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REPEAT function on/off
Menu on/off
CD playing pause on/off
TA ON/OFF
TPM function on/off
PTY ON/OFF
Store automatically in FMT station range
AF ON/OFF
Clear selected CD track storage
Store required trackREPEAT function on/off
Menu on/off
CD playing pause on/off
TA ON/OFF
TPM function on/off
PTY ON/OFFStore automatically in FMT station range
AF ON/OFF
Clear selected CD track storage
Store required track
CD/MP3 mode
Short-push function (less than 2 sec.) Long-push function (over 2 sec.)CD Changer mode
Short-push function (less than 2 sec.) Long-push function (over 2 sec.)

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INTRODUCTION
This section only describes MP3 CD player operation
variants: as concerns Radio, Compact Disc and CD
Changer operation refer to section “Radio with
Compact Disc player”.
NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson multimedia.
IMPORTANT The CD player can read most of the
compression systems currently on sale (e.g.: LAME,
BLADE, XING, FRAUNHOFER); however, due to the
evolution of these systems, reading of all compression
formats is not guaranteed.
MP3 MODE
In addition to standard audio CDs, the sound system
can also play audio files in MP3 format. Sound system
will operate as described in the previous section
(“Radio with Compact Disc player”) when inserting a
conventional audio CD.For optimal playing use only top quality CDs mastered
at the as low as possible speed.
Proper operation is not guaranteed when using R/RW
CDs not properly mastered and/or with max. capacity
exceeding 650 MB.
MP3 CD is structured as follows:
❒main directory with/without MP3 tracks;
❒sub-directories of the main directory with/without
“sub-directories” and/or MP3 tracks;
❒“sub-directories” with/without other “sub-
directories” and/or MP3 tracks;
See an example of a MP3 CD directory on next page.

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Example:
5 Directory 2
8 Directory 3
Track 1
Track n
12 Directory n
Track 1
Track n6 “Sub-directory” 2.1
Track 1
Track n
9 “Sub-directory” 3.1
10 “Sub-directory” 3.1.1
Legend:
n= Directory number/tracks
= Directory structure
7 “Sub-directory” 2.n
Track 1
Track n
11 “Sub-directory” 3.n
Track 1
Track n 1 Main directory
Track 1
Track n
2 Directory 1
Track 1
Track n3 “Sub-directory” 1.1
Track 1
Track n4 “Sub-directory” 1.n
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❒main directory is always identified with number 1;
❒the first directory is identified with number 2 and its
“sub-directories” will be then identified with 3
and 4;
❒next directory is identified with number 5 and its
“sub-directories” will be then identified with 6
and 7;
❒this operation will be repeated for all the other
directories
To open directories containing MP3 tracks,press
button 3 (
N) (select next directory) or 6 (O) (select
previous directory).
Example: if you are in directory 1 (n. 2), next available
directories will be as follows:
❒main directory (n. 1) by pressing button 6 (
O);
❒“sub-directory” 4 (n. 3) by pressing button (
N).
Directories not containing MP3 tracks (e.g.: directory
2 (n. 5) and “sub-directory” 3.1 (N.9) cannot be
selected.Example: if you are in directory 3 (n. 8), next available
directories will be as follows:
❒“sub-directory” 2.n (n. 7) by pressing button 6 (
O);
❒“sub-directory ” 3.1 (n. 9) by pressing button 3 (
N).
Technical data and operating conditions for MP3 files
are as follows:
❒adopted CD-ROM shall be mastered according to
ISO9660 Standard;
❒music files shall be renamed as “.mp3”: otherwise
they cannot be played;
❒sampling frequencies are: 44.1 kHz, stereo (96 to
320 kbit/s) - 22.05 kHz, mono or stereo (32 to 80
kbit/s);
❒it is possible to play variable bit-rate tracks (files).
IMPORTANT Characters: blank, ‘ (apostrophe),
(and) (open and closed brackets) are not admitted in
MP3 track names. When sampling MP3 CD you must
not use these characters to name files otherwise the
sound system will not be able to play it.

