
MCD 709
Quick Start Guide
What’s in the Box?
You should find these items upon opening the box.
Control Cable
FM and MW antennas
Composite Video Cable
User Manual
User manual
Remote control with two
AAA batteries
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Quick Start Guide
Quick start guide

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.
AC power
1
Connect the speaker and subwoofer cables.
2
Connect the MW and FM antennas.
3
Connect the control cable.
4
Connect the composite video to a TV.
5
Connect the power cords of the system and TV.
5
Speaker
(right)
Subwoofer
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Setting up the TV
1
Press SOURCE (DISC on the remote) to select disc source.
FM antenna
2
MW antenna
Speaker
(left)
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2
Turn on the TV and set it to the correct Video In channel.

Setting the clock
IMPORTANT!
– To set clock in the Eco Power mode, press and hold ECO POWER/
STANDBY-ON
standby mode first before proceeding with the procedures below.
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on the set for 3 seconds or more to switch to normal
1
In standby mode, press and hold CLOCK/RDS 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/RDS 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/RDS 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 and load in a disc,
then press the same button again to close the disc tray.
2
Load in a disc with the label side facing up.
3
Playback will start automatically. If not pressÉÅ.
4
To stop playback, press PRESET-/9 (9 on the remote).
Programming and tuning to radio stations
1
Press SOURCE (TUNER on the remote) to select tuner source.
2
Press PROG on the remote for more than two seconds to program all available stations in
order of waveband.
3
Press PRESET+/- (CH +/- (¡ / ™) on the remote) until the desired preset station is
displayed.
Tip
Detailed playback features and
additional functions are described in the
accompany 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 (
for example).
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