Grundig UMS 5800 DEC manual

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    HIFI STEREO MICRO SY STEM UMS 5800 DEC[...]

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    CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 4 SET-UP AND SAFET Y 5 O VERVIEW 5 The hi-fi system controls 9 The hi-fi system displays 1 1 The remote contr ol 1 4 CONNECTION AND PREPARA TION 1 4 Connecting the antennas 1 4 Connecting the loudspeakers 1 4 Connecting the power cor d 1 5 [...]

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    CONTENTS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3 ENGLISH 25 CD MODE 25 Selecting the CD input source 26 Inser ting a CD 26 Playing back a CD 26 Repeating the current file or track 27 Selecting a different file or track 27 Searching for a passage within a track 27 Selecting albums and tra[...]

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    Please note the following information when setting up the system: The hi-fi system is designed for the playback of audio signals. Any other use is expressly pr ohibited. If you w ant to set up t he hi-fi system on wall shelv es or in cupboards, please ensure that it is adequately ventilated. Ther e mus t be at least 1 0 cm of space at the side, a[...]

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    The hi-fi system controls Controls on the fr ont – I + Adjust the volume. M Switches between the input sources » TUNER «, » CD «, » SD CARD «, » USB « and » AUX « (external device). Infrared sensor for r emote control signals. e II In CD, CARD and USB mode: starts and pauses playback . 7 In CD, CARD and USB mode: interrupts and s tops [...]

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    O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 In standby mode: for setting the time and the day of TUNING the week. In tuner mode: press briefly to change the frequency backwar ds in steps. In CD, CARD and USB mode: select tracks backwar ds in steps. Press and hold down to sear ch for a[...]

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    • Standby indicator . Lights up when the hi-fi system is in standby mode. ON/OFF Switches the hi-fi system to and from standby mode. The only way to completely disconnect the hi-fi system from the mains supply is to pull out the plug. Controls on the t op OPEN 8 Panel. U Under the panel: Headphone jack for connecting a stereo headphone set wit[...]

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    O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The back of t he hifi system FM Antenna Antenna socket for the outdoor antenna cable or the wire antenna supplied (VHF). AM Antenna T erminals for connecting t he MW loop antenna (medium wav e) supplied. LINE IN Audio signal input for connecti[...]

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    The hi-fi system displays 000:000 In standby mode: displays the time. In tuner mode: displays the preset. In CD mode: displays the total playing time and the elapsed playing time of the current track. In MP3/WMA mode: displays the total number of albums and tracks, and the elapsed playing time of the current track. 00000.000 In standby mode: displ[...]

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    O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M 1 A file or a track is repeated. M ALL All files or tracks are r epeated M ALBUM In MP3/WMA mode: all files on an album are repeated. INTRO The first ten seconds of each file or track are played. RANDOM All files or tracks are play ed back i[...]

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    O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ENGLISH 11 The remote control ON/OFF Switches the hi-fi system to standby mode and from standby mode to the last input sour ce selected. SNOOZE Interrupts the alarm function for about five minutes; interrupts the reminder timer . SLEEP For sett[...]

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    O VER VIEW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- – X + Adjust the volume. p Switches the hi-fi speakers to and from mute mode. BAND In tuner mode: selects the frequency band » FM « or » MW «. PT Y In tuner mode: selects progr amme t ypes for the PT Y search. MONO/ In tuner mode: switche[...]

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    INTRO/REP . In standby mode: activates and sav es the ≈ timer settings. In CD, CARD and USB mode: plays the star t of the tracks; repeats one or all tr acks. In MP3/WMA mode: for repeating the tracks on an album. PROG./RAND. In standby mode: activ ates and saves the ¥ time setting. In tuner mode: press briefly to store radio stations on presets[...]

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    CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ---- 14 Connecting the ant ennas 1 Plug the roof antenna cable into the antenna socket » FM An- tenna « on the hi-fi system. 2 Inser t the wires fr om t he loop antenna cable supplied into the » AM Antenna « terminals on the hi-fi system. Note: If no roof antenna is av ailable, use the auxiliar y antenna supplied[...]

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    CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ---- ENGLISH 15 Connecting an MP3 player or a USB memory stic k The hi-fi system supports mos t USB memory s ticks or MP3 play ers. Note: The hi-fi system must be switched off while the USB connection is being made. If it is not switched off, data can be lost. 1 Connect the USB inter face of the MP3 player to the ?[...]

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    CONNE CTION AND PREP ARA TION ---- 16 Connecting e xternal devices Note: Switch the hi-fi system off before you connect e xternal devices. 1 Use standard cinch cables to connect the audio output sockets of the external device to the » LINE IN R L « sock ets on the hi-fi. Connecting the headphones 1 Inser t the headphone plug (ø 3.5 mm) into t[...]

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    Setting the time A demo progr am star ts in the display when you connect the hi-fi system to the mains for the first time. To quit the demo pr ogram, switch the hi-fi on from standby mode b y pressing » ON/OFF «. The time and day of the week then flash in the display , indicating that t hey need to be set. The following settings can only be p[...]

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    SETTINGS ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Setting and storing r adio channels Automatic st ation search (ASP) The first time you switch on the device, the automatic station search in tuner mode looks for the 40 stations with the bes t reception and stores them. – Display : » FM[...]

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    Storing s tations as presets 1 Press » BAND « to select the fr equency band (FM or MW). 2 Press » 8 « or » 9 « to select the station you w ant to store. 3 Press » PROG./RAND. ¥ « to activ ate t he memory function. – Display: the preset displays » 00 « and » PROGRAM « flash. 4 Select the preset position with » A « oder » S «. Not[...]

