HOME AUDIO SYSTEM with 5 CD CHANGER, 3 SPEED TURNTABLE, DUAL CASSETTE DECK and REMOTE CONTROL OWNER'S MANUAL MS9923TT Visit our web site at www.emersonradio.com MS9923TT_B022806.
CAUT I ON TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT USE THIS PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
Thank you… … … … … For purchasing this Emerson complete home audio system including a stereo radio, 5 disc changer, dual cassette deck, stereo phonograph, matching speakers, and remote control. Please read this Owner’s Manual carefully and completely to make sure that you get the maximum benefit out of all the outstanding features we’ve included in this compact system. It’s designed to give you many years of trouble free operation with an absolute minimum of care and maintenance.
IMPORTANT NOTES • Avoid installing this unit in places exposed • Operate controls and switches as described to direct sunlight or close to heat radiating in the manual. appliances such as electric heaters, on top of other stereo equipment that radiates too • Before turning ‘On’the power, make certain that power cord is properly installed. much heat, places lacking ventilation or • Store your CDs in a cool area to avoid dusty areas, places subject to constant vibration and/ or humid or moist areas.
PREPARATION FOR USE SPEAKER CONNECTION Connect each speaker to the corresponding speaker terminals on the back panel of the main unit. Make sure that the left speaker is connected to the left pair of speaker terminals and the right speaker to the right pair of speaker terminals. Also make sure that the speaker wires are correctly connected: The red wires are connected to the red (+) terminals. The black wires are connected to the black (–) terminals.
CONNECTING THE AC POWER CORD After connecting the speakers unwind the AC power cord fully and connect it to any convenient household AC outlet. NOTE: This product is designed to operate on normal 120V 60Hz AC only. Connecting this system to any other power supply could result in damage to the unit which is not covered by your warranty. You will note that this system is equipped with a polarized AC power plug having one blade wider than the other. This is a safety feature.
PROTECT YOUR FURNITURE This model is equipped with non-skid rubber 'feet' to prevent the product from moving when you operate the controls. These 'feet' are made from non-migrating rubber material specially formulated to avoid leaving any marks or stains on your furniture. However certain types of oil based furniture polishes, wood preservatives, or cleaning sprays may cause the rubber 'feet' to soften, and leave marks or a rubber residue on the furniture.
LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS FRONT PANEL 13 12 14 15 16 STANDBY FM ST. - MONO / HI-SPEED DUBBING 11 10 20 18 19 17 AUX/PHONO 21 22 CD/DISC SKIP BBS STANDBY BASS BOOST PRESET EQUALIZER TAPE REMOTE SENSOR TUNER/BAND VOLUME MULTI-FUNCTION LCD DISPLAY POP DISC FLAT 1 DISC 2 DISC 3 DISC 4 DISC 5 EQ 9 PHONES RANDOM ROCK OPEN/ CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE TUNING / SKIP / SEARCH 8 7 REPEAT/MEM . UP MEMORY STOP/MEM.
1.) 5 CD CHANGER Tray. 2.) Cassette DECK A Control Keys: RECORD / PLAY / REWIND / F. FWD (Fast Forward) / STOP-EJECT / PAUSE. 3.) Cassette DECK A Compartment. 4.) REPEAT / MEM. UP Button. 5.) TUNING / SKIP SEARCH Button. 6.) INTRO Button. 7.) RANDOM Button. 8.) PHONES Jack. 9.) PRESET EQUALIZER (FLAT / CLASSIC / ROCK / POP) Buttons & Indicators. 10.) BASS BOOST Button. 11.) STANDBY Button. 12.) STANDBY Indicator. 13.) FM ST. – MONO / HI-SPEED DUBBING Button. 14.) BBS (Bass Boost) ‘On’Indicator. 15.
BACK PANEL 16 33 34 35 32 36 32.) 33.) 34.) 35.) 36.) SPEAKER Terminals. FM Lead Wire Antenna. RESET Button (Inside pin hole). AUX IN (RIGHT/LEFT) Jacks. AC Power Cord. 9 MS9923TT_B022806.
REMOTE CONTROL 1.) 2.) 3.) 4.) 5.) 6.) 7.) 8.) 9.) 10.) 11.) 12.) 13.) 14.) 15.) 16.) 17.) 18.) 19.) 11 TUNING Up/CD Skip Fwd Button. CD Play/Pause Button. TUNING Down/CD Skip Rev Button. CD Stop /MEMORY DOWN N Button. CD INTRO Button. MEMORY UP/REPEAT Button. MEMORY Button. OPEN/CLOSE Button. TUNER/BAND Button. TAPE Button. AUX/PHONO Button. POWER Button. MUTE Button. CD/DISC SKIP Button. RANDOM Button. REMAIN Button. VOLUME + Button. VOLUME – Button. Battery Compartment (Back Cabinet).
