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TO FIND THE LOCATION AND PHONE
NUMBER OF YOUR NEAREST SERVICE
CENTER PERMITTED TO PERFORM
WARRANTY...

CALL TOLL FREE:

1-800-695-0098

SERVICE

FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, PLEASE WRITE TO:

Emerson Radio Corp.,

Consumer Affairs Dept.,

5101 Statesman Drive,

Irving, TX 75063.

FOR ADDITIONAL SET-UP OR OPERATING ASSISTANCE

PLEASE CALL:

1-800-898-9020

Symptom

Possible Cause

Solution

General

No operation

Subject to a severe power surge

Reset the unit by pressing

the

RESET

button.

Radio

Noise or sound

Station is not tuned properly for AM Retune the AM or FM

distortion on AM or or FM.

broadcast station.

FM broadcasts.

FM: Wire antenna is not extended.

Extend FM wire antenna.

AM: The bar antenna is not

Reposition the unit until best

positioned correctly.

reception is obtained

AM or FM

AM or FM mode is not selected.

Press

Function

button to

no sound.

select AM or FM band.

Volume at minimum level.

Increase Volume level.

iPod

iPod

does not

iPod mode is not selected.

Ensure an iPod

Shuffle or

play.

iPod

is connected to the unit.

Press

Function

button

select

iPod

iPod Shuffle

Press

iPod PLAY/PAUSE

button tostart playback.

iPod

playback

iPod

EQ is ‘On’.

Switch iPod

EQ ‘Off’.

sound distorted.

Should this unit exhibit a problem, check the following before

seeking service.

TROUBLESHOOTING

iP500_042307.p65

23/4/2007, 17:01

Summary of Contents for iP500BK

Page 1: ...hite Color Visit our web site at www emersonradio com Portable iPod Docking Station with Digital Tuning Stereo Receiver Mounting Bracket and Remote Control Made for all iPod models including iPod nano iPod shuffle and iPod mini R iP500_042307 p65 23 4 2007 17 01 44 ...

Page 2: ...ply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 11 This appliance shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing water and no object filled with liquids such as vases shall be placed on the apparatus 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table sp...

Page 3: ...luded a folding bracket that can be used to mount your system on a wall or below a kitchen cabinet The system can be operated on 6 AA batteries plus 2 for clock and tuner memory back up or normal 120V AC house current AC adapter included And we ve even included an auxiliary input AUX IN jack so you can also connect other MP3 players personal CD players or any other external device that has a headp...

Page 4: ...tions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reori...

Page 5: ...ds to be returned for service Using the original carton and packing materials is the only way to protect your unit from damage during shipment Remove the paper dummy iPod from the docking area and discard it That is for store display purpose only To remove the dummy iPod slide the docking cradle upward to remove it from the front panel Turn the cradle over and push the docking connector cover out ...

Page 6: ...tempting to operate this system on any other power source may cause damage to the unit and such damage is not covered by your warranty AC Operation Insert the small female plug of the AC adapter into the DC IN 10V jack on the back panel Connect the AC adapter housing to your normal 120V 60Hz AC household outlet DC IN 10V Jack ACAdapter Included 120V AC Outlet iP500_042307 p65 23 4 2007 17 00 5 ...

Page 7: ... and remove the battery compartment cover 2 Insert 8 AA batteries not included in the battery compartment according to the polarity markings engraved in the compartment If the batteries are inserted incorrectly the unit will not work NOTE We recommend that you use a well known brand of alkaline batteries for longest life and best performance 3 Replace the battery compartment and make sure that it ...

Page 8: ... and Auto Shutoff When the 6 AA main power batteries that operate the radio and iPod become too weak for normal operation the Low Battery Indicator will begin to flash in the display This is your indication that it s time to replace the 6 AA batteries Approximately 90 seconds after the Low Battery Indicator begins flashing the system will shut off automatically NOTE The Low Battery Warning Indicat...

