Jensen CD-590 User manual

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Portable Bluetooth Stereo Compact Disc Cassette Player
with AM/FM Radio
MODEL CD-590
USER MANUAL
PLEASE READ THIS USER MANUAL COMPLETELY BEFORE OPERATING THIS UNIT AND
RETAIN THIS BOOKLET FOR FUTURE REFERENCE

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WARNING
TO PREVENT FIRE OF SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN
EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE
FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Th Caution Marking is locat d at th bottom nclosur of th apparatus.
Th Rating plat is locat d at th bottom nclosur of th apparatus.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
1. R ad th s instructions.
2. K p th s instructions.
3. H d all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not us this apparatus n ar wat r.
6. Cl an only with dry cloth.
7. Do not block any v ntilation op nings. Install in accordanc with th manufactur r's
instructions.
8. Do not install n ar any h at sourc s such as radiators, h at r gist rs, stov s, or oth r
apparatus (including amplifi rs) that product h at.
9. Do not d f at th saf ty purpos of th polariz d or grounding-typ plug. A polariz d plug
has two blad s with on wid r than th oth r. A grounding typ plug has two blad s and a
third grounding prong. Th wid blad or th third prong is provid d for your saf ty. If th
provid d plug do s not fit into your outl t, consult an l ctrician for r plac m nt of th
obsol t outl t.
10. Prot ct th pow r cord from b ing walk d on or pinch d particularly at plugs, conv ni nc
r c ptacl s, and th point wh r th y xit from th apparatus.
11. Only us attachm nts/acc ssori s sp cifi d by th manufactur r.
12. Us only with a cart, stand, tripod, brack t, or tabl r comm nd d by
th manufactur r, or sold with th product. Wh n a cart is us d, us
caution wh n moving th cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury
from tip-ov r.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or wh n unus d for a
long p riod of tim .
14. R f r all s rvicing to qualifi d s rvic p rsonn l. S rvicing is r quir d wh n th apparatus
has b n damag d in any way, such as pow r-supply cord or plug is damag d, liquid has
b n spill d or obj cts hav fall n into th apparatus, th apparatus has b n xpos d to
rain or moistur , do s not op rat normally, or has b n dropp d.

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15. This applianc shall not b xpos d to dripping or splashing wat r and that no obj ct fill d
with liquids such as vas s shall b plac d on th apparatus.
16. Do not ov rload wall outl t. Us only pow r sourc as indicat d.
17. Us r plac m nt part as sp cifi d by th manufactur r.
18. Upon compl tion of any s rvic or r pairs to this product, ask th s rvic t chnician to
p rform saf ty ch cks.
19. Pow r Sourc s - This product should b op rat d only from th typ of pow r sourc
indicat d on th marking lab l. If you ar not sur of th typ of pow r supply to your hom ,
consult your product d al r or local pow r company. For products int nd d to op rat from
batt ry pow r, or oth r sourc s, r f r to th op rating instruction.
20. Obj ct and Liquid Entry - N v r push obj cts of any kind into this product through op nings
as th y may touch dang rous voltag points or short-out parts that could r sult in a fir or
l ctric shock. N v r spill liquid of any kind on th product.
21. Damag R quiring S rvic - Unplug this product from th wall outl t and r f r s rvicing to
qualifi d s rvic p rsonn l und r th following conditions:
a) Wh n th pow r-supply cord or plug is damag d,
b) If liquid has b n spill d, or obj cts hav fall n into th product,
c) If th product has b n xpos d to rain or wat r,
d) If th product do s not op rat normally by following th op rating instructions. Adjust
only thos controls that ar cov r d by th op rating instructions as an improp r
adjustm nt of oth r controls may r sult in damag and will oft n r quir xt nsiv work
by a qualifi d t chnician to r stor th product to its normal op ration.
) If th product has b n dropp d or damag d in any way, and
f) Wh n th product xhibits a distinct chang in p rformanc - this indicat s a n d for
s rvic .
22. Mains plug is us d as disconn ct d vic and it should r main r adily op rabl during
int nd d us . In ord r to disconn ct th apparatus from th mains compl t ly, th mains
plug should b disconn ct d from th mains sock t outl t compl t ly.
23. Batt ry shall not b xpos d to xc ssiv h at such as sunshin , fir or th lik .
24. Exc ssiv sound pr ssur from arphon s and h adphon can caus h aring loss.
25. Minimum distanc s of 4 inch s around th apparatus for suffici nt v ntilation.
26. Th v ntilation should not b imp d d by cov ring th v ntilation op nings with it ms,
such as n wspap rs, tabl -cloths, curtains, tc.
27. No op n flam sourc s, such as lit candl s, should b plac d on th product.
28. Th us of apparatus in mod rat climat s.
29. Att ntion should b drawn to th nvironm ntal asp cts of batt ry disposal.
This symbol indicat s that this product incorporat s doub l insulation
b tw n hazardous mains voltag and us r acc ssibl p a r ts.
CAUTION:
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO
WIDE SLOT. FULLY INSERT THE PLUG TO MAIN POWER SOCKET.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS

