
MCD300
Quick Start Guide
What’s in the Box?
You should find these items upon opening the box.
Composite Video Cable
FM antenna
MW antenna
Quick Start Guide
Quick start guide
Remote control with two
AAA batteries
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2
User Manual
User manual

Tips
– See the User Manual for other TV
connection options.
–For connecting to a Progressive Scan
TV, refer to the user manual for proper
connections and detailed setup.
MW antenna
1
Connect the speaker wires.
2
Connect the MW and FM antennas
3
Connect the composite video cable to your TV.
4
Connect the power cords of the system and TV.
TV
FM antenna
Speaker
(right)
4
AC power cord
1
2
2
3
Speaker
(left)
1
Setting up the TV
1
Press SOURCE (DISC on the remote) to select disc source.
2
Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channel.

Setting the clock
1
In standby mode, press and hold CLOCK on the remote.
2
When the hour digits flash, turn VOLUME-/+ on the system or press VOLUME+/- on the
remote to set the hours.
3
Press CLOCK again and the minute digits flash. Then turn VOLUME-/+ on the system or
press VOLUME+/- on the remote to set the minutes.
4
Press CLOCK again to confirm the time setting.
Setting DVD menu options
IMPORTANT!
If the progressive scan feature is activated but the connected TV does not support
progressive signals or the cables are not connected accordingly, see the user
manual for proper progressive scan setup or deactivate the progressive scan
feature as below:
1) Turn off your TV progressive scan mode or turn on to interlaced mode.
2) Press SYSTEM on the remote to exit the system menu and then DISC to exit
progressive scan.
Tip
See chapters "Getting Started" and "System Menu Options" in the
User Manual for detailed descriptions.

Playing a disc
1
Press OPEN /CLOSEç(ç on the remote) to open the disc tray.
2
Load in a disc with the label side facing up, then close the disc door.
3
Playback will start automatically. If not, pressÉÅ.
4
To stop playback, press 9.
Programming and tuning to radio stations
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OPEN/CLOSE
1
Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to select tuner source (FM or MW).
2
Press PROG on the remote for more than two seconds to program all available stations in
order of waveband.
3
Press PRESET3/4 (CH +/- (¡ / ™) on the remote) until the desired preset station is
displayed.
Tip
Detailed playback features and
additional functions are described in the
accompanied owner's manual.
Notes for remote control:
– First, select the source you wish to
control by pressing one of the source select
keys on the remote control (DISC or TUNER,
for example).
– Then select the desired function ( 2;,
í, ë
for example).
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