Aiwa AZ-RS256 manual

©2004 Sony Corporation AZ-RS1/RS128/RS256 4-254-568- 12 (1) Operating Instructions The pla y er Portable USB Memory Player with FM Radio[...]

2 W ARNING To prevent fir e or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet. To prev ent fire, do not co ver the ventilation of the apparatus with ne ws papers, table cloths, curtains, etc. And don’ t place lighted candles on the apparatus. To pr[...]

3 T able of Contents Overview What you can do with your player .............. 4 Main features ............................................... 5 Getting started Step 1: Check the package contents. ........... 6 Step 2: Insert a battery . ................................ 7 Locating controls ......................................... 9 Basic operations[...]

4 Over view What you can do with your player AZ-RS1/RS128/RS256 is a portable USB memory player with FM radio specially designed for use with a USB storage media called “pavit. ” Y ou can send MP3 files on your computer to the “pavit, ” insert the “pavit” into the player , and carry your fa vorite songs an ywhere. In addition to playing[...]

5 Overview Overview Main featur es • Compact size, lightweight, highly portable, with skip-proof operation •T he player is equipped with an FM radio tuner . Y ou can listen to FM broadcasts in addition to playing music data (MP3). • Up to 240 minutes of music can be stored in a 256-MB “pavit” and 120 minutes in a 128-MB “pavit. ”* •[...]

6 Getting star ted Step 1: Check the package contents. Check the accessories enclosed in the package. • Portable USB memory player with FM radio (1) • Stereo headphones (1) • Headphone extension cord (1) • USB storage media “pavit”* (1) • CD-R OM (Music T ransfer pavit Edition) (1) • Arm band (1) • Operating instructions for the P[...]

7 Getting started Step 2: Insert a batter y . Insert one LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery into the battery compartment as illustrated below . e E Battery duration Approximately 10 hours (continuous music data playback, with Sony LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery) When the battery is drained, playback stops and the power is turned of f automatically [...]

8 To remove the battery Tu rn the player upside down to dra w out the battery . e E Notes on dry batteries • Do not throw batteries into f ire. • Do not carry batteries with coins or other metallic objects. It can generate heat if the positi ve and negati ve terminals of the battery are accidentally contacted by a metallic object. •W hen the [...]

9 Getting started Locating controls 1 Display 2 “pavit” slot 3 . / > (SKIP/DO WN/UP) buttons 4 Nx * (PLA Y/STOP)/PO WER button 5 V OL (volume) –/+* b uttons 6 PRESET button 7 MENU button 8 i (headphones) jack 9 TUNER* button Player (front/side) Player (rear) PR ES ET TU N ER MENU 23 4 5 1 8 67 9 V O L P O W E R D O W N T U N E U P HOLD BEE[...]

10 Display 8 6 7 23 4 5 1 1 “pavit” insertion indicator : The “pa vit” is inserted in the player correctly . : The “pa vit” is not inserted in the player . 2 Operation status indication Displays the icon for music data playback, radio, stopwatch or countdo wn timer . 3 Play mode indication : Playing all tracks in random order : Playing [...]

11 Basic operations Basic operations Listening to music First, send MP3 files to the “pa vit” from your computer using the supplied “Music Transf er pavit Edition” software. Refer to the separate man ual “Music T ransfer pavit Edition” about how to send MP3 files to the “pa vit. ” 1 . Connect the headphones. Connect the headphones t[...]

12 3 . Start playback. 1 Press and hold Nx /PO WER. The power is turned on, a short beep is hear d in the headphones (when the HOLD/BEEP switch is set to BEEP ON), and playback starts. 2 Press VOL –/+ to adjust the v olume . Music data (tracks) are played in the order of the Playlist you created using “Music T ransfer pavit Edition. ” During [...]

13 Basic operations To Do this Go to the beginning of the ne xt track Press > . *1 Go to the beginning of the current track Press . . Go to the beginning of preceding tracks Press . repeatedly . *1 To quickly locate the desired track, press and hold . until you find it. *2 Go to the beginning of succeeding tracks Press > repeatedly . *1 To qu[...]

14 To star t playback from the first track Playback starts from the position where it was last stopped. To start playback from the first track, press and hold . or > to return to the first track (page 13). Playback will also start from the first track when: –y ou remove the “pa vit” and insert a different “pa vit. ” – you reset the p[...]

15 Playback options B Playback options Changing the sound quality (M.D .S.E) The M.D.S.E (MP3 Digital Sound Enhancer) allows you to enjo y clear digital sound and a resonant bass. Set the M.D .S.E switch to ON. “ ” appears in the display . To return to the normal sound Set the M.D.S.E switch to OFF . Playing a track re peatedly (REP1) / Playing[...]

