Aiwa NSX-AJ200 User manual

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PRECAUTIONS _
Read these Operating Instructions carefully and completely
before operating the unit. All precautions on this booklet
and on the unit should be strictly followed.
Keep the Operating Instructions for future reference.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
OO NOT OPEN
“CAUTION:TO REDUCE THE RISK OF
ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
_ REFER-SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.”
installation
{Water and moisture — Do not use this unit near water,
such as near.a bathtub, washbowl, swimming pool, or the
~ Tike:
2 Heat — Do not use this unit near sources of heat, including
heating vents, stoves, or other appliances that generate heat.
«> It also-should not be placed in temperatures less than 5°C
-. (44°F) or greater-than 35°C (95°F).
- .8.Mounting-surface — Place the unit on a flat, even surface.
"= 4 Ventilation’ — The unit should be situated with adequate
space-around it so that proper heat ventilation is assured.
Allow. 10 cm(4:in.) clearance from the rear and the top of the:
unit, and-5:cm (2 in.) from each side.
- Do not place the unit on a bed, rug, or similar surface that
may block the ventilation openings.
~ Do not install the unit in a bookcase, cabinet, or airtight rack
where ventilation may be impeded.
5 Objects and liquid entry — Take care that objects or liquid
do not get inside the unit through the ventilation openings.
6 Carts and stands — When placed or
mounted on a stand or cart, the unit should
be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive
force, and uneven surfaces may cause the
unit or cart to overturn or fall.
7 Condensation — Moisture may form on the CD pickup lens
when:
- The unit is moved from a cold spot to a warm spot
- The heating system has just been turned on
A\ TAs
-.- =. The unit is used in a very humid room
- The unit is cooled by an air conditioner
When this unit has condensation inside, it may not function
- formally. Should this occur, leave the unit for a few hours,
© then try to operate again.
8 Wall or ceiling mounting — The unit should not be
~ mounted on a wall or ceiling, unless specified in the Operating
Instructions:
Electric Power
1 Power sources — Connect this unit only to power sources
specified in the Operating Instructions, and as marked on the
unit.
2 Polarization — As a Safety feature, some units are equipped
with polarized AC power plugs which can only be inserted
one way into a power outlet. If it is difficult or impossible to
insert the AC power plug into an outlet, turn the plug over
and try again. If it sti does not easily insert into the outlet,
please call a qualified service technician to service or replace
the outlet. To avoid defeating the safety feature of the polarized
- plug, do not force it into a power outlet.
3 AC power cord
- When disconnecting the AC power cord, pull it out by the AC
power plug. Do not pull the cord itself.
- Never handle the AC power plug with wet hands, as this could
result in fire or shock.
- Power cords should be firmly secured to avoid being severely
bent, pinched, or walked upon. Pay particular attention to the
cord from the unit to the power outlet.
- Avoid overloading AC outlets and extension cords beyond
their capacity, as this could result in fire or shock.
4 Extension cord — To help prevent electric shock, do not
use a polarized AC power plug with an extension cord,
receptacle, or other outlet unless the polarized plug can be
completely inserted to prevent exposure of the blades of the
plug.
5 When not in use — Unplug the AC power cord from the
power outlet if the unit will not be used for several months or
more. When the cord is plugged in, a small amount of current
continues to flow to the unit, even when the power is turned
off.

Outdoor Antenna
1 Power lines —When connecting an outdoor antenna, make
sure it is located away from power lines.
2 Outdoor antenna grounding —Be sure the antenna system
is properly grounded to provide protection against unexpected
voltage surges or static electricity build-up. Article 810 of the
National Electrical Code, ANSI/NFPA 70, provides information
ON proper grounding of the mast, supporting structure, and
the lead-in wire to the antenna discharge unit, as well as the
size of the grounding unit, connection to grounding terminals,
and requirements for grounding terminals themselves.
Antenna Grounding According
to the National Electrical Code
ANTENNA
LEAD IN
WIRE
ANTENNA
DISCHARGE
y UNIT
ELECTRIC
SERVICE
GROUNDING
CONDUCTORS
(NEC SECTION
POWER SERVICE :
GROUNDING ieee
ELECTRODE SYSTEM GROUND CLAMPS"
(NEC ART 250 PART H) --NEC-NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE
Maintenance
Clean the unit only as recommended in the Operating
Instructions.
Damage Requiring Service
Have the units serviced by a qualified service technician if:
- The AC power cord or plug has been damaged
- Foreign objects or liquid have gotten inside the unit
- The unit has been exposed to rain or water
~ The unit does not seem to operate normally
~ The unit exhibits.a marked change in performance
- The unit has been dropped, or the cabinet has been damaged
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE UNIT YOURSELF.
OWNER'S RECORD
Record the model number and serial number of your set
(found at the rear of your set) below. Refer to them when
contacting your Aiwa dealer.
Model No.
Serial No.
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System and accessories
NSX-AJ200
CX-NAJ200 Compact disc stereo cassette receiver
SX-NAJ202 Front speakers
NSX-AJ203
CX-NAJ203 Compact disc stereo cassette receiver
SX-NAJ205 Front speakers
NSX-AJ205
CX-NAJ205 Compact disc stereo cassette receiver
SX-NAJ205 Front speakers
SX-R145 Surround speakers
Remote contro!
FM antenna
AM antenna