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CAUTION
Follow th advic b low for saf op rations.
ON PROTECTION AGAINST LASER ENERGY EXPOSURE
 As th las r b am us d in this compact disc play r is harmful to th y s, do not att mpt to
disass mbl th casing.
 Stop op ration imm diat ly if any liquid or solid obj ct should fall into th cabin t.
 Do not touch th l ns or pok at it. If you do, you may damag th l ns and th play r may
not op rat prop rly.
 Do not put anything in th saf ty slot. If you do, th las r diod will b ON wh n th CD
door is still op n.
 If th unit is not to b us d for a long p riod of tim , mak sur that all pow r sourc s ar
disconn ct d from th unit. R mov all batt ri s from th batt ry compartm nt.
 This unit mploys a las r. Th us of controls or adjustm nt or p rformanc of proc dur s
oth r than thos sp cifi d h r may r sult in xposur to hazardous radiation.
Should any troubl occur, r mov th pow r sourc and r f r s rvicing to qualifi d p rsonn l.
COMPLIANCE WITH FCC REGULATIONS
FCC ID: 2AXSXMP938AN-B
This d vic compli s with Part 15 of FCC Rul s. Op ration is subj ct to th following two
conditions: 1. This d vic may not caus harmful int rf r nc , and
2. This d vic must acc pt any int rf r nc r c iv d, including
int rf r nc that may caus und sir d op ration.
This quipm nt has b n t st d and found to comply with th limits for a Class B Digital
D vic , pursuant to Part 15 of th FCC Rul s. Th s limits ar d sign d to provid
r asonabl prot ction against harmful int rf r nc in a r sid ntial installation. This quipm nt
g n rat s us s and can radiat radio fr qu ncy n rgy and, if not install d and us d in
accordanc with th instructions, may caus harmful int rf r nc to radio communications.
How v r, th r is no guarant that int rf r nc will not occur in a particular installation. If
this quipm nt do s caus harmful int rf r nc to radio or t l vision r c ption, which can b
d t rmin d by turning th quipm nt off and on, th us r is ncourag d to try to corr ct th
int rf r nc by on or mor of th following m asur s:
- R ori nt or r locat th r c iving ant nna.
- Incr as th s paration b tw n th quipm nt and r c iv r.
- Conn ct th quipm nt into an outl t on a circuit diff r nt from that to which th r c iv r
is conn ct d.
- Consult th d al r or an xp ri nc d radio/TV t chnician for h lp.
WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
This quipm nt compli s with FCC radiation xposur limits s t forth for an uncontroll d
nvironm nt. This quipm nt should b install d and op rat d with minimum distanc 20cm
b tw n th radiator & your body.

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PROTECT YOUR FURNITURE
This syst m is quipp d with non-skid rubb r 'f t' to pr v nt th product from moving wh n
you op rat th controls. Th s 'f t' ar mad from non-migrating rubb r mat rial sp cially
formulat d to avoid l aving any marks or stains on your furnitur . How v r c rtain typ s of oil
bas d furnitur polish s, wood pr s rvativ s, or cl aning sprays may caus th rubb r 'f t' to
soft n, and l av marks or a rubb r r sidu on th furnitur .
To pr v nt any damag to your furnitur w strongly r comm nd that you purchas small s lf-
adh siv f lt pads, availabl at hardwar stor s and hom improv m nt c nt rs v rywh r
and apply th s pads to th bottom of th rubb r 'f t' b for you plac th product on fin
wood n furnitur .
DEAR JENSEN
®
CUSTOMER
S l cting fin audio quipm nt such as th unit you'v just purchas d is only th start of your
musical njoym nt. Now it's tim to consid r how you can maximiz th fun and xcit m nt
your quipm nt off rs. This manufactur r and th El ctronic Industri s Association's
Consum r El ctronics Group want you to g t th most out of your quipm nt by playing it at a
saf l v l. On that l ts th sound com through loud and cl ar without annoying blaring or
distortion and, most importantly, without aff cting your s nsitiv h aring. Sound can b
d c iving. Ov r tim your h aring "comfort l v l" adapts to high r volum s of sound. So
what sounds "normal" can actually b loud and harmful to your h aring. Guard against this
by s tting your quipm nt at a saf l v l BEFORE your h aring adapts.
To establish a safe level
• Start your volum control at a low s tting.
• Slowly incr as th sound until you can h ar it comfortably and cl arly, and without
distortion.
• Onc you hav stablish d a comfortabl sound l v l: S t th dial and l av it th r .
Taking a minut to do this now will h lp to pr v nt h aring damag or loss in th futur . Aft r
all, w want you list ning for a lif tim .
We Want You Listening For a Lifetime
Us d wis ly, your n w sound quipm nt will provid a lif tim of
fun and njoym nt. Sinc h aring damag from loud nois is oft n
und t ctabl until it is too lat , this manufactur r and th
El ctronic Industri s Association's Consum r El ctronics Group
r comm nd you avoid prolong d xposur to xc ssiv nois .
Customer's Record
Th s rial numb r of this product is found on its bottom cov r. You should not th s rial
numb r of this unit in th spac provid d as a p rman nt r cord of your purchas to aid in
id ntification in th v nt of th ft of loss.
Mod l Numb r: CD-590 S rial Numb r:

