MC-146
MICRO HIFI-SYSTEM WITH CD/MP3/WMA
PLAYER, PLL FM RADIO, CASSETTE, USB SLOT
AND CARDREADER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
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KEY CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS
MAIN UNIT
1) Cassette buttons cover
2) Cassette buttons
3) LCD display
4) Volume knob
5) Function button
6) Alarm button
7) Snooze button
8) Display/ID3 button
9) Play Mode button
10) On/Standby button
11) Preset EQ button
12) USB Socket
13) 3.5mm Headphone jack
14) Standby LED indicator
15) Remote sensor
16) Memory/Clock-Adjust button
/St-Mono button
17) Stop
18) Play/Pause
button
19) Skip/Tuning Up
/Down button
20) CD Tray Open/Close button
21) Folder/Pre-Up button
22) CD tray
23) SD/MMC card slot
24) Aux-in socket
25) Fm wire antenna
26) AC cord
27) Speaker outlet (L/R)
Caution:
Usage of controls, adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified in this manual may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
This unit should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except qualified service personnel.
Important:
Since movement of the CD mechanism and the sensitive circuitry may cause interference to the radio tuner nearby, switch this
unit off while operating other radio devices
Precautions for use
Installation
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Unpack all parts and remove protective material.
Do not connect the unit to the mains before checking the main voltage and before all other connections have been made.
Do not cover any ventilation openings and make sure that there is a space of several centimeters around the unit for
ventilation.
Connection
1.
2.
3.
Connect the AC cord (26) to the AC outlet, the unit will turn to standby mode and the Standby LED indicator (14) will light up.
Connect the speaker wire to the Speaker Terminal (27) located on the back of unit.
Turn on the unit (10). If the backlight of the LCD display (3) is on, it means that the power supply is ok. Now your system is
ready to operate.
Setting the clock
1.
2.
3.
4.
Set the unit in standby mode.
Press & hold the “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16). First you can choose between 12 hour (AM/PM) or 24 hour clock presentation.
Press Skip Up
or Skip Down
button (19) to set 12/24 hour. Press “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) to store the correct
hour.
Now the hour digit(s) of “ 0:00 ” are flashing on the LCD display (3). Press Skip Up
or Skip Down
button (19) to
set the correct hour. Press “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) to store the correct hour.
Now the minutes digits are flashing, press the Skip Up
or Skip Down
button (19) to set the correct minutes. Then
press “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) to store the correct minute.
The clock setting mode will automatically quit if no button is being pressed in a period of about 5 seconds after
pressing the “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button.
The preset time will be reset completely if the unit is being disconnected from the main power supply. You are
recommended to switch the system into standby mode for convenience usage.
Listening to the radio
Manual tuning
1.
2.
3.
Switch on the unit by pressing the On/Standby button (10), then press the function button (5) to select “ Tuner ” mode.
Tune to the required station by pressing the Tuning Up or Down button (19).
Press the Volume knob (4) to the desired volume level.
Auto tuning
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Press Function button (10) to select “ Tuner ” mode.
Press and hold the Tuning Up or Down button (19) for 1-2 seconds and then release.
The unit will start seeking automatically and stops when a radio station is found.
Repeat step 2 & 3 until the desired radio station is being reached.
Preset the Volume button (4) to the desired volume level.
Preset stations
You can store up to 20 radio stations in the memory
Swich to tuner mode.
1. Go to the desired radio station by “ Manual ” or “ Auto ” tuning.
2. Press and hold the Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) until the “ MEM ” indicator and preset station number are flashing on the LCD
display (3)
3. Press the “ Folder / Pre-up
“ button (21) to select the desired memory position to store this radio station.
4. Press “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) again to confirm the setting.
5. Repeat step 1 to 4 to store other radio stations.
6. Now you can select the presets stations by pressing the “ Folder/Pre–up
” button (21)
The preset station memories will be erased completely if the unit is being disconnected from the main power supply. You
are recommended to switch the system into standby mode for convenience usage.
