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MP3 CD Receiver CDE-120R / CDE-120RM / CDE-120RR • OWNER’S MANUAL Please read before using this product. • BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG Lesen Sie diese Bedienungsanleitung bitte vor Gebrauch des Gerätes . • MO DE D’EM PLO I
V euillez lire avant d’utiliser cet appareil .
• MA NUAL DE OPERACIÓ N
Léalo antes de utilizar este equipo. • ISTRUZIONI PER L’USO Si prega di leggere prima di utilizzare il attre zzatur a. • ANVÄ NDARHANDLE DNIN G
Innan du använder utrustningen bör du läsa igenom denna användarhandledning. • GEBRUIKERSHA NDLEIDIN G Lees deze aanwijzingen aandachtig alvorens dit toestel te gebruiken. ALPINE ELECTRONICS GmbH
Wil helm- Wagenfeld-S traße 1-3,
80807 Münc hen, Germany
Phone 089-32 42 640
ALPINE ELECTRONICS OF U.K., L TD.
ALPIN E Hous e
Fletchamstea d Highway ,
Coventry CCV4 9TW, U.K.
Phone 0870 -33 33 763
ALPINE ELECTRONICS FRANCE S.A.R.L.
(RCS PO NTOISE B 338 101 280)
98, Ru e de la Belle Etoile , Z.I. Paris Nord II ,
B.P. 50016 , 95945 Roissy Charles de Ga ulle
Cede x, Fra nce
Phon e 01-4863 8989
ALPINE IT ALIA S. p.A.
Viale C. Colombo 8, 200 90 T rezz ano
Sul Nav igl io (MI), Italy
Phone 02-484781
ALPINE ELEC TRONICS DE ESP AÑA, S.A.
Portal de Gamarr a 36, Pabell
ón, 32
01013 Vitoria (Alava)-APDO 133, S pain
Phone 94 5-2835 88
ALPINE ELECTRONICS (BENELUX) GmbH
Leuv enses tee nwe g 5 10-B6,
1930 Zav ent em, Belgium
Pho ne 02 -725 1315
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Operating Instructions DO NOT OP ERATE ANY FU NCTIO N TH A T TAKES
YOUR ATTENTION AW A Y FRO M S AFEL Y DR IVING
YOUR VE HICLE . Any function that requires yo ur prolo nged atten tion s hou ld on ly be
performed after com ing to a complete stop. Always stop the vehicle
in a safe location before performing these functions. Failure to do
so may result in an accident.
KEEP THE VO LUM E AT A L EVEL WH ER E YOU CAN
STILL HE AR OUT S IDE NOISES WHILE DRIVING .
Excessive volume levels that obscure sounds such as emergency
vehicle sirens or road warnin g sign als (train crossings, etc.) can be
dangerous and may result in an accident. LISTENING A T LOUD
VOLUME LEVELS IN A CAR MA Y ALSO CAUSE HEARI NG
DAMAGE.
MINIMIZE DISP LAY VIEWING WHILE DRIVING. V iewing the dis pla y may distract the driver from looking ah ead of
the vehicle and cause an accident.
DO NOT DISAS SEM BLE OR A LTER.
Doing so may result in an accident, fire or electric shock.
USE ONL Y IN CAR S W ITH A 12 V OL T NEGATIVE
GRO UND. (Check with your dealer if you are not sure.) Failure to do so may
result in fire, etc.
KEEP SM ALL OBJE C TS SUC H AS BA TTER IES OUT
OF THE REA CH OF CHILD REN. Swallowing them may result in serious injury. If swallowed,
consult a physician immediately.
USE THE CO RRECT A MPERE R A TING WH EN
REP LACING FUSE S. Failure to do so may result in fire or electric shock.
DO NOT BL OCK VE NTS OR RA DIA TOR PANE LS.
Doing so may cause heat to build up inside and ma y re sult in fire.
USE THIS PROD UCT FO R MOBILE 12V
APPLIC ATIONS. Use for oth er than its design ed application may result in fire,
electric shock or other injury .
