Prestige P-950WESP Owner's Manual

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Released 7-8-03

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P-950WESP

AM/FM/MPX RADIO WITH FOLD-DOWN

DETACHABLE FRONT PANEL,

COMPACT DISC PLAYER WITH ELECTRONIC SKIP PRO-

TECTION (ESP), CD CHANGER CONTROLS,

WIRELESS REMOTE CONTROL

AND QUARTZ CLOCK

T/F

LOCSCANMUTE

SEL

OPEN

JAZZ

MONOSTLOC REG LOUD

POP

CLAS

CD-R/RW PLAYBACK

POWER LEVEL METER

PAU SCN RPT3SHF

D.DN D.UP6MODE

P-950W

ME/CR

AF TA EON

PTY

Sub. W

/Seek

/Track

Tune

ILL

PWR

MONO

BAND

AS/PS

LOUD

MULTI-COLOR FLOURESCENT DISPLAY

ESP

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INDEX

Page

Operating Instructions............................................................... 3 - 9

Setting the Clock ..........................................................................9

CD Player Error Codes.................................................................9

Specifications ..............................................................................10

CD Changer Controls..................................................................11

CD Changer Error Codes............................................................12

Wireless Remote Control Operation...........................................13

Care and Maintenance ...............................................................14

Handling Compact Discs ............................................................15

Notes on Discs ............................................................................15

Electronic Skip Protection...........................................................15

Warranty ..............................................................................Back Cover

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1 POWER ON-OFF/ILLUMINATION (PWR/ILL) BUTTON

Press this button to turn the un it on o r off. If the ignition switch is “on”, the unit will also turn on automatically when a compact disc is inserted, or if the MODE switch or BAND switch is pressed.

When the unit is on, each time the button is momentarily pressed and released, the VFD display panel back-lighting intensity will change from low-to-medium-to-high, and then back to low, thereby providing three different intensity settings.

2 AUDIO CONTROL ( / ) BUTTONS

To increase the volume level, press the button. The volume will increase and the level will be shown on the display panel from a minimum of VOL 00 to a maximum of VOL 100. To decrease the volume level, press the button. The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last volume adjustment or when another function is activated. These control but-

tons are also used in conjunction with the Select (SEL) button

3 to

adjust the bass, treble, balance and fader levels as described in

4, 5, 6 and 7.

3 PUSH SELECT CONTROL BUTTON (SEL)

This button is used to select the audio function (volume, bass, treble, balance, or fade) whose setting is adjusted using the AUDIO CONTROL buttons

2. Pressing the SEL button once will set the

unit for bass adjustment (BAS will appear on the display panel) and an audible beep will occur. Pressing the button additional times

will select treble adjusBtment (TRB on the display), balance (BAL), or fader (FAD), each accompanied by a beep tone. The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when another function is activated.

NOTE: Bass and Treble cannot be adjusted while the Equalizer

function

cu is in ROCK, CLAS or POP mode.

OPERA TING INSTRUCTIONS

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(BEHIND PANEL)

18 35

26 36

23 39

25 41

24 40

19, 27, 31, 32

11, 20, 21, 37, 38

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

T/F

LOCSCANMUTE

SEL

OPEN

JAZZ

MONOSTLOC REG LOUD

POP

CLAS

CD-R/RW PLAYBACK

POWER LEVEL METER

PAU SCN RPT3SHF

D.DN D.UP6MODE

P-950W

ME/CR

AF TA EON

PTY

Sub. W

/Seek

/Track

Tune

ILL

PWR

MONO

BAND

AS/PS

LOUD

MULTI-COLOR FLOURESCENT DISPLAY

ESP

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4 BASS CONTROL

To adjust the bass level (Equalizer function inactive), first select the Bass mode by pressing the SEL button

3 so the BAS indication

appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Bass mode, press the

AUDIO CONTROL 2 button to decrease

the bass response, or the

AUDIO CONTROL button to increase it as desired. The level will be shown on the display panel from a minimum BAS -10 to a maximum of BAS +10 (BAS 00 indicates

flat response). The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when another function is activated.

5 TREBLE CONTROL

To adjust the treble level (Equalizer function inactive), first select the Treble mode by pressing the SEL button

3 so the TRB

indication appears on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Treble mode, press the

AUDIO CONTROL button

2 to decrease the treble response or the AUDIO CONTROL

button to increase it as desired. The level will be shown on the display panel from a minimum TRB -10 to a maximum of TRB +10 (TRB 00 indicates flat response). The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when another function is activated.

