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3139 116 19701

Mini Hi-Fi System

FW-

C90

with 3 CD changer

pg 01-29/C90/22-Eng

3/6/00, 1:52 PM

Summary of Contents for FW-C90

Page 1: ...3139 116 19701 Mini Hi Fi System FW C90 with 3 CD changer pg 01 29 C90 22 Eng 3 6 00 1 52 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...le for your socket outlets it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place If the mains plug contains a fuse this should have a value of 5 Amp If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should not be greater than 5 Amp Note The severed plug must be disposed of to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere How to conn...

Page 3: ...Nederlands Italiano Svenska Dansk Suomi Deutsch Português INDEX CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT English 4 Français 30 Español 56 Deutsch 82 Nederlands 110 Italiano 136 Svenska 162 Dansk 188 Suomi 214 Português 238 ÏÏËÓÈÎ 264 pg 01 29 C90 22 Eng 3 6 00 1 52 PM 3 ...

Page 4: ...mation 5 Preparation 6 7 Controls 8 10 Operating The System 11 14 CD 15 17 Tuner 18 20 AUX CDR 20 Tape 21 22 Recording 23 24 Clock 25 Timer 25 26 Sleep Timer 26 Specifications 27 Maintenance 28 Troubleshooting 28 29 CONTENTS pg 01 29 C90 22 Eng 3 6 00 1 52 PM 4 ...

Page 5: ...up in your system Allow at least 10 cm clearance from the rear and the top of the unit and 5 cm from the each side The system incorporates a built in safety feature that prevents overheating Do not expose the system to excessive moisture rain sand or heat sources Under no circumstances should you repair the system yourself as this will invalidate the warranty GENERAL INFORMATION SAFETY INFORMATION...

Page 6: ... position for the best reception B FM Wire Antenna Connection Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal Adjust the position of the FM antenna for the best reception Outdoor Antenna For better FM stereo reception connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal using a 75 Ω coaxial wire C Speakers Connection Connect the right speaker to Front terminal R with ...

Page 7: ... E Connecting other equipment to your system You can connect the audio left and right OUT terminals of a TV VCR Laser Disc player DVD player or CD Recorder to the AUX CDR IN terminals at the rear of the system F Subwoofer Out Connection Connect the optional active subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT terminal The subwoofer reproduces just the low bass sound effect e g explosions the rumble of spaceships...

Page 8: ...AVE IR SENSOR SIDE VOLUME RDS DOLBY B NR NEWS TA CD TEXT DYNAMIC BASS BOOST BASS TREBLE TAPE CD TUNER AUX P E R S O N A L D S C VEC 1 2 0 5 4 6 7 8 9 Ω 1 3 DSC BASS Å É 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 9 8 VOLUME á à 2 ë í Ç 0 2 AUX CDR MUTE CD 123 TUNER TAPE 1 2 AUTO REV CLOCK CD TEXT PERSONAL BASS TREBLE PROGRAM REPEAT SHUFFLE TREBLE 0 ª fi CD DIRECT VEC TIMERON OFFSLEEP DIM DBB TAPE 1 2 CD 1 2 3 BAND CDR DVD 3 PR...

Page 9: ... Tape mode When tape playback is stopped press to select either tape deck 1 or 2 AUX CDR DVD to select sound from an external source e g TV VCR Laser Disc player DVD player or CD Recorder When in AUX mode press to select either AUX or CDR DVD DISPLAY SCREEN to view the current setting of the system CD CAROUSEL TRAY DISC CHANGE to change CD s OPEN CLOSE to open or close the CD carousel tray DISC 1 ...

Page 10: ... sound temporarily ª CLOCK to view clock display º TIMER ON OFF to switch on or off timer SLEEP to switch the system to standby mode at a selected time CONTROLS REPEAT to repeat a CD track a disc or all available discs SHUFFLE to play all the available discs and their tracks in random order DIGIT 0 9 numbers consisting of two figures must be keyed in within 2 seconds for CD to key in a CD track fo...

Page 11: ... for 5 seconds when the system is in standby mode The demonstration will begin Easy Set EASY SET allows you to store all available radio stations and RDS stations automatically 1 Press and hold STANDBY ON on the system only for 5 seconds when the system is in standby or demonstration mode EASY SET will be displayed and followed by TUNER and then AUTO EASY SET will start searching for all RDS radio...

Page 12: ...isc player DVD player or CD Recorder to the AUX CDR 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 appears on the display DIM 1 DIM 2 DIM 3 or DIM OFF will be displayed depending on the mode selected DIM OFF normal brightness with Spectrum Analyzer On DIM 1 normal brightness with Spectrum Analyzer Of...

Page 13: ...racter for editing will be flashing Repeat step 6 7 to store up to 10 characters 8 To store the setting press PERSONAL again Before storing the setting you can press à to retrace the steps in the reverse order To exit without storing the setting press Ç Notes During personal setting if no button is pressed within 90 seconds the system will exit personal setting mode automatically It is not possibl...

Page 14: ... or BLAST will be displayed To switch off DBB Press DYNAMIC BASS BOOST briefly until DBB OFF is displayed Notes When Personal or Bass Treble sound control is selected DBB will be switched off automatically 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 Automatic DSC DBB VEC DBB selection The best DB...

