Concertone ZX690 User manual

Index
ZX690 Features ................................. 1
Basic Keys ZX690 Unit. .................... 2-3
Radio/Clock
Main Unit ................................ 4-5
DVD/CDIWMAI Function
Main Unit ................................ 6-7
Remote Control.. .............................. 8-15
ZX690 Specifications ....................... 16
Simple Troubleshooting Guide ....... 17
Warnings ........................................... 18
Warranty Information ...................... 19
FCC Compliance .............................. 19
Accessories
Input Options ......................... 20-23

ZX690 FEATURES
ZX690 Features
CD /MP3/MP4/DVD Disc Player
Compatible with standard size CD , MP3 , MP4 and DVD discs (4.75 " or 12cm). The ZX690 is
designed to read standard CD , MP3 , MP4 , DVD , DVD+R , DVD-R Disc . Because of variations in
recording methods some discs may not play on this unit. This unit will play region 1 DVD 's (USA
and Canada) .
USB I SD Card
This unit allows users to play files stored on both USB and SD cards including music , video and
photo files. The USB port will also charge many devices like iPods , MP3 players and cameras .
Built-In AM/ FM Tuner
27 preset FM stations and 18 AM stations available to select.
Built-In Weather Band Tuner
This unit can receive the latest National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) weather
forecast reports broadcast on 7 different frequencies - with strongest station automatically
selected .
3 Audio and Video Output locations
This unit supplies quality high power audio and video outputs to three different rooms. Room A
receives 5.1 full digital surround sound . Room Band C receive standard stereo audio .
4 Inputs (2 AudioNideo and 2 Audio)
This unit has 2 AudioNideo inputs and 2 Audio inputs to allow users to enjoy entertainment from
other sources such as Satellite Radio, Cable and Satellite TV , VCR 's Digital Cameras , Video
Game players and a convenient 3.5mm Audio Input on the front panel for iPods and MP3 Players .
These sources must be connected through the four inputs on the unit or through additional acces-
sory wall plates. (See pages 20-23 for accessories.)
Low Level Output
Low level output allows connections to external amplifiers.
Sound Equalization Control
Allows control of the Bass , Treble , Balance and four preset EQ settings.
Clock I Sleep Timer
This unit has a built in clock that can display the time when any button is pressed and a sleep
timer that turns off the radio for you.
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BASIC KEYS
Button Name and Func
ti on Bu
tt on
Nam e and Fun ct ion I
G
POWER
[Y
EJECT
Turns the power on and off. Ejects the disc from the ZX690
B
VOLUME
000
ABC Room Keys
'0
Increase or decrease the volume Turns sound on or off in
in all rooms where sound is being corresponding rooms A,B or C.
played.
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Left and Right Arrows
MUTE
\D
Radio: Press these buttons to select
Turn the sound off or on with this
next frequency higher or lower.
single button . Works on all rooms DVD : Moves menu selection .
where the sound is being played.
B
'f)
Left and Right Double Arrows
SOUND
B
Radio: Press these buttons for
Controls under this menu include station seek .
Volume , Bass , Treble , Balance and Disc: Move to previous track or
EQ controls. next track on disc.
Volume: 39 different levels
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AU1 Port
Bass: 14 different levels Audio Input from MP3 or iPod player.
Treble: 14 different levels
Balance : 14 different levels SD Port
EQ : Pop , Class , Rock , Flat
Reads media stored on SD cards.
El
USB Port
Charges and reads media stored on
USB dev1ces .

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Button
Name
and Function
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PLAY/PAUSE
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Press
to
play
disc
or
pause
playback
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of
disc.
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STOP
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Press
to
stop
playback
of
disc.
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Press
Play
to
continue
the
playback
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FAST
FORWARD
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Radio:
Scan
through
all
higher
preset
!
!
stations.
Disc:
Select
different
levels
of
fast
!
1
forward.
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FAST
REWIND
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Radio:
Scan
through
all
lower
preset
! ·
stations.
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Disc:
Select
different
levels
of
fast
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reverse.
DISPLAY
Shows
all
functions
occurring
within
the
ZX690
000
C!D
CD
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G:J
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E3
DISC
INSERT
Unit
holds
a
single
disc.
The
disc
inserts
and
ejects
from
this
opening.
BASIC KEYS
Button I
Name
and Function
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l
FUNCTION
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Select
between
RADIO,
DISC,
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AV1'
AV2,
AU1'
AU2.
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Note:
Pressing
and
Holding
the
FUNCTION
'!·.
1.
button
for
10
seconds
will
re-boot
the
radio
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t
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~li·
.
and
reset
all
defaults.
It
will
leave
the
radio
off.
Press
the
on
button
to
continue
operation.
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!
!
BAND
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1
~
1
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Allows
you
to
select
FM1,
FM2, FM3,
AM1,
AM2
or
Weather
Band.
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Clock
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SETUP
1
!
Press
for
DVD
setup
menu.
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!
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0-9
NUMBERS
!
Radio:
Press
to
select
preset
stations.
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For
details
on
setting
preset
stations
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!
please
see
page
4.
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Disc:
Selects
different
tracks
on
CD
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and
different
chapters
on
DVD.
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100+
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!
Radio:
N/A
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Disc:
Press
the
1
00+
area
on
the
"0"
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1-~-···--
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·--·-.--J
Stereo
button
to
select
tracks
numbered
higher
than
100
on
MP3's.
DISPLAY
INFORMATION
Band
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Lights
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Frequency
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Volu
me
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EQ
Settings---------
Removable
Media--------
Preset-----------

