Pure Acoustics DMX-50 manual

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    Owner’ s manual[...]

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    Safet y inst ruc tions Keep the unit awa y fr om heat source s such as r adiators, heat er s or ot her appl iances t hat produce heat. Ensure that t he unit is not pla ced in such a way as to inter fere wit h pr oper ventilation. For example the unit should not be placed on sof t f urnishings that may block v entilat ion openin gs or placed in an e[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 1 Contents Getting s tar ted ................................................................... 2 Over v iew diagr ams ................................................................................... 2 Connec ting speakers ................................................................................ 4 Switch on and off .......[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 2 Ov e r vi e w d i a g ra ms The se diagr ams show the func tion of cont r ols, the connec tor s on t he rear panel, the remote cont r ol and screen ic ons. Getting st arted POWER RECORD INFO MENU TUNE/ SELECT DMX-50 MICROSYSTEM MUTE CD/SD DAB/FM - + AUX 1/2 VOLUME SD MEMORY CARD Six shortcut buttons Provide quick access to radio pr[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 3 Mode Power Menu Info Record DMX-50 ReVu Mute 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Select Save -/-- + - Power Switches between on and standby Number buttons Press Sav e + number or hold down number to store a preset. Press number to recall. Press -/-- first for double digit presets. Press to quickly access CD tracks ReVu Enters ReV u mode for D AB p[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 4 Con nectin g sp eak e rs When connecting speak er s connect t he red (posi tive) ter mina ls on DMX-50 to the re d ter mina ls on the speaker and bl ack (negative) to black . The speaker cable has a darker tint on one st rand to aid connec tion. Ensure that t he bared ends of the wire s are s ecurely gr ipped by the spring clips. N[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 5 T o listen to DAB radio pre s s t he D AB/FM but ton on t he main un it or Mode but ton on the r emote until you s ee DAB in the top lef t of t he scr een. When you fir s t swit ch on your DMX-50 it automatic ally enter s DAB mode , autotunes to f ind all D AB st at ions availa ble in your area and list s t hem in alph anumeric ord[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 6 When you enter Re Vu mode you see the Re Vu icon on the sc reen and a timer shows how man y minutes and sec onds behind the live broadcas t you are. Once in Re Vu mode you can togg le bet ween paused and pla ying by pushi ng the Re Vu but ton again or pre s sing the pause / pla y ( / ) but t on. T o exit Re Vu mode a nd re tur n to[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 7 Station order Chan ge the or der of st at ions on your s t ation lis t using this option. The cur rent order is shown at t he top of the sc reen. Choos e fr om t he followi ng : Alp ha nu me ri c Displa ys all st at ions in alphan umeric or der . Fav ou ri t e Displays your ei gh t mos t listened t o st at ions at t he top of the s[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 8 Playing a CD T o listen to a CD pr e s s the CD/S D but ton or pr es s t he Mode but ton on t he remote until you see CD in t he top lef t of the s cre en. Pre s s the ejec t but ton ( ) and place your CD l abel side up in the CD tr ay . Pr e s s the eject bu t t on again to load the CD . DMX-50 checks the CD t ype and loads a tr a[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 9 Set playlist Create a playlist c ont aini ng the order in which to play up to 20 track s fr om the curr ent CD . T o create a playl ist : 1 . T urn the T UNE/SELECT dial and push to set t he f ir st t r ack on your playlist . 2 . Repeat until you hav e completed your playlist and selec t OK or pr es s the bot tom r ight shor t cut [...]

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    Gr eat Britain 10 Pre s s t he CD/ SD but ton or t he Mode but ton on t he remote unt il you see CD in the top lef t of t he scr een to lis ten to a CD wi th MP3 f iles s tor ed on it . DMX-50 automatically detec t s if a CD has MP3 f iles on it and changes to MP3 mode. MP3 f iles c an be in folder s on the CD if de sired and MP3 playlist f ile s a[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 11 T o listen to F M r adio pre s s the DAB/ F M but ton or t he Mode but t on on the r emote until you see F M in t he top lef t of the sc reen. T he f ir st t ime you enter F M mode DMX-50 asks you t o selec t t he FM t unin g mode you w ant. Use t he shor t cut but tons or TUNE /SELECT dial to selec t one of the following: Autotu [...]

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    Gr eat Britain 12 T o recall a preset - Pr es s t he shor t cut but ton nex t to t he pre set you want to listen t o or pre s s t he number but tons on t he remote. Changing FM options T o customise t he way you r DMX-50 work s in FM mode pr e s s the MENU but t on, select F M and choose fr om the following: Tu n e Push the T un ing di al to choose[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 13 Using an SD memory car d Y ou can use an SD card in your DMX-50 for recor ding* a nd playin g back D AB digit al radio or playin g MP 2/ MP3 f ile s re corded els ewhere. SD cards are r eadily av aila ble fr om PURE and other elec tr onics r et ailers . As a r ough guide – a 64 MB car d will give you around an hour of re cor din[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 14 Play ing files from SD card T o pla y MP2/MP3 f iles f r om an SD card pr es s the CD/ SD but ton or t he Mode but t on on the r emote unt il you see SD in the t op lef t of t he sc reen. Y ou see a list of t he f iles ( ) and folder s ( ) on t he SD card. DMX-50 rec ords MP 2 f ile s to a T R ACKS folder when you recor d f rom DA[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 15 Delete Y ou see a list of t he tr ack s and folders on t he SD card. T u r n the T UNE/SELECT dial to brows e the lis t and push the dial , or use the ( + Selec t) but tons on t he remot e to delete t he highlighted t r ack or open/ clos e a folder . Use t he bot tom lef t shor tcu t but ton to delet e a highlighted folder or t ra[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 16 Listening to a c onnected devic e T o listen to an audio source such as an iPod or Mini Disc player at t ached to the AUX 1 or AUX 2 in put s on your DMX-50 pre s s t he A UX1 / 2 but ton or pr es s the Mode but ton on the r emote until you s ee AUX 1 / 2 in the top lef t of the s cre en. The date and time obt ained from the DAB o[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 17 General setup options Push the menu but t on to acc es s gener al set up options, avail able at all times. Choos e one of the followin g opt ions : Audio To n e T u r n the T UNE /S ELEC T dial to set t he Bas s out put level. Pres s the T uni ng dia l again to set t he T reble level. Balanc e T u r n the T UNE/SELECT dial to adju[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 18 Hints and tips (> > / <<) DA B Secondar y ser vices Sec ondar y ser v ice s acc ompany some s t at ions, pr oviding ex t ra inf or mat ion or alt er nati ve cont ent and may only be broadc as t at ce r t ain time s. At t he t ime of wr it ing not many sec ondar y se r vic es ar e available. If a s t at ion has s eco nd[...]

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    Gr eat Britain 19 T echnical specific ations Amp li fi e r 40W RMS per ch annel po wer output (into 8 Ohms @1 0% T HD + N, A-weighted) 1 0 Hz to 40 kHz (-3dB) frequency re sponse Bas s and treble t one contr ol CD player CD- R and CD-RW playback compatible Suppor t for CD T ex t and 20 tr ack audio CD pl aylist Multiple pla yback modes (r epeat, sh[...]

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