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SoundWorks
RadioCD745
User
Manual
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INTRODUCTION
The
peopleatCambridge
SoundWorks
hope
you
enjoy
your
new
high-performance
SoundWorks
RadioCD745.
Your
new
radio
has
greatFMstereo
sound
and
plays
usefulAMband
stations.Itstores16FM
station
presets
along
with8AM
station
presets.Anintegral,
slot-load
disc
player
plays
audio
CDs
and
MP3/WMA
filesonCD-ROM.
The
large
32-character
display
and
full-function
remote
makes
radio
operation
easy
from
across
the
room.
The
SoundWorks
RadioCD745
displays
three
types
of
supplementary
text:
•
Radio
Data
Service
(RDS)FMstation
text
•
CD-text
•
"103"
text
storedinmost
MP3
and
WMA
files.
An
automatic
dimmer
function
reduces
display
brightness
in
dark
rooms
while
maintaining
good
legibilityinbright
light.Aninternal
long-life
power
cell
maintains
the
current
time
accurately
for
many
years.Byinsertinga9V
battery
(not
supplied),auser
ensures
thatanactivated
wakeup
function
will
work
even
duringapower
outage.
-
4-
A
front
input
jack
allows
easy
connectionofaudio
program
sources
(like
portable
digital
music
and
cassette
players).
A
convenient
JOG
button
lets
you
select
fromavariety
of
secondary
adjustments
(Bass
and
Treble,
Snooze
time
and
Text
display
modes,
among
others).
- 5 -
GETTING
STARTED
A
Remove
the
SoundWorks
RadioCD(SeeA)from
its
protective
polybag
and
placeitin
your
preferred
location.
The
Radio
CD's
Tone
alarm
sound
and
bass
output
will
be
reducedifthe
Radioisplacedona
compliant,
soft
surface.
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ANTENNA
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PLAYER
PlAYER
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INT
§
OUTPUT
INPUT
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Connect
theAMantenna
(See
B):Toprepare
the
an-
tenna
(1),
fold
the
base
(2)
and
snapitinto
place
(3).
Position
theAMantenna
(4)inany
out-of-the-way
site,
preferablyatleast8inches
apart
from
the
Radio
CD.
Insert
theAMAntenna's
miniplug
into
the
Radio
CD's
rear
panel
minijack
markedAMANTENNA
(5).
Rotate
theAMantennatoachieve
the
best
signal
for
individualAMstations.
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GETTING
STARTED
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Connect
the
cordbyinserting
the
SoundWorks
Radio
CD'sACplug
intoaconvenient
outlet.
TheACcordisalso
the
Radio
CD's
primaryFMantenna.
It
will
function
betterifat
least
50%ormoreofits
length
followsastraight
line
(See
C).
Checktomake
sure
theFMantenna
switchonthe
rear
panelofthe
Radio
enclosureisin
the
INT
(internal)
position
(factory
default).
If
desired,
the
externalFMantenna
canbeconnected
and
used
insteadofthe
internal
antenna
(See
D).
Connect
the
external
antennatothe
"F"-type
connectorofthe
rear
panel.
Set
theFMantenna
switchtoEXT
(external).
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AM
POWER
PLAYER
ANTENNA
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OUTPUT
INPUT
INPUT
FM
ANTENNA-INPUT
EXT
~
INT
U
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GETTING
STARTED
(Continued)
_
Setting
the
Clock
You
can
adjust
the
current
time
whether
the
radioisin
StandbyorOn.
Just
press
the
TIME
ADJUST
BUTTONS
(nexttothe
C9symbol)
on
the
right
hand
sideofthe
display
(see
E).
Note:
The
current
time
can
onlybeadjusted
from
the
radioCDfaceplate.
The
remote
control
can
adjust
the
wakeup
time
setting,
but
not
the
current
time.
Tone
Alarm
Backup
Battery
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For48hoursofalarm
function
backup
duringanAC
power
failure,
obtain
and
installa9volt
batteryinthe
radio's
battery
compartment.
Release
the
battery
cover,
attach
the
battery
and
restore
the
cover.
If
either
alarmissettoactivate
(musicortone
wake-up)
and
the
power
fails,
the
battery
sounds
the
tone
alarm
at
the
appropriate
time.
Press
POWERonthe
radio
to
silence
the
alarm.
Remove
the
batteryifthe
unitisun-
plugged
for
more
than24hours.
Replace
the
battery
after
30
minutesofemergency
tone
alarm
operation
(see
F).
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Pushing
the
POWER
button
chooses
StandbyorOn
operation
(see
G).
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GETTING
STARTED
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_
Standby
and
On
The
faceplate
POWER
button
can
alsobeusedtoengage
Sleep
Delay
operation
(see
page
16).
Selecting
the
Radio
Bands
1.
Pressing
the
FM/AM
button cycles
through
two
banks
ofFMstation
presets,
and
one
bankofAM
station
presets.
