Technika MC-429ID manual

MC-429ID O wner ’s Handbook Mini D AB/CD/MP3 audio s y s t em with iP od dock[...]

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1 Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instr uctions. Do not use this apparatus near wat er. Clean only with a slightly damp cloth. Do not block any ventila tion openings. Install in accordanc e with the manufacturer’ s instructions. Do not install or operate near any heat sources such as radiators , sto[...]

2 INDEX INDEX Introduction ............................................................ 2 Unpacking ............................................................... 2 Placement ............................................................... 3 Connecting speakers ................................................ 3 Contr ols and connec tions ..........[...]

3 PREP ARA TION FOR USE PLACEMENT Place the unit on a sturdy table or shelf where it cannot get knocked over and where there is a clear line of sight to the remote handset . Make sure that there is a clearance of 10cm (4 inches) around the unit for ventila tion. LOUDSPEAKERS Placing the speakers Unwrap the speak er wires from the ties securing them[...]

4 a Disc compartment lid b Lid OPEN/CL OSE area c iPod dock ing bay d Display e Next folder touchpad f Previous folder t ouchpad g Skip forward button h V olume up touchpad i V olume down touchpad 1) Enter butt on 1! USB jack 1@ Aux In jack 1# Menu touchpad 1$ Stop button 1% Memor y/clock touchpad 1^ Skip back button 1& Function touchpad 1* Pla[...]

5 DISPLA Y FEA TURES a T ex t display for tracks/stations b T ex t display for information c Play symbol d Timer set symbol e Sleep symbol f Disc loaded symbol g P ause symbol h Repeat mode symbol i Repeat folder symbol 1) Repeat All symbol 1! Shue symbol 1@ Aux mode symbol 1# FM mode symbol 1$ MP3 format symbol 1% WMA format symbol 1^ DAB mode [...]

6 REMO TE CONTR OL BA TTERIES FITTING OR REPLACING THE REMOTE CONTROL BA T TERIES When r eplacing the batt eries in the remote control, refer to the diagram above . 1. Press the cat ch on the battery door across. 2. While holding the catch, open the batt er y door . 3. Fit two AAA batteries observing polarity as shown. When replacing the batteries [...]

7 REMOVING THE P ACKING FROM THE CD PLA YER Before connecting po wer to your audio syst em, the pr otec tive packing should remov ed from the CD compartment. T o remove the pr otec tive packing: Open the CD compartment by pressing down on the • OPEN/CLOSE area marked at the front corner of the CD lid. The lid will open. Remove any cardboard pr[...]

8 LISTENING T O FM RADIO LISTENING T O DAB RADIO SELECTING DAB RADIO OPERA TION T o selec t DAB radio operation: T ouch the • FUNCTION touchpad (or press the FUNC TION button on the remote c ontrol) r epeatedly until ‘DAB’ is displayed. After a few sec onds, the r adio will tune to the last-used sta tion. INITIAL DAB RADIO SCAN When DAB ra[...]

9 DAB & F M DISPL A Y MODES DAB DISPLA Y MODES When playing a DAB station you can change the information on the display by changing the display mode . T o change the display mode: Press the INFO button repeat edly to c ycle thr ough the options listed in the chart below . DLS (SCROLLING TEXT): T his is a scrolling message giving real-time infor[...]

10 DAB AD V ANCED OPERA TION The DAB radio of y our audio system includes several advanced features . T o selec t the advanced features: T ouch the • MENU touchpad on the fr ont panel (or pr ess the MENU button on the on the remot e control) t o open the advanced opera tion menu. T o scroll thr ough the menu options below , press the • { [...]

11 LISTENING T O A CD LO ADING DISCS T o selec t CD operation: T ouch the • FUNCTION touchpad (or press the FUNC TION button on the remote c ontrol) r epeatedly until ‘CD’ is displayed. Loading a disc: Press the • OPEN/CLOSE area at the front corner of the disc lid on top of the unit. The lid will open slowly . Gently place a disc on [...]

12 PROGRAMMING TRACKS FROM A CD CD PROGRAMMING When playing a CD , you can store a random sequence of up to 64 tracks to play in y our preferred order . Program en try takes place when the disc is stopped. STORING A PROGRAM T o store a CD program: Load the disc y ou want to pla y , wait for the disc to read . • T ouch the • MEMORY/CLOCK t[...]

13 LISTENING T O A MP3/WMA DISC OR MP3/WMA FILES STORED ON A USB DRIVE MP3/WMA PLAYBA CK: Y our system can also play MP3 or WMA music compilations recor ded ont o a CD-ROM compilation or stor ed on a USB drive. The les may all be stored in the ‘ root’ directory of the disc/drive or organised in a set of sub -folders (usually by album). If yo[...]

14 LISTENING T O A MP3/WMA DISC OR MP3/WMA FILES STORED ON A USB DRIVE SELECTING MP3/WMA PL AYBA CK: T ouch the • FUNCTION touchpad or press the FUNC TION button on the r emote control repeatedly until ‘ CD ’ is displayed (to play from a compilation CD-ROM) or until ‘USB’ is displayed (to play fr om a docked USB drive). MP3/WMA DISPLAY[...]

15 PROGRAM PLA Y OF MP3/WMA FILES ST ORED ON A DISC OR USB DRIVE STORING A MP3/WMA PROGRAM Some MP3/WMA compliations will be arranged with all tracks in the ‘root’ folder of the disc/drive , others will be arranged within a set of folders (usually the music albums). The same sequence is used for both types of track stor age. T o store a MP3/WMA[...]

16 iP od ADAPT ORS SELECTING AN ADAPT OR Before docking your iPod you must rst check if your iPod has a docking connector . Early iPod models do not have one and cannot be docked to your unit. T he docking connector is located on the base of the iP od as shown below . If you don’ t hav e a dock adaptor If your iPod was not supplied with a stan[...]

17 PLA Y ING FROM AN iPod T o play music from your iP od Press the • FUNCTION button repeatedly until ‘iPod’ is displayed . Y ou can now opera te your iPod func tions from the con trols on the front panel or r emote control. Playback functions: Press the • /, /SCAN button to toggle the iPod bet ween Play and P ause mode at any time. P[...]

18 T o play music from an iP od or P ersonal Audio play er connected to the AUX IN jack - T ouch the • FUNCTION touchpad repeatedly until ‘ AUX’ is displayed (or press the AUX button on the remote control). Set the iPod or P ersonal Audio player to pla y . • T urn the volume level on your Personal Audio play er up • to about half[...]

19 SET TING THE TIMER Y our syst em includes a timer tha t enables y ou t o set times for the system to switch on and swit ch o automatically . T o set the timer: Press the • TIMER button on the remote contr ol to step through each stage in timer setting, shown in the sequence below . T o make changes to a setting, press the • { or } b[...]

20 AFTER USING YOUR SYSTEM Set to Standby . • Switch the unit o at the mains and unplug it if you are • leaving it unattended f or a long period (holidays etc). CARE AND CLEANING All c are and cleaning operations should be carried out with the unit unplugged from the mains pow er . Occasionally wipe the cabinet with a lint free duster [...]

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