Magnavox AZ 8140 User manual

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AZ8140 CD Radio Cassetterecorder
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Return your owner's
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Complete and mail your Owner's Registra¬
tion Card today to ensure your right to war¬
ranty verification, owner confirmation, model
registration, plus a wide variety of special
services and savings.
Know these safety symbols
CAUTION
I RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
CAUTION; TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK).
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
I A boIt °* ! ' 9 h tnin 9 indicates uninsulat-
I ed material within your unit may cause
an electrical shock. For the safety of
everyone in your household, please do
not remove product covering.
U T his exclamation point calls attention to
features for which you should read the
enclosed literature closely to prevent
operating and maintenance problems.
Read operating instructions
carefully
The information in this manual can help you
take full advantage of your product's many
features, and ensure years of safe, reliable
| operation. So don't miss out. Read the
enclosed instructions, safety tips and war¬
ranty information today.
MAGNAVOX
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Sincerely, _ _ j
Donald F. Johnstone
President and Chief Executive Officer
For Customer Use:
Enter below the Serial No. which is located on
the type plate on the base of the cabinet.
Retain this information for future reference.
Model No. AZ 8 140 _
Serial No._
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SAFETY
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CAUTION
TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK}.
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING
TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL
This symbol warns the user that uninsulated
voltage within the unit may have sufficient
magnitude to cause electric shock.
Therefore, it is dangerous to make any kind
of contact with any inside part of this unit
A This symbol alerts the user that important
literature concerning the operation and
maintenance of this unit has been included.
Therefore, it should be read carefully in order
to avoid any problems.
WARNING
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
do not expose this appliance to rain or mois¬
ture.
CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or per¬
formance of procedures other than herein
may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
The set complies with the FCC-Rules, Part 15 and with
21CFR 1040.10.
@) Canada
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Cfass B
limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus
as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the
Canadian Department of Communications.
SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS - Read before operating equipment
This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and
safety standards. There are, however, some installation and operation
precautions which you should be particularly aware of.
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 (n the operat¬
ing instructions should be adhered to.
4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be
followed.
5. Water and Moisture-The appliance should not be used near wa¬
ter - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry
tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming pool, etc.
6. Carts and Stands- The appliance should be used only with a cart
or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer.
6A. An appliance and cart combination should be moved
with care Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven
surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combina-
tion to overturn.
7. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be mounted to
a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.
8. Ventilation - The appliance should be situated so that its location
or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For exam¬
ple, the appliance should not be situated on a bed. sofa, rug. or sim¬
ilar 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.
9. Heat - The appliance should be situated away from heat sources
such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (includ¬
ing amplifiers) that produce heat
10. Power Sources - The appliance should be connected to a power
supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as
maiked on the appliance.
11. Grounding or Polarization -
The precautions that should be taken
so that the ground-ng or polanzation
means of an appliance is not defeated
Caution: To prevent electric shock,
match the wide blade of this plug to the wide slot, fully insert
12. P ower-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so
that they are not likely to be walked on or p.nched by items placed
upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords and plugs,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the ap¬
pliance.
13. C leaning - The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended
by the manufacturer.
14. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away fro m
power lines.
15. N onuse Periods - The power cord of the app’iance should be un¬
plugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time
16. Object and liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that ejects do
not fall and liquids are not spiled into the enclosure through open¬
ings.
17. D amage Requiring Service - The appliance should be sea* ced by
qualified service personnel when.
A. The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged, or
B. Objects have fallen, or (iqu : d has spilled into the appliance, or
C. The appliance has been exposed to ram; or
D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or e>.h b.tsa
marked change in performance, or
E The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged
18. Servicing - The user should not attempt to sen' ce the apphance
beyond that described in the operating instructions All other servic¬
ing should be referred to qualified service personnel.
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CONTROLS
TOP AND FRONT PANEL
BACK PANEL
© CASSETTE DECK keyboard (recording/playback):
◄ ► DIRECTION
O RECORD
• PLAY
◄◄ REWIND - fast rewind
►► F. FWD - fast forward wind
■ STOP
II PAUSE
©OPEN»CLOSE - to open and dose the CD/Cassette
door
d) CD keyboard and display
► PLAY/PAUSE button
■ STOP button
m PREVIOUS/NEXT Press briefly to jump to a
previous km or next track during playback or STOP
mode. During playback, keep backward km or forwards
pressed down to search for the required passage, if you
release the button, playback will continue.
