Sharp CD-SW300H, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...W300H main unit CP S300H front speaker and CP SW300H subwoofer MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM MODEL CD SW300H OPERATION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product To obtain the best performance from this product please read this manual carefully It will guide you in operating your SHARP product ...

Page 2: ...horise the copying or broadcasting of copyright materials and nothing in this OPERATION MANUAL should be implied as giv ing that authority For other countries Audio visual material may consist of copyrighted works which must not be recorded without the authority of the owner of the copyright Please refer to the relevant laws in your country CAUTION This product is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER pro...

Page 3: ...hnology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Accessories Please confirm that the following accessories are included Note Only the above accessories are included Contents Page General Information Precautions 4 Controls and indicators 5 8 Preparation for Use System connections 9 11 Remote control 12 Basic Operation General control 13 Setting the clock Remote control only 14 CD or MP3 WMA disc Pl...

Page 4: ...ulting 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 ex posure to high volume levels Do not turn the volume on to full at switch on and listen to music at moderate levels Do not place subwoofer system on the same surface as ma...

Page 5: ...ssette Compartment 27 9 Headphone Socket 42 10 Game Video Input Sockets 41 11 Disc Tray Open Close Button 15 12 Disc Number Select Buttons 15 13 Volume Control 13 14 Disc or Tape Stop Button 17 28 15 Disc Play or Repeat Tape Play Button 15 18 27 16 Disc Track Up or Fast Forward Tape 2 Fast Forward Tuner Preset Up Time Up Button 14 17 26 28 17 Disc Track Down or Fast Reverse Tape 2 Rewind Tuner Pre...

Page 6: ...or 29 14 MP3 WMA Total Indicator 22 15 Daily Timer Indicator 38 16 FM Stereo Mode Indicator 25 17 FM Stereo Receiving Indicator 25 18 Tape Play Indicator 27 19 Memory Indicator 20 24 26 20 Extra Bass Indicator 13 21 Disc Repeat Play Indicator 19 22 Disc Pause Indicator 17 23 Disc Play Indicator 16 Rear panel Reference page 1 Cooling Fan 11 2 AC Power lead 11 3 FM 75 Ohms Aerial Socket 10 4 AM Aeri...

Page 7: ...ZZ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 General Information Front Speaker 1 Tweeter 2 Super Tweeter 3 Woofer 4 Bass Reflex Duct 5 Speaker Wire 6 Speaker Light Up Wire Subwoofer 1 Subwoofer 2 Bass Reflex Duct 3 Subwoofer Light Up Wire 4 Speaker Wire 1 1 2 3 1 1 2 4 4 3 5 6 ...

Page 8: ...tton 19 15 Disc Stop Button 17 16 Tape Stop Button 28 17 Memory Button 14 20 26 37 18 Disc Pause Button 17 19 Disc Play or Repeat Button 15 20 Tape Play Button 27 21 Tape 2 Record Pause Button 29 22 Tuning Up Cursor Up Button 25 23 Disc Track Up or Fast Forward Tape Fast Forward Tuner Preset Up Time Up Cursor Right Button 14 17 26 28 24 Disc Track Down or Fast Reverse Tape Rewind Tuner Preset Down...

Page 9: ...Left speaker Subwoofer Right speaker Speaker connection see page 10 Aerial connection see page 10 Make sure to unplug the AC power lead before any connections FM aerial AM loop aerial Subwoofer Light up wire AC power connection see page 11 Wall socket AC 230 240 V 50 Hz Speaker light up wire Speaker light up wire ...

Page 10: ...FER LIGHT UP socket Caution Supplied FM aerial Connect the FM aerial wire to the FM 75 OHMS socket and position the FM aerial wire in the direction where the strongest signal can be received Supplied AM loop aerial Connect the AM loop aerial to the AM and EARTH GND terminals Position the AM loop aerial for optimum reception Place the AM loop aerial on a shelf etc or attach it to a stand or a wall ...

Page 11: ...nal FM aerial is used disconnect the supplied FM aerial wire Cooling fan The main unit is built with a cooling fan at the rear of the unit for improved cooling Please do not cover the opening of the fan with any obstacles as this will block proper ventilation Table Floor Left speaker Main unit Right speaker Subwoofer AC INPUT Wall socket AC 230 240V 50 Hz AC INPUT The first time the unit is plugge...

Page 12: ...itter on the remote control and the sensor 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 9 11 Point the remote control direc...

