OWNER’S MANUAL MODEL: ITC-TWCDRW Turntable with Compact Disc (CD-RW) Recorder, Cassette Player, and AM/FM Radio 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS Important Safety Instructions............................................................................................3 Precautions........................................................................................................................5 Unit Functions..................................................................................................................10 Parts of the Turntable Unit Functions......................................................................
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS For Audio Products - Read Thoroughly When using electrical products, basic precautions should always be followed including: 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Instructions - All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4.
14. Power Lines - An outside antenna system should not be located in the vicinity of overhead power lines or other electric light or power circuits, or where it can fall into such power lines or circuits. When installing an outside antenna system, extreme care should be taken to keep from touching such power lines or circuits as contact with them might be fatal. 15.
PRECAUTIONS Safety Information Caution: 1. Do not remove the protective housing. 2. Use of controls and adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. 3. If this product develops trouble, contact a qualified service center, and do not use the product in a defective state. Safety Precautions: WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.
Before Use 1. Choose unit installation location carefully. Avoid placing it in direct sunlight or close to a source of heat. Also avoid locations subject to vibrations and excessive dust, cold or moisture. Keep away from sources that hum, such as transformers or motors. 2. Do not open the cabinet as this might result in damage to the circuitry or electrical shock, if a foreign object should get inside the set, contact your dealer. 3. Be sure not to handle discs with dirty fingers.
• Use a soft anti-static cloth to gently wipe the record’s surface when the record has become dirty. • Keep records in their shield when not in use. • Store records upright on their edges. Storing horizontally may warp record or curve the record • Avoid placing it in direct sunlight or close to a source of heat such as radiators, stoves. Also avoid locations subject to vibration and excessive dust, heat, cold or moisture. How to Replace the Stylus The stylus should last about 50 hours under normal use.
Discs Please use CD, CD-R and CD-RW discs bearing the “DIGITAL AUDIO” mark. This unit CANNOT RECORD CD-R and CD-RW discs designed for computer systems. • “CD-R” and “CD-RW” discs designed for computer systems and properly recorded by a computer are playable, but this unit cannot record, finalize nor erase them. • Depending on the quality of the disc and the condition of the recording, some CD-R/ CDRW disc may not be playable.
ballpoint or hard-tipped pen, as this may cause damage to the recorded side. • Do not use CDs with an irregular shape (octagonal, heart shaped, business card size, etc). CDs of this sort can damage the unit: • If you have any doubts of using CD-R/CD-RW disc, read the precautions supplied with the disc, or contact the disc manufactures directly. Connections CAUTION: • Switch off the power to all equipment before making connections. • Read the instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit.
UNIT FUNCTIONS 1. AUX IN JACK Use this AUX IN jack to listen the external source. 2. DISPLAY PANEL (frequency) When the unit is on, this display will light. 3. DISPLAY 4. AUX Press the AUX button and select AUX to listen to the external source connected to the AUX IN jacks.
5. PHONO Press the PHONO button and select PHONO to play a record. 6. FM/AM Press the FM/AM button to listen to the radio. 7. REMOTE SENSOR When operating the remote control unit, point it towards the REMOTE SENSOR. 8. CD Press the CD button to play a CD. 9. TUNED INDICATOR Lights when a station is correctly tuned in. 10. TUNING In FM/AM mode, turn this knob to tune in a station. 11. TAPE Press the TAPE button to play cassette. 12. STOP Use this button to stop playback or recording. 13.
20. MANUAL/AUTO REC Use this button to select the mode of track number assignment. 21. TRACK INCREMENT During recording, use this button to divide tracks. 22. PHONES For private listening, first reduce the volume level to minimum. Then insert the plug from your headphones into the PHONES jack, and adjust the volume by turning the VOLUME knob. The sound from the speakers will be cut off while the headphones are plugged in. 23. VOLUME Turn this knob to adjust the volume sound.
A Turntable B Screw fixing the turntable for transportation Before use, completely loosen the screw by turning it clockwise with a coin or screwdriver. When you transport the unit, turn the screw counterclockwise to secure the turntable. C Cue-lever Use this lever to lift the tone arm. D Tone arm holder E Speed selector F Tone arm G 45 RPM adaptor Remote Control Unit Remote Control Unit can operate the unit from a distance.
