Alba EX116AX User manual

DATE: 12 DEC, 2013
SC NO.:0264/13
JOB-00213-0123
MODEL: EX116AX “ALBA”(QZ116-AX2)
ENGLISH MANUAL FOR APPROVAL
SIZE: 145(W) X 210(H)MM
MATERIAL: 80G WOODFREE PAPER
PRINTING COLOR: BLACK
R2
0870 600 3030

Contents
Caution...............................................................................................
Location of Controls............................................................................
Important safety instructions...............................................................
Power Supply......................................................................................
Intelligent power saving system..........................................................
Connection of speaker boxes.............................................................
Operation of radio...............................................................................
Headphone jack..................................................................................
Insertion & removal of discs................................................................
Normal CD operation..........................................................................
Programming the CD-Player...............................................................
Specifications......................................................................................
Contact details.....................................................................................
Product guarantee..............................................................................
Using the audio line in connection (Aux-input)....................................
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WA RN IN G : To red uc e
the risk of electric shock, do
not remove cover (or back).
N o u s e r - s e r v i c e a b l e
p a r t s i n s i d e . R e f e r
s e r v i c i n g t o q u a l i f i e d
service personnel.
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
T h e ex c l a m a t i o n
p o i n t w i t h i n t h e
triangle is a warning
sign alerting you of
important instructions
accompanying the
product.
NOTE: CAUTI ON SYMBOLS ARE PRINTED ON BOTTOM OF UNIT.
REFER TO INSTRUCTI ON MANUAL.
PLEASE
WARNING:
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECT RIC SHOCK, DO NOT
EXPOSE THIS APPL IANCE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS.
The lightning flash
a n d a r r o w h e a d
within the triangle
i s a w a r n i n g
sign alerting you of
"dangerous voltage"
inside the product.
CAUTI ON: GROUNDING OR POLARI ZATION. THE PRECAUTI ONS
TAKEN SO THAT THE WIDER BLADE OF THE AC PLUG MUST MATCH THE SLOT
IN RECEPTACLE "WALL SOCKET" .
SHOULD BE
CAUTION
DO NOT EXPOSE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS!
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION
WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS
DEFEATED. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.
WASTE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS SHOULD NOT BE DISPOSED OF
WITH HOUSEHOLD WASTE. PLEASE RECYCLE WHERE
FACILITEIES EXIST. CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AUTHORITY FOR
RECYCLING ADVICE.
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1. SPEAKER (LEFT)
2. STOP KEY
3. LCD DISPLAY
4. PLAY/ PAUSE KEY
5. NEXT KEY
6. BACK KEY
7. RADIO TUNING KNOB
8. FUNCTION SWITCH
[FM/ CD(AUX)/ OFF]
9. POWER LED LIGHT
10. VOLUME KNOB
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS
11. PROG. KEY
12. REPEAT KEY
13. SPEAKER (RIGHT)
14. CD DOOR
15. CD DOOR FINGER-GRIP
16. FM-ANTENNA WIRE
17. AUX INPUT SOCKET
18. SPEAKER OUTPUT SOCKETS
(LEFT & RIGHT)
19. HEADPHONE SOCKET
20. AC-CORD & PLUG
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POWER SUPPLY
- 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.
TO SWITCH ON THE POWER TO THE SET, SLIDE THE FUNCTION SWITCH
TO “CD(AUX)” OR “FM”.
(SLIDE THE FUNCTION SWITCH TO “OFF” WHEN NOT USING THE UNIT).
- IMPORTANT- HOW TO SWITCH POWER "ON"
OPERATION OF RADIO
HEADPHONE JACK
- THIS UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH A STEREO HEADPHONE JACK (3.5MM DIAMETER) WHICH ACCEPTS MOST
STANDARD EARPHONES & HEADPHONES (NOT INCLUDED).
- WHEN THE PLUG OF A STANDARD STEREO HEADPHONE (OR EARPHONE) IS INSERTED INTO THIS JACK, THE
SPEAKERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE DISABLED.
- WHEN THE HEADPHONE/EARPHONE IS DISCONNECTED, THE SPEAKERS WILL BE RE-ACTIVATED.
CONNECTION OF SPEAKER BOXES
- UNWRAP THE SPEAKER-CORDS OF BOTH SPEAKER-BOXES AND INSERT THE LEFT/RIGHT PLUGS INTO
SOCKETS IN THE REAR OF MAIN UNIT.
- PLACE THE SPEAKER BOXES AS FAR APART AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST SOUND EFFECT.
- SET THE FUNCTION SWITCH TO “FM”.
- ROTATE TUNING KNOB TO TUNE-IN THE DESIRED STATION, AS DISPLAYED IN THE DIAL WINDOW.
- ADJUST THE VOLUME TO THE DESIRED LEVEL.
