Sony MHC-ECL77BT Mode d'emploi

MHC-ECL99BT/MHC-ECL77BT

MHC-ECL99BT/MHC-ECL77BT.4-539-415-81(1)

4-539-415-81(1)

Home Audio System

Operating Instructions GB

Mode d’emploi FR

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WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric

shock, do not expose this apparatus to

rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the

ventilation opening of the appliance with

newspapers, tablecloths, curtains, etc.

Do not expose the appliance to naked

flame sources (for example, lighted

candles).

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,

do not expose this appliance to dripping

or splashing, and do not place objects

filled with liquids, such as vases, on the

appliance.

Do not install the appliance in a confined

space, such as a bookcase or built-in

cabinet.

As the main plug is used to disconnect

the unit from the mains, connect the unit

to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should

you notice an abnormality in the unit,

disconnect the main plug from the AC

outlet immediately.

Do not expose batteries or appliances

with battery-installed to excessive heat,

such as sunshine and fire.

The unit is not disconnected from the

mains as long as it is connected to the

AC outlet, even if the unit itself has been

turned off.

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this

product will increase eye hazard.

For customers in the United Arab

Emirates

This product is classified as a Class 1

Laser product by IEC60825-1:2007.

This label is located on rear surface of

the product.

Notice for the customers in the USA

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are

located on the rear of the unit. Record

these numbers in the space provided

below. Refer to them whenever you call

upon your Sony dealer regarding this

product.

Model No.

Serial No.

Important Safety Instructions

1) Read these instructions.

2) Keep these instructions.

3) Heed all warnings.

4) Follow all instructions.

5) Do not use this apparatus near water.

6) Clean only with dry cloth.

7) Do not block any ventilation

openings. Install in accordance with

the manufacturer’s instructions.

8) Do not install near any heat sources

such as radiators, heat registers,

stoves, or other apparatus (including

amplifiers) that produce heat.

9) Do not defeat the safety purpose

of the polarized or grounding-type

plug. A polarized plug has two

blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding type plug has

two blades and a third grounding

prong. The wide blade or the third

prong are provided for your safety.

If the provided plug does not fit into

your outlet, consult an electrician for

replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10) Protect the power cord from being

walked on or pinched particularly at

plugs, convenience receptacles, and

the point where they exit from the

apparatus.

11) Only use attachments/accessories

specified by the manufacturer.

12) Use only with the cart,

stand, tripod, bracket,

or table specified by

the manufacturer, or

sold with the apparatus.

When a cart is used, use caution

when moving the cart/apparatus

combination to avoid injury from tip-

over.

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13) Unplug this apparatus during

lightning storms or when unused for

long periods of time.

14) Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel. Servicing is required when

the apparatus has been damaged in

any way, such as power-supply cord

or plug is damaged, liquid has been

spilled or objects have fallen into the

apparatus, the apparatus has been

exposed to rain or moisture, does

not operate normally, or has been

dropped.

This symbol is intended

to alert the user to the

presence of uninsulated

“dangerous voltage”

within the product’s

enclosure that may be of

sufficient magnitude to

constitute a risk of electric

shock to persons.

This symbol is intended

to alert the user

to the presence of

important operating and

maintenance (servicing)

instructions in the

literature accompanying

the appliance.

The following FCC statement applies

only to the version of this model

manufactured for sale in the USA.

Other versions may not comply with

FCC technical regulations.

NOTE:

This equipment has been tested and

found to comply with the limits for

a Class B digital device, pursuant to

Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if

not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful

interference to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that

interference will not occur in a particular

installation. If this equipment does

cause harmful interference to radio

or television reception, which can be

determined by turning the equipment off

and on, the user is encouraged to try to

correct the interference by one or more

of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving

antenna.



Incr

ease the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

 Connect the equipment into an outlet

on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or

modifications not expressly approved in

this manual could void your authority to

operate this equipment.

Properly shielded and grounded cables

and connectors must be used for

connection to host computers and/

or peripherals in order to meet FCC

emission limits.

This equipment must not be co-located

or operated in conjunction with any other

antenna or transmitter.

