KARCHER RR 5042 Portable CD/Cassette Player with Radio User Manual

RR 5042 Portable CD/Cassette
Player with Radio
User Manual

RR 5042
Portable CD/Cassette Player with Radio

Safety Information

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 Warnings – All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to.

4. Water and Moisture – Do not use the apparatus near water (e.g. bath tub, sink, swimming pool) or in wet places or tropical climates. Do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on top of the apparatus. Do not expose the apparatus to dripping or splashing.

5. Setup – The apparatus should only be placed on a stable, flat surface. Do not let the apparatus fall down or expose it to shock.

6. Wall or Ceiling Mounting – The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

7. Ventilation – 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 built-in installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings. Ensure a minimum distance of 5 cm around the apparatus for sufficient  ventilation. Ensure that the ventilation is not impeded by covering the ventilation openings with items such as newspapers, table-cloths, curtains, etc.

8. Heat – The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9. 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.

10. Cables and Plugs – The mains plug shall remain readily operable. All cables 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 cords 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. Clean by wiping with a dry and clean cloth. Do not use chemical cleaners or detergents. Always pull the mains plug before cleaning the unit.

12. Non-use Periods – The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.

13. Object and Liquid Entry – Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

14. Damage Requiring Service – The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when:
    a) The power-supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or
    b) Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; or
    c) The appliance has been exposed 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.

15. Servicing – The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

16. Open Fire – Keep the apparatus away from open fires. Do not place naked flame sources, such as lighted candles on the apparatus.

17. Thunderstorms – During a thunderstorm the mains plug should be unplugged.

18. Safety Check – After servicing the technician should conduct a safety check in order to ensure that the apparatus is working properly and safely.

19. Batteries – Always place batteries in the correct polarization into electrical components. Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type. Do not mix old and new batteries. Take  attention to the environmental aspects of battery disposal. Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like. Remove batteries before disposing of the product.

20. Volume Levels – To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods.

21. Headphones – Excessive sound pressure from earphones and headphones can cause hearing loss.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to dripping or splashing.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk  of electric shock to persons.
The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
LASER KLASSE 1
APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASS 1
LUOKAN 1 CLASSLAITE
KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM –
INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION

Information on Electrical and Electronic (Waste) Equipment

The following information is intended for private households that use electrical and/or electronic equipment. Please follow these important instructions in the interest of an environmentally sound disposal of old appliances as well as your own safety.

1. Information on the disposal of electrical and electronic (waste) equipment and on the meaning of the symbol in Annex 3 to the Electro
   Owners of WEEE must dispose of it separately from unsorted municipal waste. WEEE may  here fore not be disposed of as unsorted municipal waste and in particular does not belong in household waste. Instead, these WEEE must be collected separately and disposed of, for example, via the local collection and return  systems. Owners of WEEE must also separate used batteries and accumulators that are not enclosed in the WEEE, as well as lamps that can be removed from the WEEE without damaging it, from the WEEE before handing it in at a  collection point. The latter does not apply if the WEEE is separated from other WEEE in accordance with Article 14 (4) sentence 4 or (5) sentences 2 and 3 within the framework of opting out by public waste management authorities  for the purpose of preparing it for re-use.
   By means of the symbol according to Annex 3 to the Electro, owners can recognize old appliances that are to be collected separately from unsorted municipal waste at the end of their life. The symbol for the separate collection of  electrical and electronic equipment represents a crossed-out wheeled bin and is designed as shown opposite.

