Sharp CD-MPS900, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...speaker system Note Only the above accessories are included Remote control 1 RRMCG0395AWSA AM loop antenna 1 QANTL0005AWZZ FM antenna 1 92LFANT1746A CD MPS900 Mini Component System consisting of CD MPS900 main unit and CP MPS900 speaker system Accessories Please confirm that the following accessories are included MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM MODEL CD MPS99 CD MPS900 OPERATION MANUAL The illustration prin...

Page 2: ...erates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ra dio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be deter mined by turning the equipment of...

Page 3: ...This product should not be placed in a built in installation such as a bookcase or rack unless proper ventilation is provided or the manufacturer s instructions have been adhered to 11 Power Sources This product should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label If you are not sure of the type of power supply to your home consult your product dealer or local power...

Page 4: ...ng covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel 21 Damage Requiring Service Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions a When the power supply cord or plug is damaged b If liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the product c If the product h...

Page 5: ... U S registered mark WHY PURCHASE ENERGY STAR LABELED PRODUCTS Many Electrical Electronic Products use energy both when they are on and when they are off Americans spend more than 3 billion a year on energy consumed by home electronic products when they are not in use The new ENERGY STAR labeled models will reduce that en ergy leakage by up to 75 percent Ultimately this will mean more than 1 billi...

Page 6: ... damage SHARP will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than that which is specified Volume control The sound level at a given volume setting depends on speaker effi ciency location and various other factors It is advisable to avoid exposure to high volume levels which occurs while turning the unit on with the volume control setting up high or...

Page 7: ...partment 28 11 Headphone Jack 37 12 Game Video Input Jacks 36 13 Disc Number Select Buttons 17 14 Disc Direct Play Button 19 15 Disc Tray Open Close Button 17 16 Character Button 24 17 Enter Button 23 18 Disc Play or Repeat Tape Play Button 17 20 28 19 Memory Set Button 15 21 25 27 32 35 20 Tape 2 Record Pause Button 30 31 21 MP3 Disc Navigation Mode Select Button 23 22 Disc or Tape Stop Button 18...

Page 8: ... Stereo Receiving Indicator 26 12 Memory Indicator 21 25 27 13 Tape Play Indicator 28 14 MP3 Disc Indicator 17 15 Extra Bass Indicator 14 16 Disc Repeat Play Indicator 20 17 Disc Pause Indicator 18 18 Disc Play Indicator 17 Rear panel Reference page 1 Cooling Fan 12 2 AC Power Cord 12 3 FM 75 Ohms Antenna Terminal 11 4 FM Antenna Ground Terminal 12 5 AM Loop Aerial Jack 11 6 Video Output Jack 36 7...

Page 9: ...tton 15 18 27 29 10 Disc or Tape Stop Button 18 29 11 CD Button 17 12 Tuner Band Button 26 13 Equalizer Mode Select Button 14 14 Extra Bass Button 14 15 Power On Stand by Button 14 16 Disc Random Button 20 17 Character Button 24 18 Cursor Buttons 23 19 Disc Clear Dimmer Button 14 21 20 Disc Pause Button 18 21 Disc Track Up or Fast Forward Tape 2 Fast Forward Tuner Preset Up Time Up Button 15 18 27...

Page 10: ...em connections Left speaker Right speaker AC outlet AC 120 V 60 Hz Speaker connection see page 11 AM loop antenna FM antenna Make sure to unplug the AC power cord before any connections Antenna connection see page 11 AC power connection see page 12 ...

Page 11: ...or better reception Installing the AM loop antenna Speaker connection Connect the black wire to the minus terminal and the red wire to the plus terminal Caution Placing the speaker system Assembling Attaching to the wall Wall Screws not supplied Use speakers with an impedance of 6 ohms or more as lower im pedance speakers can damage the unit Do not mistake the right and the left chan nels The righ...

Page 12: ...n outdoor FM antenna if you require better reception Consult your dealer Note When an outdoor FM antenna is used disconnect the supplied FM antenna wire Cooling fan This product is equipped with a cooling fan inside which begins to run once the power is on for better heat radiation AC outlet AC 120 V 60 Hz The first time the unit is plugged in the unit will enter the demonstration mode You will se...

Page 13: ...ensor on the unit with a soft cloth Exposing the sensor on the unit to strong light may interfere with operation Change the lighting or the direction of the unit Keep the remote control away from moisture heat shock and vibrations Test of the remote control Check the remote control after checking all the connections see pages 10 12 Point the remote control directly at the remote sensor on the unit...

Page 14: ...ontrol is turned clockwise the volume will increase When it is turned counterclockwise the volume will decrease Remote control operation Press the VOLUME or button to in crease or decrease the volume When the power is first turned on the unit will enter the extra bass mode which em phasizes the bass frequencies and X BASS will appear To cancel the extra bass mode press the X BASS DEMO X BASS butto...