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LOCATION OF CONTROLS

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1 CD SKIP -  BUTTON 16 CASSETTE PAUSE BUTTON
2 CD SKIP +  BUTTON 17 CASSETTE STOP/EJECT BUTTON
3 ALBUM (FOLDER) BUTTON 18 CASSETTE FAST FORWARD  BUTTON
4 SPEAKER (L) 19 CASSETTE REWIND  BUTTON
5 CASSETTE DOOR 20 CASSETTE PLAYBUTTON
6 POWER INDICATOR 21 CASSETTE RECORD BUTTON
7 LCD DISPLAY 22 VOLUME CONTROL
8 FM STEREO INDICATOR 23 FUNCTION SELECTOR:
RADIO - OFF/TAPE - CD - BT (Blu tooth)
9 CD PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON 24 TUNING CONTROL
10 CD STOP BUTTON 25 BAND SELECTOR (FM ST. / FM / AM)
11 MODE BUTTON 26 HEADPHONE JACK
12 SPEAKER (R) 27 BATTERY DOOR
13 TELESCOPIC ANTENNA 28 AUX IN JACK
14 CARRYING HANDLE 29 AC POWER SOCKET
15 CD DOOR

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POWER SOURCES
This unit op rat s on 120V~ 60Hz or 6 x DC1.5V "C" (UM-2) batt ri s(not includ d). Do
not att mpt to op rat th unit on any oth r pow r sourc . You could caus damag to th
unit and void your warranty. Pl as b sur th pow r outl t you plug this unit into is
working and r c iv s constant (unswitch d) pow r.
AC OPERATION
Plug th d tachabl AC cord into a standard AC outl t (120V~60Hz).
1. Wh n th AC pow r cord (includ d) is conn ct d to th AC POWER SOCKET (#29) on
th back of th unit and th oth r nd is plugg d into a 120V AC~ 60Hz wall outl t, th
unit will disconn ct th batt ri s automatically, and op rat on AC Pow r only.
2. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to "CD" position for CD or AUX-IN play, "RADIO"
for FM / AM radio, “BT” for Blu tooth and "OFF/TAPE" for cass tt r cord r play or unit
pow r off.
WARNING
• B for conn cting to th pow r outl t, nsur that th outl t corr sponds to th
information on th rating lab l at th bottom of th apparatus.
BATTERY OPERATION
1. R mov th BATTERY DOOR (#27) on th back of th unit.
2. Install 6 x DC1.5V "C" (UM - 2) batt ri s (not includ d) according to th polarity
diagram insid th batt ry compartm nt.
3. Clos th BATTERY DOOR
IMPORTANT B sur that th batt ri s ar install d corr ctly. Wrong polarity may damag
th unit and void th warranty.
BATTERY NOTES AND CARE
1. Dang r of xplosion if th batt ry is r plac d incorr ctly. R plac only with th sam or
quival nt typ
2. Do not mix old and n w batt ri s.
3. Do not mix alkalin , standard (carbon-zinc) or r charg abl (nick l-cadmium) batt ri s.
4. If th unit is not to b us d for an xt nd d p riod of tim , r mov th batt ri s. Old or
l aking batt ri s can caus damag to th unit and may void th warranty.
5. Do not try to r charg batt ri s not int nd d to b r charg d; th y can ov rh at and
ruptur . (Follow batt ry manufactur r's dir ctions).
6. Do not dispos of batt ri s in fir , batt ri s may l ak or xplod .