2. Free take-back of WEEE by distributors
   Distributors (any natural or legal person or partnership offering or making available on the market EEE) with a sales area for EEE of at least 400 m² (in the case of distribution using means of distance communication, instead with storage and dispatch areas for EEE of at least 400 m²) and distributors of foodstuffs with a total sales area of at least 800 m², who offer and make available on the market electrical and electronic equipment several times in a calendar year or on a permanent basis (in the case of distribution using means of distance communication instead with total storage and dispatch areas of at least 800 m²), are obliged towards end-users to take back WEEE free of  charge as follows:
   a) Return/collection in the case of purchase of a new appliance and delivery to a private household. When concluding a purchase contract for a new electrical or electronic appliance, the distributor is obliged to take back free of  charge an old appliance of the same type that fulfils essentially the same functions as the new appliance.
   If the place of delivery is a private household, the take-back shall be effected by a free collection. For this purpose, an old appliance of the same type with essentially the same functions can be handed over to the delivering transport  company when the new appliance is delivered. If the new appliance is sold exclusively by means of distance communication (Section 312c (2) of the German Civil Code), the following shall apply restrictively:
   • The free collection of an old appliance of the same type and function shall only take place if it is an appliance of category 1 (heat exchangers), 2 (screens, monitors, appliances with screens with a surface area of more than 100 cm²)  and/or 4 (large appliances where at least one of the external dimensions is more than 50 cm).
   • If instead it is an old appliance of category 3, 5 and/or 6, free collection does not take place and instead the following letter b) applies to the free return.
   b) Return in the case of purchase of a new appliance and return elsewhere/return of small appliances When concluding a purchase contract for a new electrical appliance which is not delivered to a private household and when  selling a new appliance of categories 3, 5 and/or 6 exclusively by means of distance communication (Section 312c (2) of the German Civil Code (BGB)) with delivery to a private household, there is the possibility to return an old appliance of the same type of appliance which essentially fulfils the same functions as the new appliance to the distributor free of charge.
   The same possibility exists independently of the purchase of a new electrical or electronic appliance also for old appliances which are not larger than 25 cm in any external dimension. In this case, the possibility of return by the end  user to the distributor is limited to 3 old appliances per type of appliance. In the case of sales exclusively by means of distance communication (§ 312c para. 2 BGB), the  following may be returned under the above-mentioned conditions
   • of old appliances of categories 3, 5 and/or 6
   • of old appliances which are not larger than 25 cm in any external dimension, by suitable return facilities at a reasonable distance from the respective end user. Otherwise, the equipment shall be returned to the place of collection or in the immediate vicinity thereof.
   Distributors must have set up appropriate return facilities for this purpose.

3. Information on the possibilities of returning old appliances We provide information on the return options we have set up for old electrical appliances at: https://www.karcher-products.de/index.php/Entsorgungshinweise.html.
   Owners of old appliances can hand them in at the facilities set up and available by public waste management authorities for the return or collection of old appliances to ensure proper disposal of the old appliances. If necessary, it is  also possible to hand in electrical and electronic equipment there for the purpose of reusing the equipment. You will receive more detailed information from the respective collection or take-back point.

4. Note on data protection
   Some of the old appliances to be disposed of contain sensitive personal data (e.g. on a PC or a smartphone) which must not fall into the hands of third parties. We expressly point out that it is in the end users’ responsibility to delete  personal data from the old equipment to be disposed of.

5. Note on our WEEE registration number
   We are registered with the Stiftung Elektro-Altgeräte Register, Nordostpark 72 in 90411 Nuremberg, Germany, as a manufacturer of electrical and/or electronic equipment under the following registration number (WEEE-Reg.-No.  DE): 25822316

Batteries
Batteries must not be disposed of in regular household trash. Every consumer has the obligation to return batteries to special disposal locations.

1. Handling discs
   • Always keep the CD compartment shut to prevent dust or dirt from getting into the CD mechanism.
   • Do not touch the recorded surface.
   • Do not stick paper or write on either side of the CD.
   • Do not bend the CD.
   • Only handle a disc on its outer edges.

2. Storing discs
   • To avoid scratches/damages always put CDs back into their cases after use.
   • Do not expose CDs to direct sunlight, dust, dirt, high temperatures, high humidity or water.

3. Cleaning discs
   • Use a soft cloth to wipe fingerprints and dust from the disc surface.
   • Carefully move the cloth from the center of the disc to its edge: • Never use benzene, thinners, record cleaner fluid or antistatic spray to clean CDs.

4. Compatibility
   • Due to the numerous compression methods, some discs may not play.

NOTES ABOUT THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL

1. Corrections and changes of this instruction manual for the removal of typographic mistakes and editorial inaccuracies as well as due to (technical) improvements (changes) of the devices can be done by the manufacturer at any time  without announcement. Changes of this kind are considered in future versions of this user manual. All rights reserved.
2. All figures are only for illustration and do not always show the exact representation of the product.
3. This unit is not intended for use by persons (including children) with reduced physical, sensory, or mental capacities, or lack of experience and knowledge, unless they have been given supervision or instruction concerning use of the  appliance by a person responsible for their safety. Children should be supervised to ensure that they do not play with the unit.