DO NOT PLA C E HAN DS, FINGE RS OR FOREIGN
OBJEC TS IN INS ERTION SLO TS O R GAPS.
Doing so may result in pers onal injury or damage to the prod uct.
HAL T U SE IM MEDI ATEL Y IF A PR OBL EM APPE ARS.
Failure to do so may cause personal injury or damage to the
prod uct. Return it to yo ur author ized Alp ine de aler or the nearest
Alp ine Se r vice Ce n tre fo r repa iring.
PRECAUTIONS Product Cleanin g Use a so ft dry cloth for pe rio dic cleaning of the prod uct. For mo re
severe stains, please damp en the clo th with water only . An ythin g
else has the chance of dis sol ving the pain t or damagin g the plastic .
Temperatur e Be sure the temperature inside the vehicle is between +55°C
(+13 1°F ) and –10°C (+14°F ) bef ore tu rnin g yo ur unit on.
Moisture Condensation Y ou may notice the CD playback so und wavering due to
condensation. If this happe ns, remove the disc from the player and
wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate.
Damaged Dis c Do not atte mpt to play cracked, warp ed, or damaged discs. Play ing
a bad disc could severely damage the playback mechanism.
Maintenanc e If you have prob lem s, do not attempt to repa ir the unit yo urself.
Return it to your Alpine dealer or the nearest Alpine Service
Statio n for ser vicing .
WARNING WARNIN G This sy mbol me ans imp ortant in stru cti ons.
Failure to heed them can result in se rious injury
or de ath . CAUTION This sy mbol me ans import ant instructions.
Fail ure to heed th em can resu lt in inju ry or
material property damage. Neve r At tempt the F ollowin g
Do not grip or pull out the disc while it is being pulled back into the
player by the automatic reloading mechanism.
Do not attempt to insert a disc into the unit when the unit power is
off.
Insert ing Di scs Y our player accepts only one disc at a time for playback. Do not
attempt to load more than one disc.
Make sure the label side is facing up when you in sert the disc.
Playing a disc while driving on a very bumpy road may result in
skips, but this will not scratch the disc or damage the player .
New Disc s T o prevent the CD from jamming, the LC D is displayed as error if
discs with irregular surfaces are inserted or if discs are inserted
incorrectly . When a new disc is ejected immediately after initial
loadin g, use your fi nger to feel ar ound the in side of the centr e hole
and ou tside edge of the disc. If you fe el any small bumps or
irregularities, this could inhibit proper loading of the disc. T o
remove the bumps, rub the inside edge of the hole and outside edge
of the disc with a ballpo int pen or other su ch instrumen t, then insert
the disc again.
Irregular Shaped Disc s Be sure to use ro und sh ape discs only for this un it and never u se
any special shape discs.
Use of special shape discs may cause damage to the mechanism.
Inst all ation Locat ion
Make sure this unit will not be installed in a location subjected to:
• Direct sun and hea t
• Hig h hu midity and wate r
• Excessive dust
• Excessiv e v ibratio ns
Correct Ha ndling Do not drop the disc while handling. Hold the disc so you will not
leave fingerpr ints on the surfa ce. Do not aff ix tape, paper, or
gummed labels to the disc. Do not write on the disc.
Disc Cl eaning Fingerprints, dust, or soil on the surface of the disc could cause the
CD player to skip. For routine cleaning, wipe the playing surface
with a clean, soft cloth from the centre of the disc to the outer edge.
If the surface is heavily soiled, dampen a clean, soft cloth in a
solution of mild neutral detergent before cleaning the disc.
Disc A ccessor ies There are various accessories available on the market for protecting
the disc surface and improving sound quality . However, most of
them will influence the thickness and/or diameter of the disc. Using
such accessories can cause the disc to be out of standard
specifications and may create operational problems. W e
reco mmend not us ing these accessori es on di scs played in Alpine
CD players.
