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MP3225
User’s Guide
Portable CD Player with
AM/FM Stereo Radio and
Cassette Recorder
Before operating this product,
please read these instructions completely.
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Dear Customer, Please read this manual thoroughly before operating the unit to become more famil- iar with it and obtain the performance that will bring you continued enjoyment for many years. Keep these instructions handy for future reference. PLEASE KEEP ALL PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR AT LEAST 90 DAYS IN CASE YOU NEED TO RETURN THIS PRODUCT TO YOUR PLACE OF PURCHASE OR MEMOREX. For future reference, record the serial number of the unit printed on the rear of the cabinet. Serial Number ___________
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INFORMATION: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that int
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S E I R T A S S U S D O N I C Dear Customer: Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equip- ment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring o
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Before using the unit, be sure to read all operating instructions carefully. Please note that these are general precautions and may not pertain to your unit. For example, this unit may not have the capabili- ty to be connected to an outdoor antenna. 1. READ INSTRUCTIONS All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. HEED WARNING
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SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS (CONTINUED) 15. OVERLOADING Do not overload wall outlets and extension cords as this can result in a risk of fire or electric shock. 16. OBJECT AND LIQUID ENTRY Never push objects of any kind into this product through openings as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in fire or electric shock. Never spill or spray any type of liquid on the product. 17. OUTDOOR ANTENNA GROUNDING If an outside antenna is connected to the product, be sure
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LOCATION OF CONTROLS 15 1 2 3 16 4 17 18 5 6 19 7 20 8 21 9 22 10 11 23 12 24 13 14 1. Carrying Handle REWIND (®®) 2. AC Power Jack (Rear of Unit) PLAY(√) 3. PHONES (Headphones) Jack RECORD (q) (Rear of Unit) 13. Left Speaker 4. Display 14. Cassette Compartment 5. Tune/Skip/Search o Button 15. FM Antenna 16. CD Compartment 6. STOP (n) Button 17. Tune/Skip/Search n Button 7. POWER Button 18. PLAY/PAUSE (®p) Button 8. BAND Button 19. CD Door OPEN/CLOSE Area 9. BACKLIGHT Button 20. BBS (Bass Boost
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POWER SOURCES This unit is designed to operate on AC household current or DC (batteries). AC Use the AC polarized line cord included with the unit for operation on AC power. Insert one end of the AC line cord into the AC power jack on the rear of the unit and the other end (with the 2 blades) into a conve- niently located AC outlet having 120V, 60Hz. When the AC cord is plugged in, the batteries will be disconnected. AC Outlet NOTE: The AC plug supplied with the unit is polar- ized to help minim
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OPERATION SETTING THE CLOCK 1 2 1 2 With the power off, press the Press the Tune/Skip/Search o 1 or n PRESET/MEM/CLOCK SET button; 2 button to set the unit to the 24 hour “12 H” will blink. (24 HOUR) mode (also known as military time), or 12 hour (12 HOUR) mode. 3 4 1 2 3 Press the Tune/Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 button to set the current hour, then press Press the PRESET/MEM/ CLOCK the PRESET/MEM/CLOCK SET button SET button and the hours will blink. 3 again; the minute digits will blink. If you sel
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) LISTENING TO THE RADIO 1 2 1 2 Press the BAND button to select AM Press the POWER button 1 to turn the or FM. unit on. Press the FUNCTION button 2 repeatedly to select the Radio band; AM or FM will appear in the display. 3 4 1 2 1 2 MANUAL TUNING: Repeatedly press AUTOMATIC TUNING: Press and hold the Tune/Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 button until the Tune/Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 the frequency in the display starts to scan, button to manually advance the fre- and then release the b
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) SETTING AND RECALLING RADIO PRESETS This unit can preset 10 AM and 10 FM radio stations for convenient recall. 1 2 1 2 Press the BAND button to select AM Press the POWER button 1 to turn the unit on. Press the FUNCTION or FM. button 2 repeatedly to select the Radio band; AM or FM will appear in the display. 3 4 1 2 1 2 Select a station using the Tune/Skip/ Press the PRESET/MEM/CLOCK Search o 1 or n 2 button. (See the SET button 1; “MEM” will blink in the display. Press t
