System 730 Mini Stereo Component System (130-1277) Radio Operation Faxback Doc. # 32559 LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1. Repeatedly press TUNER to select the desired band. Select AM for AM stations, or FM1 or FM2 for FM stations. As you press TUNER, AM, FM1 or FM2 and the last selected station appear on the display. NOTE: You can tune to any FM station when either FM1 or FM2 is selected, and you can also store and recall stations in memory in the two Fm groups (see "Using Memory Tuning"). 2. Press TUNING UP or DOWN on the remote control, to tune to the desired station. As you press the button, the frequency number changes on the display. To rapidly scan for a station, press AUTO/MANUAL, or O/AUTO on the remote control, so AUTO appears on the display. Then press and hold TUNING UP or DOWN on the remote control, for about 1 second. When you release it, the tuner automatically stops at the next strong station. To resume manual tuning, press AUTO/MANUAL, or O/AUTO on the remote control, so AUTO disappears. NOTES: Each time you press TUNER or TUNING UP or DOWN, the System 730 automatically sets STEREO/MODE to STEREO. If the broadcast is being received in stereo, STEREO appears on the display. To improve reception for weak FM stereo stations, press STEREO/MODE so MONO (monaural) appears on the display. The sound is no longer in stereo, but reception should improve. To return to stereo sound, press STEREO/MODE. For the best FM reception, fully extend the FM antenna. The AM antenna is built-in. To improve AM reception, move or re-position the System 730. 3. Set VOLUME (or press VOLUME + or - on the remote control) to the desired level, and select the desired X-BASS and graphic equalizer settings. USING MEMORY TUNING You can store and easily recall up to 24 of your favorite AM and FM radio stations (8 AM and 16 FM) in the System 730's memory. Storing a Station in Memory 1. Press TUNER to select AM, FM1, or FM2. 2. Press TUNING UP or DOWN on the remote control, to tune to the desired station. 3. Press MEMORY. MEMORY appears on the display. 4. Within 3 seconds, press a number (1-8) for the memory location where you want to store the station. MEMORY disappears, and P (program), the selected memory number, and STATION appear on the display. For example, if you select memory number 8, P8 STATION appears. NOTE: If MEMORY disappears before you press the desired memory number, repeat Steps 3 and 4 then try again. 5. Repeat Steps 2-4 to store up to eight stations each in AM, FM1 and FM2. NOTES: You cannot clear a station from memory, but you can store a new one in it place. When power is disconnected or interrupted for 50 hours or more, the System 730 loses all of its memory settings. Recalling a Stored Station 1. Press TUNER to select the desired band. 2. Press the desired station's memory number (1-8). P, the memory number, STATION, and the frequency number appear on the display. CD CHANGER OPERATION The System 730 lets you load up to seven CDs at once and gives you many options to control the way it plays them. NOTE: You can play a 3-inch CD in your System 730, but you must load it in CD tray position 1 (see "Loading and Playing a CD"). LOADING AND PLAYING A CD 1. Press CD. CD, the last selected CD number, and TRACK 1 appear on the display. 2. To select a CD tray position (1-7), press the corresponding disc number, or press DISC then the desired disc number on the remote control, CD, the selected position number, and TRACK 1 appear on the display. 3. Press OPEN/LOAD. The CD changer drawer opens. 4. Carefully place a CD in the drawer with the label facing up. 5. To load more CDs (up to seven), simply press the next DISC NUMBER. The CD drawer closes, the changer moves to the selected position, then the drawer automatically opens again so you can load the next CD. After you have loaded all the CDs, press OPEN/LOAD again. The drawer automatically closes. NOTE: A box appears around the disc number on the display when the position is full. 6. To play the last CD you loaded, press PLAY or CD on the remote control. To play a different CD, press the desired disc number, or press DISC then the disc number on the remote control, to select the CD. Then press PLAY, or press CD on the remote control to begin play. The PLAY symbol appears, then the selected CD begins to play, and its elapsed play time appears. NOTES: To skip over, search, or repeat tracks, see "Special CD Changer Features." To briefly stop play, press PAUSE on the main system. The PAUSE symbol appears on the display. To resume play, press PLAY or CD on the remote control. The PAUSE symbol disappears. 7. Set VOLUME (or press VOLUME + or - on the remote control) to the desired level, and select the desired X-BASS and graphic equalizer settings. 8. The System 730 automatically stops play at the end of the highest numbered CD loaded in the system. For example, if you have four CDs loaded, play stops automatically at the end of the fourth CD. To stop the CD changer at any time during play, press STOP, or press CD on the remote control. The PLAY symbol and the CD's elapsed play time disappear from the display. NOTE: To display the total playing time of a selected CD, press TIME on the remote control before or during play. The total playing time appears on the display for about 5 seconds. SPECIAL CD CHANGER FEATURES Automatic Search Music System (ASMS) The automatic search music system lets you skip forward or backward through the tracks on all loaded CDs. To skip to the beginning of the next track, press and release FAST FORWARD or CD FAST FORWARD on the remote control. To return to the beginning of the current track, press and release REVERSE, or CD REVERSE on the remote control. To skip backward or forward through additional tracks, repeatedly press and release REVERSE or FAST FORWARD, or CD REVERSE or FAST FORWARD on the remote control, until the desired track number appears on the display. Audible Search To search backward or forward during play, press and hold down REVERSE or FAST FORWARD, or CD REVERSE or FAST FORWARD on the remote control. The CD rapidly advances and you hear the music at a high speed and low volume. Release the button to resume normal play. Random Play The System 730 lets you set the CD changer to play the tracks on all CDs in random order. 