Page 13: ...e current mode setting will be displayed To change to a different mode press the EQUALIZER MODE button repeatedly until the desired sound mode appears Note If the EQUALIZER MODE button is pressed in the surround mode it will be cancelled automatically After use Press the ON STAND BY button to enter the power stand by mode Main unit operation When the VOLUME control is turned clockwise the volume w...

Page 14: ...4 hour or 12 hour dis play will be skipped To change the 24 hour or 12 hour display 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 select CLOCK and press the MEMORY button 4 Press the or button to select 24 hour or 12 hour display and then press the MEMORY button 0 00 The 24 hour display will appear 0 00 23 59 AM 12 00 ...

Page 15: ...its actual playback time Bitrate which is supported by MP3 is 32 320 kbps WMA WMA files are Advanced System Format files that include audio files which are compressed with Windows Media Audio codec WMA is developed by Microsoft as an audio format file for Win dows Media Player MP3 or WMA indicator will light up after the unit reads information on an MP3 or WMA disc Bitrate which is supported by WM...

Page 16: ...play 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 power on 2 Press the C...

Page 17: ...Press in the stop mode Stop Press in the playback mode Pause Press in the playback mode Press the button to resume play back from the paused point Track up Track down Press in the playback or stop mode If you press the button in the stop mode press the button to start the desired track Fast for ward Fast reverse Press and hold down in the playback mode Release the button to resume playback Track u...

Page 18: ...earch buttons are pressed whilst 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 2 Within 5 seconds press the button on the main unit Selected disc number Use the direct s...

Page 19: ...random operation On the other hand the button does not allow you to move to the previous track The be ginning 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 CD button Otherwise the disc s will play continuously To repeat one disc...

Page 20: ...n if you press the ON STAND BY button to enter the stand by mode or change the function from CD to another the programmed selections will not be cleared During the programme operation random play is not possible 1 Whilst in the stop mode press the MEMORY button to enter the programming save mode 2 Press one of the 1 5 buttons to select the desired disc 3 Press the direct search buttons on the remo...

Page 21: ...hen you enter file names on your PC connect words with hyphens This product recognises the first word as title 1 second one as title 2 and third one as title 3 Up to three words can be recognised Notes MP3 files must have the extension mp3 WMA files must have the extension wma Up to 100 folders or 300 files can be read on the unit If either limit is exceeded no more folders files are displayed Thi...

Page 22: ... Press the CD button to stop playback NAVI READ appears and the display shows the total number of folders and files on the selected disc 4 Press the NAVIGATION button 5 Press the or cursor button on the remote control 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 by folder 6 Press the ENTER button The total number of fold...

Page 23: ...tton to go to the next page of character display 6 Press the CHARACTER button and the active character will be entered in the 2nd row of the display To delete an entered character move the cursor to the character with the or button and press the CLEAR DIMMER button 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 ...

Page 24: ...e stand by mode with the ON STAND BY button If you press the RANDOM button in the stop mode the MP3 WMA navigation mode will be cancelled If tracks are programmed using track numbers see Programmed play on page 20 In the MP3 WMA navigation mode only programme by folder or title name are played When you exit the mode the programme by folder or title name are cleared When you exit the MP3 WMA naviga...

Page 25: ...will be displayed first and then the RDS indicator will light up Finally the station name will appear Full auto tuning can be achieved for RDS stations ASPM see page 32 To receive an FM stereo transmission 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 r...

Page 26: ...e the stations in memory in order starting with preset channel 1 4 Within 30 seconds press the MEMORY button to store that station in memory If the MEMORY and preset number indicators disappear be fore the station is memorised repeat the operation from step 2 5 Repeat steps 1 4 to set other stations or to change a preset station When a new station is stored in memory the station previously memoris...

Page 27: ...he stop mode of tape operation the main unit enters the stand by mode after 15 minutes of inactivity Before playback For playback use normal or low noise tapes for the best sound Metal or CrO tapes are not recommended 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 O...

Page 28: ... forward Rewind Press in the playback or stop mode TAPE 2 only 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 F...

Page 29: ...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 button to start recording Recording is started from the selected disc When the playback of the last track is finished or the end of the tape is reached the dis...

Page 30: ... 1 Tune in to the desired station see page 25 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 which recording cannot be performed 3 Press the button Recording will be paused 4 Press the TAPE button to start recording 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Load a prerecorded cassette into the TAPE 1...

Page 31: ... will appear on the display when the received broadcast carries traffic information and TA Traffic Announcement will appear whilst a traffic information is on air PTYI Dynamic PTY Indicator will appear whilst the Dynamic PTY station is received You can control the RDS by using the buttons on the remote control only Information provided by RDS Each time the RDS Display button is pressed the display...