FURTHER NOTES ON THE DEVICE
Setting a safe volume level

• If you continually listen to loud music, your hearing gradually adapts to it and gives you the impression that the volume is lower.
• What seems normal to you can be already for long time too loud and unhealthy.
• To protect yourself from this, set the volume to a low level.
• Increase the volume slowly.
• Damage to your hearing can be extensive and cannot be reversed.
• If you notice a hearing problem, please consult a doctor.

Condensation

• Condensation may occur when moving the device from a cold to a warm environment. If there is moisture inside the player, it may not operate properly. Don’t turn on the device and wait about one hour for the moisture to evaporate.

Saving energy

• If the unit is not used for a long period of time, it should be unplugged from the AC socket.
• If there is no playback in any mode (except radio) for apt. 15 minutes and no button is pressed, then the unit will switch into standby mode automatically. To turn the unit back on, press the / FUNC. button.

Unpacking

• Take out carefully the unit from the packing. Please keep the packing for further use.
• Carefully remove possible protection cardboards and slipcovers.

Location of Controls

1. REP. button
2. PROG. button
3. RDM. button
4. Skip/Search Backward button
5. Play/Pause button
6. LCD
7. ■ Stop button| 8. Skip/Search Forward button
9. VOL- button
10. /FUNC. button
11. VOL+ button
12. Speakers
13. Cassette Door
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14. Cassette Pause button
15. Cassette Stop/Eject button
16. Cassette Fast Forward button| 17. Cassette Rewind button
18.◁ Cassette Play button
19. CD Door
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20. Antenna
21. AUX In| 22. Headphone Out
23. AC Socket
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Power Supply

AC Power
You can power your portable system by plugging the detachable AC power cord into the AC socket at the back of the unit and into a wall power outlet. Make sure that the output power of the wall outlet matches the power requirement of the unit as indicated on the rating label located at the back of the unit. Make sure that the AC power cord is fully inserted into the appliance.

Note:
• If the unit is not used for a longer period of time disconnect it from the power supply.
Battery Power
Insert 6x 1.5V size UM-1/D batteries into the battery compartment. Be sure that the batteries are inserted correctly to avoid damage to the appliance. Always remove the batteries when appliance will not be used for a long period of time,  as this will cause leakage to the batteries and subsequently damage to your set.

Notes:

• Pay attention to the safety information on page 16.
• Use batteries of the same type. Never use different types of batteries together.
• To use the appliance with batteries, disconnect the AC power cord from it.

Basic Functions

Switching the Unit On & Off

1. Power the unit as described above.
2. To switch the unit on, press the /FUNC. button once.
3. To switch the unit off (standby mode), press and hold the /FUNC. button for 2 seconds.

Function Selection

• To select between CD, radio, tape, and AUX modes, repeatedly press the /FUNC. button.

Volume Control

• Increase the volume by pressing the VOL+ button.
• Decrease the volume by pressing the VOL- button.

Radio

1. Switch the unit on as described previously.
2. Select the radio mode by pressing the /FUNC. button repeatedly in case the unit is not already in radio mode. The frequency will be shown in the display.
3.  Select a desired radio station by pressing the button repeatedly.
4. To automatically search for the next available radio station, press and hold for 2 seconds the button.

Note: For a better reception fully extend and adjust the antenna.

Manually Store Radio Stations
This unit enables you to store up to 30 radio stations:

1. Tune to a radio station which you would like to store.
2. Press and hold for 2 seconds the PROG. button. The display will show “P01” and “PROG” will be flashing.
3. Select a desired preset from P01 – P30 on which you want to store the current frequency by pressing the or button.
4. Press the PROG. button again to confirm your setting.
5. Repeat steps 1 – 4 to store up to 30 frequencies.
6. To recall a stored frequency, press the PROG. button and select the desired preset using the  button.

Automatically Store Radio Stations
Rather than manually storing stations, you can also let the unit automatically store found stations:

1. While in radio mode press and hold for 2 seconds the Play/Pause button.
2. The unit will consecutively store found stations (up to 30 stations). Once finished, the unit will play the station which was first available.
3. To recall a stored frequency, press the PROG. button and select the desired preset using the  button.

