GPX v1303-01 User manual

Home Music System
User’s Guide for Model HC225B v1303-01
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for long periods of time.
• Refer all servicing to qualied service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been
spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus
has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.
• Use only with a cart, stand, tripod, bracket,
or table specied by the manufacturer, or
sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used,
use caution when moving the cart/apparatus
combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
FCC Warnings
Warning: Changes or modications to this unit not expressly
approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the
user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference
by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent
from that to which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician
for help.
Additional Warnings and Precautions
• CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH
WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT.
AVIS: AFIN DE PRÉVENIR LES CHOCS ÉLÉCTRIQUES,
FAITES CORRESPONDRE LA FICHE BLANCHE DE LA
PRISE À LA FENTE LARGE, INSÉREZ TOTALEMENT.
• WARNING:To reduce the risk of re or electric shock,
do not expose this apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping,
or splashing.
AVIS: Pour réduire le risque d'incendie ou de choc électrique,
n'exposez pas cet appareil à la pluie ou l'humidité ou aux
éclaboussures.
• CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specied may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
AVIS: L’utilisation de commande ou l’exécution de procédures
autres que celles spéciées ici peuvent aboutir à une exposition
à des radiations dangereuses.
• WARNING: Changes or modications to this unit not
expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance
could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
AVIS: Des changements ou des modications sur ce produit
non expressément approuvés par la partie responsable de
la conformité peut annuler le droit de l’utilisateur d’utiliser
cet équipement.
• WARNING: Do not place this unit directly onto furniture
surfaces with any type of so, porous, or sensitive nish. As
This product utilizes a Class 1 laser to read
Compact Discs. This laser Compact Disc
Player is equipped with safety switches to
avoid exposure when the CD door is open and
the safety interlocks are defeated. Invisible
laser radiation is present when the CD Player’s
lid is open and the system’s interlock has
failed or been defeated. It is very important
that you avoid direct exposure to the laser
beam at all times. Please do not attempt to
defeat or bypass the safety switches.
Safety Instructions & Warnings
Important Safety Instructions
• Read these Instructions.
• Keep these Instructions.
• Heed all Warnings.
• Follow all instructions.
• Do not use this apparatus near water.
• Clean only with a dry cloth.
• Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance
with the manufacturer’s instructions.
• Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat
registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers) that
produce heat.
• Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding
- type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider
than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a
third grounding prong. e wide blade or the third prong are
provided for your safety. When the provided plug does not t
into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the
obsolete outlet.
• Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched
particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point
where they exit from the apparatus.
• Only use attachments/accessories specied by the
manufacturer.
• Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused
WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric
shock, do not remove cover (or back). No
user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing
to qualied service personnel.
WARNING: DO NOT INGEST BATTERY,
CHEMICAL BURN HAZARD.
ATTENTION
RISQUE D' ÉLECTROCUTION
NE PAS OUVRIR
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
The exclamation point within an equilateral
triangle is intended to alert the user to
the presence of important operating and
maintenance (servicing) instructions in the
literature accompanying the appliance.
This symbol indicates that this product
incorporates double insulation between
hazardous mains voltage and user accessible
parts.
The lightning ash with arrowhead symbol,
within an equilateral triangle, is intended to
alert the user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufcient magnitude
to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

