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Table of Contents

Features ...................................................................... 1
How This Manual Is Organized ................................. 1
IMPORTANT CAUTIONS ....................................... 1

Getting Started ................................................ 3

Accessories ................................................................ 3
Set the VOLTAGE SELECTOR Switch .................... 3
How To Put Batteries In the Remote Control ............ 3
Using the Remote Control ......................................... 3
Connecting the FM Antenna ...................................... 4
Connecting the AM Antenna ..................................... 4
Connecting the Speakers 

(CA-D501T) ..............................

5

Connecting the Speakers 

(MX-D401T/MX-D301T) .........

5

Connecting Auxiliary Equipment .............................. 6
COMPU PLAY .......................................................... 6

Common Operations ....................................... 7

Turning the Power On and Off .................................. 7

Turning the System On ......................................... 7
Turning the System Off ........................................ 7

Adjusting the Volume ................................................ 8
Reinforcing the Bass Sound ...................................... 8
Sound Modes ............................................................. 8
Listening to Auxiliary Equipment ............................. 9

Using the Tuner ............................................. 10

Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing .............. 10
One Touch Radio ................................................ 10

Tuning In a Station .................................................. 11

Switching between Frequency Bands ................. 11
Three ways to select a station ............................. 11

Presetting Stations ................................................... 11
To Change the FM Reception Mode ........................ 11

Using the CD Player ...................................... 12

The Quickest Way To Start a CD Is With the

One Touch Operation ..................................... 13

To Insert Discs ......................................................... 13
Basics of Using the CD Player — Normal Play ...... 14

To Play a Disc ..................................................... 14
To Select a Disc, Track Or Passage

Within a Track ................................................ 14

Locating a Track With the Remote Control

Directly ........................................................... 14

To Change Discs While Playing ......................... 14

Continuous Play ....................................................... 15
Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks ........ 15
Random Play ........................................................... 16

Repeating a Selection or the Discs .......................... 17
Tray Lock Function ................................................. 17

Locking the Electronic Lock .............................. 17
Unlocking the Electronic Lock ........................... 17

Using the Cassette Deck

(Listening to a Tape) ................................. 18

One Touch Play .................................................. 18

Regular Play ............................................................ 18

Fast Left and Fast Right ..................................... 19

Music Scan .............................................................. 19

To Find the Beginning of the Current Selection .... 19
To Find the Beginning of the Next Selection ..... 19

Reverse Mode .......................................................... 19

Using the Cassette Deck (Recording) ......... 20

Things To Know Before You Start Recording .... 20

Standard Recording ................................................. 21

To Record Any Sound Source To Tape............... 21

CD Direct Recording ............................................... 22
Tape to Tape Recording (Dubbing) ......................... 22

How to Use the DUBBING Button .................... 22

Using the Timer ............................................. 23

Setting the Clock ..................................................... 23
Setting the Timer ..................................................... 24
Setting the SLEEP Timer ......................................... 25

Using the Microphone .................................. 26

Karaoke (Sing Along) .............................................. 26

Singing Along with Karaoke .............................. 26
Digital Echo ........................................................ 27
To Record Your Singing ..................................... 27

Microphone Mixing ................................................. 28

To Record Microphone Mixing .......................... 28

Playing the Microphone Sound through

the Speaker ......................................................... 28
Recording from the Microphone ........................

28

Care And Maintenance ................................. 29

Troubleshooting ............................................ 30

Specifications ................................................ 31

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Summary of Contents for CA-D301T

Page 1: ...XU REMOTE CONTROL AUX C D DECK CLOCK TIMER SET SELECT PLAY EXCHANGE SYSTEM DISC DISC DISC DISC 3 TRIPLE TRAY COMPACT DIGITAL AUDIO REPEAT RANDOM CONTINUE SOUND MODE ACTIVE BASS EX MULTI CONTROL VOLUME EJECT STANDBY SENSOR P UP P DOWN TUNING UP TUNING DOWN CD REC START DUBBING START STOP REC DECK A B REVERSE MODE PHONES CD TAPE AUX FM AM EJECT PLAY REC PLAY A B AUTO REVERSE AUTO REVERSE FULL LOGIC ...

Page 2: ...va parafusos e tampas ou desmonte a caixa 2 Não exponha este aparelho à chuva nem à umidade IMPORTANT for the U K DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point then obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or consult your dealer BE SURE to replace the fuse only with...

