Audiovox CE525 User Manual

PRECAUTIONS

Follow the advice below for safe and appropriate
operation.

ON PLACEMENT

• Do not use the unit in places which are
extremely hot, cold, dusty, or humid.

• Place the unit on a flat and even surface.

• Do not restrict the air flow of the unit by placing
it in a place with poor air flow, by covering it
with a cloth, or by placing it on carpet.

ON SAFETY

• When connecting and disconnecting the AC
cord, grip the plug and not the cord itself.
Pulling the cord may damage it and create a
hazard.

• When you are not going to use the unit for a
long period of time, unplug it.

ON AC VOLTAGE

• Before use, check that the rated voltage of your
unit matches your local voltage.

ON CONDENSATION

• When left in a heated room where it is warm
and damp, water droplets or condensation may
from inside the CD player.

• When there is condensation inside the unit, the
unit may not function normally.

• Let it stand for 1 to 2 hours before turning the
power on, or gradually heat the room up and
dry the unit before use.

FCC INFORMATION

This device complies with Part 15 of FCC rules.
Operations are 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 operations.

Should any trouble occur, disconnect the AC power
cord and refer servicing to a qualified technician.

REMOTE CONTROL

USING THE REMOTE CONTROL CORRECTLY

• Point the Remote Control at the REMOTE
SENSOR located on the unit.

• When there is a strong ambient light source,
the performance of the infrared REMOTE
SENSOR may be degraded, causing unreliable
operation.

• The recommended effective distance for
remote operation is about 19 feet (6 m).

TO INSTALL BATTERIES

1. Open the battery door. 2. Insert two AAA

BATTERY REPLACEMENT

When batteries become weak, the operating
distance of the Remote Control is greatly reduced
and you will need to replace the batteries.

NOTE: If the Remote Control is not going to be
used for a long time, remove the batteries to avoid
damage caused by battery leakage corrosion.

batteries.

TURNING ON THE UNIT

TO TURN ON THE UNIT

Press the power on button, the display will light up. Select the desired function and the
corresponding function indicator will light up.

Press the power button until the display show the time.

1. Press Function button once to
set the unit to CD mode. The
display will show:

CLOCK SETTING (at standby mode)

1. Press memory/clock
button in clock mode.
Hour blink.

3.Press memory
button to make
minutes blink.

2. Press skip buttons to

4. Press skip buttons

2. Press Function button once
again to set the unit to
Tuner mode, the display will
show:

set correct hour

to set correct
minutes and press
memory button to
start the clock.

Note: If a button is
not pressed for 10
seconds, the clock
set mode will be
exited automatically.

3. Press Function button once
again to set the unit to Aux
mode, the display will show:

AUX

TIMER OPERATION

The power can be turned on and off automatically
at a preset time so that you can wake up to CD or
radio. Make sure the clock is correct before timer
setting.

TIMER SETTING

1. Press clock button until
timer ‘00’ is in the
display.

2. Press memory button in
clock mode. Hour blink.

3. Press skip button to set
correct hour.

4. Press memory button to
make minutes blink.

5. Press skip button to set correct minutes

6. Press memory button to set the duration of timer
to be on. It can be set from 5 minutes to 240
minutes.

Cancel the timer function

Press the timer button until the timer indicator
turns off. It can only be operated when the unit is
turned on.

PARTS IDENTIFICATION

1. VOLUME button

2. SLEEP button

3. TIMER button

4. FUNCTION button

5. RANDOM/TUNING/REPEAT button

6. EQ button

7. X-BASS button

8. REMOTE SENSOR

9. POWER ON/OFF button

10. HEADPHONE jack

11. DISPLAY window

12. PLAY/PAUSE button

13. BAND/STOP button

14. SKIP/SEARCH/PRESET button

15. MEMORY/CLOCK button

16. EJECT button

17. CD slot

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TUNER SECTION

TUNING INTO A STATION MANUALLY

1. Press the FUNCTION button to TUNER.

2. Press BAND button and tune a station.

3. Press the TUNING button to select a station

FOR BETTER RECEPTION
FM

Connect the external FM
antenna wire to the FM
antenna terminal. Fully
unwind the wire antenna.
Then extend the wire
antenna and place it in the
position that sounds best.

NOTE: DO NOT CONNECT TO AN OUTSIDE
ANTENNA

AM

Adjust the AM loop
antenna for the
best sound.

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REMOTE CONTROL

1. SLEEP button

2. RANDOM/TUNING/REPEAT button

3. EJECT button

4. X-BASS button

5. SKIP/SEARCH/PRESET button

6. BAND/STOP button

7. TIMER button

8. EQ button

9. MEMORY/CLOCK button

10. VOLUME button

11. PLAY/PAUSE button

12. FUNCTION button

13. POWER/STANDBY button

TO SEARCH FOR A STATION AUTOMATICALLY

Press the TUNING button UP or DOWN for 1 to 2
seconds, and a station is searched for
automatically. After tuning in to a station, the
search stops.

