User manual H&B HF-275

MODEL HF-275 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash and arrowhead within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of "dangerous voltage" inside the product. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WA R N I N G : To r e d u c e the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of important instructions accompanying the product. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS. CAUTION DO NOT EXPOSE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS! BACKLIGHT DISPLAY BLUE TIMER AUTO ON/OFF CLOCK QUARTZ DIGITAL PLL DIGITAL TUNER MP3 DIGITAL PLAYBACK REMOTE CONTROL CAUTION: GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION. THE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN SO THAT THE WIDER BLADE OF THE AC PLUG MUST MATCH THE SLOT IN RECEPTACLE "WALL SOCKET". CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VORSICHT: UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG TRITT AUS, WENN DECKEL GEÖFFNET UND WENN SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG ÜBERBRÜCKT IST. NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZENI. VARNING: OSYNLIG LASERSTRÁLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH SPÄRR ÄR URKOPPLAND. STRÁLEN ÄR FARLIG. ADVARSEL: USYNLIG LASERSTRÁLING VED ÁBNING. NÁR SIKKERHEDSAFBRYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION. UNDGÁ UDS/ETTELSE FOR STRÁLING. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT LASER DE CLASSE LASER DI PRIMA CLASSE KLASSE 1 LASER LASER PRIMERA CLASE LASER CLASSE 1 KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT 4WAY SPEAKER SYSTEM EQUALIZER 5 PRESET MICRO HI-FI CD-MP3 RADIO SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL PLL TUNER AND CLOCK ATTNENZIONE: RADIONS LASER INVISIDILE. NON GUARDARE DIRETTAMENTE NELLA SORGENTE DEL LASER. ACHTUNG: LASERLINSE NICHT BERÜHREN UNSICHTBARER LASERSTRAHL. AVISO: A LENTE NUNCA DEVE SER TOCADA. MODEL : HF-275 E-2 QUICK START ! 1. PLUG AC-CORD INTO WALL SOCKET 4. TO LISTEN TO RADIO (CONTINUED) BACK VIEW BACK NEXT BAND TUNER PRESS "NEXT" PRESS "BACK" TO TUNE UP TO TUNE DOWN 2. PRESS "POWER" BUTTON TO SWITCH "ON" THE UNIT PRESS - RADIO TUNER TO SWITCH TO RADIO & TO SELECT AM OR FM PRESS "TUNER" BUTTON TO SWITCH TO "FM" RADIO BAND. PRESS "TUNER" BUTTON AGAIN TO SWITCH TO "AM" RADIO BAND. PRESS & RELEASE TO TUNE RADIO FREQUENCY UP (1-STEP). PRESS & RELEASE TO TUNE RADIO FREQUENCY DOWN (1-STEP). "PRESS & HOLD" (2 SECS.) TO SCAN UP (TO SEEK NEXT STATION). "PRESS & HOLD" (2 SECS.) TO SCAN DOWN (TO SEEK PREV. STATION). 5. PRESS "POWER" BUTTON 3. TO LISTEN TO CD-PLAYER - INSERT A DISC (CD-AUDIO or CD-MP3) - PRESS "PLAY" KEY ( ) TO START PLAYING CD - ADJUST VOLUME (VOL ) or (VOL+) TO POWER "OFF" THE UNIT ("STANDBY MODE") PR INTE D S ID E U P (CONTINUED) E-3 END E-4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 15 17 16 18 20 14 REMOTE CONTROL LOCATION OF REMOTE CONTROLS 1. POWER ON/ OFF KEY 2. FIND/ M/ S KEY 3. TIMER KEY 4. EQ KEY 5. SLEEP KEY 6. MEM-DOWN KEY 7. BAND KEY 8. INTRO/ M/ S KEY 9. RANDOM KEY 10. REPEAT KEY 11. MEM-UP KEY 12. DIRECT KEYS (NUMBER KEYS) 13. MUTE KEY 14. PROGRAM KEY 15. CD PLAY/ PAUSE KEY 16. CD NEXT/ TUNE UP KEY 17. CD BACK/ TUNE DOWN KEY 18. CD STOP KEY 19. VOLUME