Emerson RS1008 manual

H O M E AUD I O SYS T E M w i t h CD P L A YE R , D I G I T A L T UN E R , 3 - W A Y T O W E R SPE AK E R S a n d P O W E R E D S U B W OO F E R R S 1 0 0 8 O W N E R ' S M A NU A L V i s i t ou r w eb s i t e a t w ww . e m e r s on r a d i o . c o m RS1008_ib042303.p65 23/4/2003, 14:51 31[...]

1 TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. I M P O R T A N T S A FET Y I N S T RUC T I ON S 1.) Read these instructions. 2.) Keep these [...]

2 T ha n k y ou f o r pu r c ha s i ng t h i s E m e r s on f l oo r s t a nd i ng ho m e a ud i o sy s t e m w i t h CD p l a y e r , d i g i t a l t une r , 3 - w a y t o w e r s pea k e r s , a nd po w e r ed s ub w oo f e r . P l ea s e r ea d t h i s i n s t r u c t i on m a nua l c o m p l e t e l y a nd c a r e f u ll y t o m a k e s u r e y[...]

3 • A v o i d i n s t a lli ng t h i s un i t i n p l a c e s e x po s ed t o d i r e c t s un li g h t o r c l o s e t o hea t r ad i a t i n g a pp li a n c e s s u c h a s e l e c t r i c hea t e r s , on t op o f o t he r s t e r eo eq u i p m en t t ha t r a d i a t e s t oo m u c h he a t, p l a c e s l a ck i ng v en t i l a t i on o r du [...]

4 P R E P AR A T I O N F O R U S E UN PACKING AND SE T-UP • Carefully remove all of the components and confirm that you have the following: 1.) Center Stand with Subwoofer x 1. 2.) Tower Speakers x 2. 3.) Receiver/CD Player Unit x 1 (with FM Antenna Wire attached). 4.) Remote Control x 1. 5.) Speaker Cables x 2. 6.) Subwoofer Connection Cable x 1[...]

5 CONNECTING THE SPEAKERS Note : The Receiver CD/Player unit must be mounted on the Center Stand before you connect the speakers to the back panel. TOWER SPEAKERS Locate the color-coded speakers cables. The speaker terminals on the back of the tower speakers are ‘ Spring Type ’ . Depress the red lever on the back of each tower speaker and inser[...]

6 SUBWOOFER Locate the Subwoofer Connection Cable. This is a black cable with black colored plugs on each end. Connect one end of the Subwoofer cable to the AUDIO IN jack on the back of the subwoofe r . Connect the other end of the Subwoofer Connection Cable to the SUB WOOFER jack on the back panel of the Receiver/CD Player unit. CABLE ROUTING GUID[...]

7 INS TALLING THE REMOTE CONTROL B ATTERIES Locate the Remote Control unit. The battery compartment is on the back side of the remote. Press down on the battery door locking tab to open and remove the door. Insert two fresh “ AA ” alkaline batteries in the battery compartment, then replace the battery door. Be sure to insert the batteries accor[...]

8 POWER SOURCE This system requires two 120V 60 Hz AC outlets. The small plug from this AC adapter must be connected to the DC Input Jack on the back of the Receiver/CD Player as shown The power source for the stereo receiver/CD player unit is a separate AC adapte r, included. This adapter is located inside the bottom of the cabinet. The power cord[...]

9 SYSTEM CONTROLS There are two ways to operate this system. Y ou may use the remote control or you may use the touch sensor control panel that is located above the CD doo r. All of the main system controls are found in both locations, however the remote handset has some additional controls that are not on the touch sensor control panel. As you rea[...]

1 0 L O C A T I O N O F C O N T R O L S AN D I N D I C A T O R S 1 . ) L CD D i s p l a y / T ou c h P ane l . 2 . ) CD D oo r O pen / C l o s e . 3 ) P O W E R O n / O ff. 4 . ) V O L U M E . 5 . ) SK I P / T UN E R . 6 . ) P O W E R ‘ O n ’ I nd i c a t o r . 7 . ) P L A Y / P A U SE . 8 . ) S T O P . 9 . ) CD . 10 . ) E Q . 1 1 . ) T UN E R [...]

1 1 S UB W OO F E R A ND SPE AK E R 1 . ) D e t a c hab l e S pea k e r G r ill e . 2 . ) P O W E R O N / O FF B u tt on ( S ub w oo f e r) . 3 . ) S ub w oo f e r P o w e r ‘ O n ’ I nd i c a t o r . 4 . ) V O L U M E C on t r o l ( S ub w oo f e r) . 5 . ) S ub w oo f e r . 6 . ) F M W i r e A n t enna . 7 . ) DC P o w e r P l ug o f A C / DC[...]

1 2 R E M O T E C O N T R O L TUNER/ BAND CD X -BASS EQ MODE SLEEP TIMER AUX REPEAT POWER MUTE VOL VOL PRESET STOP PLAY/ P AUSE SNOOZE 1 2 3 5 4 8 7 6 9 0 10 ST/MONO PROGRAM 1 . ) E Q B u tt on . 2 . ) X - BASS B u tt on . 3 . ) S N OO Z E B u tt on . 4 . ) T I M E R B u tt on . 5 . ) M O D E B u tt on . 6 . ) S L EEP B u tt on . 7 . ) P L A Y / P [...]

1 3 M U L T I F UNC T I O N L CD D I S P L A Y 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 1 1 . ) T ou c h P a ne l F un c t i on C on t r o l s . 2 . ) C L O C K I nd i c a t o r . 3 . ) A M / P M I nd i c a t o r s . 4 . ) R EPEA T / R EPEA T A LL I nd i c a t o r s . 5 . ) T I M E R O N / O FF I nd i c a t o r s . 6 . ) S N OO Z E I nd i c a t o r . 7 . ) S L EEP I[...]