SHUFFLE button: play all tracks in a random order
CD display, shows:
flashes indicating no CD inserted
TRACK-the total number of tracks, and during play the
number of the track being played
SHUFFLE activated
PAUSE activated
©O -stereo headphone socket
©TONE control knob
© ◄ ► TAPE DIRECTION indicator
<7) MODE selector/POWER on/off switch
©TUNING knob - to tune to radio stations.
© BAND selector - for selecting FM or AM.
©VOLUME control knob
©SPATIAL SOUND button - for switching the spatial
sound effect on and off for wider stereo effect.
© MAINS socket for mains lead
* The type plate is located on the base of the set.
SUPPLY
Batteries
Whenever convenient, use AC mains supply if you want
to conserve battery life.
• Open the battery compartment.
• Insert as indicated six (preferably Alkaline) batteries,
type R20, UM1 or D-cells.
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RADIO
• The battery supply is switched off when the set is
connected to the mains. When changing over to battery
supply, remove the plug from the MAINS socket.
• Remove the batteries if exhausted or if they will not be
used again for a long period.
AC mains supply
• Check if the mains voltage as shown on the type plate
(on the base of the set) corresponds to your local mains
supply. If it does not, consult your dealer or service
organisation.
• Co nnectthe mains lead to the MAINS socket® andthe
wall socket. The mains supply is now connected.
• To disconnect the set from the mains, withdraw the
mans plug from the wall socket.
CONNECTIONS
Stereo headphone socket © O
For stereo headphones with 3.5 mm plug. Inserting the
plug will disconnect the loudspeakers.
RADIO RECEPTION _
• Set the MODE selector ® to RADIO.
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POWER ON m
• Adjust the sound with the VOLUME and the TONE (S)
controls.
• Select the wave band using BAND selector <f).
AM FM
• Tune to the desired radio station by using the TUNING
knob ©.
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- For FM, pull out the telescopic aerial. To improve the
FM-reception, incline and turn the aerial. Reduce its
length if the FM signal is too strong (very close to a
transmitter).
- For AM, the set is provided with a built-in aerial, so the
telescopic aerial is not needed. Direct the aerial by
turning the whole set
• The set is switched off if the MODE selector ® is in the
TAPE/POWER OFF position and with no cassette deck
buttons pressed.
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COMPACT DISC
PLAYING A DISC _
• Set the MODE selector 0 to CD.
CO RADIO TAPE
POWER ON m
• Press OPEN-CLOSE 0 to open the CD/Cassette door.
• Insert the CD, printed side facing up.
• Close the door. The CD-player starts and scans the
contents list of the CD. After that, the number of tracks
appear on the display and the CD-player stops.
- If there are more than 39 tracks in the CD, "33"
flashes.
- Asplaybackcontinues.thedisplayshowsthecurrent f
track number being played, ]
• Adjust the sound with the controls VOLUME ® and the
TONE <D.
• For a brief interruption, press PLAY-PAUSE.
PLAY-PAUSE
The word PAUSE then appears. To continue playback,
press PLAY-PAUSE again.
• Playback will start by pressing PLAY-PAUSE.
• To stop playback, press STOP ■ .
As soon as playback starts, the track number flashes in
the display once.
The CD player also goes to the STOP mode.
- by pressing OPEN-CLOSE <D;
- when the end of the CD is reached;
- if you move the MODE selector 0;
- if the batteries are exhaused or if the power supply is
interrupted in another way.
• To take out the CD, open the CD/Cassette door by
pressing OPEN-CLOSE 0. Open the CD/Cassette
door only if the CD player or the Cassette player is in the
STOP mode.
• The set is switched off if the MODE selector 0 is in the
TAPE/POWER OFF position and with no cassette deck
buttons pressed.
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COMPACT DISC
Remarks
- If the battery voltage is not sufficient any more for playing
a CD, the CD-player will not start.
