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    Please read this manual before use ROBERT S Sound for Generations CD9989 MP3 CD Player with 2 Band Radio CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM 1[...]

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    1 Contents Contents .............................................................................. 1 Controls ............................................................................ 2-4 Battery operation ................................................................. 5 Mains operation .........................................................[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Controls (Front) 2 1. Function switch 2. Telescopic aerial 3. Loud speakers 4. Volume control 2 1 3 3 4 CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM 3[...]

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    Controls (Top) 3 5 6 7 8 17 5. Headphone socket 6. Deep Bass Boost button 7. On indicator light 8. LCD display 16 9. CD open close 10. Programme / Memory button 11. Play / Pause button 12. Tuning Down / B Skip button 13. Tuning Up / F Skip button 14. Waveband / Stop button 15. Mode button 16. Up Album / Memory up button 17. Down Album / Memory down[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Controls (Left side) 4 18. Handle 19. Mains power socket 20. FM Mode switch 21. Battery compartment 19 18 20 21 (Right side) CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM 5[...]

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    5 Battery operation 1. Slide the battery cover catch in the direction of the arrow. Open the battery cover. 2. Fit six LR14 (C size) batteries into the spaces in the compartment. Insert 2 x LR6 (AA) batteries into the small spaces in the battery compartment. Back-up batteries are optional, they ensure that stored settings are not lost in case of po[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 6 Operating your radio FM - search tuning 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to the 'FM' position. The FM symbol will appe[...]

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    7 Operating your radio MW - search tuning 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to the 'MW' position. The MW symbol will appear in the display. 3. To auto-tune press and hold the Tuning Up or Down buttons in for a couple o[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 8 Operating your radio - manual tuning 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. T[...]

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    9 Presetting radio stations - automatically 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. The band symbol will appear in the display. On FM fully extend the telescopic aerial. On MW r[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 10 Presetting radio stations - manually Up to 10 stations on the FM band or MW band can be stored in the preset positions. 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. [...]

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    11 Recalling a preset station 1. Switch on your MP3 CD radio by rotating the Function switch to the 'Radio' position. The On indicator will light. 2. Press the Waveband button to either the 'FM' or 'MW' position. The band symbol will appear in the display. 3. Press the Memory Up or Down buttons to recall the stored pre[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 12 Compact discs Use only Digital Audio CDs which have the symbol. Never write on a CD or attach any sticker to the CD. Always hold the CD at the edge and store it in its box after use with the label facing up. To remove dust and dirt, breathe on the CD[...]

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    13 Inserting a CD 1. Rotate the Function switch to the 'CD' position. The On indicator will light. 2. If you select a CD and have not inserted a CD, '---' will appear on the display. 3. To open the cd compartment, press on the edge marked Open/Close on the CD door . 4. Insert an audio CD, printed side facing up. Press the CD ont[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 14 Selecting a track 1. Whilst the CD is playing, press either the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons to change to the desired track, the track number appears in the display. 2. You can also skip tracks when the player is in stop mode. Skip to the desired track[...]

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    15 CD Repeat mode 1. Whilst the CD is playing, press the Mode button once. The current track is repeated. 2. Press the Mode button twice to repeat all tracks on the cd. The repeat indicator will show in the display. 3. Press the Mode button again to return to normal play. The repeat indicator will disappear. CD Random mode 1. Whilst the CD is in st[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 16 Programmed play By programming the player you can play up to 20 tracks in any desired order. 1. Whilst the CD is in Stop mode, press the Programme/Memory button . The display will flash '00' and 'MEM' flashes on the display. 2. Se[...]

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    17 2. Select a new track using the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons . The track number will flash on the display. 3. Store the track by pressing Programme/Memory button . The display will flash the selected track number ('16'). The new track has been stored in the programme. 4. Press the Play/Pause button to play the revised programme tracks. C[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 18 MP3 Mode The device is suitable for CD-Rs and CD-RWs with MP3 formats, MP3 files must be created at a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz. In MP3 mode the terms 'album' and 'file' are very important. 'Album' corresponds to a [...]

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    19 3 3 2 4 5 Playing an MP3 CD 1 Follow steps for inserting a CD previously. The display will show the album number. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to start playback. The display will show the track number. 3. Set the Volume and press the Deep bass boost button to the required settings. 4. To pause playback press the Play/Pause button . To resume p[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 20 Repeating a file (Repeat 1 file) 1. During playback, press the Mode button until the repeat indicator appears on the display. 2. To stop the function, press the Mode button until the repeat indicator disappears. Repeating all files in an album (Repea[...]

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    21 Playing back files in random order 1. In Stop mode, press the Mode button until 'RND' appears in the display. 2. Press the Play/Pause button to start random playback. All files on the CD are played back once in random order. 3. To stop the function, press the Mode button until the random indicator disappears. 1 2 3 Programming tracks Y[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 22 Playing a programmed track 1. Start programmed play by pressing the Play/Pause button . Playback begins with the first programmed file. 2. To stop playback press the Stop button . 3. To play the programmed track again press the Programme/ Memory butt[...]

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    23 Adding a new file 1. In Stop mode, repeatedly press the Programme/Memory button until the file number shown is zero. 2. Select the number of the new folder by pressing the Album/ Memory Down or Up buttons . 3. Select the number of the new file or track by pressing the F. Skip or B. Skip buttons . 4. Press the Programme/Memory button to store the[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) 24 General Do not allow this unit to be exposed to moisture (e.g. dripping or splashing) or to temperatures exceeding 70 degrees centigrade. It is recommended that the FM band be used wherever possible as better results in terms of quality and freedom f[...]

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    Notes: 25 Specifications Power Requirements Mains AC 230 volts, 50Hz only Batteries 6 x LR14 (C size) Back-up batteries 2 x LR6 (AA) size Headphone socket 3.5mm diameter Frequency Coverage F M 87.5 - 108MHz M W 522 - 1620 kHz Circuit features Output power 2 x 1 Watt Aerial System F M Telescopic aerial M W Built-in Ferrite bar aerial MP3 features Pl[...]

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    If you need any further advice, please call our Technical Helpline on :- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Guarantee This instrument is guaranteed for twelve months from the date of delivery to the original owner against failure due to faulty workmanship or component breakdown, subject to the procedure stated below. Should any component or part fail during t[...]

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    ROBERTS RADIO TECHNICAL SERVICES 97-99 Worton Road Isleworth Middlesex TW7 6EG Technical Helpline:- 020 8758 0338 (Mon-Fri) Issue 1 CD9989 Rev 1.pmd 5/24/2005, 10:37 AM 28[...]