FW- M55 Mini Hi-Fi System with 3 CD changer FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01 1 12/8/00, 1:57 PM 3139 115 20071
English Important notes for users in the U.K. Italia Français Español Deutsch Nederlands Italiano Mains plug This apparatus is fitted with an approved 13 Amp plug. To change a fuse in this type of plug proceed as follows: 1 Remove fuse cover and fuse. 2 Fix new fuse which should be a BS1362 5 Amp, A.S.T.A. or BSI approved type. 3 Refit the fuse cover. If the fitted plug is not suitable for your socket outlets, it should be cut off and an appropriate plug fitted in its place.
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GENERAL INFORMATION General Information ................. 5 Safety Information .................... 5 Preparation .......................... 6 - 7 Controls ............................... 8 - 10 Operating The System .... 10 - 12 CD / MP3-CD .................... 13 - 15 General Information Accessories (Supplied) • The type plate (which contains the serial number) is located at the rear of the system. • Recording is permissible if copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed.
PREPARATION English Rear Connections STANDBY ON SU BW O OFER LEVEL CONT RO L MIN E MAX CUT OFF FREQUENCY HIGH POWER SUBWOOFER 60Hz 150Hz AUDIO OUT F D AUDIO IN B A L R SUBWOOFER OUT AUX/CDR IN L R LINE OUT FM ANTENNA 75Ω AM ANTENNA FRONT + G AC MAINS ~ L R L – – R + C 6 FWM55-22-GB-ENG-V01 6 12/8/00, 1:57 PM 3139 115 20071
A AM Loop Antenna Connection Connect the supplied loop antenna to the AM ANTENNA terminal. Place the AM loop antenna far away from the system and adjust its position for the best reception. B FM Wire Antenna Connection Connect the supplied FM wire antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal. Adjust the position of the FM antenna for the best reception. Outdoor Antenna For better FM stereo reception connect an outdoor FM antenna to the FM ANTENNA 75 Ω terminal using a 75 Ω coaxial wire.
CONTROLS English @ ! DISC CHANGE 0 # OPEN•CLOSE DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 3CD MP3-CD PLAYBACK CHANGER § $ 9 MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A.
Controls on the system and remote control 1 STANDBY ON – to switch the system on or to standby mode. – to use for EASY SET. 2 INCREDIBLE SURROUND – to switch on or off the surround sound effect. 3 n – to connect headphones. 4 REC (RECORD) – to start recording on tape deck 2. 5 DUB (HIGH SPEED DUBBING [HSD]) – to dub a tape in normal or fast speed. 6 JOG – to select the desired equalizer display. – to select the desired DSC setting. You must select the DSC feature first.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM English ≥ ALBUM -/+ + – to select previous/next Album for MP3-CD only. • DISPLAY (ALBUM) – to view MP3-CD Album. ª REPEAT – to repeat a disc track or the current disc. º DISPLAY (TITLE) – to view MP3-CD Title. + ⁄ TITLE -/+ – to select previous/next Title for MP3CD only. ¤ SLEEP – to switch the system to standby mode at a selected time. ‹ DIGIT 0 – 9 (numbers consisting more than two figures must be keyed in within 2 seconds.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM Easy Set EASY SET allows you to store all available radio stations and RDS stations automatically. 1 Press and hold STANDBY ON (on the system only) for 5 seconds; when the system is in standby or demonstration mode. ™ "EASY SET" will be displayed, and followed by "TUNER" and then "AUTO". ™ EASY SET will start searching for all RDS radio stations with sufficient signal strength and then followed by radio stations on FM, MW and LW band respectively.
OPERATING THE SYSTEM English Sound Control VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Adjust VOLUME to increase or decrease the sound level. For Personal Listening Connect the headphones plug to the n socket at the front of the system. The speakers will be muted. INCREDIBLE SURROUND Normal stereo sound is determined by the distance between the front speakers. When Incredible Surround is switched on, it magnifies the virtual distance between the front speakers for an incredibly wide, enveloping, stereo effect.
DISC CHANGE Discs for playback OPEN•CLOSE DISC 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 This system can playback all audio CD, finalized audio CD-Recorder and MP3 format discs. 3CD MP3-CD PLAYBACK CHANGER MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 2KHz 1KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON RDS CLOCK/ TIMER MP3•CD CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND CD TUNER NEWS/TA CDR/VIDEO TAPE 1 • 2 AUX TAPE PROG ▲ SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PRESET ▲ A.
CD / MP3-CD English Disc Change You can change the outer two discs while the third inner disc is stopped or is playing. 1 Press DISC CHANGE. ™ The disc carousel tray slides out. 2 Replace the discs in the left and right disc trays. • If you press DISC CHANGE again during playback, the disc will stop playing. ™ The disc carousel tray will rotate until the inner tray is rotated out and is ready for changing. 3 Press OPEN•CLOSE to close the disc carousel tray.