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO PLAY A CD 1 2 2 1 Press the POWER button 1 to turn the Press the FUNCTION button unit on. Open the CD compartment door repeatedly to select CD, "--" will blink by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE area 2. in the display for a few seconds, then Place a CD on the center spindle, with the total tracks of the CD will appear the printed label side facing up. Close in the display. If there is no disc, "--" the CD compartment door. will appear in the display. 3 4 1 3 To play a disc from
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO PLAY A CD (CONTINUED) 7 8 When the disc is through playing, it will To turn the radio off, press the stop rotating. Press the STOP (n) but- POWER button again. ton to stop the disc before it is finished. NOTES: • If a disc is inserted incorrectly, dirty or damaged, it will not play. • As each track is played, the track number is shown in the display. • To prevent damage to the disc, never open the CD door while the disc is rotat- ing. Wait for the disc to stop before op
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO PROGRAM THE MEMORY (UP TO 20 TRACKS) 1 2 1 2 Press the PRESET/MEM/CLOCK Press the POWER button 1 to turn SET button; “MEM” will blink in the the unit on. Press the FUNCTION display. button 2 repeatedly to select CD. 3 4 1 2 Press the PRESET/MEM/CLOCK Use the Tune/Skip/Search o 1 or n 2 SET button again; the selected track button to select the first track to be has now been programmed and programmed. counted as program 1. 5 6 1 2 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program the Pres
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) NOTES ON PROGRAMMED PLAY: • Programming is the ability to preselect the order in which a series of tracks will be played. • Each track may be stored in the program memory as many times as desired. • As each track is played, its track number will be displayed. You can move for- ward or backward through the programmed tracks with the Tune/Skip/Search o or n button. • The CD player will stop after all programmed tracks have been played or the STOP (n) button is pressed. •
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) TO RANDOMLY PLAY A CD 1 2 2 1 Press the MODE/MEMORY UP The unit will randomly play the tracks button 1 three times while in the Stop on the CD and then stop. Press the mode; “RND” will light. Press the STOP (n) button to stop Random PLAY/PAUSE (®/p) button 2 to playback before it is finished. begin playback. TO LIGHT THE DISPLAY 1 Press the Power button to turn on the unit, the backlight will light on for 10 seconds then off. When the unit is on, press the BACKLIGHT button t
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) PLAYING CASSETTE TAPES 1 2 1 2 Press the STOP/EJECT (n) button to Press the POWER button 1 to turn open the cassette compartment. Insert the unit on. Press the FUNCTION a pre-recorded cassette into the slots in button 2 repeatedly to select TAPE. the cassette door with the open end facing up and the full reel on the right side. Close the cassette door. 3 4 2 1 Press the PLAY (√) button to begin Adjust the VOLUME control 1 and playback. BBS button 2 as desired. Press the B
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) 7 8 To stop playback before the tape When the tape reaches the end, the ends, press the STOP/EJECT (n) auto-stop mechanism activates, the PLAY (√) button is released and the button. The PLAY (√) button is tape motor shuts off. Press the released and the tape motor shuts off. STOP/EJECT (n) button to open the cassette compartment and remove the cassette. 9 Press the POWER button to turn the unit off. 17
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OPERATION (CONTINUED) MAKING A TAPE RECORDING This unit allows you to make direct recordings from the radio or CD player to a blank cas- sette. An automatic recording volume level control (ALC) circuit will automatically control the volume level of your recordings to prevent distortion. 1 2 Open Surface Side 1 2 Full Reel on Right Open the cassette door and insert a Press the POWER button 1 to turn good quality blank cassette tape into the unit on. Press the FUNCTION the slots on the door, with
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CARE AND MAINTENANCE SAFEGUARD AGAINST ACCIDENTAL ERASURE When a new recording is made, any pro- gram material previously recorded is auto- matically erased and only the new record- ing remains. To safeguard valuable record- Tab for side 2 ings from being erased accidentally, the cassette and the deck are equipped with a Tab for side 1 special device. Tab On the back of the cassette there is an erase prevention tab on each side. To pre- vent accidental erasing, break out these Break out the tab