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL CONTROLS PRESET Electronic EQUALIZER When the unit is switched ‘On’for the first time, the Equalizer will be in the “Flat” setting. Press the appropriate PRESET EQUALIZER button to select “ROCK”, “POP”, “CLASSIC” or “FLAT” sound effect to suit your taste. The appropriate EQ Indicator lights to confirm your selection. BASS BOOST System The Bass Boost feature intensifies low frequency sound for richer bass reproduction. 1.
LISTENING TO THE RADIO Radio Operation 1.) Press the STANDBY (POWER) button to turn the system ‘On’. The STANDBY indicator goes ‘Off’. The LCD display and the EQ indicator light up. 2.) Press the TUNER/BAND button to select the Radio mode. 3.) To switch between AM and FM bands, press the TUNER/BAND button again. If you tune in a FM stereo station, and the the FM ST.– MONO button is set at FM ST. position, the STEREO indicator will appear on the LCD display. 4.
Memorizing Preset Stations You can store up to 40 of your favorite FM and AM stations randomly. Once a station is preset in the memory, you will have quick and easy access to that station. 1.) Press the TUNER/BAND button to select the Radio mode. 2.) To switch between AM and FM bands, press the TUNER/BAND button again. 3.) Select the desired station by pressing the TUNING or TUNING buttons. Example: FM 103.5 MHz. 4.) Press the MEMORY button.
Antenna Information For best FM reception, the FM lead wire antenna, located on the back of the set, should fully unwound and extended. The AM bar antenna is inside the cabinet. To improve AM reception, you may have to move or slightly rotate the main unit until you obtain the best reception. STANDBY FM ST.
COMPACT DISC PLAYBACK This system features a carousel type 5 CD CHANGER which can provide you with up to 5 hours of uninterrupted music playback. You may load up to 5 CDs in the changer for continuous playback, or you may program up to 40 tracks among all 5 discs to be played back in the specific order you select. Loading the Discs 1.) Press the STANDBY (POWER) button to turn the system ‘On’. 2.) Press the CD/DISC SKIP button to select the CD mode. 3.) Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the CD tray.
To Begin CD Playback After you have loaded up the 5 CDs in the changer: 1.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to begin playback. The changer will search for the first available disc in the tray and will begin playback from Track 1 on the first disc. The number of the disc being played flashes on the display. It will continue playing until it has played all of the discs in the tray and then stops automatically.
Forward And Backward SKIP/SEARCH Buttons To skip forward or backward to the beginning of a particular track during playback, press the or SKIP/SEARCH buttons repeatedly until the desired track number appears on the display. Playback will begin on the desired track. To search for a particular passage on a track during playback, press and hold the or SKIP/SEARCH buttons. The player will search rapidly forward or back.
PROGRAMMED CD PLAYBACK You can program the CD changer to play up to a total of 40 tracks on all 5 discs in any desired order. NOTE: You can not program the CD changer during playback. If a disc is playing button first and then follow the instructions. press the STOP Entering A Program 1.) Press the MEMORY button once. The MEMORY, the track number indicators will flash in the display. Program number P-01 appears. 2.
6.) Press the or SKIP buttons to select ct the next track you wish to program. Example: Track 18. 7.) Press the MEMORY button again to store the desired disc and track into memory location Number 02. Repeat the above procedure until you have stored up to 40 tracks in the program memory and FULL flashes in Display. After all your desired tracks are programmed you may press the MEMORY button to reconfirm that the information has been stored correctly.
REPEAT FUNCTION This system has a four-way repeat function which allows you to continuously repeat one track, one disc, all discs, or all of the tracks which you have programmed. One Track Repeat 1.) Press the REPEAT button until the REPEAT ONE indicator appears in the LCD display. or SKIP buttons (and the CD/DISC SKIP button, if necessary) to 2.) Use the select the exact track that you wish to repeat. Example: Disc 2, Track 8. 3.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to begin one track repeat.
All Discs Repeat 1.) Press the REPEAT button until the REPEAT ALL DISC indicator appears in the Display. 2.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button, the changer will begin playing the first track of the disc which is in the play position. It will continue until it has played all tracks on all discs in the changer. When it has played the last track on the last disc it will begin playing again with the first track on the first disc. This All Discs Repeat will continue indefinitely. 3.
4.) To cancel the Programmed Repeat Playback, press the STOP button twice. You may also cancel the Programmed Repeat Playback by pressing the REPEAT button until the REPEAT Indicator no longer appears in the LCD Display. INTRO SCAN The Intro Scan feature lets you hear a 10 second introduction of each track on a disc. This feature is useful if you are trying to find a particular song but you do not know the title. 1.) Press the INTRO button once. The INTRO indicator appears in the display.
CASSETTE OPERATION This Emerson Audio System features a dual cassette mechanism which allows you to play pre-recorded cassette tapes in either DECK A or DECK B. You may also load tapes in both decks for continuous automatic playback of two cassettes. You may make tape recordings directly from the stereo receiver, the CD changer, the Turntable, or external source connected to the AUX INPUT jacks, or even from Tape to Tape (Dubbing) at either normal or high speed.
