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Tune adjust in radio mode
²Pressto move to the next
frequency down the band. Hold
for quick movement through the
frequencies.
²Press
to move to the next frequency up the band. Hold for quick
movement through the frequencies. When the top of the band is
reached, the tuner will continue to select from the lowest frequency
upward.
When a radio frequency is in tune, the ST icon will appear in the display
for stereo broadcasts.
MP3 functions
Your audio system is equipped with MP3 capability which allows you to
listen to songs in MP3 flat file mode and MP3 directory mode.
To engage MP3 flat file mode, insert an MP3 disc. If an MP3 disc is
already present in the player, press the CD control. The MP3 icon will
display while the player is in MP3 mode.
While in MP3 flat file mode, press
the MP3 DIR control to enter into
MP3 directory mode. The MP3 icon
and the DIR icon will display while
the player is in directory mode.
Your MACHtMP3 player is also equipped with an anti-shock buffer for
MP3 discs.
MP3 file directory structure
The MACHtMP3 music system recognizes MP3 disc file and directory
(folder) structure as follows:
²There are two different modes for MP3 disc playback: MP3 flat file
mode (default) and MP3 directory mode.
²MP3 flat file mode ignores any directory structure present on the MP3
disc. The player sequentially numbers each MP3 track on the disc
(denoted by the .mp3 file extension) from T001 to T255.
²MP3 directory mode represents a directory structure consisting of one
level of directories (folders). The CD player sequentially numbers all
MP3 tracks on the disc (denoted by .mp3 extension) and all
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directories containing MP3 files, from 01±01 to 99±99. The first two
digits denote the directory number and the last two digits denote the
track number wtihin that directory.
²Creating discs with only one level of subdirectories will help with
navigation through the disc files.
Seek function
The seek function control works in radio, CD, MP3 flat file mode and
MP3 directory modes.
Seek function in radio mode
²Pressto find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
²Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
Seek function in CD, MP3 flat file and MP3 directory modes
²Pressto select and play the
previous track on the disc. If the
current track is the first track on
the disc, pressing
will select
the last track on the disc.
²Press
to select and play the
next track on the disc. If the
current track is the last track on the disc, pressing
will select the
first track on the disc.
Press and hold the SEEK control to quickly seek through all tracks in
MP3 flat file mode or all tracks in the current MP3 directory.
Note:If a track has been playing for three seconds or more and you
press
on the SEEK control, the player will replay that track from the
beginning.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio, CD, MP3 flat file and MP3 directory
modes.
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Scan function in radio mode
Press SCN to engage scan mode and
to hear a brief sampling of all
listenable stations on the frequency
band. When the top of the band is
reached, the tuner will continue to
scan from the lowest frequency upward.
Press SCN again to disengage scan mode.
Scan function in CD mode
Press SCN to engage scan mode and
to hear a brief sampling of all tracks
on the disc. The track number in
the display will blink while the scan
function is enabled. When the end
of the disc is reached, the player will continue to scan from the first
track forward.
Press SCN again to disengage scan mode.
Scan function in MP3 flat file mode
The scan function in MP3 flat file mode allows you to briefly audition all
tracks on the MP3 disc.
Press SCN to engage scan mode and
to hear a brief sampling of all tracks
on the MP3 disc. The track number
in the display will blink while the
scan function is enabled. When the
end of the disc is reached, the player will continue to scan from the first
track forward.
Press SCN again to disengage scan mode.
Scan function in MP3 directory mode
The scan function in MP3 directory mode allows you to briefly audition
all tracks within the current directory on the MP3 disc.
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Press SCN to engage scan mode and
to hear a brief sampling of all tracks
in the current directory. The track
number in the display will blink
while the scan function is enabled.
When the last track is reached, the player will continue to scan from the
first track in the current directory forward.
Press SCN again to disengage scan mode.
To scan tracks in another directory, press
oron the TUNE DIR
control to select the desired directory. The scan function will be disabled
when you change directories.
Press the SCN control again to enable the scan function for the selected
directory.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelve
FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).
Setting memory preset stations
1. Select the frequency band with
the AM/FM select control.
2. Select a station. Refer toTune adjustorSeek functionfor more
information on selecting a station.
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²Press the MP3 DIR control to
engage MP3 directory mode, if
desired. The track number format
on the display will change from
TXXX (XXX=current track number) to XX-XX (directory Ðtrack
number).
