Curtis RCD224UK User manual

RCD224UK
PORTABLE CD RADIO
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
Please read and follow this instruction manual carefully before using the unit and retain it
for future reference

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TABLEOFCONTENTS
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS ....................................................2
FUNCTIONSANDCONTROLS .................................................4
POWERSOURCE.........................................................5
A.DCPOWEROPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................5
B.ACOPERATION...........................................................................................................................................................5
CDPLAYEROPERATION....................................................5
CDPROGRAMMEDPLAY...............................................................................................................................................6
RADIORECEPTION .......................................................6
TIPSFORGOODRADIORECEPTION..........................................................................................................................6
USINGHEADPHONES(NOTINCLUDED) ..........................................6
READTHISIMPORTANTINFORMATIONBEFOREUSINGYOURHEADPHONES..................................................6
TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE..................................................7
CAREANDMAINTENANCE ..................................................7
ProductSpecification:
+SideloadingCD/CDRplayer
+AM/FMRadio(AnalogueTuning)
AMFrequency:5301710KHZ
FMFrequency:88108MHZ
+LCDdisplayforCDfunction
+20track programmablememory
+Stereoearphonejack
+Random/ Repeatfunction
+DC6V(UM2)X4Batteries(ExcludingBattery)
+Outputpower:0.5Wx2
+AUXIN(signalinput)function
+AC/DCAdaptorInputJack.

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l SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
WARNING: IF CONNECTED TO AN AC OUTLET: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT
EXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTURE.
THE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SHALL INCLUDE, IF AND AS APPLICABLE TO THE
APPLIANCE, STATEMENTS THAT CONVEY TO THE USER THE INFORMATION ITEMIZED IN THIS
PARAGRAPH:
1. ReadinstructionsAllthesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldbereadbeforetheapplianceisoperated
2. RetaininstructionsThesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.
3. HeedWarningsAllwarningsontheapplianceandintheoperating
instructionsshouldbeadheredto.
4. FollowinstructionsAlloperationanduseinstructionsshouldbefollowed.
5. WaterandMoistureTheapplianceshouldnotbeusednearwater;forexample,nearabathtub,washbowl,
kitchensink,laundrytub,inawetbasement,ornearaswimmingpool,andthelike.
6. VentilationTheapplianceshouldbesituatedsothatitslocationorpositiondoesnotinterferewithitsproper
ventilation.Forexample,theapplianceshouldnotbesituatedonabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurfacethatmay
block the ventilation openings; or placed in a builtin installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may
impedetheflowofairthroughtheventilationopenings.
7. HeatTheapplianceshouldbesituatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stovesor
otherappliances(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.
8. Power Sources  The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the
operatinginstructionsorasmarkedontheappliance.
9. Groundingor Polarization  Precautions should be taken so that thegrounding or polarization means of an
applianceisnotdefeated.
10. PowerCordProtection Powersupplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonor
pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience
receptaclesandthepointwheretheyexitfromtheappliance.
11. CleaningTheapplianceshouldbecleanedonlyasrecommendedbythemanufacturer.
12. PowerLinesAnoutdoorantennashouldbelocatedawayfrompowerlines.
13. Outdoor Antenna Grounding  Ifan outside antennais connectedto the receiver, besure
the antennasystem isgroundedso as to provide some protection against voltagesurges
andbuiltupstaticcharges.
14. NonusePeriodsThepowercordoftheapplianceshouldbeunpluggedfromtheoutletwhenleftunusedfor
alongperiodoftime.
15. ObjectandLiquidEntryCareshouldbetaken sothatobjectsdo notfallandliquidsarenotspilledintothe
enclosurethroughopenings.
16. DamageRequiringServiceTheapplianceshouldbeservicedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:
A. Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeendamaged;or
B. Objectshavefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilledintotheappliance;or
C. Theappliancehasbeenexposedtorain;or
D. Theappliancedoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance;or
E. Theappliancehasbeendropped,ortheenclosuredamaged.
17. Servicing  The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating
instructions.Allotherservicingshouldbereferredtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

