Emerson CKD5811 manual

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    O W NER ’ S M ANUA L C K D 5 8 1 1 V i s i t ou r w eb s i t e a t w ww . e m e r s on r ad i o . c o m S m a r t S e t ® C D C l o c k R a d i o w i t h A u t o m a t i c T i m e S e tt i ng S ys t e m a n d D i g i t a l Tu n i ng S t e r e o R ec e i ve r ( U . S . P a t en t N o . 6 , 567 , 344 ) CKD5811_080306.p65 3/8/2006, 11:01 40[...]

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    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 F E T Y I N S T R U C T I O N S 1.) Read these instructions. Keep these[...]

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    2 Thank You ………… For purchasing this Emerson Research Stereo CD Clock Radio with the patented SmartSet ® automatic time setting system. As soon as you plug-in your radio for the first time, and after every power interruption, the clock will automatically set itself to the correct, year, month, date, day, and time. It will also automaticall[...]

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    3 We have taken great care to make sure that this unit was in perfect working order when it left our factory. If you have any problems with the set-up or operation of this model please do not return it to the dealer. Please call the Emerson Consumer Products Customer Service Hotline, toll-free at: 1-800-898-9020. One of our customer service represe[...]

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    4 IMPOR TANT NOTES • O pe r a t e c on t r o l s a nd s w i t c h e s a s de sc r i bed i n t he m a nua l . • B e f o r e t u r n i n g ‘ O n ’ t h e po w e r , m a k e c e r t a i n t h a t po w e r c o r d i s p r ope r l y i n s t a ll ed . • S t o r e y ou r CD s i n a c oo l a r ea t o a v o i d da m age f r o m hea t. • W hen m o[...]

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    5 PRE PA RATION FOR USE Unpacking and Set-up • Remove the unit from the shipping carton and remove all packing material from the unit. Please save the carton and packing material if possible in the event that your unit ever needs to be returned for service. Using the original carton and packing materials is the only way to protect your unit from [...]

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    6 Installing The Sure-Alarm Back-up Battery (Not Included) The Sure-Alarm battery compartment is located on the back panel. 1.) Press down on the battery door locking tab as shown and remove the battery door. 2.) Gently pull the battery terminal outside of the compartment just far enough so you can connect the battery. 3.) Connect a fresh, well-kno[...]

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    7 Low Battery Indicator The Low Battery indicator “ ” only appears in the main display when the unit is in the power ‘ Off ’ mode. • If you install a 9- Volt battery in the Sure Alarm circuit as described above, the Low Battery indicator disappears. • If the Low Battery indicator remains ‘ On ’, this indicates that either you have n[...]

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    8 Power Source This system is designed to operate on 120V AC 60Hz house current onl y. Connecting this system to any other power source may cause damage to the system and such damage is not covered by your warranty. N O T E : T he sy s t e m ha s a p o l a r i z ed A C p l ug w i t h one w i de b l a de a nd one na rr o w b l ade . T he p l ug w il[...]

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    9 LOC ATION OF CONTROLS AND INDIC ATORS FRONT PANEL 1 2 3 1 10 11 9 8 12 7 13 6 5 14 15 4 16 17 18 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 TOP PANEL 32 CKD5811_080306.p65 3/8/2006, 11:01 9[...]

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    10 1.) Speakers. 2.) Multi-Function LED Display. 3.) 3- Volt Lithium Battery Compartment (Bottom Cabinet). 4.) POWER ON/OFF Button. 5.) SLEEP Button. 6.) ALARM 1 ( BUZZER / RADIO / CD / OFF ) Selector Switch. 7.) ALM (Alarm) 1 Button. 8.) ALARM 2 ( BUZZER / RADIO / CD / OFF ) Selector Switch. 9.) DIMMER ( LO / HI ) Selector Switch. 10.) 9- Volt Bat[...]

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    11 OPER ATING INSTRUCTIONS • Make sure that you have extended the AC power cord to its full length. The FM antenna is built into the power cord. • Make sure that you have installed a fresh 9- Volt battery in the Sure Alarm circuit if you want the Sure Alarm battery back up circuit to operate. If you do not install a 9- Volt battery the Low Batt[...]

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    12 S e t t i n g T h e T i m e , T h e F i r s t T i m e I M P O R T AN T : T he f i r s t t i m e y ou c onne c t y ou r ne w S m a r t S e t ® CD c l o ck r ad i o t o t he A C ou t l e t t he i n t e r na l c o m pu t e r w ill au t o m a t i c a ll y s e t t he t i m e c o rr e c t l y f o r t he E a s t e r n T i m e Zon e , w h i c h i s t h[...]

