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- Page 1 Stereo CD Receiver XC-L77 ( DU-L77 ) Speaker System S-L9-LRW S-L9-A-LRW S-L8-LRW Stereo Cassette Deck CT-L77 Operating Instructions...
- Page 2 Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK Please read through these operating instructions HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO so you will know how to operate your model RAIN OR MOISTURE. properly. After you have finished reading the...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Before You Start Contents Before you Start ....................5 Installing and Connecting up Finding a Suitable Location ................7 Connecting Up the System ................8 What’s What Front Panel ...................... 13 Remote Control ....................14 Display ......................15 Switching On Switching On and Setting the Clock ............... - Page 4 1 Before You Start Elegant design Features The X–LP77 looks as good it sounds. With a front panel almost completely free from the usual array of buttons and flashing lights, the X–LP77 has been designed to blend in elegantly with its surroundings rather than draw attention to itself.
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Page 5: Before You Start
1 Before You Start Checking What’s in the Box Thank you for buying this Pioneer product. Before starting to set up your new stereo system, please check that you received the following supplied accessories in the XC–L77 Stereo CD Receiver box: •... -
Page 6: Handling Discs
CDs only. Use of shaped CDs is not recommended for this When holding CDs of any type, take care not to leave finger- product. Pioneer disclaims all liability arising in connection prints, dirt or scratches on the disc surface. Hold the disc by its with the use of shaped CDs. -
Page 7: Installing And Connecting Up
Never tie the power cord together with other cords, or knot it in any way. A damaged power cord can cause fire or give you an electric shock. Check the power cord occasionally—if it’s damaged ask a Pioneer authorized service centre or your dealer for a replacement. -
Page 8: Connecting Up The System
Screw holes for firmly into the socket until you hear it wall-mounting click home. Note: Pioneer bears no responsibility for accidents resulting from faulty assembly or installation, insufficient mounting strength of walls or other building fixtures, misuse or natural disasters. -
Page 9: Connecting The Speakers
2 Installing and Connecting Up Sub-woofer Right speaker Left speaker Sub-woofer cable CAUTION! Speaker cable The speaker system is not magnetically shielded. This means that if the speakers are Connecting the speakers placed very near a television set or monitor, you may see The S–L8/S–L9/S–L9-A speaker system consists of two compact satellite speakers that colour distortion in the pic- deliver the middle and treble frequencies, and a subwoofer that provides powerful bass. - Page 10 Mount the speakers only on a vertical wall or surface. Listening Pioneer bears no responsi- area bility for accidents resulting from faulty assembly or in- Placing the subwoofer stallation,...
- Page 11 2 Installing and Connecting Up AM loop antenna FM wire antenna Power cable Connecting the antennas Connecting the supplied antennas will allow you to listen to both AM and FM radio broadcasts. If you find that reception quality is poor, an outdoor antenna should give you better sound quality —see the Connecting external antennas box on the following page for more on how to do this.
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Page 12: Connecting Other Components
2 Installing and Connecting Up 4 Plug the supplied FM antenna into the FM antenna terminal. For best results, extend the FM antenna fully and fix to a wall or door frame. Don’t drape loosely or leave it coiled up. The supplied FM antenna is a simple means of receiving FM stations;... -
Page 13: What's What
3 What’s What Front Panel PHONES STANDBY/ON CD Receiver 1 CD tray 2 Power light – Lights when the unit is switched on. 3 ^ button – Press to play a disc, or pause a disc that’s already playing (press again to restart playback). 4 ) button –... -
Page 14: Remote Control
3 What’s What Remote Control 10 1 1 REMOTE LOCATOR & › AUX/CD-R SOUND DISPLAY TAPE TIMER/ ! — + ⁄ CHARACTER CANCEL STANDBY/ ON 1 MENU – Press to access various features, including station memory Remote Locator naming, changing the tape reverse mode, and so on. This remote control has a feature that will allow you 2 Tape deck mode –... -
Page 15: Display
3 What’s What Display 7 8 9 10 1 1 12 13 1 Tape function – Highlights when in tape deck mode 2 CD function – Highlights when in CD player mode 3 MD function – Highlights when in MD recorder mode •... -
Page 16: Switching On
4 Switching On Switching On and Setting the Clock If you've followed the manual to here, you should now have your system installed with everything connected up and plugged in. This chapter takes you through using the basic features: playing CDs and tapes, listening to radio stations, and adjusting the volume, tone and balance to get the sound you want. -
Page 17: Playing A Compact Disc
4 Switching On Playing a Compact Disc Here, we’ll run through the basics you need to play discs in the CD player/receiver. Other features of the CD player, such as programming the track order, are covered later —see pages 23 to 26 for complete instructions on all the CD player’s features. &... -
Page 18: Adjusting The Sound
4 Switching On To skip back or forward to another track, press (but don't hold) $ or › . Pressing › once skips to the start of the next track on the disc. Further presses take you to subsequent tracks. Pressing $ once takes you to the beginning of the current track. -
Page 19: Listening To The Radio
4 Switching On Listening to the Radio The tuner can receive both FM and AM broadcasts, and lets you memorize your favourite stations so you don't have to manually tune in every time you want to listen. Here we run through the basic tuner controls, including switching between AM and FM, and tuning to a station. -
Page 20: Playing A Cassette Tape
4 Switching On Press MENU. You’re now in the tuner menu. Press the $ or › button repeatedly to select FM AUTO/MONO, then press SET. Press the $ or › button to select the FM MONO option. (Press again to switch back to mode.) FM AUTO Press SET again to exit the menu. - Page 21 4 Switching On Load a cassette tape then press TAPE to close the cassette tray and start playback. Tape playing with tape counter shown in the display. Direction Use a tape that's already recorded on so you can hear something in the is ‘forward’...