UP KEY 20. VOLUME DOWN KEY 1 2 3 3 19 POWER SUPPLY 20 21 - THIS SET WORKS ON NORMAL HOUSEHOLD AC-POWER. MAKE SURE THE SET VOLTAGE OF THE UNIT MATCHES YOUR LOCAL VOLTAGE. INSERT THE PLUG OF THE AC-CORD INTO A WALL OUTLET WITH AC-POWER. PRESS THE "POWER" ON/ OFF KEY TO SWITCH "ON" THE UNIT. IMPORTANT : HOW TO TELL IF POWER IS "ON" ? WHEN THE POWER IS "ON" THE ENTIRE DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL BE LIT UP WITH A "BLUE" BACK-LIGHT. THIS INDICATES THE HI-FI IS SWITCHED "ON". 12 11 10 9 8 7 17 6 5 4 22 15 16 13 14 19 18 - THIS UNIT IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITHOUT EVER BEING TOTALLY POWERED "OFF". IT WILL EITHER BE "ON" OR "STANDBY MODE". - IN STANDBY MODE, THE BLUE BACK-LIGHT OF THE DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL BE SWITCHED OFF BUT THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE CURRENT TIME (CLOCK FUNCTION). - WHEN IN STANDBY MODE, YOU CAN USE THE POWER SWITCH (ON REMOTE CONTROL OR ON FRONT PANEL OF THE MAIN UNIT) TO SWITCH "ON" THE UNIT. - TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY, PLEASE SWITCH THE UNIT TO "STANDBY MODE" WHEN NOT LISTENING TO RADIO OR CD MUSIC. CONNECTION OF SPEAKER BOXES LOCATION OF CONTROLS CD "STOP" KEY CD DOOR OPEN BUTTON POWER ON/ OFF KEY VOLUME UP/ DOWN KEYS SUB WOOFER SOCKET (FOR POWERED WOOFER) 19. SPEAKER OUTPUT SOCKETS (LEFT & RIGHT) 20. FM-ANTENNA WIRE 21. AUDIO LINE IN SOCKET (DVD/ AUX) (LEFT & RIGHT) 22. AC-CORD & PLUG E-5 1. LCD DISPLAY (MULTI-FUNCTION) 2. REMOTE CONTROL SENSOR 3. SPEAKERS (LEFT & RIGHT) 4. MEMORY UP ( + ) KEY 5. MEMORY DOWN ( - ) KEY 6. BAND/ TUNER KEY 7. AUX KEY 8. CD "PROGRAM" KEY 9. ESP/ FIND KEY 10. CD "BACK" KEY 11. CD "NEXT" KEY 12. CD DOOR 13. CD "PLAY/ PAUSE" KEY 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. - UNWRAP THE SPEAKER-CORDS OF BOTH SPEAKER-BOXES. - INSERT THE "RED" WIRE OF THE LEFT SPEAKER-BOX INTO THE "RED" ( + ) SPEAKER CONNECTOR BEHIND THE MAIN-UNIT, WHICH HAS THE "L" INDICATION (UNDER THE SPEAKER-CONNECTOR). - INSERT THE "BLACK" WIRE OF THE LEFT SPEAKER-BOX INTO THE "BLACK" ( - ) SPEAKER CONNECTOR BEHIND THE MAIN-UNIT, WHICH HAS THE "L" INDICATION (UNDER THE SPEAKER-CONNECTOR). - REPEAT THE ABOVE 2 STEPS FOR THE RED & BLACK WIRES OF THE "RIGHT" SPEAKER BOX, BUT THIS TIME, INSERTING THEM INTO THE RED & BLACK CONNECTORS WITH THE "R" INDICATION. - WHEN INSERTING EACH WIRE INTO A CONNECTOR, PRESS DOWNWARDS ON THE CONNECTOR'S PLASTIC KNOB (RED OR BLACK PART) & PUSH THE EXPOSED METAL END OF THE WIRE ALL THE WAY INTO THE HOLE ABOVE THIS KNOB. - PLACE THE SPEAKER BOXES AS FAR APART AS POSSIBLE FOR BEST SOUND EFFECT. E-6 DIGITAL CLOCK FUNCTION HOW TO SET CORRECT TIME: - THE SET HAS A BUILT-IN DIGITAL CLOCK, WHICH IS DISPLAYED WHEN THE UNIT IS IN "STANDBY MODE" OR WHEN YOU PRESS & HOLE PROGRAM BUTTON FOR TWO SECONDS DURING CD OR RADIO OPERATION. - TO SET THE CORRECT TIME, FOLLOW THIS PROCEDURE: SWITCH UNIT TO "STAND-BY" MODE (DISPLAY LIGHT = OFF) AUTOMATIC POWER ON/OFF TIMER FUNCTION - THIS SET HAS A TIMER FUNCTION TO ENABLE YOU TO PROGRAM THE UNIT TO AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH "ON" OR "OFF" AT PRESET TIMES. THIS IS USEFUL AS A MORNING ALARM CLOCK : HOW TO SET TIMER ON SYMBOL APPEARS IN THE DISPLAY. 