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RADIO Using the Main Unit
FM1 93.9
CH
6
1. 2. 3.
It is important to understand what is shown on
the d igital display:
1. Band Indicator: Indicates the radio band.
FM 1, 2, 3 or Weather Band channel 1 to 7
2. Frequency Indicator: Indicates t he radio
frequency.
3. Preset Number Indicator: Indicates the
preset station is selected.
The rad io is divided into five bands; FM1 , FM2,
F M3 , AM1 , AM2 an d Weather Band.
How to select the Radio Reception Mode
Push the BAND button and the unit switches to Radio immediately. Or , push the
FUNCTION button unti l RADIO shows on the digital display.
How to preset the desired station to the selected push-button
To preset 93.9 MHz (frequency 93.9 MHz and FM1 band is used as an example only)
at No.6 of FM1 band , the user needs to switch to t he FM1 band first and push left or
right tuning button to tune to 93.9MHz . Then push and hold the No.6 button for 3 seconds.
FM1 93.9 MHz CH6 appears on the digital display. The station has now been preset.
HOLD Until Blinking
How to recall the preset stations
A station preset at No. 5 positionon the FM2 band , and this station is desired , then
push the BAND button repeatedly until FM2 appears on the digita l readout , and then
push the No.5 button.
Manual Tune Up or Down
Push right tuning button to move channe l up and left tuning button to move channel down .
Auto search for an available station
Push to au to search fo r an available station at a higher or lower frequency.
When this f unction is selected t he unit will stay at the selected station untill another function
is se l ected.

RADIO Using The Main Unit
Best Station Memory
While in FM 1if you press the FAST FWD button the radio will start scanning from
low to high frequencies. Each strong station found will be stored in a preset button ~
until all 27 FM presets are full. You can also do this with the AM band. There are 18
presets available for the AM band.
While in FM1 if you press the FAST RWD button the radio will scan frequencies
from high to low and store stations until all available presets are full. This will also
work on the AM band.
Weather Band Reception
Press the BAND button to select the Weather Band.
Once the unit is set on the Weather Band function, it will automatically search for an
available station among the 7 preset US Weather Bureau frequencies. When the
signal is not strong enough to receive the last weather band station, the unit will
continue to search for another weather band station. The user can also manually
select a weather band station by pressing any of the 1-7 preset number frequen-
cies.
Note: Since the broadcasts are local weather and information, the transmission power is
usually very low (much less than AM or FM stations) so you will usually receive only
one station unless you are on the edge of two or more broadcast signals. The most
you will receive is two or three and that is rare.Depending on where you are
located, there is a possibility you will receive only a very weak signal or none at all.
Also, similar to AM and FM signals, Weather Band signals are subject to surround-
ing conditions, weather, obstructions of the signal by hills or mountains, etc ..
XM Satellite Radio (Optional)
See page 20.
Clock · Setting the time
To set the clock to current time do the following:
Turn the radio unit on.
Press and hold the CLOCK button for 5 seconds. Hour will flash.
Use the VOLUME UP/DOWN to set correct hour.
Press SOUND button move to minutes. Minutes will flash.
Use the VOLUME UP/DOWN to set correct minutes.
Press the CLOCK button to memorize.
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DVD/WMAJCD /MP3/MP4 Using the Main Unit
01-02-05:15
1. 2.
3.
It is important to understand what is shown on
the digital display :
1. Displays the Title of the DVD .
2.
Displays the Chapter on a DVD or T rack on
a CD / MP3 .
3. Displays the elapsed time on DVD ,
CD / MP3.
To Load a Disc
There are several ways to select and load a disc in the ZX690 .
If you have left a disc in the unit you will have to press FUNCTION on the front
panel unti l DISC shows on the display. If you are using the remote , press the DISC
button. E ither of these options wi ll start the disc playing.
Another way to play a disc is to insert it i nto the sl ot. The unit will switch to disc by
itself .
Eject a Disc
Regardless of which function is playing ,if the eject button on the front panel or the
remote control is pushed , the unit will stop playing and eject the disc. The unit wi ll
keep the disc in the slot with EJ ECT showing on the Digital Display .
If there is no disc inside the unit ,a disc placed in the sl ot will be taken inside auto-
matically with LOADING showing on the Digital Display .
REMARK: When the unit ejects and the disc isn 't removed after 1 minute , the unit
wi ll automatically reload the disc . This feature protects the disc from being dropped
and damaged .