PREPARATIONS
Connection
Plug in the AC power cord to the AC power outlet after all other
connections are made.
1 Connect the front speakers.
Connect the right front speaker to the SPEAKERS R
terminals and the left to the SPEAKERS L terminals. The
speaker cords with the white stripes go to the © terminals.
2 Connect the surround speakers (only for NSX-
AJ205).
Connect each surround speaker cord to the SURROUND
SPEAKERS R jack or the SURROUND SPEAKERS L jack.
3 Connect the supplied antennas.
Connect the FM antenna to the FM 75 Q terminals and
the AM antenna to the AM LOOP terminals.
FM antenna
AM antenna
4 Connect the AC power cord to an AC outlet.
When the AC power cord is connected to an AC outlet for
the first time, DEMO appears on the display.
To deactivate the DEMO, press DEMO/ECO.
¢ Do not short-circuit the € and © speaker cord leads.
Do not leave objects generating magnetism or objects
affected by magnetism near the speakers.
To position the surround speakers (only for NSX-
AJ205)
Position the surround speakers behind the listening area to
make the most of the surround effect.
SX-R145
To mount the surround speakers on the wall (only
for NSX-AJ205)
Mount each speaker on a spot that can hold its weight.
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AIWA disclaims any responsibility for injury to persons
or other accidents caused by not fitting the surround
speakers properly or if the place of installation is not
suitable.

PARTS AND CONTROLS
Remote control
Detach the battery compartment lid at the rear of the remote
contro! and insert two R6 (size AA) batteries with correct
polarity.
R6(AA)
© Replace the batteries with new ones when the operational
distance between the remote control and main unit becomes
shorter.
Remove the batteries if the unit is not going to be used for
an extended period of time.
¢ The remote control may not operate if it is used under intense
sunlight, etc., or if its line of sight is obstructed.
Main unit: rear
*This illustration is only for NSX-AJ205.
There are no SURROUND SPEAKERS jacks on CX-NAJ200
and CX-NAJ203 for NSX-AJ200 and NSX-AJ203
respectively.
@ ANM_LOOP, FM 75 © terminals
Plug in the supplied AM and FM antennas here.
@ VIDEO/AUX jacks
Accepts analog sound signals from external equipment.
Connect using an optional connecting cable with RCA
phono plugs (red plug to R jack, white plug to L jack).
Refer also to the operating instructions of your equipment.
To switch function to external input, press VIDEO/AUX
to select the VIDEO (AUX/TV) function.
Tip:
To change the displayed name for this function, turn the
unit on, then hold down VIDEO/AUX and press POWER.
Repeat the procedure to select one of the “VIDEO”,
“AUX” or “TV”.
© SURROUND SPEAKERS4 jacks (only
for NSX-AJ205)
Connect the speaker cord of the supplied surround
speakers here.
@ SPEAKERS“ terminals
Connect the speaker cord of the supplied front speakers
here.
@ AC power cord

Main unit: front
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@ POWER OSTANDBY/ON
Switches the unit on and off (standby).
@ DEMO/ECO
When the unit is turned off : switches DEMO on and off.
When the unit is turned on : enters ECO or dimmer setting
mode.
© DISC DIRECT PLAY 1-3
Selects a CD tray.
© PHONES jack
Plug in here an optional headphones set with a standard
stereo plug (66.3 mm). Speaker output is canceled.
@ DISC CHANGE
Rotates the CD trays.
4 OPEN/CLOSE
Opens or closes the disc compartment.
TAPE DECK 1/2
Selects Tape function, and deck 1 or 2.
TUNER/BAND
Selects Radio function and the radio band.
VIDEO/AUX
Selects the function of external equipment connected to
VIDEO/AUX jacks.
cD
Selects CD function.
@ ELECTRONIC GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
Selects a sound equalization curve.
© VOLUME
Adjusts the volume.
© T-BASS
Emphasizes low frequency sound.
@REC/REC MUTE
Starts recording.
SYNC DUB
Starts dubbing a whole tape.
@® HISET
Tape : pauses tape playback or recording (deck 2 only)
CD: pauses playback.
Radio: stores the received station to preset.
Determines the mode and the time (ECO, dimmer, clock
and timer).
PRESET
CD and Tape: plays back.
Radio: tunes into a preset station.
<4<4/1IK4DOWN, &P/PPIUP TUNING
CD: skips to a previous or a succeeding track when
pressed, searches a track in fast forward or fast reverse
playback when held down.
Tape: fast forwards or rewinds the tape.
Radio: manually tunes down or up within the band.
MCLEAR
CD and Tape: stops playback.
Radio: clears a station preset.