1. PRESS AND HOLD TIMER BUTTON. THE 2. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE HOUR OF THE DESIRED "POWER ON" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. 3. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE MINUTES OF THE DESIRED "POWER ON" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. OFF . 4. NOW THE SYMBOL IN THE DISPLAY CHANGES TO SHOW 5. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE HOUR OF THE DESIRED "POWER OFF" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. 6. PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO ADJUST THE MINUTES OF THE DESIRED "POWER OFF" TIME AND THEN PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. 7. NOW THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE "WAKE UP MODE" (CD OR RADIO). PRESS NEXT TO CHOOSE THE CESIRED MODE & PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM 8. THE DISPLAY THEN SHOWS THE "WAKE UP VOLUME LEVEL" (LOUNDNESS). PRESS BACK OR NEXT TO DECREASE OR INCREASE THE VOLUME LEVEL TO BE USED FOR THE MUSIC TO BE PLAYED WHEN THE TIMER SWITCHES ON THE UNIT AT THE PRE-SET TIME. 9. PRESS TIMER TO CONFIRM. THE UNIT WILL THEN AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAY ALL YOUR SETTINGS IN SEQUENCE: ON "POWER ON TIME" ( ) PRESS & HOLD PROGRAM FOR 3 SECONDS DISPLAY SHOWS 12HOUR OR 24HOUR (FLASHING) PRESS NEXT OR BACK TO SELECT 12-HOUR OR 24-HOUR CLOCK DISPLAY SYSTEM & PRESS PROGRAM TO CONFIRM YOUR SELECTION "POWER OFF TIME" ( OFF ) PRESS NEXT OR BACK REPEATEDLY TO SET THE CORRECT HOUR IN THE DISPLAY & PRESS PROGRAM TO CONFIRM "POWER ON MODE" (CD OR TUNER) "POWER ON VOLUME LEVEL" (LOUDNESS) 10. FINALLY THE UNIT WILL RETRUN TO THE NORMAL DISPLAY, EXCEPT THAT THE SYMBOL WILL BE SHOWN, TO INDICATE THAT YOU HAVE PROGRAMMED A POWER ON/OFF ALARM SETTING. 11. IN CASE YOU WISH TO DISABLE THE TIMER, PRESS TIMER & THE SYMBOL DISAPPEARS. (NOTE : THE AUTOMATIC POWER ON/OFF TIMER WILL SWITCH ON THE UNIT AS IF YOU HAVE MANUALLY PRESSED THE "POWER" BUTTON. IF YOU HAVE SELECTER "WAKE TO RADIO", THE EXACT PRESET RADIO BAND & STATION WILL BECOME ACTIVATED WHEN POWER SWITCHES ON). PRESS NEXT OR BACK REPEATEDLY TO SET THE CORRECT MINUTE IN THE DISPLAY & PRESS PROGRAM TO CONFIRM CORRECT TIME IS NOW SET & WILL BE SHOWN IN THE DISPLAY! AUTOMATIC POWER OFF SLEEP FUNCTION - THIS SET HAS A SPECIAL SLEEP TIMER FUNCTION WHICH CAN AUTOMATICALLY SWITCH OFF THE UNIT. THIS IS USEFUL FOR SLEEPING TO MUSIC AT NIGHT. - AT ANY TIME WHILE THE UNIT IS OPERATING (CD PLAYER OR RADIO), PRESS SLEEP BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO CHOOSE THE AUTOMATIC POWER OFF TIME. 90 MINS 80 MINS 70 MINS 60 MINS 50 MINS 40 MINS 30 MINS 20 MINS 10 MINS OFF* (*OFF MEANS SLEEP TIMER IS DEACTIVATED) E-7 E-8 ELECTRONIC VOLUME CONTROL - THIS UNIT USES AN ELECTRONIC VOLUME CONTROL. - TO INCREASE OR DECREASE THE LOUDNESS OF UNIT, (PUSH BUTTON TYPE) PRESS THE VOLUME UP (VOL +) OR VOLUME DOWN (VOL -) CONTROLS. - RELEASE THE KNOB WHEN VOLUME LEVEL IS AT DESIRED LOUDNESS. RADIO MEMORY (STATION PRESET MEMORY STORAGE) - AT ANY TIME, THE CURRENTLY DISPLAYED STATION OR FREQUENCY CAN BE STORED INTO ONE OF THE MEMORY POSITION. - PRESS PROGRAM BUTTON ONCE. - PRESS M+ OR M- TO SELECT DESIRED MEMORY POSITION. (THERE ARE 10 MEMORY POSITIONS FOR EACH RADIO