Centre Hole
Bumps
Centre Hole
New Disc
Outs ide
(Bumps)
CORRECT
INCORRECT CORREC T
T ransparent Sheet Disc Stabilizer
On ha nd ling Com pac t D iscs (CD/CD-R/CD-RW)
• Do not touch the surface.
• Do not expose the disc to direct sunlight.
• Do not affix stickers or labels.
• Clean the disc when it is dusty.
• Make sure that there are no bumps arou nd the disc .
• Do not use commercially available disc accessories.
Do not leave the disc in the car or the unit for a long time.
Never expose the disc to direct sunlight. Heat and humidity may
damage the CD an d you may not be able to pla y it again .
To custome rs using CD-R/CD- RW • If a CD-R/CD-RW cannot be played back, make sure the last
recording session was closed (finalized).
• Finalize the CD-R/CD-RW if necessary , and attempt playback
again.
About med ia th at can be p laye d
Use only compact discs with the label side showing the CD logo
marks belo w .
If y ou use un specified co mpact di scs, correct pe rformance cannot
be gua rant eed .
Y ou can play CD-Rs (CD-Recordables)/CD-R Ws (CD-
ReW ritables) which have been reco rded only on audio de vices .
Y ou ca n als o play CD-R s/CD- R Ws containin g MP3 formatte d
audio files.
• Some of the f ollowi ng CD s may not play on this unit :
Flawed CDs, CDs with fingerprints, CDs exposed to extreme
temperatures or sunlight (e.g., left in the car or this unit), CDs
rec orded under unstab le condition s, CDs on whic h a rec ordi ng
failed or a re -record ing was a ttempted, copy-protected CDs
which do not conform to the audi o CD industry standar d.
• Use discs
with MP3 files written in a format compatible with this
unit. For details, see “About MP3”.
• ROM data other than audio files contained in a disc will not
prod uce soun d whe n played back .
Protecti ng the US B co nnec tion termina l
• Only a USB memory can be connected to the USB c onnection
termin al on th is unit. Corr ect performan ce using oth er USB
produ cts cann ot be guaranteed. A USB h ub is not su ppo rted.
• Do not connect a USB memory over 20 mm wide. Also, avoid
connectin g USB mem ory and Front Aux at th e same time .
• Depending on t he con necte d USB memo ry d evi ce, t he un it may
not fun ctio n or some function s ma y not be perfo rme d.
• The audio file format that can be played back on the unit is
MP3.
• Artist/song name, etc., can be displayed, however characters
may not be correctly dis played.
On Ha nd ling USB Me mor y
• T o prevent malfu nction or damage, note the foll owing points .
Read the USB mem ory Owner’s Ma
nual thorou ghl y .
Do not touch the te rminals by hand or metal.
Do not su bject USB memory to excessive sh ock.
Do no t bend, drop, disasse mble, mo di fy or soa k i n t he wate r .
• A void usa ge or storage in the foll owi ng location s:
Anywh ere in the car ex posed to di rect sunlig ht or hi gh
temperatures.
Anywhere the possibility of high humidity or corrosive
substances are present.
• Fix th e USB memory in a locat ion where driver operati on will
not be hin dered .
•
USB me mory may not fu nction co rrectly at high or low te mperat ure
•
The USB flash memory suppo rts a max imum of 4 GB p er par tition.
The unit reco gnizes on ly one partiti on.
•
Use only ce rtified USB memory . Note that even ce rtifi ed USB
memor y , may not functio n correctly depe
ndin g on its type or state .
• USB memory function is not guaranteed. Use USB memory
according to the terms of agreement.
• Depending on the settings of the USB memory type, memory
state or encoding software, the unit may not play back or display
properl y .
• A file that is copy-protected (copyright protection) cannot be
played back.
• USB memory may take time to start playback. If there is a
particular file other than audio in the USB memory, it may take
considerable time before the file is played back or searched.
• The unit can play back “mp3” file extensions.
•
Do not add the above extension s to a file other than audio data.
This non-au dio data will not be recognised. The resulting playback
may contain noise that can dam age speakers and/or amplifiers.
