Magnavox AZ8400 User manual

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 ADJUST¬
MENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PRO¬
CEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN
HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPO¬
SURE.
The Model and Serial Number will be
found on the base of the set. Please
record these in the space provided be¬
low.
MODEL
NUMBER:
SERIAL
NUMBER:
This set complies with 21 CFR 1040.10 and with
the FCC-Rules, Part 15
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ence of uninsulated 'dangerous voltage 1 within the
product's enclosure, that may be of sufficient magni-
l tude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
A This symbol is intended to alert the user of the pres¬
ence of important operating and maintenance (ser¬
vicing) instructions in the literature accompanying
. the appliance.
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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 in 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 water
- 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 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.
' 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. P ower 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.
11. G r ounding or Polarization - The precautions that should be taken
so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not
defeated.
AC Polarized Plug
12. 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 and plugs,
convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the ap¬
pliance.
13. Cleaning - The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended
by the manufacturer.
14. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away from
power lines.
15. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna is connected
to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is grounded so as to pro¬
vide some protection against voltage surges and built up static
charges.
Section 810 of the National Electric Code. ANSI/NFPA No. 70-1984,
provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast
and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna
discharge unit, size of grounding connectors, location of antenna-dis¬
charge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements
for the grounding electrode. See Fig. below.
16. Nonuse Periods - The power cord of the appliance should be un¬
plugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.
17. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do
not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through open¬
ings.
18. 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 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.
19. Servicing - The user should not attempt to service the appliance be¬
yond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing
should be referred to qualified service personnel.
Note to the CATV system installer. This reminder is provided to call
the CATV system installer's attention to Article 820-40 of the NEC that
provides guidelines for proper grounding and. in particular, specifies
that the cable ground shall be connected to the grounding system of
the building, as close to the point of cable entry as practical.
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Operating Instructions.illustrations: pages 3 and 4
CONTROLS
TOP AND FRONT PANEL • fig. 1 _
VOLUME control
TURBO BASS GENERATOR - bass control (not
effective on headphones)
FM STEREO - when receiving an FM stereo
station
MONO/STEREO - FM mono/stereo button
HIGH SPEED DUBBING - press ^ for high
speed dubbing
© TUNER - CD - TAPE - function buttons to select
the sound source
© ACOUSTIC CONTROLS tone controls:
MID 1 kHz (1 000 Hz) - mid-range
HIGH 10 kHz (10 000 Hz)-treble
§ C D cover
OPEN/CLOSE to open and close the CD cover
CD display, shows:
-: - - please wait
TRACK - the total number of tracks
and during PLAY the number of the track being
played
TIME - the total playing time of the disc
and during PLAY the elapsed time of that track
REPEAT activated
SHUFFLE activated
MEMORY - the stored selection (memory) is
* played
SCAN (INTROSCAN) activated
PAUSE activated
© TUNING knob
® BAND SELECTOR
H POWER ON/OFF button with ON indicator#
® CD keyboard:
DO O - PLAY t> and PAUSE DO button
□ - STOP button
Kl PREVIOUS/NEXT W and <w SEARCH w >:
W PREVIOUS/NEXTU
in position playback or STOP, press briefly to
jump to a previous W or next W track
«i SEARCH w>:
during playback, keep pressed to search fast
backward <w or forward r»
INTROSCAN - to play only the beginning of
each track
SHUFFLE - to play all tracks in a random order
press again to defeat the SHUFFLE function
REPEAT - to repeat continuously the disc or the
stored selection (memory)
press again to defeat the REPEAT function
CLEAR - to erase the memory
DISPLAY - to display all stored track numbers
STORE - to store the displayed track number in
the memory
© O PHONES stereo headphone jack
® deck 1 keyboard (recording/playback):
■ STOP/EJECT
• RECORD
► PLAY
« REWIND - fast rewind
►► F.FWD - fast forward
II PAUSE
® deck 2 keyboard (playback only):
■ STOP/EJECT
O DIRECTION - to change the play direction
► PLAY
◄ «» FAST WIND
II PAUSE
@ deck 2 reverse selector
— no reverse
CL single reverse
CD continuous reverse
t d ec k 2 tape direction indicators o
REMOTE control unit
BACK PANEL - f ig. 2 _
® CD OUT jacks - for CD-reproduction through
e.g. your stereo system
@ MIC - microphone jack
H AC MAINS - jack for power cord
® VOLTAGE selector (not on all versions)
The type plate is located on the base of the set
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INSTALLATION CONNECTIONS
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SUPPLY_ REMOTE CONTROL_
Batteries
Whenever convenient use AC power supply if you
want to conserve battery life.