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Directory name display
The MP3 directory name shown on the display
corresponds to the name with which the directory is
stored on the CD, followed by an asterisk.
Example of full MP3 directory name:
“BEST OF*”.
Track name display
MP3 track can be named with the following two
procedures:
❒if the track selected has ID3-TAG, MP3 track is
named as follows:
- the first part of the track name corresponds to the
track stored in ID3-TAG, followed by an asterisk;
- the second part of the name identifies the name of
the author stored in ID3-TAG, followed by an
asterisk.
❒If the selected track has no ID3-TAG, the track
name (not named “MP3”) corresponds to the file
name with which the track is stored in the CD,
followed by an asterisk (e.g.: “TITLE1*”).Select next/previous directory
Press button 3 (
N) to select the next directory or
press 6 (
O) to select the previous one. The name of
the new selected directory will be shown on the
display.
Directories are selected in cyclic sequence: after the
last directory the first one is selected and vice versa.
IMPORTANT It is only possible to select directories
containing at least one track.
If no other directory/track is selected in the following
2 seconds, the first track in the new directory will be
played.
If the last track in the currently selected directory is
played, the next directory containing at least one track
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Display information
When a MP3 CD is inserted the display shows “CD”
and the following information which means:
❒“TR05”: shows the number of the track on the MP3
CD;
❒“BEST OF”: shows the name given to the directory
(if the relevant menu function is active);
❒“XXX*XXX”: shows the track name and the artist’s
name (if the relevant menu function is active);
❒“03:42”: shows the time elapsed since the start of
the track (if the relevant menu function is active);
❒“BEST 01”: shows the MP3 CD name
(if the relevant menu function is active);Select track (forward/backward)
Briefly press button 7 (
÷) to play the previous track
and button 5 (
˜) to play the next one. Tracks are
played in sequence: after the last track, the first one of
the current directory will be played and vice versa.
If no other directory/track is selected in the following
2 seconds, the first track in the new directory will be
played.
If playing the track started more than 3 seconds ago,
pressing briefly button 7 (
÷) the track is played
again from the start.In this case if wanting to play the
previous track, press the button twice consecutively.
Fast forward/backward
Keep button 5 (
˜) pressed to move the track
selected forward at high speed and keep button 7
(
÷) pressed to move it quickly backward. Fast
forward/backward is stopped once the button is
released.
If the directory display function, track title and artist’s
name or file name display function was selected in the
menu, this will be replaced for about 2 seconds by
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Scan function (scanning MP3 CD tracks)
With this function it is possible to listen to the
beginning of all the tracks contained in the CD.
Keep button 1 (SOURCE-SCAN) pressed until hearing
the “beep” to play the first 10 seconds of every track
on the CD. While playing the display will alternately
show for about 2 seconds, the CD function chosen
(CD time, name or number) and the word “SCAN”. If
the Scan function is on, the Repeat and Mix functions
are turned off.
The scanning sequence is the following:
❒from the track played up to the last of the tracks in
the directory;
❒changing directory and scanning tracks from start to
end (and so on for every directory in the CD until
the function is interrupted).The Scan function is interrupted in the following cases:
❒pressing button 1 (SOURCE-SCAN) again to
continue listening to the track being played;
❒pressing button 3 (
N) or 6 (O) (in MP3 CD mode,
will select previous/next directory);
❒pressing a preset button (from 1 to 6);
❒turning the Mute function on;
❒changing the sound source;
❒pressing button 1 (SOURCE-SCAN),
12 (MENU-PRESET SCAN) or
9 (AUDIO-LOUDNESS);
❒if the TA function is on and the station selected is
broadcasting a traffic bulletin.
The Scan function will stay on until stopped by the
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Repeat function (track repeat)
Press button 11 (4-RPT) to listen repeatedly to the
last track played: for about 2 seconds the display
shows “REPEAT TRACK”.
Press button 11 (4-RPT) again to repeat MP3 tracks in
a directory: for about 2 seconds the display shows
“REPEAT DIRECTORY”.
Press button 11 (4-RPT) again to turn the Repeat
function off: for about 2 seconds the display shows
“REPEAT OFF”.
After repeating a track the display shows for about 2
seconds “REPEAT TRACK” or “REPEAT
DIRECTORY”.
Changing the sound source, the function is turned off.
IMPORTANT When the Repeat function is turned on,
the Scan and Mix functions are turned off.Mix function (random track playing)
To start random playing of tracks on MP3 CD, press
button 10 (5-MIX). A new track will be played and for
about 2 seconds the display will show “MIX
DIRECTORY”.
Press button 10 (5-MIX) again to start random playing
of all directories containing MP3 tracks: for about 2
seconds the display will show “MIX ALL
DIRECTORIES”.
Press button 10 (5-MIX) again to turn the function off:
for about 2 seconds the display will show “MIX OFF”.
When the Mix function is on, all the tracks in the
current CD or any CD in the CD Changer will be
played randomly.
After playing a track the display shows for about 2
seconds “MIX DIRECTORY” or “MIX ALL
DIRECTORIES”.
Changing the sound source, the function is turned off.
IMPORTANT When the Mix function is turned on, the
Scan and Repeat functions are turned off.