•
It is recommended to back up important data on a pers onal computer.
• Do not rem ove the USB device while playback is in progress .
Change SO URCE to something other tha n USB, then remove
the USB device to pre vent pos sible damage to its memor y .
• “MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. ”
• “Supply of this product only conveys a licen se for priv ate,
non-commercial use and does not convey a license nor imply
any right to use this product in any commercial (i.e. revenue-
generation) real time broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable
and/or any other media), broadcasting/streaming via internet,
intranets and/or other networks or in other electronic content
distribution systems, such as pay-audi o or audi o-on-de mand
applications. An independent license for such use is required.
For details, please visit http://www . mp3licensing.com”
CAUTION Alpine accepts no responsibility for lo st data, et c., ev en if data, etc.
is lost whil e using th is pr oduct.
Accessory List • Head uni t ... .... ... .... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ....... .... ... .....1
• Powe r c abl e... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... .... .... ... .....1
• Mo unting sleeve. ................ ... .................. ........................ ...1
• Carrying case ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .....1
• Bracket key.... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ..... ... .... ... .....2
• Rubb er Cap ... ... .... ... .... .... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... .....1
• Bol t Stud ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... .... ... ..... ... .... .... ... .... ... .....1
• Ow ner ’s Manua l ...
... ............................ ... ........ .... ......... 1 set
T urning Power On and Of f
Press SOU RCE/ to turn on the unit.
• The firs t time power is turned on, the volume wil l start from level 18.
Press and hold SOURCE/ for at least 2 seconds to
turn off the unit .
Detaching and Attaching the Front Panel Detaching
1
T urn off the unit power.
2
Press (Release ) at the upper right side until the
front panel pops out.
3
Grasp the right side of the front panel and pull it out.
• The front pa nel ma y be come hot in norm al usage (especially the
connector term inals on the b ack of the fr ont pane l). This is not a
malfunction.
• T o protect the fro nt panel, place it in the supplied carrying case.
• When detaching the front pan el, do not apply excess i ve fo rce as it
may result in mal funct ion.
Attaching
1
Insert the left side of the front panel into the main
unit. Align the groove on the front panel with the
projections on the main unit.
2
Push the ri ght side of the fr ont pa nel until it loc ks
firmly into the main unit.
• Before attaching the front panel, ma ke sure that ther e is no dir t or
dust on the connector term inals and no foreign object between the
front pan el and the ma i n unit.
• At tach the front p anel carefull y , holding the side s of the front panel to
avoid pushing buttons by mistake.
Adjusting Volume T urn the Rota r y enco der until the desired sound is
obtained .
Adjusting Volume : 0 ~ 40
Getting Started VIEW
SOU RCE/
Rotary enco der
Listening to Radio 1
Press SOU RCE/ to select RADIO mode.
2
Press BAND/ / repeatedly until the desired radio
band is displayed.
FM1 FM2 FM3 MW LW FM1
3
Press or to tune in the desired station.
Press and hol d or for at least 0.5 seconds to seek
station.
Presetting Stations Manually 1
Select the radio band and tune in a desired radio
station you wish to store in the preset memory .
2
Press and hold, for at least 2 seconds, any one of the
preset but tons (1 thr ou gh 6) into which you wish
to store the station.
The select ed station is stored.
The display show s the ba nd, preset num ber and station
frequency memorized.
• A total of 30 stati ons can be stored in the pr eset memory (6 stati ons
for each band; F M1, F M2, FM3, MW and L W).
• If you stor e a statio n in a preset memory whi ch alr eady ha s a stati
on,
the current stati on will be clear ed an d replaced with the new station.
Presetting Stations Automatically 1
Press BAND/ / repeatedly until the desired radio
band is displayed.
2
Press and hold A.ME for at least 2 seconds.
The freque ncy on the di splay conti nues to chan ge while the
automati c m emo ry is in p rogres s. The r adio will
automati call y see k an d store 6 strong stations in the
selected band. They will be stored into preset butt ons 1 to 6
in orde r of signal strength.
