Sharp GBOXS0041AWM1, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...OPERATION MANUAL MODEL CD BA1700H MINI COMPONENT SYSTEM CD BA1700H Mini Component System consisting of CD BA1700H main unit CP BA1700H front speakers and GBOXS0041AWM1 surround speakers ...

Page 2: ...IMER 30 32 USING EXTERNAL UNITS 33 RESETTING THE MICROCOMPUTER 34 TRANSPORTING THE UNIT 34 MAINTENANCE 34 SPECIFICATIONS 35 TERMS OF GUARANTEE Back cover ACCESSORIES Note Parts and accessories mentioned in this operation manual other than those in the drawing are not included Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product To obtain the best performance from this product please read this manual carefu...

Page 3: ... of this unit with a voltage other than that which is specified Volume control The sound level at a given volume setting depends on a combination of speaker efficiency location and various other factors It is advisable to avoid exposure to high vol ume levels which occur whilst turning the unit on with the volume control setting up high or whilst continually listening at high volumes Condensation ...

Page 4: ...Button 22 CD TAPE Stop Button 23 CD Play Repeat Button TAPE Play Button 24 TAPE 2 Record Pause Button 25 CD Disc Skip Button 26 TAPE 1 Cassette Compartment 27 TAPE 2 Cassette Compartment 28 Spectrum Analyzer Volume Level Indicator 29 Extra Bass Indicator 30 RDS Indicator 31 Programme Type Indicator 32 Traffic Information Indicator 33 FM Stereo Mode Indicator 34 FM Stereo Indicator 35 Dynamic PTY I...

Page 5: ... Aerial Socket 4 AM Loop Aerial Socket 5 Video Auxiliary Audio Signal Input Sockets 6 Front Speaker Terminals 7 Surround Speaker Terminals Front speaker 1 Tweeter 2 Bass Reflex Duct 3 Woofer 4 Speaker Wire Surround speaker 1 Full Range Speaker 2 Speaker Wire 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 1 2 4 3 1 2 ...

Page 6: ...wire to the FM 75 OHMS socket and position the FM aerial wire in the direction where the stron gest signal can be received Supplied AM loop aerial Connect the AM loop aerial to the AM LOOP socket Posi tion 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 with screws not supplied Notes Do not place the aerial on the main unit as it m...

Page 7: ...ach other as this may damage the amplifier and or speakers Do not allow any objects to fall into or to be placed in the bass reflex ducts Do not stand or sit on the speakers If the speakers fall or collapse you may be injured Placing the speaker system To enjoy the surround effect we recommend that you place each speaker as shown below Placing the front speakers The left and right speakers have in...

Page 8: ...d Removing the speaker grilles 1 Remove the lower part of the speaker grille first 2 Remove the upper part of the speaker grille Only the grilles on the upper woofers are removable Caution When the speaker grilles are removed the speaker dia phragms are exposed Make sure nothing comes into con tact with the speaker diaphragms Mounting the speaker grilles Fit the four posts on the speaker grille in...

Page 9: ... to malfunction Precautions for battery use Insert the batteries according to the direction indicated in the battery compartment Replace all old batteries with new ones at the same time Do not mix old and new batteries Remove the batteries if they are weak or if the unit will not be used for long periods of time This will prevent potential damage due to battery leakage Caution Do not use rechargea...

Page 10: ...ting will not advance even if minutes advance from 59 to 00 9 Press the MEMORY SET button The clock starts operating from 0 second Seconds are not displayed And then the clock display will disappear after a few seconds To see the time display Press the CLOCK button The time display will appear for about 5 seconds Note The clock display will flash on and off at the push of the CLOCK button when the...

Page 11: ...e programmed equalizer When the EQUALIZER EQUALIZER MODE button is pressed the current mode setting will be displayed To change to a different mode press the EQUALIZER EQUALIZER MODE button repeatedly Main unit Remote control Main unit Remote control X BASS indicator 0 1 2 29 30 MAXIMUM Main unit Remote control FLAT The sound is not modified ROCK Bass and treble are emphasised POPS Bass and treble...