The search may not stop at a station with a very
weak signal.

IF THE FM STEREO BROADCAST SIGNAL IS
WEAK

Set FM STEREO button until “ST”indicator appears
in the display for a while. Background noise will
be reduced but the signal reproduced will be
mono.

PRESETTING STATION

The unit can store a total of
40 stations. They can be
tuned in to by selecting
their preset numbers. It is
possible to store stations of
any band in order of your
choice.

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SYSTEM CONNECTIONS

IMPORTANT

Switch off the power before connecting speakers
and other equipment.

1. AM LOOP ANTENNA TERMINALS

Do not connect to
an outside
antenna. Connect
the supplied AM
loop antenna to
receive the AM
broadcast signal.

2.CONNECTION WITH OTHER OPTIONAL
EQUIPMENT

To listen to audio signals
from external units
through this unit.
Connect the red plug to
the Aux R jack, and the
white plug to the Aux L
jack.

LISTENING TO THE CONNECTED EQUIPMENT

a. Press the FUNCTION button to AUX.
b. Play the external source.

3. POWER OUTPUT METER SOCKET

Insert the black cable with the plug of the
Subwoofer to this socket. This connects the unit
to the Power meter indicator in the subwoofer.

4. SUB-WOOFER OUTPUT TERMINAL

Connect the speaker cable for the Subwoofer to
this terminal. Arrange the speakers to ensure a
stereo effect. The main sound direction should
not be interfered with by furniture, curtains etc.

5. FM ANTENNA WIRE TERMINAL

Do not connect to an outside antenna. Connect
the supplied FM antenna to this terminal to
receive an acceptable FM signal.

In some extreme cases, due to shock, excessive
static electricity or changes on supply voltage,
the unit may not operate, and you will not be
able to activate the control on the unit.

TUNER SECTION (... continue)

MANUAL MEMORY PRESETTING

This feature allows you to set stations into memory.

1. Press the FUNCTION button
to TUNER

4. Press SKIP/SEARCH buttons
to preset number

TUNING INTO A PRESET STATION

Press the Skip/Preset button
NOTE

If a button is not pressed for 10
seconds the preset mode will be
exited automatically.

2. Press the BAND button to
select the desired band and
tune a station.

5. Press the memory/clock set
button.

6. SPEAKER CORD CONNECTION

Connect the right speaker to the R terminal, and
the left to the L terminal.

Connect the wires
with the printed
white lines to the
red (+) terminals
and the plain-black
wires to the black
(-) terminals.

WARNING:

Connecting speakers other than the speakers
supplied with the unit may damage the unit.

7. POWER CORD CONNECTION

Before use, check that the rated voltage of your
unit matches your local voltage.

Connect the AC cord to an AC outlet. The clock
will be displayed.

Caution: To prevent electrical shock, match wide
blade of plug to wide slot, fully insert.

In this case, please turn off the power, then
disconnect the AC power cord. To resume
operation, connect the AC power cord into the
power outlet again.

3. Press the MEMORY/CLOCK
set button.

6. To preset more than one
station,

repeat steps 2 to 5.

CD SECTION

CD PLAYING

1. Press FUNCTION button to CD.

2. If the unit is in the
horizontal position,
insert the CD with
the label side facing
up.

If the unit is in the
vertical position,
insert the CD with
the label side facing
right.

TO INTERRUPT PLAYBACK

Press button.
The pause indicator will light up.
To resume playback, press button again.

TO STOP PLAYBACK

Press button.

Locating a particular point in a track

To move backward at high speed

Keep SKIP/PRESET button pressed during
play and release at the desired point.

To move forward at high speed

Keep SKIP/PRESET button pressed during
play and release at the desired point

BACKWARD

Keep it pressed during play

REPEAT PLAY

This function will allow a single track or all the
tracks on the disc to be played repeatedly.

To repeat the same track

Press REPEAT button to repeat the current track.
The repeat indicator light up.

To repeat the whole disc

Press REPEAT button until
the indicator light up.

To cancel repeat play

Press REPEAT until the repeat indicator turn off.

During stop mode

The repeat operations can also be done in
the stop mode. The player will start playing
from Track 1 of the currently selected disc
after play/pause button is pressed.

During pause mode

The repeat operations can also be done from
the pausing point. The player will start
playing again after play/pause is pressed.

FORWARD

3. The total number of
tracks and playback
time will show in
the display for a
few seconds.

4. To start playing, press play button.

NOTE

The CD player may skip if the loud speakers are
situated close to the player and if high volume or
bass levels are used.

This unit only plays 5” CDs.

Searching for the beginning of a track

To find a previous track

Keep SKIP/PRESET button once to return
to the beginning of the current traack.

To skip tracks

Keep SKIP/PRESET button repeatedly to
skip track(s) forward one by one.

BACKWARD

Press it once

RANDOM PLAY

Tracks on the disc can be played in random order.