Battery Replacement If the distance required between the remote control unit and main unit decreases, the batteries may be exhausted. In this case, please replace the battery with new ones. Precautions concerning batteries • Be sure to insert the batteries with correct positive “+” and negative “-” polarities. • Use batteries of the same type, never use different types of batteries together. • Rechargeable and non-re-chargeable batteries can be used. Refer to the precautions on their labels.
A POWER Press the POWER button, the display is lighted during stand by mode (but nothing shows on the display). B OPEN/CLOSE In CD, PHONO or AUX mode, use this button to D C open and close the disc tray. This button does not work in FM/AM mode C CD Press the CD button to play a CD. D REPEAT In CD mode, use this button to select a repeat mode of CD. E PROGRAM In CD mode, use this button to program tracks. F SHUFFLE In CD mode, use this button for shuffle playback.
Press the PHONO button and select PHONO to play a record. P AUX Press the AUX button and select AUX to listen to the external source connected to the AUX IN jacks. Q Radio Press the FM/AM button to listen to the radio. R TAPE Press the TAPE button to play cassette. S MUSIC SKIP In CD mode, use these buttons to skip tracks. Hold down these buttons to search for a part of a track. T VOL+/VOLUse this button to adjust the volume U PLAY/PAUSE Use this button to play/pause recording, finalizing and erasing.
PREPARATION FOR USE 1. Connect the AC power cord to the mains. 2. Remove white PROTECTIVE NEEDLE COVER by gently pulling towards front of unit. 3. Release TONE ARM by gently pushing hold-down clip to the right. This will unlock the tone arm from its armrest. Re-lock the hold-down clip when moving the unit to another location. BASIC OPERATION 1. Press the POWER switch to turn the unit on. Wait until the “---busy ” disappeared on the display before next step.
2. Select the source by pressing the corresponding button. 3. Rotate the VOLUME knob clockwise to adjust the desired sound level. 4. Listening through Earphones/Headphones (Not included). The sound from the speakers will shut off. LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1. Select FM or AM using the FM/AM button. 2. Tune to the desired frequency. The TUNED INDICATOR lights when a station is correctly tuned in. The STEREO INDICATOR lights when an FM stereo broadcast is tuned in.
AUX OPERATION An external (auxiliary) audio source (i.e., personal CD player or MP3 player) can be connected to this unit and heard through the speakers. (1) Plug one end of cable (included) into the AUX IN socket on the back of the unit. (2) Plug the other end of the cable into the headphone or Line Out socket of the external source. (3) Once the aux cable plug-in, it will cut all other function. You should remove the cable to resume normal operation of the unit. LISTENING TO A RECORD 1.
4. Select the speed. 5. Gently push the clamper to the right to release the tone arm. 6. Raise the cue lever to lift the tone arm off the tone arm support. 7. Move the tone arm gently to the edge of the record (or the starting point of a track). The turntable will begin to turn. 8. Gently lower the tone arm by slowly releasing the cue lever. You can lower the tone arm manually if the cue lever has not been raised. Playing records with the dust cover down will prevent dust from setting on the turntable.
Do not place anything on top of the turntable cover, especially while playing a record. When the playback has been finished, the tone arm automatically returns to the tone arm holder and the rotation stops. To stop playback manually, slightly lift the tone arm using the cue lever and return it to the tone arm holder. LISTENING TO A CD 1. Press the CD button. “BUSY CD” blinks for a few seconds. When no disc is set, “NO DISC” appears on the display. 2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button ( ) to open the tray. 3.
closing operations. 4. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to close the tray. • It takes a few seconds for the unit to load the disc. No buttons will work during loading. Wait until the total number of the tracks and the total play time of the disc are displayed. • The disc type indicator shows the type of disc currently loaded. 5. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button ( ) to start playback. A To suspend playback temporarily (pause mode). Press the PLAY/PAUSE button ( ) during playback.
B To skip to the next or a previous track During playback, repeatedly press the SKIP button ( or ) until the desired track is found. The selected track will be played from the beginning. In the stop mode, press the SKIP button ( ) repeatedly until the track you want to listen is found, and press the PLAY/PAUSE button ( ) to start playback from the selected track. When the ( ) button is press during playback, the track being played will be played from the beginning.
Each time the DISPLAY button is pressed, the display changes as follows: Un-finalized CD-R/CD-RW, stopped During recording 24
Repeat Playback Each time the REPEAT button is pressed, the repeat mode is changed as follows: REPEAT ALL (Repeat ALL the Tracks) Press the REPEAT button once during playback. All the tracks of the disc will be played repeatedly. REPEAT 1 (Repeat one track) Press the REPEAT button twice during playback. The track being played will be played repeatedly. If you press the MUSIC SKIP button and select another track, the track you select will be played repeatedly.
