Emerson CKD9918 manual

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    Dual Alarm Clock Radio with CD Player OWNER'S MANUAL CKD9918 Visit our web site at www.emersonradio.com TM[...]

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    The Caution Marking may be located at the bottom enclosure of the apparatus. Les précautions d’emploi sont inscrites en bas de l’appareil. IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1.) Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Follow all instructions. Heed all warnings. 2.) Do not use this apparatus near water . 3.) Clean only with dry cloth. 4.[...]

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    2 Before We Begin Thank you for purchasing this Emerson audio product. The Emerson brand is your assurance of quality, performance and value. Our engineers have included many useful and convenient features in this product. Please be sure to read this Owner's Manual completely to make sure you are getting the maximum benefit from each feature. [...]

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    3 CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT • Avoid installing this unit in places e x p o s e dt od i r e c ts u n l i g h to rc l o s et o heat radiating appliances such a s electric heaters, on top of other stereo equipment that radiates too much heat, places lacking ventilation or dusty areas, places subject to constant vibration and/or humid or moist are as. ?[...]

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    4 MPORTANT NOTES Unp acking And Set Up Remove the unit from the carton, and remove all p acking materials from the unit. Save the carton and packing materials in case the unit ever needs to be returned for service. Using the original carton and p acking materials is the only way to safely repack the unit for shipme nt. Remove any descriptive labels[...]

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    6 Battery Back Up System Installing and replacing the backup battery 1.) Use screw driver to remove the screw that secures the battery compartment at the bottom of the unit,and move out the battery cartridge from the battery compartment 2.) Insert a new battery in the battery cartridge with " + " side facing up. 3.) Insert the battery car[...]

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    7 LOCA TION OF CONTROLS AND INDICA TORS CLK. SET REPEAT/ RANDOM PROG./ MEM. PRESET + FUNCTION 1 2 7 9 10 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 20 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 11 8 34 5 6[...]

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    8 1.) VOLUME Control 2.) DIMMER (HIGH / LOW) Selector Switch 3.) 4.) 5.) SNOOZE Button 6.) LED Display 7.) AUX IN Jack 8.) PHONES Jack 9.) AM TIME Indicator 10.) AL1 (Alarm 1) Indicator 11.) Time / Frequency Display 12.) AL2 (Alarm 2) Indicator 13.) ST ( FM Stereo) Indicator 14.) SLP (Sleep) Timer Indicator 15.) PROG (Program) Indicator 16.) RAN (R[...]

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    Press and hold the or buttons on the top panel to start stations searches. When a station is received it will stop searching. Repeat the procedure until your desired stations are selected. If you tune to an FM stereo station, the ST (STEREO) indicator will light. Rotate the VOLUME control on the left side panel to adjust the volume level. When you [...]

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    10 To Store the Preset Stations This radio system can program up to maximum 20 preset stations for each FM radio and AM radio. To store the stations to the preset station memory, press the POWER/ALARM OFF button to turn On the unit. Press FUNCTION button repeatedly until FM radio or AM radio is selected. Press F.FWD or F.REV button to search your d[...]

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    11 Antenna Information AM The AM ferrite bar antenna is inside the cabinet. If AM reception is unsatisfactory, try turning the entire unit slightly until you find the direction that provides the best reception for the desired station. FM The FM antenna is built in to the AC power cord. If the FM reception is weak, try varying the position and direc[...]

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    12 Playing Comp act Discs NOTE: This CD player can read CD-R/RW discs, in addition to normal CDs, however; the compatibility of CD-R/RW discs may be af fected by the type of software that was used to create the discs, as well as the quality and condition of the blank media you are using. 100% compatibility cannot be guaranteed. This is not an indic[...]

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    13 7.) To Pause briefly during playback press the button. The “ PLAY ” indicator flashes and after a few seconds the display returns to correct time. The sound stops, but the disc continues to spin. Press button again to cancel pause and resume playback. 8.) To skip forward or backward to other tracks repeatedly pre ss the buttons until the des[...]

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    14 Repeat Playback One Track Repeat All Tracks Repeat You can program the player to repeat a single track or the entire disk continuously. 1. During CD disc playback, press the buttons to select th e track to be repeated. 2. Press the REPEAT/RANDOM button until the REP (repeat) indicator blinks. The unit will begin playing the desired track repeate[...]

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    15 Programmed Playback The CD player in this unit has a 20 track prog rammable memory which allows you to program any disc to play just the tracks you want to hear in the exact order that you want to hear them. You may program a track or tracks to play more than once if desired. NOTE: Programming can only be done while the pla yer is in the Stop mo[...]

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    Wake to AM radio: Press the POWER button to turn on the unit, Press Function button to select AM radio and then press or button to select your desired radio station. Then press the POWER button to turn Off the unit. Press the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 button repeatedly until the display shows " r-A " (wake to AM radio) and AL1 or AL2 indicator t[...]

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    Turn Off Alarm During the alarming period, press POWER or ALARM 1/2 button to shut off the alarm, and the unit will turn on the alarm again at the same time on the follow day. Snooze/Repeat Alarm After the alarm turns on, you can press the SNOOZE button for a few extra minutes sleep (AL1 or AL2 indicator will flash). The alarm will stop for approxi[...]

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    18 Auxiliary Input Jack (Connection Cable Not Included) This unit includes an AUX input jack to allow you to connect external devices, such as an iPod ® or portable MP3 player, and listen to the music stored on your external device through the speakers of this unit. Press FUNCTION button repeatly until " AU " appears in the display, then[...]

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    19 Headphone ( PHONES ) Jack This unit includes a 3.5mm PHONES (headphone) jack on the front panel. This allows you to connect a set of stereo headphones (not included) for private listening without disturbing others. When headphone s are connected, the built-in speakers are automatically disconnected. IMPO RTA NT! When using stereo headphones alwa[...]

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    20 Compact Disc Care • To remove a disc from its storage case, press down on the center of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges. • Fingerprints and dust should be carefully wiped off the disc’s recorded surface with a soft cloth. Unlike conventional records, compact discs have no grooves to collect dust and micros[...]

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    21 Symptom Possible Cause Solution Radio Noise or sound distorted on AM or FM broadcasts. Station not tuned properly for AM or FM. Retune the AM or FM broadcast station. AM : The bar antenna is not positioned correctly. Reposition the unit until best reception is obtaine d . AM or FM, no sound. Volume at minimum. Increase Volume. Compact Disc Playe[...]

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    22 The Serial Number can be found on the bottom of the unit. We Suggest that you record the Serial Number of your unit in the space below for future reference. CKD9918[...]

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    TM CKD9918-001-01 Made In China[...]