Curtis RCD224UK User manual

Brand: Curtis

Model: RCD224UK

Category: CD players

Type: User manual

Curtis RCD224UK Portable CD Radio is a versatile device that combines CD playback with AM/FM radio functionality. It features a side-loading CD player compatible with standard CDs and CD-Rs, allowing you to enjoy your music collection on the go.

The RCD224UK also boasts an analog AM/FM radio tuner, providing access to a wide range of radio stations. The telescopic antenna ensures optimal signal reception, enabling you to tune in to your favorite broadcasts with ease.

With its compact and portable design, the Curtis RCD224UK is an ideal companion for various activities. Whether you're relaxing at home, traveling on the road, or simply enjoying the outdoors, this device offers a convenient way to access your favorite audio content.

RCD224UK

PORTABLE CD RADIO

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

Please read and follow this instruction manual carefully before using the unit and retain it

for future reference

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TABLEOFCONTENTS

SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS ........ .................. ..........................2

FUNCTIONSANDCONTROLS ..... .................................... ........4

POWERSOURCE........................................... ..............5

A.DCPOWEROPERATION ...........................................................................................................................................5

B.ACOPERATION...........................................................................................................................................................5

CDPLAYEROPERATION......... ...........................................5

CDPR OGRAMMEDPLAY...............................................................................................................................................6

RADIORECEPTION ......................................... ... ...........6

TIPSFORGOODRADIORECEPTION..........................................................................................................................6

USINGHEADPHONES(NOTINCLUDED) ..........................................6

READTHISIMPORTANTINFORMATIONBEFOREUSINGYOURHEADPHONES..................................................6

TROUBLESHOOTINGGUID E.............. ....................................7

CAREANDMAINTENANCE ......................................... .........7

ProductSpecification:

+Side loadingCD/CDRplayer

+AM/FMRad io(AnalogueTuning)

AMFrequency:53017 10KHZ

FMFrequency:88108 MHZ

+LCDdisplayforCDfunction

+20track programmablememory

+Ste reoearphonejack

+Ran dom/ Rep eatfunction

+DC6V(UM2)X4Batteries(ExcludingBattery)

+Ou tputpower:0.5Wx2

+AUXIN(signalinput )function

+AC/DCAdaptorInputJack.

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l SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: IF CONNECTED T O AN AC OUTLET: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT

EXPOSETHISAPPLIANCETORAINORMOISTUR E.

THE IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS SHALL INCLUDE, IF AND AS APPLICABLE TO THE

APPLIANCE, STATEMENTS THAT CONVEY TO THE USER THE INFORMATION ITEMIZED IN THIS

PARAGRAPH:

1. ReadinstructionsAllthesafetyandoperating instructionsshouldbereadbeforetheapplianceisoperated

2. RetaininstructionsThesafetyandoperatinginstructionsshouldberetainedforfuturereference.

3. HeedW arningsAllwarningsontheapplianceandintheoperating

instructionsshouldbeadheredto.

4. FollowinstructionsAlloperationanduseinstructionsshould befollowed.

5. WaterandMoistureTheapplianceshouldnotbeusednearwater;forexample,nearabathtub,washbowl,

kitchensink,laundrytu b,inawetbasement,ornearaswimmin gpool,and thelike.

6. Ve ntilationTheapplianceshouldbesituatedsothatitslocationorpositiondoesnotinterferewithitsproper

ventilation .Forexample,theapplianceshouldnotbesituatedonabed,sofa,rug,orsimilarsurfacethatmay

block the ventilation openings; or placed in a b uiltin installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet thatmay

impedetheflowofairthroughtheventil ationopenings.

7. HeatTheapplianceshouldbe situatedawayfromheatsourcessuchasradiators,heatregisters,stovesor

otherappliances(includingamplifiers)thatproduceheat.

8. PowerSources The appliance should be connected to a power supply onlyof the type described in the

operatinginstructionsorasmarkedontheappliance.

9. Groundingor Pola rization  Precautionsshould betakenso tha t thegroundingorpolarizationme ansof an

applianceisnotdefeated.

10. PowerCordProtectionPowersupplycordsshouldberoutedsothattheyarenotlikelytobewalkedonor

pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particularattention to co rds at plugs, convenience

receptaclesandthepointwheretheyexitfromtheappliance.

11. CleaningTheapplianceshouldbe cleanedonlyasrecommendedbythemanufacturer.

12. PowerLinesAnoutdoorantennashouldbelocatedawayfrompowerlines .

13. OutdoorAntennaGroundingIfanoutside antennaisconnectedto thereceiver,besure

theantennasystem isgroundedsoasto p rovidesome protectionagainstvoltagesurges

andbuiltupstaticcharges.

