Emerson ES830 - Manuals

4 PREPARATI ON FOR USE Unpacking and Set Up • This carton contains the main unit, two speakers, and a remote control handset. Carefully remove all the components from the carton and remove all packing materials form the components. Make sure nothing is accidentally discarded with the packing materia...

6 Power Source This system is designed to operate on 120VAC 60Hz house current only. Connecting this system to any other power source may cause damage to the system and such damage is not covered by your warranty. N o t e : The system has polarized AC plug with one wide blade and one narrow blade. T...

7 R emo te Co n tro l B at t ery The rem ote control requires one “button-type” 3-volt Lithium battery, included. To extend the life of the original battery we have inserted a small clear plastic spacer tab between the Lithium battery and the battery terminal. You must remove this battery spacer tab...

8 Connecting The Speakers Note: Always connect the speakers before switching the power ‘On’, and never operate the system without the speakers properly connected. The speaker cables and the speaker terminals are color-coded. • Connect the Red wires to the Red terminals. • Connect the Black wires to ...

9 Auxiliary Input Jacks This system includes AUX R/L Jacks. These jacks allow you to connect external audio equipment to this system and listen to the sound from the external equipment through the speakers of this system. Examples of the types of external equipment that may be connected are: a casse...

1 0 LOCATI ON OF CONTROLS AND INDI CATORS F ro nt Panel 1.) PHONES Jack. 2.) STOP/BAND Button. 3.) PLAY/PAUSE Button. 4.) FUNCTION Button. 5.) PLAY MODE/MEMO. UP Button. 6.) IRC Remote Sensor. 7.) STANDBY Button. 8.) CD Door. 9.) Multifunction LCD Display. 10.) CD Door OPEN/CLOSE position. 11.) VOLU...

1 1 B ack Panel 22 21 20 23 20.) AC Power Cord. 21.) FM Lead W ire Antenna. 22.) AUX R/L Jacks. 23.) SPEAKERS R/L Terminals. ES830_012005.p65 20/1/2005, 11:15 11

1 2 R emot e C o nt ro l 1.) ALARM Button. 2.) SKIP/TUNING Button. 3.) MUTE Button. 4.) PLAY MODE/MEMO UP Button. 5.) FUNCTION Button. 6.) PLAY/PAUSE Button. 7.) IR (Infrared) Transmitter. 8.) STANDBY Button. 9.) STOP/BAND Button. 10.) X.BASS Button. 11.) DISPLAY Button. 12.) PROG./MEMO. Button. 13....

1 3 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS • Make sure that you have fully extended the FM antenna wire. • Make sure that you have removed the battery spacer from the remote control handset. • Make sure that the system is connected to an AC outlet that is always “live”. Do not connect the system to an AC outlet con...

1 4 MUTE Button Press the MUTE button on the front panel or the remote control to shut off the speakers temporarily, for example, to answer the telephone. The sound stops and the MUTE indicator appears in the display. Press the MUTE button again to cancel the mute function and restore the sound. The...

1 5 Set tin g T he C lock Note : The clock can only be set at AUX mode, or when power is ‘Off’. 1.) Press the PROG ( PROGRAM ) /MEMO. button . “ 12 H ” will begin flashing in the display indicating that the clock is set for “American” 12-hour time. Press either the or button to change the clock form...

1 6 L ist en ing To Th e R adio 1.) Press the STANDBY button to turn the unit ‘On’. If necessary, press the FUNCTION button to select the Tuner mode. The main display turns ‘On’. and shows FM 87.5 MHz . 2.) P r e s s t h e S T O P / B A N D b u t t o n t o s w i t c h between FM and AM bands if nece...

1 7 Hints For Better Reception FM: The FM lead wire antenna on the back panel should be extended to its full length. You may also have to vary the direction of this antenna until you find the position that provides the best reception. AM : The AM bar antenna is inside the cabinet of the main unit. Y...

1 8 Pre-setting Stations In The Tuner Memory This system includes a 20 station preset memory. You can store up to 10 FM stations and 10 AM stations in the tuner memory for immediate recall. The procedure for storing stations in memory is as follows: 1.) Follow step 3 under Listening To The Radio on ...

2 0 Playin g C omp act D iscs Note: Although this portable CD player can read CD-R and CD-RW discs, in addition to normal CDs, however the playability of CD-R/RW discs may be affected by the type of software that was used to create the discs, as well as the quality and condition of the blank media y...

2 1 4.) The disc will spin for a few seconds as the player reads the disc. Then the disc will stop and the display will show the total number of tracks on the disc. 5.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to begin playback on track 1. Track number “ 0 1 ” appears in the display and the Play indicator comes ...

2 2 S K I P / S e a r c h ( / ) Controls • During playback press the or buttons repeatedly to skip forward or back to higher or lower numbered tracks. Playback will start at the beginning of the selected track. • To search within a track for a specific musical passage depress and hold the or buttons...

2 3 R E P E AT Playback You can program the player to continuously repeat a single track or the entire disc. The Repeat mode can be selected while the disc is playing or while the disc is stopped. S i n g l e Track Repeat Select the track to be repeated and then press the PLAY MODE/MEMO UP button on...

2 4 Pr og ramm ed Pl ayback You can program up to 20 tracks on a disc to playback in any desired order. You may also program a specific track to play several times within the same program. Note : The player cannot be programmed while a disc is playing. If a disc is playing press the STOP/BAND button...

2 6 Pr ogr amm ed Repeat Pl a yback You can use the Program and Repeat features together to continuously repeat a programmed sequence of tracks. • First, program the desired tracks according to Steps 1 through 7 on pages 24 and 25. • When Programmed Playback begins, press the PLAY MODE/MEMO UP butto...

2 7 ALARM Function You can use the alarm function to wake you to the Tuner, or your favorite CD. To adjust the Wake Up time: 1.) Press the DISPLAY button until ALARM indicator is flashing on the display. 2.) Press the PROG ( PROGRAM ) /MEMO. button W ithin 3 seconds. The Hour digits will begin flash...

2 8 Wake To Tuner Tune to the desired radio station and adjust the volume to the level you want to hear in the morning when the alarm comes on. Press the STANDBY button to shut the system ‘Off’. At the selected wake up time the radio will turn ‘On’. The ALARM indicator flashes in the display. It wil...

2 9 SLEEP Timer This system includes a programmable Sleep Timer that allows you to fall asleep to between 10 and 90 minutes of music and then shuts the power ‘Off’ automatically. To operate the sleep timer 1.) Turn the system ‘On’ and operate either the Tuner or CD function as usual. 2.) Adjust the ...

3 0 Auxiliary Op erat io n To listen to an auxiliary audio source connected to the AUX R/L jacks on the back panel of this unit (refer to page 8). Press the FUNCTION button to select the Aux function. The AUX indicator appears in the display. Operate the external device as you would normally. W hen ...

3 1 Co mp ac t Di sc C ar e • To remove a disc from its storage case, press down on the center of the case and lift the disc out, holding it carefully by the edges. • Fingerprints and dust should be carefully wiped off the disc’s recorded surface with a soft cloth.Unlike conventional records, compac...

3 2 L IM IT ED WAR RA NT Y Emerson Radio Corp. warrants manufacturing defects in original material, including original parts and workmanship, under normal use and conditions, for a period of ninety (90) days from the date of original purchase in the U.S. With your dated proof of purchase, we will pr...