Sharper Image CD Stereo manual

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    Slim 3 -CD Stereo Instructions / W arranty SA 248[...]

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    SA248 Instructions Slim 3-CD Stereo FCC Information For CD player section. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: ( 1 ) This device may not cause harmful interference and ( 2 ) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operati[...]

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    Do not use in areas where extremes in temperature occur (below 40°F/5°C or exceeding 95°F/35°C ), or where unit may be exposed to direct sunlight. Because of the CD player’ s extremely low noise and wide dynamic range, there is a tendency to turn the volume on the amplifier higher than necessary . Doing so may produce an excessively high outp[...]

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    Location of Stereo Controls 1. Moodlight 2 . CD player 1 3. CD player 2 4. CD door 5 . CD player 3 SA248[...]

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    6 . MEMOR Y/PROGRAM — programs AM/FM stations and CD tracks 7 . STEREO/MONO — selects mono or stereo for FM stations 8 . PRESET — accesses preset radio stations 9. CLOCK SET — sets clock 10 . DYNAMIC BASS — turns BassXpander on and off 11 . SURROUND — turns surround sound on and off 12 . TREBLE — adjusts treble sound level 13 . BASS ?[...]

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    19 . REPEA T — repeats one CD track, one CD or all CDs 20 . TUNER BAND — selects AM or FM 21 . BACKLIGHT — turns LCD backlight on and off 22 . SUREW AKE — turns SureW ake on and off 23 . STOP — stops CD play 24 . PLA Y/P AUSE — begins or pauses CD play 25 . VOLUME KNOB — adjusts volume 26. CD-TUNER-SKIP forward — skips/searches CD t[...]

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    38. Carrying recess 39 . Slot for wall-mounting bracket — connects to mounting bracket to mount unit on wall 40 . FM antenna terminal — terminals for connecting single antenna ( 75 Ω ) or dipole antenna ( 300 Ω ) 41 . Stand — opens to support main unit for desktop use 42 . Left and right channel speaker terminals — inputs for speaker ca[...]

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    Remote Control Functions 1 . POWER/ST ANDBY —- turns power on or off (standby mode) 2 . NUMBERS — selects AM/FM preset stations or CD tracks 3 . INTRO — plays first 10 seconds of each track 4. REPEA T — repeats one CD track, one CD or all CDs 5. PRESET — retrieves preset radio stations 6 . STOP — stops CD play 7 . 3 CD selection — cho[...]

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    23 . REMAIN/MODE — changes display from elapsed CD track time to remaining track time or entire CD time (in CD mode), clock, or AM/FM station (in T uner mode) 24 . SLEEP — selects auto shutoff sleep mode ( 120 min., 90 min., 60 min., 30 min.) 25 . SNOOZE — stops play for about 10 minutes 26 . TREBLE — adjusts treble sound level 27 . SURROUN[...]

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    Setting Clock 1 . Open CD doors by pressing CD DOOR OPEN/CLOSE. 2 . Press CLOCK SET once. Hour number will flash. 3 . Use CD-TUNER-SKIP buttons to select the desired hour . 4 . Press CLOCK SET again. Minutes number will flash. 5 . Use CD-TUNER-SKIP buttons to select the desired minutes. 6 . Press CLOCK SET again to set time. Numbers will stop flash[...]

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    7. Repeat steps 3-6 to program additional tracks (up to 63 tracks). 8 . Press MEMOR Y again until track for P-01 is displayed on LCD. Press MEMOR Y again to review programmed tracks. 9. Press PLA Y/P AUSE to play programmed tracks. Press CD-TUNER-SKIP buttons to skip forward or backward through programmed tracks. Press STOP twice, open CD door or t[...]

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    Storing Stations in Memory Stereo can store up to 20 FM and 20 AM stations. 1 . Select desired radio station. 2 . Press MEMOR Y . “MEMOR Y” indicator flashes on LCD. 3 . Press PRESET to assign preset number . For example, to store a radio station on preset # 9 , press PRESET nine times until LCD displays # 9 as preset number . 4. Press MEMOR Y [...]

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    Stereo can be left on or in standby . When timer goes off, stereo will play the previously selected radio station or selected CD track. To disable timer, press TIMER again. T imer on and off setting will be stored in memory for future use. Press TIMER again to activate. SureW ake SureW ake allows you to adjust the volume to any level without affect[...]

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    CD door does not completely open • Make sure speaker grills are pressed flush to speakers. No display • Check power plug. No sound • Check speaker connections. • Sound will not play from speakers if headphones are plugged in. If no sound comes out of head- phones, make sure they have been plugged in correctly . • Make sure snooze function[...]

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    What Is Covered This warranty covers any defects in materials or workmanship, with the exceptions stated below . How Long Coverage Lasts This warranty runs for 90 days from the date of original purchase. What Is Not Covered This warranty does not cover damage caused by misuse or use other than as intended and described in the product instruction ma[...]