- If £ ora—appears after inserting a CD, the player cannot
read the CD. Possible causes are:
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AUTO REVERSE
W7S criSTON ►
- you inserted the CD the wrong way: the label should be
facing up or there is no disc;
- the CD is badly scratched or dirty, see ‘Maintenance’;
- the lens® is steamed up because of a sudden transition
from a cold into a warm environment. Do not clean the
lens, but let the set acclimatize for a while.
Selecting a different track during play
• Press km PREVIOUSor NEXTw until the required track
number appears in the display.
PREVIOUS NEXT
KM
- Shortly after this, the chosen track will start playing.
• For the immediate previous track, press km PREVIOUS
twice.
Starting again with the track that Is currently playing
• Press km PREVIOUS once.
PREVIOUS NEXT
KM
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- The track will start playing from the beginning again.
Searching for a passage during play
• Hold im PREVIOUS or NEXT»m pressed down to search
for the required passage. If you release the button, play
will continue.
PREVIOUS NEXT
Selecting a different track In the STOP mode
• You can select the desired title using im PREVIOUS and
NEXT until the display shows the required track
number.
PREVIOUS NEXT
KM
Press PLAY-PAUSE to start playback.
Note:
This is an "AUDIBLE SEARCH".
The volume will automatically be reduced to a low level
during search operation and will resume its normal level
when the search button is released.
Shuffle Play
All the tracks of the disc can be randomly played.
• Press SHUFFLE once on the main unit before or during
play.
SHUFFLE
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COMPACT DISC
CASSETTE
- The display showsSHUFfLE andplaybackstartswith
a track which has been randomly selected.
- During play you can use NEXTto select another
random track, or m PREVIOUS to play the same
track again.
PREVIOUS
NEXT
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AUTO REVERSE
• Press SHUFFLE again if you wish to return to normal
play.
CASSETTE PLAYBACK _
• Set the MODE selector® to TAPE.
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POWER ON m
• Press OPEN-CLOSE© to open the CD/Cassette door.
- Ensure that the cassette deck buttons are released
before you attempt to insert the cassette in.
- Insert a recorded cassette and press it down lightly to
ensure that it is positioned correctly.
• Press OPEN-CLOSE© to close the CD/Cassette door.
• Press PLAY • and playback will start.
- Playback changes direction automatically when the
tape in the deck reaches the end.
- The direction on the playback is indicated by the
LED of the TAPE DIRECTION ◄ ► .
• Adjust the sound with the VOLUME © and the TONE
© controls.
Note:
Playback: Chrome and Ferro Cassettes can be used.
• You can select the play direction by pressing the DIR EC-
TION ◄ ► button. The tape direction < ► indicators
will show the playback direction of the tape deck.
• To interrupt playback, press PAUSE IL
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CASSETTE
RECORDING
• To continue playback, press PAUSE li again. RECORDING __
. To stop playback, press STOP .. GENEBAL |nformation
DIRECTION RECORD PLAY REWIND F.P//D STOP PAUSE
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• The set is switched off if the MODE selector 0 is in the
TAPE/POWER OFF position and with no cassette deck
buttons pressed.
Note:
Before removing the cassette, ensure that all the cassette
deck buttons are released.
Winding the Cassette Tape
• Press ►► to fast-forward the tape.
Copyright: Recording is permissible insofar as copyright
or other rights of third parties are not infringed.
- The tape in the cassette is secured at both ends with
leader tape. At the beginning and end of the cassette,
nothing will be recorded for six to seven seconds.
Erasure prevention tabs
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- For recording, use only ferro, IEC 1/Type I Normal
Position Cassette on which the tabs have not been
broken.
DIRECTION RECORD PLAY REWIND FJWD STOP PAUSE
• Press « to fast-rewind the tape.
DIRECTION RECORD PLAY REWIND F.FWD STOP PAUSE
• PressSTOPBtostopfast-forwardorfast-rewind before
the end of the tape.
Note:
During rewinding, press STOP ■ to stop fast-rewind at the
end of the tape.
- The recording level is set automatically, regardless of
the position of VOLUME #.
- Accidental erasure can be prevented by breaking the
small tab in the top left-hand comer of the back of the
cassette. This protection can be reversed with a piece
of adhesive tape placed over the same comer.
- Store the cassettes at room temperature and do not put
them too close to magnets and transformers, for exam¬
ple, TVs and loudspeaker boxes.
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