Page 15: ... hour or 24 hour display Note The clock can also be set with the remote control 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Press the CLOCK TIMER button 3 Within 10 seconds press the or button to se lect CLOCK and press the MEMORY SET button 4 Press the or button to select 12 hour or 24 hour display and then press the MEMORY SET button AM 12 00 The 12 hour display will appear AM 12 00 PM...

Page 16: ...nt compression from the original audio source with very little loss in sound quality Notes indicator will light up after the unit reads information on an MP3 disc This system supports MPEG 1 Layer 3 MPEG 2 Layer 3 and VBR files During VBR file playback time counter in the display may differ from its actual playback time Auto power on function When you press any of the following buttons the unit tu...

Page 17: ...ill appear on the display for 3 seconds and the unit will not function If this occurs press the ON STAND BY button to enter the power stand by mode and then turn the power on again If TV or radio interference occurs during CD operation move the unit away from the TV or radio If a disc is damaged dirty or loaded upside down the disc will skip or not play 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the p...

Page 18: ...d is heard during fast forward fast reverse with a CD but not with an MP3 disc For fast forward or fast reverse of an MP3 disc refer to playback time on the display Fast forward fast reverse is possible only within individual discs When the end of the last track is reached during fast forward END will appear on the display and CD operation will be paused When the beginning of the first track is re...

Page 19: ... while the disc is stopped press the button to start the desired track on the current disc Notes A track number higher than the number of tracks on the disc can not be selected During random play direct search is not possible 1 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc Selected disc number 2 Within 5 seconds press the DIRECT PLAY button on the main unit Use the direct search buttons ...

Page 20: ...ow you to move to the previous track The beginning of the track being played will be located In random play the unit will select and play tracks automatically You cannot select the order of the tracks Caution After performing repeat or random play be sure to press the but ton Otherwise the disc s will play continuously To repeat all tracks on up to 5 discs Press the button twice To repeat desired ...

Page 21: ...n from CD to another the pro grammed selections will not be cleared During the program operation random play is not possible During programmed play the DIRECT PLAY button will not work 1 While in the stop mode press the MEMORY SET MEMORY button to enter the programming save mode 2 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc Selected disc number 3 Press the direct search buttons on the ...

Page 22: ... When you enter file names on your PC connect words with hyphens This product recognizes the first word as title 1 second one as title 2 and third one as title 3 Up to three words can be recognized Notes MP3 files must have the extension mp3 Up to 100 folders or 300 files can be read on the unit If either limit is exceeded no more folders files are displayed The unit recognizes up to 32 characters...

Page 23: ... READ appears and the display shows total number of folders and files on the selected disc 3 Press the button to stop playback 4 Press the MP3 NAVIGATION button 5 Press the or button to select FOL T 1 T 2 or T 3 To search files by folder name select FOL will flash The following steps describe file search 6 Press the ENTER button The total number of folders or titles appears for 2 seconds and names...

Page 24: ...age of character display 6 Press the CHARACTER but ton and the active character will be entered in the 2nd row of the display To delete an entered character move the cursor to the charac ter with the or button and press the CLEAR DIMMER but ton on the remote control 7 Repeat steps 5 and 6 to enter characters In the folder or title name search you do not have to enter the full name The unit searche...

Page 25: ...e RANDOM button the MP3 navigation mode will be canceled During programmed play the DIRECT PLAY button on the main unit will not work If tracks are programmed using track numbers see Pro grammed play on page 21 In the MP3 navigation mode only programs by folder or title name are played When you exit the mode the programs by folder or title name are cleared Even when you exit the MP3 navigation mod...

Page 26: ...sion Press the TUNER BAND button to display the ST indicator will appear when an FM broadcast is in stereo If the FM reception is weak press the TUNER BAND button to extinguish the ST indicator The reception changes to monau ral and the sound becomes clearer 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Press the TUNER BAND button repeatedly to select the desired frequency band FM or AM 3 ...

Page 27: ...n order starting with preset channel 1 4 Within 30 seconds press the MEMORY SET MEMORY button to store that station in memory If the MEMORY and preset number indicators go out before the station is memorized repeat the operation from step 2 5 Repeat steps 1 4 to set other stations or to change a pre set station When a new station is stored in memory the station previously memorized will be erased ...

Page 28: ... use normal or low noise tapes for the best sound Metal or CrO tapes are not rec ommended Do not use C 120 tapes or poor quality tapes as they may cause malfunctions Before loading a tape into the cassette compartment tighten the slack with a pen or a pencil 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Open the cassette com partment by pushing the area marked 3 Load a cassette into the TA...

Page 29: ...ayback or stop mode Before recording When recording important selections make a preliminary test to ensure that the desired material is properly recorded SHARP is not liable for damage or loss of your recording arising from malfunction of this unit The volume and sound controls can be adjusted with no effect on the recorded signal Variable Sound Monitor For recording use only normal tapes Do not u...