6 LEFT/RIGHT BALANCE CONTROL

To adjust the left-right speaker balance, first select the Balance mode by pressing the SEL button

3 so the BAL indication appears

on the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Balance mode, press the

AUDIO CONTROL button 2 to adjust the

stereo balance to the left channel speakers or the

AUDIO CONTROL button to adjust it to the right channel speakers. The balance position will be shown on the display panel from BAL L10 (full left) to BAL R10 (full right). When the volume level between

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the left and right speakers is equal, BAL 00 will be shown on the display panel. The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when another function is activated.

7 FRONT/REAR FADER CONTROL

T o adjust the front-rear speaker balance, first select the Fader mode by pressing the SEL button

3 so the FAD indication appears on

the display panel. Within 5 seconds of choosing the Fader mode, press the

AUDIO CONTROL button 2 to adjust the front-rear speaker balance to the rear speakers or the AUDIO CONTROL button to adjust it to the front speakers. The fader position will be shown on the display panel from FAD R10 (full rear) to FAD F10 (full front). When the level between the front and rear speakers is equal, FAD 00 will be shown on the display panel. The display will automatically return to the normal indication 5 seconds after the last adjustment or when another function is activated.

8 LOUDNESS CONTOUR (LOUD)

When listening to music at low volume levels, this feature will boost the bass and treble ranges to compensate for the characteristics

of human hearing. Press and hold the BAND/LOUD button for 2 seconds to activate this feature; LOUD ON will appear on the display for 5 seconds. Pressing the button again for 2 seconds will deactivate the feature; LOUD OFF will appear on the display panel for 5 seconds.

9 AUDIO MUTE SELECTOR (MUTE)

Press this button momentarily to mute the volume from the system (MUTE will appear blinking on the display panel). Pressing the button again or activating any other button/function will return to the volume level setting in use before the Mute function was activated. During disc play, pressing this button will mute disc

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audio; however, disc play will continue and not be paused. During this time, the indication will remain on the display panel to show

that a disc is still loaded in the unit.

bl AM/FM BAND SELECTOR (BAND)

Each time the BAND/LOUD button is pressed momentarily, the radio band is changed. The indication AM, F1, F2 or F3 will appear on the display panel according to your selection.

bm UP/DOWN TUNE/SEEK/TRACK ( / ) BUTTONS

T o manually select a radio station, press for longer than 0.5 second either the UpTuning (

) button to advance the unit higher, or

press the Down Tuning (

) button to tune lower within the

selected band. Pressing either button momentarily will activate the Automatic Seek

Tuning function. The radio will seek the next available station in the selected direction and stop at that frequency. The Seek function can be stopped by pressing the button again or activating any other tuning function.

bn LOCAL (LOC) BUTTON

This feature is used to select the strength of the signals at which the radio will stop during Automatic Seek Tuning. Pressing and this button will select the Local setting (LOCAL will appear on the display panel) and only strong (local) stations will be received. Pressing the button again will select the normal Distant setting (LOCAL will disappear from the display panel, and Dx will be displayed instead) and the radio will stop at a wider range of signals, including weaker (more distant) stations.

bo FM MONO/STEREO BUTTON (MONO)

During FM radio operation, this button is used to select mono or stereo reception of the broadcast signal. Under normal reception

conditions, the unit should be left in the stereo mode as indicated by the ST indication on the display panel when tuned to an FM

stereo signal. If the stereo signal is too noisy for comfortable listening, press the MONO button to switch to mono reception (the ST indication will disappear from the display panel, and MONO will be displayed). T o return to stereo reception mode, press the button again so that the ST indication reappears in the display.

bp LOCAL STATION SCAN (SCAN) BUTTON

Press this button momentarily to commence an scan of the nearby local stations whose signal strengths are the strongest (the station number will appear flashing on the display panel during station search). Press the button again momentarily to stop the Scan operation and remain on the current local frequency. To return to one of the frequencies preset into the current band, press the desired pre-set button.

bq STATION PRE-SET MEMORIES

T o set any of the 6 pre-set memories in each band, use the following procedure:

1. Turn the radio on and select the desired band.

2. Select the first station to be pre-set using the Manual TUNE or Automatic SEEK Controls

bm .

3. Press the pre-set button to be set and continue to hold it in for approximately 2 seconds. The preset number, followed by CH (channel), will appear on the display panel

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