Bose® TriPort® CD Music System Declaration of Conformity English DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We, the offerer: Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA acknowledge our sole responsibility, that the product: Kind of equipment: Compact Disc Player/ Headphones Type designation: Bose® TriPort® CD music system In accordance with EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and Article 10(1) of the Directive, is in compliance with the following norm(s) or document(s) Technical regulations: EN 55013, EN 55020 EN 61000-3-2, -3-3, -4-2, -4-4, -4-5 & in accordance with the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC, is in compliance with the following norm(s) or document(s): Technical regulations: EN 60065, EN 60825 Accredited by: Bose Corporation, The Mountain, Framingham, MA 01701-9168 USA 1 March 2004 Bose Products B.V. Nijverheidstraat 8, 1135 GE Edam The Netherlands Nic Merks Vice President, Europe Manufacturer's authorized EU representative 2 Safety Information English Class 1 Laser Product CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT This CD player is classified as a CLASS LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT 1 LASER PRODUCT according to EN 60825-1:1994 + A11. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the bottom of the player. WARNING: This product utilizes a laser. Invisible radiation is present when unit is opened and interlock failed or defeated. WARNING: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. The CD player should not be adjusted or repaired by anyone except properly qualified service personnel. WARNING: Dispose of used batteries promptly and properly, following any local regulations. Do not incinerate. Information about products that generate electrical noise. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, this is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment to an outlet on a different circuit than the one to which the receiver is connected. · Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Note: Modifications or adjustments to this equipment which are not expressly approved by the manufacturer may void the user's right or authority to operate this equipment. This product complies with the Canadian ICES-0003 Class B specifications. 3 Safety Information English Caution: Long term exposure to loud music may cause hearing damage. It is best to avoid extreme volume when using headphones with this CD/MP3 player, especially for extended periods. Caution: Do not use this product with headphones when operating a motor vehicle on a public road, or where the inability to hear outside sounds may present a danger. Caution: If you hear no sound when playing a disc, DO NOT turn the volume up high because music could suddenly start at high volume. Turn the volume control to the lowest level before starting playback and slowly increase volume to the desired level. Note: If the CD/MP3 player is brought from a cold to a warm location, moisture may condense inside, causing it to stop working. Should this occur, remove the disc and leave the player in a warm location for several hours to allow the moisture to evaporate. Note: Use the player with 2 AA batteries (LR06 alkaline). The CD/MP3 player is not supplied with an AC adapter. Use only a safety agency approved 4.5-6VDC with a minimum of 350mA AC adapter. Plus pole (+) to the center pin of the 3.5mm socket. When the unit is not used, be sure to disconnect the AC power adapter. Customer Service For additional help in solving problems, contact your Bose® dealer. Or, to contact Bose Customer Service, refer to the list on page 19 of this guide. ©2004 Bose Corporation. No part of this work may be reproduced, modified, distributed, or otherwise used without prior written permission. 4 Your Bose® TriPort® CD Music System English Thank you for purchasing your TriPort CD music system. It delivers exceptional audio performance from audio CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, and MP3-CDs. Components of Your TriPort CD Music System 2 AA batteries Extension cord TriPort headphones Bose CD/MP3 player Unlocking the Hold Switch The Hold switch, located on the right side of the player, may be ON when shipped from the factory. This prevents the controls from operating. Move the Hold switch to OFF to disable Hold and unlock all controls. Turn Hold ON to prevent accidental operation of the controls. Connecting and Wearing TriPort Headphones To make the headphone connection, firmly insert the headphone plug into the jack on the right side of the player. Put on the headphones using the markings which identify the left (L) and right (R) earcups. Adjust the headband so it rests gently on top of your head and the earcup cushions fit comfortably around your ears. 5 Use English Installing the Batteries Slide the compartment door open. The diagram inside the compartment shows the positioning of the positive and negative battery terminals. The Bose® CD/MP3 player uses two AA (LR06 alkaline) batteries. Do not mix old and new batteries. Battery life is 8-10 hours for audio CDs and 11-12 hours for MP3-CDs. Note: You can use rechargeable batteries (NiMH, composed of nickel metal hydride, are recommended). They average half the life of alkaline batteries. However, the low battery symbol is not set for such batteries and will not be a reliable indicator of their remaining battery life. Do not mix alkaline and rechargeable batteries. 