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Akai ASB70I Operator's Manual

Akai ASB70I Operator's Manual

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  • Page 1 CD Music Station with Universal Dock for iPod Gebruikershandleiding- Manuel d'utilisation-Manual de Instrucciones...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Manual. Once again, thanks for purchasing this audio product. For future reference, record the serial number in the space provided. Model No: ASB70i Serial Number: CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT This product contains a low power Laser Device.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

  • Page 4: Precautions For Unit

    19. SERVICING - Do not attempt to service this product yourself as opening or removing covers may expose you to dangerous voltage or other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. 20. DAMAGES REQUIRING SERVICE - Unplug this product from the wall outlet and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions.

  • Page 5: Important Notes

    IMPORTANT NOTES Avoid installing this unit in places exposed Operate controls and switches as described in the manual. to direct sunlight or close to heat radiating appliances such as electric heaters, on top Before turning on the power , make of other stereo equipment that radiates heat, certain that the connecting cords and power cord are properly installed.

  • Page 6: Preparation For Use

    PREPARATION FOR USE UNPACKING AND SET-UP Carefully remove the unit from the carton and remove all packing material from the unit. Remove any labels or stickers which may be on the front or top of the set, but do not remove any labels from the back or bottom.

  • Page 7: Location Controls And Indicator

    LOCATION OF CONTROLS AND INDICATOR front back MW ANT 19 20 21 22 25 26 16 17 1. EQ Button 14. CD Door OPEN/CLOSE Button 2. PRESET - Button 15. STANDBY/ON indicator 3. PRESET + Button 16. PHONES Jack 4. TUNING SKIP/SEARCH Button 17.

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    REMOTE CONTROL 1. STANDBY / ON Button 2. ST / ESP / ID3 / FIND Button 3. EQ Button 4. DBBS Button ST / ESP STANDBY/ON ID3 / FIND TIMER 5. REPEAT / VIDEO OUT Button DBBS SLEEP 6. RANDOM / RDS Button 7.

  • Page 9: Connecting External Devices

    CONNECTING EXTERNAL DEVICES Complete the connections as shown below. VIDEO connection requires an VIDEO cable, not included. S-VIDEO connection requires an S-VIDEO cable, not included. Pr / Y / Pb connection requires an component cable, not included. MW ANT To Component input of TV Connect the audio output jack(s) or headphone jack of the external audio equipment to the AUX IN jacks on the front panel of this system.

  • Page 10: Operting Instructions

    OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Make sure that you have fully extended the FM antenna wire. Make sure that you have installed batteries in the remote control handset. Make sure that the system is connected to an AC outlet that is always “live”. General Controls Most of the main functions of this system can be operated by the controls on the top panel of the unit, or by the buttons on the remote control handset.
  • Page 11 To increase or decrease the system volume press the VOLUME or VOLUME buttons on the remote control or VOLUME Control on the front panel. The Volume Level Indicator will appear on the display when you change the volume level. The level indicator ranges from “00” (Minimum) to “30”...
  • Page 12 MUTE Button (On Remote Control Only) Press the MUTE button on the remote control to shut off the speakers temporarily, for example, to answer the telephone. The sound stops and the “MUTE” indicator flashes in the display. Press the MUTE button again to cancel the mute function and restore the sound. The “MUTE”...
  • Page 13 Setting The Clock When the unit is connected to the AC outlet for the first time the “- -:- -” flashes on the display. Note: Do not turn the main unit power ‘On’. The clock can only be set while the main unit power is ‘Off’. The clock can only be set with the Remote Control.

  • Page 14: Tuning To A Preset Station

    TUNING TO A PRESET STATION Select the desired station preset number by pressing the PER-UP/PER-DOWN button. ANTENNA For FM reception there is a built-in antenna wire at the rear of the unit. Unravel the wire and move it around to obtain the best reception RDS (RADIO DATA SYSTEM) RDS is a system transmitting additional information via FM stati ons.

  • Page 15: Radio Operation

    RADIO OPERATION 1.) Press the STANDBY/ON button to turn the system ‘On’. The display lighting comes on and the display briefly shows “HELLO”. 2.) Press the FUNCTION button to select the Tuner function. An MW or FM frequency will apperar on the display. Press the TUNER/BAND button to switch between the MW and FM bands if necessary.
  • Page 16 Hints For Better Reception length. You FM: The FM lead wire antenna on the back panel should be extended to its full may also have to vary the direction of this antenna until you find the position that provides the best reception. MW ANT FM ANT : Insert the wire of loop aerial into the MW AERIAL connector on the unit.
  • Page 17 Presetting Stations In The Tuner Memory You can store up to 40 of your favourite stations (30 FM / 10 MW) in the tuner memory for easy recall at any time. Using either the manual or automatic tuning method described on page 13, tune to the first station you wish to memorize (Example: FM 103.50 MHz) and then: 1.) Press the PROGRAM/CLOCK button on the remote control.