DVDIWMAICDIMP31MP4 Using the Main Unit
Play
I
Pause
Normally,
when
the
unit
accepts
a
disc
with
no
Playback
Control,
the
unit
will
play
the
disc
from
the
beginning.
When
a
Playback
Control
exists,
the
user
needs
to
push
the
PLAY
button
to
start
to
play
the
disc.
If
the
user
pushes
this
button
again,
the
unit
will
pause
the
disc.
To
release
Pause,
push
this
button
again,
and
play
will
continue.
Stop
When
the
unit
is
playing,
push
the
STOP
button
to
stop
playing
the
disc.
Fast Forward
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Fast Reverse
Regardless
weather
you
use
fast
forward
or
fast
reverse,
(during
DVD
mode)
there
are
6
different
speeds
to
select
from:
1X_2X_
4X_8X_16X_20X
To
select
a
normal
speed,
push
the
PLAY
button.
The
unit
will
immediately
play
the
disc
at
a
normal
speed.
On
the
unit
the
PLAY
button
must
be
pressed
second
time
to
Play
from
Pause
Previous
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Next
Pushing
the
Previous
button,
the
unit
will
play
the
disc
from
the
beginning
of
the
previous
track.
Pushing
the
Next
button,
the
unit
will
play
the
disc
from
the
beginning
of
the
next
track.
Setup
Press
the
SETUP
button
on
the
unit
when
the
unit
is
in
the
Disc
player
mode.
The
screen
will
display
the
system
setting
menu.
Navigate
the
Menu
pages
by
using
remote
cluster
buttons.
To
Load USB and
SD
Media
Insert
USB
device
or
SO
card
into
proper
socket
on
the
front
of
the
radio
to
begin
playing
media.
To
view,
navigate
and
select
between
music
and
video/photo
media
the
TV
or
Monitor
must
be
on
and
set
to
AV
mode.
Use
remote
cluster
buttons
to
navigate
on
screen
menu.
Because
of
variations
in
3rd
party
recording
methods
some
discs,
USB
devices
or
SO
cards
may
not
play
on
this
unit.

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REMOTE CONTROL
Button
EJECT
@
DISC
D
RADIO
D
USBISD
D
INPUT
D
Name a nd Function
Power
T urns the power on and off.
Eject
Use this button to eject the Disc
from the unit.
Disc
Press to select Disc mode when a
disc is already in the unit.
Radio
This function selects the Rad i o.
USB / SO
Press to select USB or SO.
INPUT
Press to select AU1, AU2 . AV1 or AV2.
BAND
Once the radio is selected , this button
allows you to select FM1, FM2, FM3 ,
AM1 , AM2 or the Weather Band .
Button
A
D
D
c
D
1
4
7
SUB-T e
REPEAT
D
ZOOM
D
AUDIO
0
2
5
8
0
Name and Function
A, B and C Rooms
Turns sound on or off in the
corresponding rooms A, B or C.
3
6
9
100+
0·9 NUMBERS
Radio : Press to select preset
stations. For details on setting
preset stations please see
page 4.
Disc : Selects different tracks
on CD and chapters on DVD.
Radio: N /A
Disc: Press the 1 00+ button to select
tracks numbered higher than 100 on
MP3s.
SUBTITLE (SUB·T) I RETURN
DVD Only- Returns to previously
selected tracks.
Press to select language or to turn off
subtitles. Press and hold for 3 seconds to
return to previous chapter.
REPEAT
Press once to repeat last CDNVMA
track selected. Pressing twice repeats
all for continuing play. Press again
to turn repeat off.
ZOOM
DVD Only - Pressing ZOOM will
enlarge picture 2X , 3X , 4X , 1/2 ,1 /3, 114
and Off.
AUDIO
DVD Only- Adjusts the surround
sound mode as well as selects the
language. Must be set before play.
CLUSTER BUnONS
Press the appropriate button to move
around any menus that are selected
on screen. Center button is the
" select " button.