Aiwa AWP-ZX7 User Manual
4-254-179-12(1)
Operating Instructions
Owner’s Record
The model and serial numbers are located on the rear of the unit. Record the
serial number in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call
upon your Aiwa dealer regarding this pro duc t.
Model No. ______________ Serial No. ______________
©2004 Sony Corporation
WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not
expose the unit to rain or mo ist u r e.
To prevent fire, do not cover the ventil at ion of the
apparatus with news papers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.
And don’t place lighted candle s on the apparatus.
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not place obje c ts
filled with liquids, such as vases , on the ap pa ratus.
Do not install the appliance in a confined space,
such as a bookcase or built-in cabi ne t.
This appliance is
classified as a CLASS 1
LASER product. This
marking is locat ed on the
rear exterior.
Don’t throw away the battery with
general house waste, dispose of it
correctly as chemical waste.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE
U.S.A.
This symbol is intended to alert the
user to the presence of uninsulated
“dangerous voltage” within the
product’s enclosure that may be of
sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the
user to the presence of important
operating and maintenance (servicing)
instructions in the literature
accompanying the appliance.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this product will
increase eye hazard.
WARNING
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 protectio n against harmful
interference in a residential installation. Th is
equipment generates, uses, and ca n r adia te radio
frequency energy and, if not in sta ll ed and used in
accordance with the instructi ons , may cau s e harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installa tion. If this equipmen t doe s cause
harmful interference to r a dio or te le vision reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correc t the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separatio n bet w een the eq uip ment and
receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV
technician for help.
Note to CATV system installer:
This reminder is provided to call the CATV system
installer’s attention to Article 820-4 0 o f th e N E C that
provides guidelines for proper ground ing a nd, in
particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be
connected to the grounding system of the building, as
close to the point of cable entry as practical.
CAUTION
You are cautioned that any changes or modif icat ions
not expressly approved in this manual could void your
authority to operate this equipm ent .
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NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE
U.S.A.
If you have any questions about this product, you may
call; Aiwa Customer Information Service Center
1-800-289-2492 or http://www.us.aiwa.com/
The Number below is for the FCC related matters only.
Regulatory Information
Declaration of Conformity
Trade name: AIWA
Model No.: AWP-ZX7
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San
Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A.
Telephone No.: 858-942-2230
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN CANADA
CAUTION
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE
BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY
INSERT.
CAUTION
The use of optical instruments with this product will
increase ey e h azard.
Except for European model
ENERGY STAR® is a U.S.
registered mark. As an E
NERGY
STAR® partner, S ony Corpor a tion
has determined that this product
meets the E
NERGY STAR
®
guidelines for energy efficiency.
• Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are
trademarks or registere d trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
• IBM and PC/AT are registered trad emarks of
International Busine ss Machines Corporati on.
• Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. in
the United States and/or other countries.
• MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Intel Corporation.
• All other trademarks and regi s te r ed trademarks are
trademarks or registere d trademarks of their
respective holders.
• ™ and ® marks are omitted in this manual .
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Table of Contents
How to use this manual........................... 5
Playable discs....................... .... .... ... ........5
Getting Started
Hooking up the system...... ... ...................7
Setting the clock......................................9
CD/MP3 – Play
Loading a disc.......................................10
Playing a disc........................................10
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play
Playing repeatedly.................................12
— Repeat Play
Creating your own program..................13
— Program Play
Tuner
Presetting radio stations........................14
Listening to the radio............................15
— Preset Tuning
— Manual Tuning
Using the Radio Data System (RDS)....16
(European model only)
Tape – Play
Loading a tape.......................................17
Playing a tape........................................17
Tape – Recording
Recording your fav o r ite CD trac k s on a
tape..................................................18
— CD-TAPE Synchro Rec or din g
Recording on a tape manually...............19
— Manual Recording
Sound Adjus t ment
Adjusting the sound..............................20
Timer
Falling asleep to music.........................20
— Sleep Timer
Waking up to music.............................. 21
— Play Timer
Timer recording radio programs........... 22
— Rec Timer
Display
Turning off the display.........................23
— Power Saving Mode
Viewing information about the d isc in th e
display............................................23
Optional Personal Computer
Connecting a personal computer to the
system.............................................25
Installing the driver............................... 26
Listening to audi o files on a personal
computer.........................................29
Optional Components
Hooking up optional components.........30
Listening to audio from a connected
component......................................31
Troubleshooting
Problems and remedies.........................32
Messages............................................... 35
Additional Info rm at io n
Precautions ........................................... 36
Specifications ....................................... 37
List of button locations and reference
pages...............................................39
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How to use this manual
This manual mainly explains operations using
the remote, but the same operations can also be
performed using the buttons on the system
having the same or similar names.
