Kompernass KH 2256 User Manual

Kompernaß GmbH · Burgstraße 21 · D-44867 Bochum

www.kompernass.com

ID No.: KH2255.56_0905_V5

UK

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 CD Clock Radio

KH 2255/2256

Operating instructions

KH 2256

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CD Clock Radio

Safety information 4

Delivery Contents 4

Intended Usage 5

Technical Data 5

Operating elements 5

Commissioning 6

Battery Back-up System in Case of Power Failures 6

Setting the Time 6

Radio operation 6

Use of the CD Player 7

Further Functions of the CD Player 7

Setting the Alarm Time and Alarm Type 8

Sleep timer 9

Cleaning 9

Disposal 9

Warranty & customer service 9

Read the operating instructions carefully before using the appliance for the first time
and preserve this booklet for later reference. Pass the manual on to whomsoever
might acquire the appliance at a later date.

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CD Clock Radio

Safety information

 Important!

This clock radio employs a laser beam.
In order to avoid any risk of injury or
accident due to this laser beam, the
appliance may only be opened by
qualified specialists.
The appliances complies with the
international safety regulations and
the Directives of the European
Community.
It also complies with the currently
applicable standards on electrical
safety and electromagnetic compati­bility (EMC).

 Caution:

In order to avoid the risk of electric
shock, the cover of the appliance
must not be removed.
There are no parts that can be servi­ced inside the appliance. Always con­tact qualified specialists in the event
of problems or faults.

 This symbol warns the user of

hazardous voltages inside the
appliance.

 This symbol is intended as a war-

ning that personal injury can occur
if the information given in the ope­rating instructions for the device is
not strictly observed.

 Invisible laser beams can escape

when the CD player is open and
the lock deactivated. Direct contact
with the laser beam is absolutely to
be avoided.

 Warning:

In order to avoid the risks of fire and
electric shock, the appliance must not
be exposed to rain or moisture. The
ventilation openings must not be
blocked or covered.

 Important:

• Do not throw batteries into the fire.

• Do not immerse the device in water
and avoid splashes and droplets of
water entering the appliance. Do not
place any water/filled vessels (such as
e.g. flower vases) on the appliance.

 Electrical Fast Transient (Burst) Remark:

In case of misfunction due to electrical
fast transient (Burst), just reset the pro­duct (reconnect of power source may be
required) to resume normal operation.

 ESD Remark:

In case of misfunction due to electrosta­tic discharge just reset the product (re­connect of power source may be requi­red) to resume normal operation.

Delivery Contents

CD Clock Radio
Operating Instructions
Warranty card

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Intended Usage

• This device is suitable for the recep­tion of radio stations and the playing
of audio CDs and is equipped with
individually variable alarm functions.

• Any other use or modification of the
appliance is considered improper use
and may present significant risks of
accidents.

• The manufacturer accepts no liability
for improper use.

Technical Data

Power supply : 230-240V ~ 50Hz
Backup battery: 2x 1.5 V Type AA bat-

tery (not included in
the scope of supply)

CD player: Frequency range

(+/- 3dB) 100 Hz to
16 kHz

Laser:  = 760 nm

Pmax = 0.4 mW

Radio: FM 87,5 - 108 MHz

AM (MW)
530 - 1600 kHz

Operating elements

q

Button STOP/TIME

w

CD compartment

e

Button Skip/Fast Search forwards

/ Hour

r

Button PLAY MODE

t

Indicator light Repeat

y

Buttons ALARM I and ALARM II

u

Indicator light Sleep (KH2255 only)

i

Button SLEEP

o

Indicator light Random

a

Button SNOOZE

s

Tuning display (KH2255 only)

d

Volume display (KH2255 only)

f

Button ON/OFF

g

Indicator light ON/OFF

1%

Indicator light Program

j

Button PROGRAM: Preprogramming
of CD titles

1&

Button Skip/Fast Search backwards

/ Minute

l

Button PLAY/PAUSE: Start of the CD
playback or brief interruption in the
CD playback

1(

Volume controller

2)

Tuning knob: for selecting the radio
station

2! Band selector switch: AM (MW) - FM
2@

Function selector switch:
Radio - CD - Buzzer

2# FM antenna

KH2256 only:

2$ Headphone jack
2% Indicator light FM Stereo
2^ Selector switch Stereo/Mono

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Commissioning

This CD clock radio is operated with
230 - 240 Volt alternating current (AC),
50 Hz. It is additionally equipped with a
back-up system for the event of power
failures, for which two 1,5 V block batte­ries (not included in the scope of supply)
have to be inserted.

