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Sharp MD-MX30 Operation Manual

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MD COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM

OPERATION MANUAL

Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product.
To obtain the best performance from this product, please read
this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your SHARP
product.
MD-MX30 MD Compact Component System consisting of
MD-MX30 (main unit) and CP-MX30 (speaker system).
MODEL
MD-MX30

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  • Page 1: Operation Manual

    MD COMPACT COMPONENT SYSTEM OPERATION MANUAL Thank you for purchasing this SHARP product. To obtain the best performance from this product, please read this manual carefully. It will guide you in operating your SHARP product. MODEL MD-MX30 MD-MX30 MD Compact Component System consisting of...

  • Page 2: For Your Records

    POSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. 0001 It is the intent of Sharp that this product be used in full compliance with the copyright laws of the United States and that prior permission be obtained from copyright own- ers whenever necessary.
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS CAUTION All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated, and should be retained for future reference. Electrical energy can perform many useful functions. This unit has been engineered and manufactured to assure your personal safety.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS ACCESSORIES ... 3 PRECAUTIONS ... 4 NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS ... 5-7 PREPARATION FOR USE ... 8-10 SETTING THE CLOCK ... 11 SOUND CONTROL ... 12 COMPACT DISC OPERATION ... 13 MINIDISC OPERATION ... 14 CONVENIENT CD AND MINIDISC OPERATIONS ... 15-18 RADIO OPERATION ...

  • Page 5: Precautions

    Using this product with a higher voltage other than that which is specified is dangerous and may result in a fire or other type of accident causing damage. SHARP will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than that which is specified.

  • Page 6: Names Of Controls And Indicators

    NAMES OF CONTROLS AND INDICATORS Front panel 1. On/Stand-by Button 2. Timer Stand-by Indicator 3. Name/TOC Edit Button 4. Timer/Delete Button 5. Tuning Down/Review Button 14. CD Compartment 15. Record Button 16. CD 0 0 0 0 0 MD Normal Speed Edit Button 17.
  • Page 7 (Continued) Display window 2 3 4 5 6 1. FM Stereo Indicator 2. FM Stereo Mode Indicator 3. Track Edit Indicator 4. Play/Pause Indicator 5. Repeat Indicator 6. TOC Indicator 7. Level Meters 8. Digital Recording Indicator 9. CD Indicator 10.
  • Page 8 (Continued) Remote control Speaker section 1. Remote Control Transmitter LED 2. Preset Equalizer Button 3. Surround Button 4. Clock Button 5. Sleep Button 6. Memory/Enter Button 7. MD Stop Button 8. MD Play/Pause Button 9. MD Track Down/Review Button 10. MD Track Up/Cue Button 11.

  • Page 9: Preparation For Use

    PREPARATION FOR USE Unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet before connecting or disconnecting any component. Antenna connection AM loop antenna FM antenna 49 feet (15 m) Outdoor FM antenna 25 feet (7.5 m) Ground rod Ground wire 75 ohm coaxial cable Supplied FM antenna...

  • Page 10: Connecting The Ac Power Cord

    (Continued) Removing the speaker grilles Remove the lower part of the speaker grille first. Remove the upper part of the speaker grille. Caution: When the speaker grilles are removed, the speaker dia- phragms are exposed. Make sure nothing comes into contact with the speaker diaphragms.
  • Page 11 (Continued) Remote control 2 "AA" size batteries (UM/SUM-3, R6, HP-7 or similar) Batteries are not included. Remote sensor 8" - 20' (0.2 m - 6 m) When inserting or removing the batteries, push them toward the battery terminal. Installing the batteries incorrectly may cause the unit to malfunction.

  • Page 12: Setting The Clock

    SETTING THE CLOCK ON/STAND-BY CLOCK In this example, the clock is set for the 24-hour (0:00) sys- tem. Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the CLOCK button. Within 5 seconds, press the MEMORY/ENTER button. Turn the jog dial to select the time display mode. "0:00"...

  • Page 13: Sound Control

    SOUND CONTROL Volume (Main unit) (Remote control) (Main unit operation) When the VOLUME control is turned clockwise, the vol- ume will increase. When it is turned counterclockwise, the volume will decrease. (Remote control operation) Press the VOLUME button to increase the volume and the VOLUME button to decrease the volume.