1. With at least one CD in the CD changer and no CD playing, press RANDOM on the main system. RANDOM. The PLAY symbol, and the first randomly selected disc and track number appear on the display. Then the track begins to play, and its elapsed play time appears. NOTES: To skip to the next randomly selected track, press RANDOM again. You can search forward or backward on the current disc or repeat all tracks during random play. 2. To briefly stop random play, press PAUSE on the main system. The PAUSE symbol appears on the display. To resume play, press PLAY, or CD on the remote control. The PAUSE symbol disappears. 3. The System 730 automatically stops random play after it has played all tracks on all loaded CDs. To stop the CD changer at any time during random play, press STOP, or CD on the remote control. The RANDOM symbol, and the CD's elapsed play time disappear from the display. Repeat Play The system 730 lets you continuously repeat all tracks on all loaded CDs or an entire programmed sequence. To continuously repeat the tracks on all loaded CDs, press REPEAT before or during play so REPEAT appears on the display. To continuously repeat an entire programmed sequence, first program the tracks you want to play (see "Programmed Play"), then press REPEAT before or during play so REPEAT appears on the display along with MEMORY. To cancel repeat play before, during, or after play, press REPEAT so REPEAT disappears from the display. If repeat is cancelled during play, the CD changer resumes normal play. Cue To select a track before you begin play or after pressing PAUSE on the main system, press REVERSE or FAST FORWARD or CD REVERSE or FAST FORWARD on the remote control, until the desired track number appears on the display. Then press PLAY, or CD on the remote control, to play the track. PROGRAMMED PLAY You can program the CD changer to play up to 50 tracks in any order you choose, and you can program the same CD and/or track to play more than once. Storing/Playing a Programmed Sequence 1. With at least one CD in the CD changer and no CD playing, select a CD by pressing the corresponding disc number (1-7), or press DISC, then the desired number on the remote control. CD, the selected CD number and TRACK 1 appear on the display. 2. Track 1 of the current CD is automatically selected. To select a different track, press REVERSE or FAST FORWARD on the main system, or CD REVERSE or FAST FORWARD or the desired track number on the remote control. As you press it, the track number changes on the display. 3. To store the selected track, press MEMORY on the remote control. MEMORY flashes for about 4 seconds, then lights steadily, and P-01 (the program position number) appears for about 10 seconds. NOTE: If you pressed the desired track number on the remote control, the track number flashes on the display and you must press MEMORY within 4 seconds. If the track number stops flashing before you press MEMORY, repeat Step 2 then try again. 4. Repeat Steps 1-4 to store up to 50 tracks. NOTE: If you try to store more than 50 tracks, FULL appears on the display. 5. Press PLAY or CD on the remote control, to play the programmed sequence. The PLAY symbol, P-01, and the first programmed CD and track number appear. Then the CD's elapsed play time appears, and the first track begins to play. NOTE: To briefly stop programmed play, press PAUSE on the main system. The PAUSE symbol appears on the display. To resume programmed play, press PLAY or CD on the remote control. The PAUSE symbol disappears. 6. Programmed play automatically stops at the end of the last programmed track. To stop the CD changer at any time during programmed play, press and release STOP, or press CD on the remote control. The PLAY symbol and the CD/s elapsed play time disappear from the display. NOTES: Press PLAY, or CD on the remote control, to play the programmed sequence again. To replace a programmed track, press RECALL on the remote control until the memory number of the track you want to replace appears on the display. Then repeat Steps 1-3 to store a new track. To resume regular or random play after storing a programmed sequence, you must first erase the programmed sequence (see "Erasing a Programmed Sequence"). Reviewing a Programmed Sequence To review a programmed sequence, while play is stopped, repeatedly press RECALL on the remote control. As you press it, the CD, track number, and memory position of each stored track appears. Erasing a Programmed Sequence To erase an entire programmed sequence, while play is stopped, press and hold STOP, or CD on the remote control, for at least 2 seconds. MEMORY disappears from the display. NOTES: If you remove a CD, the CD changer automatically skips that disc's tracks in the sequence. When power is disconnected or interrupted for 50 hours or more, any programmed sequence is entirely erased. CD AND CD CHANGER CARE TIPS Although a CD is very durable, you should handle it with care. We recommend the following precautions. Keep the CD in its protective case or sleeve when you are not playing it. Keep the CD clean. Your local RadioShack store sells a suitable CD cleaner kit. Keep the CD dry. A drop of moisture can act as a lens and affect the laser beam's focus. If it gets wet, wipe the CD with a soft, dry cloth before playing it. Do not write on either side of a CD, especially the non-label side. Handle the CD by its edges to avoid fingerprints and surface scratches, which can prevent the laser from accurately reading the CD. If the CD gets scratched, use Scratch 'n' Fix (RadioShack Cat. No. 42-127) to keep the CD from skipping during play. Do not store CDs in high-temperature, high-humidity locations. If the System 730 is subjected to a sudden shock or jolt during play, the CD's rotation speed might suddenly change, and the music might be briefly interrupted. This is not a malfunction. CAUTIONS: To avoid damaging the CD changer, do not place anything but a CD in the CD drawer. Remove any loaded CDs from the CD changer before moving the System 730 to prevent damaging the CDs. Moving the CD changer suddenly from a cold place to a warmer one can cause moisture to form on the pickup lens and disrupt operation. If this happens, wait about 2 hours before playing a CD. (RMF/all-05/07/96)