User manual H&B HF-355 SYSTEM SET UP PROCEDURE INSTRUCTION

[. . . ] MODEL: HF-355 RE: SYSTEM SET UP PROCEDURE INSTRUCTION SYSTEM SET UP PROCEDURE A. AS A "SHELF SYSTEM" (TABLE TOP USE) - INCLUDED 1 PC STAND FOR THE MAIN UNIT ( ) - INCLUDED 2 PCS STAND FOR THE SPEAKERS ( FIXING THE BASE TO THE MAIN UNIT: ) 1. (TO RELEASE THE STAND FROM THE MAIN UNIT OR SPEAKERS, SLIDE THE STAND FROM DOWN TO UPWARD (OPPOSITE DIRECTION) UNTIL IT BECOMES RELEASED. CLICK WHEN THESE ARROWS ARE ALIGNED THE BASE IS PROPERLY INSTALLED ONTO MAIN UNIT MODE L : HF -355 C A U T IO N R IS K OF E L E C TR IC S HOC K DO NOT OP E N T he lightning flas h a nd a rrowhe a d within the triangle is a wa rning s ign alerting you of "dangerous voltage" ins ide the product. W A R N I N G : To re duc e the ris k of electric s hock, do not remove cover (or back). [. . . ] - AFTER A MAXIMUM OF 64 SONGS (OR LESS) HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, PRESS PROGRAM KEY, THE DISPLAY WILL NOW SHOW MEMORY TO INDICATE YOU HAVE SAVED A PROGRAM-MEMORY. - PRESS PLAY KEY, THE CD-PLAYER WILL PLAYBACK THE "SAVED SEQUENCE" IN THE PROGRAM MEMORY. - TO CLEAR (CANCEL) THE ENTIRE PROGRAM WHICH IS STORED IN THE MEMORY, SIMPLY PRESS STOP KEY, THIS WILL RESET THE MEMORY & CLEAR THE PROGRAM. - 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). HOW TO PLAY MP3 DISCS - PRESS POWER KEY TO SWITCH ON THE UNIT. - THE DISK WILL SPIN AND THEN PLAYBACK THE FIRST SONG (TRACK), THE DISPLAY WILL INDICATE THE CURRENT TRACK NO. ("001" IF IT IS THE FIRST TRACK) AS WELL AS THE PLAY TIME OF THAT TRACK IN MINUTES AND SECONDS. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS PLAY KEY TO PAUSE OPERATION OF THE UNIT. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND RELEASE NEXT OR BACK TO SKIP FORWARDS OR BACKWARDS BY ONE TRACK. - AT ANYTIME DURING PLAYBACK, PRESS AND HOLD NEXT OR BACK TO REVIEW (FAST REWIND) OR CUE (FAST FORWARDS) THE CURRENT TRACK. THE DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE FILE NAME (SONG NAME) INFORMATION. WHAT IS MP3 ? - MP3 (MPEG 2, LAYER 3) IS A DIGITAL FILE FORMAT FOR AUDIO (MUSIC). - YOU CAN DOWNLOAD MP3 SONGS FROM MANY WEBSITES ON THE INTERNET (PLEASE OBSERVE THE COPYRIGHT REGULATIONS OF YOUR COUNTRY). - 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). TEXT DISPLAY MODE (id3 display) - THIS UNIT IS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING THE "TEXT INFORMATION" (id3 TAG) OF AN MP3 SONG ON THE LCD DISPLAY. - TO SWITCH ON THIS FUNCTION, SIMPLY PRESS & HOLD THE FIND KEY FOR 3 SECONDS. - TO SWITCH BACK TO NORMAL DISPLAY MODE (TO DISPLAY TRACK NUMBER, etc. ), PRESS & HOLD THE FIND KEY AGAIN FOR 3 SECONDS. E-11 E-12 FINDING (SEARCHING) MP3 SONGS BY SONG NAME - AT STOP OR PLAY MODES, PRESS FIND KEY ONCE. - THE "FIND" SYMBOL WILL "FLASH" IN THE DISPLAY, AND THE LETTER "A" WILL BE SHOWN. [. . . ] 10 W ~ THE APPARATUS SHOULD NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR SPLASHING AND NO OBJECTS FILLED WITH LIQUIDS SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS. AS WITH ALL CD-PLAYERS, THIS SYSTEM USES A LASER DEVICE DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS E-17 E-18 SYSTEM SET UP PROCEDURE A. AS A "SHELF SYSTEM" (TABLE TOP USE) - INCLUDED 1 PC STAND FOR THE MAIN UNIT ( - INCLUDED 2 PCS STAND FOR THE SPEAKERS ( FIXING THE BASE TO THE MAIN UNIT: ) ) Warranty certificate 1. SLIDE THE STAND FROM DOWN TO UPWARD (SEE DIAGRAM BELOW). 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. [. . . ]