➩ Insert the plug of the power lead into

a suitable plug socket (AC voltage).

➩ Place the batteries into the battery

compartment on the underside of the
appliance.

 The use of an alkaline battery is re-

commended. In order to ensure opti­mum functioning, the battery should
be changed every 6 months.
Batteries are not charged in the bat­tery compartment!

Battery Back-up System in Case of
Power Failures

The batteries ensure that the clock conti­nues to function even in the event of a
power failure. In order to prolong the
battery life, however, the time is not
shown on the display.
If no battery has been inserted,

12:00

appears on the display. This means that
you have to carry out the time and
alarm settings again.

Setting the Time

Setting the time when switching on the
first time:

➩ Hold the button TIME

q

depressed
to switch between the 12 hour and
24 hour modes.

➩ The time flashes. Set the desired time

using the buttons MINUTE

1&

and

HOUR

e

.

➩ As soon as you press the button TIME

q

, the setting is saved. The displayed

time no longer flashes.

Setting the time at some later point:

➩ Hold the button TIME

q

depressed to
switch between the 12 hour and 24
hour modes.

➩ Press the button TIME

q.

The time
flashes. Set the desired time using the
buttons MINUTE

1&

and HOUR e.

➩ As soon as you press the button TIME

q

again, the setting is saved.

The displayed time no longer flashes.

Radio operation

1.

Push the function selector switch

2@

to position RADIO.

2.

Push the band selector switch

2!

to

position FM (UKW) or AM (MW).

3.

In order to achieve optimum recep­tion, extend the FM antenna 2#to
its full length.
For the AM waveband, the appliance
needs to be turned to achieve
optimum reception.

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4.

Switch on the appliance with the
ON/OFF button

1#

. The indicator light

g

comes on when the appliance is

switched on. The volume display

d

and frequency display 1!light up
(KH2255).

5.

Set the desired volume with the
volume controller 1(.

6.

Select the desired radio station using
the TUNING knob

2)

. If a radio
programme is being transmitted in
stereo and Stereo is selected, the indi­cator light FM STEREO

2%

lights up.

(KH2256)

7.

To switch off the radio, press the
button ON/OFF

1#

. The indicator light

ON/OFF

g

goes out.

Use of the CD Player

1.

Open the CD compartment

w

by
hand and insert the CD (with the
label facing to the rear) into the CD
compartment and close the CD
compartment.

2.

Push the function selector switch

2@

to position CD.

3.

When the ON/OFF button

1#

is pres­sed, the total number of CD tracks
appears on the display. After a few
seconds, the time is displayed again.

4.

Press the button PLAY/PAUSE

l

to

start the playback of the first track.

appears first on the display,
followed shortly thereafter by the
time again.

01

 Use the button PLAY/PAUSE

l

also to briefly interrupt the
playing of a track.
The playback can be resumed by
pressing button PLAY/PAUSE

l

again.

5.

Set the desired volume with the
volume controller

1(

.

6.

The playback can be stopped by
pressing button STOP

q

.

Further Functions of the CD Player

 SKIP/FAST SEARCH 

➩ Press e,

to skip to the next track,

or press button



e

several times to

skip several tracks. Press

1&

to jump to the start of a track, or

press button



1&

several times to

go back several tracks. If



1&

or 

e

are held depressed, certain points

of a track can be found quickly.

REPEAT t– Repeat playback /
RANDOM

o

– Random playback

➩ Press the button Play Mode

r

once
to repeat the playback of a particular
track. The REPEAT display

t

flashes.

➩ Press the button Play Mode

r

once
again to repeat the playback of the
whole CD. The REPEAT display

t

lights up.