This equipment complies with FCC

radiation exposure limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment and meets

the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure

Guidelines. This equipment has very low

levels of RF energy that it deemed to

comply without maximum permissive

exposure evaluation (MPE). But it is

desirable that it should be installed and

operated keeping the radiator at least

20cm or more away from person’s body

(excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet

and ankles).

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For customers in Canada

This equipment complies with Industry

Canada licence-exempt RSS standard(s).

Operation is subject to the following two

conditions:

(1) this equipment may not cause

interference, and

(2) this equipment must accept any

interference, including interference

that may cause undesired operation

of the equipment.

This equipment complies with IC

radiation exposure limits set forth for an

uncontrolled environment and meets

RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF)

Exposure rules.

This equipment has very low levels of

RF energy that it deemed to comply

without maximum permissive exposure

evaluation (MPE). But it is desirable

that it should be installed and operated

keeping the radiator at least 20 cm

or more away from person’s body

(excluding extremities: hands, wrists, feet

and ankles).

Disposal of waste batteries and

electrical and electronic equipment

(applicable in the European Union

and other European countries with

separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product,

the battery or on the

packaging indicates that the

product and the battery shall

not be treated as household

waste. On certain batteries

this symbol might be used in

combination with a chemical symbol. The

chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or

lead (Pb) are added if the battery

contains more than 0.0005% mercury or

0.004% lead. By ensuring these products

and batteries are disposed of correctly,

you will help prevent potentially negative

consequences for the environment and

human health which could otherwise be

caused by inappropriate waste handling.

The recycling of the materials will help to

conserve natural resources.

In case of products that for safety,

performance or data integrity reasons

require a permanent connection with an

incorporated battery, this battery should

be replaced by qualified service staff

only. To ensure that the battery and the

electrical and electronic equipment will

be treated properly, hand over these

products at end-of-life to the applicable

collection point for the recycling of

electrical and electronic equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the

section on how to remove the battery

from the product safely. Hand the battery

over to the applicable collection point for

the recycling of waste batteries. For more

detailed information about recycling of

this product or battery, please contact

your local Civic Office, your household

waste disposal service or the shop where

you purchased the product or battery.

Notice for customers: the following

information is only applicable

to equipment sold in countries

applying EU directives.

This product has been manufactured by

or on behalf of Sony Corporation, 1-7-1

Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan.

Inquiries related to product compliance

based on European Union legislation

shall be addressed to the authorized

representative, Sony Deutschland GmbH,

Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart,

Germany. For any service or guarantee

matters, please refer to the addresses

provided in the separate service or

guarantee documents.

Hereby, Sony Corp., declares that this

equipment is in compliance with the

essential requirements and other

relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/

EC.

For details, please access the following

URL:

http://www.compliance.sony.de/

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Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product

which mates DVD recorded material on

one side with digital audio material on

the other side. However, since the audio

material side does not conform to the

Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on

this product is not guaranteed.

Music discs encoded with copyright

protection technologies

This product is designed to play back

discs that conform to the Compact Disc

(CD) standard. Recently, various music

discs encoded with copyright protection

technologies are marketed by some

record companies. Please be aware that

among those discs, there are some that

do not conform to the CD standard and

may not be playable by this product.

Home Audio System is designed to be

used for playing back music sources

on CDs or USB devices, transferring

music to USB devices, listening to radio

stations, and listening to music on

BLUETOOTH devices.

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Table of Contents

Guide to parts and controls ...... 7

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

securely .................................... 10

Inserting batteries .................... 11

Setting the clock ....................... 11

About the power

management ............................ 11

Disc

Playing a CD/MP3 disc .............12

Tuner

Listening to the radio .............. 14

USB Device

Before using the USB device ....15

Transferring music from

a disc ........................................ 16

Playing a file .............................17

BLUETOOTH Device

About the BLUETOOTH

wireless technology .................20

Listening to music wirelessly

on a BLUETOOTH device ..........20

Setting the BLUETOOTH audio

codecs ......................................24

Setting the BLUETOOTH

standby mode .........................24

Turning on or off

the BLUETOOTH signal ............ 25

Using “SongPal” via

BLUETOOTH ............................. 25

Other Operations

Using an optional audio

component ..............................26

Adjusting the sound ................26

Changing the display .............. 27

Using the timers ...................... 27

Additional Information

Information about compatible

devices ..................................... 29

Troubleshooting ......................29

Messages ................................. 34

Precautions .............................. 34

Specifications ...........................36

License and Trademark

Notice .......................................39

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Guide to parts and controls

This manual mainly explains operations using the remote control, but the same

operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same

or similar names.