When you don’t push a button within 5 seconds, the unit will resume to normal tuner mode automatically.
You can overwrite a present station by storing another frequency in its place.
FM-Stereo reception
Press the “ St/Mo ” button (17) to switch from Stereo to Mono. In particular when stereo signals are weak, it is preferable to
receive the program in mono for better quality.
If a stereo signal is being received, the stereo indicator “
” will appear on the LCD display (3).
Hints for best reception:-
FM: the receiver has a build-in FM wire antenna (25) hanging at the rear cabinet. This wire should be totally unraveled and
extended for the best reception.
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Playing Compact Disc
Getting started
1.
2.
3.
5.
Press Function button (5) to select “ CD ” mode.
Press CD Tray Open/Close button (20) to open the CD tray.
Place a CD with the printed side facing up inside the tray & then close the CD tray by press the CD Tray Open/Close
button(20) again.
The LCD display (3) will show the total number of tracks & total playing time. Then, the unit will start to play the CD
automatically.
Press the Volume knob (4) to the desired volume level.
Play / Pause mode
1.
To pause playback, press the “ Play/Pause
resume normal playback.
Stop mode
1.
If the “ Stop
Skip mode (skip up
1.
If the “ skip up
” button (19) is pressed during the play or pause mode, the unit will skip to the next track and continue
to play this track. The pause mode will be reverted to play mode.
If the “ skip down
” button (19) is pressed during play or pause mode, the unit will skip to the previous track and
continue to play this track. The pause mode will be reverted to play mode.
4.
2.
” button (18) once. “PAUZE” will flash in the LCD display (3). Press again to
” button (17) is pressed during play or pause mode, the CD will stop playing.
/ skip down
)
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Playing MP3/WMA CD
1.
After reading the CD, the total number of folders (F) and tracks (T) will be shown on the LCD display (3). The unit will start to
play automatically with the first track in the first folder in alphabetical order.
Press “ Folder/ Pre (21) or Pre ” at remote control to select the folder number.
Press “ Skip Up
or Skip Down
” button (19) to select the next or previous track number.
2.
3.
ID3/Display function
Press the “ ID3 “ button (8) repeatedly, the LCD display (3) shows: “ file - … ”during playback of the MP3/WMA file. The song
file/album/song/artist name/clock time is being displayed in sequence. Press the “ ID3 ” button (8) again until the display shows
the running time to disable the function.
Remark:- In case of no name or a not supportive language has been assigned for the track, the LCD display will stay blank (3) when
pressing the ID3 button.
No Title/Album name can be recognized if the disc format is not supported by the unit.
The system supports only English and Arabic characters for the ID3 function.
MP3 track format requirement:Bit rate : 32 kbps~320kbps, sample rate : 32khz, 44.1khz and 48 kHz decodable
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The performance of playing MP3 Disc varies, depending on the quality and method of the recording. Furthermore, the
searching lead-time for MP3-CD is longer than for an audio CD due to a different format.
Repeat/Random mode
Press the “ Play Mode ” button (9) during playback to select repeat and random function, a single track, all the tracks repeat or
folder repeat(MP3 only) and random can be played in difference mode as follow:-
For CD
(1) repeat 1
(2) repeat all tracks
Play mode
Repeat track
Repeat all
Random
Off mode
(3) random
(4) repeat off mode
Indicator
on LCD display
& flashing
RAN
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For MP3/WMA Disc
(1) repeat 1
(2) repeat all tracks
(5) off mode
Play mode
Repeat single track
repeat all tracks
Repeat single folder
Random mode
Off mode
(3) repeat 1 folder
(4) random
Indicator
on LCD display
& flashing
RAN
Repeat play means:
You can listen to the desired track or the entire disc repeatedly by using this function.
Random play means:
You can listen to all the tracks in a random order by using this function.
