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Safety Information

Getting Started  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Unpacking the system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Back View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Using the FM and Am Antennas  . . . . . . . . .2
Connecting the Speakers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

General Controls  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Main Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Top View  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Remote Control   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Installing Batteries  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Display  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Settings  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Showing Demonstration  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Setting the Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Setting the Timer   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Activating the Timer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Sleep Mode  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Sound Features  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Volume Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
X-Bass  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Muting Audio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Preset Equalizer Curves  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Creating Custom curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

CD Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Important CD and mp3 Information  . . . . . . . .9

Notes on CD-R/RW Discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Notes on mp3 Discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Playing Discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Notes on Simple mp3 Discs  . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Play and Load Simultaneously  . . . . . . . . . .10

Stop Playback  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Selecting a Disc  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Selecting Folders (mp3 CDs Only) . . . . . . . . . .11
Searching Through a CD  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
CD Information  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Sampling Tracks  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Repeat  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Random Playback  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Setting Up a CD Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Playing a Program List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Displaying the Program List  . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Edit Program List  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Clear  Program Location  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Radio  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Selecting Tuner Band  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Tuning to a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Using Presets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Auto Preset Programming (FM only)  . . . . . . .13
Manually Setting Presets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Suppressing Stereo Signal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Tuning to an RDS Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Displaying RDS Station Information  . . . . .14

Searching by Program Type (PTY) . . . . . . . . . .14

Tape Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Selecting Tape Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Playing a Tape  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Tape Counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Recording  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

From Tuner  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
From CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
From an Aux  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Troubleshooting Tips  . . . . . . . . . . .16

Maintenance  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Cleaning   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
CD Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Tape Player  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Handling CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Cleaning CDs  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
CD Lens Care  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Important Information  . . . . . . . . .19

Safety Precautions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Headset Safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Important Battery Information  . . . . . . . . . . .19
Don’t Infringe  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Technical Specification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

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Table of Content

MS4200 EN  2/3/04  9:54 AM  Page 6

Summary of Contents for MS4200

Page 1: ...THOMSON 46 quai Alphonse Le Gallo 92648 Boulogne Cedex FRANCE 55870710 www thomson net MS4200 EN 2 3 04 9 54 AM Page 2 ...

Page 2: ... TUNE PRESET 5 DISC CHANGER C D TUNER TAPE AUX RO CK POP JAZZ CLASSIC C U S T O M D I S C N U M B E R BAND AUTO PROG CD INFO CD R RW COMPATIB LE MS4200 It is important to read this instruction book prior to using your new product for the first time u s e r m a n u a l MS4200 EN 2 3 04 9 54 AM Page 3 ...

Page 3: ... with the colored markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows BLUE wire to the terminal coded N Neutral or colored black BROWN wire to the terminal coded L Live or colored red DO NOT make any connection to the terminal in the plug which is marked by the letter E or by the earth symbol or colored green or green and yellow A fused plug must be fitted with a 3A fuse approved by...

Page 4: ...IGN ALERTING YOU OF I M P O R T A N T I N S T R U C T I O N S A C C O M PA N Y I N G T H E P R O D U C T T H E L I G H T N I N G FLASH AND ARROW HEAD WITHIN THE TRIANGLE IS A WA R N I N G S I G N ALERTING YOU OF D A N G E R O U S VOLTAGE INSIDE THE PRODUCT CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER O R B A C K N O U S E R SERVICEABLE PARTS IN SIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED...

Page 5: ...ching Through a CD 11 CD Information 11 Sampling Tracks 11 Repeat 11 Random Playback 11 Setting Up a CD Program 12 Playing a Program List 12 Displaying the Program List 12 Edit Program List 12 Clear Program Location 12 Radio 13 Selecting Tuner Band 13 Tuning to a Station 13 Using Presets 13 Auto Preset Programming FM only 13 Manually Setting Presets 13 Suppressing Stereo Signal 13 Tuning to an RDS...

Page 6: ... Speakers Match the red wire on the left speaker to red terminal for the left speaker L on the back of the unit and the black wire on the left speaker to the black terminal for left speaker L Follow the same procedure to connect the right R speaker Installation To ensure sufficient ventilation keep the spacings shown below free from other surfaces 2 EN Getting Started CLOCK DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DI...

Page 7: ...me of the current track during playback In Tuner mode Changes among tuner bands Enters auto preset program in FM mode DEMO Turns the feature demonstration on or off DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 Direct access to the corresponding disc tray for playback OPEN CLOSE Opens and closes disc compartment PLAY PAUSE In CD mode Plays and pauses CD In Tape mode Plays and pauses tape playback 3 EN Genera...

Page 8: ...y selects the next preset station In Tape mode Fast forwards tape In Clock or Timer mode Increases hour and minute digit PRESET SKIP BACKWARD In CD mode Goes to the previous CD track selects the previous program location In Tuner mode Tunes down radio frequency selects the previous preset station In Tape mode Rewinds tape In Clock or Timer mode Decreases hour and minute digit VOLUME Adjusts volume...

Page 9: ...mp3 mode Goes to the next and previous folder in stop mode In Tuner mode Selects next previous preset station In Clock or Timer mode Increases decreases the hour or minute digit VOL or Decreases or Increases volume level STOP In CD mode Stops CD playback In Simple mp3 mode Returns to the first track on the current disc In program mode Clears program In Tape mode Stops tape playback PLAY PAUSE In C...

