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Summary of Contents for RS-1249

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Page 2: ...n technician for additional suggestions Also the Federal Communications Commission has prepared a helpful booklet How To Identify and ReSOlve Radio 7V Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC 20402 Please specify stock number 004 000 00345 4 when ordering copies SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Never open the cabinet under any circumstances Any repair...

Page 3: ...rogramming Play Order 11 Recalling and Editing Programmed Play Order 11 USING THE CD PLAYER 12 Playing and Loading Discs Simultaneously 12 Shuffle Play 12 USING THE CD PLAYER 13 Repeat Play 13 USING THE CASSE I rE DECKS 15 Loading Cassette Tapes 15 Basic Operations 15 USING THE CASSETTE DECKS 16 Automatic Tape Stop 16 Dual Decks Tape Play 16 Recordings 16 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL 18 Installing Bat...

Page 4: ... it may not operate properly In this case the best thing to do is to disconnect power to the unit and wait about 30 minutes for the moisture to evaporate CHOOSING SYSTEM LOCATION It is recommended to follow these guidelines when setting up your system Choose a solid level surface Don t place on surfaces like carpet or foam rubber Choose a location away from direct sunlight radiator air ducts and s...

Page 5: ...me method of connecting speaker wires to hook the AM loop antenna To get better reception try placing it at various locations AM Loop Antenna As for the FM T type antenna it s already attached to the unit simply extend it to the full length then place it at various locations to get clearer reception POWER SUPPLY Plug the power cord into an AC power outlet be sure to match the wide blade of the plu...

Page 6: ...STEREO INDICATOR POWER PRESET EQ FUNCTION PHONES MEMORY DEMO TUNING Burn oNS TUNE PRESET STATIONS SUPER BASS CASSE n E TAPE DECKS CASSETI E PLAYER CONTROL BUTTONS RP JI 1_4 0esc c_ J _ DISC CHANGER _ _ _J VOLUME CONTROL FM STEREO SOUND EFFECT BUTTON PRESET EQ INDICATORS Remote Sensor Band Selector 6 ...

Page 7: ...n s function is for rotating the disc tray to change discs with without opening the CD Compartment Discs Tray OPEN CLOSE This button is used for opening and closing the CD Compartment Tray FM STEREO INDICATOR This indicator lights when receiving FM radio in stereo mode POWER To turn on your RS 1249 or RS 1251 press this button To switch your system to STANDBY mode press again the STANDBY indicator...

Page 8: ...tion to enhance the bass sound effect of heavy based sound CASSE I rE TAPE DECKS Your RS 1249 or RS 1251 is equipped with dual cassette tape decks one for playback only and one for playback plus recording CASSE n E PLAYER CONTROL BUTFONS All cassette player operations such as Tape Play Stop Rewind Fast Forward Record and Tape Eject are at the front panel of the system VOLUME CONTROL Press to incre...

Page 9: ... press either TUNING 4 or TUNING to select a radio frequency 6 When listening to FM radio stations press FM STEREO for receiving stereo broadcast PRESETING STATIONS 1 Press BAND SELECTOR to choose your desired radio band AM or FM 2 If the display shows PRESET press TUNE PRESET STATION once so that the display no longer shows PRESET 3 Press either TUNING 4 or TUNING to choose a radio frequency 4 Pr...

Page 10: ...n the display shows READ After the system has finished reading the selected disc the display then shows the disc number total number of tracks on that disc and total track time of the disc BASIC OPERATIONS 1 If discs are not already loaded follow the above section LOADING DISCS 2 To begin CD play mode press PLAY PAUSE 3 To pause disc play momentarily press PLAYIPAUSE again You can resume to normal...

Page 11: ...S section on page 21 ten pages ahead in this manual 7 Press PLAY PAUSE to start program play 8 To exit program mode press STOP RECALLING AND EDITING PROGRAMMED PLAY ORDER Again be sure that the system is in Stop mode prior to recalling or editing programmed play order To RECALL A PROGRAM 1 Press MEMORY to enter program mode 2 To scroll through and check the programmed sequence of tracks press MEMO...

Page 12: ...e system plays the tracks out of its original recorded sequence and you have quite a few choices of how the tracks can be shuffled You can Repeatedly shuffle play one disc Repeatedly shuffle play all loaded discs Shuffle play the tracks of all discs playing each track only once or Shuffle play the tracks of one disc playing each track only once Take your pick and follow the steps to set the system...

Page 13: ...HUFFLE and CD play begins automatically SHUFFLE PLAY THE TRACKS OF ONE DIsc To shuffle play within one disc only make sure to load only one disc otherwise the system will shuffle play all discs To select this mode follow the steps below 1 If discs are not already loaded or selected follow the section on LOADING DISCS 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly until the display shows REPEAT 1 DISC 3 Press SHUFFLE a...

Page 14: ...The system will play tha t disc over and over until you press Stop to end CD play REPEAT PLAY ALL D scs To repeat play all loaded discs press PLAYIPAUSE to start CD play then press REPEAT repeatedly until the display shows REPEATALL DISCS The system will play all loaded disc s over and over until you press Stop to end CD play REPEAT PLAY PROGRAM To repeat play a stored program press MEMORY for ent...

