RCA RP-9753 - Manual (Page 2)

CONTENTS
GETTING STARTED
For Your Own Records................................................................................................................................................................................................. 3
Unpacking Your System............................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
Where to Place the System........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
BASIC CONNECTIONS
Connecting the Two Units............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
Connecting Speakers.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 5
Placing Speakers......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Connecting the Antenna ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Adding an Auxiliary Component...................................................................................................................................................................................
7
Providing AC Power..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Connecting Headphones............................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
BASIC OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
POWER ON Mode.................................................................................................................................................................... 8
STANDBY Mode...........................................................................................................................................................................................................8
Selecting a Source
of Sound.............................................................................................................................................................................g
Adjusting Volume......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9
Adjusting Balance........................................................................................................................................................................................................ g
Selecting Equalizer
Settings............................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Bass Boost.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Surround Sound.........................................................................................................................................................................................................10
USING THE TUNER (RADIO)
Selecting the Tuner..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Switching Between AM and FM..................................................................................................................................................................................
11
Tuning in a Station...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 11
Storing Stations in Memory (Tuner Presets).................................................................................................................................................................11
Selecting a Preset Station............................................................................................................................................................................................12
FM Stereo Reception.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
USING THE COMPACT DISC PLAYER
Reading the Display.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
CAUTION: Remove Locking Inserts............................................................................................................................................................................
13
Selecting the Compact Disc Player.............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
Loading and Removing Discs..................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Playing Discs .............................................................................................................................................................................................................14
Playing and Loading Discs Simultaneously..................................................................................................................................................................15
Skipping to a Specific Track ........................................................................................................................................................................................16
Search Fdrward/Reverse.............................................................................................................................................................................................16
Setting the Display...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 16
Programming the Order of Tracks............................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Canceling a Program.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Repeating Discs and Tracks........................................................................................................................................................................................18
Playing Tracks in Random Order (Shuffle)................................................................................................................................................................... 19
INTRO SCAN Feature .................................................................................................................................................................................................19
SYNCHRO Dubbing from CD to Tape.......................................................................................................................................................................... 20
Compact Disc EDIT Feature.........................................................................................................................................................................................20
USING THE DUAL TAPE DECK
Selecting the Tape Deck.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Inserting and Removing Cassettes.............................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Important Tape Deck Functions................................................................................................................................................................................. 22
Playing a Cassette (One Side) on Deck 1 ..................................................................................................................................................................... 22
Playing a Cassette (Both Sid^) on Deck 2..................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Playing Two Cassettes Without Interruption................................................................................................................................................................. 23
Important Recording Point.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Recording from a Compact Disc..................................................................................................................................................................................24
Dubbing (Copying) a Cassette..................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
Recording a Radio Broadcast......................................................................................................................................................................................24
Recording from an Auxiliary Source............................................................................................................................................................................ 25
USING THE REMOTE CONTROL
Installing Batteries...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Turning the System On and Off................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Adjusting Volume....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
Playing the Tuner (Radio) ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
Piaying Compact Discs............................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
CARE AND MAINTENANCE
Cleaning the System’s Exterior.................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
Handling Compact Discs.............................................................................................................................................................................................27
Care of Cassette Decks............................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Tape Care................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
Erase Protection......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
TROUBLE CHECKS ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
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