Emerson HD7288 manual

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1 T h a n k y o u . ........ F o r pu r c ha s i ng t h i s E m e r s o n P e r s o na l CD / m p3 P l a y e r . T h e CD / m p3 p l a y e r ha s a 20 t r a ck p r og r a mm ab l e m e m o r y s o y ou c a n li s t en t o t he s o ng s on y ou r f a v o r i t e CD ' s i n a n y o r de r y ou c hoo s e . O r y ou c a n u s e t he R ando m p l a[...]

2 W A RN I N G: T O P R EVE N T F I R E O R S H O C K H A Z A R D , D O N O T EXP O S E T H I S UN I T T O R A I N O R M OI S T UR E . T h i s de v i c e c o m p li e s w i t h pa r t 15 o f t he F CC r u l e s . O pe r a t i on i s s ub j e c t t o t he c ond i t i on t ha t t h i s de v i c e doe s no t c au s e ha r m f u l i n t e r f e r en c [...]

3 P R E P AR A T I O N F O R U S E REMOVE THE TRANSIT CARD This personal CD/MP3 player is shipped with a dummy CD ‘ transit card ‘ inside the CD compartment. The purpose of this card is to prevent the laser from moving during shipment of the product. This card must be removed before using the CD player. Slide the OPEN switch to the right to unl[...]

4 INS TA LLING THE B ATTERIES Note : The battery compartment is located inside the CD compartment. 1.) Slide the OPEN switch to the right to open the CD door. If you have not already done so, remove the dummy CD ‘ transit card ’ and discard it. 2.) Press down on the “ Arrow ” mark in the center of the battery door and slide the door outward[...]

5 CONNECTING THE OPTION AL AC ADAPTER (NOT INCLUDED) 1.) Connect the small female plug of the optional AC adapter to the “ DC IN 4.5 V” jack on the right side of the CD player. 2.) Connect the adapter housing to your 120V AC 60 Hz outlet. Notes: • Never connect or disconnect the adapter from the AC outlet while your hands are wet. • The hou[...]

6 CONNECTING THE STEREO HEADPHONES Connect the plug of the supplied stereo headphones to the green-colored headphone jack on the left side of the cabinet. IMPOR TANT! Always set the VOLUME control to a low level before you put the headphones on and begin playing a CD. Then start playback and gradually increase the volume to a comfortable listening [...]

7 1 . ) O PE N S w i t c h – S li de t o t he r i gh t t o un l o ck a nd open t he CD doo r . . 2 . ) L I N E O U T J a ck . 3 . ) V O L U M E C on t r o l – R a i s e s o r l o w e r s t he v o l u m e . 4 . ) P H O N ES J a ck – C onne c t s t e r eo hea dphone s , i n c l uded , t o t h i s j a ck . 5 . ) H O L D S w i t c h . 6 . ) E Q B[...]

8 1 . ) S t a t u s Di s p l a y . 2 . ) Di r e c t o r y ( A l bu m) N u m be r . 3 . ) T r a ck N u m be r Di s p l a y . 4 . ) P R OG ( P r o g r a m) I nd i c a t o r – A ppea r s w hen p r og r a mm i ng t r a cks o r p l a y i ng p r og r a mm ed t r a cks . 5 . ) D I R ( Di r e c t o r y ) I nd i c a t o r . 6 . ) S HU FF ( S hu ff l e ) I[...]

9 O P E R A T I N G I N S T RUC T I O N S SPECIAL FUNCTIONS HOLD Switch The HOLD switch on the left side of the cabinet must be in the ‘ Off ’ (left) position to start the CD playe r. If you plan to carry the CD player in a handbag, briefcase, school bag, back pack, etc, slide the HOLD switch to the ‘ On ’ (right) position. While the HOLD s[...]

10 Electronic Skip Protection (ESP) This CD player includes an Electronic Skip Protection circuit that continuously stores 40 seconds of CD music (100 seconds for MP3 discs) in an electronic memory. If the player is bumped or shaken you will not hear any skipping because the player is reading from the memory, not directly from the disc. Of course i[...]

11 NORMAL CD PL AYBACK • Make sure you have installed the batteries. • Make sure the HOLD switch is set to the ‘ Off ’ (left) position. • Make sure to set the VOLUME control to a low setting before you put on the headphones. IMPOR TANT: This CD player can play normal CDs plus CD Recordable (CD-R) and CD Rewriteable (CD-RW) discs. However [...]

12 Notes: • If the disc is a normal CD the “ CD ” indicator appears in the display. If the disc contains compressed MP3 files the “MP3 ” indicator will appear in the display. • If the disc contains compressed MP3 files the “ READING ” process will take longer before playback begins. Also the ESP circuit will turn ‘ On ’ automati[...]