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with any rubber compound made with oils, the feet could
cause marks or staining where the feet reside. We recommend
using a protective barrier such as a cloth or a piece of glass
between the unit and the surface to reduce the risk of damage
and/or staining.
AVIS: Ne placez pas cette unité directement sur des surfaces
de meubles dont la nition serait douce, poreuse ou sensible.
Car, comme tout composé caoutchouc a base d’huiles, les
pieds pourraient laisser des tracs ou des taches à l’endroit ou
ils sont posés. Nous recommandons d’utiliser une protection
comme un linge ou un morceau de verre entre l’unité et la
surface pour réduire le risque de dégât et/ou de tache.
• WARNING: Use of this unit near uorescent lighting may
cause interference regarding use of the remote. If the unit is
displaying erratic behavior move away from any uorescent
lighting, as it may be the cause.
AVIS: L’utilisation de cette unité en présence de lumières
uorescentes peut causer des interférences lors de l’utilisation
de la télécommande. En cas de dysfonctionnement, éteignez
les sources de lumière uorescentes, car celles-ci pourraient
en être la cause.
• CAUTION:Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly
replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.
AVIS: Un danger d’explosion est présent lorsque les piles sont
remplacées de manière incorrecte. Remplacez seulement les
piles par des piles de type équivalent.
• WARNING: ere is a danger of explosion if you attempt
to charge standard Alkaline batteries in the unit. Only use
rechargeable NiMH batteries.
AVIS: Charger des piles alcalines dans l’unité peut causer une
explosion. Utilisez seulement des piles rechargeables NiMH.
• WARNING: e remote control’s button cell battery contains
mercury. Do not put in the trash, instead recycle or dispose of
as hazardous waste.
AVIS: Les piles boutons de la télécommande contiennent
du mercure. Ne les jetez pas à la corbeille, recyclez-les ou
disposez-les comme des déchets dangereux.
• WARNING:Lithium batteries, like all rechargeable batteries,
are recyclable and should be recycled, never disposed of in
normal household waste. Contact your local government for
disposal or recycling practices in your area. ey should never
be incinerated since they might explode.
AVIS: Les piles Lithium ion, comme toutes les autres piles
rechargeables, sont recyclables et doivent être etées avec vos
déchets ménagers. Contactez votre municipalité pour obtenir
des conseils sur les moyens de disposition et de recyclage dans
votre région. N’incinérez pas vos piles, car celles-ci peuvent
exploser.
• WARNING: Shock hazard - Do Not Open.
AVIS: Risque de choc électrique - ne pas ouvrir
• Caution and marking information is located at the rear or
bottom of the apparatus.
Attention et de marquage des informations est situé sur le
paneau arrière ou inférieur de l’unité.
• Objects lled with liquids, such as vases, shall not be placed
on the apparatus.
Objets remplis de liquides, comme des vases, ne doivent pas
être placés sur l’appareil.
• Mains plug is used as disconnect device and it should remain
readily operable during intended use. In order to disconnect the
apparatus from the mains completely, the mains plug should be
disconnected form the mains socket outlet completely.
La prise du secteur est utilisé pour déconnecter le système.
La prise du secteur ne doit pas être obstruée ou doit être
facilement accessible pendant son utilisation. Pour être
complètement déconnecté de l’alimentation d’entrée, la prise
doit être débranchée du secteur.
• Battery shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as
sunshine, re or the like.
Les piles ne doivent pas être exposées à de forte chaleur,
tel qu’à la lumière du soleil, au feu ou autres choses de
semblable.
• This product is supplied with a coin/button cell battery. If
the coin/button cell battery is swallowed, it can cause severe
internal burns and can lead to death.
Ce produit est livré avec une pile pièce / touche. Si la pile
pièce / bouton est avalé, il peut causer des brûlures internes
graves et peut conduire à la mort.
• Keep new and used batteries away from children. If the battery
compartment does not close securely, stop using the product
and keep it away from children.
Gardez les piles neuves et d’occasion à partir des enfants. Si
le compartiment de la batterie ne pas fermer correctement,
cesser d’utiliser le produit et garder loin des enfants.
• If you think batteries might have been swallowed or placed
inside any part of the body, seek immediate medical attention.
Si vous pensez que les batteries peuvent avoir été avalé
ou placé à l’intérieur d’une partie du corps, consulter
immédiatement un médecin.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
Ne pas mélanger vieilles et nouvelles batteries.
• Completely replace all old batteries with new ones.
Remplacer complètement toutes les piles par des neuves.
• Do not mix alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc), or rechargeable
(ni-cad, ni-mh, etc) batteries.
Ne mélangez pas des piles alcalines, standard (carbone-zinc)
ou rechargeables (Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, etc) batteries.
• Batteries should be recycled or disposed of as per state and
local guidelines.
Piles doivent être recyclées ou éliminées selon les directives
étatiques et locales.
• WARNING: This product may contain chemicals known to
the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other
reproductive harm (California Prop 65).
• This products meets and complies with all Federal regulations.

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Features
• 2 channel stereo sound
• Top-load CD player: CD, CD-R/RW
• Digital AM/FM radio with built in antenna
• Aux in (3.5mm audio input)
• Programmable tracks
• LCD display with white backlight
• Dimmer control
• Single alarm
• Sleep timer
• Remote with CD and volume controls
• Detachable stereo speakers
• AC power: built-in AC power cable
• Battery backup:
requires 2 AAA batteries (not included)
LITHIUM BATTERY
CR 2025
3V
Slide out
Includes
• Remote control with pre-installed CR2025 battery
Setup
Remote
Requires 1 CR2025 button cell battery (included).
Power
Plug the power cord into a standard wall outlet.
Your Home Music System
Battery Backup
Requires 2 AAA-size batteries (not included)
The battery backup is intended for short power
outages only. The unit’s primary functions cannot
run off of the battery backup alone.
2x AAA
Connecting the Speakers
Connect the included speakers to the SPEAKER OUTPUT on the back of the music system. The speaker to the right
side of the music system should be plugged into the output labeled “R”. The left speaker should be plugged into the
output labelled “L”.
SPEAKER OUT