• If no stations are stored, th e radio will return to the original station
you were li stening to befo re the auto memo
ry procedur e be gan.
Tuning to Preset Station s 1
Press BAND/ / repeatedly until the desired band
is displayed.
2
Press any one of the station preset buttons
(1 th rough 6) that has your desired radio st ation in
memory .
The display sh ows the band, preset nu mber and frequency
of the station selected.
Radio BAND/ /
A.ME
Preset button s
(1 thro ugh 6)
SOURCE/
Setting RDS Reception Mode and Receiving RDS Stations The RDS (Radio Data System ) is a radio i nformati on system
using the 57 kHz subcarri er of regular FM broadcast. The RD S
allow s you to r eceive a va riety of information suc h as traffi c
information, station nam es, and to au tomaticall y r e-tune to a
stronger transm itter that is broadcasti ng the same programme .
The RD S digital data include the following:
Recalling Preset RDS Stations
1
Select the band, and then press any one o f the
station preset buttons (1 throu gh 6) that has
your desired radio station in memory .
The display shows the ban d, pr eset number an d freq uency of the
station selected.
2
If the preset station’s signal is weak:
The uni t automat ically sea rches and tu nes to a stro nger station
in the AF (A lte rna tive Freque ncies) list.
3
If the preset station and the stations in the AF list
cannot be received:
When the PI SEEK setting is on (r efe r to “PI SE EK Setting” on
page 6) , the unit searches again fo r a statio n in the PI
(Pro gramme Iden tificat ion) list .
If the re are stil l no stations
receiv able in the are a, th e uni t
displays the freq uency of the prese t station and the p reset
numbe r disappe ars .
If the sign al level of t he Regio nal (Loca l) station bein g tune d
becomes to o we ak t o receive , press the same preset bu tto n to
tune in a Re giona l statio n in other distr ict.
Note
• For preset ting the RDS statio ns, r efe r to the Radio Op eration
section. The RDS st ations can be preset in the FM1 , FM 2 and FM3
bands only .
AF (Alternative Frequencies) Setting 1
Press and hold SOUND/RDS for at least 2 seconds
to activate the SETUP mode.
2
T urn the Rota r y en code r to select the AF mode,
and then press Rota r y encode r .
3
T urn the Rota r y en code r to select ON or OFF .
4
Press and hold SOUND/RDS for at least 2 seconds
to return to normal mode.
Notes
• Press VIEW to r eturn to no rma l mode.
• If no operation is perf orm ed for 60 secon ds, the unit will r eturn to
norma l mode automat icall y .
Receiving RDS Re gional (Local) Stations 1
Press and hold SOUND/RDS for at least 2 seconds
to activate the SETUP mode.
2
T urn the Rota r y en code r to select the REGIONAL
mode, and then press Rota r y encod er.
3
T urn the Rota r y en code r to select ON or OFF . In
the OFF mode, the unit automatically keeps
receiving the related local RDS station.
4
Press and hold SOUND/RDS for at least 2 seconds
to return to normal mode.
Notes
• Press VIEW to r eturn to no rma l mode.
• If no operation is perf orm ed for 60 secon ds, the unit will r eturn to
norma l mode automat icall y .
PI SEEK Setting 1
Press and hold SOUND/RDS for at least 2 seconds
to activate the SETUP mode.
2
T urn the Rota r y en code r to select the PI SEEK
mode, and then press Rota r y encod er.
3
T urn the Rota r y en code r to select ON or OFF .
4
Press and hold SOUND/RDS for at least 2 seconds
to return to normal mode.
Notes
• Press VIEW to r eturn to no rma l mode.
• If no operation is perf orm ed for 60 secon ds, the unit will r eturn to
norma l mode automat icall y .