BAND). - PRESS PROGRAM BUTTON ONCE TO SAVE THE SELECTED STATION INTO THE SELECTED MEMORY POSITION. - TO RECALL ANY SAVED MEMORY, SIMPLY PRESS M+ OR M- , THE SAVED RADIO-BAND WILL BE RECALLED. - TO CLEAR THE MEMORY OF ANY POSITION, SIMPLY SAVE A NEW STATION TO THE SAME MEMORY POSITION. MUSIC EQUALIZER - PRESS EQ BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO CHOOSE THE DESIRED SOUND EQUALIZATION ACCORDING TO THE MUSIC YOU ARE LISTENING TO : *PASS CLASSIC ROCK POP JAZZ (*PASS MEANS EQUALIZER IS BY PASSED OR "OFF") INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF DISCS PRESS THE STOP/DOOR OPEN BUTTON TO OPEN THE CD-DOOR. CAREFULLY PLACE A COMPACT DISC (CD) ONTO THE TRAY IN THE CENTER POSITION, WITH THE LABEL SIDE (PRINTED SIDE OF DISC) FACING UPWARDS. GENTLY CLOSE THE CD-DOOR DOWNWADS UNTIL IT LOCKS FIRMLY IN PLACE.THE CD-DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRACKS ON THE DISC AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THE CD IS NOW READY TO BE PLAYED. TO REMOVE A DISC, PRESS THE DOOR OPEN BUTTON WHEN THE DISC IS STOPPED (NOT SPINNING). THE DOOR WILL OPEN UPWARDS ALLOWING THE REMOVAL OF THE CD INSIDE. IMPORTANT: ALWAYS HOLD A CD BY IT'S EDGES. AVOID GETTING ANY FINGER-PRINTS, SMUDGES OR DIRT ONTO THE SURFACE OF A DISC. IN CASE THIS HAPPENS, USE A SPECIAL CD-CLEANING CLOTH OR CLEANING KIT TO REMOVE THE DIRT OR SMUDGES. OPERATION OF RADIO - PRESS THE POWER BUTTON ONCE TO SWITCH ON THE SYSTEM POWER. - PRESS THE TUNER BUTTON TO SELECT THE DESIRED RADIO BAND. - FOR MW (AM) STATIONS, ROTATE OR REPOSITION THE SET TO IMPROVE RADIO RECEPTION. - FOR FM STATIONS, EXTEND AND ADJUST THE TELESCOPIC ANTENNA TO OBTAIN THE BEST RECEPTION. - USE THE FM MONO/STEREO BUTTON TO SELECT THE DESIRED MODE. IN SOME CASES, WHERE RECEPTION IS POOR, IT MAY BE ADVISABLE TO SELECT "MONO" MODE, TO IMPROVE CLARITY OF THE RADIO SIGNAL. MANUAL FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT (SCAN MODE) NEXT BUTTON OR BACK - PRESS (AND IMMEDIATELY RELEASE) THE BUTTON TO "SCAN" (MANUALLY ADJUST) THE RADIO FREQUENCY "UP" OR "DOWN" BY 1-STEP AT A TIME. - THE RADIO DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE EXACT FREQUENCY AT EACH STEP'S POSITION. - WHEN A DESIRED FREQUENCY OR STATION IS REACHED. IT CAN BE SAVED INTO ONE OF THE "MEMORY" POSITIONS. (SEE "RADIO MEMORY" SECTION). NORMAL CD OPERATION - PRESS POWER BUTTON TO SWITCH ON THE UNIT. - INSERT A CD AS DESCRIBED. - PRESS PLAY BUTTON. THE DISK WILL START SPINNING & THE FIRST SONG (TRACK) WILL START PLAYING. THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE CURRENT TRACK NO. - AT ANY ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON TO PAUSE OPERATION OF THE UNIT. PRESS PLAY BUTTON TO RESUME OPERATION AT THE SAME TRACK & POSITION. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE STOP BUTTON TO STOP OPERATION OF THE SET. THIS WILL RESET THE SET TO THE FIRST TRACK (IF YOU PRESS PLAY AFTER STOP, THE FIRST TRACK WILL ALWAYS START PLAYING). NEXT OR BACK - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND RELEASE THE BUTTONS TO SKIP FORWARD OR BACKWARDS BY ONE TRACK, AS DESIRED. NEXT OR BACK - ANY ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND HOLD THE BUTTONS TO FAST-FORWARD (CUE) OR FAST-REVERSE (REVIEW) THE SPECIFIC