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BATTERY REPLACEMENT
Wh n th output sound of this unit b com s distort d or th CD play r op ration app ars
unstabl , th batt ri s ar w ak. You n d to r plac all th xhaust d batt ri s at th sam
tim as soon as possibl to avoid batt ry l akag .
RADIO OPERATION
1. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to RADIO position.
2. S t th BAND SELECTOR (#25) to “AM” or “FM / FM ST.” for th d sir d radio band.
3. Rotat th TUNING CONTROL (#24) to s l ct th d sir d radio station according to
th dial scal on th knob.
4. Rotat th VOLUME CONTROL (#22) to adjust to th d sir d output l v l.
5. To turn off th radio, slid th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to OFF/TAPE position.
TIPS FOR BEST RECEPTION
AM - Th AM ant nna is locat d insid th cabin t of th unit. If AM r c ption is w ak,
chang th position of unit until th int rnal ant nna picks up th strong st signal.
FM - If a st r o broadcast program is b ing r c iv d, th FM STEREO INDICATOR (#8) will
light. During FM or FM St r o r c ption, always k p th FM TELESCOPIC ANTENNA
(#13) fully xt nd d for b st p rformanc . How v r, if FM r c ption is w ak, try
r positioning th unit n ar an op n window until you g t th b st r c ption.
CD OPERATION
PLEASE READ THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION
CD m chanisms us d in d vic s lik this ar d sign d to fully r ad all comm rcial CDs. Th y
will also r ad s lf-compil d CD-R/CD-RW discs but it may tak up to 10 s conds for playback
to start. If playback do s not start, it is lik ly du to th quality of th CD-R/RW disc and/or th
compatibility of th CD compilation softwar . Manufactur r is not r sponsibl for th playback
quality of CD-R/RW discs.
Do not attach a lab l or s al to ith r sid of th CD-R/RW disc. It may caus a malfunction.
FOR WINDOWS USERS
Wh n using th “Burn a CD” f atur to cr at an MP3 CD in Windows, you must s l ct th
“With a CD/DVD play r” option wh n it asks “How do you want to us th disc?” Th MP3 CD
will not play on this unit if you s l ct th “Lik a USB flash driv ” option or if th MP3 CD is not
finaliz d.
PLAYING A COMMERCIAL CD
1. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to th CD position.
2. Op n th CD DOOR (#15), load a CD with th lab l sid facing upward and clos th CD
door (#15).
3. Th CD will spin and start r ading th disc information. Wh n finish d, th LCD DISPLAY (#7)
will show th total numb r of tracks on th CD.
4. Pr ss th CD PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) to start playing th CD.
5. Whil playing, pr ss th PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) to paus playback. Th curr nt track
numb r will b flashing on th display. Pr ss th PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) again to
r sum playing.
6. Adjust th VOLUME CONTROL (#22) to th d sir d volum l v l.
7. Pr ss th CD STOP  BUTTON (#10) to stop playing.
8. To turn off th CD play r, slid th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to OFF/TAPE position.

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REPEAT MODE PLAYING A COMMERCIAL CD
REPEAT 1
Wh n you first start playing a CD, pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) onc and “REP” will flash on
th LCD DISPLAY (#7). Th curr nt track playing will now r p at continuously until you stop
playback or chang th mod .
REPEAT ALL
Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) again and “REP ALL” app ars on th LCD DISPLAY (#7). All
tracks on th CD will play in ord r and will r p at continuously until you stop playback or chang
th mod .
RANDOM PLAY
Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) again and “RAND” app ars on th LCD DISPLAY (#7). All
tracks on th CD
will play in random ord r until you stop playback or chang th mod .
CANCELLING THE REPEAT MODES
Pr ss th REPEAT BUTTON (#11) again or until all th symbols on th LCD DISPLAY (#7) turn
off.
PLAYING AN MP3 CD
1. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to th CD position.
2. Op n th CD DOOR (#15), load an MP3 CD with th lab l or print sid facing upward and
clos th CD door (#15).
3. Th CD will spin and start r ading th disc information. Wh n finish d, th LCD DISPLAY
(#7) will show th total numb r fold rs follow d by th total numb r of tracks on th MP3
CD.
4. Pr ss th CD PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) to start playing th MP3 CD.
5. Whil playing, pr ss th PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) to paus playback. Th curr nt track
numb r will b flashing on th LCD DISPLAY (#7). Pr ss th PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9)
again to r sum playing.
6. Pr ssing th ALBUM (FOLDER) BUTTON (#3) allows you to switch fold rs (if availabl on
your MP3 CD). R p at dly pr ss th ALBUM (FOLDER) BUTTON (#3) to st p through all th
availabl fold rs on th MP3 CD. Th LCD DISPLAY (#7) will show F 01 is fold r #1, F 02 is
fold r #2 and so on.
7. Adjust th VOLUME CONTROL (#22) to th d sir d volum l v l.
8. Pr ss th CD STOP  BUTTON (#10) to stop playing.
9. To turn off th CD play r, slid th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to OFF/TAPE position.
NOTE If skipping occurs during CD play, try turning th volum down. Do not op n th CD
DOOR wh n a CD is playing.
REPEAT MODE PLAYING AN MP3 CD
REPEAT 1
Wh n you first start playing an MP3 CD, pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) onc and “REP” will
flash on th display. Th curr nt track playing will now r p at continuously until you stop
playback or chang th mod .