Page 10: ...CUSTOM The preset equalizer currently selected VOL Volume level indicator DISC 1 2 3 4 5 The corresponding disc icon lights to show which disc compartment is loaded The current playing disc will flash mp3 C D TUNER TAPE AU X R O C K POP JAZZ CLASSIC CU S T O M D I S C N U M B E R Display Installing Batteries The remote control must be inserted with 2 AAA or UM 4 or R03 batteries prior to use Follo...

Page 11: ... FOLDER or on the remote control to set the minute 4 Press TIMER to change to OF timer off time with clock time flashing Repeat steps 2 3 for timer off time setting 5 Press TIMER to select source Press PRESET or PRESET on the main unit or PRESET FOLDER or on the remote control to select between CD TUNER TAPE REC TU If REC TU is selected select the preset station by pressing PRESET or PRESET on the...

Page 12: ...on the volume display increases and decreases to show the change in volume level X Bass Press X BASS on the remote control to turn on off boosting the bass frequency The BASS BOOST icon lights on the display when it is activated Muting Audio Press MUTE on the remote to cut the sound Remote Only Using Preset Equalizer Curves Press EQ on the remote control to toggle among FLAT ROCK POP JAZZ CLASSIC ...

Page 13: ...3 as the extension when converting audio files into mp3 for saving onto CD R W or CD ROM e g Abc08 mp3 Do not use any other extension e g doc pdf Do not use the mp3 extension for other text or non audio data files as this may result in serious malfunction and harmful noise interference For better quality in mp3 disc playback the CD quality should be recorded 128kbps or above Disc data size 650MB i...

Page 14: ...OP to stop playback 10 EN CD Player Attention Do not push to force closing of the tray during CD playback or tray opening Note Be sure to remove all discs from the disc compartment before moving or transporting the unit Tips In completely stop mode for mp3 CDs press STOP again to return to the first track of the current disc The total number of tracks on the current disc is displayed T T Notes on ...

Page 15: ... track e g T0 4 1 6 In stop mode for simple mp3 discs press BAND AUTO PROG CD INFO to view Total Track e g T T2 0 0 and Total Folders e g T F 0 3 on the current disc Sampling Tracks Press INTRO CT on the remote control to play the first 10 seconds of each track on the current disc all discs in the tray or turn intro mode off INTRO is displayed when sampling is activated Repeat Press REPEAT RDS on ...

Page 16: ...AM mode press PLAY PAUSE If you are not currently in program mode press PROG SET to enter program mode before pressing PLAY PAUSE Display Program List 1 While the CD player is stopped press PROG SET to enter PROGRAM mode 2 Press PROG SET repeatedly to view each track assignment in the program list Edit Program List 1 Follow Display Program List steps until the location to be edited is displayed 2 ...

Page 17: ...ations in FM band The stations will then be stored as preset channels A maximum of 32 stations can be stored Beware of your preset channels being erased accidentally because the scanning and storing process is automatic upon pressing the button You can stop the automatic scan by pressing any button but the erased stations cannot be recovered Manually Setting Presets 1 Press the TUNE PRESET button ...

Page 18: ...ons using one of the following program types NEWS news AFFAIR news and documentaries INFO weather medical SPORT sports EDUCAT education DRAMA series and plays CULTUR religion SCIENC science and technology VARIED miscellaneous POP M pop music ROCK M rock music MOR M middle of the road music LIGHTM light music CLASS classical music OTHERM unclassified music WEATHE weather medical FINANC stock market...

Page 19: ...o band 4 Press SKIP BACKWARD or SKIP FORWARD to tune to the station to be recorded 5 Press RECORD to begin recording 6 press STOP to end recording From CD 1 Insert a tape into deck 2 Press SOURCE repeatedly on the main unit to select CD then press DISC SKIP on the remote control or DISC1 DISC2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 on the main unit to select the disc to be recorded 3 Press SKIP BACKWARD or SKIP FOR...

Page 20: ...ry another CD Inspect the tape heads clean it if necessary Problem System will not turn on No sound Poor radio reception CD does not play Distorted or noisy tape recordings Problem CD sound skips CD button will not respond or does not change discs when you press DISC SKIP Remote control does not work Solution Clean the disc Check disc for warping scratches or other damage Check if something is cau...

Page 21: ...ack sequence is out of order Folder 1 Folder 3 Song 1 1 1 Song 1 1 2 Song 1 1 3 Song 2 2 Song 2 3 Song 2 4 Song 1 2 1 1 Song 1 2 1 2 Song 1 2 1 3 Folder 1 2 1 Song 2 1 1 Song 2 1 2 Folder 2 1 Song 3 1 Song 3 2 Folder 1 1 Folder 1 2 Folder 2 A B C D E F G 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 LEVEL 4 Song 4 Song 5 1 2 14 15 Note Folder playback sequence is indicated by the letters A to ...

Page 22: ...o not touch the signal surfaces Hold CDs by the edges or by one edge and the hole Do not affix labels or adhesive tapes to the label surfaces Do not scratch or damage the label CDs rotate at high speeds inside the player Do not use damaged cracked or warped CDs Cleaning CDs Dirty CDs can cause poor sound quality Always keep CDs clean by wiping them gently with a soft cloth from the inner edge towa...

Page 23: ... you do not use your remote control for more than one month Discard leaky batteries immediately as leaking batteries may cause skin burns or other personal injuries Dispose of batteries in the proper manner according to provincial and local regulations Any battery may leak electrolyte under the following circumstances if mixed with a different battery type if inserted incorrectly if all batteries ...

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