13 PL AY MODE (P-MODE) BUTTON Pressing the P. MODE button during playback cycles the player through the following four special playback modes: REPE AT 1 REPE A T ALL INTRO SHUFF (Random) Playback. REPE AT PLAYBACK The player can be programmed to continuously repeat a single track or the entire disc automatically. One Track Repeat During playback pr[...]

14 INTRO (Intro Scan) PL AYBACK The Intro Scan feature plays only the first 10 seconds of each track on the disc. This feature is useful when you are trying to find a particular song but you cannot remember the title. 1.) Load your disc in the player as usual and press the PL AY /PAUSE button to begin playback. 2.) When playback begins press the P-[...]

15 PROGRAMMED PL AYBACK You can program up to 20 tracks on a disc to play in any desired orde r. NOTE: You cannot program a disc during playback. If the disc is playing press the STOP/CLEAR button first to stop playback and then follow the programming steps below. 1.) While the total tracks and playing time appear on the display press the PROGRAM b[...]

16 MP3 CD PL AYBACK CDs that contain compressed MP3 audio files can store approximately 10 times as much music as a normal CDs. It is possible to record up to 10 hours of music in MP3 format on a single disc. Audio files may be downloaded from the Internet onto your computer ’ s hard drive or ‘ ripped ’ from normal CDs. They are then compress[...]

17 MP3 CD “READING” TIME AND DISPL AY INFORM ATION As mentioned on previous page, because MP3 CDs contain much more information than normal CDs it takes longer for the player to ‘ Read ’ an MP3 disc and display the Table of Contents information. After you load an MP3 CD in the player and press the PL AY/PAUSE button the player will read eac[...]

18 MP3 CD PL AYBACK In the above example playback will continue until all 172 tracks have been played, as long as the batteries have sufficient powe r. The PL AY/PAUSE and STOP/CLEAR controls have the same functions for MP3 CDs as they do for normal CDs. MP3 CD TRACK SKIP OPER ATION • During playback press the SKIP F WD or SKIP REV buttons repeat[...]

19 MP3 CD REPE AT PLAYBACK There are 3 Repeat Playback options with MP3 CDs. In addition to the Repeat 1 Track and Repeat All Tracks options which are the same for normal CDs, you may also select Directory Repeat Mode to repeat all the tracks contained in a single Directory (Album). • To repeat a single track on an MP3 CD Select the track to be r[...]

20 MP3 CD INTRO SCAN AND RANDOM PL AYBACK MODES These functions operate the same way for MP3 CDs as they do for normal CDs. Intro Scan Begin playback of the MP3 CD as usual and then press the P-MODE button until the “ INTRO ” indicator flashes in the display. Press the PL AY/PAUSE button to begin Intro Scan playback. The “ INTRO ” indicator[...]

21 MP3 CD PROGRAMMED PL AYBACK • When programming the tracks on an MP3 CD you must also select the Directory Number of the tracks being programmed. • You can program up to 20 tracks on an MP3 CD, same as for a normal CD. • Programming can only be done while the player is in the STOP mode. If the MP3 disc is playing, first press the STOP/CLEAR[...]

22 L I N E O U T J AC K ( CAB L E N O T I N C L U D E D ) T he L I N E O U T J a ck a ll o w s y ou t o c onne c t t h i s pe r s on a l CD p l a y e r t o t he R e c o r d I npu t j a cks o f a c a ss e t t e r e c o r de r o r M i n i D i sc r e c o r de r f o r d i r e c t r e c o r d i n g s o f c o m pa c t d i scs . Y ou m a y a l s o c onne [...]

23 C L E AN I N G T H E CAB I N E T W i pe w i t h a s o ft c l o t h . If t he c ab i ne t i s v e r y d i r t y , da m pen t he c l o t h w i t h a w ea k s o l u t i on o f neu t r a l de t e r gen t a nd w a t e r , and t hen w i pe c l ea n . C L E AN I N G T H E L E N S A d i r t y l en s w ill c au s e s ound s k i pp i ng and , i f t he l e[...]

24 L I M I T E D W ARRA N T Y E m e r s o n R a d i o C o r p . w a rr a n t s m a nu f a c t u r i n g d e f ec t s i n o r i g i n a l m a t e r i a l , i n c l ud i n g o r i g i n a l p a r t s a nd w o r k m a n s h i p, und e r no r m a l u s e a n d c ond iti on s , f o r a p e r i od o f n i n e t y ( 90 ) d a y s fr o m t h e d a t e o f o[...]

25 SPECIFIC ATIONS Bit Rate........................ 32 –384kbps. Sampling Frequency.... 8kHz, 16kHz, 32kHz, 44.1kHz, 48kHz. MPEG 1....................... Layer 1, 2, 3. MP3 Playback.............. ISO 9006 Format Compatible. Max. File Support......... Album (Directory) 99, Track (File) 300. Note: Check your Burner/Recorder ’ s Owne r ’ s Manua[...]

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