Emerson PD3689 manual

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 O W NER ’ S M ANUA L P D 3 6 8 9 Portable CD-R / RW , MP3 Player with Digital Tune r, SD / MMC Flash Memory Card Reader and USB Port PD3689_062005.p65 20/6/2005, 16:18 47[...]

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. 2.) Keep t[...]

2 Thank Y ou ……………… for purchasing the Emerson Portable Multi-Media Audio System. This is the world ’s first compact audio system to include a card slot for SD/MMC flash memory cards. This allows you to play the MP3 music files which you have stored on SD or MMC flash memory cards. Simply remove the card from your solid state MP3 play[...]

3 • O p e r a t e c o n t r o l s an d 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 ng ‘ O n ’ t he 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 o pe r l y i n s t a ll ed . • S t o r e y ou r CD s , M e m o r y C a r d s i n a c oo l a r ea t o a v o i d da m age f r o m he a t. • [...]

4 P R E P AR A T I O N F O R U S E U np ac k i ng a n d S e t U p • C a r e f u ll y r e m o v e t he un i t f r o m t he c a r t on and r e m o v e a ll t he pa ck i ng m a t e r i a l f r o m t he un i t. • C a r e f u ll y r e m o v e a n y s m a ll s t r i p s o f t a pe w h i c h m a y ha v e been u s ed t o k e e p t he CD doo r c l o s e[...]

5 P o w e r S o u r c es T h i s un i t i s d e s i gned t o o pe r a t e on 8 “ C ” ba tt e r i e s , no t i n c l ude d , o r o n no r m a l 1 20 V 60 H z A C hou s e c u rr en t. O pe r a t i ng t h i s un i t f r o m an y o t he r p o w e r s ou r c e m a y c au s e da m age t o t he un i t, and s u c h da m age i s no t c o v e r ed b y y [...]

6 B a t t e r y O p e r a t i o n T he ba tt e r y c o m pa r t m en t i s l o c a t ed o n t he bo tt o m o f t he c ab i ne t. T u r n t he un i t up s i de do w n a nd p l a c e t he un i t on a s o ft s u r f a c e s u c h a s a bed , a t o w e l , o r on t he c a r pe t, t o a v o i d sc r a t c h i ng t he f i n i s h on t he c ab i ne t. 1 .[...]

7 R e p l ac i n g t h e B a t t e r i es W hen t he s ound o f t he u n i t be c o m e s w e a k o r d i s t o r t ed , o r t he un i t f a il s t o op e r a t e a t a ll , r e m o v e t he o r i g i na l ba tt e r i e s a s s oon a s po ss i b l e , d i s po s e o f t he m p r ope r l y , a nd i n s t a ll n e w ba tt e r i e s . N e v e r l e a [...]

8 Auxiliary Input Jacks This system includes AUX IN R/L Jacks. These jacks allow you to connect external audio equipment to this system and listen to the sound from the external equipment through the speakers of this system. Examples of the types of external equipment that may be connected are: A cassette deck; the audio outputs from a VCR or DVD p[...]

9 L O C A T I O N O F C O N T R O L S A ND I ND I C A T O R S F r o n t P a n e l PRG kHz MHz SYNC ALL ALBUM RNDM ESP ST SLEEP INTRO ALBUM T o p P a n e l 1 1 2 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 14 25 PD3689_062005.p65 20/6/2005, 16:18 9[...]

10 1.) Speakers. 2.) Multi Function LCD Display. 3.) Remote Sensor. 4.) POWER LED Indicator. 5.) PHONES Jack. 6.) Rev Skip / Search (Tuning) Button. 7.) FUNCTION Button. 8.) Power ‘ On/Off ’ Button. 9.) BAND Button. 10.) Play / Pause Button. 11.) VOLUME Button. 12.) Stop Button. 13.) ALBUM / MEM. CH. Button. 14.) EQ Button. 15.) ALBUM / MEM CH.[...]

11 R e m o t e C o n t r o l 1.) DBBS Button. 2.) EQ Button. 3.) ALBUM / MEM CH. Button. 4.) MODE / FIND Button. 5.) ALBUM / MEM CH. Button. 6.) INTRO Button. 7.) REPE AT Button. 8.) STOP Button. 9.) FUNCTION Button. 10.) AUX Button. 11.) TIMER Button. 12.) IR (Infrared) Transmitte r. 13.) POWER ‘ On/Off ’ Button. 14.) SLEEP Button. 15.) PL AY [...]

12 R e m o t e C on t r o l B a tt e r y T he r e m o t e c on t r o l r equ i r e s one “ bu tt on - t y pe ” 3 - v o l t L i t h i u m ba tt e r y , i n c l uded . T o e x t end t he li f e o f t he o r i g i n a l ba tt e r y w e ha v e i n s e r t ed a s m a ll c l ea r p l a s t i c s pa c e r t ab be t w een t he li t h i u m ba tt e r y [...]

13 O P E R A T I N G I N S T RUC T I O N S • Make sure that you have removed the battery spacer from the remote control handset. • Make sure that the unit is connected to an AC outlet that is always “live”. Do not connect the unit to an AC outlet controlled by a wall switch. General Controls Most of the main functions of this unit can be op[...]