• Open the battery compartment (fig. 2).
1. Insert eight (preferably Alkaline) D-cells (fig., 2).
Instead of normal batteries , you can also insert
' Gates’ rechargeable power sticks, 2 x size 4D
(or 4 x size 2D). They require no separate re-
charger but are recharged automatically in this
set whenever connected to a wall outlet Use
only ‘Gates 1 power sticks. Normal rechargeable
D-cells are not recharged in this set
The batteries are muted when the set is con¬
nected to the power. When changing over to
battery supply, pull out the plug from the AC
MAINS jack©.
2. Insert in the remote control © two AAA-cells
(fig. 3).
• Remove the batteries if exhausted or if they will
not be used again for a long period.
AC power
• Check if the power voltage as shown on the
type plate corresponds to your local power supply.
If it does not, consult your dealer or service organi¬
sation.
If the set is equipped with a VOLTAGE selector®,
set this selector to the local power voltage.
• Connect the power cord to the AC MAINS jack
© and the wall outlet The power supply is now
switched on.
• To disconnect the set from the power complete¬
ly, withdraw the power plug from the wall outlet.
• Insert in the remote control © two AAA-cells
(fig. 3).
• Operate the remote control by pointing it to¬
wards the radio cassette recorder and pressing the
required button.
- STANDBY - to switch off the set temporarily.
The ON-indicator still lights up. After use, al¬
ways switch off the set using the POWER but¬
ton®.
- ^VOLUME^
Compact Disc
- W W- PREVIOUS/NEXT
- STORE - to store the displayed track number in
the memory
- ◄◄► ► - S EARCH
- DO > - PLAY > and PAUSE DO
- SCAN (INTROSCAN) - to play only the begin¬
ning of each track
- SHUFFLE - to play all tracks in a random order
- REPEAT - to repeat continuously the disc or the
stored selection (memory)
- □ - STOP button
CONNECTIONS - fig. 1-2
Stereo headphone jack©OPHONES
For stereo headphones with 3.5 mm plug. Insert¬
ing the plug will disconnect the speakers.
CD Output j acks CD OUT @
Cinch-jacksifor CD-reproduction (not radio or cas¬
sette) through e.g. your stereo system.
• Connect the CD OUT jacks ® to the input jacks
REC IN, TAPE IN, LINE IN. AUX or CD IN of the
other set.
The CD OUT output signal is not affected by the
position of the controls VOLUME © ACOUSTIC
CONTROLS © and TURBO BASS GENERATOR ©.
Microphone jack © MIC
For a microphone with 3.5 mm plug.
To avoid disturbing noises, reduce the VOLUME ©
before connecting the microphone.
- 'Public address': you can reproduce your voice
amplified through the speakers: press function
button TAPE ©.
- Disc-jockey: you can mix your voice with the
CD, TAPE or TUNER: press the required func¬
tion button ©: CD, TAPE or TUNER.
- You can record it all on deck 1.
Adjust the sound with the controls VOLUME ©,
ACOUSTIC CONTROLS © and TURBO BASS
GENERATOR©.
If a howling sound occurs, keep the microphone
away from the speakers or reduce the VOLUME
©•
Disconnect the microphone when not in use.
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RADIO
COMPACT DISC
RADIO RECEPTION
• Switch on the set using the POWER button ®.
• Press function button TUNER ©.
• Adjust the sound with the controls VOLUME ©,
ACOUSTIC CONTROLS ® and TURBO BASS
GENERATOR®.
• Select the wave band using the BAND SELEC¬
TOR.
- For FM, pull out the telescopic antenna. To im¬
prove FM-reception, incline and turn the anten¬
na. Reduce its length if the FM-signal is too
strong {very close to a transmitter).
- For AM (Medium Wave), the set is provided
with a built-in antenna, so there is no need to
use the telescopic antenna. The antenna can be
directed by turning the whole set.
• Tune to a radio station by means of TUNING
knob ©.
• When FM STEREO indicator ® lights up, you
are receiving a FM-stereo station. A disturbing
noise, due to a weak FM-stereo signal, can be sup¬
pressed by pressing * the MONO/STEREO but¬
ton @. The FM STEREO indicator goes out and
you will hear (and record) the FM program in
mono.
• The radio returns to the FM STEREO position
when pressing MONO/STEREO ©again JL.
