MODEL HF-275 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash and arrowhead within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of "dangerous voltage" inside the product. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WA R N I N G : To r e d u c e the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of important instructions accompanying the product. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS. CAUTION DO NOT EXPOSE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS! BACKLIGHT DISPLAY BLUE TIMER AUTO ON/OFF CLOCK QUARTZ DIGITAL PLL DIGITAL TUNER MP3 DIGITAL PLAYBACK REMOTE CONTROL CAUTION: GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION. THE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN SO THAT THE WIDER BLADE OF THE AC PLUG MUST MATCH THE SLOT IN RECEPTACLE "WALL SOCKET". CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VORSICHT: UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG TRITT AUS, WENN DECKEL GEÖFFNET UND WENN SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG ÜBERBRÜCKT IST. NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZENI. VARNING: OSYNLIG LASERSTRÁLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRR ÄR URKOPPLAND. STRÁLEN ÄR FARLIG. ADVARSEL: USYNLIG LASERSTRÁLING VED ÁBNING. NÁR SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION. UNDGÁ UDS/ETTELSE FOR STRÁLING. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LASER DE CLASSE LASER DI PRIMA CLASSE KLASSE 1 LASER LASER PRIMERA CLASE LASER CLASSE 1 KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT 4WAY SPEAKER SYSTEM EQUALIZER 5 PRESET MICRO HI-FI CD-MP3 RADIO SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL PLL TUNER AND CLOCK ATTNENZIONE: RADIONS LASER INVISIDILE. NON GUARDARE DIRETTAMENTE NELLA SORGENTE DEL LASER. ACHTUNG: LASERLINSE NICHT BERÜHREN UNSICHTBARER LASERSTRAHL. AVISO: A LENTE NUNCA DEVE SER TOCADA. MODEL : HF-275 E-2 QUICK START ! 1. PLUG AC-CORD INTO WALL SOCKET 4. TO LISTEN TO RADIO (CONTINUED) BACK VIEW BACK NEXT BAND TUNER PRESS "NEXT" PRESS "BACK" TO TUNE UP TO TUNE DOWN 2. PRESS "POWER" BUTTON TO SWITCH "ON" THE UNIT PRESS - RADIO TUNER TO SWITCH TO RADIO & TO SELECT AM OR FM PRESS "TUNER" BUTTON TO SWITCH TO "FM" RADIO BAND. PRESS "TUNER" BUTTON AGAIN TO SWITCH TO "AM" RADIO BAND. PRESS & RELEASE TO TUNE RADIO FREQUENCY UP (1-STEP). PRESS & RELEASE TO TUNE RADIO FREQUENCY DOWN (1-STEP). "PRESS & HOLD" (2 SECS.) TO SCAN UP (TO SEEK NEXT STATION). "PRESS & HOLD" (2 SECS.) TO SCAN DOWN (TO SEEK PREV. STATION). 5. PRESS "POWER" BUTTON 3. TO LISTEN TO CD-PLAYER - INSERT A DISC (CD-AUDIO or CD-MP3) - PRESS "PLAY" KEY ( ) TO START PLAYING CD - ADJUST VOLUME (VOL ) or (VOL+) TO POWER "OFF" THE UNIT ("STANDBY MODE") PR INTE D S ID E U P (CONTINUED) E-3 END E-4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 16 18 20 14 REMOTE CONTROL LOCATION OF REMOTE CONTROLS 1. POWER ON/ OFF KEY 2. FIND/ M/ S KEY 3. TIMER KEY 4. EQ KEY 5. SLEEP KEY 6. MEM-DOWN KEY 7. BAND KEY 8. INTRO/ M/ S KEY 9. RANDOM KEY 10. REPEAT KEY 11. MEM-UP KEY 12. DIRECT KEYS (NUMBER KEYS) 13. MUTE KEY 14. PROGRAM KEY 15. CD PLAY/ PAUSE KEY 16. CD NEXT/ TUNE UP KEY 17. CD BACK/ TUNE DOWN KEY 18. CD STOP KEY 19. VOLUME UP KEY 20. VOLUME DOWN KEY 1 2 3 3 19 POWER SUPPLY 20 21 - THIS SET WORKS ON NORMAL HOUSEHOLD AC-POWER. MAKE SURE THE SET VOLTAGE OF THE UNIT MATCHES YOUR LOCAL VOLTAGE. INSERT THE PLUG OF THE AC-CORD INTO A WALL OUTLET WITH AC-POWER. PRESS THE "POWER" ON/ OFF KEY TO SWITCH "ON" THE UNIT. IMPORTANT : HOW TO TELL IF POWER IS "ON" ? WHEN THE POWER IS "ON" THE ENTIRE DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL BE LIT UP WITH A "BLUE" BACK-LIGHT. THIS INDICATES THE HI-FI IS SWITCHED "ON". 