You
can
store
eightFMstationsinthe
Preset
bank
FM1,
eight
differentFMstationsinPreset
bank
FM2,
and
eightAMstationsinthe
Preset
bank
AM
(see
H).
2.Ifyou
switch
from
another
modetoFM/AM,
the
radio
will
returntothe
last
Preset
bank
used
(from
Standby,
CD,
PLAYERorfrom
the
AUX
input).
Pressing
the
FM/AM
button
during
FM/AM
operation
selects
the
next
present
bank
(FM1,
FM2,orAM).
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GETTING
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Tuning
Stations
•
Autotune
Method1:Press
the
SEEK
button
(remote
or
radio
face)toautomatically
find
the
next
station
or
higher
frequency
(see
I).
•
Autotune
Method2:Press
and
hold
either
TRACKI
TUNE/ADJ
buttontoseek
the
next
station
(the@
button
seeks
down,
theebutton
seeks
up)
(see
J).
•
Manual
Tune:Tofindaspecific
frequency,
tap the
appropriate
TRACKITUNE/ADJ
button(@or
e).
Storing
StationsinPRESET
Banks
Press
the
FM/AM
buttontochoose
the
desired
Preset
bank
(FM1,
FM2,
AM)
radio
band.
Tunetothe
desired
station.
Press
and
hold
the
desired
PRESET
button
until
a
short
toneisheard.
The
stationisstored
(see
K).
WhenanFM
frequencyisstoredona
Preset,
the
current
Stereo/
Wide/Mono
and
RDS
Text
settingisalso
stored.
When
the
Preset
is
tapped,
the
stored
setting
will
override
the
JOG
menu
setting.
Storing
a
weakFMstereo
stationinMONO
will
insure
cleaner
reproduction
under
varying
reception
conditions.
You
can
also
electtostore
FM
stations
with
RDS
text
youdonot
wishtoseeinSTATICorNO
TEXT·
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SELECTINGCDPLAY
Important:
Use
only
standard
12cm
(4
~")
compact
discs.
Smaller
discs
will
not
workinthe
slot
load
mechanism.
1.
InsertaCD
disc
into
the
slottoautomatically
select
CD
play.
TheCDIN
light
indicatesifthereisa
disc
inside
the
radioCD(see
L).
2.Ifthereisa
CD
disc
inside
the
radio
CD,
tapping
the
CD
button
will
start
disc
play
(see
M).
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Light
Choosing
Selections
•
Track
selection:
Tap
the
appropriate
TRACK/TUNEI
ADJ
button
(@or@)
(see
N).
•
CD-ROM
folder
selection:Tomove
from
the
current
folder
(directory),
tap
either
00r
0.
See
pages
29-
32
foranexplanationoffolder
(directory)
navigation.
•
Forward
scan
and
reverse
scan:
Press
and
hold
TRACK/TUNE/ADJ
button
(@
or@).
Disc
Stop
Press
the
STOP
button
once
( @ )tostop
disc
play
with
"resume
from
same
location"
feature.
Press
the
STOP
button
twicetostop
disc
play
and
returntothe
startofthe
disc.
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During
AudioCDPlay
Press
STOP
1
time
Resumes
from
Same
Location
2
times
StartatbeginningofDisc
During
CD-ROM
Play
Press
STOP
Disc
Position
1
time
Resume
from
Same
Location
2
times
StartatbeginningofFolder
3
times
StartatbeginningofDisc
CD
Play
and
the
Power
button:
Pressing
the
POWER
.
button
during
disc
play
causes
the
RadioCDto
enter
STANDBY
track
resume
mode.
Pressing
the
POWER
button
again
resumes
playatexactly
the
same
location
on
the
disc
(audioCDor
CD-ROM).
Preset4"FOLDER"
feature:
The
SoundWorks
RadioCDrecognizes
foldersatthe
Top
Levelofa
CD-ROM.
Pressing
Preset4"FOLDER"
during
CD-ROM
Play
will
show
the
first16lettersofthe
name
of
the
folder
containing
the
active
MP3/WMA
track.
TOP
LEVELisdisplayedifthe
fileisnot
insideafolder.
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SELECTINGCDPLAY
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Disc
Eject
Press
the
disc
EJECT
button
(see
0).
CD
Info
TheCDINFO
button
(preset1)displays
disc
playing
time
readouts,asfollows:
Audio
CD-Track
time
elapsed•Track
time
remaining
•
CD
time
elapsed•CD
time
remaining
CD-ROM-File
time
elapsed
CD
Mode
TheCDMODE
button
(preset5)selects
the
following
other
disc
play
modes:
•
AudioCD-
Random
play•Play
one
track
•
CD-ROM-Random
play•Play
folder•Random
play
folder•Play
one
file
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( SOONowons
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Eject
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Repeat
The
REPEAT
button
(present6)will
repeat
the
current
play
mode
until
the
discisejectedorthe
POWER
button
is
pressed.
The
repeat
modeismaintained
until
the
disc
is
ejectedorthe
POWER
buttonispressed.
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