RDS PI Pr ogramm e Identif icati on
PS Programme Service Name
AF List of Alternative Frequenc ies
TP Traf fic Programme
T A Traf fic Ann ouncemen t
EON Enhance d Ot her Ne two rks
BAND/ /
A.ME
Preset buttons (1 th rough 6)
SOURCE/
/T A
VIEW
AUDIO/ENTER (ROT ARY ENCODER ) SOUND/RD S
Receiving Traffic Information 1
Press and hold for at least 2 seconds so t hat the
“T A” indicator ligh ts up.
2
Press or to select your desired traffic
information station.
When a traffic in forma tion statio n is tuned in, th e “T P” indica tor
ligh ts up .
Traffi c in form ati on is he ard only when it is bei ng broa dcast. If
traffic inf orma tion is not being bro adcast, the uni t is set in the
standby mode. When a t raffic in form ation broa dcast begi ns, th e
unit automat ically receives it and the display shows “TRF- INFO”
for 5 seconds.
When the tr affic information broadcast is over , the unit will
automatically set in th e standby mode .
Notes
• If you do no t want to listen to the traffi
c in format ion being r eceived ,
light ly pr ess
BAND/ / / A.ME to skip that traffi c info rma tio n
message. The T A mo de wil l rema i n in the ON posit ion to receive the
next traffi c info rma tio n me ssage.
• If the volume level is changed while receiving traff ic inform ati on, the
changed volume level will be memo r ized. When tr affic inform ati on is
received next time, the volume leve l will be automatically adj usted to
the level memo rized.
• In the TA mode, the SEEK tuning selec
ts only the TP stations.
Receiving Traffic Information While Playing CD or Radio 1
Press and hold for at least 2 seconds so t hat the
“T A” indicator ligh ts up.
2
Press or to select a traffic information
station if necessary .
When a tra ffic in form ati on broadcas t starts, the unit au toma tically
mutes the CD pl ayer or th e regul ar FM bro adcast .
When the tr affic inf orma tion br oadcast finishes , the unit
automa tically retu rns t o the ori ginal source play before the tra ffic
inform ation broadcas t began .
When traffic informat ion stations cannot be rece ived :
In the CD mode :
When the TP sig nal can no long er be received, the traf fic
inf orma tion station of ano the r freq uency wil l be sel ected
automatically .
Note
• The receiver is equipped with the EON (Enha
nced Other Networks)
func tion in or der to keep track of addit ional alt ernate frequencies to
the AF li st. The “E ON” indicator lights up wh ile an RDS EON
sta tion is being received . If the statio n being received does no t
broadcast th e traffi c in format ion, th e r eceiv er automati cally tunes in
the related stati on that br oadcasts the traffic information when it
occurs.
3
Press and hold for at least 2 seconds to
deactivate the Traffic Inf
ormation mode.
The “T A” indica tor swi tches off.
Displaying Radio Text T ext mes sages from a rad io station can be displayed.
1
Press VIE W while re ceivin g FM in the ra dio mode to
select the Radio T ext display.
The disp lay will cha nge every time the butt on is press ed.
If the re is PS (Prog ramme Service Name):
PS (Prog ramme Service Name)* RADI O TEXT PS
(Pr ogra mme Service Name )
* If VIEW is pressed and held for at least 2 second s while
displaying PS in the radio mode, fr eque ncy wil l be
displayed for 5 secon ds.
If the re is no PS (P rogramme Servic e Na me) :
FREQUENCY RADIO TEXT FREQUENC Y
The disp lay sh
ows “WAITING“ for a few seconds, the n starts
showi ng the tex t messag e. If the tex t messa ge is more than 8
cha racte rs, it will scroll.
Note
• If there is no r eceivable te xt me ssage or the unit cannot r eceive a tex t
message properly , the display shows “NO TEXT ”.
Playback 1
Insert a disc with the label side facing up.
The di sc wil l be pulled into the unit aut omatically, and the
“ DISC IN” indicator li ghts up .
When a disc is already inse rted, press SOU RCE / t o
swit ch t o t he DISC mo de.
The mode will change every time the button is pressed.
RADIO CD*
1
USB*
2
AUX RAD IO
*
1
Displayed only whe n a disc has been inserted.
*
2
Dis played only wh en USB mem ory is co nnecte d.