Unit

For North American, European,

Russian and Australian models

For Mideastern, African and

Latin American models

About the child lock function

You can lock the buttons except  (on/standby) on the unit to prevent them

from being operated by mistake. Hold down  (stop) on the unit until “LOCK ON”

or “LOCK OFF” appears on the display. The buttons except  on the unit will be

locked or unlocked.

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Remote control



 (on/standby) button

Press to turn on or off the system.



MEGA BASS button (page 26)

Press to create a more dynamic

sound.



Remote control sensor



(N-Mark) (page22)

Near Field Communication (NFC)

touchpoint indication.



REC TO USB button (page 16)

Press to transfer music from a disc

to the connected optional USB

device.



Unit: ENTER button

Remote control:

button

Press to enter/confirm the

settings.



TUNING+/TUNING– button

Press to tune to the desired

station.

 (go backward)/ (go

forward) button

Press to select a track or file.

 (rewind)/ (fast forward)

button

Press to find a point in a track or

file.

Remote control: PRESET+/PRESET–

button

Press to select a preset radio

station.



+/ – (select folder) button

(page 12, 17)

Press to select a folder.

Unit: PRESET+/PRESET– button

Press to select a preset radio

station.

Remote control:



/



/



/



button

Press to select an item.



 OPEN/CLOSE button

Press to open or close the disc

tray.



Unit: VOLUME control

Turn to adjust the volume.

Remote control: VOLUME +*/–

button

Press to adjust the volume.



(USB) port

Connect an optional USB device.



AUDIO IN jack (for North

American, European, Russian and

Australian models)

AUDIO IN L/R jacks (for

Mideastern, African and Latin

American models)

Connect an external audio

component.

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

BLUETOOTH (page21)

 Press to select the BLUETOOTH

function.

 Hold down to activate

BLUETOOTH pairing in the

BLUETOOTH function.

Unit: BLUETOOTH indicator

(page20)



Unit: EQ button

Remote control: EQ +/EQ – button

(page 26)

Press to select the preset sound

effect.



 (stop) button

 Press to stop playback.

 Press to stop transfer during

music transfer.



Unit:  (play/pause) button

Press to start or pause playback.

Remote control:  (play)* button

Press to start playback.

Remote control:  (pause) button

Press to pause playback.



FUNCTION button

Press to select the function.



PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

button

 Press to select the play mode

of a CD, MP3 disc or USB device

(page 12, 17).

 Press to select the tuning mode

(page 14).



REPEAT/FM MODE button

 Press to activate repeat playback

mode (page 12, 17).

 Press to select the FM reception

mode (monaural or stereo) (page

14).



OPTIONS button

Press to enter or exit the option

menus.



CLEAR button (page 13, 19)

Press to delete the last step from

the program list.



RETURN button

Press to return to the previous

display.



TUNER MEMORY button (page

14)

Press to preset the radio station.



TUNER MEMORY NUMBER button

(page 14)

Press to tune to a preset radio

station.



DISPLAY button (page 27)

Press to change the information

on the display.



SLEEP button (page 27)

Press to set the Sleep Timer.



TIMER MENU button (page 11,

27)

Press to set the clock and the Play

Timer.

* The VOLUME + and  buttons on the

remote control have a tactile dot. Use the

tactile dot as a reference when operating

the system.

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Getting Started

Hooking up the system securely

For MHC-ECL77BT

For North American model

 SUBWOOFER (MHC-ECL99BT only)

Connect the subwoofer cord to

the SUBWOOFER jack. Place the

subwoofer vertically to obtain a better

bass reproduction. Also, position the

subwoofer:

on a solid floor where resonance is

unlikely to occur.

at least a few centimeters away from

the wall.

away from the center of the room or

place a bookshelf against a wall, to

avoid generating a standing wave.