TRACK, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PLAYING. AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT (SEEK MODE) NEXT OR BACK BUTTONS - PRESS AND HOLD (FOR 2 SECONDS) THE TO "SEEK" (AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST) THE RADIO FREQUENCY "UP" OR "DOWN" TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE RADIO STATION. - THE RADIO DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE EXACT FREQUENCY OF THE NEXT STATION THAT IS FOUND. - WHEN A DESIRED STATION IS REACHED. IT CAN BE SAVED INTO ONE OF THE "MEMORY" POSITIONS. (SEE "RADIO MEMORY" SECTION). E-9 E-10 PROGRAMMING THE CD-PLAYER - THE CD PLAYER CAN BE PROGRAMMED TO PLAY ANY SEQUENCE OF UPTO 64 TRACKS, AS DESIRED. - ALWAYS PRESS THE STOP BUTTON BEFORE STARTING THE PROGRAMMING. - PRESS THE PROGRAM BUTTON ONCE, THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE "PROG" SYMBOL TO INDICATE THAT THE SET IS NOW IN "MEMORY PROGRAMMING MODE". NEXT OR BACK TO SELECT THE TRACK (SONG) - PRESS THE NUMBER YOU WISH TO BE STORED IN THE CURRENT MEMORY (PROGRAM) POSITION. - PRESS THE PROGRAM BUTTON TO CONFIRM YOUR SELECTION. - REPEAT THE PREVIOUS 2 STEPS, EACH TIME SELECTING ANY TRACK NUMBER OF YOUR CHOICE TO BE STORED IN SUCCESSIVE (PROGRAM) POSITIONS. - AFTER A MAXIMUM OF 64 SONGS (OR LESS) HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, PRESS PROGRAM BUTTON, THE DISPLAY WILL NOW SHOW (PROGRAM) TO INDICATE YOU HAVE SAVED A PROGRAM-MEMORY. - PRESS PLAY BUTTON, THE CD-PLAYER WILL PLAYBACK THE "SAVED SEQUENCE" IN THE PROGRAM MEMORY. - TO CLEAR (CANCEL) THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WHICH IS STORED IN THE MEMORY, SIMPLY PRESS STOP BUTTON, THIS WILL RESET THE MEMORY & CLEAR THE PROGRAM. HOW TO PLAY MP3 DISCS - PRESS POWER BUTTON TO SWITCH ON THE UNIT. - INSERT AN MP3 CD INTO THE PLAYER AND CLOSE THE CD DOOR. - PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON. - THE DISK WILL SPIN AND THEN PLAYBACK THE FIRST SONG (TRACK), THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE CURRENT TRACK NO. ("001" IF IT IS THE FIRST TRACK) AS WELL AS THE PLAY TIME OF THAT TRACK IN MINUTES AND SECONDS. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS PLAY BUTTON TO PAUSE OPERATION OF THE UNIT. PRESS PLAY BUTTON TO RESUME OPERATION AT THE SAME TRACK & POSITION. NEXT OR BACK - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND RELEASE TO SKIP FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS BY ONE TRACK. NEXT OR BACK - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND HOLD TO REVIEW (FAST REWIND) OR CUE (FAST FORWARDS) THE CURRENT TRACK. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND HOLD FIND BUTTON FOR 1 SECOND. THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE FILE NAME (SONG NAME) INFORMATION. WHAT IS MP3 ? - MP3 (MPEG 2, LAYER 3) IS A DIGITAL FILE FORMAT FOR AUDIO (MUSIC). - YOU CAN DOWNLOAD MP3 SONGS FROM MANY WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET (PLEASE OBSERVE THE COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS OF YOUR COUNTRY). - MP3 SONGS ARE MUCH SMALLER IS MEMORY SIZE COMPARED WITH NORMAL CD-AUDIO FORMAT SONGS. THIS IS CALLED "COMPRESSION" & IT ALLOWS MUCH MORE RECORDING TIME ON A STANDARD CD THAN THE NORMAL 74 MINUTES (FOR NORMAL CD-AUDIO). - THE EXACT LENGTH OF RECORDING TIME DEPENDS ON THE "COMPRESSION RATE" OF THE MP3 SONG YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED. - COMPRESSION RATE IS SPECIFIED IN "KBPS" (KILOBITS PER SECOND). FOR EXAMPLE : "128 KBPS": THE HIGHER THIS NUMBER, THE BIGGER THE MP3 FILE SIZE (THE BETTER THE SOUND QUALITY) AND THE LOWER THE RECORDING TIME ON A CD-R. NORMALLY BASED ON 128 KBPS, YOU SHOULD HAVE APPROX. 