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HOME AUDIO SYSTEM

with CD PLAYER, DIGITAL TUNER,

3-WAY TOWER SPEAKERS

and POWERED SUBWOOFER

RS1008

OWNER'S MANUAL

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Summary of Contents for RS1008

Page 1: ...HOME AUDIO SYSTEM with CD PLAYER DIGITAL TUNER 3 WAY TOWER SPEAKERS and POWERED SUBWOOFER RS1008 OWNER S MANUAL Visit our web site at www emersonradio com RS1008_ib042303 p65 23 4 2003 14 51 31 ...

Page 2: ...ed for long periods of time 13 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped 14 This appliance shall not be exposed to...

Page 3: ...atures we have built into this system This system was in perfect working order when it left our factory If you have any problem with the set up or operation of this system do not return it to the retail store Please call the Emerson Customer Service Hotline toll free at 800 898 9020 Once again thanks for purchasing this Emerson audio product For future reference record the serial number in the spa...

Page 4: ...ions may cause harmful interference to radio 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 determined 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 Reorie...

Page 5: ... mounting screws on the stand fit into the two keyholes on the back of the Receiver CD Player Hint It s easier to do this if you are looking down from the top as you position the Receiver CD Player against the center stand When the two mounting screws are inside the two keyholes slide the Receiver CD Player unit slightly downward to lock the unit in place If it should become necessary to remove th...

Page 6: ...nnect the other end of the color coded speaker cables to the speaker terminals on the back panel of the Receiver CD Player unit The terminals on the back of the Receiver CD Player unit are Lever Type Set the 4 plastic levers to their Down Open position Insert the bare wires from the left tower speaker into the color coded terminals and then set the levers back to the Up Closed position to lock the...

Page 7: ...eceiver CD Player unit CABLE ROUTING GUIDES For a neater appearance and to avoid too many dangling wires we have provided upper and lower plastic cable routing guides which are attached to the back panel of the Center Stand If desired you may snap the covers off these cable guides place the wires in the channels and then snap the covers back on SUBWOOFER BACK PANEL RECEIVER CD BACK PANEL CONNECTIO...

Page 8: ...low these precautions when using batteries in this device 1 Use only the size and type of batteries specified 2 Be sure to follow the correct polarity when installing the batteries as indicated in the battery compartment Reversed batteries may cause damage to the device 3 Do not mix different types of batteries together e g Alkaline and Carbon Zinc or old batteries with fresh ones 4 If the device ...

Page 9: ...blade wider than the other These polarized plugs are designed for connection to polarized AC outlets with one wide slot and one narrow slot These plugs can only be inserted in polarized outlets and they will only fit one way This is a safety feature designed to protect you from electric shock If you find that the plugs do not fit in your outlets you may have outdated non polarized outlets Do not t...

Page 10: ...med with the remote control the instructions for that operation will clearly indicate REMOTE CONTROL ONLY USING THE REMOTE CONTROL UNIT To use the remote control the IR transmitter on the top edge of the remote handset should be pointed in the direction of the Remote Sensor on the front panel of the main unit The remote control has an effective operating range of approximately 15 feet and an opera...

Page 11: ...M 15 VOLUME 16 SKIP TUNER 17 Remote SENSOR FRONT PANEL BACK PANEL 3 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SUBWOOFER Out Jack 21 AUX IN Jacks 22 Stand Mounting Holes 23 FM Wire Antenna 24 DC 15V Input Jack 25 Left Speaker Terminals 26 Right Speaker Terminals 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 LEFT SIDE PANEL 18 PHONES Jack RIGHT SIDE OF DISPLAY 19 RESET Button Inside pinhole RS1008_ib042303 p65 23 ...

Page 12: ... VOLUME Control Subwoofer 5 Subwoofer 6 FM Wire Antenna 7 DC Power Plug of AC DC Adapter for Connecting to Main Unit 8 Wire Groove for Dressing All Cables inside 9 AUDIO IN Jack 10 AC Power Cord of Subwoofer 11 AC Power Cord of AC DC Adapter for Main Unit 7 8 9 10 11 1 2 5 4 3 6 RS1008_ib042303 p65 23 4 2003 14 59 11 ...

Page 13: ...AY PAUSE Button 8 TUNING Rev Skip SEARCH Button 9 CD Button 10 MUTE Button 11 VOL Volume Button 12 TUNER BAND Button 13 TUNING Fwd Skip SEARCH Button 14 VOL Volume Button 15 STOP Button 16 AUX Button 17 REPEAT Button 18 PRESET Button 19 ST MONO Button 20 POWER Button 21 CD DOOR Open Close Button 22 PROGRAM Button 23 10 Button 24 Number 0 9 Buttons 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20...

Page 14: ...ion Controls 2 CLOCK Indicator 3 AM PM Indicators 4 REPEAT REPEAT ALL Indicators 5 TIMER ON OFF Indicators 6 SNOOZE Indicator 7 SLEEP Indicator 8 MUTE Indicator 9 ST FM Stereo Indicator 10 Multi Data Indicators 11 Preset EQ Indicators RS1008_ib042303 p65 23 4 2003 14 51 13 ...

Page 15: ...isplay Preset Equalizer EQ Button This system includes a 4 mode electronic preset equalizer that adjusts the tone for popular types of music Press the EQ button on the touch panel or the remote to select the following EQ modes POP ROCK JAZZ DISCO FLAT EQ Off The selected setting appears in the main display momentarily and then disappears However the POP ROCK JAZZ or DISCO indicators will remain in...