 FRONT SPEAKERS (MHC-

ECL99BT)/SPEAKERS (MHC-

ECL77BT)

Connect the speaker cords.

 ANTENNA

When inserting the connector of

antenna, make sure to insert it in the

correct orientation.

Find a location and orientation that

provide good reception when you set

up the antenna.

Keep the antenna away from the

speaker cords and the power cord to

avoid picking up noise.

 Power

Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

 To subwoofer

 To left speaker

 To right speaker

 Speaker cord (Red/)

 Speaker cord (Black/)

 FM lead antenna (Extend it

horizontally.)

 AM loop antenna (except for North

American model)

 To wall outlet

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When carrying this system

Make sure that there is no disc loaded

and no USB device is connected, and

remove the power cord from the wall

outlet.

Inserting batteries

Insert an R6 (size AA) battery

(supplied), matching the polarity

shown below.

Notes on using the remote control

ˎ With normal use, the battery should last

for about six months.

ˎ If you do not use the remote control for a

long period of time, remove the battery to

avoid damage from battery leakage and

corrosion.

Setting the clock

1

Press  to turn on the

system.

2

Press TIMER MENU to select

the clock set mode.

If “SELECT” appears, press



/



repeatedly to select “CLOCK,” and

then press (ENTER).

3

Press / repeatedly to set

the hour, then press

.

4

Use the same procedure to

set the minutes.

Note

The clock settings are lost when you

disconnect the power cord or if a power

failure occurs.

To display the clock when the

system off

Press DISPLAY. The clock is displayed

for a few seconds.

About the power

management

By default, this system is set to turn

off automatically in about 15 minutes

when there is no operation, and no

audio signal is detected. For details,

see “To turn off the automatic standby

function” (page33).

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Disc

Playing a CD/MP3 disc

1

Select the CD function.

Press CD.

2

Place a disc.

Press  OPEN/CLOSE on the unit

to open the disc tray, then place a

disc with the label side up in the

disc tray.

3

Press  OPEN/CLOSE on the

unit to close the disc tray.

4

Start playback.

Press  (play).

Other operations

To Press

Pause

playback

. To resume play,

press .

Stop

playback

. To resume play,

press . To cancel

resume play, press 

again.

Select a

folder on an

MP3 disc

+/ – repeatedly.

Select a track

or file



/



.

Find a point

in a track or

file

Hold down /

during playback, and

release the button at

the desired point.

Select Repeat

Play

REPEAT/FM MODE

repeatedly until “REP

ONE

1)

,” “REP FLDR

2)

” or

“REP ALL

3)

” appears.

Change the

play mode

PLAY MODE/TUNING

MODE repeatedly while

the player is stopped.

You can select normal

play (“FLDR” for all MP3

files in the folder on

the disc), shuffle play

(“SHUF” or “FLDRSHUF”

for folder shuffle),

or program play

(“PROGRAM”).

1)

“REP ONE”: Repeats the current track or

file.

2)

“REP FLDR” (MP3 disc only): Repeats the

current folder.

3)

“REP ALL”: Repeats all tracks or files.

Notes on playing MP3 discs

ˎ Do not save other types of files or

unnecessary folders on a disc that has

MP3 files.

ˎ Folders that have no MP3 files are skipped.

ˎ MP3 files are played back in the order that

they are recorded onto the disc.

ˎ The system can only play MP3 files that

have a file extension of “.mp3.”

ˎ Even when file name has the correct file

extension, if the actual file differs, playing

this file may generate a loud noise by

which the system may malfunction.

ˎ The maximum number of:

 folders is 256 (including the root folder).

 MP3 files is 999.

 folder levels (the tree structure of files)

is 8.

ˎ Compatibility with all MP3 encoding/

writing software, recording device, and

recording media cannot be guaranteed.

Incompatible MP3 discs may produce

noise or interrupted audio or may not play

at all.

