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XL-MP150

References

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Subwoofer connection

When a commercially available speaker with a built-in amplifier is
connected to this unit, you can enjoy sound with emphasized bass.
Connect an RCA cord from a commercially available speaker with a
built-in amplifier to the SUBWOOFER PRE-OUT jack.

Troubleshooting chart

Many potential problems can be resolved by the owner without call-
ing a service technician.
If something is wrong with this product, check the following before
calling your authorized SHARP dealer or service center.

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General

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CD player

RATED SPEAKER IMPEDANCE:

6 OHMS MIN.

AC INPUT

ANTENNA

RIGHT

RIGHT

LEFT

GND

FM

75 OHMS

AM

LOOP

VIDEO/AUX

IN

SUBWOOFER

PRE-OUT

SPEAKERS

LEFT

Speaker with a 

built-in amplifier

SPEAKERS

LIGHT-UP

LEFT

RIGHT

Symptom

Possible cause

z

The clock is not set to the 
correct time.

z

Did a power failure occur? Reset 
the clock. 

z

When a button is pressed, 
the unit does not respond.

z

Set the unit to the power stand-
by mode and then turn it back on.

z

If the unit still malfunctions, reset 
it.

z

No sound is heard.

z

Is the volume level set to "0"?

z

Are the headphones connected?

z

Are the speaker wires discon-
nected?

Symptom

Possible cause

z

Playback does not start.

z

Is the disc loaded upside down?

z

Playback stops in the mid-
dle or is not performed 
properly.

z

Does the disc satisfy the stan-
dards?

z

Is the disc distorted or 
scratched?

z

Playback sounds are 
skipped, or stopped in the 
middle of a track.

z

Is the unit located near excessive 
vibrations?

z

Is the disc very dirty?

z

Has condensation formed inside 
the unit?

Downloaded From Disc-Player.com Sharp Manuals

Summary of Contents for XL-MP150

Page 1: ...MP150 Micro Component System consisting of XL MP150 main unit and CP MP150 speaker system POWER CD MICRO COMPON ENT SYSTEM XL MP150 Accessories Please confirm that the following accessories are included MODEL OPERATION MANUAL XL MP150 Note Only the above accessories are included Remote control 1 RRMCGA050AWSA AM loop antenna 1 QANTL0005AWZZ FM antenna 1 92LFANT1746A Downloaded From Disc Player com...

Page 2: ...ructions may cause harmful interference to ra dio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures ...

Page 3: ...a rug or other similar surface This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 11 Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult you...

Page 4: ...ngerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 21 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product c If the product has been exposed to rain or wat...

Page 5: ...back Listening to a cassette tape 28 29 Tape Recording Recording on a cassette tape 29 31 Advanced Features Timer and sleep operation 32 35 Enhancing your system 36 37 References Troubleshooting chart 37 39 Maintenance 40 Specifications 41 CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY Back cover ENERGY STAR Program Information 0312 Products that have earned the ENERGY STAR are designed to protect the environment thro...

Page 6: ...rom use of this unit with a voltage other than that which is specified Volume control The sound level at a given volume setting depends on speaker effi ciency location and various other factors It is advisable to avoid ex posure to high volume levels which occurs while turning the unit on with the volume control setting up high or while continually listening at high volumes z Use the unit on a fir...

Page 7: ... 25 27 32 35 14 Equalizer Mode Select Button 14 15 Extra Bass Surround Demo Mode Button 12 14 16 CD Button 16 17 Tape Button 28 18 Tape Reverse Play Button 28 19 Disc Track Down or Fast Reverse Tape Fast Wind Tuner Preset Down Time Down Button 15 18 27 29 20 Tape Reverse Mode Select Button 28 21 Disc Track Up or Fast Forward Tape Fast Wind Tuner Preset Up Time Up Button 15 18 27 29 22 Tuner Band B...

Page 8: ...xtra Bass Indicator 14 19 Disc Repeat Play Indicator 20 20 Disc Pause Indicator 18 21 Disc Play Indicator 17 Rear panel Reference page 1 Speaker Terminals 11 2 AC Power Cord 12 3 FM 75 Ohms Antenna Terminal 11 4 FM Antenna Ground Terminal 11 5 AM Loop Antenna Jack 11 6 Video Auxiliary Audio Signal Input Jacks 36 7 Cooling Fan 12 8 Speaker Light up Jacks 11 9 Subwoofer Pre output Jack 37 Speaker sy...