Playable discs
You can play back the following disc s on this
system. Other discs cannot be played back.
List of playable discs
Format of discs Disc logo
Audio CDs
CD-R/CD-RW
(audio data/MP3 fil es )
Discs that this system ca nnot
play
• An 8 cm disc
• An 8 cm disc converted to a standard disc
using an adaptor
•CD-ROMs
• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in
the following formats:
– music CD format
– MP3 format that conforms to ISO9660
Level 1/Level 2, Joliet, Romeo or Multi
2)
Session
• A disc that ha s a non-standard shape (e.g.,
card, heart).
• A disc with paper or stickers on it.
• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape,
or a sticker still left on it.
1)
ISO 9660 Format
The most common in te rnational standard for the
logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROM.
There are several specificati o n le ve ls. In Level 1,
file names must be in the 8.3 format (no more than
eight characters in the name, no more than three
characters in th e e x te nsion “.MP3”) and in ca pital
letters. Folder names can be no long er tha n e ight
characters. There can be no more than eight nested
folder levels. Level 2 specific ations allow file
names and folder names up to 31 cha r acte r s long.
Each folder can have up to 8 trees.
For Joliet or Romeo in the expansion format, mak e
sure of the contents of the writing softwar e , etc.
2)
Multi Session
This is a recording method that enables adding of
data using the Track-At-Once me thod.
Conventional CDs begin at a CD control area called
the Lead-in and end at an area called Lead-out. A
Multi Session CD is a CD having multiple sessions,
with each segment from Lead-in to Lead -o u t
regarded as a single session.
CD-Extra: This format records audio (audio CD
data) on the tracks in session 1 and data on the tracks
in session 2.
Mixed CD: This format records data on the first
track and audio (audio CD data) on the se cond and
subsequent tracks of a session.
1)
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Notes on CD-R and CD-RW
• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs canno t be pl ayed
on this system depending upon the recording
quality or physical condition of the disc, or
the characteristics of the recording device.
Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not
been correctly finalized. For more
information, see the opera ting instructions f or
the recording device.
• Discs recorded on CD-R/CD-RW drive s may
not be played ba ck be ca use o f sc rat che s, d irt ,
recording condition or the driver’s
characteristics.
• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multisession that have no t en ded by “closing the
session” are not supported.
• The system ma y be unable to play MP 3
format files tha t do not have the “.MP 3”
extension.
• Attempting to play non-MP3 format f iles that
have the “.MP3” extension may result in noise
or malfunction.
• With formats oth er tha n ISO 966 0 le vel 1 and
2, folder names or file names may not be
displayed correctly .
• The following discs take a longer time to start
playback.
– a disc recorded with complicated tree
structure.
– a disc recorded in Multi Session.
– a disc to which data can be added (non-
finalized disc).
Music discs encoded with
copyright protection
technologies
This product is designed to playback discs that
conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard.
Recently, various music discs encoded with
copyright protect io n technologies are m arketed
by some record companies . Plea se be awar e that
among those discs, there are some that do not
conform to the CD standard and may not be
playable by this prod uct.
Cautions when playing a disc
that is recorded in Multi
Session
• If the disc begins with a CD-DA session, it is
recognized as a CD- D A (audio) disc, an d
playback continues until an MP3 session is
encountered.
