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Erasing the program

(when

playback is stopped)
• Press

™

PROGRAM CLEARED

" will be

displayed.

Note:
– The program will be erased when the

system is disconnected from the power
supply or when the CD carousel tray is
opened.

Shuffle

(only on remote control)

In shuffle mode, the system plays all the
available discs and their tracks in random
order. Shuffle may be used also when
tracks are programmed.

To shuffle all the discs and tracks
1

Press

SHUFFLE

™

SHUFFLE

" will be displayed.

™

The

SHUFFLE

, the disc and the track

selected at random appear on the
display.

• The discs and the tracks will be played

in random order until you press

• If you press

REPEAT

during shuffling,

the current track or all available discs
will be played repeatedly.

™

TRACK

" or "

ALL DISC

" will be

displayed.

™

The

REPEAT

and

SHUFFLE

appear on the

display.

Playing the program

Press

PLAY

ÉÅ

to start program

playback.

™

PLAY PROGRAM

" will be

displayed.

™

The track number and elapsed
playing time of the current track will
appear on the display.

• If you press

REPEAT

during program

playback, the current track or all
programmed tracks will be played
repeatedly.

™

TRACK

" or "

PROGRAM

" will be

displayed.

™

The

REPEAT

and

PROGRAM

appear on

the display.

Press

to stop program playback.

Notes:
– If you press any of the CD DIRECT PLAY

buttons, the system will play the
selected disc or track and the stored
program will be ignored temporarily. The

PROGRAM

display also will disappear

temporarily from the display. It will
reappear when playback of the selected
disc ends.

– REPEAT DISC mode is not available

when program playback begins.

Press

SHUFFLE

again to resume normal

playback.

™

The

SHUFFLE

disappears from the

display.

Note:
– REPEAT DISC mode is not available

when shuffle is selected.

Repeat

(only on remote control)

You can play the current track, a disc or all
available discs repeatedly.

Press

REPEAT

on the remote control to

select the various repeat modes.

™

TRACK

", "

DISC

", "

ALL DISC

" or

OFF

" will be displayed.

™

The

REPEAT

appears on the display.

• The selected track, selected disc or all

available discs will now be played
repeatedly until you press

Press

REPEAT

until the "

OFF

" mode is

displayed to resume normal playback.

™

The

REPEAT

disappears from the

display.

Notes:
– REPEAT DISC mode is not available

during program play or shuffle mode.

– You can also repeat shuffling a program.

™

“

TRACK

“

or “

PROGRAM

" will be

displayed.

™

The

REPEAT

PROGRAM

and

SHUFFLE

appear on the display.

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3/6/00, 1:00 PM

Summary of Contents for FW-C83

Page 1: ...3139 116 19611 Mini Hi Fi System C85 FW C83 with 3 CD changer pg 01 29 C85 C83 22 Eng 3 6 00 1 00 PM 1 ...

Page 2: ...r socket outlets it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place If the mains plug contains a fuse this should have a value of 5 Amp If a plug without a fuse is used the fuse at the distribution board should not be greater than 5 Amp Note The severed plug must be disposed of to avoid a possible shock hazard should it be inserted into a 13 Amp socket elsewhere How to connect a plug...

Page 3: ...nds Italiano Svenska Dansk Suomi Português ÏÏËÓÈÎ Deutsch 3 INDEX English 5 Français 30 Español 56 Deutsch 82 Nederlands 110 Italiano 136 Svenska 162 Dansk 188 Suomi 214 Português 238 ÏÏËÓÈÎ 264 FW C85 FW C83 pg 01 29 C85 C83 22 Eng 3 6 00 1 00 PM 3 ...

Page 4: ...tion 5 Preparation 6 7 Controls 8 10 Operating The System 10 13 CD 14 16 Tuner 17 19 AUX CDR 19 Tape 20 21 Recording 22 23 Clock 24 Timer 24 25 Sleep Timer 25 Specifications 26 Maintenance 27 Troubleshooting 27 28 CONTENTS pg 01 29 C85 C83 22 Eng 3 6 00 1 00 PM 4 ...

Page 5: ...irectly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense on the lens of the CD unit inside the system Should this occur the CD player will not operate normally Leave the power on for about one hour with no disc in the system until normal playback is possible Electrostatic discharge may cause unexpected problems See whether these problems disappear if you unplug...

Page 6: ...osition for the best reception B FM Wire Antenna Connection Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal Adjust the position of the FM antenna for the best reception Outdoor Antenna For better FM stereo reception connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal using a 75 Ω coaxial wire C Speakers Connection Connect the right speaker to Front terminal R with th...