Page 9: ...utton 18 16 Tape Reverse Play Button 28 17 Tape Stop Button 29 18 Memory Button 15 21 25 27 32 35 19 Disc Pause Button 18 20 Disc Play or Repeat Button 16 20 21 Tape Forward Play Button 28 22 Tape Record Pause Button 30 31 23 MP3 WMA Navigation Mode Select Button 23 24 MP3 WMA Display Button 18 25 Enter Button 22 26 Clock Timer Button 15 32 35 27 Character Button 24 28 Disc Track Down or Fast Reve...

Page 10: ... OUT SPEAKERS LEFT SPEAKERS LIGHT UP LEFT RIGHT Left speaker Right speaker AC outlet AC 120 V 60 Hz Speaker connection see page 11 AM loop antenna FM antenna Make sure to unplug the AC power cord before any connections Antenna connection see page 11 AC power connection see page 12 Speaker light up wire Speaker light up wire Downloaded From Disc Player com Sharp Manuals ...

Page 11: ...ght speaker light up wire to the RIGHT jack and the left speaker light up wire to the LEFT jack Assembling Attaching to the wall Wall Screws not supplied RATED SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 OHMS MIN AC INPUT ANTENNA RIGHT RIGHT LEFT GND FM 75 OHMS AM LOOP VIDEO AUX IN SUBWOOFER PRE OUT SPEAKERS LEFT SPEAKERS LIGHT UP LEFT RIGHT z Use speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or more as lower im pedance speakers ...

Page 12: ...s built with a cooling fan at the rear of the unit for im proved cooling Please do not cover the opening of the fan with any obstacles as this will block proper ventilation RATED SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 OHMS MIN AC INPUT ANTENNA RIGHT RIGHT LEFT GND FM 75 OHMS AM LOOP VIDEO AUX IN SUBWOOFER PRE OUT SPEAKERS LEFT AC outlet AC 120 V 60 Hz SPEAKERS LIGHT UP LEFT RIGHT RATED SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 OHMS MIN A...

Page 13: ... and the sensor on the unit with a soft cloth z Exposing the sensor on the unit to strong light may interfere with operation Change the lighting or the direction of the unit if this occurs z Keep the remote control away from moisture heat shock and vi brations Test of the remote control Check the remote control after checking all the connections see pages 10 12 Point the remote control directly at...

Page 14: ... counterclockwise the volume will decrease Remote control operation Press the VOLUME or button to increase or decrease the volume Surround mode When the X BASS SURROUND DEMO X BASS SURROUND button is pressed the unit will enter the surround mode and adjust low bass and high frequency automatically according to volume input To cancel this mode press the X BASS SURROUND DEMO X BASS SURROUND button a...

Page 15: ...can also be set with the remote control 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Press the CLOCK TIMER button 3 Within 10 seconds press the or button to se lect CLOCK and press the MEMORY SET button 4 Press the or button to select 12 hour or 24 hour display and then press the MEMORY SET button AM 12 00 The 12 hour display will appear AM 12 00 PM 11 59 AM 0 00 The 12 hour display will ...

Page 16: ...ayback time WMA WMA files are Advanced System Format files that include audio files which are compressed with Windows Media Audio codec WMA is developed by Microsoft as an audio format file for Win dows Media Player z MP3 or WMA indicator will light up after the unit reads infor mation on an MP3 or WMA disc Auto power on function When you press any of the following buttons the unit turns on z CD butto...

Page 17: ...on the display for 3 seconds and the unit will not function If this occurs press the ON STAND BY button to enter the power stand by mode and then turn the power on again z If TV or radio interference occurs during CD operation move the unit away from the TV or radio z If a disc is damaged dirty or loaded upside down the disc will be skipped 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Pre...

Page 18: ...p Press in the playback mode Pause Press in the playback mode Press the button to resume play back from the paused point Track up Track down Press in the playback or stop mode If you press the button in the stop mode press the button to start the desired track Fast for ward Fast reverse Press and hold down in the playback mode Release the button to resume playback z Track up track down is possible...

Page 19: ...utton to start the desired track on the current disc Notes z A track number higher than the number of tracks on the disc can not be selected z During random play direct search is not possible 1 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc Selected disc number 2 Within 5 seconds press the CD DIRECT PLAY button on the main unit X BASS SURROUND DEMO Use the direct search buttons on the rem...

