Emerson PD3811BL manual

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    O W NER ’ S M ANUA L P D 3 8 1 1 B 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 ad i o . c o m P O R T AB L E C D , CD - R / R W P L A YE R w i t h C A SSE TT E R E C O RD E R a n d A M / F M S T E R E O RAD I O PD3811BL_060304.p65 3/6/2004, 18:01 24[...]

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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. 2.) Keep t[...]

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    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 aud i o p r odu c t. T he E m e r s on b r a nd i s y ou r a ss u r a n c e o f qua li t y , pe r f o r m a n c e a nd v a l ue . O u r eng i n ee r s ha v e i n c l uded m a n y u s e f u l a nd c on v en i en t f e a t u r e s i n t h i s p r od u c t. P l ea s e b e s u r [...]

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    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 , c a ss e t t e s i n a c oo l a r e a t o a v o i d da m age f r o m hea t. • W hen[...]

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    4 U N P AC K I N G AN 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 h e c a r t on a nd r e m o v e a ll p a ck i ng m a t e r i a l s 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 eep t he CD and C a ss e tt e doo r s c l o s ed du r i ng s [...]

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    5 P O W E R S O URC E S T h i s un i t i s de s i g ned t o ope r a t e on 8 “ C ” ba tt e r i e s , no t i n c l uded , o r on no r m a l 120 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, a nd s u c h da m age i s no t c o v e r ed b y y ou r[...]

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    6 B a tt e r y O p e r a t i o n 1 . ) R e m o v e t he ba tt e r y c o m pa r t m e n t doo r on t he bo tt o m o f t h e c ab i ne t b y p r e ss i ng do w n on t he “ ” m a r k a nd s li de i n t he d i r e c t i on o f t he ‘ a rr o w ’ . 2 . ) I n s e r t 8 “ C ” s i z e ba tt e r i e s i n t o t h e ba tt e r y c o m p a r t m e n[...]

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    7 LOC ATION OF CONTROLS AND INDIC AT0RS PHONES B A S S B O O S T S T O P P R O G R A M R . S K I P F . S K I P R E P E A T P L A Y / P A U S E P A U S E S T O P / E J E C T F . F W D R E W I N D P L A Y R E C O R D P O W E R F M S T . P L A Y / P A U S E P R O G R A M R E P E A T V O L U M E O P E N / C L O S E A M F M S T . T A P E C D 22 1 2 3 4 [...]

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    8 1 . ) CD T r a ck L E D Di s p l a y . P O W E R / F M S T . / P L A Y - P A U SE / P R OG RA M / R EPE A T I nd i c a t o r s . 2 . ) CD S T O P B u tt on . 3 . ) CD P L A Y / P A U SE B u tt on . 4 . ) CD P R OG RA M B u tt on . 5 . ) CD R EP E A T B u t t on . 6 . ) BA SS B OO S T B u t t on . 7 . ) CD R . S K I P B u tt on . 8 . ) CD F . S K [...]

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    9 L I S T E N I N G T O T H E RAD I O 1 . ) S li de t h e f un c t i o n s e l e c t o r t o t he A M o r F M S T . po s i t i on a s de s i r ed . T he P O W E R i nd i c a t o r c o m e s ‘ O n ’ . 2 . ) T une t o y ou r de s i r e d s t a t i on w i t h t he T UN I N G c on t r o l . If y ou ha v e s e t t o F M S T . a nd y ou t une t o a F[...]

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    1 0 P L A Y I N G C O M P AC T D I S C S N o t e : A l t h ou gh t h i s po r t a b l e CD p l a y e r c a n r e a d CD - R a nd CD - R W d i sc s , i n a dd i t i o n t o no r m a l CD s , t he p l a y ab ili t y o f CD - R / R W d i scs m a y be e f f e c t ed b y t he t y pe o f s o ft w a r e t ha t w a s u s ed t o c r ea t e t he d i scs , a [...]

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    1 1 8.) If you are finished listening open the CD door and remove your disc. 9.) To listen to the radio slide the function AM / FM S T. / TAPE / CD selector switch to the FM S T. or AM position, or slide to the TAPE position to turn the power ‘ Off ’. PAUSE Control To pause momentarily during CD playback press the PL A Y/ PAUSE button on the to[...]

