Teac Mini CD/MP3 Player manual

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    1 EN F E Manual de usua rio ........................... Pagina 34 Guide de l'utilisateur ........................... page 18 User's manual .......................................... Page 2[...]

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    2 EN 1. General Thank you for buying the TEAC Mini CD/MP3 Player, the new standard in portable compressed audio players! Please read the operating instructions care- fully before starting to use your player. Please note that the TEAC MP3 Player plays Mini CDs only (Mini CDs have a diameter of 8cm, in comparison with the regular CDs which have a dia[...]

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    3 EN 2. Operating Instructions Power The player can be powered either by 2 AA-size alkaline batteries or by the AC adapter. Inserting Batteries Remove the battery cover on the back of the player by sliding it in the direction indicated by the arrow on the battery-cover. Insert 2 AA-size alkaline batteries according to the drawing. Please make sure [...]

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    4 EN Front Panel 1 Stop/Off (  ) 2 Previous (  ) 3 Play/On/Pause (  ) 4 Next (  ) 5 Equalizer 6 Repeat 7 Intro 8 Program 5 1 6 2 3 7 8 4 figure 2[...]

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    5 EN Side Panel 9 10 11 14 12 13 12 Hold 13 Bass boost 9 Power supply in 10 Headphone in + Line out 11 Open player cover 14 Volume control figure 3 figure 4[...]

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    6 EN Connecting the AC adapter Insert the 120VAC AC adapter into the appropriate socket (9 figure 3). Insert the power plug into the main outlet. Getting Started Open the cover by sliding the "Open" switch (11 figure 3). Insert a MiniCD into the player, with the disc label facing up. Never touch the lens of the player. Close the cover. Pr[...]

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    7 EN Play/Pause/Resume (3) Press Play "  " (3 figure 2) to start playing music. If this button is pressed during playing, the player will go into "Pause" mode. To resume play, press "  " (3 figure 2) once again. Please note that when playing a MP3 CD, the songs will be played in the file names’ alpha- bet[...]

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    8 EN Program (8) The TEAC MP3 Player has a memory for program ming up to 20 songs. To start the "program" function, press the Program button (8 figure 2). The memory-ID starts from "01". The song ID starts from title 1 and track 00 if the memory is empty. If the memory is not empty, the last memorized song will be displayed. Pre[...]

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    9 EN Intro (7) Press Intro (7 figure 2) to start playing the intro (the first 10 seconds) of every song. If the player is in Program mode, only the intro of the memorized songs will be played. To stop the intro function, press the Intro button (7 figure 2) once again or press the Play button (3 figure 2). Repeat (6) The repeat function has 5 modes:[...]

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    10 EN Hold (12) Turn on the switch to hold (disable) all panel buttons. Refer to figure 4. Open (11) Slide the switch to open the player cover. Refer to figure 3. Opening the cover will stop any action, but the power will remain on. The LCD-display shows "OPEN". Volume (14) The TEAC MP3 Player has a rotary volume controller; turning the v[...]

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    11 EN WARNING! When using headphones Avoid damaging your hearing: do not play your headset at a high volume. Hearing experts ad- vise against continuous extended play. If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or discontinue use. Do not use while operating a motorized vehi- cle. It may create a traffic hazard and it is illegal in [...]

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    12 EN 3. Troubleshooting When your player does not operate properly, please check the following points. If you are unable to solve the problem, please contact TEAC Tech Support. Power can not be turned on • Check if the batteries are inserted correctly, see page 3. • Replace batteries if they become discharged • Check if the AC adapter is con[...]

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    13 EN Playback does not start from the first track • Check if the program or the resume function is activated, if so clear program or switch off resume. No sound or sound quality is poor • Check if headphones are connected properly, see figure 3 on page 5. • Check the volume level, adjust if necessary. • Check if the headphone plug is dirty[...]

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    14 EN 4. Technical specifications: Dimensions: 4.06" (D) x 3.74" (W) x 1.12" (H) Weight: .35 lbs Disc: d isc size: 8cm MiniCD capacity: 185MB = 3 to 4 hours of MP3 music on 1 MiniCD, 21min Audio (CD-DA) on 1 MiniCD TEAC recommends the use of TEAC Mini CD-R media. Most CD-R/RW drives support reading and writing this media. 8cm CD-medi[...]

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    15 EN Power supply: 1.5V AA alkaline battery x 2 TEAC recommends Duracell UltraM3 AA alkaline batteries for optimal performance. 4.5V/1A Linear Power Adapter Operation Time: up to 7 hours on 2 AA-size alkaline batteries Anti-shock: 40 secs mechanical anti-shock for CD-DA 8secs ESP for MP3 Supported bitrate: 32Kbps ~ 320Kbps (MPEG-1 layer 3) Support[...]

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    16 EN Headphone specifications Type: Sennheiser MX 300 Frequency response: 18 – 20000Hz Impedance: 32 Ω Max. SPL: 116dB (at 1kHz, 0.5Vrms) Cable length: approx. 1 m. Output: 0.75Vrms (load=32 Ω ) Frequency Response: 100Hz-20KHz Signal to noise ratio: >80dB Distortion (thd): 1% max at 1KHz Channel separation: >65dB MTBF: minimum 20000 PO[...]

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    17 EN 5. Technical Support For technical support, please contact the TEAC Ser- vice and Support Center: North America TEAC America, Inc. (USA) Technical Support Telephone: (323)727-4860 • Fax: (323)869-8751 Monday -Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 pm PST http:// www.teac.com/dspd E-mail: dspdtsg@teac.com[...]