Page 3: ...el interior hay radiación láser invisible Evite el contacto directo con el haz 3 PRECAUCIÓN No abra la tapa superior En el interior de la unidad no existen piezas reparables por el usuario deje todo servicio técnico en manos de personal calificado 1 PRODUTO LASER CLASSE 1 2 PERIGO Olaseremiteumarediaçãoinvisívelqueéperigosa caso o aparelho esteja aberto e a trava inoperante ou danificada Evite exp...

Page 4: ...debería colocar nada en las áreas y las distancias que se detallan a continuación 3 Parte inferior Coloque el aparato sobre una superficie recta Debe haber buena circulación de aire para ello coloque el aparato sobre una base a una altura mínima de 10 cm Precaução Ventilação adequada Para evitar riscos de choques elétricos e incêndios e prevenir avarias instale o aparelho como segue 1 Parte fronta...

Page 5: ...with your own Digital Echo applied to your voice through the microphone gives you a professional sound How This Manual Is Organized In this manual we have incorporated some special features Basic information that is the same for many different functions is grouped in one place and not repeated in each procedure For instance in the section on playing a CD we do not repeat the information about sett...

Page 6: ...To Select a Disc Track Or Passage Within a Track 14 Locating a Track With the Remote Control Directly 14 To Change Discs While Playing 14 Continuous Play 15 Programming the Playing Order of the Tracks 15 Random Play 16 Repeating a Selection or the Discs 17 Tray Lock Function 17 Locking the Electronic Lock 17 Unlocking the Electronic Lock 17 Using the Cassette Deck Listening to a Tape 18 One Touch ...

Page 7: ...y To avoid battery leakage or explosion Remove batteries when the Remote Control will not be used for a long time When you need to replace the batteries replace both batteries at the same time with new ones Don t use an old battery with a new one Don t use different types of batteries together Using the Remote Control The Remote Control makes it easy to use many of the functions of the System from...

Page 8: ... 3 2 Connecting the AM Antenna Note Even when connecting an outside AM antenna keep the indoor AM loop connected AM Loop Antenna Turn the loop until you have the best reception Snap the tabs on the loop into the slots of the base to attach the AM Loop AM EXT AM LOOP FM 75Ω GND GND FM ANTENNA 1 2 3 AM antenna wire Not supplied If reception is poor connect the outside antenna CAUTION To avoid noise ...

Page 9: ...The correct impedance is indicated on the back panel CAUTION If a TV is installed near speakers the TV may display irregular colours In this case set the speakers away from the TV Connecting the Speakers MX D401T MX D301T Please refer to instructions for speakers as well when you connect speakers For each speaker connect one end of the speaker wire to the speaker terminals on the back of the Syste...

Page 10: ...lay button for that function What One Touch Operation does for you is to turn the power on then start the function you have specified If the Unit is not ready such as no CD or tape in place the Unit still powers on so you can insert a CD or tape How One Touch Operation works in each case is explained in the section dealing with that function The COMPU PLAY buttons are On the Unit CD 8 button CD Pl...

Page 11: ...the STANDBY indicator goes out The System comes on ready to continue in the mode it was in when the power was last turned off o If the last thing you were doing was listening to a tape in Deck B you are now ready to listen to a tape again in Deck B or you can change to another source o If you were listening to the Tuner last the Tuner comes on playing the station it was last set to Turning the Sys...

Page 12: ...d effects that give you control of the way your music sounds so you can tailor it for your room and for the quality of the source We can give you some idea of how each one affects the music but the only way to really tell is to try them yourself o The preset sound modes include modes using surround effects and modes using S E A effects o Sound Mode effects cannot be recorded Surround effect modes ...

Page 13: ... equipment is properly connected to the System See page 5 1 Set the VOLUME control to 0 2 Press the AUX button When System is in Standby mode the Unit is automatically turned on and AUX appears on the display 3 Start playing the equipment 4 Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired listening level 5 Select a sound effect mode if you wish To Cancel the Setting Change the source by starting any one o...