1 4 O P E R A T I N G I N S T RUC T I O N S • Make sure that the AC power cords from both the Receiver/CD Player unit and the Subwoofer are connected to 120V 60Hz AC outlets. • Make sure that you have installed batteries in the Remote Control unit. • Make sure that both the tower speakers and the subwoofer are correctly connected to the appro[...]

1 5 Subwoofer VOLUME Level Control (on Subwoofer only) After switching the Subwoofer PO WER Button ‘ On ’ , rotate the Subwoofer VOLUME level control to adjust the volume of the subwoofer speaker. Note : The volume of the subwoofer speaker cannot be controlled by the VOLUME / Buttons on the touch panel or the remote control. MUTE Button (Remote[...]

1 6 SETTING THE CLOCK When the AC cord from the Receiver/CD Player unit is connected to the AC outlet for the first time, the time display will begin flashing. This flashing is your indication that power has been interrupted, the display is incorrect and the time must be reset. The flashing will stop when you set the time. 1.) Press the PO WER butt[...]

1 7 LISTENING TO RADIO Reminder : Unless otherwise specified you may use the controls on the touch panel display or on the remote control to perform all of the following operations. 1.) Press the PO WER button to turn the Receiver/CD Player unit ‘ On ’ . The touch panel display lighting turns on. Also press the Subwoofer PO WER button, on the S[...]

1 8 Presetting Stations In The Tuner Memory The tuner in this system has a 32 station preset memor y . You can store up to 16 FM stations and 16 AM stations in the tuner memory for immediate recall. 1.) Tune to the first station you wish to memorize. Example: FM 103.5 MHz. 2.) Press the PROGRAM button. The program indicator icon will flash and the [...]

1 9 Changing Preset Stations (Remote Control Only) 1.) Tune to the new station you wish to memorize. When the desired station appears on the display press the PROGRAM button. 2.) W ithin 5 seconds press the PRESET button on the remote control repeatedly to select the preset number that you wish to change, or select the preset number directly with t[...]

2 0 PL AYING COMPACT DISCS IMPOR TANT: This CD player can play normal CDs plus CD Recordable (CD-R) and CD Rewriteable (CD-RW) discs. However the playability of CD-R and CD-RW discs may be affected by the type of software that was used in ‘ ripping ’ the tracks from the original discs and ‘ burning ’ the tracks onto the blank media. Playabi[...]

2 1 Pause Control ( ) To pause momentarily during playback press the PL AY/PAUSE button again. The sound stops and the Pause indicator ( ) flashes but the disc continues to spin. To cancel pause and resume normal playback, press the PL AY/PAUSE button once more. The Pause indicator ( ) disappears. SKIP/SEARCH Controls ( / ) • To start playback fr[...]

2 2 Programmed Playback This CD player has a 40-track programmable memory system. You can program up to 40 tracks on any disc to play back in any desired orde r. The same track can be programmed to play multiple times if desired. NOTE : You cannot program a disc during playback. If the disc is playing press the STOP button first and wait until the [...]

2 3 Note : The program icon remains ‘ On ’ and the programmed sequence remains in the memor y. To repeat the programmed sequence press the PL AY/PAUSE button again. To erase the programmed sequence from the memory press the STOP button while the player is stopped. The program icon disappears. Programmed Repeat Playback You can use the Repeat an[...]

2 4 OTHER FUNCTIONS TIMER Operation (Remote Control Only) This system includes a programmable timer that can switch the system ‘ On ’ and ‘ Off ’ at any time you specify. NOTE : IN ORDER FOR THE TIMER TO OPER ATE THE SYSTEM, THE TIME OF D AY MUST BE SET CORRECT LY . REFER TO “ SETTING THE CLOCK ” ON PAGE 16 IF NECESSAR Y. 1.) Turn the s[...]

2 5 SNOOZE Function (Remote Control Only) When the system turns ‘ On ’ automatically you may press the SNOOZE button on the remote control to stop the radio or CD temporaril y . After 9 minutes the system will turn ‘ On ’ again. The Snooze operation can be repeated multiple times. Note : If after the system turns ‘ On ’ automatically yo[...]

2 6 CONNECTING AN AUXILIAR Y SOUND SOURCE We have provided a pair of Auxiliary Input jacks on the back panel of the Receiver/CD Player unit. To listen to an auxiliary audio source through the speakers of this system connect the L/R audio outputs of the external source to the L/R Auxiliary Input jacks on the back of this unit. (Connection cable is n[...]

2 7 RESET BUTTON This unit includes a special protective device to prevent permanent damage to the internal computer in the event of a sudden power surge. If the system does not respond to any commands from the remote control, or the controls on the main unit, you may have experienced a power surge that triggered the internal computer to shut down [...]

2 8 C O M P AC T D I S C CA R E • T o r e m o v e a d i sc f r o m i t s s t o r age c a s e , p r e ss do w n on t he c en t e r o f t he c a s e and li ft t he d i sc ou t, ho l d i ng i t c a r e f u ll y b y t he edge s . • F i nge r p r i n t s and du s t s hou l d be c a r e f u ll y w i ped o ff t he d i sc ’ s r e c o r ded s u r f a [...]

2 9 L I M I TE D W ARR AN T Y E m e r s on R a d i o C o r p. w a r r a n t s m a nu f ac t u r i ng d e f ec t s i n o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l , i n c l ud i n g o r i g i n a l p a r t s a nd w o r k m a n s h i p, un d e r no r m a l u s e a n d c on d iti on s , f o r a p e r i od o f n i n e t y ( 90 ) d a y s fr o m t h e d a t e o f o [...]

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