6 Use English The Bose® CD/MP3 Player Controls Add to MyMix Browse Anti-skip Volume Up Next Folder Display Window Volume Down Previous Folder Shuffle Stop/Off Previous Track Play/Pause Next Track Side View Headphone Jack Power Jack (adapter not included) Hold Switch 7 Use English Bose® CD/MP3 Player Controls Opening Open the CD compartment by sliding the latch to the right on the front side of the player. Place a CD inside the compartment, with the printed side facing upward. Press down gently until the CD clicks in place. Press the CD door to close. Play/Pause Button If the Bose CD/MP3 player is OFF, press the Play/Pause button to turn it ON and begin playback. Press Play/Pause to halt a track at any point. Press again to resume playback at that point. When a track is paused and no button is pressed for 15 minutes, the player will automatically turn off. The Play/Pause button is inactive when a CD directory is initially reading, when there is no CD in the player, and when a CD cannot be read. It becomes active when a track begins playing. Stop Button Press Stop to halt the playback of a track. Press Play/ Pause to resume playback from the beginning of the track. If you press Stop when a track is paused, play remains stopped at the beginning of the track. Pressing Stop again turns the player off. The Bose CD/MP3 player will turn off if you press and hold Stop for three seconds. 8 Use English Next Track/Previous Track Buttons When a CD is being played, press the Next Track button to advance to the next track. If the last track on a CD is being played, pressing Next Track will advance play to the first track on the CD. When a CD is being played, press the Previous Track button to play the beginning of that track. Press the button again, within three seconds of the first press, to play the previous track. When a track is being played, press and hold the Next Track or Previous Track button to scan forward or backward through the current track. When the track ends, scanning will continue forward to the next track until the button is released. When no track is being played, press and hold the Next Track or Previous Track button to scroll forward or backward across all tracks until the button is released. Volume Up/Volume Down Buttons Use these buttons to adjust playback volume. Press the Volume Up or Volume Down button once to increase or decrease the volume by one setting. Press and hold either volume button to continuously increase or decrease the volume settings. Volume may be adjusted during playback or when the player is stopped. 9 Use English Anti-Skip Button The Anti-skip button reduces skipping if the Bose® CD/MP3 player is moved during playback. This feature is ON by default. The player will not skip when carried while walking with Antiskip activated. displays in the bottom right corner of the CD display window when the feature is ON. Press the Anti-skip button to disable or reactivate this feature during Play, Pause, or Stop modes. Hold You can lock the CD player to prevent the settings from changing during playback or when the player is OFF. Slide the Hold switch, located on the side of the player, to ON to enable Hold and lock all controls. displays in the bottom right corner of the CD display window when the switch is activated. You will not be able to operate the controls of the CD player until the Hold switch is set to OFF. Pressing Play/Pause will cause to flash momentarily if the CD player is OFF and the Hold switch is ON. Activate Hold when the player is not in use to save battery life by preventing accidental operation. 10 Use English Next Folder/Previous Folder Button Press the Next Folder and Previous Folder buttons to navigate through folders on your CD. If the CD contains only MP3 tracks and no folders, pressing either folder button will advance or go back ten tracks. When you play an audio CD, the folder controls are inactive, as audio CDs do not contain folders. Browse The Browse feature allows you to navigate through tracks without interrupting the track that is playing. When you press the Browse button the Browse symbol appears in the top left corner of the display window. Navigate to a track on your CD. To play the track being displayed, press Play/Pause. This will deactivate the feature. Or, to continue play of the current track, press the Browse button a second time. 11 Use English Add to MyMix Button The Add to MyMix button creates and maintains a new custom playlist each time you turn the player ON or each time you open the CD compartment. Turn the player ON, navigate to a track you want to include in the playlist, and press the Add to MyMix button. This creates a new folder containing the selected track. To add a track to the playlist, press the Add to MyMix button while the track is displayed. To access the MyMix folder, press and hold the Add to MyMix button for two seconds. To delete a track from the MyMix folder, press the Add to MyMix button while the track is displayed. Shuffle Button When you press the Shuffle button while playing an audio CD, the player plays all tracks in random order. The SHUFFLE graphic appears in the bottom center of the display window. Press again to cancel Shuffle mode. When you press the Shuffle button while playing a MP3CD, the player plays the contents of the current folder in random order. The SHUFFLE FOLDER graphic displays. Press again and the player plays all files on the disc in random order. The SHUFFLE ALL graphic displays. When all tracks have been heard, the player stops. Pressing again cancels Shuffle mode. 12 Use English The CD Display Window Browse Symbol Folder Text Shuffle Folder MyMix Symbol Folder Number Artist Text Shuffle Track Text Shuffle All Hold Symbol Anti-skip Symbol Battery Symbol When a CD is first loaded, the numerals in the center of the window show the total number of tracks and the total length of the CD for three seconds. When the volume is being adjusted, the volume graphic appears at the center of the display, and the volume level is displayed graphically. When a track begins to play, the track number and total number of tracks of the CD or current folder is displayed. This information, shown for two seconds, is then replaced with the elapsed time of the track. When a CD is paused, the elapsed time and track text flashes at the point where playback was paused. Note: When detailed track information is not available the current track's filename will be shown. 13 Use English Playing MP3-CD Music Files When you load an MP3-CD, folders that contain MP3 files are displayed alphabetically. Numbered folders are displayed sequentially. Folders that contain no tracks d ...