Page 9: ...oving when you operate the controls These feet are made from non migrating rubber material specially formulated to avoid leaving any marks or stains on your furniture However certain types of oil based furniture polishes wood preservatives or cleaning sprays may cause the rubber feet to soften and leave marks or a rubber residue on the furniture To prevent any damage to your furniture we strongly ...

Page 10: ... internal computer first disconnect the AC power cord for 60 seconds and then plug it in again If this still does not correct the problem use the point of a ballpoint pen a toothpick a straightened paper clip or similar object to press the RESET button located in a small hole near the battery compartment door under the door looking tab Pressing the RESET button will reset the system and clear the ...

Page 11: ...that the iPod Shuffle has no interface to accept commands from a remote control The remote control of this system will not operate an iPod Shuffle You must use the controls on the Shuffle itself to operate an iPod Shuffle Remote Control Battery The remote control operates on one 3V lithium button battery Type CR2032 or equivalent The battery was installed in the remote when you purchased this syst...

Page 12: ... slide the battery holder out of the remote control Install a fresh CR2032 battery in the holder as shown and slide the holder back in to the remote control IMPORTANT Be sure to dispose of the old battery properly Do not leave it around where a young child or a pet might play with or swallow it If the battery is swallowed contact a physician immediately Do not dispose of the old battery in a fire ...

Page 13: ...12 LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Top Panel Front Panel 5 10 7 4 6 3 2 1 8 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 15 19 9 Back Panel 21 23 20 2 23 24 25 26 27 28 22 22 iP500_042307 p65 23 4 2007 17 00 12 ...

Page 14: ...on the bottom 10 Function Button Press repeatedly to switch among iPod iPod shuffle AUX FM Band and AM Band modes 11 Memory Button Saves radio stations in the tuner memory 12 Mode Button Press repeatedly to switch FM ST and MONO mode In power Off mode selects the specific function to be adjusted 13 CH CH Direct Channel Buttons In radio mode selects the desired preset station 14 Sleep Button Activa...

Page 15: ...BUZ RAD iPod Alarm Indicators 7 SNOOZE Timer Indicator 8 SLEEP Timer Indicator 9 MEM Memory Indicator 10 Month Date Volume Level 00 30 Radio Channel 01 10 Display 11 VOL Indicator 12 CH Indicator 13 FM MONO ST Indicators 14 iPod shuffle Select Indicator 15 iPod Select Indicator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 iP500_042307 p65 23 4 2007 17 00 14 ...

Page 16: ...he sleep timer and sets the sleep timer duration 4 Mode Button Press repeatedly to switch FM ST and MONO mode In power Off mode selects the specific function to be adjusted 5 CH CH Direct Channel Buttons In radio mode selects the desired preset station 6 TUN TUN Buttons In radio mode tunes to the desired station In power Off mode used to adjust the Hour display 1 10 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 5 12 11 13 14 15 ...

Page 17: ...e level and for setting the Minutes display 11 MEMORY Button Saves radio stations in the tuner memory 12 FUNCTION Button Press repeatedly to switch among iPod iPod shuffle AUX FM Band and AM Band modes 13 ALARM ON OFF Button Activates the alarm stops the alarm and deactivates the alarm 14 iPod FWD Button In iPod mode forward skips tracks or performs high speed search 15 Lithium Battery Compartment...

Page 18: ...l begin to flash 2 Press the Tuning buttons on the top panel or TUN buttons on the remote control to set the Hour display forward or backward to the correct hour Example PM 2 00 Be sure to observe the PM indicator to confirm that you have set the hour correctly If no PM indicator appears the time display is AM 3 Press the Volume or Volume buttons to set the Minute display forward or backward to th...

Page 19: ...n the 12 hour and 24 hour display modes After 10 seconds the display will return to the correct time and the time will be displayed in the mode you selected Setting The Year Press the Mode button 5 times or until the year 2006 starts flashing in the display If necessary while the year is flashing press the Tuning button on the top panel or TUN button on the remote control to advance the display to...