➩ Pressing button Play Mode

r

again
cancels this function. The REPEAT
display

t

goes out.

➩ The indicator light RANDOM

o

lights
up. The CD tracks are played in ran­dom order.

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➩ Pressing button Play Mode

r

again
cancels this function. The indicator
light RANDOM

o

goes out.

PROGRAM

1^: For preprogramming

tracks in any order

1. Insert the CD.

2. Press button ON/OFF

1#

. The total
number of tracks appears briefly on
the display.

3.

Pressing the button PROGRAM

j

again displays . The indicator light
PROGRAM

h

flashes.

4.

Select your track with the buttons
Skip/Fast Search

e/k

. Then press the

button PROGRAM

j

to save the
track.
Proceed as described above to pro­gram further tracks. A total of
20 tracks can be programmed.

5.

Press the button PLAY/PAUSE

1*

to

start the playback.

6.

Press the button STOP

q

to stop the

playback.

If you wish to repeat the programming
later:

1. Press the button PROGRAM

1^

again
to activate the programming.
The indicator light PROGRAM

h

lights up.

2. Press the button PLAY/PAUSE 1*to
play the programmed tracks.

➩ To cancel the programming, open the

CD compartment.

p01

Setting the Alarm Time and
Alarm Type

With this appliance you can set two
different wake-up times that can be
used individually or simultaneously:

• AL 1 or AL 2

• or AL 1 and AL 2

Setting the alarm time

• Alarm (AL 1):

Press the button ALARM I

y

. Press

the buttons Minute

1&

and Hour eto
set the desired alarm time. The wake­up time is stored as soon as you press
the button ALARM I

y

. The indicator
for Alarm I appears on the display.
If you wish to switch off the alarm, press
the button ALARM I

y

.

• Alarm (AL 2):

Press the button ALARM II yand car­ry out the same steps as described ab­ove. The indicator for Alarm II
appears on the display.

➩ Now select the wake-up mode using

the function selector switch

2@

(CD,

radio or buzzer).

• Alarm mode BUZZER

➩ Move the function selector switch

2@

to the BUZZER position.

• Alarm mode Radio

➩ Carry out the steps 1 to 7 described

under "Radio operation" to tune the
radio to your desired station for the
radio alarm.

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• Alarm mode CD player

1. Open the CD compartment

w

and
insert the CD (with the label facing
to the rear) into the CD compart­ment and close the CD compart­ment.

2. Push the function selector switch

2@

to position CD.

 The total playing time of the CD

player in Alarm mode is 60 minutes.

 If no CD is inserted and alarm mode

CD player is set, the alarm signal of
the setting BUZZER sounds automa­tically.

Switching OFF the alarm

The alarm time is programmed for
60 minutes.

➩ SNOOZE: Press the button SNOOZE

a

to switch off the alarm temporarily.
The alarm will then sound again after
roughly 6 minutes.

➩ ON/OFF: Press button ON/OFF

1#

.
The alarm is switched off, but will
sound again after 24 hours.

➩ ALARM I/ALARM II: Press the

ALARM I / ALARM II

y button to

switch off the alarm permanently.

Sleep timer

➩ Move the function selector switch

2@

to position CD or RADIO.

➩ When you press the button SLEEP

i

,

"90" appears on the display.

Press the button SLEEP

i

again to set
the desired sleep time (90, 60, 30 or
15 minutes). This starts after a few
seconds.

➩ To stop the playback earlier, press the

button ON/OFF

1#

.

 If the playing time of the CD is shor-

ter than the sleep time set by you,
the music ends as soon as all the
tracks on the CD have been played.

Cleaning

Wipe the appliance with a damp cloth.
Do not use aggressive or chemical clea­ning agents. These would result in
damage to the appliance.

Disposal

Do not dispose of the appliance
in your normal domestic waste.

Dispose of old batteries and the appliance
via an approved waste disposal company
or your communal waste disposal centre.
Observe the currently applicable regula­tions. In case of doubt, please contact
your waste disposal centre.

Warranty & customer service

The warranty conditions and the service
address can be found on the warranty
card.

Kompernaß GmbH
Burgstrasse 21
D-44867 Bochum
www.kompernass.com

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