Page 30: ...compartment with the side to be recorded on facing you Wind past the leader of the tape on which recording cannot be performed 4 Press the button Recording will be paused 5 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc 6 Within 5 seconds press the DIRECT PLAY button to start recording Recording is started from the selected disc When the play back of the last track is finished or the end ...

Page 31: ...asing Note Make sure that the TAPE 1 is not in use 1 Perform steps 1 5 in Recording from a CD or MP3 disc on page 30 2 Within 5 seconds press the 1 Program discs and tracks See page 21 25 2 Press the button 3 Press the 1 Tune in to the desired station See page 26 2 Load a cassette into the TAPE 2 cassette compartment with the side to be recorded on facing you Wind past the leader of the tape on wh...

Page 32: ...er recording works for one time only at a preset time For example if you are away but want to record a program on a ra dio station Daily timer Daily timer play or daily timer recording works at the same preset time everyday For example set the timer as a wake up call every morning 1 Set the daily timer pages 32 34 2 Set the once timer pages 32 34 Start Daily timer Once timer 1 minute or more Stop ...

Page 33: ...T button 8 Set the time to finish as in steps 6 and 7 above White Red 9 Switch input with the or button and then press the MEMORY SET button To select the timer playback source CD TUNER TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 To select the timer recording source TUNER When you select the tuner select a station by pressing the or button and then press the MEMORY SET button If a station has not been programmed NO PRESET w...

Page 34: ... con nected to the GAME INPUT jacks select GAME in step 9 This unit will turn on or enter the power stand by mode automatically however the connected unit will not turn on or off 1 Press the CLOCK TIMER button 2 Within 10 seconds press the or button to select ONCE or DAILY and press the MEMORY SET button 3 Within 10 seconds press the or button to select ONCE CALL or DAILY CALL and press the MEMORY...

Page 35: ...or button to select SLEEP and press the MEMO RY SET button 4 Press the or button to select the time Maximum 3 hours Minimum 1 minute 3 hours 5 minutes 5 minute intervals 5 minutes 1 minute 1 minute intervals 5 Press the MEMORY SET but ton SLEEP will appear 6 The unit will enter the power stand by mode automatically after the preset time has elapsed The volume will be turned down 1 minute before th...

Page 36: ...tarts CD TAPE TUNER GAME To record on a tape from Game VCR etc GAME or VCR DVD etc Red White Yellow Yellow To the line output jacks To video input jack RCA cord not supplied Video cable not supplied Video cable not supplied Yellow TV Yellow Red White 1 Connect a video game system VCR DVD etc to the front GAME INPUT VIDEO AUDIO L and R jacks 2 Connect a TV to the rear VIDEO OUT jack Switch the TV i...

Page 37: ...al CD player Symptom Possible cause The clock is not set to the correct time Did a power failure occur Reset the clock Refer to page 15 When a button is pressed the unit does not respond Set the unit to the power stand by mode and then turn it back on If the unit still malfunctions reset it Refer to page 39 No sound is heard Is the volume level set to 0 Are the headphones connected Are the speaker...

Page 38: ...r sound quality Is it a normal tape You cannot record on a metal or CrO tape Cannot erase completely Sound skipping Is there any slack Is the tape stretched Cannot hear treble Are the capstans pinch rollers or heads dirty Sound fluctuation Cannot remove the tape If a power failure occurs during playback the heads remain en gaged with the tape Do not open the compartment with great force Symptom Po...

Page 39: ...ration will erase all data stored in memory including clock timer settings tuner preset and CD program Before transporting the unit Remove all CDs from the unit Make sure there is no CD in the disc tray Then set the unit to the power stand by mode Carrying the unit with discs left inside can damage the unit Care of compact discs Compact discs are fairly resistant to damage however mistracking can ...

Page 40: ...e head demagnetizer Read the demagnetizer s instructions carefully before use Cleaning the CD pickup lens In order to ensure proper operation of the CD player preventative maintenance cleaning of the laser pickup lens should be per formed periodically Lens cleaners are commercially available Con tact your local CD software dealer for options Cleaning the cabinet Periodically wipe the cabinet with ...

Page 41: ...stortion Output terminals Speakers 6 ohms Headphones 16 50 ohms recommended 32 ohms Video output 1Vp p Input terminals Game Auxiliary audio signal 500 mV 47 k ohms Game Video 1Vp p Type 5 disc multi play compact disc player Signal readout Non contact 3 beam semiconductor laser pickup D A converter 1 bit D A converter Frequency response 20 20 000 Hz Dynamic range 90 dB 1 kHz Frequency range FM 87 5...

Page 42: ...anties granted by Sharp and shall be the sole and exclusive remedy available to the purchaser Correction of defects in the manner and for the period of time described herein shall constitute complete fulfillment of all liabilities and responsibilities of Sharp to the purchaser with respect to the Product and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims whether based on contract negligence stri...