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    GENERAL FUNCTIONS ---------------------------------------------------- Switc hing on and off 1 Switch the hi-fi system on from standby mode b y pressing » ON/OFF «. – The last input source used is automatically selected. 2 Press » ON/OFF « to switch the hi-fi system to standby . – Display: » GOOD BYE « briefly , then the cur rent time[...]

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    Selecting sound effects Y ou can select from the sound effects USER, CL ASSIC, POP , JAZZ and ROCK. The basic setting is USER. 1 Y ou can select sound effects using » DSC «. – Display: » USER «, » CLASSIC X «, » POP C «, » JAZZ V « or » ROCK Y «. Setting the eq ualiser The USER sound setting allows y ou to make your o wn personal e[...]

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    TUNER MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Selecting the TUNER in put source 1 Press » M « to select the input source. – Display: » TUNER « briefly , then the frequency . – The most recently selected channel is activated (Last Station Memor y). – Display: the preset, the frequency and [...]

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    Automatic st ation search (ASP) By star ting the automatic station search, you can delete all the existing presets and r eplace t hem with new ones at the same time. 1 T o st art the automatic s tation search in tuner mode, pr ess and hold down » PROG./RAND. ¥ «. – After the search has finished, you will hear a stored station. Note: The autom[...]

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    TUNER MODE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Viewing RDS information When an RDS channel is being receiv ed, the frequency is displayed briefly and then the s tation name appears continuously . 1 Press » DISPLA Y « on the remote control. – The pr ogramme type appears in t he display (PTY). 2 P[...]

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    The hi-fi system is suitable for music CDs bearing the logo shown here (CD-D A), and for CD-Rs and CD-RWs with audio data or MP3/WMA formats. In MP3/WMA mode, the terms “album” and “file” are very impor tant. “ Album” corresponds to a folder on a PC, “file” to a file on a PC or a CD-D A track. An MP3/WMA CD may not contain more [...]

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    CD MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Inserting a CD 1 Press the CD compartment on t he top of the hi-fi system to open it. – Display: » OPEN «. 2 Inser t y our CD in the compar tment with its label facing upwar ds. 3 Close the CD compar tment cov er on t he top of the hi-?[...]

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    Selecting a different file or trac k 1 During playback, keep pr essing » 8 « or » 9 « until the number of the file or track you w ant appears in t he display . – Playback of the selected file or track starts automatically . Note: Y ou can also select tracks in stop mode. H owever , yo u mu st th en star t playback of the track with » e I[...]

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    CD MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Repeating a file or a track (Repeat One) 1 Press » INTRO/REP . ≈ « repeatedly during playback until » M 1 « appears in the display . – The file or track is play ed back repeatedly . 2 T o quit t he function, press » INTR O/REP. ?[...]

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    Playing t he introductions of files or tracks (Intr o) 1 Press » INTRO/REP . ≈ « when in stop mode. – Display: » INTRO «. – Playback star ts automatically . The first ten seconds of each file or track are play ed. 2 T o quit t he function, press » INTR O/REP. ≈ « until » INTRO « and the Repeat icons disappear from the display . ?[...]

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    CD MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Playing back a tr ack memor y 1 Star t the track memory by pressing » e II «. – Display: » PROGRAM «. – Playback begins with the first programmed file or tr ack . 2 Press » 7 « to end playback. – Display: » PROGRAM « flashes[...]

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    For MP3/WMA mode with MMC/SD memory card, an MP3 player or USB memor y stick, the same playback functions are available as for CD mode (see pages 26 to 30). Playing the cont ents of an MMC/SD memory car d 1 Inser t the card car efully into the » MMC/SD « card slot (under the panel on top of the hi-fi), with t he contacts facing to the rear until[...]

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    MMC/SD AND USB MODE -------------------------------------- Notes: The USB interface of t his device is a standar d interface. All currently known MP3 chip concepts w ere taken into account when it was de veloped. Due to r apid dev elopments in MP3 technology and new manufactur ers appearing every day , the compatibilit y of MP3 players/USB memory s[...]

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    Y our hi-fi system has three timer modes: – The switch-on timer , which switches the hi-fi system on at the set time and wak es you with an alarm or music. – The r eminder timer (NAP), reminding you b y sounding the signal tone at a preset time. – The sleep timer, which switches the hi-fi system off at a pr eset time. Switc h-on timer Set[...]

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    TIMER MODE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7 Press » INTRO/REP . ≈ « to finish t he settings. – Display: » § « or » e «, the day of t he week and the time. – The hi-fi system switches on at the set time with t he selected signal source (maximum alarm duration 90 minutes). Note:[...]

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    Reminder timer 1 Press » NAP « to select the function. – Display: » NAP 10 « (minimum time setting), » NAP « flashes. 2 Enter the reminder time (in 1 0 minute inter vals fr om 1 0 to 1 20 minutes) with » NAP «. – Display: » NAP «. – After t he set time has e xpired, a signal tone sounds (for max. 90 minutes). – The display shows [...]

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    INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 36 Cleaning the CD unit If the device is unable to scan CDs perfectly , use a s tandard, commercially av ailable cleaning CD to clean the laser optics. Other cleaning methods may damage the laser optics. Use a lint-free cloth for cleaning the CD and always w[...]

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    INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ENGLISH 37 General information on laser devices This device is a CLASS 1 L ASER PRODUCT. This means that the laser is designed in such a way as to ensur e that the maximum permissible emission value cannot be e xceeded under any circumstances. Caution: If op[...]

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    INFORMA TION ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 38 Environmental note This product has been made fr om high-qualit y par ts and materials which can be re-used and recycled. Therefore, do not thr ow the product away with normal household waste at the end of its ser vice life. T ake it to a collection point[...]

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