Page 20: ... to the MONTH DATE display in AUX and iPod modes NOTE When you connect an iPod to the docking station of this system the volume controls on the iPod click wheel are automatically disabled Use the volume controls on this system to control the iPod volume When you install an iPod Shuffle in the docking station of this system you will need to use both the volume controls on the Shuffle and the volume...

Page 21: ...panel or TUN buttons on the remote control until the frequency of the desired station appears on the display Automatic Tuning Depress and hold either the Tuning buttons on the top panel or TUN buttons on the remote control until the display begins to move then release the buttons The tuner will search up or down the band for the next strong station and stop on that station Repeat this procedure un...

Page 22: ... before switching the power off and automatically returns to those same settings when the radio is switched on again Antenna Information AM The AM bar antenna is inside the cabinet It may be necessary to adjust the position of the cabinet until the internal antenna is receiving the strongest possible signal FM Make sure that the FM wire antenna is firmly attached to the screw terminal on the back ...

Page 23: ...ll flashing press the Memory button again to enter your station in memory channel 01 The MEM and CH 01 indicators stop flashing The CH 01 indicator remains in the display for 10 seconds and then disappears 4 Tune to the next station you wish memorize When the desired frequency appears on the display press the Memory button then press theCH button to advance the memory channel display from 01 to 02...

Page 24: ...ne to the new station that you wish to memorize 2 Press the Memory button then press the CH or CH buttons to select the preset memory channel number that you wish to change 3 While the indicators are flashing press the Memory button again The new station is entered into the selected memory channel number and the previously memorized station is deleted iP500_042307 p65 23 4 2007 17 00 23 ...

Page 25: ...teps available in this system are as follows To change from the USA broadcast system to another broadcast system proceed as follows 1 If necessary press the Power button to shut the power Off 2 Press the Mode button 7 times The USA indicators flash in the display 3 While the display is flashing press either the Tuning buttons on the top panel or TUN buttons on the remote control to alternately swi...

Page 26: ...e connecting your iPod NOTE No adapters are provided for the 5G fifth generation 30GB and 60GB iPod s with video capability and 2G second generation iPod nano Please use that adapters that were included with these iPod s at time of purchase They will fit properly into the docking station of this system We have also included one flat adapter with no opening at all This serves as a dust cover that c...

Page 27: ...ff 1 The Hold switch on your iPod should be set to the Off position to unlock the click wheel navigation controls 2 Remove the docking cradle from the front panel by sliding the cradle upward as shown If you have not already done so turn the cradle over and press on the bottom of the connector cover to remove it from the cradle Discard the paper dummy iPod 3 Choose the appropriate adapter for your...

Page 28: ...uired adapter as shown in the following illustrations If later you decide to install a different iPod model you must remove the nano adapter from the docking cradle and slide the docking connector back to the right position before inserting the appropriate adapter 3 Slide your iPod into the adapter and make sure that it slides down as far as possible until it is correctly seated on the iPod connec...

Page 29: ...ttons on the top panel or iPod FWD iPod REV buttons on the remote control or use the iPod click wheel navigation controls as usual Release the controls when you hear the desired passage and normal playback will resume at that point 9 To pause during playback press the iPod PLAY PAUSE button again Press once more to cancel pause and resume playback 10 To shut the iPod off depress and hold the iPod ...

Page 30: ...anging the iPod adapter is as follows 1 Remove your iPod from the docking station as usual 2 Lift up on the docking cradle and remove it from the docking station as shown 3 Press on the bottom of the iPod adapter as shown to remove it from the docking cradle 4 Re install the docking cradle in the docking station 5 Insert the desired iPod adapter in the docking cradle iPod Adapter Docking Cradle Bo...

Page 31: ...not compatible with portable USB storage drives that contain compressed MP3 or WMA audio files The iPod Shuffle has no interface to receive commands from an external controller therefore you cannot use the iPod PLAY PAUSE button the Tuning buttons on the top panel or the iPod FWD iPod REV buttons on the remote control of this system to operate the iPod Shuffle You can only use the controls on the ...