Page 12: ...lashing 7 Press the desired disc number button 1 3 8 Press the button Playback will begin from track 1 on the disc you have selected to play After the disc finishes playing the next disc will automati cally play When there is no CD in one of the disc 1 3 positions that position will be skipped and the next CD will be played When the last track on the third disc has finished playing the unit will s...

Page 13: ...d whilst cueing END will appear in the display and CD operation will be paused Even though the next disc has been loaded the disc will not be switched Press the button for fast reverse or press the CD button to stop CD opera tion If the beginning of the disc is reached whilst reviewing the mode will automatically switch to normal playback at that point APSS Auto Program Search System APSS automati...

Page 14: ...appear or if you wish to change your selections the programmed tracks can be cleared by pressing the CLEAR button on the remote control The tracks will be cleared sequentially starting with the last track entered 5 Press the button to start playback of pro grammed selections To clear the programmed selections Press the CLEAR button on the remote control whilst the disc is stopped Each time the but...

Page 15: ...sure to press the CD button after you are through listening Otherwise the disc s will play continuously In random play the unit will select and play tracks auto matically You cannot select the order of the tracks To cancel random play Press the button R will go out Repeat play indicator CD Caution Do not carry the unit with discs left in the disc tray The discs may come loose inside the unit and t...

Page 16: ...at point If a weak station signal is found during auto scan tuning the station will be skipped To stop the auto tuning press the TUNING TIME or button again When an RDS Radio Data System station is tuned in the frequency will be displayed first and then the RDS indicator will light Finally the station name will appear 4 To receive an FM stereo transmission press the TUNER BAND button so that the S...

Page 17: ...t channel number frequency and fre quency band which have been stored in memory will appear in the display in numerical order irrespective of the frequency bands Note When searching for a memorised station do not press the PRESET button for more than 0 5 seconds When the PRE SET button is pressed for more than 0 5 seconds the unit will enter the preset memory scan mode Backup function The backup f...

Page 18: ...d EON will appear whilst the EON Enhanced Other Net works information data is broadcast PTYI Dynamic PTY Indicator will appear whilst the Dynamic PTY station is received Note TP and TA appear at the same time during an announce ment When only TA appears an announcement is not made See page 26 Information Provided by RDS With the CD BA1700H you can display three types of RDS service To show them in...

Page 19: ... special ist music of which Rhythm Blues and Reggae are examples WEATHER Weather reports and forecasts and meteo rological information FINANCE Stock Market reports commerce trading etc CHILDREN For programmes targeted at a young audi ence primarily for entertainment and inter est rather than where the objective is to educate SOCIAL Programmes about people and things that influence them individuall...

Page 20: ...n The number of stations and END will each be displayed for 4 seconds If no stations have been stored in memory END will appear for about 4 seconds If 40 stations have already been stored in memory and the ASPM button is pressed END will appear immedi ately and the scan will be aborted If you want to redo the ASPM operation from the beginning erase the preset memory and then perform steps 1 4 If t...

Page 21: ...ames in memory using the ASPM function the correct station names may not actually be stored if there is lots of noise or if the RDS station signal is too weak In this case store station names in memory using the following procedure 1 Press the STATION button 2 Within 6 seconds press the PRESET or button to check whether the station names are correct 3 If you find a station name that is wrong press...

Page 22: ...EARCH will appear and the search operation will start Note If the programme type has changed from flashing to steadily lit and the PTY TI SEARCH button is pressed nothing will happen In this case start again from step 4 Each time a station of the programme type you want is encountered you will be able to listen to the broadcast The channel number will flash for about 3 seconds The sta tion name wi...

Page 23: ... 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 dis played even if RDS is lit To switch the display Each time the DISPLAY MODE button is ...

Page 24: ...nal station you were tuned to Note If the EON button is pressed when EON is not dis played NO EON will appear for 5 seconds to indicate that the unit cannot enter the EON stand by mode Checking the stand by mode setting When in the EON stand by mode press the EON button Programme type WAITING To cancel the EON stand by mode When in the EON stand by mode press the EON button Within 4 seconds press ...