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    13 D a t e D i s p l a y T o s ee t he c o rr e c t da t e a t a n y t i m e , de p r e ss t he M O N T H / DA T E bu tt on . T he d i s p l a y c ha ng e s f r o m t i m e t o m on t h a nd da t e ( MM / DD ) . F o r e x a m p l e , M ay 21 s t w ill a ppe a r a s “ 5 21 ” . W hen y ou r e l ea s e t he M O N T H / DA T E bu tt on t he d i s p[...]

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    14 M a n u a l T i m e A d j u s t m e n t s S o m e peop l e li k e t o s e t t he i r c l o cks 5 t o 10 m i nu t e s f a s t t o m a k e s u r e t ha t t he y w ill a l w a y s be o n t i m e . E v en t houg h t he S m a r t S e t ® s e t s t he t i m e b y i t s e l f, y ou s t ill ha v e t he op t i on o f a d j u s t i ng t he t i m e m anua[...]

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    15 S e l ec t i n g T h e A l a r m M o d e Y ou r S m a r t S e t ® c l o ck r a d i o a ll o w s y ou t o s e l e c t f r o m a m ong t h r ee d i ff e r en t a l a r m ope r a t i on m ode s f o r e i t he r a l a r m . T he a l a r m m ode s a r e : • E ve r y d ay – t he a l a r m w ill t u r n on a ll 7 da y s . • W eek d ays on l y ?[...]

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    16 Listening To The Radio 1.) Press the POWER ON/OFF button on the top panel. The display will change from time to radio frequenc y . The first time you turn your unit on the display will show FM 87.5 MHz . 2.) To switch between the FM and AM bands press the AM/FM button. The first time you select the AM band the display will show AM 520 KHz . 3.) [...]

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    17 Presetting Stations In The Tuner Memory You can store a total of 20 stations, 10 FM and 10AM, in the tuner memory for easy recall at any time. 1.) Using either the Automatic or Manual Tuning method described above, tune to the first station you wish to store in the tuner memory. Example: FM 92.5 MHz 2.) When the desired frequency appears on the [...]

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    18 Notes: • The FM memories are numbered F1 through F10 . The AM memories are numbered A1 through A10 . • After you press the memory button the first time you must select a Preset Memory number and press the MEMORY button again within 10 seconds, while the memory number is flashing, or the station will not be memorized. Recalling Preset Station[...]

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    19 Antenna Information FM : The FM antenna is built in the AC power cord. You may have to extend and vary the direction of the AC power cord until you find the position that provides the best reception. AM : The AM bar antenna is inside the cabinet of the main unit. You may need to change the position of the main unit until you find the position th[...]

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    20 P l a y i n g C o m p ac t D i s c s Important: This CD player can play normal CDs plus CD Recordable (CD-R) and CD ReWritable (CD-RW) discs. However the playability of CD-R/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. Pla[...]

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    21 4.) Press the PL A Y/ PA USE button on the top panel. 5.) The display briefly shows “ Cd ” and then two dashes “ – – ” will appear as the player reads the disc. After a few seconds the display will show the total number of tracks on the disc, then playback begins on Track 1 . After 5 seconds of playback the display will return to the[...]

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    22 8.) Press on the CD door in the area marked OPEN/CLOSE to open the CD door, remove your disc, and close the door again. 9.) Press the POWER ON/OFF button to shut the system ‘ Off ’. Notes: • If you shut the power off while a CD is playing and you leave the disc in the player, the disc will start playing from track 1 when you switch the sys[...]

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    23 REPE AT Playback You can repeat a single track or the entire disc continuousl y . Repeat playback can be selected while a disc is playing or while the disc is stopped. Single Track Repeat Press the or buttons to select the track to be repeated. If necessary, press the PL A Y/ PA USE button to begin playback, and then press the REPE AT T button o[...]

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    24 Programmed Playback Programmed playback allows you to program the player to play up to 20 tracks on a disc in any desired orde r. You may also program the same track to play multiple times within the same program if desired. Note : You cannot program the player while the disc is playing. If the disc is playing press the STOP button first and the[...]

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    25 7.) After the last programmed track has played the player stops and the PL AY and Program “ PROG ” indicators go ‘ Off ’ . However the program sequence remains in the memory. To play the programmed sequence again press the PROGRAM button and then press the PL A Y/ PA USE button. If you press the PL A Y/ PA USE button without pressing the[...]

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    26 Alarm Operation The dual alarms in this system give you the option of waking to the radio, an electronic buzzer tone, or your favorite track on your favorite CD. You may also program one or both of the alarms for weekdays onl y , weekends only, or everyday operation. Before activating the alarms first check the settings for Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 a[...]