  • Page 14: Compact Disc Operation

    COMPACT DISC OPERATION CD playback Label side up 3" (8 cm) Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the CD Press the 7 7 7 7 7 button to open the disc tray. Place the CD on the disc tray, label side up. Be sure to place 3"...

  • Page 15: Minidisc Operation

    MINIDISC OPERATION MiniDisc playback Label side up Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the MD button. Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the ar- row on the MiniDisc, with the labeled side facing up. The disc name will be displayed only when the name has been programmed onto the disc.

  • Page 16: Convenient Cd And Minidisc Operations

    CONVENIENT CD AND MINIDISC OPERATIONS APSS (Auto Program Search System) MD 06 MD 5 MD 4 Cue and review MD/CD 3 MD 3 MD 2 To listen again to the track being played: (Main unit operation) Turn the jog dial counterclockwise during playback. MD 06 (Remote control operation) Press the CD 5...
  • Page 17 (Continued) APMS (Automatic Programmable Music Selector) MD H H H H H CLEAR MD H H H H H MD 06 (CD operation) Press the CD H H H H H button. (MiniDisc operation) Press the MD H H H H H button. Press the MEMORY/ENTER button.

  • Page 18: Repeat And Random Play

    (Continued) Repeat and random play MD 06 Select the desired program source, CD or MiniDisc. Press the P-MODE (play mode) button. Each time this button is pressed, the mode will change in the following order: Repeat indicator Random indicator Disappears Press the CD 06 06 or MD 06 06 button to start playback.

  • Page 19: Switching The Time Display

    (Continued) Switching the time display Each time the TIME button is pressed during playback or when in the pause mode, the display will change. The elapsed playing time for the current track will be displayed. TRACK No display The remaining playing time for the current track will be displayed.

  • Page 20: Radio Operation

    RADIO OPERATION Tuning 2,3,5 Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the TUNER (BAND) button. Press the TUNER (BAND) button to select the desired frequency band (FM ST, FM or AM). FM ST Press the TUNING (X X X X X or W W W W W ) button to tune into the desired station.

  • Page 21: Preset Tuning

    (Continued) Preset tuning You can store up to 40 stations in memory (40 stations con- sisting of any combination of AM and FM stations you like) and recall them. To enter stations into memory: Perform steps 1 - 5 in the "Tuning" section. Press the MEMORY/ENTER button.

  • Page 22: Minidisc Recording

    MINIDISC RECORDING Differences from tape recordings You cannot record music on the reverse side of a Mini- Disc. MiniDiscs are single sided and should only be inserted with the correct side up in the direction of the arrow on the top of the MiniDisc.
  • Page 23 (Continued) Recording from a CD onto a MiniDisc (One-Touch Editing) A CD can be recorded to a MiniDisc, starting from the first track, with one-touch operation. Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the CD button. Load a CD and a recordable MiniDisc. The total number of tracks and the total playing time on the CD will be displayed.
  • Page 24 (Continued) Track editing from a CD onto a MiniDisc You can record several consecutive tracks, starting from the first track of a CD, to a MiniDisc. Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the CD button. Load a CD and a recordable MiniDisc. Press the TRACK EDIT button.
  • Page 25 (Continued) APMS recording from a CD onto a MiniDisc Select tracks for APMS playback (page 16). Load a recordable MiniDisc. Press the CD 0 0 0 0 0 MD EDIT (HIGH or NORMAL) button. APMS playback will start, and recording will start auto- matically.
  • Page 26 (Continued) Recording from the built-in radio onto a MiniDisc Tune in to the desired station (pages 19 - 20). Load a recordable MiniDisc. Press the REC button. The unit will enter the recording stand-by mode. Check the recordable time by pressing the DISPLAY button.

