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Switching the system to
standby mode
• Press
STANDBY ON
or
B
on the
remote control.
™
The system will switch to standby
mode.
Selecting the Source
• Press the respective source selection
button:
CD
,
TUNER
,
TAPE
or
AUX
.
™
The display indicates the selected
source.
Note:
– For an external source, make sure you
have connected the audio left and right
OUT terminals of the external
equipment (TV, VCR, Laser Disc player,
DVD player or CD Recorder) to the AUX
IN terminals.
DIM mode
You can select the desired brightness for
the display.
• Press
DIM
to select DIM 1, DIM 2, DIM
3 or DIM OFF display mode.
™
The
DIM
display lights up.
™
"
DIM 1
", "
DIM 2
", "
DIM 3
" or
"
DIM OFF
" will be displayed
depending on the mode selected.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM
DIM OFF - normal brightness with
Spectrum Analyzer On
DIM 1 - normal brightness with
Spectrum Analyzer Off
DIM 2 - half brightness with Spectrum
Analyzer On
DIM 3 - half brightness with Spectrum
Analyzer Off and all LEDs on the
system will be switched off.
Sound Control
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT
Adjust
VOLUME
to increase or decrease
the sound level.
For Personal Listening
Connect the headphones plug to the
n
socket at the front of the system. The
speakers will be muted.
DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL (DSC)
The DSC feature enables you to enjoy
special sound effects that have preset
equalizer settings, providing the best music
reproduction.
• Press
DSC
to select OPTIMAL, JAZZ,
ROCK or TECHNO.
™
The Digital Sound Control display
panel will light up respectively.
™
“
OPTIMAL
,
JAZZ
,
ROCK
or
TECHNO
” and the respective flag
will be displayed.
Note:
– When "OPTIMAL" sound is selected,
DBB will be switched on automatically.
DYNAMIC BASS BOOST (DBB)
The DBB mode enhances the bass
response.
• Press
DBB
to switch on bass response.
™
The DBB button lights up.
™
“
DBB ON
” and the
DBB
flag will be
displayed.
To switch off DBB
• Press
DBB
again.
™
The DBB button light is switched off.
™
“
DBB OFF
” will be displayed.
Note:
– Some CDs or tapes might be recorded in
high modulation, which causes a
distortion at high volume. If this occurs,
switch off DBB or reduce the volume.
MUTE
(only on remote control)
This feature allows you to temporarily
switch off the sound of the system without
switching off the system when you require
a moment of silence.
• Press
MUTE
on the remote control to
switch off the sound.
™
"
MUTE
" and the
MUTE
flag will be
displayed.
• Press
MUTE
again on the remote
control or increase the
VOLUME
to
switch on the sound.
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English
CD
Warning!
1) This system is designed for conventional CDs. Do not use any accessories
such as disc stabilizer rings or CD treatment sheets, etc., which may damage
the CD mechanism.
2) Do not load more than one disc into each tray.
3) When the CD changer is loaded with CDs, do not turn over or shake the
system. This may jam the changer.
You may load three discs in the CD changer for continuous playback without
interruption.
3 CD ROTARY CHANGER SYSTEM
•
CD REWRITABLE COMPATIBLE
•
CD SYNCHRO RECORDING
•
DIGITAL
SOUND
CONTROL
STANDBY-ON
FW-
C10
MINI HIFI SYSTEM
C D 1 • 2 • 3
BAND
TAPE 1 • 2
TAPE
CD
TUNER
AUX
PRESET
▲
▲
TUNING
▲
▲
▲ ▲
STOP• CLEAR
SEARCH
PLAY• PAUSE
PREV
NEXT
DISC CHANGE
DISC 3
OPEN • CLOSE
D
C
3
C H A N G E R
D
B
B
VIDEO
O
P
TI
M
AL
JA
ZZ
R
O
C
K
TE
C
H
N
O
DSC
DISC 2
DISC 1
VOLUME
PROGRAM
DIM
RECORD DUBBING A.REPLAY
DIGITAL SOUND CONTROL
RDS
NEWS
CLOCK
•
TIMER
Discs for playback
This system can play all digital audio CD,
finalized digital audio CD-Recordable and
finalized digital audio CD-Rewritable
format discs.
Loading the CD Changer
1
Press
CD
to select CD mode.
2
Press
OPEN•CLOSE
.
™
The CD carousel tray slides out.
3
Load a CD with the printed side up in
the right tray.
• You can load another disc in the left
tray.
• To load the third disc, press the
DISC
CHANGE
button.
™
The CD carousel tray will rotate until
the empty tray is ready for loading.
4
Press
OPEN•CLOSE
to close the CD
carousel tray.
™
The total number of tracks and the
playing time of the selected disc
appear on the display.
Note:
– To ensure good system performance,
wait until the CD changer completely
reads the disc(s) before proceeding.
CD Direct Play
• You can play a CD directly by pressing
the
DISC 1
,
DISC 2
or
DISC 3
button.
The CD player will stop at the end of
playback of the selected disc.
™
A lit button indicates that a disc is
loaded in the disc tray.
™
A flashing button indicates that a
disc is playing.
Playing a CD
1
Press
É
to start playback.
™
The disc tray, track number and
elapsed playing time of the current
track appear on the display.
• To interrupt playback, press
Å
.
™
The playing time flashes.
• To resume playback, press
É
again.
2
To stop playback, press
Ç
.
Note:
– All the available discs will play once,
then stop.
Disc Change
You can change the outer two discs while
the third inner disc is stopped or is playing.
1
Press
DISC CHANGE
.
™
The CD carousel tray slides out.
2
Replace the discs in the left and right
disc trays.
• If you press
DISC CHANGE
again
during playback, the CD will stop
playing.