14 EQ (Electronic Preset Equalizer) The preset equalizer allows you to adjust the sound characteristic for the most popular types of music. Press the EQ button on the front panel or the remote control to cycle through the following equalizer settings: PA SS (EQ ‘ Off ’ ), CLASSIC , ROCK , POP , JAZZ. The appropriate EQ indicator briefly appears[...]

15 Setting The Clock When the unit is connected to the AC outlet for the first time the “ – – :– – ” flashes on the display. Note : Do not turn the main unit power ‘ On ’ . The clock can only be set while the main unit power is ‘ Off ’ . The clock can only be set with the Remote Control. 1.) Press and hold the PROGRAM/CLOCK butt[...]

16 Listening To The Radio 1.) Press the POWER button to turn the unit ‘ On ’. The display lighting comes ‘ On ’ and the display briefly shows “ HELLO ”. 2.) Press the FUNCTION button to select the TUNER function. An AM or FM frequency will appear on the display. Press the TUNER / BAND button again to switch between the AM and FM bands i[...]

17 Hints For Better Reception FM : Extend and vary the direction of the FM telescopic antenna to 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 that provides the best reception for your favorite AM st[...]

18 Presetting Stations In The Tuner Memory You can store up to 40 of your favorite stations ( 30 FM / 10 AM ) in the tuner memory for easy recall at any time. Using either the Manual or Automatic tuning method described on page 16, tune to the first station you wish to memorize (Example: FM 103.50 MHz ) and then: 1.) Press the PROGRAM/CLOCK button [...]

19 Recalling Preset Stations 1.) Turn the system ‘ On ’ , press the FUNCTION and/or TUNER / BAND buttons to select the Tuner function and the desired band. 2.) Press the ALBUM/MEM CH. or button repeatedly until the desired preset number and frequency appears on the display. Changing Preset Stations 1.) Tune to the new station you want to memori[...]

20 Playing Compact Discs 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. Playability may al[...]

21 The “ READ ” indicator flashes as the player reads the Table Of Contents on the disc. After reading the disc the display will show the total tracks and playing time of the disc. Note : The reading time may take longer if you are using a CD-RW disc or a disc encoded with MP3 audio files. This is normal and not an indication of any problem wit[...]

22 7.) Adjust the VOLUME , DBBS and EQ controls as desired. 8.) Playback will continue until all tracks on the disc have been played, then the player stops and the display shows the total tracks and playing time on the disc. To stop playback at any time, press the STOP button. 9.) If you are finished listening, press the OPEN/CLOSE position to open[...]

23 Repeat Playback (On Remote Control Only) The Repeat function in this unit allows you to continuously repeat a single track, or the entire disc. The Repeat function can be activated during playback or while the player is stopped. One Track Repeat Select the track to be repeated and begin playback. Press the REPE AT button on remote control once .[...]

24 Random Playback (On Remote Control Only) The Random playback feature allows you play all the tracks on the disc in random order. You can select random playback while the disc is playing or when the player is stopped. Load a CD in the player as usual and then press the RANDOM button on the remote control handset. The RNDM indicator appears in the[...]

25 P r og r a m m e d P l ay b ac k T he P r og r a mm ed P l a y ba ck f e a t u r e a ll o w s y ou t o p r og r a m a t o t a l o f u p t o 64 t r a cks i n a n y de s i r ed o r de r . Y ou m a y p r og r a m t he s a m e t r a ck t o p l a y s e v e r a l t i m e s w i t h i n a p r og r a m s equen c e i f de s i r ed . Note : You cannot prog[...]

26 6 . ) P r e ss t he PL A Y/ PA USE bu tt on t o beg i n p r og r a mm ed p l a y ba ck . T he P R G i nd i c a t o r r e m a i n s ‘ O n ’ . T he p l a y e r w ill p l a y a ll t he t r a cks t ha t y ou p r og r a mm ed i n t he de s i r ed s equen c e . • A ft e r t he l a s t p r o g r a mm ed t r a ck h a s p l a y e d t he p l a y e r[...]

27 Playing MP3 Discs CDs that contain compressed MP3 audio files can store approximately 10 times as much music as a normal CDs. It is possible to record up to 10 hours of music in MP3 format on a single disc. Audio files may be downloaded from the Internet onto your computer ’ s hard drive or ‘ ripped ’ from normal CDs. They are then compres[...]

28 MP3 CD Playback The PL A Y/ PAUSE , SKIP/TUNING , SKIP/TUNING and STOP OP controls have the same functions for MP3 CDs as they do for normal CDs. To skip quickly from a track in one Directory to a track in another Director y, proceed as follows: 1.) Load your MP3 CD in the player, wait until the reading process is completed. 2.) Example: Let ’[...]

29 MP3 CD Repeat Playback (On Remote Control Only) There are 3 Repeat Playback options with MP3 CDs. In addition to the “ Repeat 1 Track ” and “ Repeat All Tracks ” options which are the same for normal CDs, you may also select “ Directory Repeat ” mode to repeat all the tracks contained in a single Directory (Album). • To repeat a si[...]