Page 15: ... or total playing time will be displayed During Playback The title of album track title or elapsed time will be displayed If the album and track title are not known NO TEXT ON DISC will be displayed 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 ...

Page 16: ...gain Note Pressingí during shuffling can only skip to the beginning of the current track CD Searching for a particular passage during playback Press and hold à or á until the desired passage is located The volume will be reduced Play returns to normal when à or á is released Programming Tracks Programming tracks of a loaded CD is possible when playback is stopped The display will indicate the tota...

Page 17: ...ly TRACK or PROGRAM will be displayed The REPEAT and PROGRAM appear on the display 2 Press Ç to stop program playback Notes If you press any of the CD DIRECT PLAY buttons the system will play the selected disc or track and the stored program will be ignored temporarily The PROGRAM display also will disappear temporarily from the display It will reappear when playback of the selected disc ends REPE...

Page 18: ...requency and preset number will be displayed briefly The system will stop searching when all the available radio stations are stored or when the memory for 40 preset radio stations is used The system will remain tuned to the last stored preset radio station Notes You can cancel the automatic programming by pressing PROG orÇ on the system only If you want to reserve a section of preset numbers for ...

Page 19: ...within 90 seconds the RDS time is not detected NO RDS TIME will be displayed Note Some RDS station may be transmitting a real time clock at a minute interval The accuracy of the transmitted time depends on the transmitting RDS station NEWS TA Traffic Announcement only available in Radio Station with RDS You can activate NEWS or TA function in Standby Demonstration or any source mode except Tuner m...

Page 20: ...D mode CDR DVD will be displayed 2 Press AUX CDR DVD again to select external normal AUX mode AUX will be displayed STANDBY ON MINI HIFI SYSTEM BAND C1 2 3 CDR STOP CLEAR SEARCH TUNING PLAY PAUSE PREV NEXT DUB HSD RECORD A REV DIM CLOCK TIMER PROG POWER SAVE IR SENSOR SIDE VOLUME RDS DOLBY B NR NEWS TA CD TEXT BAND PRESET BASS TREBLE TAPE CD TUNER AUX P E R S O N A L D S C VEC TAPE 1 2 CD 1 2 3 CD...

Page 21: ... be displayed When recording the A or B display will be flashing Auto Reverse Playback only on tape deck 2 Press A REV to select the different playback modes å å å å å to record or playback on one side of the tape The tape stops at the end of one side to record or playback on both sides of the tape The tape then stops to playback continuously on both sides of the tape up to a maximum of 10 times p...

Page 22: ... or right will be displayed depending on which button is pressed During searching the sound is reduced to a low volume When you release à or á the tape continues playing Notes During rewinding or fast forwarding of a tape it is also possible to select another source e g CD TUNER or AUX Before playing a tape check and tighten slack tape with a pencil Slack tape may get jammed or may burst in the me...

Page 23: ... break out the tab on the left shoulder of the tape side you want to protect If CHECK TAPE is displayed the protection tab has been broken Put a piece of clear adhesive tape over the opening Do not cover the Cr02 tape detection hole when covering the tab opening Digital Recording via Digital Out For CD digital recording please refer to the Instructions Manual of the CD Recorder digital audio equip...

Page 24: ...speed dubbing in Tape mode the sound is reduced to a low volume You can listen to another source while dubbing Dolby B NR button has no influence during dubbing dubbing from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2 An original tape recorded with Dolby B NR automatically produces a copy with Dolby B NR CD Synchro Start Recording 1 Load a blank tape into tape deck 2 and a disc into a disc tray 2 Press CD to selec...

Page 25: ...D 1 2 3 CDR DVD RDS DOLBY B NR NEWS TA CD TEXT BAND 5 Press CLOCK TIMER again to store the setting The clock starts To exit without storing the setting press Ç on the system Notes During clock setting if no button is pressed within 90 seconds the system will exit clock setting mode automatically When a power interruption occurs the clock setting is erased To set the time with RDS clock see Receivi...

Page 26: ...n progress Sleep only on remote control This feature allows you to select a length of time after which the system will switch to the standby mode automatically 1 Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to select a period of time The selections are as follows time in minutes 60 45 30 15 OFF 60 SLEEP XX or OFF will be displayed XX is the time in minutes 2 When you reach the desired length of ti...

Page 27: ...sets 40 Antenna FM 75 Ω wire AM Loop antenna TAPE DECK Frequency response CrO2 tape type II 60 15000 Hz 5 dB Normal tape type I 60 15000 Hz 5 dB Signal to noise ratio without Dolby B NR CrO2 tape type II 50 dBA Normal tape type I 47 dBA Signal to noise ratio with Dolby B NR CrO2 tape type II 62 dBA Normal tape type I 58 dBA Wow and flutter 0 4 DIN SPEAKERS System 3 way 1 x rear bass ports Impedanc...

Page 28: ...should you try to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock If a fault occurs check the points listed below before taking the system for repair Should any problems persist after you have made these checks consult your nearest dealer or service center CD Player Operation NO DISC is displayed The disc is inserted upside dow...

Page 29: ...ocation Lack of bass sound or apparently imprecise physical location of musical instruments Speakers are connected wrongly Check the speaker connection for proper phasing colored black wires to colored black terminals Remote control has no effect on the system Wrong source is selected Select the source CD TUNER etc before pressing the function button É í ë etc The distance to the system is too lar...

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