Page 20: ...ious track The beginning of the track being played will be located z In random play the unit will select and play tracks automatically You cannot select the order of the tracks Caution After performing repeat or random play be sure to press the CD button Otherwise the disc s will play continuously To repeat all tracks on up to 5 discs Press the button twice To repeat desired tracks Perform steps 1...

Page 21: ...grammed selections will not be cleared z During the program operation random play is not possible z During programmed play the CD DIRECT PLAY button will not work 1 While in the stop mode press the MEMORY SET MEMORY button to enter the programming save mode 2 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc Selected disc number 3 Press the direct search buttons on the remote control to sele...

Page 22: ...nnect words with hyphens This product recognizes the first word as title 1 second one as title 2 and third one as title 3 Up to three words can be rec ognized Notes z MP3 files must have the extension mp3 z WMA files must have the extension wma z Up to 100 folders or 300 files can be read on the unit If either limit is exceeded no more folders files are displayed z This unit recognizes and displays up ...

Page 23: ...nd the display shows the total number of folders and files on the selected disc 4 Press the NAVIGATION button 5 Press the or cursor but ton on the remote control to select FOL T 1 T 2 or T 3 To search files by folder name select FOL will flash The following steps describe file search by folder 6 Press the ENTER button The total number of folders or titles appears for 2 seconds and names of the fir...

Page 24: ...ge of character display 6 Press the CHARACTER button and the active character will be entered in the 2nd row of the display To delete an entered character move the cursor to the charac ter with the or button and press the CLEAR DIMMER but ton on the remote control 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter characters In the folder or title name search you do not have to enter the full name The unit searches ...

Page 25: ...ECT PLAY button on the main unit will not work z If you press the RANDOM button in the stop mode the MP3 WMA navigation mode will be canceled If tracks are programmed using track numbers see Pro grammed play on page 21 In the MP3 WMA navigation mode only programs by folder or title name are played When you exit the mode the programs by folder or title name are cleared When you exit the MP3 WMA nav...

Page 26: ...play the ST indicator z will appear when an FM broadcast is in stereo z If the FM reception is weak press the TUNER BAND button to extinguish the ST indicator The reception changes to monaural and the sound becomes clearer X BASS SURROUND DEMO 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Press the TUNER BAND button repeatedly to select the desired frequency band FM or AM 3 Press the TUNIN...

Page 27: ...ss the MEMORY SET MEMORY button to store that station in memory If the MEMORY and preset number indicators go out before the station is memorized repeat the operation from step 2 5 Repeat steps 1 4 to set other stations or to change a pre set station When a new station is stored in memory the station previously memorized for that preset channel number will be erased Press the PRESET or button for ...

Page 28: ...ow noise tapes for the best sound Metal or CrO tapes are not rec ommended z Do not use C 120 tapes or poor quality tapes as they may cause malfunctions z Before loading a tape into the cassette compartment tighten the slack with a pen or a pencil X BASS SURROUND DEMO 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Press the TAPE button 3 Open the cassette door by push ing the area marked PUS...

Page 29: ...recording important selections make a preliminary test to ensure that the desired material is properly recorded z SHARP is not liable for damage or loss of your recording arising from malfunction of this unit z The volume and sound controls can be adjusted with no effect on the recorded signal Variable Sound Monitor z For recording use only normal tapes Do not use metal or CrO tapes Erase preventi...

Page 30: ...h recording cannot be performed 4 Press the button to choose one side or both sides To record on both sides To record on only one side 5 Press the button Recording will be paused 6 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc 7 Within 5 seconds press the CD DIRECT PLAY button to start recording z Recording starts from side A z Recording is started from the selected disc When the play ba...

Page 31: ...while recording an AM station move the AM loop antenna Erasing recorded tapes 1 Press the TAPE button 2 Follow steps 2 5 in Recording from the radio 1 Perform steps 1 6 in Recording from a CD or MP3 WMA disc on page 30 2 Within 5 seconds press the button to record on side A or the button for side B 1 Program discs and tracks see pages 21 2 Press the button 3 Press the button to record on side A or...