• Always switch off the set after use with the
POWER button ®.
PLAYING A DISC
• Switch on the set using the POWER button @.
• Press function button CD © (Compact Disc): on
the display appears-: -
• Adjust the sound with the controls VOLUME ®,
ACOUSTIC CONTROLS ® and TURBO BASS
GENERATOR®
• Press OPEN/CLOSE ® to open the disc cover.
• Insert the disc, printed side facing up (fig. 4),
• Close the cover. The CD-player starts and scans
the contents list of the disc. After that, the total
playing time and the number of tracks appear on
the display and the CD-player stops.
• Playback will start by pressing PLAY >. As soon
as playback starts, the display shows the track
number / and the elapsed playing time of the first
title. When the second title is reached the track
number <? appears, etc.
• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE Dl The word
PAUSE then appears. To continue playback, press
PAUSE again.
• To stop playback, press STOP a
The CD player also goes to position STOP:
- by pressing OPEN/CLOSE®;
- when the end of the disc is reached;
- if you press another function button ©;
- by switching off the set,
- if the batteries run down or if the power supply
is interrupted in another way.
• To take out the disc, open the disc cover by
pressing OPEN/CLOSE ®. Open the disc cover
only if the CD-player is in position STOP.
• Always switch off the set after use with the
POWER button ®.
Remarks
- If the battery voltage is not sufficient any more
for playing a disc, the CD-player will not start.
- If - - - - : - - does not disappear, the CD-player
cannot read the disc. Possible causes are:
- you inserted the disc the wrong way: the la¬
bel should face up (fig. 4);
- the surface of the disc is badly scratched or
dirty, see 'Maintenance';
- the lens ® (fig. 5) is steamed up because of a
sudden transition from a cold into a warm envi¬
ronment; do not clean the lens, but let the set
acclimatize for a while.
REPEAT
If you want to repeat the whole disc (or the stored
selection) continuously, press REPEAT: the word
REPEAT appears.
The REPEAT function can only be switched on dur¬
ing playback: PLAY, SHUFFLE or INTROSCAN.
To defeat the REPEAT-function, press REPEAT
again and the word REPEAT disappears.
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COMPACT DISC
INTROSCAN
The INTROSCAN function can be switched on
from the STOP, PLAY and SHUFFLE mode.
• Press INTROSCAN. The word SCAN then ap¬
pears. Only the first few seconds of each track are
played, but always from track number /.
• The moment you press PLAY > or SHUFFLE,
the INTROSCAN function is defeated (the word
SCAN disappears) and the disc is played in the nor¬
mal way from this track number.
• If you press KJ or W, the INTROSCAN function re¬
mains operative and the beginning of the next >1 or
previous M track is played.
• If INTROSCAN is not defeated by pressing PLAY
t>, SHUFFLE or STOP □ , the CD player returns to
STOP as soon as the end of the disc is reached.
SHUFFLE
If you want to play all tracks in a random order,
press SHUFFLE: the word SHUFFLE appears.
The SHUFFLE function can be switched on from
the STOP, PLAY, REPEAT and INTROSCAN mode.
To defeat the SHUFFLE-function, press SHUFFLE
again and the word SHUFFLE disappears.
K PREVlOUS/NEXTtt -« SEARCH t»_
1. W PREVIOUS/NEXTW
Press briefly (less than 1 second)
a. During PLAY or INTROSCAN:
>1 - go to the next track (title)
You can jump to the next title by pressing >1
once.
If you want to skip more than one track, then
press >1 more than once until the display shows
the desired track number.
W ~ go to the previous track (title)
If you want to repeat the running title from the
beginning, press l< once.
If you want to repeat one of the previous titles,
press M more than once until the display shows
the required track number.
b. In position STOP:
In position STOP with a disc inserted you can
, select the desired title using W and >1 until the
display shows the required track number.
2. <w SEARCH**
During playback, keep CH for search forward and
M for search backward pressed. The disc is
played partly and at high speed, however, the
sound is still recognizable.
Release the button as soon as you recognize
the required passage: the disc will be played in
the normal way from this passage.
If the button is pressed longer than 10 seconds,
the search speed increases.
PROGRAMMING TRACK NUMBERS
You may select a number of tracks and store these
in the memory in the desired sequence. When
playing, you will only hear the stored titles in the
selected sequence. At most, 20 tracks can be
stored in the memory. You may store each track
more than once.
Manual selecting
• Load the disc, but do not press PLAY > yet.
• Select the desired track using the buttons W and
W until the display shows the required track num¬
ber.