Playing in a random order - in stop mode

1. Press the Random
button, the word
RANDOM will
appear on the
display.

Notes:

1. The random function shuffles all the tracks and
randomly selects one track to play each time.

2. The player will skip to a new randomly selected
track and start playing if skip button is pressed
during random playback.

In playback mode

During normal playback the random function cannot
be activated. It can be switched ON from the STOP
mode.

To cancel random playback

1. Press the stop button to stop random playing.

2. Press the RANDOM button to deactivate random
playback.

NOTE

During random playback, the RANDOM playback
function cannot be cancelled. Random play
cancellation can only be done in stop mode.

2. Press the play/pause
button. Some abnormal
symbols will be shown
on the display and a
short period of time is
needed for tracks
shuffling before
playback can be started.

FORWARD

PROGRAMMING PLAYBACK – IN THE STOP
MODE

Up to 32 tracks can be programmed to play in an
order using this function

1.Press MEMORY /
CLOCK button (in
stop mode).

3. Press memory button again to store this track
in memory.

4. To program additional tracks:
Repeat step 2 to 3.

5. To start playback, press the play button

NOTE

With program on, the skip button function can
only be used for the selected tracks.

To check the program

Press memory button successively to check the
sequence of programmed tracks.

SLEEP SETTING

When the sleep timer is used, the power is
automatically turned off after the specified
time passes.

1. Press the sleep button
while the power is on.
Sleep 90 lights in the
display

2. Press and hold the
SLEEP button to select
the length of
remaining time until
the unit turns off.

The sleep timer is set and the SLEEP indicator
lights in the display. Let go when required sleep
time (in minutes) is shown.

To cancel the sleep timer, press the SLEEP
button once and SLEEP will go out in the
display.

2. Press skip button to
select the desired
track

STOPPING AND CANCELLING
PROGRAMMED PLAYBACK

To stop programmed play for a moment:

• Press play/pause button and will be
displayed. Press this button again to resume
playing.

To add additional tracks during program
playback:

• Press stop button, press the MEMORY/
CLOCK button until the track indication is
“--“ and then repeat steps 2 to 3
(programmable playback).

To erase the whole program:

• Press stop button
until the word
MEMORY disappears
from the display. The
display will then show
the information of the
current disc.

• Or press the FUNCTION
button to select other
functions.

ADJUSTING THE SOUND

To adjust the volume
Slide the volume knob to

clockwise or anti-clockwise
to increase or decrease the
volume.

For loud deep bass

Press X-BASS button to increase the low
frequency sound level.

For private listening

Connect a headphone (ø3.5mm stereo mini­plug) to the PHONES jack. When the
headphone is connected, speakers are
automatically disconnected.

VERTICAL OR HORIZONTAL

This system is specially designed to work
in a vertical or horizontal position.

For proper operation, make sure the unit
is placed on a flat stable surface.

SPECIFICATIONS

Power Source: AC 120V ~ 60 Hz
Power consumption: 36 Watts
Speaker impedance: 4 ohms
Accessories: 1 main unit

Specifications subject to change without notice.

2 x 4 ohm 1-way system speakers
1 x 4 ohm subwoofer with display power meter
1 Remote controller with 2xAAA batteries
1 FM antenna
1 AM loop antenna

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WARNING

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

The lightning flash
and arrowhead within
the triangle is a
warning sign alerting
you of “dangerous
voltage” inside the
product.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE
TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK
OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK), NO
USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point
within the triangle is
a warning sign
alerting you of
important instructions
accompanying the
product.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

CLASS 1

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION

LASER

PRODUCT

This product contains a low power laser device.

WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS

AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

CAUTION

DEFEATED.

TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE

SYMPTOM CAUSE (AND REMEDY)
CD

System does not turn on • Make sure AC power plug is secure in the outlet,
Disc in place but until won’t play • Make sure FUNCTION selector is set to CD.

Disc skips • Disc may be damaged or dirty; check disc.

RADIO

Poor FM reception • Make sure FM antenna wire is unwind.

Poor AM reception • Reposition or turn the unit for better reception.

and outlet has power.

• Make sure disc label is facing up.

• Make sure disc is clean.

• Pause mode is activated.

• Press and hold EJECT button for 3 seconds to eject
the disc, take it away from disc tray then inset again.

• Make sure the unit is on a secure spot. Vibration or
jarring can cause the disc to skip.

• Electrical interference in your home can cause poor
reception. Move the unit away from sources of
interference (especially those with motors and
transformers).

MAINTENANCE

CLEANING CD

If the CD skips or will not play, the disc may
need cleaning. Before playing, wipe the disc
from the centre out with a cleaning cloth. After
playing, store the disc in its case.

CLEANING THE UNIT

Do not use volatile chemicals on this unit. Clean
by lightly wiping with a soft cloth.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Before transporting the unit, take out all discs
from the CD tray.