30 MP3 CD Intro Scan And Random Playback Modes (On Remote Control Only) These functions operate the same way for MP3 CDs as they do for normal CDs. Intro Scan Load your MP3 CD in the player, wait until the reading process is completed. Press the INTRO button. The “ INTRO ” indicator appears in the display and begins Intro Scan playback. The pla[...]

31 MP3 CD Programmed Playback • When programming the tracks on an MP3 CD you must also select the Directory Number of the tracks being programmed. • You can program up to 64 tracks on an MP3 CD, same as for a normal CD. • Programming can only be done while the player is in the Stop mode. If the MP3 disc is playing, first press the STOP button[...]

32 Title Search And Album Search On MP3 CDs This system allows you to search through a MP3 CD and select a specific "Album" (Directory), or even a specific “ Song Title" (File) for immediate playback. Notes: A.) Title/Album Search can only be performed using the remote control handset. B.) Title/Album Search can only be performed i[...]

33 To search a MP3 CD for a specific “Album”: 1.) Load the MP3 CD in the player and wait until the player reads the Table of Contents on the disc and shows the total number of “ Albums ” (Directories) and “ Tracks ” (Files) on the disc. For example in the illustration the disc contains 9 Albums and 56 Tracks. 2.) Press the MODE/FIND but[...]

34 Playing MP3 Audio Files Stored On SD/MMC Memory Cards Note : The card reader in this unit can only read files in MP3 format. It cannot read files in other compressed audio formats such as WMA, AAC, etc. 1.) Turn the unit 'On' as usual. 2.) Press the FUNCTION button repeatedly until the display shows " CARD – USB ". 3.) Inse[...]

35 Note : If the album name is not recognized, or if the album was not properly named, the display will show “ UNKNOWN ”. 6.) Playback will continue until the last track has played and then the display will again show the total number of tracks, albums on the card. You may also press the STOP button to stop playback at any time. 7.) If you have[...]

36 Playing MP3 Audio Files On Portable USB Storage Device Note : The USB port in this system can only read files in MP3 format. It cannot read files in other compressed audio formats such as WMA, AAC, etc. 1.) Turn the system 'On' as usual. 2.) Press the FUNCTION button repeatedly until the display shows " CARD – USB ". 3.) Co[...]

37 • You may press the MODE/FIND button once to enter the “ Album Search ” mode, then press the or SKIP/TUNING buttons to search the desired Album. Note : If the album name is not recognized, or if the album was not properly named, the display will show “ UNKNOWN ”. 6.) Playback will continue until the last track has played and then the d[...]

38 S p e c i a l Fun c t i o n s T I M E R O p e r a t i o n ( O n R e m o t e C o n t r o l O n l y ) This unit includes a programmable Timer function. You can use the timer to wake you up to the TUNER , or to your favorite CD . The timer can be programmed while the unit is in the Standby (Power Off) mode, the TUNER , CD , CARD-USB , or AUX modes.[...]

39 8.) Press the TIMER button again. The TUNER indicator flashes in the displa y. Press the or SKIP/TUNING buttons to select turn ‘ On ’ TUNER or CD mode as desired. 9.) Press the TIMER button. “ VOL 13 ” flashes in the display indicating that you may now adjust the turn ‘ On ’ Volume level. Press the or SKIP/TUNING buttons to set the t[...]

40 Notes : • You may ‘ reactivate ’ the Timer again by pressing the TIMER button once . The indicator will reappear. • To re-program the Time r , press and hold the TIMER button until the Hour digits begin flashing. Then repeat the steps 2-10 on pages 38- 3 9. • If the unit turns on to CD function, it will only play until the end of the d[...]

41 SLEEP Timer (On Remote Control Only) This unit includes a programmable Sleep Timer that allows you to fall asleep to between 10 and 90 minutes of music and then shuts the power ‘ Off ’ automaticall y. To operate the sleep timer: 1.) Turn the unit ‘ On ’ and operate either the TUNER or CD function as usual. 2.) Press the SLEEP button on t[...]

42 A u x ili a r y O p e r a t i o n Y ou c a n li s t en t o a n au x ili a r y aud i o s ou r c e c onne c t ed t o t he A U X I N R / L j a c ks on t he ba ck pa ne l o f t h i s un i t (r e f e r t o page 8 f o r c onne c t i on i n f o r m a t i on . ) P r e ss t he F UNC T I O N b u tt on o r A U X bu t t on o n r e m o t e c on t r o l t o s[...]

43 C o m p a c t D i s c C a 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 a nd 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[...]

44 T O F I N D T H E L O C A T I O N A ND 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.,[...]

45 L I M I T E D W AR RAN T Y E m e r s o n R a d i o C o r p. w a rr 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 ud 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 i ti 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 r[...]

E M E R S O N P a r t N o . 16 - 3001 506 - 01 P r i n t ed i n C h i na R PD3689_062005.p65 20/6/2005, 16:18 46[...]