Remote control
© The numbered buttons take on these functions when pressed © SHIFT
together with SHIFT held down:
CD EDIT/CHECK
Displays the remaining playback time of a CD when
pressed during playback.
Enters Al Edit Recording or Programmed Edit Recording
Hold down when pressing a numbered button to change
its function to that printed above the number.
e.g.) “Press SHIFT+SLEEP on the remote contro!”
indicates “Hold down SHIFT and press ‘8’ (SLEEP)”, so
that you can use ‘Sleep timer’ function.
mode when pressed during stop. HISET
PRGM »> PRESET
Enters
programmed
CD
playback
mode.
<<4/IX<DOWN,
>
P>/PP1UP
TUNING
RANDOM/REPEAT
MCLEAR
Enters random or repeat CD playback mode. VOL(A, V’)
GEG ne © POWER
Selects a sound equalization curve.
Buttons with same or similar names with the main unit basically T-BASS @ FUNCTION
have
the
same
function.
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Switches
the
active
function
among
TAPE,
TUNER/BAND,
@
DISC
DIRECT
PLAY
1-3
TIMER
DEN
ach
Enters timer setting mode.
@ 0-9, +10 SLEEP
CD: selects a CD track of the specified number. . .
Radio: tunes in to the station with the specified preset Enters sleep-timer setting mode.
number. CLOCK
Enters clock adjustment mode.
MONO TUNER
Switches between stereo or monaural FM reception.
BAND
Switches the radio band.

ADJUSTMENTS BEF
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Power
Turning the unit on
Press POWER &STANDBY/ON (POWER on the remote
control).
Or press TAPE, TUNER/BAND, VIDEO/AUX or CD, the
playback will start automatically if a disc or tape is inserted.
Turning the unit off
Press POWER @)STANDBY/ON again.
The unit goes into standby.
DEMO
If the clock has not been set, a DEMO appears on the display
when the unit is tumed off. There are two kinds of DEMO:
“Illumination demo” and “Game demo”. You can enjoy both
on the unit.
To deactivate and activate the DEMO
Press DEMO/ECO when the unit is turned off.
To switch between “IHumination demo” and “Game
demo”
Hold down DEMO/ECO and press POWER.
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To play the Game demo
Press B> so that three numbers start to run and then press
i three times to stop the numbers.
If the three numbers are equal, you win points. If not, you lose
them.
Tip:
To change the winning probability, press <4<4 or BB so
that the CD tray number indicator changes between 1 (lowest)
and 3 (highest).
ECO mode
Reduces power consumption with the following operations, etc.
ECO ON mode
- The unit blacks out when the power is turned off. Only the
red indicator lights up. (Only when the clock is set.)
- If dimmer mode is set to on, the unit illumination brightens
(for 10 seconds) only when you operate the unit.
- When the unit turns on with the timer recording, the dimmer
mode is set to dimmest and the volume is set to minimum.
ECO AUTO mode
- In addition to the operations of ECO ON mode, the unit
automatically turns itself off if you do not operate the unit
for 10 minutes and the sound source is mute for 10 minutes.
7 Press DEMO/ECO once when the unit is turned
on, and then within 4 seconds press 4.
2 Press << or P to select one of the ECO
modes and then press #1.
If there is no button operation within 4 seconds, the setting
is canceled.
To cancel the ECO mode
Repeat the above and select “ECO OFF’.
Dimmer
Adjusts the brightness of the display.
7 Press DEMO/ECO twice when the unit is turned
on, and then within 4 seconds press Wf.
2 Press << or »P to select one of the three
dimmer modes or “DIM-OFF”, and then press
i.
“DIM-OFF’ is the brightest and “DIMMER 3? is the
dimmest.
If there is no button operation within 4 seconds, setting is
canceled.
To cancel the dimmer
Repeat the above and select “DIM-OFF”.

