RCA RP-7923 Instruction Manual

Personal CD player with

electronic skip protection

RP-7923

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Where to Start...

Your RCA personal CD player is easy to use, right down
to the instruction manual.

The opening section, “First Things First,” gets you
started by showing you how to “Plug In and Play.”
Then you learn about all of the features—from basic to
advanced.

The notes in the margin give you extra information that
will help you to get the most from your RCA CD player.

If you have any questions, be sure to check the Table of
Contents or the Index to help you find an answer.

Table of Contents

First Things First ........................................................ 2

Powering Up .............................................................. 2

Plugging In ................................................................ 3

Playing a Disc ............................................................ 3

Basic Features ............................................................. 4

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) .................................... 4

Pause ......................................................................... 4

Track ......................................................................... 4

Repeat ........................................................................ 4

Stop ........................................................................... 4

Shuffle ...................................................................... 5

Bass Boost ................................................................ 5

Advanced Features ...................................................... 5

Search ....................................................................... 5

Resume ....................................................................... 5

Hold ........................................................................... 6

Electronic Skip Protection (ESP) ............................ 6

Program Mode ........................................................... 6

Programming Play Order ....................................... 7

Reviewing a Program and Replacing a Track ........ 7

Clearing Tracks from a Program ......................... 7

Care and Maintenance ................................................. 8

Guidelines .................................................................. 8

Cleaning the Laser Lens .......................................... 8

Handling Compact Discs ........................................... 9

Service Information .................................................. 9

Recording the Serial Number ............................... 9

Appendix A: Understanding the Display .................. 10

Appendix B: Troubleshooting Guide ......................... 11

Appendix C: Headphone Safety .................................. 12

Index ........................................................................... 13

Warranty .................................................................... 14

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First Things First

Make sure that your package contains these accessories with your CD player.

Powering Up

Power your CD player by connecting the AC power adapter

No Juice?

The player won’t run on batteries if the AC adapter is
plugged into the DC jack.

Headphones

Not All Plugs Are Created Equal

Use only the Thomson 5-4026 power supply that came with
your player. Using other adapters can seriously damage the
unit.

AC power adapter
5-4026

by inserting two AA-size batteries:

1 Open “no loss” battery door.
2 Insert batteries.

Player will not work, and batteries will be
drained and depleted if not inserted as
shown in the diagram on the cabinet
bottom.

3 Close battery door.

DC IN 3VLINE OUT

OR

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Hold It Right There!

It won’t play if the HOLD switch is ON (see page 6).

Playing a Disc

You can play 3" and 5" compact discs that have this logo:

1 Press the OPEN button to open the disc compartment door.

2 Place a disc on the spindle with the label facing up, and then gently push

down on the center of the disc until it’s secure.

3 Tightly close the compartment door (or CD won’t play).

4 Press the PLAY/PAUSE button.

The display tells you how many tracks are on the disc before play begins.

Plugging In

Plug the headphone cord into the PHONES jack on the side of the player,
and put on the headphones.

It’s always a good idea to set the volume to a minimum level before you put on the
headphones; then, after you start playing a CD, you can turn up the volume.

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Basic Features

Now that you’re plugged in and playing CDs, you’re ready to use some
of the basic features.

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

The liquid crystal display tells you what your CD player is doing. (See
Appendix A for detailed information about the display).

Pause

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button while a disc is playing to interrupt play (the disc
icon flashes in the display). Press PLAY/PAUSE again to continue play.

Track

Use the TRACK/SEARCH buttons to move backward or forward through a disc
to a specific song.

Repeat

Press the REPEAT/ENTER button once (in Play mode) to repeat current track;
press again to repeat all tracks; press a third time to turn off repeat function.
Check the display to see which repeat mode you’re in (see Appendix A).

Stop

Press STOP to stop play (the disc icon freezes in the display).

REPEAT

ENTER

MODE

OPEN

PLAY/PAUSE

TRACK/SEARCH

SHUFFLE

ESP

STOP

ESP

STOP Means Stop, Right?

Well, it also means shut down. Press STOP a second time to
shut off the player, (or wait about 15 seconds for it to shut
itself off).

You’re on the Right T rack (or is it TRACK)

When you see TRACK/SEARCH, in this book, it refers to the
button you press; when you see Track or track, it refers to a
selection on a disc (indicated by the number in the display).