250-300 MINUTES OF RECORDING TIME ON A CD-R. - MP3 SONGS CAN BE RECORDED WITH SOME "TEXT INFORMATION" AS PART OF THE SAME FILE. IT CONSISTS OF (AMONG OTHER DETAILS:) - FILE NAME (SONG NAME) - ARTIST NAME - YOUR CD-MP3 PLAYER CAN LOCATE ("FIND") A SONG ON AN MP3-CD DISC FROM THE "FILE NAME", THEREFORE YOU SHOULD TRY TO NAME ALL YOUR MP3 FILES WITH THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE SONG THAT IT CONTAINS. - THERE ARE BASICALLY 2 WAYS TO MAKE AN MP3-CD WITH YOUR FAVORITE SONGS : - DOWNLOAD MP3 SONGS FROM INTERNET & BURN THEM ON A CD-R DISC ON YOUR COMPUTER. - CONVERT CD-AUDIO FILES (FROM A NORMAL MUSIC CD) ONTO YOUR COMPUTER INTO MP3 FORMAT, USING A KIND SOFTWARE CALLED "CD-RIPPER". (WHICH IS FREEWARE/SHAREWARE ON INTERNET). E-11 FINDING (SEARCHING) MP3 SONGS BY SONG NAME - AT STOP OR PLAY MODES, PRESS FIND BUTTON ONCE. - THE "FIND" SYMBOL WILL "FLASH" IN THE DISPLAY, AND THE LETTER "A" WILL BE SHOWN. THIS IS THE "SEARCH ALPHABET". NEXT OR BACK BUTTONS TO ADVANCE THE - PRESS "SEARCH ALPHABET" (A B C D...) TO SEARCH FOR THE DESIRED ALPHABET. - AT EVERY SELECTED "SEARCH ALPHABET" THE LOWER PART OF THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE NAME OF THE FIRST SONG BEGINNING WITH THAT SELECTED ALPHABET, ON THE DISC. EXAMPLE: FIND SYMBOL SEARCH ALPHABET NAME OF SONG (MP3 FILE) NEXT A -- APPLE . . . . . PRESS ONCE FIND SYMBOL SEARCH ALPHABET NAME OF SONG (MP3 FILE) NEXT B -- BANANA . . . PRESS ONCE ETC... E-12 - WITH ANY SELECTED ALPHABET, THERE MIGHT BE SEVERAL SONGS ON THE DISC (WHICH BEGIN WITH THE SAME ALPHABET). TO SEARCH FOR ALL SONGS NEXT BEGINNING WITH A PARTICULAR ALPHABET, PRESS AND "HOLD" THE BACK BUTTONS (FOR 2 SECONDS) UNTIL THE "FIND" STOPS FLASHING OR IN THE DISPLAY. NEXT BACK - PRESS or TO ADVANCE THE ALBUM NUMBER (01 02 03 ...). THE NAME OF EACH ALBUM (THE DIRECTORY NAME) WILL APPEAR IN THE LOWER PART OF THE DISPLAY FOR EACH SELECTED ALBUM NUMBER. EXAMPLE: FIND ALBUM ALBUM THIS WILL STOP FLASHING ! 01 ALBUM NUMBER NAME OF ALBUM (DIRECTORY) A--APPLE. . . BACK NEXT FRUITS . . . . . . . . PRESS & HOLD FOR 2 SECONDS NEXT NEXT BUTTON TO - ONCE THE "FIND" SYMBOL STOPS FLASHING, PRESS THE DISPLAY THE NEXT SONG STARTING WITH SAME ALPHABET. REPEAT UNTIL DESIPED SONG IS LOCATED. PRESS ONCE FIND ALBUM THIS WILL STOP FLASHING ! ALBUM 02 ALBUM NUMBER NAME OF ALBUM (DIRECTORY) PRESS & RLEASE REPEATEDLY TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL SONGS BEGINNING WITH THIS ALPHABET (ET. "C") C--CELERY. . . VEGETABLES. . . . .. BACK NEXT NEXT PRESS ONCE - AT ANYTIME, WHEN YOU HAVE LOCATED A DESIRED SONG (AS SHOWN ON SCREEN) JUST PRESS "PLAY" TO LISTEN TO IT. - TO EXIT THE "FIND" MODE PRESS THE FIND BUTTON TWICE UNTIL THE "FIND" SYMBOL DISAPPEARS FROM THE DISPLAY. FINDING (SEARCHING) MP3 SONGS BY ALBUM (DIRECTORY) - MP3 FILES (SONGS) CAN BE ORGANIZED INTO