CD programming
Up to 20 tracks can be programmed for play in any order. Before use, be sure to press the “ stop
1. Switch to CD mode & stop the CD playback.
2. Press the “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) and “ MEM ” will appear on LCD display (3).
3. Select the desired track by pressing skip up
or down
button (19).
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” button (17).
4.
5.
6.
7.
Press the “ Mem/Clk-Adj ” button (16) to store the track into memory.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 to enter additional tracks into the program memory if necessary.
When all the desired tracks have been programmed, press “ Play/Pause
” button (18) to play the tracks in given order.
” button (17) to stop playback, press the Stop button again to clear the program memory.
Press the “ Stop
The programming mode will automatically stop if no button is being pressed in a period of about 10 seconds after pressing
the “Mem/Clk-Adj ” button.
Playback of MP3 song via USB storage media or memory Card
Connecting
The system is able to playback MP3 and WMA files which are stored on media such as an USB-drive or an SD/MMC memory
card.
1.
2.
First switch the system to standby mode or set any function but SD or USB mode.
Plug-in the USB-drive with the face up & make sure it going into completely or insert the SD
memory card in the direction of the arrow as shown on the label of the memory card slot. Insert
it gently without bending.
Inserting the USB-drive upside down or backwards could damage the audio system or
the storage media (USB-drive/SD/MMC card). Check to be sure the direction is correct
before insertion.
3.
4.
Set function button (6) to “
” SD/MMCcard or “
” USB mode.
The system will start reading the storage media automatically after connecting, and the LCD display (3) will show the total
number of MP3/WMA files being detected.
Repeat the same playback procedure as playing CD/MP3 disc as above.
5.
Remarks
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The system can detect and read MP3 / WMA files only in USB/SD mode. Other music file formats are not supported.
Due to variances in MP3 encoding, some MP3 files will not play via the USB socket. This is not a malfunctioning of
the unit.
The USB port does not support the use of USB extension cables and is not designed for communication with a
computer.
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Removing USB-drive / memory card
To remove the USB-drive / memory card, turn off the power or switch the function mode to CD, Aux, Tape or Tuner first. For USB
drive – unplug it by pulling out the USB drive directly. For memory card – pull out the SD/MMC card gently without bending.
Listening to tape recordings
General operation
Stop / eject
key
Fast Forward
& Fast Rewind
key
Play
Pause
key
Record
key
key
key
Press to stop all deck operation. Press again to open the cassette door.
Press to start rapid tape winding in either forward or reverse
direction. Press Stop key when the cassette spools stop turning.
Press to start playing tape.
Press to stop tape operation temporarily. Press again to resume play.
Press together with play key to start tape recording.
Playback
Press the Function button (5) to select “ Tape ” mode.
Insert the tape cassette with the opening facing upwards.
Close the cassette lid.
Press “ play “ key to active playback
Press the Volume knob (4) to the desired volume level.
Use the pause
key when you want to stop playback temporarily.
Press Stop / Eject
key when finished.
Recording
The cassette deck can record from all sources (CD/Tuner/USB/SD/Aux) as following:
Select the source you want to record from.
Insert a blank tape cassette into the cassette deck.
Press “ record” & “ play “ key together to start recording.
Start to playback the music.
Press the “pause ” key and then “stop/eject
” key at the cassette deck when you are finished recording. Press
“stop/eject ” key again to eject the tape.
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More features
A.
Sleep function
1.
2.
Press the “ Sleep ” button on the remote control. “SLP-90 “ will be shown on the LCD display (3).
Repeatedly press this button to adjust the sleep timer in the order of 90 > 80 > 70 >….10 minutes respectively. The sleep
icon “
” will be shown on the LCD display.
3. The system will stop and go to standby mode automatically after the selected time.
4. To cancel the sleep mode, press the “ Sleep ” button until “SLP-off’ is being displayed and the “
“ indicator disappears
from the LCD display.
B.
