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    THOMSON 46, quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE www .thomson.net 56123200 CS186 EN 8/2/06 2:10 PM Page 2[...]

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    S O U R C E B AC KS E L E C T P H O N E S BA N D / I N F O R E C O R D D E L E T E T U N E / P R E S E T D E M O /D I M M E R C D - R / R W C O M P A T I B L E O N / E C O D IGI T AL M U SIC S TUDIO C S186 Sleep CD CD CD U S B CS186 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time. user manual CS186 E[...]

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    Getting Started Using the FM and MW Antennas Before you use your audio system, you’ll want to make sure both the FM and MW antennas are positioned properly . Uncoil the FM antenna at the back of the unit, making sure it is fully extended (you may even want to tape it to the wall behind the unit if possible. The higher the better .) Y ou’ll also[...]

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    General Contr ols Main Unit - Front V iew ON/ECO - Press briefly to turn on and off the unit. Press and hold in standby mode to enter ECO (power saving, without clock display) mode. The red standby indicator lights above the button. DEMO/DIMMER - Activates and deactivates demonstration. SOURCE - Selects among CD player , tuner , USB and AUX. BAND/I[...]

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    USB Storage Device EN 12 This Audio System allows you to connect your own USB storage device. It supports all Mass Storage Class mp3 players and storage devices. Connecting/Disconnecting USB storage device to the Main Unit Lift the cover marked “mp3 player ”. Insert the USB port of the USB storage device you want to connect into the USB connect[...]

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    File Navigation Main Unit SELECT - Enters navigation mode from mp3 / WMA / USB stop mode. Enters selected folder in navigation mode. Begins playback of the selected file in navigation mode. BACK - Goes back up one level in navigation mode; returns to stop mode from navigation mode when at root level. RECORD - Starts and stops record to USB device. [...]