DIRECTORIES WHEN YOU RECORD THEM ON TO A CD-R DISC. EACH DIRECTORY IS CALLED AN "ALBUM" AND YOU CAN (FOR EXAMPLE) ORGANIZE YOUR ALBUMS ON A DISC SO THAT EACH ALBUM CONTAINS SONGS BY A PARTICULAR ARTIST, OR ALTERATIVELY, BY A DIFFERENT GENRE OR TYPE. YOU CAN ORGANIZE SONGS & ALBUMS IN ANY WAY YOU WISH SO THAT YOU CAN LOCATE & PLAY BACK THOSE SONGS WITH GREATER EASE & CONVENIENCE. - TO SEARCH FOR SONGS WITHIN A PARTICULAR ALBUM, PRESS THE FIND BUTTON TWICE WHEN AN MP3-CD IS PLAYING (OR STOPPED). - THE "FIND" & "ALBUM" SYMBOLS WILL ACTIVATE IN THE DISPLAY, TOGETHER WITH THE NUMBER "1". THIS IS THE "ALBUM NUMBER" (IT INDICATES THE NUMBER OF THE DIRECTORY ON THE DISC). E-13 ETC ... - WHEN THE DESIRED ALBUM NAME APPEARS ON SCREEN, "PRESS & HOLD" NEXT THE BUTTON (FOR 2 SECONDS) UNTIL THE "ALBUM"SYMBOL DISAPPEARS. THIS WILL OPEN THE SELECTED ALBUM & ALLOWS YOU TO DISPLAY ALL THE SONGS CONTAINED INSIDE THAT ALBUM SO THAT YOU CAN SELECT THE DESIRED SONG & PLAY IT. E-14 THIS WILL DISAPPEAR AFTER 2 SECONDS ALBUM 02 ALBUM NUMBER REPEAT PLAYBACK FUNCTION - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK: - PRESS REPEAT BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO SELECT REPEAT 1 = TO REPEAT THE CURRENT TRACK REPEAT ALL = TO REPEAT ALL TRACK (FULL CD) REPEAT ALBUM = TO REPEAT ALL SONGS FROM CURRENTLY SELECTED ALBUM(DIRECTORY) ALBUM NAME VEGETABLES. . . . .. NEXT RANDOM-PLAY FUNCTION PRESS & HOLD FOR 2 SECS. ! - THE UNIT IS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIAL FUNCTION WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO LISTEN TO ALL THE TRACKS (SONGS) ON A CD IN "RANDOM" ORDER. - TO ACTIVATE THIS FUNCTION, SIMPLY PRESS THE RANDOM BUTTON ONCE, THE DISPLAY SHOW "RND". - TO CANCEL RANDOM-PLAY FUNCTION, SIMPLY PRESS RANDOM BUTTON ONCE. 01 CARROT... . . . .. NEXT ANTI-SKIP (ANTISHOCK) FUNCTION [ESP] - THIS UNIT HAS A BUILT-IN DIGITAL ANTI-SKIP FUNCTION WHICH PREVENTS CD "SKIPPING" WHEN THE UNIT IS PHYICALLY MOVED OR SUBJECTED TO VIBRATIONS FOR UP TO 100 SECONDS. - WHENEVER ANY CD OR CD-MP3 DISC IS PLAYED , THE DISPLAY WILL ESP INDICATE A FLASHING SYMBOL FOR ABOUT 50 SECONDS. THIS MEANS THAT THE ANTI-SKIP MEMORY IS BEING FILLED UP (BUT IS NOT YET FULL). THE ANTI-SHOCK PROTECTION IS ALREADY ACTIVE (IN USE) AT THIS TIME, BUT IS NOT YET UP TO THE MAXIMUM 100 SECONDS CAPACITY. - ONCE THE ESP SYMBOL TOPS FLASHING, THE ANTI-SHOCK MEMORY IS FULL & THE UNIT NOW PROVIDES ANTI-SKIP PROTECTION FOR 100 SECONDS OF VIBRATION. - PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ANTI-SKIP FUNCTION ONLY PROTECTS AGAINST NORMAL VIBRATION OR MINOR MOVEMENT. SEVERE OR STRONG SHOCKS/ VIBRATIONS TO THE UNIT MAY STILL CAUSE SKIPPING. NAME OF 1st SONG IN THE SELECTED ALBUM PRESS & RELEASE REPEATEDLY TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL SONGS CONTAINED INSIDE THE SELECTED ALBUM FIND 01 NAME OF 1st SONG IN THE SELECTED ALBUM SPECIFICATIONS CARROT... . . . .. NEXT PRESS & RELEASE REPEATEDLY TO SCROLL THROUGH ALL SONGS CONTAINED INSIDE THE SELECTED ALBUM POWER SUPPLY : ......................................... AC 230V , 50/60Hz POWER CONSUMPTION : ............................. 21W SPEAKER : ..................................................... 