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You can record a radio program of your choice.

You can only record on cassettes in Deck 2.

You do not need to adjust the volume, as it has no effect on
the recording.

Switch the system on by pressing Standby/On.

Insert a blank cassette in Deck 2.

Select the TUNER function by pressing TUNER.

Select the radio station that you wish to record by pressing Tuning

or 

on the remote control or by press the Tuning Down or

Up on the front panel.

Press REC/Pause.
Result:

REC

is displayed in red and recording starts.

To stop recording, press 

.

You can copy a cassette from Deck 1 to Deck 2. Two options
are available:

Normal speed dubbing

You do not need to adjust the volume, as it has no effect on the
recording.

Take care not to insert the tape to be copied in Deck 2, as it will
be erased when you start recording.

Switch your system on by pressing Standby/On.

Insert a blank cassette in Deck 2.

Insert the tape to be copied in Deck 1.

To copy a cassette at...

Press...

Normal speed

Dubbing

Result: The appropriate indications are displayed and the cassette in

Deck 1 is copied to the cassette in Deck 2.

To stop dubbing, press 

.

Your mini-compact system has three cassette playback modes
which enable you to listen to both sides of a cassette 
automatically. 
Press REV.Mode until the appropriate symbol is displayed.

When the display indicates...

The mini-compact system plays back...

One side of the selected cassette and
then stops.

One side of the cassette.
The other side of the cassette and then
stops.

Both sides of the cassette indefinitely until 
you press stop.

Recording a Radio Program

1
2
3
4

5

6

Copying a Cassette (Dubbing)

Selecting the Cassette Playback
Mode (Deck 2 Only)

1
2
3
4

5

When playing a cassette, a counter is displayed to enable you to
take note of the counter value at the start of each track and thus
start playback at the beginning of the track to which you wish to
listen.

The counter is only displayed when a cassette is being played.

Before starting to record a cassette for which you wish to take note
of the counter values at the beginning of each track, reset the
counter by pressing Counter Reset.

Tape Counter

4

5

6

5

3

1

1

4

4

Summary of Contents for AH68-01145B

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual THREE CD CHANGER VIDEO CD MINI COMPACT SYSTEM MP3 CD CD R RW PLAYBACK MAX VB550 ...

Page 2: ...is present inside this unit This symbol alerts you to important operating and maintenance instructions accompanying the unit WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT FULLY INSERT CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT ...

Page 3: ...y Function 16 When adjusting play speed 17 NTSC PAL Selection Method 17 Sound Select Function 17 KEY CONTROL Function 17 VCD VIEW function 18 ZOOM Function 18 Last Memory Function 18 TUNER Searching for and Storing the Radio Stations 19 Selecting a Stored Station 20 Improving Radio Reception 20 TAPE DECK Listening to a Cassette 21 CD Synchro Record Feature 21 Recording a Compact Disc 21 Recording ...

Page 4: ...ing Mode or Stop button 17 CD Synchro Recording 18 Program 19 CD Repeat 20 Cassette Deck 2 21 Headphone Jack Connector 22 Enter Return 23 Sound Mode 24 Multi Jog 25 S BASS Level 26 Volume 27 Power Surround 28 Open Close 29 Disc Change 30 Disc Selection buttons 31 Deck 1 2 32 Counter Reset 33 Reverse Mode 34 TAPE Normal Speed Dubbing 35 Compact Disc Compartment 34 35 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 13 14 15 16 20 21...

Page 5: ...13 AI Sleep 14 CD Shuffle Play MP3 CD Random Play 15 VCD Sound 16 VCD Slow Play 17 Key Control 18 Key Control 19 Return 20 Time Search Last Memory 21 TAPE Stop 22 TAPE Play 23 Tuner Band 24 Tuning Mode 25 Volume Increase 26 Disc Number Skip 27 Disc Play Pause 28 Track Next 29 Disc View 30 Sound Mode 31 S BASS Level 32 Timer On Off 33 Mute 18 17 19 20 21 22 24 23 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 2 1 4 5 ...

