3
User Handbook
PRELIMINARIES
Unpacking
Carefullyunpacktheunit.Ifitisdamaged,please
returnittoyournearestTescostoreforreplacement.
Remembertotakeyourpurchasereceiptwithyou.
Retaintheuserhandbook.Ifyoupasstheunitontoa
thirdpartymakesureyoupassonthehandbook.We
suggestyouretainthepackaging.Ifyoudisposeof
it,dosohavingregardtoanyrecyclingregulationsin
yourarea.
Operation
Placetheunitondrystablesurfaceawayfrom
heatanddampandwhereitisunlikelytofallorbe
knockedover.Thehandleshouldbestowedduring
normaloperation.
Whenmovingtheunitalwaysusethehandle.
Mains Operation
• Checkthatthemainsvoltageontheratingplateis
thesameasthevoltageinyourarea.
• SettheFUNCTIONSELECTORtoTAPE(OFF).
• UncoiltheACpowercordfully.
• Plugthecordintotheunitandthenplugthemains
plugintothewallsocketandswitchthemains
poweron.Theunitisnowreadyforuse.
Battery Operation
• SettheFUNCTIONSELECTORtothe'OFF’
position.
• Switchthepoweroffatthemainsandunplugthe
powercordfromthemainsandtheunit.
• Inverttheunit.Slidethebatterycompartment
coverforwardandcarefullyliftoffthecover.
• Place8'C'Size(R14)orequivalentbatteries
inthebatterycompartment.Thecorrectbattery
positionsareindicatedinsidethecompartment.
• Replacethecover.Yourunitisnowreadyforuse.
NOTE: Iftheunitisnotgoingtobeusedforsome
timeorisbeingrunACpower,removethebatteries.
Alwaysreplacebatteriesingoodtime.Batteries
shouldbereplacedinfullsetsandallbatteriesshould
beofthesametypeandrating. Nevermixnewand
partusedbatteries.
Handlebatterieswithcare.Donotshortbatteriesout
withmetalobjects.
Donotleavebatterieslyingaroundorexposedtore
orwater.
Whendisposingofbatteriesdonotthrowthemin
thegeneralrubbish,areorinwater.Disposeof
theminfullaccordwithrecyclingregulationsthatare
applicableinyourarea.
When operating the unit on battery power make
sure the power cord is unplugged.
Music On The Move
Pleaseobservethesesimpleprecautions:
• Carrytheunitonlybythehandle.
• Do notswingtheunitaround.
• IfyouplayaCDkeeptheunitstill.
• Donotdroptheunit.
• NevercarrytheunitwiththeFMantenna
extended.
• Avoidexcessiveheatorcold.
• Donotoperatetheunitinrain,snow,orwhereitis
likelytogetsplashedwithwater.
• Do notplaytheunitatloudvolumesinpublic
places.
USING THE RADIO
FM Reception
• CarefullyextendtheFMantennafully.
• SettheFUNCTIONSELECTORto‘RADIO’.
• SettheBANDswitchtoFM(St).
• SelectthestationusingtheTUNINGKNOB.The
TUNINGSCALEwillindicatethetunedfrequency.
• Rotatetheantennaforbestsignalquality.
UnlessyouarelisteningtoanFMprogrammewe
suggestthattheantennaisinthestowedposition.
Stereo Or Mono?
Stereooffersbetterquality,butinabadsignalarea,it
maybenoisy.TosettheRadiotoMonoandreduce
backgroundnoise:
• MovetheBANDswitchtoFM.
AM Reception
• SettheFUNCTIONSELECTORtoRADIO.
• SettheBANDswitchto‘AM’.
• SelectthestationusingtheTUNINGKNOB.
• Rotatetheunitforthebestsignalquality.
AMisliabletointerferencefrommainsappliances,
carsetc.Carefulpositioningwillimprovereception.