Page 32: ...some stations in memory the number of new stations you can store will be less 1 Press the TUNER BAND button to select the FM band 2 Press and hold down the RDS ASPM button for at least 3 seconds 1 After ASPM has flashed for about 4 seconds scanning will start 87 50 108 00 MHz 2 When an RDS station is found RDS will appear for a short time and the station will be stored in memory 3 After scanning t...

Page 33: ...events occur it does not mean that the unit is faulty PS NO PS and a station name appear alternately and the unit does not operate properly If a particular station is not broadcasting properly or a station is conducting tests the RDS reception function may not work properly When you receive an RDS station whose signal is too weak information like the station name may not be displayed NO PS NO PTY ...

Page 34: ...utton to select the FM 2 Press the RDS PTY button SELECT and PTY TI will appear alternately for about 6 sec onds 3 Within 6 seconds press the PRESET or button to se lect the programme type Each time the button is pressed the programme type will ap pear If the button is held down for more than 0 5 seconds the programme type will appear continuously 4 Whilst the selected programme type is flashing w...

Page 35: ...t the FM band 2 Press the PRESET or button to select a desired station 3 The station name will be displayed for 6 seconds Then the display will change NEWS Short accounts of facts events and publicly expressed views reportage and actuality AFFAIRS Topical programme expanding or enlarging upon the news generally in different presentation style or concept including debate or analysis INFO Programmes...

Page 36: ...inations package tours and travel ideas and opportunities Not for use for announce ments about problems delays or roadworks affect ing immediate travel where TP TA should be used LEISURE Programmes concerned with recreational activities in which the listener might participate Examples include Gardening Fishing Antique collecting Cooking Food Wine etc JAZZ Polyphonic syncopated music characterised ...

Page 37: ...TIMER Once timer Once timer play or once timer recording works for one time only at a preset time For example if you are away but want to record a programme on a radio station Daily timer Daily timer play or daily timer recording works at the same preset time every day For example set the timer as a wake up call every morning 1 Set the daily timer pages 37 39 2 Set the once timer pages 37 39 Start...

Page 38: ...t the minutes and then press the MEMORY 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 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 button If a station has n...

Page 39: ... to the GAME INPUT sockets 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 button 3 Within 10 seconds press the or button to select ONCE CALL or DAILY CALL and press the MEMORY button The u...

Page 40: ... 2 Press the CLOCK TIMER button 3 Within 10 seconds press the or button to select SLEEP and press the MEMO RY 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 button SLEEP will appear 6 The unit will enter the power stand by mode automatically after the preset time has elap...

Page 41: ...starts CD TAPE TUNER GAME VIDEO To record on a tape from game VCR etc AC INPUT GAME or VCR DVD etc Red Yellow Yellow To the line output sockets RCA lead not supplied Video cable not supplied Red White To video input socket Video cable not supplied Yellow TV Yellow White 1 Connect a video game system VCR DVD etc to the front GAME INPUT VIDEO AUDIO L and R sockets 2 Connect a TV to the rear VIDEO OU...

Page 42: ...dealer or service centre General 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 14 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 44 No sound is heard Is the volume level set to 0 Are the headph...

Page 43: ...th proper 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 engaged with the tape Do not open the compartment with great force Sym...

Page 44: ...LL appears Caution This operation will erase all data stored in memory including clock timer settings tuner preset and CD programme 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 da...

Page 45: ...tions As part of our policy of continuous improvement SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product im provement without prior notice The performance specification fig ures indicated are nominal values of production units There may be some deviations from these values in individual units General This power consumption value is obtained when the demonstration mode is...

Page 46: ...620 kHz Frequency response 50 14 000 Hz normal tape Signal noise ratio 55 dB TAPE 1 playback 50 dB TAPE 2 recording playback Wow and flutter 0 3 WRMS Type 3 way type speaker system Super tweeter 5 cm 2 tweeter 16 cm 6 5 16 woofer Maximum input power 200 W Rated input power 100 W Impedance 6 ohms Dimensions Width 200 mm 7 7 8 Height 330 mm 13 Depth 231 mm 9 1 8 Weight 3 3 kg 7 3 lbs each Type Full ...

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Page 48: ...in no way limits varies or excludes any express and implied rights and remedies under any relevant legislation in the country of sale For your reference please enter the particulars of your purchase below and retain with your purchase documentation Model No Serial No Date of Purchase Retailer IMPORTANT NOTICE This warranty applies only to products sold in Australia New Zealand SHARP CORPORATION OF...