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Possible error messages
If the CD loaded cannot be read (e.g. a CD ROM
has been inserted or the CD is inserted the wrong
way round or there is reading error) the display
will show the wording "CD Disc error".
The CD will then be ejected and the audio source
activated prior to the CD mode selection will be
heard.
With an external audio source activated (TA,
ALARM or Phone), the CD that cannot be read
will be not be ejected until these functions have
ended. At the end, with the CD mode activated,
the display will show the text "CD Disc error" for
a few seconds and then the CD will be ejected.
If the CD player overheats the CD playing could
be temporarily interrupted. The radio will
automatically turn to the Radio (Tuner) mode and
the display will show “CD hot” and then “CD disc
error”.DISPLAY INFORMATION
When the CD player is in operation, information
appears on the display with the following
meanings:
❒"CD Track 5": indicates the number of the CD
track;
❒"03.42": indicates the time elapsed since the
start of the track (if the relevant Menu function
is activated).
TRACK SELECTION (forward/back)
Briefly press the
button to play the previous CD
track and the
button to play the next track.
The tracks are selected cyclically: the first track is
selected after the last track and vice versa.
If the track has been played for more than 3
seconds, pressing the
button will cause the track
to be started again from the beginning.
In this case, if you want to play the previous track,
press the button twice consecutively.
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TRACK FAST FORWARD/REWIND
Keep the
button pressed down to fast forward
the selected track and keep the
button pressed
down to fast rewind the track.
The fast forward/rewind will stop once the button
is released.
PAUSE FUNCTION
To pause the CD player, press the
button. The
text “CD Pause” appears on the display.
To resume listening to the track, press the
button again. If another audio source is selected,
the pause function is turned off.
CD MP3 PLAYER
INTRODUCTION
This chapter only describes the variants regarding
the operation of the CD MP3 player: as far as the
operation of the radio is concerned, refer to the
description in chapters "Radio" and "CD MP3
Player".
NOTE MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology
licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson
multimedia.
MP3 MODE
In addition to playing regular audio CDs, the radio
is also able to play CD-ROMs on which audio files
have been recorded using the MP3 compression
format. The radio functions as described in the
"CD Player" chapter when an ordinary audio CD
is inserted.
To guarantee optimal playback quality it is
advisable to use good quality CDs mastered at the
lowest speed possible.
The files on an MP3 CD are structured in folders
that create lists of all the folders containing MP3
tracks (folders and subfolders are all displayed on
the same level); the folders that do not contain
MP3 tracks cannot be selected.
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The operating conditions and specifications for
playing MP3 files are as follows:
❒the CD-ROMs used should be burnt according to
ISO 9660 standard;
❒the music files must have an ".mp3" extension:
files with a different extension cannot be played;
❒the following sampling frequencies can be
played: 44.1 kHz, stereo (96 to 320 kbit) -
22.05 kHz, mono or stereo (32 to 80 kbit);
❒tracks with a variable bit-rate can be
reproduced.
NoteThe names of tracks must not contain the
following characters: spaces, ' (apostrophes), (and)
(open and close brackets). During the mastering
of a MP3 CD, make sure that the names of the
files do not contain these characters; if not, the
radio will not be able to play the tracks involved.SELECTING MP3 SESSIONS ON HYBRID
DISCS
If a hybrid disc is inserted (Mixed Mode,
Enhanced, CD-Extra) also containing MP3 files,
the radio automatically starts playing the audio
session. It is possible to move to the MP3 session
whilst playing by keeping the MEDIA button
pressed for more than 2 seconds.
NoteWhen the function is activated the radio may
take a few seconds to start playing. Whilst
checking the disc the display will show "CD
Reading". If no MP3 files are detected, the radio
will resume playing the audio session from the
point where it was interrupted.
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