MAGNADYNE LS7000 Owner's Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL

LS7000

AM/FM Stereo Receiver and Auto Stop Cassette Player

Designed for In-Wall Installation of All Recreational Vehicles, Motor Homes and Mobile Housings

12 Volts DC

A Registered Trademark of Magnadyne Corporation

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INTRODUCTION

Please read all of the information in this booklet before using this unit to insure that you fully understand the capabilities of this unit.

WARNING! To prevent fire or electrical shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or moisture, or remove cover or bottom screws. No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

1. On/Off Button

Press this button in to turn the unit on. Press again to turn the unit off.

2. Speaker A/B Selector Buttons

To play the "A" set of speakers, press the "Speaker A" button. To play the "B" set of speakers, press the "Speaker B" button. To play the "A" and "B" speakers at the same time, press both buttons in.

3. Digital LED Display

The digital display area displays the radio station you are listening to in exact numerals.

4. AM Indicator Light

When the tuner is receiving a AM station, the AM light will be lit.

5. FM Indicator Light

When the tuner is receiving a FM station, the FM light will be lit.

6. FM Stereo Indicator Light

When the tuner is receiving a strong stereo FM signal, the stereo light will be lit.

PLAY

REW F.F.

STOP/ EJECT

PAUSE

SPEAKER A

SPEAKER B

ON/ OFF

CD IN

LS7000

PHONES

AM AUX

VOLUME

LOW

HIGH

GRAPHIC EQUALIZER

+12

10kHz1kHz100Hz

BALANCE

TUNING

CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

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9 10 11 12 13

5 6

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

15. 3-Band Graphic Equalizer

These controls will tailor the overall tone of the unit. Slide these controls up and down to achieve a tone that will suit your taste.

16. AM, FM or AUX Function Selector

After turning the unit on, select the desired playing mode with this selector.

17. Balance Control

Sliding this knob from left to right will allow you to balance the sound to suit your taste.

18. CD Input

Plug one end of a CD jumper cable into this receptacle and plug the other end into the "line out" receptacle or "headphone" receptacle of your portable CD player

It is strongly recommended to use the "line out" receptacle of the portable CD player. The LS7000 volume, balance and graphic equalizer controls will operate normally when the CD input is used.

19. Headphone Output

The headphone jack accepts a standard walkman type headphone plug (3.5mm). When the headphones are plugged into the headphone jack, all external speakers are turned off.

20. Speaker Output Levels

The left and right power meters will indicate the output level of the LS7000 to the speakers. When the red lights on the meters begin to light up, the sound quality will begin to deteriorate. When the red LED are lit solid, the sound will be very distorted and damage to the speakers will result.

7. Radio Station Tuning Knob

Rotate this knob to locate the radio station that you desire. Rotating it clockwise will take you up the frequency band and rotating it counter-clockwise will take you down the frequency band.

8. Cassette Carriage Door

By pressing the cassette stop/ eject button (12) the door will open to allow you to insert a tape.

9. Play Button

After inserting a cassette tape press this button to begin tape play.

10. Fast Rewind Button

To fast rewind the tape, press this button until it locks. To release the button press the stop/eject button.

11. Fast Forward Button

To fast forward the tape, press this button until it locks. To release the button press the stop/eject button.

12. Stop / Eject Button

When this button is pressed, tape play will stop and the cassette carriage door will open to allow you to remove the tape.

13. Pause Button

Pressing this button will stop the tape until the button is released.

14. Volume Control Knob

Rotate this knob clockwise to increase the volume of the unit and counterclockwise to decrease the volume.

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Tape Operation

1. Press the on/off button (1) to turn the unit on.

2. Press the stop/eject button (12) to open the cassette door.

3. Insert a cassette tape in the cassette carriage with the tape opening down and the programs you want to listen to facing you. Close the tape carriage door.

4. Press the play button (9).

5. To stop the tape play, press the eject button (12) once.

6. To release the tape carriage door and eject the tape, press the stop/eject button (12) again and the door will open.

Fast Forward and Fast Rewind

To fast forward or rewind a tape, press the fast forward button (

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) or the rewind button () until it locks. To release the

button, press the stop/ eject button (

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) once. To resume normal

play, press the play button (

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CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

Radio Operation

1. Press the on / off button (1) in to turn the unit on.

2. Use the function selector (16) to select the AM or FM radio band.

3. Tune in the desired radio station by rotating the tuning knob (7).

4. Adjust the volume, balance and graphic equalizer controls as desired.

FM Stereo Operation

The unit will automatically switch from FM mono to FM stereo when the signal strength increases to a stereo level. If the signal should become weak on stereo reception, the unit will switch back to the mono mode.

Note: Stereo operation is indicated by the stereo light (6) on the front of the unit.

AUX Operation

1. Set function selector (16) to the AUX position.

2. Turn on the item connected to the AUX inputs.

3. The volume, balance and graphic equalizer controls will operate normally.

Graphic Equalizer Operation

The 3-band equalizer provided with the LS7000 can tailor the sound quality in great detail. The control marked 100Hz, will adjust the bass (low) tones. The control marked 1kHz will adjust the midrange (voices) and the control marked 10kHz will adjust the treble (high) tones. Move each control toward the +12 marking to increase each tone. Move each control toward the

-12 marking the decrease the tones. Set the controls at the 0

position for no tone adjustment.

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