• Store this track by pressing STORE.
• Select and store in this way all desired titles.
Storing during INTROSCAN
• Press INTROSCAN to play the first few seconds
of each track.
• Press STORE as soon as you recognize a de¬
sired title.
Storing during PLAY
• During normal PLAY you may store the running
title by pressing STORE.
- After pressing STORE the character P (PRO¬
GRAM) appears, indicating that the track has been
stored.
- Store all desired titles in the required sequence.
You may store each track more than once.
- At most, 20 tracks can be stored in the memory.
When the memory is full, the character F (FULL)
appears.
- When pressing DISPLAY, the display will show
in sequence all stored track numbers.
- You can simply erase the whole memory by
pressing CLEAR: the character f for CLEAR ap¬
pears now.
The contents of the memory are also erased:
- by pressing OPEN/CLOSE ©;
- if you press another function button ©;
- by switching off the set;
- if the batteries get exhausted or if the power
supply is interrupted in another way.
How to play the stored selection
To play your selection, the CD-player should be in
position STOP; then press PLAYO: now, the word
MEMORY appears.
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DUBBING - Copying from deck 2 to 1
CASSETTE
RECORDING (on deck 1 only)
Preparation
During recording, the deck 2 buttons should not be
pressed.
• Switch on the set using the POWER button ®.
• Press EJECT*to open the cassette holder.
• Insert the cassette into deck 1 (fig. 7).
For recording you must use a cassette on which
the tabs (fig. 8) are not broken out.
At the very beginning of the tape, no recording will
take place during the first 7 seconds when the
leader tape passes the recorder heads.
• When monitoring during recording, adjust the
sound with the controls VOLUME ©, ACOUSTIC
CONTROLS ©and TURBO BASS GENERATOR ©.
These controls do not affect the recording.
• Fast forwarding and rewinding: Press « or
To stop, press STOP ■ .
Recording from the CD-player
• Press function button CD ©.
It's not necessary to start the CD-player separate¬
ly: if you press RECORD •, the CD-player starts
automatically:
- if the CD-player is in position STOP, recording
will start from the beginning of the disc (or from
the beginning of the stored selection):
- jf the CD-player is in position PAUSE, recording
will start from this very position;
- in position SCAN the CD-player will first return
to the beginning of that track and then recording
will start.
Recording from the radio
• Press function button TUNER ©
• Tune to the desired radio station.
• In case of FM radio recordings, set the MONO/-
STEREO button © to the desired position.
Microphone recording
• Connect the microphone to the MIC jack
- Microphone only: press button TAPE ©;
- Mixing with cassette: press button TAPE © and
on deck 2 PLAY ► ;
- Mixing with CD: press button CD ©;
- Mixing with radio: press button TUNER ©
• If a howling sound occurs:
- keep the microphone away from the speakers,
- or reduce the VOLUME ©,
- or use headphones for monitoring.
Starting and stopping
• Start recording by pressing RECORD in doing
so, PLAY ► is pressed too.
• For brief interruptions, press PAUSE II To restart
recording, press this button once more.
• To stop recording, press STOP M. On pressing
again, the cassette holder will open.
• Always switch off the set after use with the
POWER button @.
When dubbing, it is recommended to use fresh
batteries or to connect the set to AC power.
• Press function button TAPE ©
• Set the HIGH SPEED DUBBING button ©to-
x for normal speed copying;
• for high speed copying.
Do not press this button during dubbing.
• Press both EJECT buttons ■ and insert a record¬
ed cassette into deck 2 and a cassette which is
suited for recording into deck 1 (fig. 7).
• For deck 2, select the required play direction us¬
ing DIRECTION button <>.
• Press on deck 1 PAUSE Hand RECORD#.
• To start dubbing, press on deck 2 PLAY ► .
Dubbing continues also if the deck 2 play direction
is reversed (automatically or by hand using DIREC¬
TION <».
• By pressing PAUSE II on deck 1, you can omit
undesired passages while deck 2 continues. To
restart copying, press PAUSE II once more.
• Using PAUSE II of deck 2, deck 1 will record a
blank part.
• To stop dubbing, press both STOP buttons ■ .
Copyright
Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or
other rights of third parties are not infringed.
SAFEGUARDING AGAINST ERASURE_
Keep the cassette side to be safeguarded in front
of you (fig. 8) and break out the left tab. Now,
recording on this side is no longer possible.
You can render this safeguard ineffective by cover¬
ing the aperture with a piece of adhesive tape.
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