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You can improve the quality of radio reception by:

Rotating the FM or AM(MW) aerial

Testing the positions of the FM and AM(MW) aerials before fixing them
permanently

If reception from a specific FM radio station is poor, press Mono/ST.
to switch from stereo mode to mono. The quality of the sound will be
improved.

You can listen to a stored radio station as follows:

Switch the system on by pressing Standby/On.

Select the TUNER function by pressing Tuner on remote control.

Select the required frequency band by pressing Tuner (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 station.

or
Select the desired station by pressing the station number stored,

using the Tuning

or 

button on the remote control.

Result: The desired station is now received. 

If you do not want to store the radio station found, revert to Step 4
and search for another station.

Otherwise:

Press Memory.

Result: The 

PRGM

is displayed for a few seconds. 

Press Tuning Down and Up to assign a program number

between and 15.

Press Memory to store the radio station.

Result:

PRGM

is no longer flashed and the station is stored. 

To store any other radio frequencies required, repeat Steps to 8.

The PROGRAM function can be used to assign a new station
to an existing program number.

You can also use 

Program/Set

button on the remote control

to instead 

Memory

button in step 

8

.

Selecting a Stored Station

8

9

Searching for and Storing the Radio
Stations (continued)

1
2
3

4

5

Improving Radio Reception

1

5

5

4

8

In Tuner mode

In manual tuning mode, you can use Multi Jog or / 
button to manual search a radio station.

During Tuner auto searching, press 

button to stop auto

searching.

In Preset tuning mode, you can use Multi Jog or / 
button to search a stored radio station.

8

8

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MAX-B550/570 no RDS 1~15   5/16/02 10:09 PM  Page 15

Summary of Contents for MAX-B550

Page 1: ...Instruction Manual THREE CD CHANGER MINI COMPACT SYSTEM CD R RW PLAYBACK MAX B550 B570 ...

Page 2: ... 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 PRODUCTO LASER CLASE 1 RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF E...

Page 3: ...ing for a Specific Music Passage on a CD 12 Shuffle Play Function 12 Repeating One or All Tracks on the Compact Discs 13 Programming the Order of Playback 13 Checking or Changing Programmed Tracks 14 TUNER Searching for and Storing the Radio Stations 14 Selecting a Stored Station 15 Improving Radio Reception 15 TAPE DECK Listening to a Cassette 16 CD Synchro Record Feature 16 Recording a Compact D...

Page 4: ...ing 16 Program 17 CD Repeat 18 Cassette Deck 2 19 Headphone Jack Connector 20 Enter 21 Sound Mode or Latin Sound 22 Multi Jog 23 S BASS Level 24 Volume 25 Power Surround 26 Open Close 27 Disc Change 28 Disc Selection buttons 29 Deck 1 2 30 Counter Reset 31 Reverse Mode 32 TAPE Normal Speed Dubbing 33 Compact Disc Compartment Latin Sound can be selected in Latin American Front Panel View 32 33 1 2 ...

Page 5: ...e etc 6 FM Mode STEREO 7 EQ 8 D S P 9 CD RW 10 Tape Reverse Mode 11 CD Synchro Recording 12 Tuner Frequency unit 13 AI SLEEP or SLEEP 14 CD Playing Disc Mode or CD Repeat Mode 15 Clock 16 Playing Disc Number 17 Recording 18 Tape 1 2 19 Tuning Mode Auto 20 FM RDS Mode 21 CD Program or Tuner Memory to Program 22 Tuner Preset 23 TUNED 24 Super BASS ...

Page 6: ...Standby On 2 Sound Mode or Latin Sound 3 TAPE Fast Forward Rewind 4 Deck 1 2 5 Reverse Mode 6 CD Repeat 7 CD Stop 8 Program Set 9 CD Track or Radio Station Search 10 Tuning Mode 11 FM Mono Stereo 12 Volume Decrease 13 Tuner Band 14 Volume Increase 15 Disc Skip 16 CD Play Pause 17 CD Shuffle PLAY 18 Counter Reset 19 AI Sleep 20 TAPE Stop 21 TAPE Play 22 Super Bass Level 23 AUX 24 Timer On Off 25 Mu...