Cassette Playback 1.) Press the STANDBY (POWER) button to turn the system ‘On’. 2.) Press the TAPE button to select the ‘Tape’ function. The TAPE indicator appears in the display. 3.) Press the STOP/EJECT key on either Deck A or Deck B to open the cassette door. 4.) Insert the pre-recorded cassette(s) into the slots on the door with the exposed tape facing down and the full reel on the left. 5.) Close the cassette door. Press the PLAY key to begin playback of your tape. 6.
F.FWD (Fast Forward) and REWIND Keys Press either F.FWD or REWIND key at any time to move the tape rapidly forward or back to any specific point. When you reach the desired point press the PLAY key again to resume normal playback at that point. Note: The Automatic Stop System does not function in the Fast Forward or Rewind modes. If you fast forward or rewind to the end or beginning of the tape, the F.FWD or REWIND keys will remain engaged and the tape motor continues to run.
PLAYING PHONO RECORDS 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 1 9 1.) 45 rmp LP Record Adapter. 2.) Center Spindle. 3.) Platter. 4.) Tone Arm Lever (Cue Control). 5.) 33/45/78 rmp Speed Slide Switch. 6.) Tone Arm. 7.) Tone Arm Rest and Clamp. 8.) Stylus lifter. 9.) Stylus and Protective Cover. 26 MS9923TT_B022806.
Stereo Phonograph Operation 1.) Raise the turntable dust cover. 2.) Release the tone arm clamp, and remove the stylus protector. 3.) Press the AUX/PHONO button to select the Phono mode. AUX/PHONO indicator appears in the display 4.) Place a record on the turntable, over the center spindle. 5.) Place the 45 rpm adapter over the center spindle when playing 45 rpm records. Set the Speed Selector Switch to 33, 45 or 78 rpm according to the record you are playing. 6.
CASSETTE RECORDING To record from the radio or CD changer: 1.) Press the STANDBY (POWER) button to turn the system ‘On’. 2.) Press the TUNER/BAND or CD/DISC SKIP button to select the appropriate function. The TUNER or CD indicators will appear in the display. 3.) Press the STOP/EJECT key of Deck A to open the cassette door. Insert a blank tape into the slots on the door with the exposed tape facing down and the full reel on the left side. Close the cassette door. 4.
To record from the Turntable: 1.) Press the AUX/PHONO button to the ‘AUX/PHONO’mode. 2.) Select the part of the record for recording. 3.) Press the RECORD Key on Tape Deck A to start recording. 4.) Press the STOP/EJECT Key and place the tone arm on the rest when finished. IMPORTANT NOTES: Never try to force the RECORD key. If it will not stay down, this means that one of the erase prevention tabs on the cassette is missing. Refer to ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES on Page 31.
RESET Button If the unit does not respond to commands from the remote control or from the front panel controls, the internal processor may be “locked” and must be reset. Use a paper clip or similar object to press the RESET button which is located inside a pin-hole behind the back panel. RESET Pin Hole Depress the RESET button for a few seconds to clear the memory and restore normal operation. Notes: 1.) The system must be connected to an AC outlet in order to reset the internal processor. 2.
CARE AND MAINTENANCE ABOUT CASSETTE TAPES Whenever you record on a cassette any previously recorded material is erased as the new material is recorded. To prevent you from accidentally erasing material which you wish to save, blank cassettes are equipped with erase prevention tabs for each side of the tape. If the erase prevention tab for side A is removed, you cannot accidentally record on side A. The record key cannot be depressed if the erase prevention tab on the cassette has been removed.
• If the cassette feels “tight” while performing operation shown (see Fig. 2), the tape may be jamming due to “ridges” formed in the winding of the tape (visible through the center window). These may be removed, in most cases, by fast winding of the cassette from one end to the other and back again. Fig. 2 • Use only well-known brands of tape. Avoid use of C-120 cassettes. Furthermore, do not expose cassettes to direct sunlight, dust or oil, and do not touch the tape surfaces.
COMPACT DISC CARE • 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, compact discs have no grooves to collect dust and microscopic debris, so gently wiping with a soft cloth should remove most particles. Wipe in a straight line from the inside to the outside of the disc.
CARE OF THE CABINETS • If the cabinets become dusty wipe them with a soft dry dust cloth. Do not use any wax or polish sprays on the cabinets. • If the front panel becomes dirty or smudged with fingerprints it may be cleaned with a soft cloth slightly dampened with a mild soap and water solution. Never use abrasive cloths or polishes as these will mar the finish of your unit. Caution: Never allow any water or other liquids to get inside the unit while cleaning.
LIMITED WARRANTY 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 provide repair service at no charge for labor and parts at an authorized Depot Repair Facility, or replace the product in our discretion.
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