Note:If the car's ignition is turned off and on again, play will begin at
the beginning of the last song played. If the radio was powered off by the
VOL control, play will start where it last left off.
²To stop MP3 disc play, eject the
disc or press the AM/FM control.
The player will return to radio
mode.
Selecting a directory in MP3 directory mode
The TUNE DIR control allows you to select a different directory to play
on the MP3 disc.
²Press
on the TUNE DIR
control to advance to the next
directory on the MP3 disc. If the
current directory is the last directory on the disc, pressing
will
select the first directory on the disc. Press and hold for fast selection.
²Press
on TUNE DIR to revert to the previous directory on the
MP3 disc. If the current directory is the first directory on the disc,
pressing
will select the last directory on the disc. Press and hold
for fast selection.
Eject function
Press the control to stop and eject a
disc.
If a disc is ejected and not removed
from the player, the player will automatically reload the disc and return
to radio mode. This feature will operate when the ignition is on or off.
Rewind
The rewind control works in CD mode. It is not enabled in MP3 flat file
mode or MP3 directory mode.
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²DISC ERR when there is a damaged or unreadable disc. Such as, data
discs containing no .mp3 files, or for data discs containing more than
255 files or directories.
²CD ERR for any other disc malfunction.
Setting the clock
To set the hour, press and hold the
CLK control while performing the
following functions:
²Press
on the SEEK control to
decrease the hours.
²Press
on the SEEK control to
increase the hours.
To set the minutes, press and hold the CLK control while performing the
following functions:
²Press
on the TUNE DIR
control to decrease the minutes.
²Press
on the TUNE DIR
control to increase the minutes.
Release the CLK control to save the clock settings. Press the CLK
control again to return the display to radio mode.
Saving and naming MP3 files
²Your MACHtMP3 music system supports discs containing up to 255
files in 255 directories. Discs containing more than 255 files will not
play.
²Always save MP3 files with the .mp3 extension. The player recognizes
an MP3 file by the .mp3 extension, so MP3 files saved with different
extensions will not be played.Never save a non-MP3 file with the
.mp3 extension as the file will not play properly and damage
may occur to the player or your sound system.
²The player supports multi session discs. However, be sure to import
the previous session of the disc before you add new files. If you do not
import the previous session, only the last session will be played.
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If the volume is set above a certain level and the ignition is turned off,
the volume will come back on at a ªnominalº listening level when the
ignition switch is turned back on.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in
radio, tape and CD modes.
AM/FM select in radio mode
This control allows you to select AM or FM frequency bands. Press the
control to switch between AM, FM1 or FM2 memory preset stations.
AM/FM select in tape mode
Press this control to stop tape play and begin radio play.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
²Pressto move to the next
frequency down the band
(whether or not a listenable
station is located there). Hold the
control to move through the
frequencies quickly.
²Press
to move to the next
frequency up the band (whether or not a listenable station is located
there). Hold for quick movement.
Seek function
The seek function control works in radio, tape or CD mode.
Seek function in radio mode
²Pressto find the next
listenable station down the
frequency band.
²Press
to find the next
listenable station up the
frequency band.
AM FM
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Seek function in tape mode
²Pressto listen to the previous selection on the tape.
²Press
to listen to the next selection on the tape.
Seek function in CD mode
²Pressto seek to the previous
track of the disc.
²Press
to seek forward to the
next track of the current disc.
After the last track has been
completed, the first track of the
current disc will automatically replay.
Scan function
The scan function works in radio,
tape or CD mode.
Scan function in radio mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a brief sampling of all listenable stations
on the frequency band. Press the control again to stop the scan mode.
Scan function in tape mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
tape. (The tape scans in a forward direction. At the end of the tape's
first side, direction automatically reverses to the opposite side of the
tape.) To stop on a particular selection, press the control again.
Scan function in CD mode
Press the SCAN control to hear a short sampling of all selections on the
CD. (The CD scans in a forward direction, wrapping back to the first
track at the end of the CD.) To stop on a particular selection, press the
control again.
Radio station memory preset
The radio is equipped with six station memory preset controls. These
controls can be used to select up to six preset AM stations and twelve
FM stations (six in FM1 and six in FM2).
SCAN
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