Page 14: ...pears on the display One Touch Radio Just press the FM AM button to turn on the Unit and start playing the most recent station tuned in o You can switch from any other sound source to the radio by pressing the FM AM button 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ACTIVE BASS EX REC PAUSE 10 10 FM AM A B DISC FM MODE PLAY MODE 7 CLEAR 8 DISC DISC VOLUME SHIFT SOUND MODE SLEEP RM SED40TEU REMOTE CONTROL AUX C D DECK CLOCK...

Page 15: ...ore shipment This is not a malfunction You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method 1 Select a band by pressing either the FM AM button 2 Press the TUNING DOWN or TUNING UP button to tune into a station 3 Setting the preset number by pressing the number keys on the Remote Control continuously For preset numbers 1 to 10 Press the number key for the preset numb...

Page 16: ...me step number Play mode indicator Repeat indicator When the System is being used the display shows other items as well However we have only shown the items described in this section Disc display A red marker lights on the disc display for the disc number you have selected This disc display blinks while a CD is being played The centre of the disc display is not lit while CD Player is checking that...

Page 17: ...ppears on the display in Normal Play mode The CD Player is in stop mode Press a DISC button 1 to 3 If there is a CD in the disc tray for the selected disc number the power is automatically turned on and playback starts from the selected CD If there are no CDs in CD Player the power is automatically turned on and NO DISC appears on the display in Normal Play mode The CD Player is set to stop mode o...

Page 18: ... UP button to select the track The selected track starts playing Each time you briefly press and release the 4 P DOWN or P UP button the track changes by one Press and release the P UP button to go ahead one track at a time Press and release the 4 P DOWN button to go back one track at a time Holding down the 4 P DOWN or P UP button during playback will fast forward backwards the CD so you can quic...

Page 19: ...rder DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 back to the beginning To cancel Continuous play press the CONTINUE button again The CONT indicator on the display goes out and Normal Play is resumed When using the Remote Control press the PLAY MODE button while the CD Player is stopped to select a different Play mode The CONT indicator goes out and the next Play mode is selected Programming the Playing Order of the Trac...

Page 20: ...r RANDOM button on the unit while a program is playing the play mode changes to that mode Random Play The tracks will play in no special order when you use this mode On the Unit Press the RANDOM button The playback automatically starts from the selected CD RANDOM on the Play mode indicator lights up You can press the RANDOM button while a CD is playing to switch to Random play mode On the Remote C...

Page 21: ...ctronic lock is on the trays cannot be opened even if the 0 button is pressed This function can only be accessed by using the buttons on the Unit itself Locking the Electronic Lock 1 Put the System s power into STANDBY mode 2 While pressing the 7 button press the 0 button for DISC 1 s tray on the Unit LOCK ON appears on the display to let you know that the trays have been locked When the CD Player...

Page 22: ...irection indicator tells you which direction the selected tape deck will use for playback During playback the direction indicator blinks slowly During fast left or fast right the indicator blinks quickly During Music Scan mode the direction indicator alternates between blinking slowly and quickly repeatedly The Cassette Deck allows you to play record and dub audio tapes o With Automatic Tape Detec...

Page 23: ...posite direction to that in which the tape is playing Searching stops at the beginning of the current selection and the current selection starts automatically To Find the Beginning of the Next Selection Press the 4 P DOWN or P UP button or the 1 or button on the Remote Control during play o Make sure that you press the 4 P DOWN or P UP button or the 1 or button on the Remote Control in the same di...

Page 24: ...ay back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner o When you want to record onto both sides of a tape you can set Reverse mode on to do so However recording automatically stops after recording in the 2 direction in Reverse mode Therefore make sure that the tape direction is 3 when recording with Reverse mode on o The recording level which is the volume at which the new tape i...

Page 25: ...n 3 Check the recording direction for the tape Check that the Tape Direction indicator is the same as that for the tape in the tape deck If the directions are different press the 7 button after pressing the TAPE button to set the tape direction When using Reverse Mode to record both sides of a tape check that the Tape Direction indicator is in the forwards 3 direction If the direction indicator is...

Page 26: ...st side at the beginning of the next side To stop at any time during the recording process press the 7 button Note When making SLEEP timer settings while doing CD Direct recording set the time so that there is enough leeway to finish the recording before the power goes off If the time is set to about the length of the CD the power may go off before recording finishes For CD Direct Recording using ...