Page 7: ... Connecting other equipment to your system You can connect the audio left and right OUT terminals of a TV VCR Laser Disc player DVD player or CD Recorder to the AUX CDR IN terminals at the rear of the system F Subwoofer Out Connection Connect the optional active subwoofer to the SUBWOOFER OUT terminal The subwoofer reproduces just the low bass sound effect e g explosions the rumble of spaceships e...

Page 8: ...Y POWER SAVE IR SENSOR SIDE VOLUME PLUS LEVEL RDS DOLBY B NR NEWS TA CD TEXT BASS TREBLE TAPE CD TUNER AUX P E R S O N A L D S C VEC 1 2 0 5 4 6 7 8 9 Ω 1 3 DSC BASS Å É 1 3 2 4 6 5 7 9 8 VOLUME á à 2 ë í Ç 0 2 AUX CDR MUTE CD 123 TUNER TAPE 1 2 AUTO REV CLOCK SHUFFLE PERSONAL BASS TREBLE DIM PROGRAM REPEAT TREBLE 0 ª 9 5 º fi CD DIRECT VEC TIMERON OFFSLEEP WOOX WOOXLEVEL 4 TAPE 1 2 CD 1 2 3 BAND ...

Page 9: ...or 2 AUX CDR DVD to select sound from an external source e g TV VCR Laser Disc player DVD player or CD Recorder When in AUX mode press to select either AUX or CDR DVD DISPLAY SCREEN to view the current setting of the system CD CAROUSEL TRAY DISC CHANGE to change CD s OPEN CLOSE to open or close the CD carousel tray DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 CD DIRECT PLAY to select a CD tray for playback DOLBY B NR to ...

Page 10: ...en the system is switched to standby or power save mode the demonstration will resume 5 seconds later To stop the demonstration mode Press and hold Ç on the system only for 5 seconds when the system is in demonstration mode The demonstration will stop DEMO OFF is displayed The system will switch to standby mode Notes When the system is switched on from the main power outlet the CD carousel tray ma...

Page 11: ...d radio stations will be replaced The last preset radio station or the first available RDS station will appear on the display when EASY SET is completed If RDS station does not transmit RDS time within 90 seconds the program will exit automatically and the display will show NO RDS TIME Switching the system ON Press CD TUNER TAPE or AUX You can also switch on the system by pressing any one of the C...

Page 12: ...m the selection ADAPT LOW FREQ LEVEL will be displayed 3 Adjust the JOG to select the desired Spectrum Analyzer band level for low frequency The level will increase or decrease between 3 and 3 4 Press á to confirm the selection ADAPT MID FREQ LEVEL will be displayed and the next followed by ADAPT HIGH FREQ LEVEL Repeat step 3 4 to select the desired mid and high frequencies Spectrum Analyzer band ...

Page 13: ...o select the high tone level TREBLE X or TREBLE X will be displayed Note X denotes the sound level wOOx There are three wOOx settings to enhance the bass response 1 Press wOOx PLUS or wOOx on the remote control to select between normal or enhanced wOOx effect When normal wOOx sound effect is selected The WOOX display is switched off WOOX NORM will be displayed When enhanced wOOx sound effect is se...

Page 14: ...playing time will be displayed During Playback The title of album track title or elapsed time will be displayed If the album and track title are not known NO TEXT ON DISC will be displayed Discs for playback This system can play all digital audio CD finalized digital audio CD Recordable and finalized digital audio CD Rewritable format discs Loading the CD Changer 1 Press CD to select CD mode 2 Pre...

Page 15: ...in Note Pressingí during shuffling can only skip to the beginning of the current track CD Searching for a particular passage during playback Press and hold à or á until the desired passage is located The volume will be reduced Play returns to normal when à or á is released Programming Tracks Programming tracks of a loaded CD is possible when playback is stopped The display will indicate the total ...

Page 16: ... TRACK or PROGRAM will be displayed The REPEAT and PROGRAM appear on the display 2 Press Ç to stop program playback Notes If you press any of the CD DIRECT PLAY buttons the system will play the selected disc or track and the stored program will be ignored temporarily The PROGRAM display also will disappear temporarily from the display It will reappear when playback of the selected disc ends REPEAT...

Page 17: ... frequency and preset number will be displayed briefly The system will stop searching when all the available radio stations are stored or when the memory for 40 preset radio stations is used The system will remain tuned to the last stored preset radio station Notes You can cancel the automatic programming by pressing PROG orÇ on the system only If you want to reserve a section of preset numbers fo...