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REPEAT FOLDER (ALBUM)
Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) again and “REP ALBUM” app ars on th LCD DISPLAY (#7).
R p at dly pr ss th ALBUM (FOLDER) BUTTON (#3) to st p through all th availabl fold rs
and s l ct th fold r you want to r ply. All tracks in that fold r will play in ord r and will r p at
continuously until you stop playback or chang th mod .
REPEAT ALL
Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) again and “REP ALL” app ars on th display. All tracks on th
CD will play in ord r and will r p at continuously until you stop playback or chang
th mod .
RANDOM PLAY
Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) again and “RAND” app ars on th display. All tracks on th CD
will play in random ord r until you stop playback or chang th mod .
CANCELLING THE REPEAT MODES
Pr ss th REPEAT BUTTON (#11) again or until all th symbols on th display turn off.
SKIP AND SEARCH MODE (COMMERCIAL CD and MP3 CD)
1. During Play or Paus mod , pr ss th CD SKIP +  BUTTON (#2) or CD SKIP - 
BUTTON (#1) to go to th n xt track or go back to th b ginning of th curr nt track.
2. During play mod or Paus mod , pr ss and hold th th CD SKIP + BUTTON (#2) or CD
SKIP - BUTTON (#1) to s arch within th curr nt track with audibl high sp d playback.
PROGRAM PLAY MODE (COMMERCIAL CD and MP3 CD)
This function allows music tracks to b play d in a programm d s qu nc .
NOTE: Program can only b s t in STOP mod .
1. Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) onc . Th program numb r P01 and th symbol PROG will
app ar on th display.
2. Pr ss th CD SKIP +  BUTTON (#2) or CD SKIP -  BUTTON (#1) to s l ct th track to
b programm d.
3. Pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11) again to stor th s l ction. Th program numb r will
advanc to P02 and flash to prompt for th n xt input.
4. You may r p at st ps 2 to 3 to program up to:
• 20 tracks wh n playing a COMMERCIAL CD or
• 99 tracks or wh n playing an MP3 CD
Onc th storag capacity has b n r ach d, “FUL” flash s in th display.
5. Pr ss th CD PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) to start program play. “PROG” will app ar on
th LCD DISPLAY (#7).
6. Pr ss th PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9) again to stop th playback whil r taining th
program.
7. To play th programm d back again, pr ss th PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (#9).
8. To d l t th program, pr ss th STOP  BUTTON (#10) twic . “PROG” will turn off on th
LCD DISPLAY (#7).

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CASSETTE PLAYER / RECORDER OPERATION
1. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to th OFF/TAPE position.
2. Pr ss th CASSETTE STOP/EJECT BUTTON (#17) to op n th Cass tt Door and
ins rt a pr -r cord d cass tt tap with th xpos d tap facing out towards you. Push th
Cass tt Door to clos it.
3. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to OFF/TAPE position, pr ss th CASSETTE
PLAYBUTTON (#20) to start playback and adjust th Rotary Volum Control to obtain th
d sir d sound l v l.
4. Pr ss th CASSETTE F.FWD  BUTTON (#18) or th CASSETTE REW  BUTTON (#19)
to rapidly advanc or r wind th tap .
5. Pr ss th CASSETTE PAUSE BUTTON (#16) to paus playback, pr ss th button again to
r sum playback.
6. Pr ss th CASSETTE STOP/EJECT BUTTON (#17) to stop op ration.
Recording
1. Ins rt an audiocass tt with th sid on which you wish to r cord facing out towards you and
with th full tap r l on th right. Ensur that th cass tt is not copy-prot ct d (th copy
prot ction tab on th top narrow sid of th cass tt must not hav b n r mov d).
2. S l ct th sourc from which you wish to r cord with th function switch and th n start
playback from this sourc if n c ssary. Th sound sourc which you ar list ning to is th
on from which th r cording is mad . Th r cording l v l is controll d automatically.
Changing th volum do s not chang th r cording.
3. Pl as pr ss th CASSETTE RECORD  BUTTON (#21) (th CASSETTE PLAYBUTTON
(#20) is automatically pr ss d down at th sam tim ). R cording now b gins. All pr vious
r cordings ar automatically ras d.
4. Th r cording can b int rrupt d bri fly using th CASSETTE PAUSE BUTTON (#16), or
stopp d by m ans of th CASSETTE STOP/EJECT BUTTON (#17) .
AUTOMATIC STOP
To prot ct your cass tt tap s and pr v nt unn c ssary w ar to th pinch roll r of th cass tt
m chanism, this unit is quipp d with an Automatic Stop Syst m. Wh n th tap nds during
play, th CASSETTE PLAYBUTTON (#20) will automatically r l as to stop th cass tt from
running
BLUETOOTH OPERATION
PAIRING A SMARTPHONE OR BLUETOOTH ENABLED DEVICE
Th Blu tooth f atur nabl s you to str am and play th digital music on your Blu tooth
nabl d d vic to your unit.
1. Ch ck your Blu tooth nabl d d vic and mak sur th Blu tooth f atur is turn d on.
R f r to manual of your smartphon or xt rnal Blu tooth nabl d d vic if n d d.
2. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to BT (Blu tooth) position and “bt” will b flashing on
th display.
3. Enabl th s arch or scan f atur of your Blu tooth d vic and s l ct “CD-590” from th list
of discov rabl Blu tooth d vic s.
4. Onc pair d (conn ct d), th “bt” showing on th display will stop flashing and r main on.
5. You can now str am music from your Blu tooth nabl d vic to th CD-590.
6. Adjust th volum of th Blu tooth nabl d vic to a comfortabl l v l.
7. If you want to pair th CD-590 with anoth r Blu tooth d vic , pr ss th MODE BUTTON (#11)
to disconn ct from th curr nt d vic . “bt” will b gin flashing in th display again.