Page 6: ...ial Connector Terminal 2 SW Aerial Connector Terminal OPTION 3 AM Aerial Connector Terminal 4 Loudspeaker Connector Terminals 5 AUDIO Output Connectors 6 VIDEO Output Connector 7 AUX Input 8 Voltage Selector OPTION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 7: ...ni compact system fol low these installation instructions before connecting the unit Install the system on a flat stable surface Never place this unit on carpeting Never place this unit in an outdoor area Maintain an open space of approximately 6 inches 15 cm on the sides and rear of the system for ventilation purposes Make sure that you have enough room to open the compact disc compartment easily...

Page 8: ...he system There are four terminals on the system Two for the left speaker marked L Two for the right speaker marked R To achieve the correct sound quality connect the Red wire to the terminals Black wire to the terminals To connect a wire to a terminal push the tab as far as it will go To the right on the system Insert the wire up to the plastic sheathing in the hole Push the tab back To the left ...

Page 9: ... sources Examples A television A video disc player A Hi Fi stereo video cassette recorder To connect the external source the source must have an audio output In addition you need an RCA connection cable Set the system to standby mode and disconnect it and the external source from the main Connect the audio cable to the rear of the mini compact system Connect the To the connector marked Red jack R ...

Page 10: ...e FM aerial supplied into the coaxial socket 75Ω marked FM on the rear of the system Follow the instructions given on Page 19 to tune into a radio station and determine the best position for the aerial If reception is poor you may need to install an outdoor aerial To do so connect an outdoor FM aerial to the FM socket on the rear of the system using a 75Ω coaxial cable not supplied Connecting the ...

Page 11: ...rst purchase the mini compact system After a power failure After unplugging the unit For each step you have a few seconds to set the required options If you exceed this time you must start again Switch the system on by pressing Standby On Press Timer Clock twice Result CLOCK is displayed Press Enter Result The hour flashes To Turn the Multi Jog knob to the Increase the hours Right Decrease the hou...

Page 12: ...omatically entered VCD CD from the other source when you press CD Open Close button Loading and Changing Compact Discs 1 2 3 4 5 6 This is a player that enables the playback of audio CD CD R CD RW and MP3 CD and does not possess the function that saves MP3 files Do not use CDs of irregular shapes like heart or octagon shapes The performance of the player may be degraded At least more than one CD s...

Page 13: ...eted status The player may not be played back according to the characteristics of the CD or recorded status The CD RW is comparably less reflexive than CD which causes more time delay to read HOW TO PLAYBACK MP3 CD directly I MP3 File display 7 tracks on the PAL TV screen every time 5 tracks on the NTSC TV screen every time Select the No of song on the remote control Digits button and you can enjo...

Page 14: ...ported from the Shuffle playback mode Playback of video CD Version 2 0 When pressing the Shuffle button during the playback the operation will stop When pressing the Shuffle button during the stop the playback will operate with reading the video CD Version 2 0 as a Version 1 1 You can repeat indefinitely A specific track on a compact disc All tracks on the compact disc selected All discs loaded in...

Page 15: ...nction If the CD function is selected stop the player by pressing Load the selected CDs Press Program Result The following indications are displayed 01 Program no DI Disc no Track no on the disc If necessary select the disc containing the required track by pressing the corresponding Disc 1 2 3 button Select the required track by turning the Multi Jog knob To the left to move back through the track...

Page 16: ...is displayed a still picture appears and the sound is muted To return to normal playback press VCD CD button Press the Stop button to stop playback Please make sure that the VIDEO CD S to be played is not flawed optically as this may cause a distorted sound or the unit to malfunction Video CD Player Playback 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 You can find a certain passage faster during playback This function is pos...

Page 17: ...mental parts is played back through both the right and left speakers Rch MONO Only the right channel vocal parts is played back through both the right and left speakers STEREO Cancels the Multiplex Sound normal stereo playback resumes You can select between listening to the tone from the left channel the right channel or both channels Sound Select Function Lch MONO Rch MONO STEREO L CH R CH This f...

