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clock mode, the media information will display for 10
seconds, when the radio is turned on, and then
revert to clock information. Any time that the media
is changed, (new radio station, etc.), the media
information will again display for 10 seconds before
reverting back to the clock. In media mode, the
media information will always be displayed.
Tune adjust
The tune control works in radio mode.
Tune adjust in radio mode
•Press
to 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.
•Press
to move to the next frequency up the
band (whether or not a listenable station is
located there). Hold for quick movement.
Tape/CD select
•To begin tape play
(with a tape loaded
into the audio
system) while in the radio or CD mode, press the
TAPE control. Press again during rewind or fast
forward to stop the rewind or fast forward
function.
•To begin CD play (if
CD(s) are loaded),
press the CD
control. The first track of the disc will begin
playing. If returning from radio or tape mode, CD
play will begin where it stopped last.
Press the CD control to toggle between single CD
and CD changer (if equipped).
TAPE CD
TAPE CD
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Rewind
Therewindcontrol
worksintapeandCD
modes.
•In tape mode, radio play will continue until
rewind is stopped (with the TAPE control) or the
beginning of the tape is reached.
•In CD mode, pressing the REW control rewinds
the CD within the current track.
Fast forward
The fast forward
control works in tape
and CD modes.
•In the tape mode, tape direction will automatically
reverse when the end of the tape is reached.
•In CD mode, pressing the FF control fast forwards
the CD within the current track.
Tape direction select
Press to play the
alternate side of the
tape.
Eject function
Press the EJ control to
stop and eject a tape.
Press the EJ control to
stop and eject a CD.
REW1
FF2
SIDE 1-23
EJ
EJ
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Dolbynoise reduction
Dolbynoise reduction
operates in tape mode.
Dolbynoise reduction
reduces the amount of
hiss and static during tape playback.
Press the
control to activate (and deactivate)
the Dolbynoise reduction.
Dolbynoise reduction is manufactured under
license from DolbyLaboratories Licensing
Corporation.“Dolby”and the double-D symbol
are registered trademarks of DolbyLaboratories
Licensing Corporation.
Compression adjust
Compression adjust
brings soft and loud
CD passages together
for a more consistent listening level.
Press the COMP control to activate and deactivate
compression adjust.
Shuffle feature
The shuffle feature
operates in CD mode
and plays all tracks on
the current disc in random order. If equipped with
the CD changer, the shuffle feature continues to the
next disc after all tracks on the current disc are
played.
Press to start this feature. Random order play will
continue until the control is pressed again.
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COMP5
SHUFFLE6
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Mute mode
Press the MUTE
control to mute the
playing media. Press
the MUTE control
again to return to the
playing media.
MACHMP3 MUSIC SYSTEM
1. ON/OFF and volume
control
2. AM/FM control
3. Bass control
4. Treble control
5. Fade control
6. Balance control
7. Seek control
8. Scan control
9. Clock control
10. Tune/Directory
control11. CD control
12. MP3 directory control
13. Eject control
14. CD rewind control
15. CD fast forward
control
16. Shuffle control
17. Compression control
18. Track control
19. Repeat control
EJ
MUTE
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Volume/power control
Press the control to
turn the audio system
on or off.
Turn the control to
raise or lower the
volume.
If the volume is set above a certain level and the
ignition is turned off, the volume will come back on
at a“nominal”listening level when the ignition
switch is turned back on.
AM/FM select
The AM/FM select control works in radio mode.
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.
Bass adjust
The bass adjust control
allows you to increase
or decrease the audio
system’s bass output.
Treble adjust
The treble adjust
control allows you to
increase or decrease
the audio system’s
treble output.
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Speaker fade adjust
Speaker sound can be
adjusted between the
front and rear
speakers.
Speaker balance adjust
Speaker sound
distribution can be
adjusted between the
right and left speakers.
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 MACHMP3 player is also equipped with an
anti-shock buffer for MP3 discs.
MP3 file directory structure
The MACHMP3 music system recognizes MP3 disc
file and directory (folder) structure as follows:
•There are two different modes for MP3 disc
playback: MP3 flat file mode (default) and MP3
directory mode.
•MP3 flat file mode ignores any directory structure
present on the MP3 disc. The player sequentially
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numbers each MP3 track on the disc (denoted by
the .mp3 file extension) from T001 to T255.
•MP3 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 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 within that
directory.
•Creating 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
•Press
to find the
next listenable
station down the
frequency band.
•Press
to find the
next listenable station up the frequency band.
Seek function in CD, MP3 flat file and MP3
directory modes
•Press
to 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.
•Press
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.
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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.
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
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