 

To locate an item directly
Press 0 on the main unit.

 

 

Press a number button.
To select a chapter/track

 

 

• To select a number, see “How to select a number using

 

 

 

 

 

the remote control” on page 3.
turn on the System or start playback.

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Doing so may cause malfunction on both the System

and the device.
Notes on SD card insertion

• DO NOT insert any object other than an SD card into

the insertion slot.
Press ¢ or 4.To select a group/title
To locate a particular section
Press ¡ or 1 repeatedly during playback.Press GROUP/TITLE SKIP ¢ or
• Each time you press ¡ or 1, the search speedGROUP/TITLE SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT.
changes as follows.To stop playback

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Playback operation

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2

Start playback of the external device.
SD card
• DO NOT use a cracked or deformed SD card.

• Make sure that SD card playback has stopped before

removing the SD card. Otherwise, the data may be
damaged.

• Never insert an SD card upside down. Otherwise, it will

not be able to be removed.

• When you play a miniSD™ card, be sure to attach the

miniSD™ adaptor to the card before insertion.
• SD cards initialised by computer may not be
compatible.
• You can use an SD card of up to 32 GB.
• Do not remove the SD card while recording. It may
cause malfunction.
– FORWARD × 2, × 4, × 8, × 20

Press 7.

– BACKWARD × 2, × 4, × 8, × 20To return to normal playback, press DVD/CD 6, USB 6, or SD 6.

External

Stereo mini plug cord

(not supplied)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

device

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjusting the audio input level

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can change the audio input level through the AUDIO

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN jack.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(While holding...)

LEVEL1 LEVEL2LEVEL3• The playback sound is the maximum when you select LEVEL3.
Recording operations
Before you start recording

It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.

The volume and sound adjustments (see “Basic operation,” pages 3, and 4) do not affect recordings.

Random Play and Repeat mode are canceled during recording.

You can record up to 99 tracks per group onto a USB mass storage class device or SD card.

Tracks which are recorded onto a USB mass storage class device or SD card will be converted into MP3 format.

Recording does not start while “READING” is shown on the display.You cannot record tracks in the root.
About SCMS (Serial Copy Management System)

The System uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software such as regular CDs.

If you try to record from a duplicated CD-R or CD-RW to a USB mass storage class device or SD card, “SCMS VLT” appears on the display.

1st generation

2nd generation

DIGITAL

DIGITAL

 

ANALOG

DIGITAL

Recording from a Disc
You can record tracks from a CD to a USB mass storage class device or SD card.Before recording....Connect a recordable USB mass storage class device to

the USB MEMORY ( ) terminal or insert a recordable SD card into the SD CARD ( )slot.

1Start and stop playback of the disc.2Start recording. (On the main unit)

or

The USB REC or SD REC indicator starts flashing.
Do not vibrate the System while recording. It may damage the recorded tracks.The System automatically creates the new group.When playback ends, recording automatically stops.To stop recording manually, press 7.To record a single track, press CD3USB REC orCD3SD REC on the main unit during playback of the track.

To record tracks in the programmed order, turn on Resume Play before you start Program Play. (For details of Program Play and Resume Play, see “Advanced playback operations” on page 3.)

If “NO REC” appears on the display when you try to record a track, the System cannot record that track.

For advanced operations, see page 3.

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