  • Page 18: Cd Operation

    CD OPERATION IMPORTANT: This CD player can play normal CDs plus CD Recordable (CD-R) and CD Rewriteable (CD-RW) discs. However the playability of CD-R/RW discs may be affected by the type of software that was used in ‘ripping’ the tracks from the original discs and ‘burning’ the tracks onto the blank media.
  • Page 19 5.) Close the CD door. The display will show flashing “READ” as the player reads the disc. After reading the disc the display will show the total tracks and playing time. Note: The reading time may be even longer if you are using CD-RW (rewritable) discs. This is normal and not an indication of any problem with your unit.
  • Page 20 Pause Control To pause temporarily during CD playback press the PLAY/PAUSE button again. The sound stops and the elapsed time flashes in the display, but the disc continues spinning. Press the PLAY/PAUSE button once more to cancel. Pause mode and resume playback at the same point, the elapsed time stops flashing.
  • Page 21 Repeat Playback (On Remote Control Only) The Repeat function in this system allows you to continuously repeat a single track, or the entire disc. The Repeat function can be activated during playback or while the player is stopped. One Track Repeat Select the track to be repeated and begin playback.
  • Page 22 Random Playback (On Remote Control Only) The Random playback feature allows you play all tracks on a disc in random order. You can select random playback while the disc is playing or when the player is stopped. Load a CD in the player as usual and then press the RANDOM button on the remote control handset.

  • Page 23: Programmed Playback

    Programmed Playback The Programmed Playback feature allows you to program a total of up to 64 tracks in any desired order. You may program the same track to play several times within a program sequence if desired. Note: You cannot program tracks during playback. If a disc is playing press the STOP button first to stop playback before beginning the programming steps below.
  • Page 24 6.) Press the PLAY/PAUSE button to begin programmed playback. The PRG indicator remains on. The player will play all the tracks that you programmed in the desired sequence. After the last programmed track has played the player stops, but the programmed sequence remains in the memory.

  • Page 25: Playing Mp3 & Windows Media Formatted Audio

    PLAYING MP3 & WINDOWS MEDIA FORMATTED AUDIO CDs that contain compressed MP3 or Windows Media formatted audio (WMA) files can store approximately 10 times as much music as a normal CDs. It is possible to record up 10 hours of music in MP3/WMA format on a single disc. Audio files may be downloaded from the Internet onto your computer’s hard drive or ‘ripped’...
  • Page 26 GB 25...
  • Page 27 GB 26...
  • Page 28 MP3/WMA ID3 Support / information Display GB 27...
  • Page 29 GB 28...
  • Page 30 once. GB 29...
  • Page 31 1.) Load the MP3/WMA CD in the player and wait until the player reads the Table of Contents on the disc and shows the total number of ‘Albums’ (Directories) and ‘Tracks’ (Files) on the disc. For example in the illustration the disc contains 9 Albums and 56 Tracks.

  • Page 32: Usb Operation

    USB OPERATION Playing MP3/WMA Audio Files on Portable USB Storage Devices (including iPod shuffle) Note:The USB port on this system enables playback of songs only in MP3 and WMA formats (without Digital Rights Management (DRM)). It cannot play songs purchased from iTunes or other songs in AAC or ATRAC format.

  • Page 33: Ipod Operation

    IPOD OPERATION Choosing the Correct Adaptor When connecting an iPod to this iPod Dock, please ensure that the correct adapter plate is used. FAILURE TO DO SO MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO THE IPOD. This iPod Dock comes with 6 removable dock adaptors. Using the correct adaptor ensures the proper fit for your iPod and helps to reduce the stress on the connector when operating the iPod.
  • Page 34 GB 33...

  • Page 35: Playing Music From Your Ipod

    Playing Music From Your iPod Press PLAY on the iPod, main unit or remote. The music playback will start. You can control all of the iPod’s functions including menu navigation from the remote control, and to select tracks, play, pause and stop and from the main unit. Control Function Location...

  • Page 36: Special Functions

    SPECIAL FUNCTIONS GB 35...
  • Page 37 7.) Press the SKIP/TUNING buttons to set the display to the desired turn ‘Off’ minute. 8.) Press the TIMER buttons again. TUNER flashes in the display. Press the SKIP/TUNING buttons to select turn “On” iPod, TUNER or CD mode. 9.) Press the TIMER buttons. “VOL 13”...
  • Page 38 13.) If you do not want the Timer to turn the unit on the following day, press the TIMER button once. indicator disappears in the display. Press the TIMER button again to reactivate the Timer, the indicator resappears. 14.) To re-program the Timer,press and hold the TIMER button until the Hour digits begins flashing.
  • Page 39 For example, GB 38...
  • Page 40 Auxiliary Operation You can listen to an auxiliary audio source connected to the AUX IN jacks on the back panel of this unit (refer to page 8 for connection information.) Press the FUNCTION button or AUX button on remote control to select the Aux function. The AUX indicator appears in the display.

  • Page 41: Care And Maintenance

    CARE AND MAINTENANCE 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.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting Guide

    TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE Symptom Possible Cause Solution Radio Station not tuned properly for Retune FM or MW broadcast Noise or sound station. FM or MW. distorted on FM or MW broadcasts. FM: Wire aerial is not Extend FM wire aerial. positioned correctly. Loop aerial is not positioned Reposition so that the best correctly.

  • Page 43: Technical Specification

    Model:ASB70i Main Unit FM tuner section 87.5 MHz to 108 MHz (50 KHz Step) Tuning range 22 dB Usable sensitivity (30 dB S/N) MW tuner section Tuning range 522 KHz to 1620 KHz (9 KHz Step) 65 dB/M Usable sensitivity Amplifier section 2x20.0 Watt RMS...
  • Page 44 For more information and warranty conditions, please visit : www.akai.eu Disposal of Used Electrical & Electronic Equipment. The meaning of the symbol on the product, its accessory or packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Please, dispose of this equipment at your applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical &...

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