Page 32: ...sing the iPod PLAY PAUSE of this system has no effect for the iPod Shuffle 6 Press the Volume buttons on the iPod Shuffle to adjust the iPod volume level If necessary you can then go back and make final up or down adjustments to the Volume controls on this system 7 To skip forward or back to perform high speed search to pause or to stop playback press the corresponding controls on the iPod Shuffle...

Page 33: ...his system and the iPod is not playing the iPod battery will be recharged automatically The battery will be charged whether the power of this system is On or Off It will also be charged while you are listening to an external auxiliary music source NOTE To prevent interference between the battery charging circuit and the radio in this system the battery charging circuit is turned off while you are ...

Page 34: ...fle older non dockable iPods other MP3 players personal CD players etc 1 Connect the headphone jack or Line Out jack of your external audio source to the AUX IN In jack on the back panel of this system NOTE The connection cable is not included 2 Turn on the power switch of your external source and operate it as usual Switch off any Equalizer or Bass Boost controls on the external source 3 Press th...

Page 35: ...rience any discomfort caused by any sudden increase in volume level The headphones must be disconnected from the PHONES jack in order to listen to the internal speakers again 4 You should hear the sound from your external source through the speakers of this system NOTE If you connected the Line Out jack of your external source then you only need to adjust the Volume control of this system If you c...

Page 36: ...te control to set the Hour display forward or backward to the desired wake up hour Example AM 6 00 Be sure to observe the PM indicator to confirm that you have set the hour correctly If no PM indicator appears the time display is AM 4 Press the Volume or Volume buttons to set the Minute display forward or backward to the desired wake up minute Example AM 6 45 5 When the display is showing the desi...

Page 37: ...necessary and make sure the RAD alarm mode is selected 3 Press the Alarm On Off button to activate the alarm Make sure the RAD icon appears in the display 4 At the selected wake up time the radio will turn on automatically It starts softly and gradually gets louder It will continue to play for 60 minutes and then shut off automatically until the following day 5 To stop the radio alarm sooner press...

Page 38: ...rm time setting if necessary and make sure the iPod alarm mode is selected 3 Press the Alarm On Off button to activate the alarm Make sure the iPod icon appears in the display 4 At the selected wake up time the iPod will turn on automatically It starts softly and gradually gets louder It will continue to play for 60 minutes and then shut off automatically until the following day 5 To stop the iPod...

Page 39: ...larm On Off button once The buzzer stops immediately but the BUZ indicator remains in the display and alarm remains set for the following day To deactivate the alarm completely press the Alarm On Off button once more The BUZ indicator disappears Snooze Operation If you need a few minutes extra sleep when the Radio or iPod alarm turns on in the morning press the Snooze Light button The alarm will s...

Page 40: ...o select 15 30 45 or 60 minutes of sleep timer operation The SLEEP indicator and the amount of sleep time appear in the display After 10 seconds the time display disappears and only the SLEEP indicator remains The system will play until the sleep timer counts down to 00 and then shut off automatically 4 To shut the system off before the sleep timer counts down to 00 press the Power button at any t...

Page 41: ...on on AM or or FM broadcast station FM broadcasts FM Wire antenna is not extended Extend FM wire antenna AM The bar antenna is not Reposition the unit until best positioned correctly reception is obtained AM or FM AM or FM mode is not selected Press Function button to no sound select AM or FM band Volume at minimum level Increase Volume level iPod iPod does not iPod mode is not selected Ensure an ...

Page 42: ... days we recommend that you insert this flat cover in the cradle to keep the iPod connector free of dust and other foreign objects Insert this cover into the cradle as you would with any other adapter When its time to remove this cover lift the cradle out of the docking station as usual and push up on the cover from the bottom of the cradle Resetting the System After a Power Surge If the system lo...

Page 43: ... California residents to cover shipping and handling costs and enclose a copy of your proof of purchase Send your unit to Emerson Radio Corp 5101 Statesman Drive Irving TX 75063 This warranty does not cover damage from negligence misuse abuse accident failure to follow operating instructions commercial use rental repairs by an unauthorized facility or products purchased used serviced or damaged ou...

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