CD Player

Playing Discs

1. Switch the unit on and select the CD mode by pressing the /FUNC. button repeatedly.
2. Open the CD door carefully and insert a disc with the printed side facing up. Close the CD door again carefully.
3. The disc is being read and the total number of tracks will then be shown in the display.
4. Playback starts automatically with the first track.
5.  To temporarily stop the playback (pause), press the Play/Pause button once. The display will be flashing. Press the button again to resume playback.
6. To stop playback, press the ■ Stop button.

Fast Forward / Fast Rewind & Skipping Tracks

• To skip to the previous track, press the Skip/Search Backward button once.

• To skip to the next track, press the Skip/Search Forward button once.

• To fast forward the currently playing track, press and hold the Skip/Search Forwar d button.
  Once you reach the desired section of the track, release the button to resume normal playback.

• To fast rewind the currently playing track, press and hold the Skip/Search Backward button.
  Once you reach the desired section of the track, release the button to resume normal playback.

Repeat Modes & Random Playback
At any time during playback,

• press the REP. button once to repeat the current track. “REP” will be flashing.
• press the REP. button again time to repeat all tracks. “REP” will be shown steadily.
• press the RDM. button to play all tracks in random order. “RDM” will be shown in the display.
• press the REP. or RDM. button again (depending on which function is active) to deactivate the repeat or random function.

Programming Track Order
You can store up to 20 tracks in a desired sequence.

1. While in CD stop mode, press the PROG. button. “PROG” will be flashing and “P01” shown in the display.
2. Using the Skip/Search Backward / Skip/Search Forward buttons, select the track to be played first in the sequence.
3. Press the PROG. button again. “P02” will be shown in the display.
4. Repeat steps 2 – 3 to select up to 20 tracks for your sequence.
5. Press the Play/Pause button to start the playback of your sequence. “PROG” will be shown in the display.
6. Fast Forward, Fast Rewind, Skipping Tracks and Repeat Modes can be used as described above (random playback is not available during programmed play).
7. To stop playback, press the ■ Stop button. To delete your sequence press this button a second time.

Cassette Player

Playing Cassettes

1. Switch the unit on and select the tape mode by pressing the /FUNC. button repeatedly.
2. Open the cassette compartment by pressing the  Cassette Stop/Eject key and insert a cassette.
3. Press the◁ Cassette Play ke y to start playback.
4. With the Cassette Fast Fwd. and Cassette Rewind keys you can fast forward or rewind the cassette.
5. To pause playback, press the Cassette Pause key. To resume playback, press the key again.
6. To stop playback, press the Cassette Stop/Eject key. Press the key again to open the cassette compartment.

Auto Stop
When the tape reaches its end, the built-in auto stop system will release the pressed◁ Cassette Play key.
Care of Cassette Mechanism
If the sound becomes muffled or in any case after every 10 hours of operation, clean the pinch roller, capstan and play head. Open the cassette door and use a cotton bud moistened with special tape head cleaning fluid.

CAUTION

• Never touch any of the parts described above with a metal object. Do not insert a cassette until the cleaned parts are completely dry.

AUX Input
You can connect the audio output of an external device such as an MP3 player to this unit to listen to the sound of that device through the amplifier of this music system.

1. To connect the external device please use a standard stereo audio cable (3.5 mm to 3.5 mm plugs) (not included) to connect the headphone out or audio line out of the external device to the AUX input socket of this unit.
2. Turn on the unit and select AUX mode by pressing the /FUNC. button.
3. Switch the external device (e.g. MP3 player) on.
4. Start playback of the external device and adjust the volume control of the main unit to the desired level.
5. Remember to switch off the unit when you are finished using the external device.

Headphone Connector

A headphone jack is located at rear of the unit. When the unit is powered on and playing music, you can connect earphones (not included) to the headphone jack for your private listening. Mind the safety information from page 16 on.
With headphones connected the unit’s speakers are disabled. To listen via the speakers again, disconnect the headphones.

Specifications

Technical specifications and design may change without notice.

We, Kircher AG, herewith confirm that this product is in line with the basic requirements of regulation 2014/53/EU and further relevant regulations.
A copy of the declaration of conformity can be obtained at the following address:
Kircher AG | Gewerbestr. 19 | 75217 Birkenhead
Or online at the following link: https://www.karcher- products.de/index.php/Konformitaetserklaerungen.html

www.karcher-audio.de

References

• products.de
• Karcher Audio - Karcher AG
• Home - Karcher AG
• Home - Karcher AG
• Home - Karcher AG
• Konformitätserklärungen - Karcher AG

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