12 11 10 9 8 7 17 6 5 4 22 15 16 13 14 19 18 - THIS UNIT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITHOUT EVER BEING TOTALLY POWERED "OFF". IT WILL EITHER BE "ON" OR "STANDBY MODE". - IN STANDBY MODE, THE BLUE BACK-LIGHT OF THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL BE SWITCHED OFF BUT THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE CURRENT TIME (CLOCK FUNCTION). - WHEN IN STANDBY MODE, YOU CAN USE THE POWER SWITCH (ON REMOTE CONTROL OR ON FRONT PANEL OF THE MAIN UNIT) TO SWITCH "ON" THE UNIT. - TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY, PLEASE SWITCH THE UNIT TO "STANDBY MODE" WHEN NOT LISTENING TO RADIO OR CD MUSIC. CONNECTION OF SPEAKER BOXES LOCATION OF CONTROLS CD "STOP" KEY CD DOOR OPEN BUTTON POWER ON/ OFF KEY VOLUME UP/ DOWN KEYS SUB WOOFER SOCKET (FOR POWERED WOOFER) 19. SPEAKER OUTPUT SOCKETS (LEFT & RIGHT) 20. FM-ANTENNA WIRE 21. AUDIO LINE IN SOCKET (DVD/ AUX) (LEFT & RIGHT) 22. AC-CORD & PLUG E-5 1. LCD DISPLAY (MULTI-FUNCTION) 2. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR 3. SPEAKERS (LEFT & RIGHT) 4. MEMORY UP ( + ) KEY 5. MEMORY DOWN ( - ) KEY 6. BAND/ TUNER KEY 7. AUX KEY 8. CD "PROGRAM" KEY 9. ESP/ FIND KEY 10. CD "BACK" KEY 11. CD "NEXT" KEY 12. CD DOOR 13. CD "PLAY/ PAUSE" KEY 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. - UNWRAP THE SPEAKER-CORDS OF BOTH SPEAKER-BOXES. - INSERT THE "RED" WIRE OF THE LEFT SPEAKER-BOX INTO THE "RED" ( + ) SPEAKER CONNECTOR BEHIND THE MAIN-UNIT, WHICH HAS THE "L" INDICATION (UNDER THE SPEAKER-CONNECTOR). - INSERT THE "BLACK" WIRE OF THE LEFT SPEAKER-BOX INTO THE "BLACK" ( - ) SPEAKER CONNECTOR BEHIND THE MAIN-UNIT, WHICH HAS THE "L" INDICATION (UNDER THE SPEAKER-CONNECTOR). - REPEAT THE ABOVE 2 STEPS FOR THE RED & BLACK WIRES OF THE "RIGHT" SPEAKER BOX, BUT THIS TIME, INSERTING THEM INTO THE RED & BLACK CONNECTORS WITH THE "R" INDICATION. - WHEN INSERTING EACH WIRE INTO A CONNECTOR, PRESS DOWNWARDS ON THE CONNECTOR'S PLASTIC KNOB (RED OR BLACK PART) & PUSH THE EXPOSED METAL END OF THE WIRE ALL THE WAY INTO THE HOLE ABOVE THIS KNOB. - PLACE THE SPEAKER BOXES AS FAR APART AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST SOUND EFFECT. E-6 DIGITAL CLOCK FUNCTION HOW TO SET CORRECT TIME: - THE SET HAS A BUILT-IN DIGITAL CLOCK, WHICH IS DISPLAYED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN "STANDBY MODE" OR WHEN YOU PRESS & HOLE PROGRAM BUTTON FOR TWO SECONDS DURING CD OR RADIO OPERATION. - TO SET THE CORRECT TIME, FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE: SWITCH UNIT TO "STAND-BY" MODE (DISPLAY LIGHT = OFF) AUTOMATIC POWER ON/OFF TIMER FUNCTION - THIS SET HAS A TIMER FUNCTION TO ENABLE YOU TO PROGRAM THE UNIT TO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH "ON" OR "OFF" AT PRESET TIMES. THIS IS USEFUL AS A MORNING ALARM CLOCK : HOW TO SET TIMER ON SYMBOL APPEARS IN THE DISPLAY. 1. PRESS AND HOLD TIMER BUTTON. THE 2. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE HOUR OF THE DESIRED "POWER ON" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. 3. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE MINUTES OF THE DESIRED "POWER ON" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. OFF . 4. NOW THE SYMBOL IN THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO SHOW 5. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE HOUR OF THE DESIRED "POWER OFF" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. 6. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE MINUTES OF THE DESIRED "POWER OFF" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. 7. NOW THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE "WAKE UP MODE" (CD OR RADIO). PRESS NEXT TO CHOOSE THE CESIRED MODE & PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM 8. THE DISPLAY THEN SHOWS THE "WAKE UP VOLUME LEVEL" (LOUNDNESS). PRESS BACK OR NEXT TO DECREASE OR INCREASE THE VOLUME LEVEL TO BE USED FOR THE MUSIC TO BE PLAYED WHEN THE TIMER SWITCHES ON THE UNIT AT THE PRE-SET TIME. 9. PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. THE UNIT WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY ALL YOUR SETTINGS IN SEQUENCE: ON "POWER ON TIME" ( ) PRESS & HOLD PROGRAM FOR 3 SECONDS DISPLAY SHOWS 12HOUR OR 24HOUR (FLASHING) PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO SELECT 12-HOUR OR 24-HOUR CLOCK DISPLAY SYSTEM & PRESS PROGRAM TO CONFIRM YOUR SELECTION "POWER OFF TIME" ( OFF ) PRESS NEXT OR BACK REPEATEDLY TO SET THE CORRECT HOUR IN THE DISPLAY & PRESS PROGRAM TO CONFIRM "POWER ON MODE" (CD OR TUNER) "POWER ON VOLUME LEVEL" (LOUDNESS) 10. FINALLY THE UNIT WILL RETRUN TO THE NORMAL DISPLAY, EXCEPT THAT THE SYMBOL WILL BE SHOWN, TO INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE PROGRAMMED A POWER ON/OFF ALARM SETTING. 11. IN CASE YOU WISH TO DISABLE THE TIMER, PRESS TIMER & THE SYMBOL DISAPPEARS. (NOTE : THE AUTOMATIC POWER ON/OFF TIMER WILL SWITCH ON THE UNIT AS IF YOU HAVE MANUALLY PRESSED THE "POWER" BUTTON. IF YOU HAVE SELECTER "WAKE TO RADIO", THE EXACT PRESET RADIO BAND & STATION WILL BECOME ACTIVATED WHEN POWER SWITCHES ON). PRESS NEXT OR BACK REPEATEDLY TO SET THE CORRECT MINUTE IN THE DISPLAY & PRESS PROGRAM TO CONFIRM CORRECT TIME IS NOW SET & WILL BE SHOWN IN THE DISPLAY! AUTOMATIC POWER OFF SLEEP FUNCTION - THIS SET HAS A SPECIAL SLEEP TIMER FUNCTION WHICH CAN AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF THE UNIT. THIS IS USEFUL FOR SLEEPING TO MUSIC AT NIGHT. - AT ANY TIME WHILE THE UNIT IS OPERATING (CD PLAYER OR RADIO), PRESS SLEEP BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO CHOOSE THE AUTOMATIC POWER OFF TIME. 90 MINS 80 MINS 70 MINS 60 MINS 50 MINS 40 MINS 30 MINS 20 MINS 10 MINS OFF* (*OFF MEANS SLEEP TIMER IS DEACTIVATED) E-7 E-8 ELECTRONIC VOLUME CONTROL - THIS UNIT USES AN ELECTRONIC VOLUME CONTROL. - TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE LOUDNESS OF UNIT, (PUSH BUTTON TYPE) PRESS THE VOLUME UP (VOL +) OR VOLUME DOWN (VOL -) CONTROLS. - RELEASE THE KNOB WHEN VOLUME LEVEL IS AT DESIRED LOUDNESS. RADIO MEMORY (STATION PRESET MEMORY STORAGE) - AT ANY TIME, THE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED STATION OR FREQUENCY CAN BE STORED INTO ONE OF THE MEMORY POSITION. - PRESS PROGRAM BUTTON ONCE. - PRESS M+ OR M- TO SELECT DESIRED MEMORY POSITION. (THERE ARE 10 MEMORY POSITIONS FOR EACH RADIO BAND). - PRESS PROGRAM BUTTON ONCE TO SAVE THE SELECTED STATION INTO THE SELECTED MEMORY POSITION. - TO RECALL ANY SAVED MEMORY, SIMPLY PRESS M+ OR M- , THE SAVED RADIO-BAND WILL BE RECALLED. - TO CLEAR THE MEMORY OF ANY POSITION, SIMPLY SAVE A NEW STATION TO THE SAME MEMORY POSITION. MUSIC EQUALIZER - PRESS EQ BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO CHOOSE THE DESIRED SOUND EQUALIZATION ACCORDING TO THE MUSIC YOU ARE LISTENING TO : *PASS CLASSIC ROCK POP JAZZ (*PASS MEANS EQUALIZER IS BY PASSED OR "OFF") INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF DISCS PRESS THE STOP/DOOR OPEN BUTTON TO OPEN THE CD-DOOR. CAREFULLY PLACE A COMPACT DISC (CD) ONTO THE TRAY IN THE CENTER POSITION, WITH