Note on playing multisession discs

The system can play back continuous

sessions on a disc when they are recorded

in the same session format as the first

session. When a session recorded in a

different session format is encountered, that

session and the ones following it cannot be

played back. Note that even if the sessions

are recorded in the same format, some

sessions may not play back.

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Creating your own program

(Program Play)

1

Select the CD function.

Press CD.

2

Select the play mode.

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

repeatedly until “PROGRAM”

appears while the player is

stopped.

3

Select the desired track or file

number.

Press / repeatedly until

the desired track or file number

appears.

Selected

track or file

number

Total playing time

of the selected

track (CD-DA disc

only)

When programming MP3 files in a

specific folder, press +/ –

repeatedly to select the desired

folder, and then select the desired

file.

4

Program the selected track or

file.

Press to enter the selected track

or file.

5

Repeat steps 3 through 4 to

program additional tracks or

files, up to a total of 64 tracks

or files.

6

To play your program of

tracks or files, press .

The program is cleared when

you perform one of the following

operations:

 changing the function.

 turning off the system.

 disconnecting the power cord.

 opening the disc tray.

To play the same program again,

press .

To cancel Program Play

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE.

To delete the last step from the

program list

Press CLEAR when playback is

stopped.

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Tuner

Listening to the radio

1

Select the tuner function.

For North American model

Press TUNER (or FUNCTION on the

unit repeatedly) to select the FM

function.

For other models

Press TUNER (or FUNCTION on the

unit) repeatedly to select the FM or

AM function.

2

Perform tuning.

For automatic scanning

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

repeatedly until “AUTO” appears,

and then press TUNING+/TUNING–.

Scanning stops automatically when

a station is found.

If the scanning does not stop, press

 to stop scanning, then perform

manual tuning (below).

For manual tuning

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

repeatedly until “MANUAL” appears,

and then press TUNING+/TUNING–

repeatedly to tune to the desired

station.

When you tune to a station that

provides RDS services, the station

name appears on the display

(European model only).

Hint

To reduce static noise on a weak FM stereo

station, press REPEAT/FM MODE repeatedly

until “MONO” appears to turn off stereo

reception. You will lose stereo effect, but

reception will improve.

Presetting radio stations

1

Tune to the desired station.

2

Press TUNER MEMORY to

select the tuner memory

mode.

3

Press PRESET+/PRESET–

repeatedly to select the

desired preset number.

If another station is already

assigned to the selected preset

number, the station is replaced by

the new station.

4

Press to store the station.

5

Repeat steps 1 through 4 to

store other stations.

The preset stations are retained

for about half a day even if you

disconnect the power cord or if a

power failure occurs.

For North American model

You can preset up to 20 FM

stations.

For other models

You can preset up to 20 FM and

10AM stations.

To tune to a preset radio station

If you registered a radio station to a

preset number 1 to 4, the radio station

will be tuned in by just pressing the

TUNER MEMORY NUMBER (1 to 4)

when the tuner function is selected.

If you registered a radio station to a

preset number 5 or higher, press PLAY

MODE/TUNING MODE repeatedly

until “PRESET” appears then press

PRESET+/PRESET– repeatedly to select

the desired preset number.

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USB Device

Before using the USB

device

For compatible USB devices, see

“Information about compatible

devices” (page29).

(You can use your Apple devices

with this system via BLUETOOTH

connection only.)

Notes

ˎ When USB cable connection is necessary,

connect the USB cable supplied with

the USB device to be connected. See the

operation manual supplied with the USB

device to be connected for details on the

operation method.

ˎ It may take a long time before “SEARCH”

appears depending on the type of USB

device connected.

ˎ Do not connect the system and the USB

device through a USB hub.

ˎ When the USB device is inserted, the

system reads all the files on the USB

device. If there are many folders or files on

the USB device, it may take a long time to

finish reading the USB device.

ˎ With some connected USB devices, after

an operation is performed, there may

be a delay before it is performed by this

system.

ˎ Compatibility with all encoding/writing

software cannot be guaranteed. If audio

files on the USB device were originally

encoded with incompatible software,

those files may produce noise or

interrupted audio, or may not play at all.