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NOTES:
• Only on playback d vic may b conn ct d with th CD-590 at on tim . If th CD-590 is
alr ady conn ct d with a diff r nt Blu tooth d vic , th CD-590 will not app ar in th BT
s l ction m nu.
• If your Blu tooth nabl d d vic do s not support A2DP, it will not play th music through th
CD-590 syst m v n aft r it is pair d and conn ct d succ ssfully.
AUX IN OPERATION
This unit provid s an AUX IN JACK (#28) for conn cting xt rnal audio d vic s lik MP3
play rs, CD play rs, smart phon s and iPods ( xc pt iPod shuffl 3rd g n ration) to list n to
your xt rnal sourc through th sp ak rs of this syst m.
1. You n d an audio cabl (not includ d) with on 3.5 mm st r o plug on ach nd of th
cabl .
2. Plug on nd of th cabl into th AUX IN JACK (#28) locat d on th back sid of th unit
and th oth r nd of th cabl into th Lin -out Jack or H adphon Jack of your xt rnal
audio d vic .
3. Turn on th xt rnal audio d vic .
4. Turn on th unit by s tting th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to CD position, th “AU” will
app ar in th display.
5. Th volum l v l can now b controll d through th VOLUME CONTROL (#22) of th unit.
Op rat all oth r functions on th auxiliary d vic as usual.
6. S t th FUNCTION SELECTOR (#23) to OFF/TAPE position to turn off th unit.
Notes
• If you conn ct d th Lin -out Jack on your xt rnal d vic th n you only n d to adjust
th volum control of this syst m. If you conn ct d th H adphon Jack of your xt rnal
d vic th n you may n d to adjust both th volum control of your xt rnal d vic and
th volum control of this syst m to find th most d sirabl volum s tting.
• R mov th audio cabl from AUX IN JACK (#28) wh n you finish list ning. Don't forg t
to switch off th pow r on your xt rnal d vic as w ll.
USING HEADPHONES (NOT INCLUDED)
Ins rting th plug of your h adphon s into th HEADPHONES JACK (#26) will nabl you to
list n to th CD, Radio, Blu tooth or Cass tt music in privat . Wh n using h adphon s, th
Built-in Sp ak rs will b disconn ct d.
CAUTION:
• Avoid xc ssiv volum l v ls for long p riod of tim wh n using th arphon s. Prolong d
us at high l v ls may impair your h aring.
• K p th volum at a r asonabl l v l v n if your h ads t is an op n-air typ d sign d to
allow you to h ar outsid sounds. Pl as not that xc ssiv ly high volum may still block
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE
1. Do not subj ct th unit to xc ssiv forc , shock, dust or xtr m t mp ratur .
2. Do not tamp r th int rnal compon nts of th unit.
3. Cl an your unit with a dry cloth. Solv nt or d t rg nt should n v r b us d.
4. Avoid l aving your unit in dir ct sunlight or in hot, humid or dusty plac s.
5. K p your unit away from h ating applianc s and sourc s of l ctrical nois such as
fluor sc nt lamps or motors.
6. If drop-outs or int rruptions occur in th music during CD play, or
if th CD fails to play at all, its bottom surfac may r quir
cl aning. B for playing, wip th disc from th c nt r outwards
with a good soft cl aning cloth.
ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES
Wh n v r you r cord on a cass tt any pr viously r cord d mat rial is ras d as th n w
mat rial is r cord d. To pr v nt you from accid ntally rasing mat rial which you wish to sav ,
blank cass tt s ar quipp d with ras pr v ntion tabs for ach sid of th tap . If th ras
pr v ntion tab for sid A is r mov d, you cannot accid ntally r cord on sid A. Th R cord
k y cannot b d pr ss d if th ras pr v ntion tab on th cass tt has b n r mov d.
To pr v nt accid ntal rasing on sid A of a cass tt us a small scr w driv r or similar tool
to br ak off th ras pr v ntion tab for sid A. This pr v nts th r cord k y form locking.
If lat r you do wish to r cord on sid A of th cass tt , cov r th tab op ning with a pi c of
c llophan tap . This will allow th R cord to function again.
CASSETTE CARE
Two common caus s of troubl xp ri nc d wh n using cass tt s ar :
1) Tap Jamming - L ading to un v n sp d in playback, and
2) Tap Tangling - Wh r th tap wraps its lf around vital parts of th
m chanism.
To r duc th lik lihood of th s probl ms occurring, th following pr cautions should b
obs rv d:
• Ch ck that th r ar no loos lay rs of tap visibl through th cass tt c nt r window
(s Fig. 1). Tak up any loos lay rs, using a p ncil or h xagonal barr l d ballpoint p n,
b for ins rting th cass tt into th machin (s Fig.2)