Page 16: ...utton on the Remote Control unit to temporarily shut off the sound The MUTE indicator appears in the display To cancel Mute and restore the sound press the MUTE button again or press the VOLUME buttons The MUTE indicator disappears ST MONO Stereo Mono Button Remote Control unit only Press this button to switch between FM Stereo and FM Mono reception modes If FM Stereo reception is noisy or weak tr...

Page 17: ... unit only to enter the time setting mode The CLOCK indicator appears in the display 2 Press the PROGRAM button The HOUR digits begin to flash Press the or buttons to set the correct hour AM or PM 3 Press the PROGRAM button again The MINUTE digits begin to flash Press the or buttons to set the correct minute 4 When the correct time appears on the display press the PROGRAM button once more The disp...

Page 18: ...is procedure until the tuner stops on the desired station 4 Adjust the main VOLUME EQ X BASS and Subwoofer VOLUME controls as desired 5 When you are finished listening press the POWER button to shut the system Off The touch panel display lighting goes off and the display again shows the correct time Note It is not necessary to manually shut off the Subwoofer power each time you switch the main pow...

Page 19: ...ion in memory 02 5 Repeat Step 4 until you have entered up to 16 FM stations in the memory then press the TUNER BAND button to change to AM band and follow the same procedure to enter up to 16 AM stations in the tuner memory Recalling Preset Stations Remote Control Only 1 Turn the system On and press the TUNER BAND button to select Tuner function and the desired Band 2 Press the PRESET button on t...

Page 20: ...wish to memorize and the preset number you wish to change press the PROGRAM button again Your new station will be entered in the memory and the previously memorized station will be erased from the memory Note After pressing the PROGRAM button you must press either the PRESET button the number buttons or the PROGRAM button again within 5 seconds while the Program Indicator icon is flashing If the i...

Page 21: ...d Gently press on the disc around the center hole to make sure it is properly seated on the spindle 4 Press the CD DOOR button The display shows CLOSE and the door slides downward The disc will spin and the display will show TOC READ as the player reads the Table Of Contents on the disc After a few seconds the display will show the total tracks and total playing time on the disc Note If the disc i...

Page 22: ...ch rapidly forward or backward as long as the controls are depressed When you hear the desired passage release the controls and normal playback will resume at that point Repeat Playback Remote Control Only You can choose to have a single track or the entire disc repeated continuously Repeat Mode can be selected while this disc is playing or while the disc is stopped Repeat 1 Track Press the SKIP S...

Page 23: ...You may also use the number buttons on the remote control unit to select the track numbers directly 3 Press the PROGRAM button again to enter the selected track in program memory number P 01 The program memory number advances to P 02 4 Press the SKIP SEARCH buttons or the number buttons to select the next track to be programmed When the selected track number appears in the display press the PROGRA...

Page 24: ...topped The program icon disappears Programmed Repeat Playback You can use the Repeat and Program functions together to continuously repeat a programmed sequence First press the REPEAT button twice so that the REPEAT and ALL indicators appear in the display Then program up to 40 tracks as described above and press the PLAY PAUSE button to begin playback The programmed sequence will be repeated cont...

Page 25: ...in The OFF indicator begins flashing 7 Repeat Steps 2 through 5 to set the desired turn Off time 8 After setting both the ON and OFF times the timer is automatically activated and the TIMER indicator remains in the display At the selected On time the system will turn on automatically play until the turn off time and then shut Off automatically This auto On auto Off cycle will be repeated every 24 ...

Page 26: ...e sleep button to step down from 120 to 90 60 50 40 30 20 10 minutes of operation After several seconds the display returns to the tuner or CD mode but the SLEEP indicator remains in the display 4 When the sleep timer counts down to 00 the power shuts off automatically To shut the system off manually before the sleep timer reaches 00 press the POWER button as usual Note If you set the sleep timer ...

Page 27: ...luded An example of the auxiliary devices that can be connected to this system are a stereo cassette deck the audio outputs of a stereo VCR a stereo TV or DVD player a Mini Disc player etc After making the necessary connections turn on this system and press the AUX button The plug icon will appear in the AUX panel and the display will show the current time Turn on your auxiliary device and operate...

Page 28: ...ally If this occurs use a toothpick straightened paper clip or similar object to depress and hold the RESET button inside pin hole located on right side of display panel for few seconds The unit Power turns Off automatically Note Although pressing the RESET button will unlock the internal computer after a power surge it will also erase all of the preset tuner memories clock and timer settings Afte...

Page 29: ...e inside to the outside of the disc Small dust particles and light stains will have absolutely no effect on reproduction quality Clean the disc periodically with a soft lint free dry cloth Never use detergents or abrasive cleaners to clean the disc If necessary use a CD cleaning kit Never write on or affix labels to the surface of compact discs CARE OF THE CABINET If the cabinet becomes dusty wipe...

Page 30: ...will diagnose the problem and instruct you how to have your system repaired or replaced at our discretion This warranty does not cover damage from negligence misuse abuse accident failure to follow operating instructions commercial use rental repairs by an unauthorized facility or products purchased used serviced or damaged outside of the United States THIS WARRANTYGIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS ...

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