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LCD
Display
CD Door Open
(top)
Power
Press to power the
music system off or on.
Source
Press to change the
media source.
Clock Set/Mem
With the unit off, press
to set the clock.
Press to program the
radio memory presets.
Alarm/Mem-
With the unit off, press to
set the alarm.
Press to cycle down
through radio memory
presets.
Dimmer/Mem+
Press and hold to set the
display dimmer.
Press to cycle up through
radio memory presets.
Stop
Press to stop a
CD during play.
Play/Pause
Press to play or
pause a loaded CD.
Tunning
Turn to adjust the
AM or FM radio station.
Main unit Front
POWER
TUN+
SOURCE
MIN MAX
DIMMER /
MEM+
ALARM /
MEM–
CLOCK SET /
MEM
TUN–
VOLUME
Orientation
Volume
Turn to adjust
the volume.
Main unit Back
SPEAKER OUT
Speaker
Outputs
3.5mm Aux In

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Orientation
Remote
Clock & Alarm
Cancelling/Deactivating the Alarm
1. After the alarm has sounded, press the Alarm button
to cancel it.
2. Press and hold the Alarm button to turn it off entirely.
The alarm indicator on the display will disappear.
Mute
Press to mute the volume.
Display
Press to change the display from media to clock.
Alarm
Press to set the alarm.
Mem -/+
Press to cycle through radio memory presets.
Stop
Skip Rev/Fwd
Play/Pause
Volume −/+
Power
Press to power the unit on or off.
Source
Press to change the media source.
Clock
With the unit off, press to set the clock.
Sleep
Press to set the sleep timer.
Repeat
Press to set an audio track to repeat.
Random
Press to play audio tracks at random.
Prog/Mem
Press to program memory presets.
Press to program a loaded CD.
Setting the Clock
1. With the unit powered off, press the Clock Set/Mem
button on the front of the unit, or the Clock button on
the remote. The hour will begin flashing on the display.
2. Press the Tuning buttons on the front of the unit, or the
Skip Rev/Fwd buttons on the remote to set the hour.
3. Press the Clock Set/Mem or Clock button again. The
minutes will begin flashing on the display.
4. Repeat Step 2 to set the minutes.
5. Press the Clock Set/Mem or Clock button again to
finish setting the time.
Setting the Alarm
1. With the unit powered off, press the Alarm button, on
the front of the unit, or the remote. The hour will begin
flashing on the display.
2. Press the Tuning buttons on the front of the unit, or the
Skip Rev/Fwd buttons on the remote, to set the hour.
3. Press the Alarm button again. The minutes will begin
flashing on the display.
4. Repeat Step 2 to set the minutes.
5. Press the Alarm button again to set the alarm type: The
alarm type will begin flashing on the display.
6. Repeat Step 2 to set the alarm type: Radio, CD or Buzzer.
7. Press the Alarm button again to finish setting the
alarm.
Setting the Sleep Timer
1. With the unit powered on, press the Sleep button on
the remote. The display will show the amount of time in
minutes before the timer goes off.
2. Press the Sleep button to select the amount of time
before the timer goes off: 90 minutes, 80, 70, etc.
3. Wait for the display to return to normal.
“Sleep” will be visible towards the bottom of the display
when the timer is on.
4. To turn the Sleep Timer off, perform Step 2 until the
display reads “OFF”.

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AM/FM Radio
An AM/FM antenna is built into the music system. Adjust
the position of the unit to adjust radio reception.
1. Press the power button to turn the player on.
2. Press the Source button to switch to FM or AM radio
mode.
3. Press the Tuning/REV/FWD buttons to adjust to a radio
station.
Programming a CD
1. Press the Stop button to stop the CD.
2. Press the Prog/Mem button on the remote.
3. Press the Skip/Search buttons to select a track from the
loaded CD to play first.
4. Press the Prog/Mem button again.
5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program tracks from the loaded
CD to play in the order they are selected.
6. Press the Play/Pause button to begin playing the
programmed CD.
7. Press the Stop button twice to cancel
the program.
CD, Radio & 3.5mm Aux In
3.5mm Aux In
Requires a 3.5mm audio cable (not included)
1. Connect a 3.5mm audio cable to the Aux In on the unit
and the audio output/headphone jack on a media
player.
2. Press the Source button to switch to Aux mode.
3. Use the controls on the connected device to select and
play audio.
Loading and Playing a CD
Note: This unit is not compatible with MP3 CDs.
1. Press the Source button to switch to CD mode.
2. Open the Disc door.
3. Load a CD or CD-R/RW disc into the unit,
label side facing up.
4. Close the Disc door.
5. Press the Play/Pause button to begin playing the
loaded CD. Press the Skip/Search buttons to cycle
through different tracks.
Programming Radio Stations
1. With the unit on and in AM or FM mode, press the Tune
+/− buttons to adjust to a radio station.
2. Press the Prog/Mem button on the remote.
3. Press the Mem +/− buttons to select a preset number.
Up to 20 stations may be preset.
4. Press the Prog/Mem button on the remote to save the
stations.
5. Use the Mem +/− buttons to cycle through your
memory presets.

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