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Followtheadvicebelowforsafeandappropriateoperations.
ONPROTECTIONAGAINSTLASERENERGYEXPOSURE
· Asthelaserbeamusedinthiscompactdiscplayerisharmfultotheeyes,donotattempttodisassemblethe
casing.
· Stopoperationimmediatelyifanyliquidorsolidobjectshouldfallintothecabinet.
· Do not touch the lens or pokeat it. If you do, you may damage the lens and theplayermay not operate
properly.
· Donotputanythinginthesafetyslot.Ifyoudo,thelaserdiodewillbeONwhentheCDdoorisstillopen.
· Iftheunitisnottobeusedforalongperiodoftime,makesurethatallpowersourcesaredisconnectedfrom
theunit.Removeallbatteriesfromthebatterycompartment,andunplugthepowercordortheACDCadaptor
ifused,fromthewalloutlet.MakeitapracticetoremovetheACDCadaptorbygraspingthemainbodyand
notbypullingthecord.
· Thisunitemploysalaser.Theuseofcontrolsoradjustmentorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthose
specifiedheremayresultinexposuretohazardousradiation.
ONPLACEMENT
· Donotusetheunitinplaceswhichareextremelyhot,cold,dustyorhumid.
· Placetheunitonaflatandevensurface.
· Donotrestricttheairflowoftheunitbyplacingitinaplacewithpoorventilation,bycoveringitwithaclothor
byplacingitonacarpet.
ONCONDENSATION
· Whenleftinaheatedroomwhereitiswarmanddamp,waterdropletsorcondensationmayforminsidethe
unit.
· Whenthereiscondensationinsidetheunit,theunitmaynotfunctionnormally.
· Letitstandfor1to2hoursbeforeturningthepoweron,orgraduallyheattheroomupanddrytheunitbefore
use.

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FUNCTIONSANDCONTROLS
1. OPENBUTTON
2. PROGBUTTOM
3. REPEATBUTTON
4. RANDOMBUTTON
5. CDSTOPBUTTON
6. REWBUTTON
7. F.FWDBUTTON
8. PLAY/PAUSEBUTTON
9. TELESCOPICANTENNA
10. TUNINGKNOB
11. POWERON/OFFBUTTON
12. AUXINJACK
13. HEADPHONEJACK
14. DC6VMAINS
15. POWERINDICATOR
16. CDTRACKDISPLAY
17. SPEAKER
18. HANDLE
19. FREQUENCYINDICATOR
20. FMSTEREOINDICATOR
21. CDDOOR
22. VOLUMECONTROL
23. FUNCTIONSELECTOR（AUXIN/CD/RADIO）
24. BANDSELECTOR（FMST/FM/AM）
25. BATTERYCASE