The tracks can be played randomly. Press the SHUFFLE button during playback. (In the stop mode, press the SHUFFLE button and the PLAY button) When the SHUFFLE playback of all the tracks has been finished, the unit stops and the shuffle playback mode is cancelled. • If you press the ( ) button during shuffle playback, next track will be randomly selected and played. If you press the ( ) button, the currently played track will be played from the beginning. A track cannot be replay during shuffle playback.
2 Press the MUSIC SKIP button ( or ) to select a track. 3 Press the PROGRAM button. The track is programmed, and “P-02” is display. Repeat step 2 and 3 to program more tracks. • You can program up to 32 tracks. • To cancel the program mode, press the STOP button ( ). 4. When the selection of track numbers has been finished, press the PLAY button ( to start program playback.
To check the programmed order To add a track to the end of the program In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button. Select a track number by pressing the MUSIC SKIP button, and then press the PROGRAM button. The track is added to the end of the program. To delete the last track from the program. In the stop mode, press the CLEAR button to delete the last track from the program.
RECORDING to a CD About CD-R and CD-RW discs CD-R discs can be recorded once only. Once they have been used for recording, they cannot be erased or re-recorded. However, if space is available on the disc (and the disc has not been finalized), additional material can be recorded. By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much the same way as a CD-R disc, but the last track or tracks recorded can be erased, and the space on the disc can be re-used for other recordings.
STEP 1: SELECT AUDIO SOURCE Audio from the PHONO, TAPE or AUX sources can be recorded on the CD recorder. 1. To record from a record, select PHONO button 5 2. To record from an external source, press the AUX button and connected the cable to the AUX IN jacks at the back, select AUX button 4 3. To record from a cassette TAPE button 11 • Load a cassette tape into the unit (located on side of the unit) Playback will automatically begin. • Press button halfway to Fast Forward the Tape.
TRACK INCREMENT The unit does not divide tracks. The unit will record the next track when you press the TRACK INCREMENT button 21 If you do not finish a track recording and you press the TRACK INCREMENT button, the unit will record the next track. B.
STEP 5: SELECT RECORDING LEVEL (optional) If necessary, adjust the recording level using the REC LEVEL knob 15 , the display will show from 00 to 79. Play the source to be recorded and adjust the recording level so that the loudest sound does not exceed the “OVER” indicator on the peak level meter. STEP 6: If PHONO is selected in step 1, gently lower the tone arm onto the edge of the record (or the track to be recorded). If AUX is selected in step 1, play the source to be recorded.
12 13 21 You cannot restart recording while “busy” is displayed. Remember that every time recording is paused or stopped, a new track number will always be assigned. It is not possible to record in two “stages” within one track. C Manual Track Division It is possible to divide the recording into tracks while recording. While recording is taking place, press the TRACK INCREMENT button 21 . The current track number will increment by one.
FINALIZING As has been explained earlier, in order for a disc to become a standard CD, it must have a Table of Contents (TOC) written to it. This process is known as finalizing. 1. Press the FINALIZE button 18 in the stop mode. “FiN-d” appears on the display. • To cancel the finalizing process, press the STOP button. 2. Press the PLAY button 13 to start finalizing The display will show “Busy” during finalize, wait until the busy disappear to complete finalizing the CD recording.
1. Press the CD button 8 to select “CD”. 2. Load a recorded CD-RW. 3. Press the ERASE button 19 while in the stop mode. (1). Wait until “Busy” disappear on the display. Never turn the power off nor unplug the power cord. (2). Press the PLAY/PAUSE button 13 to begin erasing the last track. (3). Press ERASE button 19 to continue the next track. “Er” and the last track number appear when the disc hasn’t been finalized.
SPECIFICATIONS AMPLIFIER Section Output Power.................................................................... 2.5 W + 2.5 W Frequency Response........................................................... 60 to 20, 000 Hz TUNER Section FM Section Frequency Range............................................. 88 to 108 MHz AM Section Frequency Range................................................... 530 to 1710 KHz CD PLAYER section Frequency Response..........................
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MODEL: ITC-TWCDRW Turntable with Compact Disc (CD-RW) Recorder, Cassette Player, and AM/FM Radio Grace Digital Inc.