Page 15: ...se a deck door for deck 1 lightly push on the top left corner of deck l s door for deck 2 lightly push on the top right corner of deck 2 s door BASIC OPERATIONS Check that your system is loaded with cassette tape s in deck 1 and or deck 2 If tapes are not already loaded follow the above section on LOADING CASSETTE TAPES 2 To begin tape play at deck 1 press PLAY at deck 1 Tape play at deck 2 press ...

Page 16: ...automatically stops then the system releases pause on deck 1 and starts playing the tape inside deck 1 RECORDINGS You have a choice of recording from various sources Recording from radio Recording from the CD player Recording from a cassette tape RECORDING FROM RADIO 1 Follow the steps on LOADING CASSETTE TAPES to load a completely blank or partially blank tape into deck 1 2 For partially blank ta...

Page 17: ... simultaneously to begin recording RECORDING FROM A CASSETTE TAPE 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of the previous section on RECORDING FROM RADIO 2 Load the pre recorded tape into deck 2 this should be the tape that you want to record from 3 Select Tape mode by pressing FUNCTION repeatedly until the display shows TAPE 4 At deck 1 press PAUSE then press RECORD 5 To begin recording press PLAY at deck 2 and t...

Page 18: ...UP i_R BASS CD TAPE REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS 1 Press POWER to turn on system 2 To select one of the available modes Tuner CD or Tape press TUNER or CD or TAPE Note The RECORD button on the remote control is inactive for this model 3 To see a display demonstration of the system press DEMO 4 To turn off system press POWER again FOR SOUND EFFECT AND VOLUME ADJUSTMENTS 1 Press SUPER BASS to enhance h...

Page 19: ... by pressing DISC SKIP repeatedly to toggle between and choose one of the loaded discs 2 Press PLAY to start disc play from the beginning of track 1 of selected disc 3 To skip forward or backward to the beginning of other tracks press TRACK or TRACK For fast search forward or backward within a playing track press and hold either TRACK or TRACK Release hold on button when the fast search reaches yo...

Page 20: ...FLE Press SHUFFLE again for resuming to normal disc play The functionality of Shuffle is also dependent on the selected Repeat mode If the Repeat One Disc mode is selected then tracks will be shuffle played within that one disc repeatedly If the Repeat All Discs mode is selected tracks of all discs will be shuffle played repeatedly If the mode All Discs is selected the system will shuffle play all...

Page 21: ...e 18 step 3 of section For Sound Effect and Volume Adjustments for a more detailed functional explanation ERR the CD compartment tray is obstructed as it opens or closes Press OPENICLOSE to re open or re close the CD compartment tray This cancels the error FULL the system s CD mode track memory has reached its limit and cannot store any more tracks CLR you clear a stored program In program mode pr...

Page 22: ...gularly because any dust or foreign particles may cause the system to output poor sound quality To clean a CD use a soft clean cloth to wipe the CD from the hole at the center of the disc outwards to the disc s edge If a CD is particularly dirty wet a soft cloth in clean water wring it out to rid the cloth of excess water gently wipe away the dirt Use another dry cloth to soak up remaining water d...

Page 23: ...LEANING HEADS The tape head is the part that plays the music on your tape Since the tape head comes into contact with magnetic tapes the most iron oxide particles from the tape builds up on the tape head This build up can cause muffled playback sound incomplete recordings and may prevent automatic tapestop You will need to clean the heads regularly after every 25 hours of use To clean the heads un...

Page 24: ... is try de activating the Mute function Make sure you ve selected the correct mode Tape CD or Tuner No SOUND FROM ONE CHANNEL Is the connection of that channel s Left or Right speaker wire proper If it s not or you re not certain whether if it is do reconnect it POOR RADIO RECEPTION Poor AM or FM reception AM adjust the AM loop antenna FM adjust the FM T type antenna Are there electrical appliance...

Page 25: ...turn system on Have you selected the correct function when pressing on the buttons For example if the system is in CD mode and you try tuning to a particular radio frequency the remote control is not going to look like it s working In such cases press FUNCTION to select the correct function first then press on the buttons Are the batteries weak Try replacing old batteries with some fresh ones Refe...

Page 26: ...en Close 7 26 P Panel Controls 6 7 8 Phones jack 8 Playing and loading CDs Simultaneously 12 Power 7 Power Supply 5 Preset EQ 7 Programming Player Order 11 R Recalling Editing Programmed Play Order 11 Recordings 16 Remote Control Operations 18 Repeat Play 13 S Service Information 2 Shuffle Play 12 Sound Effect Preset EQ Indicators 8 Speakers 5 Super Bass 8 T Tape Care 23 Tape Type Selection 23 Tro...

Page 27: ...vice not covered by the warranty Insure your shipment in case of lossor damage Thomson accepts no liability in caseof damage or loss A new or refurbished unit will be shipped to you prepaid freight What your warranty does not cover Customerinstruction Your Owner s Manual providesinformation regarding operating instructionsand usercontrols Foradditional information askyour dealer Installation and s...

Page 28: ...o L5S 1X1 The provisions of this written warranty are in addition to and not a modification of or subtraction from the statutory warranties and other rights and remedies contained in any applicable legislation and to the extent that any such provisions purport to disclaim exclude or limit any such statutory warranties and other rights and remedies such provisions shall be deemed to be amended to t...

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