14. NonusePeriodsThepowercordofth eapplianceshouldbeunpluggedfromtheoutletwhenleftunusedfor

alongperiodoftime.

15. ObjectandLiquidEntryCareshouldbetakensothatobjectsdonotfallandliquidsarenotspil ledintothe

enclosurethroughopenings.

16. DamageRequiringServic eTheapplianceshouldbeservicedbyqualifiedservicepersonnelwhen:

A. Thepowersupplycordortheplughasbeendamaged ;or

B. Objectsha vefallen,orliquidhasbeenspilledintotheappliance;or

C. The appliancehasbeenexp osedtorain;or

D. The appliancedoesnotappeartooperatenormallyorexhibitsamarkedchangeinperformance;or

E. Theappliancehasbeendropped,ortheenclosuredamaged.

17. Servicing  The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating

instructions.Allotherservic ingshouldbereferredtoqualifiedservicepersonnel.

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Followtheadvicebelowforsafeandappropriateoperations.

ONPROTECTIONAGAINSTLASERENERGYEXPOSURE

· Asthelaserbeamusedinthiscompactdisc playerisharmfulto theeyes,donotattempttodisassemblethe

casing.

· Stopoperationimmediatelyifanyliquidorsolidobjectshouldfallintothecabinet.

· Do nottouch the lens or pokeat it. If you do, you maydamage the lens and the playermay not operate

properly.

· Donotputanythinginthesafetyslot.Ifyoudo,thelaserdiodewillbeONwhentheCDdoorisstillopen.

· Iftheunitisnottobeusedfor alongperiodoftime,makesurethatallpowersourcesaredisco nnectedfrom

theunit.Removeallbatteriesfromtheba tterycompartment,andunplugthepowercordor theACDCadaptor

ifused,fromthewalloutlet.MakeitapracticetoremovetheACDCadaptorbygraspingthemainbodyand

notbypullingthe cord.

· Thisunite mploysalase r.T heuseofcontrolsoradjustmentorperformanceofprocedu resotherthanthose

specifiedheremayresultinexposuretohazardousradiation.

ONPLACEMENT

· Donotuse theunitinplaceswhichareextremelyhot

,

cold,dustyorhumid.

· Placetheuniton aflatandevensurface.

· Donotrestr icttheairflowoftheunitbyplacingitinaplacewithpoorventilation,bycoveringitwithaclothor

byplacingitonacarpet.

ONCONDENSATION

· Whenleftinaheatedroomwhereitiswarmanddamp,waterdr opletsorcondensationmayforminsid ethe

unit.

· Whenthereiscondensationinside theunit,theunitmaynotfunctionnormally.

· Letitstandfor1to2hoursbeforeturningthepoweron,orgraduallyheat theroomupanddrytheunitbefore

use.

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FUNCTIONSANDCONTROLS

1. OPENBUTTON

2. PROGBUTTOM

3. REPEATBUTTON

4. RANDOMBUTTON

5. CDSTOPBUTTON

6. REWBUTTON

7. F.FWDBUTTON

8. PLAY/PAUSEBUTTON

9. TELESCOPICANTENNA

10. TUNINGKNOB

11. POWERON/OFFBUTTON

12. AUXINJACK

13. HEADPHONEJACK

14. DC6VMAINS

15. POWERINDICATOR

16. CDTRACKDISPLAY

17. SPEAKER

18. HANDLE

19. FREQUENCYINDICATOR

20. FMSTEREOINDICATOR

21. CDDOOR

22. VOLUMEC ONTROL

23. FUNCTIONSELECTOR（AUXIN/CD/RADIO）

24. BANDSELECTOR（FMST/FM/AM）

25. BATTERYCASE

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POWERSUPPLY

Thisunitoperateswith4XSIZE“C’(UM2)batteriesorfromAC120V/60Hzlineadaptorexternally(notincluded)

A.DCPOWEROPERATIO N

1. OpentheBATT ERYCASE(#25)

2. Inse rt4pcsSize“C”(UM2)batteries(notincluded)accordingtothepolaritydiagramonthebackcabinet.

3. ClosetheBATTERYCASE(#25).

4. Turnthe POWERON/OFF(11#)toONposition,the

POWERINDICATOR(#15)willbeturnedred

IMPORTANT

: Besurethatthebatteriesareinstalledcorrectly.Wrongpolaritymaydamagetheunit.

Note:Forbetterperformanceandlongeroperatingtime,werecommendtheuseofa lkalinetypebatteries.

(a) Donotmixoldandnewbatteries.

(b) Donotmixalkaline,standard(carbonzinc)orrechargeable(nickelcadmium)batteries.

