Location of controls

RADIO

 

BANDMEMORY
., > AUTO PRESET
DISPLAY
PRESET –, + TUNE –, +ENTER
POWER

u

x

MODEMEGA BASS

 

*

 

OPERATION indicator

 

 

 

VOLUME –, +*

 

 

 

 

 

 

Display
SLEEP

 

Remote sensor
LINE

i

LINE IN
OPENOPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD)
Loading a CD
Remote Control

POWER

FUNCTION

BAND

u

PRESET +, –

.,>

x

VOL +*, –*The button has a tactile dot.

Playing a CD

1Press POWER to turn on the player.

2Press OPEN to load a CD in the CD compartment.

3Close the CD compartment by hand.

4Press u.

The player plays all the tracks once.

To

Press

stop playback

x

 

 

pause playback

u

 

Press the button again to resume play after pause.

go to the next track

>

 

 

go back to the previous track

.

 

 

remove the CD

OPEN

locate a point while listening

> (forward) or . (backward) while playing until you

to the sound

find the point

locate a point while observing

> (forward) or . (backward) in pause until you find

the display

the point

Using the display

To check the total track number and playing time

Press MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER in stop mode (see fig. C).

To check the remaining time

Press MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER repeatedly while playing a CD. The display changes as follows:

tthe current track number and playing time r

the current track number and the remaining time on the current track* r

the number of tracks left and remaining time on the CD

*For a track whose number is more than 20, the remaining time appears as “- -:- -” in the display.

Listening to the radio

1Press POWER to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET until the band you want appears in the display.

Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “FM” t “AM”.

3Hold down TUNE + or – until the frequency digits begin to change in the display.

The player automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station.

If you can't tune in a station, press the button repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.

Tip

If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE until “Mono” appears in the display and the radio will play in monaural.

Presetting radio stations

You can store radio stations into the player’s memory. You can preset up to 30 radio stations, 20 for FM and 10 for AM in any order,.

1Press POWER to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

3Hold down MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER for 2 seconds until “AUTO” flashes in the display.

4Press MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER.

The stations are stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones.

If a station cannot be preset automatically

You need to preset a station with a weak signal manually.

1

Press or POWER to turn on the player.

2

Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

3

Tune in a station you want.

4

Hold down MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER for 2 seconds until the preset number flashes in

 

the display.

Connecting optional components

You can record a CD on a MiniDisc and enjoy the sound from other components, such as portable MD, CD player and TV, VCR through the speakers of this player.

Be sure to turn off the power of each component before making connections. For details, refer to the instructions of the component to be connected.

Recording a CD on a MiniDisc recorder and DAT recorder

1Open the jack cover of the OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) jack of this player and connect the jack with the digital input jack of MiniDisc and DAT using the digital connecting cable * (not supplied).

*Select a connecting cable depending on the type of the digital input jack of the recorder to be connected. For details, refer to the instruction manual of the component to be connected. The OPTICAL DIGITAL OUT (CD) jack of this unit is square-shaped jack.

The type of the jackModel number of
of the componentthe connecting cable
to be connected

 

Optical miniplug

POC-5AB

(MiniDisc recorder, etc.)

 

 

 

L-type 7-pin connector

POC-DA12P

(DAT recorder, etc.)

 

 

 

Square-shaped optical

POC-10A

connector (MiniDisc

 

recorder, DAT recorder, etc.)

 

 

 

2Turn on the power of this player and the connected component.

3Make the connected component ready for recording.

4Press u to start playing a CD on this player.

Listening to the sound from the connected components

1 Connect the LINE IN jack of this player with the line output jack or headphones

jack of other component using the audio connecting cable* (not supplied).

With the labeled side facing you
Display

 

 

 

C

Total playing time

D

 

Total track numberProgrammed track

Playing order

To turn on/off the power

Press POWER.

To adjust the volume

Press VOLUME +, – (VOL +, – on the remote).

To listen through headphones

Connect the headphones to the i (headphones) jack.

To turn off the blue light of the CD compartment lid

When the player is turned on, the blue light of the CD compartment lid lights. To turn the light off, press and hold MODE for about 4 seconds.

To turn the light on again, press and hold MODE for about 4 seconds.

Adjusting the audio emphasis

You can adjust the audio emphasis of the sound you are listening to.

To reinforce the bass sound

Press MEGA BASS.

“MEGA BASS” appears in the display.

To return to normal sound, press the button again.

Selecting the play mode

Press MODE until “REP 1” “REP ALL” “SHUF” “SHUF REP” “PGM” “PGM REP” appears in the display. Then proceed as follows:

To

SelectThen do this

repeat a single track

“REP 1”

Press . or > to select the track that you

 

 

want to repeat, then press u.

 

 

 

repeat all tracks

“REP ALL”

Press u.

 

 

 

shuffle play

“SHUF”

Press u.

 

 

 

repeat tracks

“SHUF REP”

Press u.

in random order

 

 

 

 

 

programme play

“PGM”

Press . or > then press MEMORY/

 

 

DISPLAY/ENTER for the tracks you want to

 

 

programme in the order you want up to 20 tracks

 

 

(see fig. D). Then press u.

 

 

 

repeat programmed tracks

“PGM REP”

Press . or > then press MEMORY/

 

 

DISPLAY/ENTER for the tracks you want to

 

 

programme in the order you want up to 20 tracks.

 

 

Then press u.

 

 

 

To cancel selected play mode

Press MODE until the selected mode disappears from the display.

To check the programmed track and playing order in the display

To check the order of tracks before play, press MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER.

Every time you press the button, the track number appears in the programmed order.

To change the current programme

Press x once if the CD is stopped and twice if the CD is playing. The current programme will be erased. Then create a new programme following the programming procedure.

Tip

You can play the same programme again, since the programme is saved until you open the CD compartment.

5

Press PRESET + or – until the preset number you want for the station flashes in the display.

6

Press MEMORY/DISPLAY/ENTER.

 

The new station replaces the old one.

Tip

The preset radio stations remain in memory even if you unplug the AC power adaptor.

Playing preset radio stations

1Press POWER to turn on the player.

2Press RADIO•BAND•AUTO PRESET to select the band.

3Press PRESET + or – to tune in the stored station.

 

* For Minidisc recorder: a cable with a stereo-mini plug on both ends.

 

* For TV, VCR: a cable with a stereo-mini plug on one end and tow phono plugs on the other end.

2

Press LINE to display “LInE”.

3

Play the optional component connected to the LINE IN jack of the player.

Note

Connect the cords firmly to avoid any malfunction.

Falling asleep to music

1Play the music source you want.

2Press SLEEP.

3Press SLEEP to select the minutes until the player goes off automatically. Each time you press the button, the indication changes as follows: “60” t “90” t “120” t “OFF” t “10” t “20” t “30”.

To cancel the sleep function

Press POWER to turn off the power.

Tip

The blue light of the CD compartment lid goes off while the sleeping timer is on.