- TO IMPROVE FM-RADIO RECEPTION, FULLY EXTEND THE FM-ANTENNA WIRE AND ADJUST IT'S POSITION.
INTELLIGENT POWER SAVING SYSTEM
- THIS SET HAS A BUILT-IN POWER SAVING SYSTEM WHICH WILL AUTOMATICALLY PUT THE SET INTO A
"STANDBY MODE" TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION WHEN IT DETECTS THAT THE SET IS NOT IN USE.
- THIS AUTOMATIC SWITCHING TO "STANDBY MODE" WILL HAPPEN APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES AFTER
THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES:
(A) "CD" MODE: CD PLAYBACK HAS STOPPED (eg. AT THE END OF A DISC).
(B) "AUX" MODE: NO INPUT SIGNAL IS DETECTED AT THE AUX INPUT JACK.
- TO RE-ACTIVATE THE UNIT AFTER IT HAS AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED TO "STANDBY MODE", SIMPLY SLIDE
THE FUNCTION SWITCH TO THE "OFF" POSITION & THEN BACK TO THE "CD" OR "AUX" OR "FM" POSITION
AS DESIRED.
INSERTION & REMOVAL OF DISCS
- WHEN OPENING THE CD-DOOR, ALWAYS ENSURE THE DISC IS NOT IN MOTION (NOT SPINNING) WHEN YOU
OPEN THE CD-DOOR. ALWAYS PRESS “STOP” BUTTON TO STOP THE DISC SPINNING FIRST.
- PLACE A CD INTO THE COMPARTMENT WITH THE LABEL-SIDE (PRINTED SIDE OF DISC) FACING UPWARDS.
PRESS DOWN IN THE CENTER PART OF DISC UNTIL THE DISC “LOCKS” ONTO THE CENTER SPINDLE.
- WHEN THE CD HAS BEEN PLACED ONTO THE CENTER SPINDLE, GENTLY LOWER THE CD-DOOR DOWNWARDS
UNTIL IT LOCKS SHUT.
USING THE AUDIO LINE IN CONNECTION (AUX-INPUT)
- YOU CAN CONNECT THE AUDIO OUTPUT OF AN EXTERNAL DEVICE SUCH AS A MP3 PLAYER TO THIS UNIT, TO
LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THAT DEVICE THROUGH THE HIGH QUALITY AMPLIFIER OF THIS MUSIC SYSTEM.
- TO CONNECT THE EXTERNAL DEVICE PLEASE USE THE STANDARD STEREO HEADPHONE
(3.5MM TO 3.5MM PLUGS) CABLE TO CONNECT THE "HEADPHONE-OUT OR AUDIO LINE-OUT" OF THE DEVICE
TO THE AUX-INPUT SOCKET OF THIS UNIT.
- SWITCH THE FUNCTION "CD(AUX)" USING THE FUNCTION SWITCH.
- MAKE SURE THAT THE SPEAKERS ARE CONNECTED TO THE MAIN UNIT.
- SWITCH ON THE POWER OF THE MAIN UNIT AND THE EXTERNAL DEVICEB (eg. MP3-PLAYER).
- START PLAYBACK OF THE EXTERNAL DEVICE AND ADJUST THE VOLUME CONTROL OF THE MAIN UNIT TO THE
DESIRED LEVEL.
- REMEMBER TO SWITCH OFF THE POWER OF THE MUSIC SYSTEM (MAIN UNIT) WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED USING
THE EXTERNAL DEVICE.
- IMPORTANT: THE CD PLAYER WILL NOT OPERATE IF ANYTHING IS PLUGGED INTO THE AUX JACK.

- THE CD IS NOW READY TO BE PLAYED.
- TO REMOVE A DISC, FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE,EXCEPT TO REMOVE THE CD
INSTEAD OF INSERTING IT INTO THE COMPARTMENT, BY PLACING ONE FINGER AT THE MIDDLE OF DISC
(CENTER SPINDLE) & THE OTHER AT THE EDGE OF THE DISC & GENTLY PULLING UPWARDS.
- IMPORTANT : ALWAYS HOLD A CD BY ITS 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.
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- PRESS THE SEEK/SCAN SWITCHES OR TO SELECT THE TRACK (SONG) NUMBER YOU WISH TO
BE STORED IN THE FIRST MEMORY (PROGRAM) POSITION, AND PRESS (PROGRAM) TO CONFIRM
YOUR SELECTION.
- WHEN YOU PRESS THE DISPLAY WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT MEMORY POSITION (eg. “02”).
- REPEAT THE PREVIOUS 2 STEPS, EACH TIME SELECTING ANY TRACK NUMBER OF YOUR CHOICE TO BE STORED
IN THE SUCCESSIVE MEMORY (PROGRAM) POSITIONS.