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POWERSUPPLY
Thisunitoperateswith4XSIZE“C’(UM2)batteriesorfromAC120V/60Hzlineadaptorexternally(notincluded)
A.DCPOWEROPERATION
1. OpentheBATTERYCASE(#25)
2. Insert4pcsSize“C”(UM2)batteries(notincluded)accordingtothepolaritydiagramonthebackcabinet.
3. ClosetheBATTERYCASE(#25).
4. Turnthe POWERON/OFF(11#)to ON position,the
POWERINDICATOR(#15)willbeturnedred
IMPORTANT: Besurethatthebatteriesareinstalledcorrectly.Wrongpolaritymaydamagetheunit.
Note:Forbetterperformanceandlongeroperatingtime,werecommendtheuseofalkalinetypebatteries.
(a) Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.
(b) Donotmixalkaline,standard(carbonzinc)orrechargeable(nickelcadmium)batteries.
Iftheunitisnottobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,removethebattery.Oldorleakingbatterycancause
damagetotheunitandmayvoidthewarranty.
B.ACPOWEROPERATION–OptionalFunction
Remark:thisunitdoesn’tprovidetheAC/DCadaptor.wesuggestyoutobuytheproperAC/DCadaptorwithbelow
charactertoconnecttheACdirectly.
Input:AC230V/50HA/Output:6V/600MADia3.5mmDCJack
1. Connectthe DCJackintotheDC6VMAINS(#14)onthesideoftheunit.
2. ConnecttheotherterminaloftheAC/DCAdaptortothewalloutlet
3. Turn the POWERON/OFF(11#)to o”ON” position, the
POWERINDICATOR(#15)willbeturnedred
CDPLAYEROPERATION
1. SettheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)tothe"CD"position.
2. OpentheCDDOOR(#21).PlaceanaudioCDwithitslabelsideupwardintheCDcompartmentandclose
theCDDOOR(#21).
3. Afterafewseconds,thetotalnumberoftracksontheCDwillappearintheCDTRACKDISPLAY(#16).
4. Press theCD PLAY/PAUSEBUTTON (#8)and the CD will startplayingfrom the first track. The CD Track
Displaywilllightsteadily.
5. AdjusttheVOLUMECONTROL(#22)toobtainthedesiredsoundlevelfromtheSPEAKER(#17).
6. Tosuspendplaying,presstheCDPLAY/PAUSEButton(#8).TheCDTrackDisplaywillflash.Toresume
playing,presstheCDPLAY/PAUSE BUTTON(#8)again.
7. YoucanchoosetoplayyourfavoritetrackdirectlybypressingtheCDF.FWDBUTTON(#7)toskipforwardor
CD REW BUTTON(#6) to skip backward.  The CD TRACK DISPLAY (#16) will indicate the correct track
numberselected.
8. Torepeatplayingaparticulartrack,presstheREPEATBUTTON(#3)once. TheLCDdisplaywillshow“ONE”
(Thatmeansitwillrepeatthecurrentsong)
9. TorepeatplayingentireCD,PresstheREPEATBUTTON(#3)twice,theLCDdisplaywillappear“ALL”(that
meansitwillrepeattheentiretracksofthedisc.);PresstheREPEARBUTTON(#3)threetimes,itwillstop
theREPEATfunctionandbacktonormalplay
10. Toplayrandomly,PressRANDOMBUTTON(4#)once,TheLCDdisplaywillshow“SHUF”andplaythesongs
randomly;PressRANDOMBUTTON(4#)again,the“SHUF”willbedisappeared,thenbacktothenormalplay.
11. Tostopplaying,presstheCDSTOPBUTTON(#5).
12. WhenyouwishtoturnofftheCDPlayer,setthePOWERON/OFFBUTTON(#11)tothe"OFF"position.