ˎ This system does not necessarily support

all the functions provided in a connected

USB device.

ˎ Do not remove the USB device during

transferring or erase operations. Doing

so may corrupt the data on the device or

damage the device itself.

To use the system as a battery

charger

You can use the system as a battery

charger for USB devices that have a

rechargeable function.

Connect the USB device to the

(USB) port.

The charging begins when the USB

device is connected to the

(USB)

port. For details, see the user’s guide

of your USB device.

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Transferring music from

a disc

You can transfer music from a disc

(CD-DA disc or MP3 disc) by using

the following transfer modes of this

system.

CD SYNC transfer: Transfer all the CD-

DA tracks from the CD-DA disc.

MP3 folder transfer: Transfer MP3

files in a specific folder from the MP3

disc.

REC1 transfer: Transfer a currently

playing track or MP3 file from the disc.

1

Select the CD function.

Press CD.

2

Connect the USB device to the

(USB) port.

3

Load a disc you want to

transfer.

4

Prepare for transferring.

Proceed to step 5 in case of CD

SYNC transfer.

For MP3 folder transfer

To transfer MP3 files in a specific

folder, press +/ – repeatedly

to select the folder you want. Then

start playback and press  once.

Make sure the elapsed playing time

has stopped on the display.

For REC1 transfer

Press / to select the track

or MP3 file you want to transfer,

then start playback.

To transfer an MP3 file in a specific

folder, press +/ – repeatedly

to select the folder you want, then

press / to select the MP3

file you want to transfer. Then start

playback.

5

Press REC TO USB on the unit.

“READY” appears on the display.

6

Press .

Transferring starts, then “USB REC”

appears on the display.

Do not remove the USB device until

transferring is completed.

When transferring is completed,

“COMPLETE” appears on the display

and audio files in MP3 format will

be created.

To stop transfer

Press .

Folder and file generation rules

When transferring to a USB device,

a “MUSIC” folder is created directly

below “ROOT.” Folders and files are

generated within this “MUSIC” folder

according to the transfer method and

source as follows:

CD SYNC transfer

Transferring

source

Folder

name

File name

CD-DA

“CDDA001”* “TRACK001”*

MP3 folder transfer

Transferring

source

Folder

name

File name

MP3 Same as the

transferring source

REC1 transfer

Transferring

source

Folder

name

File name

MP3

“MP3_REC1”

Same as the

transferring

source

CD-DA

“CD_REC1” “TRACK001”*

* Folder and file numbers are assigned

serially thereafter.

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Notes

ˎ If you start transferring in shuffle play or

repeat play mode, the selected play mode

is automatically changed to normal play.

ˎ CD-TEXT information is not transferred in

the created MP3 files. This system does

not support the CD-TEXT standard.

ˎ Transferring stops automatically if:

 the USB device runs out of space during

transferring.

 the number of audio files and folders

on the USB device reaches the limit

for the number that the system can

recognize.

ˎ If a folder or file that you are trying

to transfer already exists on the USB

device with the same name, a sequential

number is added after the name without

overwriting the original folder or file.

ˎ Do not use buttons on the remote control

or unit during transferring to prevent

transferring from stopping.

Note on copyright-protected content

The transferred music is limited to private

use only. Use of the music beyond this

limit requires permission of the copyright

holders.

Playing a file

The audio formats that can be played

back on this system are MP3/WMA*.

* Files with DRM (Digital Rights

Management) copyright protection

cannot be played back on this system.

Files downloaded from an online music

store may not be played back on this

system.

1

Select the USB function.

Press USB.

2

Connect the USB device to the

(USB) port.

3

Start playback.

Press .

Other operations

To Press

Pause

playback

. To resume play,

press .

Stop

playback

. To resume play,

press 

1)

. To cancel

resume play, press 

again.

Select a

folder

+/ – repeatedly.

Select a file /.

Find a point

in a file

Hold down /

during playback, and

release the button at

the desired point.

Select Repeat

Play

REPEAT/FM MODE

repeatedly until “REP

ONE

2)

,” “REP FLDR

3)

” or

“REP ALL

4)

” appears.