Page 7: ...e system to ensure good stereo sound Direct the loudspeakers towards the listening area For optimum performance make sure that both speakers are placed at an equal distance above the floor Where to Install Your Mini Com pact System Connecting your System to the Power Supply 1 2 Insert or replace remote control batteries when you Purchase the mini compact system Find that the remote control is no l...

Page 8: ...n a cinema Connecting to an External Source 1 2 3 4 5 6 The loudspeaker connector terminals are located on the rear of the 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 w...

Page 9: ... FM aerial supplied into the coaxial socket 75Ω marked FM on the rear of the system Follow the instructions given on Page 14 to tune into a radio sta tion 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 10: ...er 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 hours Left When the correct hour is displayed press...

Page 11: ...stening to it Continued use of irregular shape CDs heart shape octagonal etc can damage the unit Switch the system on by pressing Standby On Select the CD function by pressing CD on the front panel Load one or more discs Press CD on the front panel or on the remote control If you have loaded more than one compact disc they will be played in turn Adjust the volume as required by Turning the Volume ...

Page 12: ...ote control to select a track When listening to a compact disc you can quickly search for a specific music passage on a track It is recommended that you turn the volume down before using this function To search through the tracks Press and hold down Forwards for at least one second Backwards for at least one second You can also press and hold down on the front panel to auto search through the trac...

Page 13: ...sing 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 tracks To the right to move forward through the tracks Press Program to confirm your selection Result The selection is stored and is displayed To select other tracks repeat Steps 4 to 6 Press CD to listen to the track selection in the order programmed To Turn the Mu...

Page 14: ... required frequency band by pressing TUNER Band again on the front panel or Tuner Band on the remote control Result The appropriate indication is displayed FM Frequency Modulation AM MW Medium Wave SW1 Option Short Wave SW2 Option Short Wave LW Option Long Wave To search for a Press Tuning Mode station Manually One or more times until MANUAL is displayed Automatically One or more times until AUTO ...

Page 15: ... station number stored using the Tuning or button on the remote control Result The desired station is now received If you do not want to store the radio station found revert to Step 4 and search for another station Otherwise a Press Memory Result The PRGM is displayed for a few seconds b Press Tuning Down and Up to assign a program number between 1 and 15 c Press Memory to store the radio station ...

Page 16: ...nt ways 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 CD function by pressing CD on the front panel Load a compact disc Select the required disc Select the required track and press CD Synchro or pres...

Page 17: ...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...

Page 18: ...nter 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 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 You must also TAPE cassette Insert a recorded cassette in one of the decks before setting the system to sta...

Page 19: ...zer that allows you to choose the most appropriate balance between treble and bass frequencies according to the type of music you are listening to This model provides D S P modes so that you can enjoy virtu ally original sound Turn Sound Mode Latin Sound on the front panel or Press Sound Mode Latin Sound on the remote control until the required option is selected To obtain a Select Normal balance ...

Page 20: ... Press 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 or AI OFF function press AI Sleep one or more times until OFF is display Setting the System to Switch off Automatically Connecting Headphones 1 2 3 4 90 MIN Your mini compact system has a bass amplification function called S Bass Super Bas...

Page 21: ...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 22: ...em does not work There is no sound The Timer 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 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 sta tions are received at all G E N E R A L C D R A D I O C A S S E T T E S Chec...

Page 23: ...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 12 KHz Signal noise ratio 40 dB Channel separation 35 dB Erasing effect 60 dB AMPLIFIER O...

Page 24: ...ELECTRONICS THIS APPLIANCE IS MANUFACTURED BY AH68 01033J ...

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