Page 18: ...in the state of double sized zoom Result The picture being reproduced is enlarged four times as large as the initial one Press Zoom button in the state of four times sized zoom Result The picture will return to the initial size During operating the zoom function if you want to move the picture upward downward leftward rightward please press the respective Digits button 2 4 6 8 ZOOM Function When y...

Page 19: ... remote control To scroll through the frequencies faster when searching manually hold down the Tuning Down or Up buttons The automatic search procedure may stop on a frequency that does not correspond to a radio station If this happens use the manual search mode Adjust the volume by Turning the Volume knob on the front panel or Pressing the VOL or buttons on the remote control Select the stereo or...

Page 20: ... pressing Tuner on remote control Select the required frequency band by pressing Band on the remote control or TUNER Band again on the front panel Press the Tuning Mode button on the front panel of the unit or the Tuning Mode button on the remote control until PRESET is displayed Turning Multi jog on the front panel left or right until the desired station is found or press to select the desired st...

Page 21: ... Synchronised recording Direct recording This feature enables you to synchronize the start of the recording with the start of the disc or track of your choice Switch the system on by pressing Standby On Insert a blank cassette in Deck 2 Select the VCD CD function by pressing VCD CD on the front panel Load a compact disc Select the required disc Select the required track and press CD Synchro or pre...

Page 22: ... Dubbing Result The appropriate indications are displayed and the cassette in Deck 1 is copied to the cassette in Deck 2 To stop dubbing press Your mini compact system has three cassette playback modes which enable you to listen to both sides of a cassette automatically Press REV Mode until the appropriate symbol is displayed When the display indicates The mini compact system plays back One side o...

Page 23: ...he minutes flash c Set the minutes by tuning the Multi Jog knob to the right or to the left d Press Enter Result VOL XX is displayed where XX corresponds to the volume already set Press Tuning Down and Up to adjust the volume level and press Return Enter Result The source to be selected is displayed Turn the Multi Jog knob to select the source to be played when the system switches on If you select...

Page 24: ...l until the required option is selected To obtain a Select Normal balance linear PASS Balance suitable for pop music POP Balance suitable for rock music ROCK Balance suitable for classic music CLASSIC Balance suitable for hall HALL Balance suitable for live LIVE Balance suitable for cinema CINEMA Selecting Sound Mode Your mini compact system is equipped with the function of Power Surround The Powe...

Page 25: ...ress AI Sleep one or more times until AI SLEEP is displayed Result The system will automatically switch off at the end of the disc or cassette To cancel SLEEP function press AI Sleep one or more times until OFF is display Setting the System to Switch off Automatically The microphone enables the user to mix in his or her vocals to sing along with the music Preparation Plug the microphone with a 6 3...

Page 26: ...ock To obtain the best possible results from your mini compact system you must clean the following elements regularly The outer casing The compact disc player The cassette players heads rollers and drive capstans Always unplug the system from the wall outlet Before cleaning it If you are not going to be using it for a long time Outer Casing Clean the outer casing regularly using a soft cloth and a...

Page 27: ...does not work In case it does not work even the action is taken as above The compact disc player does not start playing The MP 3 CD player cannot be played The tape does not start playing The volume falls off The cassette is not erased correctly There is excessive wow and flutter Reception is poor or no radio stations are received at all G E N E R A L C D M P 3 C D R A D I O C A S S E T T E S Chec...

Page 28: ... ratio 62 dB Usable sensitivity 10 dB Total harmonic distortion 0 3 COMPACT DISC PLAYER Capacity 3 discs Frequency range 20 Hz 20 KHz 1 dB Signal noise ratio 90 dB at 1 KHz with filter Distortion 0 05 at 1 KHz Channel separation 74 dB Disc sizes Diameter 120 or 80 mm Thickness 1 2 mm TAPE DECK Frequency range 125 Hz 10 KHz Signal noise ratio 40 dB Channel separation 35 dB Erasing effect 60 dB AMPL...

Page 29: ...ELECTRONICS THIS APPLIANCE IS MANUFACTURED BY AH68 01145B ...

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