2
While playing back MP3, press o r to select
the desired folder.
3
Press or to select the desired track (file).
Returning to the begin ning of the cur rent tra ck (file ):
Press .
Fast bac kwar d:
Press and hold .
Advancing to the beginning of the next track (file):
Press .
Fast forwa rd:
Press and hold .
4
T o pause playback, press BAND/ / .
Pres sing BAND / / again wil l res ume playb ack.
5
T o eject the disc, press .
• Do not remove a CD during its eject cyc le. Do not load mor e than
one disc at a time. A malfunction may re sult from doing either .
• The “ DISC IN” indicator lights up when a disc is inserted.
• Th ree-inc h (8 cm) CD s cannot be used.
• Th e CD-player can play disc co ntaining audio data and MP3 data.
• The trac
k display for MP3 data playback is the fi le numbers r ecorded
on the disc.
• Th e playbac k ti me may not be co rrect ly displayed when a VBR
(V ariable Bi t Rate) r ecorded file is played back .
MP3 Play Display
The folder numb er and file number wil l be displayed as desc ribed
below .
• Press VIEW to swit ch the display . See “Di splay in g the T ext ” for
information ab out display switch ing.
Repeat Play Press 6(RPT) to repeatedly play back the current track.
The “ RPT” indica tor lights up, an d the t rack (f ile) will be
played repeatedly .
Press 6(RP T) again t o cancel.
Folder R epeat P lay (MP3) Press and hold 6(RPT ) for at least 2 seconds.
The “ FOLD ER” and “ RPT” indicators appear in the
display, and only files in t he curren t folder are repeatedly played
back.
Press and hold 6(RPT) ag ain to ca ncel.
CD/ MP3 6(RPT)
SOURCE/
BAND/ /
5(SC AN)
4(M.I.X.)
003–002 Folder num ber
display
File number
display
M.I.X. (Random Play) Press 4(M.I.X. ) in the play or pause mode.
The “ M.I .X.” indicator li ghts up, and t he tracks (fil es) on the
disc will be playe d ba ck in ran dom sequence .
Pres s 4(M.I. X.) again to can cel.
Folder M.I.X. (Random Play) (MP3)
Press and hold 4(M.I.X.) for at least 2 seconds.
The “ FOL DER” and “ M.I .X.” indicators ap pear i n t he
display , and al l fi les i n the current fold er are play ed back in
random sequ ence.
Pres s an d ho ld 4(M.I .X.) again t o cancel.
Scanning Programs Press 5(SCAN ) to activate the scan mode.
The first 10 seconds of each t rack (f ile) will be pl ayed back in
succ ession.
Pres s 5(SCAN ) again t o cancel.
Folder Scanning Programs (MP3) Press and hold 5(SC AN) for at least 2 seconds.
Fro m the next folde r, the f irs t 10 seconds o f t he first fi le in each
folder is played back in sequence.
Pres s an d ho ld 5(SCAN) ag ain to ca ncel.
About MP3 What i s MP3?
MP3, wh ose official name is “MPE G-1 Audio L aye r 3,” is a
compression standard pr esc ribed by the ISO, the International
St anda rdiza tion Or ganiza tion and MPEG which is a join t activi ty
institution of the I EC.
MP3 fil es con tain compressed au dio da ta. MP3 encoding is
capab le of compr essing a udio data at ext reme ly high rat ios,
reducin g the size of music fil es t o as much as one-tenth their
origin al size. This is achieve d whi le still main taini ng near CD
quali ty . Th e MP3 form at realises such high compression ratios by
elimina tin g the sou nds tha t are
ei ther inau dible to th e human ear
or maske d by other soun ds.
Meth od for creat ing MP3 fi les
Audio data are compressed using software with MP 3 code c. For
details on cr eatin g MP3 fil es, re fer to the us er’s manual for that
software .
MP3 files th at are playa ble on t his device ha ve the file exte nsion
“mp3”. Files wi th no ext ension ca nnot be pla yed back.
