The timer can be programmed while the unit is in the Standby (Power Off) mode, the Tuner mode or the CD mode. To Set The TIMER The 1ST Time 1.) Press the TIMER button on the front panel, the indicator appears and the Hour digits will begin flashing in the display. 2.) Press the SKIP / buttons on the top panel to set the display to the desired turn ‘On’ hour, AM or PM. 3.) Press the TIMER button on the front panel. The Minute digits begin flashing. 4.) Press the SKIP / buttons on the top panel to set the display to the desired turn ‘On’ minute. 5.) Press TIMER button again, OFF briefly appears in the display, the Hour digits begins flashing. Press the SKIP / buttons on the top panel to set the display to the desired turn ‘Off’ hour, AM or PM. 6.) Press the TIMER button. The Minute digits begin flashing. 26 PD3500RD_102904.p65 26 29/10/2004, 15:36 7.) Press the SKIP / buttons on the top panel to set the display to the desired turn ‘Off’ minute. 8.) Press the TIMER button. TUNE flashes in the display. Press the SKIP / buttons to select turn “On” between Tuner or CD modes. 9.) Press the TIMER button. 15 flashes in the display indicating you may now adjust the turn ‘On’ Volume level. Press the SKIP / buttons to set the turn “On” Volume as desired. 10.) Press the TIMER button again to confirm. The display will show the Timer settings in sequence once more. The indicator remains “On”. 11.) At the selected Timer ‘On’time, the unit will turn on. The volume increases gradually to the preset level. It will sound until the turn “Off’time is reached. 12.) To stop the unit sooner, press the POWER button. The radio will stop but the Timer remains set and will turn the unit on again at the same time on the following day. 27 PD3500RD_102904.p65 27 29/10/2004, 15:36 13.) If you do not want the Timer to turn the unit on the following day, press the TIMER button once, the indicator disappears in the display. .. Press the TIMER button again to reactivate the Timer, the indicator resappears. Notes: • If the unit turns on to CD function it will only play until the end of the disc and then stop. If your CD is only 45 minutes, the unit will only play for 45 minutes but the power will remain ‘On’until turn ‘Off’time is reached. • To re-program the Timer, press and hold the TIMER button until the Hour digits begins flashing. Then repeat the steps 2-10 on pages 26-27. SNOOZE Button After the system sounds, you may press the SNOOZE button for a few more minutes sleep. The “bye” briefly appears, then the power turns ‘Off’. The indicator flashes in the display. .. The sound will stop for approximately 6 minutes and then turn ‘On’again. 28 PD3500RD_102904.p65 28 29/10/2004, 15:36 SLEEP Timer This unit includes a programmable Sleep Timer that allows you to fall asleep to between 10 and 90 minutes of music and then shuts the power ‘Off’ automatically. To operate the sleep timer: 1.) Turn the unit ‘On’ and operate either the Radio or CD function as usual. 2.) Adjust the VOLUME / and EQ controls as desired. 3.) Press the SLEEP button on the remote control. 4.) The display will show “90” and indicator appears indicating that the sleep timer will shut the power off after 90 minutes. Continue pressing the SLEEP button to decrease the amount of sleep timer operation. Each time you press the SLEEP button you decrease the sleep time by 10 minutes. The minimum sleep timer operation is 10 minutes. 5.) After a few seconds the Sleep Time display disappears and the normal Tuner or CD display returns, but the small indicator remains in the display. When the Sleep Timer counts down to “00”, the power shuts off automatically. Notes: • You can shut the unit ‘Off’ manually before the Sleep Timer counts down to ‘00’ by pressing the POWER button at any time. • If you are falling asleep to CD the unit will only operate until the CD ends. If you set the Sleep Timer for 90 minutes but your CD is only 45 minutes long, the music will stop after 45 minutes. 29 PD3500RD_102904.p65 29 29/10/2004, 15:36 CASSETTE CARE Two common causes of trouble experienced when using cassettes are: 1.) Tape jamming — Leading to uneven speed in playback, and 2.) Tape tangling — Where the tape wraps itself around vital parts of themechanism. To reduce the likelihood of these problems occurring, the following precautions should be observed: • Check that there are no loose layers of tape visible through the cassette center window (see Fig. 1). Take up any loose layers, using a pencil or hexagonal barrelled ballpoint pen, before inserting the cassette into the machine (see Fig. 2). • If the cassette feels “tight”while performing operation shown (see Fig. 2), the tape may be jamming due to “ridges” formed in the winding of the tape (visible through the center window). These may be removed, in most cases, by fast winding of the cassette from one end to the other and back again. • Use only well-known brands of tape. Avoid use of C-120 cassettes. Furthermore, do not expose cassettes to direct ...