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    1 2 SPECIAL PL AYBACK MODES REPE AT PLAYBACK Y ou can program the player to continuously repeat a single track or the entire disc. The Repeat mode can be selected while the disc is playing or while the disc is stopped. Single Track Repeat Select the track to be repeated and then press the REPE AT button on the top panel once. The REPE AT indicator [...]

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    1 3 P R O G R A M M E D P L A Y B AC K Y ou c an p r og r a m up t o 20 t r a cks on a d i sc t o p l a y ba ck i n a n y de s i r ed o r de r . Y ou m a y a l s o p r og r a m a s pe c i f i c 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 t he s a m e p r og r a m . N o t e : T he p l a y e r c a nno t be p r og r a mm ed w h i l e a d [...]

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    1 4 7 . ) T o beg i n p r og r a mm ed p l a y ba ck p r e ss t he P L A Y / P A U SE bu tt on . T he L E D d i s p l a y w il l s ho w t he f i r s t p r o g r a mm ed t r a ck a nd p l a y ba ck w ill beg i n on t ha t t r a ck . T he P R OG RA M I nd i c a t o r f l a s he s . A ft e r t he l a s t p r og r a mm ed t r a ck ha s p l a y ed t he [...]

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    1 5 P L A Y I N G C A SSE T T E T A P ES 1 . ) O pen t he c a ss e tt e doo r b y p r e ss i ng t he S T O P / E J E C T k e y . . 2 . ) P l a c e a p r e -r e c o r ded c a ss e tt e t a pe i n t o t he s l o t s on t he i n s i de o f t he doo r w i t h t he e x po s ed t a pe f a c i ng up a nd t he f u ll r ee l on t he r i gh t s i de . 3 . ) [...]

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    1 6 I M P O R T AN T : A l w a y s p r e ss t he S T O P / E J E C T k e y t o s hu t o ff t h e t ap e m o t o r be f o r e open i ng t he c a ss e tt e doo r t o r e m o v e y ou r t a pe . T he A u t o m a t i c S t op S ys t e m doe s no t f u n c t i on i n t he F . F W D a nd R E W I ND m od e s . W hen t he t a pe end s i n t he F . F W D D [...]

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    1 7 M AK I N G A T A P E R E C O RD I N G T h i s m o de l a ll o w s y ou t o m a k e t a pe r e c o r d i ng s d i r e c t l y f r o m t he C D p l a y e r , o r t he r ad i o . • R e f e r t o “ P L A Y I N G C O M P A C T D I S C S ” i f ne c e ss a r y t o ope r a t e t he CD p l a y e r . • R e f e r t o “ L I S T E N I N G T O T H [...]

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    1 8 P H O N E S J ac k C onne c t a s e t o f s t e r eo he adphone s ( no t i n c l uded ) w i t h a 3 . 5 mm m i n i p l ug t o t he P H O N ES j a ck ( l o c a t ed a t l e ft t op c ab i ne t ) f o r p r i v a t e l i s t en i ng w i t hou t d i s t u r b i ng o t he r s . B e f o r e pu tt i ng on t he head phone s r ed u c e t h e V O L U M E[...]

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    1 9 AB O U T C A SSE T T E T A P E S W hene v e r y ou r e c o r d on a c a ss e tt e a n y p r e v i ou s l y r e c o r ded m a t e r i a l i s e r a s ed a s t he ne w m a t e r i a l i s r e c o r ded . T o p r e v en t y ou f r o m a cc i den t a ll y e r a s i ng m a t e r i a l w h i c h y ou w i s h t o s a v e , b l a n k c a ss e tt e s a [...]

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    2 0 P i n c h R o ll e r C a p s t a n R e c o r d / P l a y E r a s e H e a d H e a d C A SSE T T E CA R E T w o c o mm on c au s e s o f t r oub l e e x pe r i en c ed w hen u s i ng c a ss e tt e s a r e : 1 . ) T ape j a mm i ng — Lead i ng t o une v en s peed i n p l a y ba ck , and 2 . ) T ap e t an g l i ng — W he r e t he t ape w r ap s[...]

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    2 1 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 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 [...]

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    2 2 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 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 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, 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 - 2961 406 - 01 P r i n t e d i n C h i n a R PD3811BL_060304.p65 3/6/2004, 18:01 23[...]