- Page 22 4 Switching On Using Dolby NR. For best sound quality, tapes that are recorded with Dolby NR should be played with Dolby NR switched on. This includes virtually all commercially produced tapes—look for the double –D symbol (2) on the inlay card, or on the cassette tape itself. To switch Dolby NR on and off: MENU &...
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Page 23: Using The Cd Player
5 Using the CD Player Using the Menu System Access to many of the less commonly used functions of the system is via a menu system. Each component (CD player, tuner, tape deck, auxiliary, and MD recorder) has it's own set of menu options, but access to all of them is from the button. -
Page 24: Programming The Track Order
5 Using the CD Player Programming the Track Order This mode lets you program a sequence (a playlist) of up to 24 tracks to play. The order can be anything you choose. Tracks can appear more than once in the playlist, or can be left out entirely. -
Page 25: Playing Things Again
5 Using the CD Player Playing Things Again You can set the CD player to repeat either a single track over and over, or the whole disc. MENU & › AUX/CD-R SOUND DISPLAY TAPE TIMER/ ! — + ⁄ STANDBY/ ON CHARACTER CANCEL ¢... -
Page 26: Playing Tracks At Random
5 Using the CD Player Playing Tracks at Random To have the CD player play the tracks on a disc in a different order each time you play the disc, use the random play function. Each track will play just once, but the order You can use either of the repeat will be random. -
Page 27: Using The Tuner
6 Using the Tuner The Tuner Menu The tuner menu gives you access to the following functions: - Memorize station frequencies for quick recall (p.27) STATION MEMORY - Give station memories meaningful names (p.28) (You'll only see STATION NAME this option if you're in Station mode - see page 28.) - Specify the FM reception mode (p.19) (You'll only see this FM AUTO MONO... -
Page 28: Listening To Memorized Stations
6 Using the Tuner Listening to a Memorized Station When using the tuner button to switch between FM and AM, you've probably noticed a third option. This is the station memory mode, in which you can listen to the stations you’ve previously memorized. -
Page 29: An Introduction To Rds
6 Using the Tuner Enter a name for the current station The display shows the station memory. memory number and a flashing Names can be up to 9 characters long and can contain letters (upper and cursor lower case), numbers, spaces and other symbols. To select a character: Display after inputting the first Use the... -
Page 30: Displaying Rds Information
6 Using the Tuner The XC–L77 can search for and display the following programme types: Pop M Pop music Sport Rock M Rock music Educate Educational material M.O.R. M “Middle of the road” Drama music Culture Light M ‘Light’ classical music Science Science and technology Classics... -
Page 31: Searching For A Programme Type
6 Using the Tuner Press DISPLAY. Press repeatedly and choose between: Programme type is selected - Radio Text - Programme Service Name - Programme Type The RDS indicator lights and Stop on the one you want, then press the broadcast RDS information The display will show the RDS information, if there is any. -
Page 32: Changing The Display
6 Using the Tuner Changing the display You can choose to display various kinds of information when listening to the tuner. Switch between them by pressing the button: DISPLAY Frequency display - displays the current radio frequency FREQUENCY - displays RDS radio text information - displays RDS programme service name information RT display - displays RDS programme type information... -
Page 33: Using The Tape Deck
7 Using the Tape Deck Setting the Reverse Mode The tape deck can play both sides of a tape without you having to take the cassette out and turning it over by hand. This feature is called auto-reverse (because to play the other side of the tape, the tape travels in the opposite direction). -
Page 34: Automatically Recording A Cd
7 Using the Tape Deck Unlike some tape decks, there's no need to set recording levels—the deck sets the right level automatically. Also, when recording, the volume, tone and balance controls have no effect on the recording. This means that you can record something with the volume turned right down, if you want. -
Page 35: Automatically Recording An Md