• If the disc begins with an MP3 session, it is
recognized as an MP3 disc, and playback
continues until a CD - D A (audio) session is
encountered.
• The playback range of an MP3 disc is
determined by the tree structure of files
produced by analyzi ng of the disc.
• A disc with a mixed CD format will be
recognized as a CD- D A (audio) disc.
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Getting Started
Hooking up the system
Perform the following procedures 1 to 4 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and
accessories.
AM loop antenna
FM lead antenna
Right speaker Left speaker
Getting Started
1 Connect the speakers.
Connect the right and left speaker cords to
the SPEAKER terminals as shown below.
Main Unit
Insert only the stripped portion
Copper (3) Silver (#)
Speakers
Insert only the stripped portion
Copper (3)Silver (#)
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2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.
Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect
it.
Plug type A
AM loop antenna
FM
(C
AM
LOO
75
OAXIAL)
3 For models with a voltage selector, set
VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local
power line voltage.
Refer to the print on your sys tem’s
VOLTAGE SELECTOR for available
settings.
P
4 Connect the power cord to a wall
outlet.
If the plug does not fi t t he w all socket,
Ω
detach the supplied plug adaptor (only for
models equipped w ith an adaptor).
To turn on the system , press ?/1.
Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally
Plug type B
AM loop antenna
Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally
Note
Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords.
AM
LOOP
FM
75
(COAXIAL)
Inserting two R6 (size AA)
batteries into the remote
Ω
Note
If you do not use the remote for a long period of time,
remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from
battery leakage and corrosion.
Tip
When the remote no longer operates the system,
replace both batteries with new ones.
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Attaching the speaker pads
Attach the supplied speaker pads to th e bottom
of the speakers to stabilize the speakers and
prevent them from sl ip pi ng.
When carrying this system
Perform the following procedure to protect
the CD mechanism.
1 Make sure that all discs are removed
from the system.
2 Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch
the function to CD.
3 Hold down Z CD and then press M on
the unit until “STANDBY” appears.
After “STANDBY” disappears, then
“LOCK” appears.
4 Unplug the power cord.
Setting the clock
Getting Started
Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
1 Press ?/1 to turn on the system.
2 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.
3 Press . or > repeatedly to set the
hour.
4 Press ENTER.
5 Press . or > repeatedly to set the
minute.
6 Press ENTER.
The clock starts worki ng.
To adjust the clock
1 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.
2 Press . or > until “CLOCK SET?”
appears, then press ENTER.
3 Do the same procedures as step 3 to 6
above.
Notes
• The clock settings are canceled when you disconnect
the power cord or if a power failure occurs.
• You cannot set the clock in Power Saving Mode
(page 23).
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CD/MP3 – Play
r
Loading a disc
Use buttons on the unit for the operat ion.
1 Press DISC 1 – 5 to select a disc
stocker.
If a disc is loaded, press Z CD to remove a
disc from the di sc slot. “No Disc” appears.
2 Insert a disc in the disc slot with the
label side facing right .
When you pl ay
a disc, insert it
with the label
side facing
right.
To insert additional discs, repeat steps 1
through 2.
Notes
• When you turn on the system, the disc is not
pulled into the disc slot until “No Disc”
appears in the display . Do not attempt to
push in the disc until “No Disc” appears.
• When pressing Z CD and then reinser ting the disc
that appears in the disc sl ot, do not si mply pu sh in th e
disc. Remove the disc fr om the disc slot and then
reinsert it.
• Do not turn off the system with a disc halfway
inserted in the disc slot. Doing so may cause the disc
to fall.
• Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this
may cause malfunction.
• Do not load an 8 cm disc with an adaptor. Doing so
may cause the system to malfunction.
• When you eject a disc, handle the disc by its edge. Do
not touch the surfac e.
• If you load a disc that is not playable by this system,
it will be ejected automatically.
Playing a disc
— Normal Play/Shuffle Play
This system lets you play audio CDs and discs
with MP3 audio tracks.