Playing the program Repeat (only on remote control) 1 Press PLAY ÉÅ to start program playback. ™ "PLAY PROGRAM" will be displayed. ™ The track number and elapsed playing time of the current track will appear on the display. • If you press REPEAT during program playback, all programmed tracks will be played repeatedly. ™ “REPEAT TRACK”, "REPEAT PROGRAM" or "REPEAT OFF" will be displayed. ™ The REPEAT and PROGRAM appear on the display. 2 Press Ç to stop program playback.
TUNER English Storing Preset Stations MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 2KHz 1KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON RDS CLOCK/ TIMER MP3•CD CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 CD TUNER TAPE NEWS/TA CDR/VIDEO AUX PROG ▲ SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PRESET ▲ A.
Tuning to Preset Radio Stations Receiving RDS Radio Station Ç • Press 4 or 3 to select the desired preset number. ™ The preset number, radio frequency, and waveband appear on the display. RDS (Radio Data System) is a broadcasting service that allows FM stations to send additional information along with the regular FM radio signal. This additional information can contain: • STATION NAME: The radio station name is displayed.
TAPE English 2 When NEWS or TA is selected; • It will scan stations stored in the first 5 preset and wait for the News Program Type / Traffic Announcement data to be available in any of these RDS stations. During the search : ™ The current source activity will remain uninterrupted. ™ If no RDS station is found in the first 5 presets, the NEWS/TA function will be switched off. The display will show "NO RDS NEWS" or "NO RDS TA" and NEWS or TA will disappear from the display.
Tape Side (only on tape deck 2) Tape Playback Rewind/Fast Forward • Press í or ë to select the tape side for playback or recording. ™ The BACK or FRONT appear on the display, depending on the tape side selected. ™ "T2 <<<" or "T2 >>>" will be displayed. ™ When recording, the BACK or FRONT display will be flashing. 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select TAPE mode. ™ "TAPE 1" or "TAPE 2" will be displayed, and followed by "T1 or T2" with "<<< or >>>".
AUX/CDR RECORDING PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW MINI HIFI SYSTEM STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 2KHz 1KHz 4KHz MP3•CD CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 CDR/VIDEO CD TUNER TAPE AUX NEWS/TA PROG ▲ STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PRESET ▲ 500Hz 2KHz 1KHz 4KHz 8KHz RDS CLOCK/ TIMER A.
RECORDING (only on tape deck 2) 1 Press TAPE ( TAPE 1•2 ) to select tape deck 2. 2 Load a blank tape into tape deck 2 with the open side downward. 3 Press í or ë to select the recording tape side (see Tape Side under TAPE section). 4 Press CD, TUNER or AUX. • Start playback of the selected source. 5 Press REC to start recording. ™ The REC starts flashing. 6 Press Ç to stop recording. Notes: – Only å or ∂ mode is available during recording . – During recording, it is not possible to listen to another source.
CLOCK TIMER English MINI HIFI SYSTEM PROGRAM SHUFFLE REPEAT TIMER REC NEWS T.A. AM MW FM LW 5 Press CLOCK/TIMER again to store the setting. ™ The clock starts. STEREO BACK FRONT HSD 60Hz 250Hz 500Hz 2KHz 1KHz 4KHz 8KHz STANDBY ON RDS CLOCK/ TIMER MP3•CD CD1 • 2 • 3 BAND TAPE 1 • 2 CD TUNER TAPE NEWS/TA CDR/VIDEO AUX PROG ▲ SEARCH • TUNING STOP•CLEAR PLAY PAUSE PRESET ▲ A.
SLEEP TIMER 5 Press CLOCK/TIMER to store the start time. ™ The timer is now set. ™ The TIMER remains on the display. • At the preset time, the timer will be activated. ™ The selected source will be played. Notes: – During timer setting, if no button is pressed within 90 seconds, the system will exit timer setting mode automatically. – If the source selected is TUNER, the last tuned frequency will be switched on.
SPECIFICATIONS English Specifications AMPLIFIER Output power ..................... 2 x 80 W MPO / 2 x 40 W RMS(1) Signal-to-noise ratio .................................... ≥ 75 dBA (IEC) Frequency response ......................... 40 – 20000 Hz, ± 3 dB Input sensitivity AUX/CDR In ............................................................... 1 V Output Speakers ................................................................ ≥ 6 Ω Headphones ............................................
TROUBLESHOOTING Maintenance Cleaning the Cabinet • Use a soft cloth slightly moistened with a mild detergent solution. Do not use a solution containing alcohol, spirits, ammonia or abrasives. Cleaning Discs • When a disc becomes dirty, clean it with a cleaning cloth. Wipe the disc from the center out. • Do not use solvents such as benzine, thinner, commercially available cleaners, or antistatic spray intended for analog records.
TROUBLESHOOTING English Tape Deck Operation General Recording or playback cannot be made or there is a decrease in audio level. • Dirty tape heads, capstans or pressure rollers. ™ See section on tape deck maintenance (page 25). • Magnetic build-up in the record/ playback head. ™ Use demagnetizing tape. System does not react when any button is pressed. • Electrostatic discharge. ™ Press STANDBY ON to switch the system off.