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• If th cass tt f ls tight whil p rforming op ration shown (s Fig.2), th tap may b
jamming du to ridg s form d in th winding of th tap (visibl through th c nt r
window). Th s may b r mov d, in most cas s, by fast winding of th cass tt from on
nd to th oth r and back again.
• Us only w ll-known brands of tap . Avoid us of C-120 cass tt s.
Furth rmor , do not xpos cass tt s to dir ct sunlight, dust or oil, and do not touch
th tap surfac s.
HEAD CLEANING
Th tap h ads, pinch roll r and capstan r quir p riodic cl aning. This r mov s particl s of
th m tal oxid coating that w ar off th tap and accumulat on th s parts and impair
p rformanc . Switch off th pow r, pr ss th CASSETTE STOP/EJECT BUTTON (#17)
to op n th cass tt door, and pr ss th CASSETTE PLAYBUTTON (#20). Cl an th tap
h ads, pinch roll r and capstan with a soft cloth or cotton pad damp n d in isopropyl alcohol
or sp cial tap h ad cl an r.
1. Avoid op rating your unit und r dir ct sunlight or in hot, humid or dusty plac s.
2. K p your unit away from h ating applianc s and sourc s of l ctrical nois such as
fluor sc nt lamps or motors.
3. For b tt r Display clarity, avoid op rating th unit und r dir ct sunlight or in strong room
illumination.
4. Unplug th unit from th l ctrical pow r outl t imm diat ly in cas of malfunction.
At Sp ctra, nvironm ntal and social r sponsibility is a cor valu of our
busin ss. W ar d dicat d to continuous impl m ntation of r sponsibl
initiativ s with an aim to cons rv and maintain th nvironm nt through
r sponsibl r cycling.
Pl as visit us at http://www.sp ctraintl.com/gr n.htm for mor information
on Sp ctra’s gr n initiativ s or to find a r cycl r in your ar a.

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TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE
If you xp ri nc difficulti s in th us of this clock radio, pl as ch ck th following or
call 1-800-777-5331 for Custom r S rvic and support
Symptom Possible Cause Solution
Nois or sound
distort d on AM or
FM broadcast
- Station not tun d prop rly for AM
or FM.
- FM: FM t l scopic ant nna is not
xt nd d.
- AM: Th bar ant nna is not
position d corr ctly
- R tun th AM or FM broadcast station.
- FM: Ext nd FM t l scopic ant nna.
- AM: R position th unit until th b st
r c ption is obtain d.
AM or FM no sound - Unit not in “RADIO” function
mod .
- Volum s t at minimum
- S t FUNCTION SWITCH to “AM” or “FM
ST” position.
- Incr as Volum .
CD play r will not
play
- Unit not in CD function mod .
- CD is not load d prop rly.
- If th CD is s lf-compil d, th
m dia us d may not b
compatibl with th play r.
- S l ct CD function mod .
- Load CD with lab l sid up.
- Us b tt r quality blank m dia and
r t st.
CD skips whil
playing
Disc is dirty or scratch d. Wip CD with cl an cloth or us anoth r
disc.
Int rmitt nt sound
from CD play r
- Dirty or d f ctiv disc
- Dirty pick up l ns
- Play r is subj ct to xc ssiv
shock or vibration
- Cl an or r plac th d f ctiv disc.
- Us a CD l ns cl aning disc to cl an
th l ns.
- R locat th play r away from shock or
vibration.
Cass tt Play r no
sound
- Unit not at TAPE function mod
- Volum at minimum
- S t function s l ctor to TAPE
- Incr as volum
Sound distort d Dirty tap h ad Cl an th h ad
Sp d vari s - Tap old or worn
- Dirty roll r and capstan
- R plac th tap
- Cl an roll r and capstan
Cass tt R cord r
will not r cord
Pr v ntion tab r mov d Cov r hol with tap
Distort d sound on
playback
D f ctiv tap or dirty tap h ad R plac tap or cl an tap h ad
Sound app ars
distort d at high
volum s tting
Volum control is s t to maximum. Adjust Volum control to a low r
comfortabl l v l.
SPECIFICATION
Pow r Sourc s: 120V~, 60Hz, 11 W or
DC9V (6 X 1.5V, “C” siz , UM-2 batt ri s)
Fr qu ncy Rang : AM 520 - 1710 kHz
FM 88 - 108 MHz
Th Blu tooth® word mark and logos ar r gist r d trad marks own d by Blu tooth SIG, Inc. and any
us of such marks by Sp ctra M rchandising Intl, Inc. is und r lic ns . Oth r trad marks and trad
nam s ar thos of th ir r sp ctiv own rs.