Alarm clock setting
This function allows the system to turn on automatically and wake you up by CD , Tuner, USB or SD mode respectively.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Press and hold the “ Alarm ” button(6) to enter the alarm setting mode. The first digits of the clock will flash together with
.
the alarm icon
Press Skip Up
/ Down
button (19) to set the hour. Next press the “ Alarm ” button (6) again to confirm.
Press the Skip Up
/ Down
” button (19) to set the minutes and press the “ Alarm “ button (6) to confirm the
alarm time.
Press the Skip Up
/ Down
” button (19) to select the wake up mode(TUNER/CD/USB/SD CARD) and press
the “ Alarm “ button (6) to confirm.
Press the “ Volume “ button (4) to adjust the wake up volume level.
Press the “ Alarm “ to complete the alarm setting.
Remarks:
If there is no music source being detected (such as CD or USB) when the alarm time is reached, the system will go to
“ Tuner ” mode automatically. The system will play the previous selected radio frequency.
In “ Tuner mode “ wake up, the system will play the previous selected radio frequency.
The programming mode will automatically stop if no button is being pressed in a period of about 4 seconds.
During the “alarm on” mode, pressing the “On/Standby“ button(10) will switch off the system.
Active/de-active timer function
1.
To activate the alarm function, press the “ Alarm ” button (6) repeatedly until the alarm indicator
LCD display (7).
“
2.
To cancel the alarm function, press again the “ Alarm” button (6) until the alarm indicator
” disappears.
“
”
is shown on the
C. Mute function (on Remote)
Press to terminate the sound output from speakers temporarily and press again to resume normal playback. When active, the
“MUTE” indication will continue flashing on the LCD display.
D. Pre-set EQ function
This unit provides 4 different sound modes to enhance your listening experience. You can select the desired effect by pressing
the “ Preset EQ ” button (11) repeatedly in the following sequence:
FLAT
CLASSIC
ROCK
POP
JAZZ
E. Display time function
Press the “ Display/ID3 “ button (8) when the unit is on at any mode. The LCD display (3) will show the current time.
F. Snooze function
During the alarm on mode, press the “ Snooze “ button(7) once to terminate the alarm mode temporarily. The unit will alarm
again after 9 minutes. To cancel the alarm, press the “ Alarm “ (6) button or the “ On/Standby “ button (10) while the system is on.
Aux-in connection
Connect another audio device, e.g. (portable) CD player, MP3 player, (portable) cassette player, etc. to this system with an
audio cord with RCA plugs (not supplied).
Connect one end of this cord to the external device and the other end to the Aux-in jack (24) on the back of the unit.
When connected, select the Aux mode by the “ Function “ button (5).
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Remote control transmitter
The remote control requires 2 pcs “ AAA “ size battery for operation. (Not provided).
Control functions
Button description
1. On/standby
Press to power on / standby the system
2. Mem / Clk-adj
In standby mode : press & hold to adjust clock
In CD/USD/SD/Tuner mode : press to preset memory
3. Play/pause
In CD/USB/SD mode : press to start playback/pause mode
4. Skip up
mode
Tune+/-
/down
/
Press to select previous/next tracks at CD/USB/SD card
Press to step up/down of radio frequency at tuner mode
5. Folder/Pre Up-Down
In Tuner mode : press to select preset memory up/down
In USB/SD mode : press to select folder up/down
6. -10/+10
In CD mode : skip up/down 10 tracks
7. Volume -/+
Press to adjust the volume level up/ down
8. Alarm
Press to adjust the alarm clock or active/de-active the alarm
9. Snooze
Press to terminate the alarm mode temporarily
10. Mute
Press to active the mute function
11. Preset EQ
Press to select difference EQ modes
12. Sleep
Press to active the sleep function
13. Display/ID3
Press to active the id3 function
14. Play mode
In CD mode : press to active random/repeat function
15. Eject mode
Press to Eject the CD
16. Stop
In CD/USB/SD mode : press to stop the playback
In Tuner mode : press to select stereo/mono mode
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