Iftheunitisnottobeusedforanextendedperiodoftime,removethebattery.Oldorleakingbatterycancause

damagetotheunitandmayvoidthewarranty.

B.ACPOWEROPERATIO N–OptionalFu nction

Remark:thisunitdoesn’tprovidetheAC/DCadaptor.wesuggestyoutobuytheproperAC/DCadaptorwithbelow

charactertoconnecttheACdirectly.

Input:AC230V/50HA/Output:6V/600MADia3.5mmDCJack

1. Connectth e DCJackintotheDC6 VMAINS(#14)onthesideoftheunit.

2. ConnecttheotherterminaloftheAC/DCAdaptortothewalloutlet

3. TurnthePOWERON/OFF(11#)too”ON”po sition, the

POWERINDICATOR(#1 5)willbeturnedred

CDPLAYEROPERATION

1. SettheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)tothe"CD"position.

2. OpentheCDDOOR(#21).PlaceanaudioCDwithitslabelsideupwardintheCDcompartmentandclose

the CDDOOR(#21).

3. Afterafewseconds,thetotalnumberoftracksontheCDwillappearintheCDTRACKDISPLAY(#16).

4. Press theCDPLAY/PAUSEBUTTON(#8)and theCDwillstartplayingfrom thefirst track.TheCDTrack

Displaywilllightsteadily.

5. AdjusttheVOLUMECONTROL(#22)toobtainthedesiredsoundlevelfromtheSPEAKER(#17) .

6. Tosuspend playing,presstheCD PLAY/PAUSEButton(#8).TheCDTrackDisplaywillflash.Toresume

playing,presstheCDPLAY/PAUSE BUTTON(#8)again.

7. YoucanchoosetoplayyourfavoritetrackdirectlybypressingtheCDF.FWDBUTTON(#7)toskipforwardor

CD REW BUTTON(#6) to skip backward.  The CD TRA CK DISPLAY (#16) will indicate the correct track

numberselected.

8. Torepeatplayingaparticulartrack,presstheREPEATBUTTON(#3)once. TheLCDdisplaywillshow“ONE”

(Th atmeansitwillrepeatthecurrentsong)

9. TorepeatplayingentireCD,PresstheREPEATB UTTON(#3)twice,theLCDd isplaywillappear“ALL”(that

meansitwillrepeattheentiretracksofthedisc.);PresstheREPEARBUTTON(#3)threetimes,itwillstop

theREPEATfunctionandbacktonormalplay

10. Toplayrandomly,PressRANDOMBUTTON(4#)once,TheLCDdisplaywillshow“SHUF”andplaythesong s

randomly;PressRANDOMBUTTON(4#)again,the“SHUF”willbedisappeared,thenbacktothenormalplay.

11. Tostopplaying,presstheCDSTOPBUTTON(#5).

12. WhenyouwishtoturnofftheCDPlayer,setthePOWERON/OFFBU TTON(#11)tothe"OFF"position.

6

CDPROGRAMMEDPLAY

Thisfunctionallowsthetracksto beplayedinaprogrammedsequence.

1. UnderCDstop orplaying condition,pressthe PROG.BUTTON (#2).  The CD TRACKDISPLAY  (#16) will

display“01”andthePROGonthedisplaywillflash.

2. PresstheCDF.FWDBUTTON(#7)orCDREWBUTTON(#6)toselectthesongtobeprogrammed.

3. PressthePROG. BUTT ON(#2)againtostoreselection.The CDTRACKDISPLAY(#16)willadvanceto“02”.

4. PresstheCDF.FWD BUTTON(#7)orCDREWBUTTON(#6)toselectthenextsongto beprogrammedand

pressthePROG. BUTTON(#2)tostoreselection.

5. The max.programmabletracksreachesas20tracksmerelyformemorysave.

6. PressCD STOPBUTTON(#5)toendprogrammingandreturntonormalplaymode.

7. Tochecktheprogrammedtracks,pressPROG.BUTTON(#2)continuoustoshowalltheprogrammedsongs.

The CDTRACKDISPLAY(#16)willdisplaytheprogramnumberfirstandthenfollowedbythe flashing track

number.

8. PressCDPLAY/PAUSEBUTTON(#8)tobeginprogrammedplay.Thefirsttrackinprogram willappearinthe

CDTRACKDISPLAY(#16)andthe”PRO G”willlightsteadily.

9. Tocancelprogrammedplay,presstheCDSTOPBUTTON(#5).

10. AslongastheunitremainsonandtheCDDOOR(#21)isnotopened,youcanresumeprogrammedplayany

timebypressingthePROG.BUTTON(#2)andthenCD PLAY/PAUSEBUTTON(#8)instopcondition.