4" x 2 1/½" x 2 FREQUENCY : ............................................... AM 530 - 1600 k Hz FM 88 - 108 MHz ~ NEXT - ONCE THE "ALBUM" SYMBOL HAS DISAPPEARED, PRESS BUTTON REPEATEDLY TO DISPLAY EACH SONG CONTAINED INSIDE THE SELECTED ALBUM. - AT ANYTIME, WHEN YOU HAVE LOCATED A DESIRED SONG (AS SHOWN ON SCREEN) JUST PRESS "PLAY" TO LISTEN TO IT. - TO EXIT THE "FIND" MODE PRESS THE FIND BUTTON ONCE UNTIL THE "FIND" SYMBOL DISAPPEARS FROM THE DISPLAY. THE APPARATUS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. E-15 E-16 Warranty certificate H&B provides a twelve (12) month warranty from the date of purchase against material and manufacturing defects. In the event of defects covered by the warranty, the product must be returned to the dealer that sold the product. If any problems arise, information on our authorized service centers is available the dealer who sold the product. Terms of Warranty 1. The warranty is only valid on presentation of a correctly completed warranty certificate and sales ticket, and if the serial number on the product is fully legible. 2. The obligations of H&B are limited either to repair or replacement of defective components. The repair or replacement of defective components is based on an assessment by H&B. Exchange is only possible if the repair cannot be performed. 3. Warranty repairs must be performed by an authorized H&B dealer, or an authorized service centre. No remuneration is provided for repairs performed by unauthorized workshops. Any repairs or damage to the product caused by unauthorized intervention are not covered by this warranty. 4. This product will not be viewed as defective, either in materials or in manufacture, if adaptation to national, local, technical or safety-related requirements is required in countries other than the specific country for which the product was originally designed and manufactured. 5. This warranty does not cover these types of adaptations, and no remuneration will be offered for these types of adaptations or for any consequential damages. The warranty does not cover the following: Periodic inspection, maintenance and repair or replacement of parts resulting from normal wear. Costs connected to transport, disassembly or installation of the product. Misuse, including use for other purposes than was intended or faulty installation. Damage caused by lightning, water, fire, natural catastrophes, war, insurrection, incorrect line voltage, insufficient ventilation or other causes beyond the control of H&B. This warranty applies to every legal owner of the product during the warranty period. Notice H&B reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice. H&B makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, H&B reserves the right to update this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such update or change. This product is designed to help you in reproducing materials for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright laws and may be subject to payment of damages and/or other penalties. If you are uncertain about your rights, you should contact your legal advisor. Distributor H&B products are distributed by: JPF Entertainment 50, rue Ardoin Bat 566 93400 Saint Ouen FRANCE Info@jpf-europe.com www.hb-direct.com Tel + 33 1 49 489 340 - Fax + 33 1 40 109 599 E-17 E-18