Page 27: ...continuously advances or decreases the time in 10 minute intervals 4 Press the 8 SET button The blinking time display changes from a blinking display to a steady display and the clock timer starts from 0 seconds CAUTION If there is a power failure the clock loses its setting The display shows 0 00 and the clock must be reset When the System is being used the display shows other items as well Howev...

Page 28: ...button The name of the source blinks in the display 7 Press the SELECT 5 or 4 button to select the source The display changes with each press of the button as shown Ô TUNER Ô TUNER REC Ô CD Ô TAPE Ô TUNER Selects the last station you were listening to TUNER REC Records the last station you were listening to CD Plays the last CD you were listening to TAPE Plays the last tape you were listening to I...

Page 29: ...p Timer when the Unit is on and a source is playing To set the SLEEP Timer follow this procedure 1 With the System on and a source playing press the SLEEP button on the Remote Control 2 Set the length of time you want the source to play before shutting off Each time you press this button it changes the number of minutes shown on the display in this sequence 10 20 30 60 90 120 Cancelled back to the...

Page 30: ... 1 and MIC 2 at the same time When you will not be using the microphone keep the MIC LEVEL control set to MIN and discon nect the microphone CAUTION Always set the MIC LEVEL control to MIN when connecting or disconnecting the microphone Karaoke Sing Along The Vocal Masking function lets you use regular tapes CDs or records as sources for Karaoke When you select Karaoke mode the lead vocal volume o...

Page 31: ...ets strong echo a chorus or only a few instruments Poorly dubbed tapes may not be suitable for Karaoke Digital Echo You can get an echo effect to apply to your voice 1 Press the SHIFT button on the Remote Control 2 Press the 7 ECHO button on the Remote Control The Echo indicator comes on No echo is applied An echo is applied To prevent howling and squealing feedback when using the microphone adjus...

Page 32: ...low the steps in Microphone Mixing above 2 To record follow the steps in Standard Recording See page 21 Playing the Microphone Sound through the Speakers 1 Set the MIC LEVEL control to MIN 2 Connect the microphone not supplied by plugging it into the MIC jack on the front panel 3 Adjust the VOLUME control and the MIC LEVEL control as you sing into the microphone To apply echo to the microphone sou...

Page 33: ...turned on for a few hours until the moisture evapo rates unplug the AC power cord and then plug it in again General Notes In general you will have the best performance by keeping your tapes CDs and the mechanism clean Store tapes and CDs in their cases and keep them in cabinets or on shelves Keep the Cassette Deck s tape doors and the CD trays closed when not in use Cassette Tapes If the tape is l...

Page 34: ... properly extended and positioned The CD is dirty or scratched The path between the Remote Control and the sensor on the Unit is blocked The batteries have lost their charge The main AC power cord is not plugged in The CD is upside down The built in microprocessor has malfunc tioned due to external electrical interfer ence During tape playing the power cord was unplugged Action Check all connectio...

Page 35: ...ter 0 15 WRMS CD Automatic Changer CD Capacity 3 discs Dynamic Range 85 dB Signal To Noise Ratio 90 dB Wow And Flutter Unmeasurable Tuner FM Tuner Tuning Range 87 5 108 0 MHz AM Tuner Tuning Range 531 1 602 kHz at 9 kHz channel space 530 1 710 kHz at 10 kHz channel space CA D501T MX D401T Dimensions W H D 265 295 339 mm 10 7 16 11 5 8 13 3 8 inches Mass 7 1 kg 15 7 lbs MX D301T Dimensions W H D 26...

Page 36: ... 1 Remote Control 1 Batteries R6P SUM 3 AA 15F 2 FM Wire Antenna 1 AC Plug Adaptor except for Hong Kong 1 Power Specifications CA D501T MX D401T Power Requirements AC 110 127 220 230 240 V 50 60 Hz adjustable with the voltage selector Power Consumption 85 watts 12 watts in standby mode Max Power Consumption 185 watts Taiwan only MX D301T Power Requirements AC 110 127 220 230 240 V 50 60 Hz adjusta...

Page 37: ...ent and if different reset the voltage selector switch to prevent from a damage or risk of fire electric shock IMPORTANTE para la línea de la red CA ANTES DE ENCHUFAR EL EQUIPO compruebe si la tensión de la línea de la red CA corresponde con la posicióndelselectordetensiónsituadoenlaparteexterior del equipo y si es diferente reajuste el selector de tensión para evitar el riesgo de incendios descar...

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