RCA RS-1247, User Manual

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Page 2: ...r addition_ suggestions Also the Federal Communications Commission hasprepared a helpful booklet How To Identif_ and Resolve RadioTV Interference Problems Thisbooklet isavailable from the U S Government Printing Office Washington DC20402 Pleasespecify stock number 004000 00345 4 when ordedng copies SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Nave open the cabinet under any circumstances Any repairsor internal adiustrnents...

Page 3: ...ramming Play Order 11 Recalling and Editing Programmed Play Order 11 USING THE CD PLAYER 12 Playing and Loading DiscsSimultaneously 12 Shuffle Play 12 USING THE CD PLAYER 13 Repeat Play 13 USING THE CASSETTE DECKS 15 Loading Cassette Tapes 15 BasicOperations 15 USING THE CASSETTE DECKS 16 Automatic Tape Stop _ 1F6_ Dual Decks Tape Play _ 16 Recordings 16 USING THE REMOTE CONTROL 18 Installing Batt...

Page 4: ...ide the system it may not operate properly In this case the best thing to do is to disconnect power to the unit and wait about 30 minutes for the moisture to evaporate CHOOSING SYSTEM LOCATION It is recommended to follow these guidelines when setting up your system Choose a solid level surface Don t place on surfaces like carpet or foam rubber Choose a location away from direct sunlight radiator a...

Page 5: ...g to the speakers and the unit RIGHT LEFT Terminals at the back of the unit ANTENNAS This unit comes with two antennas an AM loop antenna and a FM T type antenna Use the same method of connecting speaker wires to hook the AM loop antenna To get better reception try placing it at various locations AM Loop Antenna As for the FM T type antenna it s already attached to the unit simply extend it to the...

Page 6: ...PARTMENT TRAY 1 2 3 DISC OPEN CLOSE POWER PRESET EQ FUNCTION PHONES MEMORY DEMO TUNING BUTTONS TUNF JPRESET STATIONS SUPER BASS CASSETTE ____ _ TAPE DECKS CASSETTE VOLUME PLAYER CONTROL CONTROL BUTTONS FM STEREO SOUND EFFECT BUTTON PRESET EQ INDICATORS Remote Sensor Band Selector 6 ...

Page 7: ... s function is for rotating the disc tray to change discs with without opening the CD Compartment Discs Tray OPEN CLOSE This button is used for opening and closing the CD Compartment Tray FM STEREO INDICATOR This indicator lights when receiving FM radio in stereo mode POWE R To turn on your RS 1247 or RS 1248 press this button To switch your system to STANDBY mode press again the STANDBY indicator...

Page 8: ...ction to enhance the bass sound effect of heavy based sound CASSETTE TAPE DECKS Your RS 1247 or RS 1248 is equipped with dual cassette tape decks one for playback only and one for playback plus recording CASSE n E PLAYER CONTROL BUTTONS All cassette player operations such as Tape Play Stop Revvind Fast Forward Record and Tape Eject are at the front panel of the system VOLUME CONTROL Press to incre...

Page 9: ...ow press either TUNING I or TUNING to select a radio frequency 6 When listening to FM radio stations press FM STEREO for receiving stereo broadcast PRESETING STATIONS 2 1 4 Press BAND SELECTOR to choose your desired radio band AM or FM If the display shows PRESET press TUNE PRESET STATION once so that the display no longer shows PRESET Press either TUNING I or TUNING to choose a radio frequency Pr...

Page 10: ...the display shows READ After the system has finished reading the selected disc the display then shows the disc number total number of tracks on that disc and total track time of the disc 10 BASIC OPERATIONS 1 If discs are not already loaded follow the above section LOADING DISCS 2 To begin CD play mode press PLAY PAUSE 3 To pause disc play momentarily press PLAYIPAUSE again You can resume to norma...

Page 11: ...ection on page 21 ten pages ahead in this manual 7 Press PLAYIPAUSE to start program play 8 To exit program mode press STOP RECALLING AND EDITING PROGRAMMED PLAY ORDER Again be sure that the system is in Stop mode prior to recalling or editing programmed play order TO RECALL A PROGRAM 1 Press MEMORY to enter program mode 2 To scroll through and check the programmed sequence of tracks press MEMORY ...

Page 12: ...he system plays the tracks out of its original recorded sequence and you have quite a few choices of how the tracks can be shuffled You can Repeatedly shuffle play one disc Repeatedly shuffle play all loaded discs Shuffle play the tracks of all discs playing each track only once or Shuffle play the tracks of one disc playing each track only once Take your pick and follow the steps to set the syste...

Page 13: ...FLE and CD play begins automatically SHUFFLE PLAY THE TRACKS OF ONE DISC To shuffle play within one disc only make sure to load only one disc otherwise the system will shuffle play all discs To select this mode follow the steps below 1 If discs are not already loaded or selected follow the section on LOADING DISCS 2 Press REPEAT repeatedly until the display shows REPEAT I DISC 3 Press SHUFFLE and ...

Page 14: ... The system will play that disc over and over until you press Stop to end CD play REPEATPLAY ALL DISCS To repeat play all loaded discs press PLAY PAUSE to start CD play then press REPEAT repeatedly until the display shows REPEATALL DISCS The system will play all loaded disc s over and over until you press Stop to end CD play REPEAT PLAY PROGRAM To repeat play a stored program press MEMORY for ente...