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CDPROGRAMMEDPLAY
Thisfunctionallowsthetrackstobeplayedinaprogrammedsequence.
1. Under CDstop or playing condition, press the PROG. BUTTON (#2).  The CD TRACK DISPLAY (#16) will
display“01”andthePROGonthedisplaywillflash.
2. PresstheCDF.FWDBUTTON(#7)orCDREWBUTTON(#6)toselectthesongtobeprogrammed.
3. PressthePROG. BUTTON(#2)againtostoreselection.TheCDTRACKDISPLAY(#16)willadvanceto“02”.
4. PresstheCDF.FWDBUTTON(#7)orCDREWBUTTON(#6)toselectthenextsongtobeprogrammedand
pressthePROG. BUTTON(#2)tostoreselection.
5. Themax.programmabletracksreachesas20tracksmerelyformemorysave.
6. PressCDSTOPBUTTON(#5)toendprogrammingandreturntonormalplaymode.
7. Tochecktheprogrammedtracks,pressPROG.BUTTON(#2)continuoustoshowalltheprogrammedsongs.
The CDTRACKDISPLAY(#16) will display theprogramnumberfirstand thenfollowedbythe flashing track
number.
8. PressCDPLAY/PAUSEBUTTON(#8)tobeginprogrammedplay.Thefirsttrackinprogramwillappearinthe
CDTRACKDISPLAY(#16)andthe”PROG”willlightsteadily.
9. Tocancelprogrammedplay,presstheCDSTOPBUTTON(#5).
10. AslongastheunitremainsonandtheCDDOOR(#21)isnotopened,youcanresumeprogrammedplayany
timebypressingthePROG.BUTTON(#2)andthenCDPLAY/PAUSEBUTTON(#8)instopcondition.
RADIORECEPTION
1. SettheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)tothe"RADIO"position.
2. SettheBANDSELECTOR(#24)toeither"AM",or“FM”forthedesiredradioband. Toreceiveaweak(noisy)
FMstation,set theBANDSELECTOR(#24)tothe“FM”position.Thereceptionmaybeimproved,butthe
soundwillbemonaural(MONO).
3. While you switch the BAND SELECTOR(#24) to “FM St”, once you get the right FM station, then the FM
STEREOINDICATOR(#20)willbegettingGREEN
4. AdjusttheTUNINGKNOB(#10)toobtainthedesiredradiostation.
5. AdjusttheVOLUMECONTROL(#22)toobtainthedesiredsoundlevel.
6. WhenyouwishtoturnofftheRadio,setthePOWERON/OFFBUTTON(#11)tothe"OFF"positionorswitch
theFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)toCD/AUXINposition.
TIPSFORGOODRADIORECEPTION
1. To insure maximum FM tuner sensitivity, the TELESCOPIC ANTENNA(#9) should be fully extended and
rotated to obtain the bestpossible reception. The FM STEREO INDICATOR(#20) will light steadily when a
stereoprogramisbeingreceived.
2. When tuning in AM reception, be sure to place the unit in a vertical position. To insure the maximum AM
sensitivity,tryrepositioningtheunituntilthebestreceptionisobtained.
AUXINFUNCTION
1. SettheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)toAUXINposition
2. PlugtheexternalsignaljackintotheAUXINjack(#12),thentheunitwillbeusedasspeaker
3. AdjustthevolumebytheVOLUMECONTROL(#22)
4. Stopthisfunction,powerofftheunitorswitchtheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)tootherposition
Remark:Whileusingthisfunction,otherfunctionalkeyareinvalidexcepttheVOLUMECONTROL(#22)
USINGHEADPHONES(NOTINCLUDED)
Inserting theplugof yourheadphones intothe HEADPHONEJACK(#13)willenable you to listento theCD and
Radioinprivate.Whenusingheadphones,theSPEAKER(#17)willbedisconnected.
READTHISIMPORTANTINFORMATIONBEFOREUSINGYOURHEADPHONES
1. Avoidextendedplayatveryhighvolumeasitmayimpairyourhearing.
2. Ifyouexperienceringinginyourears,reducethevolumeorshutoffyourunit.
3. Donotusewhiledrivingamotorizedvehicle.Thisisdangerousandalsoillegalinsomeareas.
4. Keepthevolumeatareasonablelevelevenifyourheadsetisanopenairtypedesignedtoallowyoutohear
outsidesounds.Pleasenoteexcessivelyhighvolumemaystillblockoutsidesounds.

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TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE
Shouldyouexperiencedifficultiesintheuseofthisplayerpleaserefertothefollowingchart.
CAREANDMAINTENANCE
1. Cleanyourunitwithadamp(neverwet)cloth.Solventordetergentshouldneverbeused.
2. Avoidleavingyourunitindirectsunlightorinhot,humidordustyplaces.
3. Keep your unit away from heating appliancesand sources ofelectrical noise such as fluorescentlamps or
motors.
4. IfdropoutsorinterruptionsoccurinthemusicduringCDplay,oriftheCDfailstoplayatall,itsbottomsurface
mayrequirecleaning.Beforeplaying,wipethediscfromthecenteroutwardswithagoodsoftcleaningcloth.
PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE REMEDY
· Theunitisdisconnectedfrom
theACoutlet · Connecttoanoutlet.
· TheACoutlethasnopower · Trytheunitonanotheroutlet
· TheACoutletiscontrolledbya
wallswitch · Donotuseanoutletthatis controlledbyawallswitch
Thereisnodisplay
andtheunitwillnot
play
· Weakbatteries · Replacewithfreshbatteries
AM:Weakondistantstations · Rotatethecabinetforbetter
reception
PoorAMorFM
reception FM:TelescopicAntennanot
extended · ExtendTelescopicAntenna
UnitONbutthere
islowornovolume · ThevolumeControlhasbeen
turnedallthewaydown · Turnthevolumecontroltoahigher output
· Dirtyorscratcheddiscs
· Checkthebottomofthediscand
cleanitnecessarywithasoft
cleaningcloth,alwayswipefromthe
centerout
CDskipwhile
playing
· Dirtylens · Cleanwithacommerciallyavailable
lenscleaner