
MCM238
Quick Start Guide
What’s in the Box?
You should find these items upon opening the box.
Stand
FM wire antenna
2
User Manual
MW antenna
Step A
Step
Step
Remote control with
1 x CR2025 battery
B
C
Install
Prepare
Enjoy
CR2025
Power adaptor
User manual
Quick start guide

Install
Mounting the stand onto the set
1
Locate the bottom of the main unit and find the slot, then slide the stand
in the slot until it stops, as indicated in the figure.
Rear connections
Speaker
(right)
MW loop
antenna
Speaker
(left)
FM wire
antenna
Power adaptor
1
Connect the cable of the left speaker to LEFT (red and black) and the cable
of the right speaker to RIGHT (red and black).
2
Extend the wire antenna and fit it to FM ANTENNA.
3
Insert the MW antenna to MW ANTENNA jacks.
4
Connect the AC power cord to the wall socket.
Tip
– To receive optimal radio reception, put the
main unit and the antennas as far away as
possible from the power adaptor.

SetupSetup
Setting the clock
1
Press and hold STANDBY-ON/ ECO POWER y to switch the set to Standby mode.
➜ The display shows the set time.
➜ -- --:-- -- flashes by default if you have not set the clock.
2
In the standby mode, press and hold CLOCK on the remote control.
➜ 24 HR or 12 HR appears for the initial clock setting. To select 12-hour clock or
24-hour clock,
1. Press VOLUME +/- once or more.
2. Press CLOCK to confirm.
➜ The hours digits start flashing.
3
Hold down or press VOLUME +/- repeatedly to set the hours.
4
Press CLOCK to confirm.
5
Hold down or press VOLUME +/- repeatedly to set the minutes.
IMPORTANT!
– Remove the
protective plastic tab
before using the
remote control
Notes for remote control:
– First, select the source you wish to
control by pressing one of the source
select keys on the remote control (CD
or TUNER, for example).
– Then select the desired function
( 2;, 4,
¢
for example).
6
Press CLOCK to confirm.
Helpful hints:
- To set the clock automatically by using a time signal which is broadcast
together with the RDS signal, see the User Manual, RDS: Setting the RDS clock.

Enjoy
Playing discs
With this system, you can play all pre-recorded audio CDs (CDDA), all finalized audio CD-Rs
and CD-RWs, MP3/WMA-CDs (CD-Rs/CD-RWs with MP3/WMA files)
1
Press SOURCE once or more to select CD (or CD on the remote control).
2
Press DOOR OPEN to open the CD compartment.
3
Insert a disc with the printed side facing up. Then close the CD door.
4
Press ÉÅ to start playback.
5
To stop playback, press STOPÇ.
Tuning to radio stations
1
Press SOURCE once or more to select TUNER (or TUNER on the remote control).
2
Press and hold PROGRAM until AUTO appears
➜ Available stations are programmed in order of waveband reception strenght: RDS, FM
followed by MW.
3
Press the ALBUM/ PRESET buttons once or more until the desired preset station is
displayed.
Detailed playback features and
additional functions are described in the
accompanied owner's manual.
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