Page 15: ...eck door for deck 1 lightly push on the top left corner of deck l s door for deck 2 lightly push on the top right corner of deck 2 s door BASIC OPERATIONS 1 Check that your system is loaded with cassette tape s in deck 1 and or 3 4 deck 2 if tapes are not already loaded follow the above section on LOADING CASSETTE TAPES To begin tape play at deck 1 press PLAY at deck 1 Tape play at deck 2 press PL...

Page 16: ...tomatically stops then the system releases pause on deck 1 and starts playing the tape inside deck 1 RECORDINGS You have a choice of recording from various sources Recording from radio Recording from the CD player Recording from a cassette tape RECORDING FROM RADIO 1 Follow the steps on LOADING CASSETTE TAPES to load a completely blank or partially blank tape into deck 1 2 For partially blank tape...

Page 17: ...pauses Put a finger of one hand on the CD player s PLAYIPAUSE and put a finger of the other hand on the deck l s PAUSE Press on both simultaneously to begin recording RECORDING FROM A CASSETTE TAPE 1 Follow steps 1 and 2 of the previous section on RECORDING FROM RADIO 2 Load the pre recorded tape into deck 2 this should be the tape that you want to record from 3 Select Tape mode by pressing FUNCTI...

Page 18: ...ing of the tab REMOTE CONTROL OPERATIONS 1 Press POWER to turn on system 2 To select one of the available modes Tuner CD or Tape press TUNER or CD or TAPE Note The RECORD button on the remote control is inactive for this model 3 To see a display demonstration of the system press DEMO 4 To turn off system press POWER again FoR SOUND EFFECT AND VOLUME ADJUSTMENTS Press SUPER BASS to enhance heavy ba...

Page 19: ...CD by pressing DISC SKIP repeatedly to toggle between and choose one of the loaded discs 3 Press _ PLAY to start disc play from the beginning of track 1 of selected disc To skip forward or backward to the beginning of other tracks press E_ TRACK or _ TRACK For fast search forward or backward within a playing track press and hold either _ TRACK or _ _ TRACK Release hold on button when the fast sear...

Page 20: ...E Press SHUFFLE again for resuming to normal disc play The functionality of Shuffle is also dependent on the selected Repeat mode If the Repeat One Disc mode is selected then tracks will be shuffle played within that one disc repeatedly If the Repeat All Discs mode is selected tracks of all discs will be shuffle played repeatedly If the mode All Discs is selected the system will shuffle play all d...

Page 21: ...e 18 step 3 of section For Sound Effect and Volume Adjustments for a more detailed functional explanation ERR the CD compartment tray is obstructed as it opens or closes Press OPENICLOSE to re open or re close the CD compartment tray This cancels the error FULL the system s CD mode track memory has reached its limit and cannot store any rnnr_ track_ CLR you clear a stored program In program mode p...

Page 22: ...gularly because any dust or foreign particles may cause the system to output poor sound quality To clean a CD use a soft clean cloth to wipe the CD from the hole at the center of the disc outwards to the disc s edge If a CD is particularly dirty wet a soft cloth in clean water wring it out to rid the cloth of excess water gentl wipe away the dirt Use another dry cloth to soak up remaining water dr...

Page 23: ...EADS The tape head is the part that plays the music on your tape Since the tape head comes into contact with magnetic tapes the most iron oxide particles from the tape builds up on the tape head This build up can cause muffled playback sound incomplete recordings and may prevent automatic tape stop You will need to clean the heads regularly after every 25 hours of use To clean the heads unplug the...

Page 24: ...t is try de activating the Mute function Make sure you ve selected the correct mode Tape CD or Tuner No SOUND FROM ONE CHANNEL Is the connection of that channel s Left or Right speaker wire proper If it s not or you re not certain whether if it is do reconnect it POOR RADIO RECEPTION Poor AM or FM reception AM adjust the AM loop antenna FM adjust the FM T type antenna Are there electrical applianc...

Page 25: ...urn system on Have you selected the correct function when pressing on the buttons For example if the system is in CD mode and you try tuning to a particular radio frequency the remote control is not going to look like it s working In such cases press FUNCTION to select the correct function first then press on the buttons Are the batteries weak Try replacing old batteries with some fresh ones Refer...

Page 26: ...en Close 7 P Panel Controls 6 7 8 Phones jack 8 Playing and Loading CDs Simultaneously 12 Power 7 Power Supply 5 Preset EQ 7 Programming Player Order 11 R Recalling Editing Programmed Play Order 11 Recordings 16 Remote Control Operations 18 Repeat Play 13 S Service Information 2 Shuffle Play 12 Sound Effect Preset EQ Indicators 8 Speakers 5 Super Bass 8 T Tape Care 23 Tape Type Selection 23 Troubl...

Page 27: ...vered by the warranty Insure your shipment in case of loss or damage Thomson accepts no liability in case of damage or loss A new or refurbished unit will be shipped to you prepaid freight What your warranty does not cover Customer instruction Your Owner s Manual provides information regarding operating instructions and user controls For additional information askyour dealer Installation and set u...

Page 28: ...rio L5S lXl The provisions of this written warranty are in addition to and not a modification of or subtraction from the statutory warranties and other right _ and remedies contained in any applicable legislation and to the extent that any such provisions purport to disclaim exclude or limit any such statutory warranties and other rights and remedies such provisions shall be deemed tc be amended t...