16 B Listening to the radio P R E S E T TU N E R MENU . (DO WN)/ > (UP) Nx /PO WER TUNER PRESET Listening to the radio Y ou can listen to FM broadcasts with and without inserting the “pavit” in the player . 1 Press and hold Nx /PO WER until the player is turned on. If the radio was selected when you turned off the player last time, or if the[...]

17 Using the radio Presetting radio stations Y ou can preset up to 20 FM radio stations, 10 stations each for FM 1 and FM 2. To preset stations automatically (Auto preset) 1 P erf orm steps 1 and 2 of “Listening to the radio” (page 16) to select the band. 2 Press PRESET . “ ” and the preset numbers appear in the display . 3 Press and hold P[...]

18 To preset a station manually (Manual preset) If there is a station that cannot be preset automatically , you can preset it manually by the following procedure. Before starting, you must exit the auto preset mode (“ ” and the preset numbers should not be displayed). 1 Press TUNER repeatedly to select “FM 1” or “FM 2. ” 2 T une in the [...]

19 A vailable features B Available featur es Using the stopwatch Y ou can use the player as a stopwatch. The stopwatch has a lap time feature enabling you to calculate a gap from a previous stored time. Y ou can use the stopwatch both while playing music data and listening to the radio. 1 During music data pla yback or radio reception, press MENU .[...]

20 Using the countdown timer The alarm can be set to go off after the specified time period has passed. Y ou can specify the time by the minute, from 1 to 99 minutes. 1 During music data pla yback or radio reception, press MENU. 2 Press . or > repeatedl y to select “COUNTDO WN, ” and then press MENU. 3 Press . or > repeatedl y to specify [...]

21 A vailable features Locking the controls (HOLD) When carrying the player in a bag, the HOLD function can be used to prev ent accidental pressing of the buttons. Slide the HOLD/BEEP switc h in the direction of the arro w . “ ” flashes for a while, and all operation b uttons e xcept for the switches on the rear side are disabled. To release th[...]

22 B Changing the settings of the player Changing the display pattern Y ou can select from the following three display patterns: Setting T itle T itle+Artist T itle+Album T itle, artist name and album name are displayed when the track has ID3 T A G information. If the track does not hav e ID3 TA G information, the file name is displayed. 1 During m[...]

23 Changing the settings of the player Changing the display language Y ou can select the language to be used for displaying the menu from: Japanese, English, German, French, Italian and Spanish. 1 During music data pla yback or radio reception, press MENU . 2 Press . or > repeatedl y to select “LANGUA GE, ” and then press MENU . 3 Press . or[...]

24 Precautions General Nev er place the player in a place: • under direct sunlight or near heat sources • in a car with its windows closed (especially in summer) •w here it will be subjected to excessi ve moisture such as in a bathroom • where there is much dust • near magnets or magnetized items such as speakers or a TV Headphones Road S[...]

25 Additional information Tr oubleshooting If you experience an y of the following dif ficulties while using your player , use this troubleshooting guide to help you to remedy the problem. Should any problem persist, consult your nearest Aiwa dealer . F or trouble concerning operations while connected to your computer , also refer to “T roublesho[...]

26 Battery Symptom Battery life is short. Radio Symptom The audio is weak or contains noise. The player tunes in to a station with much noise or where there is no station. Other Symptom The “pavit” cannot be inserted into the player . The player gets warm. The “pavit” which has been used on another device does not work. Cause/Remedy c The o[...]

27 Additional information Specifications USB memory player Supported audio file format MP3 Bit rate: 8 - 320 kbps* Sampling frequencies: 24/22.05/16/12/ 11.025/8/32/44.1/48 kHz * 128 kbps or higher bit rate is recommended. Frequency response 20 - 20,000 Hz (single signal measurement) Radio Frequency range FM 1/FM 2: 87.5 - 108.0 MHz General Output [...]

Index A, B Backlight 22 Battery 7 Beep 21 C Cleaning 24 Countdown timer 20 D, E Display 10, 22 F, G Format 26 H, I, J, K Headphones connect 11 extension cord 14 precautions 24 HOLD 21 L Locking the controls (HOLD) 21 M, N, O M.D.S.E (MP3 Digital Sound Enhancer) 15 MP3 4, 5 P, Q “pavit” 4, 5 insert 11 remove 13 Playback 11 Preset 17, 18 R Radio [...]