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TUNINGPRESET SEEK
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INSTALLATION
1. AM Loop Antenna
2. FM Antenna
3. Auxiliary Device (TV, Video)
4. Main and Surround Speakers
5. Subwoofer Speaker
1. Optical Output (MD, DVD)
(A280, A285, A380, A385, A580 models)
2. AM Loop Antenna
3. FM Antenna
4. Auxiliary Device (TV, Video)
5. Main and Surround Speakers
6. Subwoofer Speaker
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CONTENTS
SAFETY APPROVAL
Precautions
Do not open the cover . This system uses a laser.
Maintenance should be done only by a qualified
technician.
Do not store the system at extreme temperatures.
Do not splash water on the system.
Do not use the system if it has been transported
from a cold location to a warm location. Wait for it
to warm up to room temperature.
T800 AS
UL 1270, UL1492 for U.S.A.
FCC part 15 for U.S.A.
CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 1-94
for Canada
EN60065 for European
Safety
EN55013, EN55020 for
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Installation . . . . . . . . . .1
Controls & Indicators . .3
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . .4
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Showing the Demonstration
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Alarm/Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Setting the Time . . . . . . . . .5
Setting the Alarm . . . . . . . .5
Activating the Alarm . . . . . .5
Displaying Help Messages
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Adjusting the Display
Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Sound Features . . . . . .6
Using Preset Equalizer Curves
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Creating a Custom Curve
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Activating Surround Sound .
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Reproducing Digital Sound
(A380, A580, RS2503, RS253TK,
RS2506, RS2507) . . . . . . . . . .6
Boosting the Bass . . . . . . . . .6
Muting Audio . . . . . . . . . . . .6
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . .6
Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Playing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Shuffling the Play Order . . .6
Sampling Tracks . . . . . . . . . .6
Repeating the Play Order . .6
Setting Up a CD program . .7
Playing a Program List . . . . .7
Displaying the Program list
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Deleting a Track from a
Program List . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Automatically Skipping
Tracks (ATS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Creating an ATS Program . .7
Editing an ATS Program . . .7
Skipping a Disk . . . . . . . . . . .7
Searching through a CD . . .7
Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Tuning to a Station . . . . . . .8
Using Presets . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Setting Presets . . . . . . . . . . .8
Seeking/Scanning
for a Station . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Suppressing Stereo Signal
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Radio Data System (RDS)
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Tuning to an RDS Station
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Displaying RDS Station
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Searching by Program
Type (PTY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Tape Player (6+2, 6+5) .9
Playing a Tape . . . . . . . . . . .9
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
From Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
From CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Tape to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From an Auxiliary Input . .10
Tape Player (logical) . .10
Playing a Tape . . . . . . . . . .10
Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Tape to Tape . . . . . . . . . . . .10
From an Auxiliary Input . .10
Troubleshooting Tips
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Maintenance . . . . . . . .11
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
CD Player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Tape Player . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
FCC Information . . . . .12
US Warranty . . . . . . . .13
Canadian Warranty . . .13
RS2501/A180/A185
RS2502/RS252KM/
A280/A285
RS2503/RS253TK/
A380/A385
RS2505/RS255KM
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RS2507/A580
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CD Player
OPEN/CLOSE —Opens or closes
the disc tray.
DISC 1 - DISC 5 — Selects disc 1, 2,
3, 4, or 5
DISC SKIP — Skips to the next CD
in the tray
Tuner
POWER — T urns power on or off
(STANDBY mode)
DEMO/DIMMER — Turns the feature demonstration on or off
(RDS DEMO/DIMMER for Altima
series, RDS DISPLAY/DEMO for
A280)
PHONES — Jack for connecting
headphones
FM STEREO — Toggles between
FM stereo and mono
ALARM/CLOCK — Sets clock and
alarm
SURROUND — Turns surround
(3D) sound on or off (DSP for logical tape systems. )
BASS BOOST — Turns bass boost
on or off
CD — Selects the CD player
TAPE —Selects the tape player
TUNER—Selects the tuner
AUX—Accesses an auxiliary
resource
POP—Selects preset pop music
equalizer curve
JAZZ—Selects preset jazz music
equalizer curve
ROCK—Selects preset rock music
equalizer curve
CUSTOM — Creates custom
equalizer curve
EQ BAND — Sets base, mid, and
treble ranges.
VOLUME
— Knob
increases/
decreases volume.
SEEK/SCAN — Selects SEEK or
SCAN mode. SEEK mode seeks the
next radio station. SCAN mode
locates and plays next station for 5
seconds, and continues this process
until another function is selected.
(REC/SCAN for logical tape systems)
PRESET/TUNE — T oggles between
PRESET and TUNE mode when
using the radio. PRESET mode displays frequency and then preset
program number (1-32) . TUNE
mode displays current radio frequency.
SHUFFLE—Turns SHUFFLE mode
on or off to play CDs randomly .
(PTY/MIX for Altima series)
INTRO—Turns INTRO mode on or
off to play the first 10 seconds of
each track. (RDSTIME/INTRO on
ALTIMA models)
REPEAT—Turns REPEAT mode on
or off to repeat a track, disc, or
program
ATS —Sets up an automatic track
skip program
HELP MODE —Turns HELP mode
on or off to display useful information about system keys and features.
STOP — Stops CD track
(stops tape on digital tape
drives)
SET — Sets tuner or CD
presets
INCREASE — Increments
radio frequency or CD
track (fast forwards on
logical tape drives)
DECREASE —
Decrements radio frequency or CD track
(rewinds on logical tape
drives)
PLA Y/P AUSE — Plays or
pauses CD (plays/pauses
on logical tape drive)
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JOG WHEEL —
Turn (+) to
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decrease
numeric values
on display
Multi-function JOG
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