CAUTION
Except for private us e, duplicating audio data (including MP3
data) or dist ribut ing, tr ansferrin g, or copying it, whether for free
or for a fee, wit hout permi ssion of the copyrig ht holde r is strictly
prohibited by the Copyright Act and by in ternati onal treaty.
Supported playb ack sam pli ng rates and bit rate s
MP3
This device may no t play back corr ectly depe ndin g on samp ling
rates.
ID3 tags
This device supp orts ID3 tag.
If tag da t a is in an MP3 file , th is device can disp lay the title (track
title), ar tist name, and al bum name ID3 tag da ta .
This device can only displ ay up to 64 charac ters . (U nic oded file
and folder names are up to 32 characters.)
For non-su pported char acters and symbols an ast erisk is
displayed.
If inf orma tion con tains charact ers ot her t han ID3 tag informa tion ,
the audio file may not be pl ayed back .
The tag in forma tio n may not be correc tly displayed , depe nding
on th e con tents.
Produci
ng MP3 disc s
MP3 fil es are prepar ed, then written to a CD-R or
CD-RW using CD-R writing so ftware. A disc can ho l d up to 51 2
fil es/folde rs (i ncludin g Ro ot Fold ers), an d the maximum number
of folde rs is 255 .
Playback may not be performed if a disc exce eds the limi tations
desc ribe d above .
Media supp ort ed
The media that this device can play back are CD-R OMs , CD-Rs,
and CD- RWs .
Correspo ndin g Fi le System s
This device supp orts discs forma tted wi th ISO9660 Level 1 or
Level 2.
This device also can play back dis cs in Joliet, Romeo, etc., and
other stand ards that conform to ISO9 660. Howeve r, some times
the file nam es, folder names
, etc., ar e not displ ayed correc tly .
Formats suppo rted
This device supp orts Multi-Session.
This device cannot co rrect ly play back discs recor ded with T rack
At Once or packet writing.
Apple HFS , UDF 1.50, Mixed Mode CD and Enhanced CD (CD-
Extr a) are no t su ppor ted .
Order of files
Files are played back in the orde r tha t the writ ing sof tware writ es
them t o the disc . Th ere fore , the playb ack order may not be wh at
is expect ed. V erify the wr iti ng orde r in the so ftware’s
documen tation. The pl ayback order of the folde rs an d fil es is as
follows.
* Th e folder No./ folder Name will not be displaye d if no file is
contained in the folder .
Bit rate
This is the “soun d” compr ession rate specified for encoding. The
higher the bit rate, th e higher th e sound qualit y, but also th e lar ger
the fil es.
Sampl ing ra te
This val ue shows how many tim es per second the data is sampled
(recor ded). For example , music CDs use a sampli ng rate of 44.1 kHz,
so the sound is samp led (recor ded) 44,100 times per second. The
higher the
sampli ng rate, th e higher th e sound quali t y, but also th e
larger th e volume of data.
Encodin g
Converti ng musi c CD s, W AVE (AIF F) f ile s, and other sound files
into the spe cified aud io comp ression form at.
Tag
Song inform ation su ch as t r ack titles, artist names, album names,
etc., writt en into MP 3 fil es.
Root folder
The root folder (or r oot directory) is fo und at the top of the fi le
system. The root fold er contains all fold ers an d file s. It is created
automati cally for all burn ed
discs.
Sampling rates: 48 kHz, 44 .1 kHz , 32 kH z, 24 kHz, 22 .05 kHz ,
16 kHz , 12 kHz, 1 1.025 kHz, 8 kH z
Bit rates : 8 - 320 kb ps
Und er the ISO966 0 standar d, there ar e som e restrictions to
remembe r .
The maximum nest ed folde r dep th is 8 (incl uding the root
direct ory). The num ber of characters for a fol der/f ile name is
limi ted.
V alid ch arac ters for fold er/ fil e names are let ters A-Z, a-z,
numbers 0-9 an d symbols .
Terminolog y Root folder
Folder MP3 File
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