Califone 2455AV-02 Portable Stereo System User Manual


 
1. Insert a blank tape into cassette Deck 1.
2. Press the ‘PAUSE’ button then the ‘RECORD’ button on Deck 1 to prepare for recording. As the
‘RECORD’ button is pressed the ‘PLAY’ button will follow.
3. Press ‘PAUSE’ again to start recording.
Dubbing (Recording from Tape 2 to Tape 1)
1. Insert a blank tape into cassette Deck 1, and the source or prerecorded tape into Deck 2.
2. Press the ‘PAUSE’ button then the ‘RECORD’ button on Deck 1 to prepare for recording. As the
‘RECORD’ key is pressed the ‘PLAY’ button will follow.
3. Press the ‘PLAY’ button on Deck 2, the ‘PAUSE’ button on Deck 1 will release automatically and
recording will begin.
Note: Every new cassette tape has erase prevention tabs. Commercially
prerecorded tapes have the tabs removed to prevent recording over
the original material or accidental erasure. Cover the openings with
adhesive tape if you wish to record over such cassette tape.
To Stop Recording
Press the ‘STOP/EJECT’ button on Deck 2 or press the ‘PAUSE’ key on Deck 1 to momentarily stop recording.
Cueing with the Tape 1 Counter
Rewind the tape to the beginning. Press the ‘RESET’ button to reset the counter to (000). Use the Tape 1
Counter Display to note precise points on an audio tape during playback and to cue the tape to those precise
points using the ‘FAST FORWARD’, ‘CUE’, or ‘REWIND/REVIEW’ buttons.
Compact Disc Player Operation
The 2455AV-02 Programmable Compact Disc Player plays both 12cm and 8cm CDs, CD-R, CD-RW without
requiring an adapter. Up to 20 tracks can be programmed for play.
Loading a Compact Disc
1. Lift to open the CD door and see “OPEN” on the LCD display.
2. Place a CD in compartment with label side up.
3. Press the CD door down to close.
Compact Disc Play
To play a loaded CD:
1. Turn power ON.
2. Set the ‘FUNCTION’ Selector to CD.
3. The LCD will show the number of tracks and playing time.
4. Press the ‘PLAY/PAUSE’ button.
The CD Display will show the current track and playing time.
To pause a playing CD
Press the ‘PLAY/PAUSE’ button again. The pause indicator “II” will appear on the display. Press
‘PLAY/PAUSE’ again to resume play.
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GETTING STARTED
The LED display will be in red (for standby mode) when the ‘Power’ button is pushed. Pushing the LED will
cause the LED to be green indicating the unit is fully powered up.
• Depressing the ‘Tape’ button will cause the LCD display to show ‘Tape’.
• Depressing the ‘AM/FM’ button will cause the LCD display to show ‘AM’ or ‘FM’.
• Depressing the ‘CD’ button will cause the LCD display to show ‘Disc’.
DIGITAL VOLUME CONTROL
•The volume control is preset to automatically turn on at volume level "26" upon power up. Press ‘VOL ’ to
reduce the volume, the level will be shown in the LCD panel. Minimum volume will show ‘00’ on
the LCD display.
• Press ‘VOL ’ to increase the volume. The maximum volume is ‘40’ on the LCD display.
TREBLE AND BASS CONTROLS
‘TREBLE ’ and ‘TREBLE ’ can be used to adjust the Treble up and down respectively, while ‘BASS ’ and
‘BASS ’ can be used to adjust the Bass up and down respectively. Both Treble and Bass can be adjusted in
the range of +5 to –5.
PLL RADIO FUNCTION
Press ‘AM/FM’ to select the desired reception band. Extend the telescoping antenna for FM.
There is a built-in antenna for AM reception. For FM stereo reception the ‘stereo’ will show on
the LCD display.
•Press the ‘TUNER ’ or ‘TUNER ’ button repeatedly until the desired station shows on the LCD display.
•To automatically scan through the frequency bands, hold the ‘TUNER’ button down until you see the speed
of the LCD display increase. Scanning will stop when a strong signal is detected.
Electronic Volume Control Display
VOL 26
Treble
tre+2
Bass
ba-1
AM Band Selection
AM
520KHz