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Safety Precautions
- Never open the cabinet under any circumstances.
Any repairs or internal adjustments should be made
only by a trained technician.
- Never operate this product with the cabinet
removed.
- Do not touch the player with wet hands. If any liq-
uid enters the player cabinet, take the player to a
trained technician for inspection.
- This compact disc player uses a laser to read the
music on the disc. The laser mechanism corresponds
to the cartridge and stylus of a record player.
Although this product incorporates a laser pick-up
lens, it is completely safe when operated according to
directions.
- Discs rotate at high speed inside the player. Do not
use damaged, warped, or cracked discs.
- Prevent damage to this product, set switch for prop-
er voltage.
- Do not touch the pick-up lens which is located inside
the disc compartment. Also, to keep dust from col-
lecting on the pick-up lens and do not leave the com-
partment door open for an extended period of time.
If the lens becomes dirty, clean it with a soft brush, or
use an air blower brush designed for camera lenses.
Important Batteries Information
- Remove the batteries to avoid leakage if you do not
use your remote control for more than one month.
Discard leaky batteries immediately as leaking batter-
ies may cause skin burns or other personal injuries.
Dispose of batteries in the proper manner, according
to provincial and local regulations. Any battery may
leak electrolyte if mixed with a different battery type,
if inserted incorrectly, if all batteries are not replaced
at the same time, if disposed of in fire, or if an
attempt is made to charge a battery not intended to
be recharged.
Headset Safety
- Do not play your headset at a high volume. Hearing
experts are against continuous extended play.
- If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce vol-
ume or discontinue use it.
- You should use be extreme caution or temporarily
discontinue use it in potentially hazardous situations.
Even if you headset is an open-air type designed to let
you hear outside sounds, don’t turn up the volume so
high that you are unable to hear what is around you.
Technical Specification
Power supply: 230V~50Hz for Thomson models,
120V~60Hz for RCA models.
Dimensions (mm):
RS1285:
Unit -380W x400D x 312H
Speaker-214W x 188D x 312 H
RS1287/ RS1289/ RS3287/ VTCD850:
Unit- 380W x 400Dx 312H
Speaker- 240W x 207D x 312H
Surround Speaker ( for RS1289
only ) - 200W x 193D x 95H
Tape deck: Response curve: 125Hz-8kHz (-5dB)
CD player: Response curve (+/- 2dB): 20Hz to 20 kHz
Rating Plate: Look for it at the back of the set.
Have a Blast- Just Not in
Your Eardrums
Make sure you turn down
the volume on the unit
before you put on head-
phones. Increase the vol-
ume to the desired level
only after headphone are
in place.
Quit Slacking
A little bit of slack in your tapes
can cause scratches on the tape,
or worse yet, the tape could
break. If you notice some slack
in the tape, use a pencil to
tighten it up before you insert
it.
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