Example: When a disc is loaded
Disc indicato
Track number
AUTOPRESETMP3 MONOSTEREO TUNEDTRACKALBUM
1
2
1
ALL
DISC S ALBM REP1 PGM SHUF
0
BASS
LEVEL L
PLAYTITLEID3TRKALBM
Playing time
SLEEPREC
0
TREBLE
LEVEL R i - Bass
SYNC
REC
3
4
5
1 Press CD (or FUNCTION repeatedly) to
switch the function to CD.
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2 Press PLAY MODE in stop mode
repeatedly until the mode you want
appears.
Select To play
ALL DISCS
(Normal Play)
1DISC
(Normal Play)
ALBM
(Normal Play)
ALL DISCS
SHUF (Shuffle
Play)
1DISC SHUF
(Shuffle Play)
ALBM SHUF
(Shuffle Play)
PGM
(Program Play)
All discs in the disc slot
continuously.
The tracks on the disc you
have selected in original
order.
All MP3 audio tracks in the
album on the disc you have
selected in original order.
When playing a non-MP3
disc, Album Play becomes
1DISC Play.
The tracks on all discs in
random order.
The tracks on the disc you
have selected in random
order.
The MP3 audio track s in t he
album on the disc you have
selected in random order.
When playing a non-MP3
disc, Album Shuffle Play
becomes 1DISC SHUF Play.
The tracks on the di sc in the
order you want them to be
played (see “Creating your
own program” on page 13).
Other operations
To Do this
Stop play Press x.
Pause Press X (or CD NX on the unit).
Select a track Press . or > repeatedly.
Select an album
of MP3
Find a point in a
1)
track
Select a disc Press DISC SKIP
Switch to CD
function from
another source
Remove a disc Press DISC 1 – 5, then press Z CD
1)
You may not be able to search between multiple
files. Also, the time may not be displayed correctly
for some files.
2)
You cannot select an empty disc stocker.
Press again to resume play.
Press ALBUM – or + repeatedly
after step 2 .
Keep pressing m or M during
playback and release it at the
desired point.
on the unit).
Press DISC 1 – 5 on the unit
(Automatic Source Selecti on) .
on the unit.
2)
(or DISC 1 – 5
CD/MP3 – Play
3 Press N (or CD NX on the unit).
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Notes
• You cannot change the play m ode dur ing pl ayb ac k.
• Some time may be needed to start playback of discs
recorded in complex configurations such as many
layers.
• When the disc is inser t ed, the player reads all th e
tracks on that disc. If there are many a lbum s or nonMP3 audio tracks on the disc, it may take a long time
for play to begin or for the next MP3 audio tra ck to
start play.
• Do not save unnecessary albums or tracks other than
MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 li stening.
We recommend that you do not save othe r types of
tracks or unnecessary alb ums on a disc that has MP3
audio tracks.
• An album that does not include an MP3 audio track
is skipped.
• Maximum album number: 150 (inc luding root
folder)
• The maximum number of MP3 a udio tracks and
albums that can be contained on a singl e dis c is 300.
• Playback is possible up to 8 level s.
• MP3 audio tracks are played back in alpha b eti cal
order.
• Depending on the encoding/writ ing so ftwa re,
recording device, or the record ing media used at the
time an MP3 audio track is recorded, you ma y
encounter such problems as disabled playback,
sound interruptions, and noise.
Tip
When disc access takes a lo ng ti me, set “CD POWER
ON” by CD power manage function (page 15).
Playing repeatedly
— Repeat P lay
You can pl ay a ll th e tr acks o r a si ng le t ra ck o n a
disc repeatedly.
Press REPEAT repeatedly during playback
until “REP” or “REP1” appears.
REP: For all the tracks on a disc, or all the MP3
audio tracks in an alb um up to five times.
REP1: For a single trac k only.
To cancel Repeat Play
Press REPEAT repeatedly until both “REP” and
“REP1” disappear.
Notes
• You cannot select “REP” and “ALL DISCS SHUF”
at the same time.
• When you select “REP1”, that track is repe at ed
endlessly until “REP1” is canc eled.
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