THE LABEL SIDE (PRINTED SIDE OF DISC) FACING UPWARDS. GENTLY CLOSE THE CD-DOOR DOWNWADS UNTIL IT LOCKS FIRMLY IN PLACE.THE CD-DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRACKS ON THE DISC AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CD IS NOW READY TO BE PLAYED. TO REMOVE A DISC, PRESS THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON WHEN THE DISC IS STOPPED (NOT SPINNING). THE DOOR WILL OPEN UPWARDS ALLOWING THE REMOVAL OF THE CD INSIDE. IMPORTANT: ALWAYS HOLD A CD BY IT'S EDGES. AVOID GETTING ANY FINGER-PRINTS, SMUDGES OR DIRT ONTO THE SURFACE OF A DISC. IN CASE THIS HAPPENS, USE A SPECIAL CD-CLEANING CLOTH OR CLEANING KIT TO REMOVE THE DIRT OR SMUDGES. OPERATION OF RADIO - PRESS THE POWER BUTTON ONCE TO SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM POWER. - PRESS THE TUNER BUTTON TO SELECT THE DESIRED RADIO BAND. - FOR MW (AM) STATIONS, ROTATE OR REPOSITION THE SET TO IMPROVE RADIO RECEPTION. - FOR FM STATIONS, EXTEND AND ADJUST THE TELESCOPIC ANTENNA TO OBTAIN THE BEST RECEPTION. - USE THE FM MONO/STEREO BUTTON TO SELECT THE DESIRED MODE. IN SOME CASES, WHERE RECEPTION IS POOR, IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO SELECT "MONO" MODE, TO IMPROVE CLARITY OF THE RADIO SIGNAL. MANUAL FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT (SCAN MODE) NEXT BUTTON OR BACK - PRESS (AND IMMEDIATELY RELEASE) THE BUTTON TO "SCAN" (MANUALLY ADJUST) THE RADIO FREQUENCY "UP" OR "DOWN" BY 1-STEP AT A TIME. - THE RADIO DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE EXACT FREQUENCY AT EACH STEP'S POSITION. - WHEN A DESIRED FREQUENCY OR STATION IS REACHED. IT CAN BE SAVED INTO ONE OF THE "MEMORY" POSITIONS. (SEE "RADIO MEMORY" SECTION). NORMAL CD OPERATION - PRESS POWER BUTTON TO SWITCH ON THE UNIT. - INSERT A CD AS DESCRIBED. - PRESS PLAY BUTTON. THE DISK WILL START SPINNING & THE FIRST SONG (TRACK) WILL START PLAYING. THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE CURRENT TRACK NO. - AT ANY ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON TO PAUSE OPERATION OF THE UNIT. PRESS PLAY BUTTON TO RESUME OPERATION AT THE SAME TRACK & POSITION. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE STOP BUTTON TO STOP OPERATION OF THE SET. THIS WILL RESET THE SET TO THE FIRST TRACK (IF YOU PRESS PLAY AFTER STOP, THE FIRST TRACK WILL ALWAYS START PLAYING). NEXT OR BACK - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND RELEASE THE BUTTONS TO SKIP FORWARD OR BACKWARDS BY ONE TRACK, AS DESIRED. NEXT OR BACK - ANY ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND HOLD THE BUTTONS TO FAST-FORWARD (CUE) OR FAST-REVERSE (REVIEW) THE SPECIFIC TRACK, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PLAYING. AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT (SEEK MODE) NEXT OR BACK BUTTONS - PRESS AND HOLD (FOR 2 SECONDS) THE TO "SEEK" (AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST) THE RADIO FREQUENCY "UP" OR "DOWN" TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE RADIO STATION. - THE RADIO DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE EXACT FREQUENCY OF THE NEXT STATION THAT IS FOUND. - WHEN A DESIRED STATION IS REACHED. IT CAN BE SAVED INTO ONE OF THE "MEMORY" POSITIONS. (SEE "RADIO MEMORY" SECTION). E-9 E-10 PROGRAMMING THE CD-PLAYER - THE CD PLAYER CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO PLAY ANY SEQUENCE OF UPTO 64 TRACKS, AS DESIRED. - ALWAYS PRESS THE STOP BUTTON BEFORE STARTING THE PROGRAMMING. - PRESS THE PROGRAM BUTTON ONCE, THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE "PROG" SYMBOL TO INDI ...