RADIORECEPTION

1. SettheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)tothe"RADIO"position.

2. SettheBANDSELECTOR(#24) toeither"AM",or“FM”forthedesiredradioband. Toreceiveaweak(noisy)

FMstation,setth eBANDSELECTOR(#24)tothe “FM”position.Thereceptionmaybeimproved,butthe

soundwillbemonaural(MONO).

3. Whileyou switch the BANDSELECTOR(#2 4) to “FMSt”,onceyou getthe rightFMstation,then the FM

STEREOINDICATOR(#20)willbegettingGREEN

4. AdjusttheTUNINGKNOB(#10)toobtainthedes iredradiostation.

5. AdjusttheVOLUME CONTROL(#22)toobtainthedesiredsoundlevel.

6. WhenyouwishtoturnofftheRadio,setthePOWERON/OFFBUTTON(#11)tothe"OFF"positionorswitch

theFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)toCD/AUXINposition.

TIPSFORGOOD RADIORECEPTION

1. To in sure maximum FM tuner sensitivity, the TELESCOPIC ANTENNA(#9) should be fully extended and

rotated to obtain the bestpossible reception. The FM STEREOINDICATOR(#20) willlight steadily when a

stereoprogramisbeingreceived.

2. When tuning in AM reception, be sure to place the unit in a vertical position. To insure the maximum AM

sensitivity,tryrepositioningtheunituntilthebestreceptionisobtained.

AUXINFUNCTION

1. Se ttheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)toAUXINposition

2. PlugtheexternalsignaljackintotheAUXINjack(#12),thentheunitwillbeusedasspeaker

3. AdjustthevolumebytheVOLUMECONTROL(#22)

4. Stopthisfunction,powerofftheunitorswitchtheFUNCTIONSELECTOR(#23)tootherposition

Remark:Whileusingthisfunction,otherfunctionalkeyareinvalidexcepttheVOLUMECONTROL( #22)

USINGHEADPHONES(NOTINCLUDED)

Insertingtheplugof yourheadphonesintothe HEADPHONEJACK(#13)willenableyouto listento theCDand

Radioinprivate.Whenusingheadphones,theSPEAKER(#17)willbedisconnected.

READTHISIMPORTANTINFORMATIONBEFOREUSINGY OURHEADPHONES

1. Avo idextendedplayatveryhighvolumeasitmayimpairyourhearing.

2. Ifyouexpe rienceringinginyourears,reducethevolumeorshutoffyourunit.

3. Donotusewhiledrivingamotorizedvehicle.Thisisdangerousanda lsoillegalinsomeareas.

4. Keepthevolumeatareasonablelevelevenifyourheadsetisanopenairtypedesignedtoallowyoutohear

outsidesounds.Pleasenoteexcessivelyhighvolumemaystillblockoutsidesounds.

7

TROUBLESHOOTINGGUIDE

Shouldyouexperiencediffic ultiesintheuseofthisplayerpleaserefertothefollowingchart.

CAREANDMAINTENANCE

1. Cleanyourunitwithadamp(neverwet)cloth.Solventordetergentshouldneverbeused.

2. Avo idleavingyourunitindirectsunlightorinho t,humidordustyplaces.

3. Keep your unit away from he ating appliances and sources of electrical no ise such as fluorescent lamps or

motors.

4. IfdropoutsorinterruptionsoccurinthemusicduringCDplay,oriftheCDfailstoplayatall,itsbottomsurface

mayrequirecleaning.Beforeplaying,wipethediscfromthecenteroutwardswithagoodsoftcleaningcloth.

PROBLEM POSSIBLECAUSE REMEDY

· Theunitisdisconnectedfrom

the ACoutlet

· Connecttoanoutlet.

· TheACoutlethasnopower · Trytheunitonanotheroutlet

· TheACoutletiscontrolle dbya

wallswitch

· Donotu seanoutletthatis

controlledbyawallswitch

Thereisnodisplay

andtheunitwillnot

play

· Weakbatteries · Replacewithfreshbatteries

AM:Weakondistantstations

· Rotatethecabinetforbetter

reception

PoorAMorFM

reception

FM:TelescopicAntennano t

extended

· ExtendTelescopicAntenna

UnitONbutthere

islowornovolume

· ThevolumeControlhasbeen

turnedallthewaydown

· Turnthevolumec ontroltoahigher

output

· Dirtyorscratcheddiscs

· Checkthebottomofthediscand

cleanitnecessarywithasoft

cleaningcloth,alwayswipefromthe

centerout

CDskipwhile

playing

· Dirtyle ns

· Cleanwithacommerciallyavailable

lenscleaner

Curtis RCD224UK User manual

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Model: RCD224UK

Category: CD players

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