  • Page 27: Minidisc Editing

    MINIDISC EDITING What the editing function can do You can create original discs using the MiniDisc editing func- tion, on which you can change the order of the tracks and you can create disc or track names. Playback-only MiniDiscs cannot be edited. Tracks (up to 255 tracks per disc) can be named.
  • Page 28 (Continued) To create a track name TIMER/DELETE During playback or in the pause mode, press the NAME/TOC EDIT button. Within 10 seconds, press the MEMORY/ENTER button. TRACK The unit will enter the character input mode. The track you are listening to will be played repeatedly. Select the character you want using the jog dial.
  • Page 29 (Continued) To change disc names and track names TIMER/DELETE NAME/TOC EDIT To delete a character: (Example: To change "BESUT" to "BEST") To change disc names, perform steps 1 - 3 on page 26. To change track names, perform steps 1 - 2 on page 27. Press the 3 3 or 2 2 button to flash the character to...
  • Page 30 (Continued) Divide A single track can be divided into two at any de- sired position. The numbers of the tracks which come after the newly di- vided track will be automatically increased by one. Play the track which you want to divide into two, and press the MD 06 06 button at the point where you want to divide the track.
  • Page 31 (Continued) To combine two non-contiguous tracks: (Example: the first and third tracks) Move the third track to the second track using the MOVE func- tion. Then, combine the first and second tracks using the COM- BINE function. Notes: Tracks recorded from analog inputs cannot be combined with tracks recorded from CDs or MiniDiscs using the digi- tal inputs.
  • Page 32 (Continued) Erase Tracks you want to erase can be erased one at a time. Once a track has been erased, it cannot be recovered. Double-check the track number before erasing it. To erase tracks one at a time: While in the stop mode, select the track you want to erase using the jog dial.

  • Page 33: Timer Operation

    TIMER OPERATION I Before setting the timer, make sure that the clock setting is correct (page 11). Timer playback/Timer recording 1,10 TIMER MD H H H H H TUNER (BAND) Before timer operation, the following preparations are required. Load a CD and a recordable MiniDisc for timer recording or Preset the radio station that you want to record from or listen to during timer playback.

  • Page 34: Sleep Operation

    (Continued) To confirm the timer setting: Press the TIMER/DELETE button once. The turn-on time, the turn-off time will be displayed. To cancel timer operation: While in the timer stand-by mode, press the ON/STAND- BY button to turn the power on. Press the TIMER/DELETE button repeatedly to turn off the timer, "f PLAY"...

  • Page 35: Using External Units

    USING EXTERNAL UNITS Connecting external units Before connecting external units, set this unit to the stand-by mode and turn off the power to the external units. The other MD/CD player Commercially available cord with 1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo T o t h e o u t p u t / mini-plug and RCA plugs headphone jack To the analog...

  • Page 36: Remote Control

    (Continued) Listening to sound from an external unit To listen to sound from an external unit connected to the AUX input terminals: Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on. Press the AUX button. Start playback on the external unit, and adjust the in- put sound level using the 3 3 or 2 2 button.

  • Page 37: What Is A Minidisc

    WHAT IS A MINIDISC? The disc is stored in a cartridge. You can handle it easily with- out worrying about dust, fingerprints, etc. However, dust en- tering the opening of the cartridge, dirt on the cartridge, warp- ing, etc. may cause malfunctions. Please note the following. Handling the MiniDisc Do not touch the disc directly! Do not open the shutter or touch the disc directly.

  • Page 38: Minidisc System Limitations

    If this unit functions abnormally during operation, first check the following items. If the unit continues to function abnormally, or if an abnormality appears other than listed below, set this unit to the stand-by mode and disconnect the AC power plug, then consult your SHARP dealer or service personnel. General Symptom The clock is wrong.

  • Page 39: Resetting The Microcomputer

    (Continued) MiniDisc recording and playback Symptom A recording cannot be made. Even though a disc has been loaded, "NO DISC" or "CAN'T READ" is dis- played. Playback sounds are skipped. Radio reception Symptom Radios make unusual noise con- secutively. The preset channel cannot be re- called.

  • Page 40: Error Messages

    ERROR MESSAGES When an error message is displayed, proceed as follows: Error messages BLANK MD Nothing is recorded. (Neither music nor disc name is recorded.) CAN'T COPY You tried to record from a copy prohibited CD. CAN'T READ The disc is damaged. :Number or TOC information cannot be read.

  • Page 41: Maintenance

    SPECIFICATIONS As part of our policy of continuous improvement, SHARP reserves the right to make design and specification changes for product improvement without prior notice. The performance specification figures indicated are nominal values of produc- tion units. There may be some deviations from these values in individual units.
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  • Page 44: Consumer Limited Warranty

    Product, and shall constitute full satisfaction of all claims, whether based on contract, negligence, strict liability or otherwise. In no event shall Sharp be liable, or in any way responsible, for any damages or defects in the Product which were caused by repairs or attempted repairs performed by anyone other than an authorized servicer. Nor shall Sharp be liable or in any way responsible for any incidental or consequential economic or property damage.

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