Page 25: ...ill flash 6 When the traffic announcement is over the unit will automatically return to the original station you were tuned to Note If the EON button is pressed when EON is not dis played NO EON will appear for 5 seconds to indicate that the unit cannot enter the EON stand by mode Checking the stand by mode setting When in the EON stand by mode press the EON button TI WAITING To cancel the EON sta...

Page 26: ...nd tune in the station with the strongest signal EON AF However if the frequency of other network station has been stored in the preset channel memory the unit will switch to that preset channel To cancel the ON other network station tuned in by the EON system and to return to the original station press the EON button After the unit returns to the original station the stand by mode will still be a...

Page 27: ...ess the TAPE 1 or TAPE 2 button To stop playback Press the TAPE button Fast forward rewind TAPE 2 only 1 Press the TAPE button then press the TAPE 1 2 button to select TAPE 2 2 To advance the tape press the button To rewind it press the button Caution To remove the cassette tape press the TAPE but ton and then open the cassette compartment Before changing from one tape operation to another press t...

Page 28: ...button If tracks have been stored in memory using the APMS function record ing will restart from the first track stored in memory Recording from the built in radio 1 Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on 2 Load a cassette into the TAPE 2 cassette compart ment 3 Tune in to the desired station pages 16 17 4 Press the REC PAUSE button REC will flash 5 Press the TAPE 2 button REC will appe...

Page 29: ...tton until TAPE 1 appears in the display 4 Press the REC PAUSE button 5 Press the TAPE 2 button To stop dubbing Press the TAPE button TAPE 1 and TAPE 2 will simultaneously stop Erasing recorded tapes Make sure that TAPE 1 is not in use 1 Load the tape to be erased into the TAPE 2 cassette compartment 2 Press the TAPE 1 2 button until TAPE 2 appears in the display 3 Press the REC PAUSE button 4 Pre...

Page 30: ...ume will increase gradually 7 If you select CD or TAPE the unit will enter the stand by mode after the playback If you select TUNER or VIDEO AUX it will enter the stand by mode one hour after the timer playback starts To cancel timer operation Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on To change the programmed contents Start again from step 1 Notes When performing timer playback using an ex...

Page 31: ...set time is reached the timer recording will start The volume will increase gradually 7 When the recording tape reaches its end the timer recording will end and the unit will enter the stand by mode To cancel timer operation Press the ON STAND BY button to turn the power on To change the programmed contents Start again from step 1 Notes When performing timer recording using an external unit connec...

Page 32: ...inute 1 minute intervals 3 Press the MEMORY SET button 4 The unit will enter the stand by mode automatically after the preset sleep time has elapsed The volume will be turned down 1 minute before the sleep operation finishes Note Once the sleep time is set it will remain the same dura tion until the setting is changed To confirm the remaining sleep time Press the TIMER SLEEP button To cancel the s...

Page 33: ...ge 28 Note To prevent hum interference do not place this unit near television receivers CD digital output optical The CD digital signal from this unit can be recorded by other DAT or MiniDisc recorders 1 Remove the CD DIGITAL OUT socket cover 2 Use a commercially available digital cable to con nect the unit to the OPTICAL IN socket of a MiniDisc recorder or a DAT 3 Put the external unit in the rec...

Page 34: ... open the disc tray Remove all CDs inserted in the unit 4 Press the OPEN CLOSE button to close the disc tray Make sure that NO DISC is displayed 5 Press the ON STAND BY button to enter the stand by mode and then unplug the AC power lead from the AC socket MAINTENANCE Internal care Dirty heads capstans or pinch rollers can cause poor sound and tape jams Clean these parts with a cotton swab moistene...

Page 35: ...nes 16 50 ohms recom mended 32 ohms CD digital output optical Type 3 disc multi play compact disc player Signal readout Non contact 3 beam semi con ductor 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 5 108 MHz AM 522 1 620 kHz Frequency response 50 14 000 Hz Normal tape Motor DC motor with electronic governor 1 Bias ...

Page 36: ...s product was purchased Proof of purchase must be provided 4 The guarantee does not cover carriage costs jewelled styli audio tapes compact discs or batter ies 5 In the unlikely event of this product requiring repair please contact the supplier from whom it was purchased Where this is not possible please contact the Sharp Customer Information Centre on the telephone number given below 6 No person ...