7 Using the Tape Deck Press CD to switch to the CD player. Load the CD you want to record. With the CD stopped, the See page 17 for detailed instructions on loading discs. display shows the number of If the disc has started playing, press & . tracks and the playing time If you want to record just one track, select the track using the $ and ›... -
Page 36: Recording Other Sources
7 Using the Tape Deck Press MD to switch to the MD recorder. Load the MD you want to record. See page 11 of the MD manual for detailed instructions on loading discs. With the MD stopped, the display shows the number of If the disc has started playing, press &. -
Page 37: Resetting The Tape Counter
7 Using the Tape Deck Select the source you want to record. For example, if you want to record from the tuner, press , and tune TUNER The display shows the tuner into a station. tuned to station memory 12 If you are recording from another component, set it up ready for playback. -
Page 38: Using The Timer
8 Using the Timer The Timer Menu Using the timer features you can automatically record a programme from the tuner at a certain time, wake up to a CD playing, or fall asleep at night to the radio. Access to these functions is from the menu, which is accessed by TIMER pressing the... -
Page 39: Cancelling The Wake Up Timer
8 Using the Timer Set the time to switch on. The ‘on’ time is whatever was First, set the hour: last set for the wake-up timer Use the $ and › buttons to change the flashing hour display, then press Next, set the minute: Adjust it to what you want. -
Page 40: Setting The Sleep Timer
8 Using the Timer Setting the Sleep Timer When setting the sleep timer, you only have to tell the system when to switch off. TIMER & › AUX/CD-R SOUND DISPLAY TAPE TIMER/ ! — + ⁄ CHARACTER CANCEL STANDBY/ ON ¢... - Page 41 8 Using the Timer Set up the tape deck/MD recorder. If you're recording to tape: The tape deck is set up ready to record Load a cassette tape, set the recording direction and reverse mode, and switch on/off Dolby NR as required. If you're recording to disc: Load an MD into the recorder.
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Page 42: Cancelling The Record Timer
8 Using the Timer Cancelling the Record Timer Once the timer recording has finished, the timer is automatically cancelled. However, if you need to cancel it before the recording has started, (either because you made a mistake setting it, or simply because you no longer want to make the recording), here’s how you do it. -
Page 43: Additional Information
9 Additional Information Setting the Display Brightness You can adjust the brightness of the display to suit the lighting conditions of the room. For example, in a brightly lit room you'd probably want the display brighter than in a room with low lighting. &... -
Page 44: Troubleshooting
Sometimes the trouble may lie in another component. Investigate the other components and electrical appliances being used. If the trouble cannot be rectified even after exercising the checks below, ask your nearest Pioneer authorized service station to carry out repair work. - Page 45 9 Additional Information Symptom Likely cause Remedy Playback sound is • The Dolby NR setting is not the same as that • Set the Dolby NR system to the same setting as muddy or distorted; used during recording. that used during recording (see p.22). high frequency sounds are excessively emphasized.
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Page 46: Maintenance
Avoid using dry-type cassette head cleaners. Be careful: Some cassette head cleaners are not designed to work with auto-reverse decks and may become jammed in the mechanism— ask your Pioneer authorized service centre for details. -
Page 47: Specifications
9 Additional Information Specifications Stereo CD Receiver: XC-L77 Stereo Cassette Deck: CT-L77 Amplifier Section System..........4-track, 2-channel stereo Heads ........... Recording/playback head x 1 Continuous Power Satellite (RMS) ....... 30 W + 30 W Erase head x 1 (1 kHz, THD 10%, 8 ) Motor ............ - Page 48 Haven 1087, Keetberglaan 1, 9120 Melsele, Belgium TEL: 03/570.05.11 PIONEER ELECTRONICS AUSTRALIA PTY. LTD. 178-184 Boundary Road, Braeside, Victoria 3195, Australia, TEL: 03-9586-6300 PIONEER ELECTRONICS DE MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. San Lorenzo Num 1009 3er piso Desp. 302 Col. Del Valle, Mexico D.F. C.P. 03100 TEL: 5-688-52-90 <99G00ZF0I01>...