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    27 Wake To Buzzer (Crescendo Alarm) Note : Alarm 1 and Alarm 2 have different buzzer sounds. Alarm 1 is a “ single beep ” sound. Alarm 2 is a “ double beep ” sound. You will be able to tell which alarm is going off by the sound that it makes. 1.) Slide the ALARM 1 and/or ALARM 2 selector switches, located on the left side panel to the “ B[...]

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    28 Wake To CD 1.) Load the desired CD in the player, start playback and adjust the VOLUME control to the desired wake up level. Then shut the power ‘ Off ’. 2.) Slide the ALARM 1 and/or ALARM 2 selector switches, located on the left side panel to the “ CD ” position. The AL 1 and/or AL 2 indicators will appear in the main display to confirm[...]

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    29 SNOOZE Alarm When the alarms turn on in the morning you can activate the SNOOZE control to catch a few minutes extra sleep by pressing the SNOOZE button on the top panel. The Snooze function stops the alarm for 9 minutes and then turns the alarm ‘ On’ again. When the Snooze function has been activated the appropriate AL 1 or AL 2 indicator f[...]

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    30 SLEEP Timer The Sleep Timer allows you to operate the radio or CD player for up to 99 minutes while you are falling asleep and then shuts the power off automaticall y. 1.) Turn the system ‘ On ’ and operate the radio or CD player as usual. Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired level for falling asleep, but remember that the level you set [...]

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    31 NAP Timer (Buzzer Alarm Only) The Nap timer function will wake you to the buzzer alarm after a nap of up to 99 minutes without the need to change your regular Alarm 1 or Alarm 2 settings. 1.) If the system is playing, shut the power ‘ Off ’. 2.) Press the NAP button on the top panel. The display will briefly show “ n:30 ” and the NAP ind[...]

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    32 C h a n g i n g T h e L i t h i u m B a t t e r y L i k e a ll ba tt e r i e s , e v en t ua ll y t he bu il t i n li t h i u m ba tt e r y w ill need t o be r ep l a c ed . A nu m be r o f f a c t o r s , s u c h a s , t he l eng t h o f t i m e be t w een t he da t e t he r ad i o w a s m a nu f a c t u r ed an d t he da t e y o u p l ug ged i[...]

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    33 4 . ) R e m o v e t he o r i g i n a l ba tt e r y f r o m t he ho l de r and i n s e r t t he ne w ba tt e r y i n t o t he ho l de r t he s a m e w a y , ob s e r v i ng t he po s i t i v e ( + ) d i r e c t i on . S li de t he ho l de r w i t h t he ne w ba tt e r y ba ck i n t o t h e s l o t i n t he c a b i ne t. 5 . ) R ep l a c e t he sc[...]

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    34 R es e t t i n g T h e C l o c k A f t e r A T o t a l M e m o r y L o s s If y ou do no t c ha nge t he bu il t i n li t h i u m b a tt e r y w i t h i n a r ea s onab l e pe r i od o f t i m e a ft e r y ou s ee t he flashing “ ” w a r n i ng i nd i c a t o r , t he li t h i u m ba tt e r y m a y be c o m e e x hau s t ed a nd w ill no l o[...]

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    35 5 . ) D ep r e ss t he T I M E bu tt on and t he bu tt on t o s e t t he d i s p l a y t o t he c o rr e c t t i m e . B e s u r e t o c o n f i r m t ha t y ou ha v e s e t t he t i m e c o rr e c t l y t o ‘ A M ’ o r ‘ P M ’ b y ob s e r v i ng t he A M i nd i c a t o r . 6 . ) A ft e r y o u s e t t he t i m e , r e c o n f i r m t h[...]

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    36 Compact Disc Care • T o r e m o v e a d i s c f r o m i t s s t o r a g e c a s e , p r e ss d o w n o n t h e c e n t e r o f t h e c a s e a n d li f t t h e d i s c o u t , h o l d i n g i t c a r e f u ll y b y t h e e d g e 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[...]

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    37 T O F I N D T H E L O C A T I O N A N D P H O N E NU M BE R O F Y O UR N EA R ES T SE R V I C E C E N T E R PE R M I TT E D T O PE R F O R M W A RR A N T Y ... C A LL T O LL F R EE : 1 - 800 - 6 95 - 0098 SE R V I C E F O R CU S T O M E R SE R V I C E , P L EASE W R I T E T O : E m e r s on R ad i o C o r p ., C on s u m e r A ff a i r s D ep t.[...]

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    38 L I M I T E D W ARRA N T Y E m e r s o n R a d i o C o r p. w a r r a n t s m a nu f a c t u r i n g 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 u d i ng 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, und e r no r m a l u s e a nd c ond 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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    E M E R S O N P a r t N o . 16 - 3010 608 - 02 P r i n t ed i n C h i na CKD5811_080306.p65 3/8/2006, 11:01 39[...]