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90 DAY LIMITED WARRANTY AND SERVICE
VALID IN THE U.S.A. ONLY
SPECTRA MERCHANDISING INTERNATIONAL, INC. warrants this unit to b fr from
d f ctiv mat rials or factory workmanship for a p riod of 90 days from th dat of original
custom r purchas and provid d th product is utiliz d within th U.S.A. This warranty is not
assignabl or transf rabl . Our obligation und r this warranty is th r pair or r plac m nt of
th d f ctiv unit or any part th r of, xc pt batt ri s, wh n it is r turn d to th SPECTRA
S rvic D partm nt, accompani d by proof of th dat of original consum r purchas , such as a
duplicat copy of a sal s r c ipt.
You must pay all shipping charg s r quir d to ship th product to SPECTRA for warranty s rvic .
If th product is r pair d or r plac d und r warranty, th r turn charg s will b at SPECTRA’s
xp ns . Th r ar no oth r xpr ss warranti s oth r than thos stat d h r in.
This warranty is valid only in accordanc with th conditions s t forth b low:
1. Th warranty appli s to th SPECTRA product only whil :
a. It r mains in th poss ssion of th original purchas r and proof of purchas is
d monstrat d.
b. It has not b n subj ct d to accid nt, misus , abus , improp r s rvic , usag outsid th
d scriptions and warnings cov r d within th us r manual or non-SPECTRA approv d
modifications.
c. Claims ar mad within th warranty p riod.
2. This warranty do s not cov r damag or quipm nt failur caus d by l ctrical wiring not in
complianc with l ctrical cod s or SPECTRA us r manual sp cifications, or failur to
provid r asonabl car and n c ssary maint nanc as outlin d in th us r manual.
3. Warranty of all SPECTRA products appli s to r sid ntial us only and is void wh n
products ar us d in nonr sid ntial nvironm nt or install d outsid th Unit d Stat s.
This warranty giv s you sp cific l gal rights, and you may also hav oth r rights which vary from
stat to stat . TO OBTAIN SERVICE pl as r mov all batt ri s (if any) and pack th unit
car fully and s nd it fr ight pr paid to SPECTRA at th addr ss shown b low. IF THE UNIT IS
RETURNED WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD shown abov , pl as includ a proof of
purchas (dat d cash r gist r r c ipt) so that w may stablish your ligibility for warranty
s rvic and r pair of th unit without cost. Also includ a not with a d scription xplaining how
th unit is d f ctiv . A custom r s rvic r pr s ntativ may n d to contact you r garding th
status of your r pair, so pl as includ your nam , addr ss, phon numb r and mail addr ss
to xp dit th proc ss.
IF THE UNIT IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD, pl as includ a ch ck for $30.00 to
cov r th cost of r pair, handling and r turn postag . All out of warranty r turns must b s nt
pr paid.
It is r comm nd d that you contact SPECTRA first at 1-800-777-5331 or by mail at
custs rv@sp ctraintl.com for updat d information on th unit r quiring s rvic . In som cas s,
th mod l you hav may b discontinu d, and SPECTRA r s rv s th right to off r alt rnativ
options for r pair or r plac m nt.
SPECTRA MERCHANDISING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
4230 North Normandy Av nu ,
Chicago, IL60634, USA. 1-800-777-5331
To r gist r your product, visit th link on th w bsit b low to nt r your information.
http://www.sp ctraintl.com/wform.htm
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