- AFTER EACH TRACK NUMBER, REMEMBER TO PRESS THE PROGRAM SWITCH .
- AFTER A MAXIMUM OF 20 SONGS (OR LESS) HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS DESCRIBEDABOVE, PRESS THE
SWITCH.
- THE DISPLAY WILL NOW SHOW THE EXACT SONG SEQUENCE IN MEMORY BY DISPLAYING ALL THE SONG
NUMBERS RAPIDLY.
- ALSO, THE “PROG” WILL REMAIN “ON” TO INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE SAVED APROGRAM-MEMORY
(SEQUENCE).
- PRESSING PLAY WILL NOW PLAY BACK THE “SAVED SEQUENCE” IN THE PROGRAM MEMORY.
- TO CLEAR (CANCEL) THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WHICH IS STORED IN THE MEMORY, SIMPLY PRESS “STOP”
TWICE, OR SWITCH “OFF” THE SET.
NORMAL CD OPERATION
IMPORTANT:
MAKE SURE THERE IS NOTHING PLUGGED INTO THE AUX JACK.
- SLIDE THE FUNCTION SWITCH TO “CD(AUX)”.
- THE CD WILL SPIN MOMENTARILY AND THEN THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF T RACKS (SONGS) OF
T HE DISC.
- PRESS THE PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON . THE DISK WILL START SPINNING & THE FIRST SONG (TRACK) WILL START
PLAYING. THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE CURRENT TRACK NO. (“01” IF IT IS THE FIRST TRACK).
- AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE “PLAY/PAUSE” BUTTON TO PAUSE OPERATION OF THE UNIT.
PRESS PLAY/PAUSE 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 CD-PLAYER TO THE FIRST TRACK (IF YOU PRESS PLAY AFTER STOP, THE FIRST TRACK WILL ALWAYS
START PLAYING).
- AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, “PRESS AND RELEASE” THE SEEK/SCAN BUTTONS : OR TO SKIP
BACKWARDS OR FORWARDS BY ONE TRACK, AS DESIRED.
- AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, “PRESS AND HOLD” THE SEEK/SCAN BUTTONS : OR TO
FAST-REVERSE (REVIEW) OR FAST-FORWARD (CUE) THE SPECIFIC TRACK, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PLAYING.
- AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE “CD REPEAT BUTTON” AS FOLLOWS:
- INSERT A CD AS DESCRIBED.
PRESS ONCE = DISPLAY WILL SHOW “REPEAT 1”, TO REPEAT THE
CURRENT TRACK
PRESS TWICE = DISPLAY WILL SHOW “REPEAT ALL” ,TO REPEAT
ALL TRACKS (FULL CD)
PROGRAMMING THE CD-PLAYER
- THE CD PLAYER CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO PLAY ANY SEQUENCE OF UP TO 20 TRACKS, AS DESIRED.
- ALWAYS PRESS THE STOP KEY BEFORE STARTING THE PROGRAMMING.
- PRESS THE PROGRAM SWITCH ,THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW “PROG” AND THE “01” WILL FLASH,
TO INDICATE THAT THE SET IS NOW IN “MEMORY PROGRAMMING MODE”, AT THE FIRST MEMORY POSITION.
NEXT BACK
NEXT BACK
PROG.
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NEXT BACK
PROG.
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1. Always use a compact discs bearing the mark as shown.
2. Notes on handling discs
Removing the disc from its storage case and loading it.
• Do not touch the reflective recorded surface.
• Do not stick paper or write anything on the surface.
• Do not bend the disc.
3. Storage
• Store the disc in its case. Do not expose discs to direct sunlight or high
temperatures, high humidity or dusty places.
4. Cleaning a disc
• Should the disc become soiled, wipe off dust, dirt and finerprints with a soft cloth. The disc should be
cleaned from the center to the edge.
• Never use benzene, thinners, record cleaner fluid or anti static spray.
COMPACT DISC
• Be sure to close the CD door so the lens is not contaminated by dust.
• Do not touch the lens.
DIGITAL AUDIO
DIGITAL AUDIO
COMPACT
COMPACT
SPECIFICATIONS
POWER SUPPLY : ................................... AC 100V-240V, 50/60Hz
POWER CONSUMPTION : ....................... 15 W
SPEAKER : .............................................. 2.5” x 2
FREQUENCY : ......................................... FM 87.5 - 108 MHz
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CONTACT DETAILS
We trust you are completely satisfied with this product from Argos Ltd, however
please feel free to contact us if you experience any difficulties, or if you would like to
express your views regarding our products.
Please write to:
Customer Services
Through the process of continuous improvement, Argos Limited reserves the right to
change or alter specifications without prior notice. E&OE
Argos Ltd
489-499 Avebury Boulevard
Saxon gate West
Central Milton Keynes
MK9 2NW
Helpline: 0870 6003030

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