Page 32: ...ly at a preset time For example if you are away but want to record a program on a ra dio station Daily timer Daily timer play or daily timer recording works at the same preset time every day For example set the timer as a wake up call every morning 1 Set the daily timer pages 32 34 2 Set the once timer pages 32 34 Start Daily timer Once timer 1 minute or more Stop Start Stop 1 Check that the clock...

Page 33: ... finish as in steps 6 and 7 above White Red 9 Switch input with the or button and then press the MEMORY SET button To select the timer playback source CD TUNER or TAPE To select the timer recording source TUNER z When you select the tuner select a station by pressing the or button and then press the MEMORY SET button z If a station has not been programmed NO PRESET will be displayed and timer sett...

Page 34: ...IN jacks select VIDEO in step 9 This unit will turn on or enter the power stand by mode automatically however the connected unit will not turn on or off 1 Press the CLOCK TIMER button 2 Within 10 seconds press the or button to select ONCE or DAILY and press the MEMORY SET button 3 Within 10 seconds press the or button to select ONCE CALL or DAILY CALL and press the MEMORY SET button The unit retur...

Page 35: ...d press the MEMO RY SET button 4 Press the or button to select the time Maximum 3 hours Minimum 1 minute z 3 hours 5 minutes 5 minute intervals z 5 minutes 1 minute 1 minute intervals 5 Press the MEMORY SET but ton SLEEP will appear 6 The unit will enter the power stand by mode automatically after the preset time has elapsed The volume will be turned down 1 minute before the sleep op eration finis...

Page 36: ...re your headphones have a 1 8 3 5 mm diameter plug and impedance between 16 and 50 ohms The recommended imped ance is 32 ohms z Plugging in the headphones disconnects the speakers automati cally Adjust the volume using the VOLUME control RATED SPEAKER IMPEDANCE 6 OHMS MIN AC INPUT ANTENNA RIGHT RIGHT LEFT GND FM 75 OHMS AM LOOP VIDEO AUX IN SUBWOOFER PRE OUT SPEAKERS LEFT X BASS SURROUND DEMO 1 Us...

Page 37: ...th a built in amplifier SPEAKERS LIGHT UP LEFT RIGHT Symptom Possible cause z The clock is not set to the correct time z Did a power failure occur Reset the clock z When a button is pressed the unit does not respond z Set the unit to the power stand by mode and then turn it back on z If the unit still malfunctions reset it z No sound is heard z Is the volume level set to 0 z Are the headphones con...

Page 38: ...nnot record on a metal or CrO tape z Cannot erase completely z Sound skipping z Is there any slack z Is the tape stretched z Cannot hear treble z Are the capstans pinch rollers or heads dirty z Sound fluctuation z Cannot remove the tape z If a power failure occurs during playback the heads remain en gaged with the tape Do not open the compartment with great force Symptom Possible cause z The remot...

Page 39: ... memory including clock timer settings tuner preset and CD program Before transporting the unit Remove all CDs from the unit Make sure there is no CD in the disc tray Then set the unit to the power stand by mode Carrying the unit with discs left inside can damage the unit Care of compact discs Compact discs are fairly resistant to damage however mistracking can occur due to an accumulation of dirt...

Page 40: ...etizer Read the demagnetizer s instructions carefully before use Cleaning the CD pickup lens In order to ensure proper operation of the CD player preventative maintenance cleaning of the laser pickup lens should be per formed periodically Lens cleaners are commercially available Con tact your local CD software dealer for options Cleaning the cabinet Periodically wipe the cabinet with a soft cloth ...

Page 41: ...distortion Output terminals Speakers 6 ohms Headphones 16 50 ohms recommended 32 ohms Subwoofer pre out audio signal 200 mV 10 k ohms at 70 Hz Input terminals Video Auxiliary audio signal 500 mV 47 k ohms Type 5 disc multi play compact disc player Signal readout Non contact 3 beam semiconductor laser pickup D A converter 1 bit D A converter Frequency response 20 20 000 Hz Dynamic range 90 dB 1 kHz...

Page 42: ...ed in Malaysia TINSEA081AWZZ 04L R AS 1 SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION Sharp Plaza Mahwah New Jersey 07430 2135 SHARP CORPORATION CONSUMER LIMITED WARRANTY SHARP ELECTRONICS CORPORATION warrants to the first consumer purchaser that this Sharp brand product the Product when shipped in its original con tainer will be free from defective workmanship and materials and agrees that it will at its option ...

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