Setting the clock
1 Press SHIFT+CLOCK on the remote control.
2 Press <¢<@ or bP to set the time.
Each press changes the time in 1-minute steps. Holding
it down changes the time in 10-minute steps.
If <4 of b> is not pressed within 4 seconds, setting
is canceled.
3 Press BESET.
The time display stops flashing and the clock starts from
00 seconds.
To display the time
Press SHIFT+CLOCK on the remote control.
The time will be displayed for 4 seconds, but it cannot be
displayed during recording.
To switch to the 24-hour standard
Display the time and press MM within 4 seconds.
With each press, the clock alternates between the 12-hour
standard and the 24-hour standard.
Tip:
In the 12-hour standard, “AM 12:00” indicates midnight
and “PM 12:00” noon.
If the clock display flashes when the unit is turned
off
There has been a power interruption. Re-set the clock.
SOUND ADJUSTMENTS
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Volume
Turn VOLUME (Press VOL “\,/ on the remote
control).
Adjust from 0 (minimum) to 30 and MAX (maximum).
Tip:
Volume level setting is retained during power-off standby. if
the power is turned off with the volume set to 17 or more, it is
automatically turned down to 16 the next time the unit is turned
on.
Super T-BASS
Emphasizes low frequencies for a heavy, powerful sound.
Press T-BASS (SHIFT+T-BASS on the remote control)
repeatedly to select one of the three emphasis levels
or the off position.
¢ When the sound becomes distorted with the T-BASS effect,
cancel it.
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Graphic equalizer
Selects a sound equalization curve to match the music type.
Press ELECTRONIC GRAPHIC EQUALIZER
(SHIFT+GEQ on the remote control) repeatedly to
select one of the three equalization curves.
- ROCK : Powerful sound emphasizing treble and bass
- POP : More presence in the vocals and midrange
- CLASSIC : Enriched sound with heavy bass and fine treble
To display the current equalization mode
Press ELECTRONIC GRAPHIC EQUALIZER (SHIFT+GEQ on
the remote control) once.
The mode will be displayed for 4 seconds.
To cancel equalization
Press ELECTRONIC GRAPHIC EQUALIZER (SHIFT+GEQ on
the remote control) repeatedly until “GEQ OFF” is displayed.

CD OPERATIONS
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This unit plays back finalized CD-R/RW discs as well as audio
CDs.
Playback
1 Press CD and load disc(s)
Press 4 OPEN/CLOSE to open the disc compartment and
place one or two disc(s) with the labeled side up.
To place three discs, press DISC CHANGE so that the trays
rotate, then place the third one. Lastly, close the
compartment with 4 OPEN/CLOSE.
© When loading an 8-cm (3-inch) disc, place it on the
inner circle of the tray.
2 Toplay all discs, press B.
To play one desired disc, press DISC DIRECT
PLAY 1-3.
To stop playback
Press Ml.
To pause playback
Press Hl. Press again to resume playback.
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To skip to the beginning of the current/preceding/
succeeding track
Press <<@ or BP repeatedly.
To search (playback in fast forward or fast reverse)
Hold down <4<@ or BB. Release at the desired point.
To select a track with the remote control
Press DISC DIRECT PLAY 1-3 to select a disc and then press
the numbered buttons to select a track.
~ To select track 25, press +10, +10 and 5.
~ To select track 10, press +10 and 0.
To display the remaining playback time of the CD
Press SHIFT+CD EDIT/CHECK on the remote control. Press
again to return to the elapsed time display.
Remaining playback time cannot be displayed during
random playback or programmed playback.
To replace disc(s) during playback without
interruption
While one disc is being played back, press DISC CHANGE so
that the compartment opens, replace disc(s) with other one(s),
and press DISC CHANGE to close the compartment.
Random /Repeat playback
Random playback plays all the tracks on one desired disc or all
the discs in random order. Repeat playback plays all the tracks
repeatedly on one desired disc or all the discs.
71 Press SHIFT+RANDOM/REPEAT repeatedly on.
the remote control to select one of the following
modes:
- Random playback: “RANDOM'" lights up.
~ Repeat playback: “Cy” lights up.
- Random and repeat playback: “RANDOM?” and “G.”
lights up.
2 To play one desired disc, press DISC DIRECT
PLAY 1-3.
To play all discs, press >.
To cancel random/repeat playback
Press SHIFT+RANDOM/REPEAT repeatedly on the remote
contro! so that both “RANDOM?” and “Cy” disappear on
the display.
To repeat a selected set of tracks
Select the tracks with programmed playback, then press
SHIFT+RANDOM/REPEAT on the remote control to select
repeat playback.
¢ |t is impossible to play a selected set of tracks in random
order.