Change the

play mode

PLAY MODE/TUNING

MODE repeatedly

while the USB device

is stopped. You can

select normal play

(“FLDR” for all files in

the folder on the USB

device), shuffle play

(“SHUF” or “FLDRSHUF”

for folder shuffle),

or program play

(“PROGRAM”).

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1)

When playing a VBR MP3/WMA file, the

system may resume playback from a

different point.

2)

“REP ONE”: Repeats the current file.

3)

“REP FLDR”: Repeats the current folder.

4)

“REP ALL”: Repeats all files on a USB

device.

Notes

ˎ This system cannot play audio files on the

USB device in the following cases;

 when the number of audio files in a

folder exceeds 999.

 when the total number of audio files on

a USB device exceeds 999.

 when the number of folders on a USB

device exceeds 256 (including the

“ROOT” folder and empty folders).

These numbers may vary depending on

the file and folder structure. Do not save

other types of files or unnecessary folders

on a USB device that has audio files.

ˎ The system can play back to a depth of 8

folders only.

ˎ Files and folders are displayed in the order

of their creation on the USB device.

ˎ Folders that have no audio files are

skipped.

ˎ The audio formats that you can listen to

with this system are as follows:

 MP3: file extension “.mp3”

 WMA: file extension “.wma”

Note that even when file name has the

correct file extension, if the actual file

differs, the system may produce noise or

may malfunction.

To erase audio files or folders from

the USB device

1

Select the USB function.

Press USB.

2

Connect the USB device to the

(USB) port.

3

Press / or +/ –

repeatedly to select the audio file

or folder you want to erase, then

start playback.

4

Press OPTIONS.

5

Press



/



repeatedly to select

“ERASE,” then press

.

6

Press



/



to select “FOLDER” or

“FILE,” then press

.

“ERASE??” flashes on the display.

7

Press .

“COMPLETE” appears on the

display.

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Creating your own program

(Program Play)

1

Select the USB function.

Press USB.

2

Select the play mode.

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE

repeatedly until “PROGRAM”

appears while the player is

stopped.

3

Select the desired file number.

Press / repeatedly until the

desired file number appears.

Selected file number

When programming MP3/WMA

files in a specific folder, press

+/ – repeatedly to select the

desired folder, and then select the

desired file.

4

Program the selected file.

Press to enter the selected file.

5

Repeat steps 3 through 4 to

program additional files, up

to a total of 64 files.

6

To play your program of files,

press .

The program is cleared when

you perform one of the following

operations:

 changing the function.

 turning off the system.

 disconnecting the power cord.

To play the same program again,

press .

To cancel Program Play

Press PLAY MODE/TUNING MODE.

To delete the last step from the

program list

Press CLEAR when playback is

stopped.

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BLUETOOTH Device

About the BLUETOOTH

wireless technology

BLUETOOTH wireless technology is a

short-range wireless technology that

enables wireless data communication

between digital devices. BLUETOOTH

wireless technology operates within a

range of about 10 meters (33 feet).

Supported BLUETOOTH version,

profiles and codecs

Supported BLUETOOTH version:

ˎ BLUETOOTH Standard version 3.0

Supported BLUETOOTH profiles:

ˎ A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution

Profile)

ˎ AVRCP 1.3 (Audio Video Remote

Control Profile)

ˎ SPP (Serial Port Profile)

Supported BLUETOOTH codecs:

ˎ SBC (Sub Band Codec)

ˎ AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)

(except for North American model)

Listening to music

wirelessly on a

BLUETOOTH device

You can listen to music from your

BLUETOOTH device over a wireless

connection.

About the BLUETOOTH indicator

The BLUETOOTH indicator lights

up or flashes in blue to show the

BLUETOOTH status.

System status Indicator status

BLUETOOTH

standby

Flashes slowly

BLUETOOTH

pairing

Flashes quickly

BLUETOOTH

connecting

Flashes

BLUETOOTH

connection is

established

Lights up

To turn off the BLUETOOTH indicator

Set the BLUETOOTH signal to off

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