User manual H&B HF-275

[. . . ] MODEL HF-275 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash and arrowhead within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of "dangerous voltage" inside the product. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN WA R N I N G : To r e d u c e the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within the triangle is a warning sign alerting you of important instructions accompanying the product. WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS. CAUTION DO NOT EXPOSE TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING LIQUIDS! BACKLIGHT DISPLAY BLUE TIMER AUTO ON/OFF CLOCK QUARTZ DIGITAL PLL DIGITAL TUNER MP3 DIGITAL PLAYBACK REMOTE CONTROL CAUTION: GROUNDING OR POLARIZATION. THE PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN SO THAT THE WIDER BLADE OF THE AC PLUG MUST MATCH THE SLOT IN RECEPTACLE "WALL SOCKET". CAUTION: INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. VORSICHT: UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG TRITT AUS, WENN DECKEL GEÖFFNET UND WENN SICHERHEITSVERRIEGELUNG ÜBERBRÜCKT IST. [. . . ] (SEE "RADIO MEMORY" SECTION). NORMAL CD OPERATION - PRESS POWER BUTTON TO SWITCH ON THE UNIT. THE DISK WILL START SPINNING & THE FIRST SONG (TRACK) WILL START PLAYING. - AT ANY ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE PLAY BUTTON TO PAUSE OPERATION OF THE UNIT. PRESS PLAY BUTTON TO RESUME OPERATION AT THE SAME TRACK & POSITION. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS THE STOP BUTTON TO STOP OPERATION OF THE SET. THIS WILL RESET THE SET TO THE FIRST TRACK (IF YOU PRESS PLAY AFTER STOP, THE FIRST TRACK WILL ALWAYS START PLAYING). NEXT OR BACK - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND RELEASE THE BUTTONS TO SKIP FORWARD OR BACKWARDS BY ONE TRACK, AS DESIRED. NEXT OR BACK - ANY ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND HOLD THE BUTTONS TO FAST-FORWARD (CUE) OR FAST-REVERSE (REVIEW) THE SPECIFIC TRACK, WHICH IS CURRENTLY PLAYING. AUTOMATIC FREQUENCY ADJUSTMENT (SEEK MODE) NEXT OR BACK BUTTONS - PRESS AND HOLD (FOR 2 SECONDS) THE TO "SEEK" (AUTOMATICALLY ADJUST) THE RADIO FREQUENCY "UP" OR "DOWN" TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE RADIO STATION. - THE RADIO DIGITAL DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE EXACT FREQUENCY OF THE NEXT STATION THAT IS FOUND. - MP3 SONGS ARE MUCH SMALLER IS MEMORY SIZE COMPARED WITH NORMAL CD-AUDIO FORMAT SONGS. THIS IS CALLED "COMPRESSION" & IT ALLOWS MUCH MORE RECORDING TIME ON A STANDARD CD THAN THE NORMAL 74 MINUTES (FOR NORMAL CD-AUDIO). - THE EXACT LENGTH OF RECORDING TIME DEPENDS ON THE "COMPRESSION RATE" OF THE MP3 SONG YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED. - COMPRESSION RATE IS SPECIFIED IN "KBPS" (KILOBITS PER SECOND). FOR EXAMPLE : "128 KBPS": THE HIGHER THIS NUMBER, THE BIGGER THE MP3 FILE SIZE (THE BETTER THE SOUND QUALITY) AND THE LOWER THE RECORDING TIME ON A CD-R. - MP3 SONGS CAN BE RECORDED WITH SOME "TEXT INFORMATION" AS PART OF THE SAME FILE. IT CONSISTS OF (AMONG OTHER DETAILS:) - FILE NAME (SONG NAME) - ARTIST NAME - YOUR CD-MP3 PLAYER CAN LOCATE ("FIND") A SONG ON AN MP3-CD DISC FROM THE "FILE NAME", THEREFORE YOU SHOULD TRY TO NAME ALL YOUR MP3 FILES WITH THE ACTUAL NAME OF THE SONG THAT IT CONTAINS. - THERE ARE BASICALLY 2 WAYS TO MAKE AN MP3-CD WITH YOUR FAVORITE SONGS : - DOWNLOAD MP3 SONGS FROM INTERNET & BURN THEM ON A CD-R DISC ON YOUR COMPUTER. - CONVERT CD-AUDIO FILES (FROM A NORMAL MUSIC CD) ONTO YOUR COMPUTER INTO MP3 FORMAT, USING A KIND SOFTWARE CALLED "CD-RIPPER". (WHICH IS FREEWARE/SHAREWARE ON INTERNET). E-11 FINDING (SEARCHING) MP3 SONGS BY SONG NAME - AT STOP OR PLAY MODES, PRESS FIND BUTTON ONCE. - THE "FIND" SYMBOL WILL "FLASH" IN THE DISPLAY, AND THE LETTER "A" WILL BE SHOWN. NEXT OR BACK BUTTONS TO ADVANCE THE - PRESS "SEARCH ALPHABET" (A B C D. . . ) TO SEARCH FOR THE DESIRED ALPHABET. - AT EVERY SELECTED "SEARCH ALPHABET" THE LOWER PART OF THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE NAME OF THE FIRST SONG BEGINNING WITH THAT SELECTED ALPHABET, ON THE DISC. EXAMPLE: FIND SYMBOL SEARCH ALPHABET NAME OF SONG (MP3 FILE) NEXT A -- APPLE . [. . . ] - AT ANYTIME, WHEN YOU HAVE LOCATED A DESIRED SONG (AS SHOWN ON SCREEN) JUST PRESS "PLAY" TO LISTEN TO IT. - TO EXIT THE "FIND" MODE PRESS THE FIND BUTTON ONCE UNTIL THE "FIND" SYMBOL DISAPPEARS FROM THE DISPLAY. THE APPARATUS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. E-15 E-16 Warranty certificate H&B provides a twelve (12) month warranty from the date of purchase against material and manufacturing defects. In the event of defects covered by the warranty, the product must be returned to the dealer that sold the product. If any problems arise, information on our authorized service centers is available the dealer who sold the product. [. . . ]