Page 18: ...thin 90 seconds the RDS time is not detected NO RDS TIME will be displayed Note Some RDS station may be transmitting a real time clock at a minute interval The accuracy of the transmitted time depends on the transmitting RDS station NEWS TA Traffic Announcement only available in Radio Station with RDS You can activate NEWS or TA function in Standby Demonstration or any source mode except Tuner mod...

Page 19: ... CDR DVD will be displayed 2 Press AUX CDR DVD again to select external normal AUX mode AUX will be displayed STANDBY ON MINI HIFI SYSTEM BAND C1 2 3 CDR STOP CLEAR SEARCH TUNING PLAY PAUSE PREV NEXT DUB HSD RECORD A REV DIM CLOCK TIMER PROG BASS TREBLE wOOx TECHNOLOGY POWER SAVE IR SENSOR SIDE VOLUME PLUS LEVEL RDS DOLBY B NR NEWS TA CD TEXT BAND PRESET BASS TREBLE TAPE CD TUNER AUX P E R S O N A...

Page 20: ...ll be displayed When recording the A or B display will be flashing Auto Reverse Playback only on tape deck 2 Press A REV to select the different playback modes å å å å å to record or playback on one side of the tape The tape stops at the end of one side to record or playback on both sides of the tape The tape then stops to playback continuously on both sides of the tape up to a maximum of 10 times...

Page 21: ...r right will be displayed depending on which button is pressed During searching the sound is reduced to a low volume When you release à or á the tape continues playing Notes During rewinding or fast forwarding of a tape it is also possible to select another source e g CD TUNER or AUX Before playing a tape check and tighten slack tape with a pencil Slack tape may get jammed or may burst in the mech...

Page 22: ...ng break out the tab on the left shoulder of the tape side you want to protect If CHECK TAPE is displayed the protection tab has been broken Put a piece of clear adhesive tape over the opening Do not cover the Cr02 tape detection hole when covering the tab opening Digital Recording via Digital Out For CD digital recording please refer to the Instructions Manual of the CD Recorder digital audio equ...

Page 23: ...eed dubbing in Tape mode the sound is reduced to a low volume You can listen to another source while dubbing Dolby B NR button has no influence during dubbing dubbing from tape deck 1 to tape deck 2 An original tape recorded with Dolby B NR automatically produces a copy with Dolby B NR CD Synchro Start Recording 1 Load a blank tape into tape deck 2 and a disc into a disc tray 2 Press CD to select ...

Page 24: ... CD 1 2 3 CDR DVD RDS DOLBY B NR NEWS TA CD TEXT BAND 5 Press CLOCK TIMER again to store the setting The clock starts To exit without storing the setting press Ç on the system Notes During clock setting if no button is pressed within 90 seconds the system will exit clock setting mode automatically When a power interruption occurs the clock setting is erased To set the time with RDS clock see Recei...

Page 25: ...progress Sleep only on remote control This feature allows you to select a length of time after which the system will switch to the standby mode automatically 1 Press SLEEP on the remote control repeatedly to select a period of time The selections are as follows time in minutes 60 45 30 15 OFF 60 SLEEP XX or OFF will be displayed XX is the time in minutes 2 When you reach the desired length of time...

Page 26: ...al to noise ratio without Dolby B NR CrO2 tape type II 50 dBA Normal tape type I 47 dBA Signal to noise ratio with Dolby B NR CrO2 tape type II 62 dBA Normal tape type I 58 dBA Wow and flutter 0 4 DIN SPEAKERS FW C85 System 3 way top firing wOOx and Bass reflex system Impedance 6 Ω wOOx 1 x 6 5 top firing wOOx driver Woofer 1 x 6 5 full range Tweeter 1 x 2 5 Ferrofluid Polydome Tweeter 2 x 1 Dimen...

Page 27: ...ould you try to repair the set yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock If a fault occurs check the points listed below before taking the system for repair Should any problems persist after you have made these checks consult your nearest dealer or service center CD Player Operation NO DISC is displayed The disc is inserted upside down ...

Page 28: ...ation Lack of bass sound or apparently imprecise physical location of musical instruments Speakers are connected wrongly Check the speaker connection for proper phasing colored black wires to colored black terminals Remote control has no effect on the system Wrong source is selected Select the source CD TUNER etc before pressing the function button É í ë etc The distance to the system is too large...

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