Teac CR-H255 manual

9A10355200 CR-H255 OWNER’S MANUAL CD/Receiver Z[...]

2 Contents Thanks you for choosing TEAC. Read this manual carefully to get the best performance from this unit. Before Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Remote Control Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Compact Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 MP3 and WMA . [...]

CAUTION The product shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing and that no object filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the product. Do not install this equipment in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. 3 Before Use Read this before operation < As the unit may become warm during operation, always leave suffic[...]

Compact Disc Discs which can be played on this unit: • Conventional audio CDs bearing the CD-DA logo on the label: • Properly finalized CD-R and CD-RW discs Note: < Depending on the quality of the disc and/or the condition of the recording, some CD-R/CD-RW discs may not be playable. < Copy-protected discs and other discs which do not conf[...]

5 MP3 and WMA < This unit can play MP3 and WMA files recorded on a CD-R, CD-RW or USB storage device. < File names of MP3 or WMA should be alphanumeric characters. This unit cannot display symbols and full-size or double-byte characters (such as Japanese, Chinese, etc.) correctly. Also, be sure to use the file extension. (‘.mp3’ for MP3 f[...]

6 Connections SUBWOOFER SPEAKER LINE IN A B Speaker Connections Caution: < To avoid damaging the speakers by a sudden high-level signal, be sure to switch the power off before connecting the speakers. < Check the impedance of your speakers. Connect speaker with an impedance of 6 ohms or more. < The amplifier’s red speaker terminals are t[...]

7 C LINE OUT LINE IN R L R L Cassette Deck MD, CD-R, etc. R L R L LINE OUT L R VCR, DVD, etc. LINE OUT DIGITAL IN (OPTICAL) LINE IN E D AC Power Cord Plug this AC power cord into an AC wall socket. E T APE/AUX jacks Make sure to connect: white plug q white jack (L: left channel) red plug q red jack (R: right channel) < Be sure to insert each plu[...]

8 Connecting Antennas (AM/FM) < If the AM loop antenna provided does not deliver sufficient reception (often due to being too far from the transmitter or in a concrete building, etc.), it may be necessary to use an outdoor AM antenna. Use either a high quality commercial AM antenna or, if not available, an insulated wire more than 5 m long, stri[...]

9 Connecting Antennas (DAB) DAB Indoor Antenna Connect the T-type DAB antenna to the DAB socket, extend the lead vertically and attach it to a window frame or wall with thumbtacks, or the like, where reception is best. < You can check the antenna adjustment or positioning for the best reception by viewing the signal strength on the display. The [...]

10 Names of Each Control 1 Q P O N M L K J I H G F B A E C D Remote Sensor When operating the remote control unit, point it towards the remote sensor. Display Disc tray OPEN/CLOSE ( L ), TUNING MODE, ENTER In CD mode, use this button to open and close the disc tray. In FM or AM mode, use this button to select the tuning mode. In DAB mode, use this [...]

11 STOP ( H ), INFO, RDS MODE, CLEAR In CD mode or USB mode, use this button to stop playback. In DAB mode, this button is used to change the text content on the second line of the display, to show DLS (Dynamic Label Segment, info text supplied by each radio station), Programme type (classification given by the radio station i.e.: Pop music or Rock[...]

Names of Each Control 2 STANDBY/ON Press this button to turn the unit on or standby. FILE ( b , 5 ) Use these buttons to select a file of MP3/WMA. FOLDER ( b , 5 ) Use these buttons to select a folder of MP3/WMA. PRESET ( b , 5 ) In TUNER mode, use these buttons to select the preset stations. MEMORY In TUNER mode, press this button to put the prese[...]

CLEAR Use this button to clear a program. In the USB mode, use this button to delete recorded files. SLEEP Use this button to set the sleep timer. Input selector Use these buttons to select a source. PAUSE ( J ) In CD mode or USB mode, use this button to pause playback. PLAY ( y ) In CD mode or USB mode, use this button to start playback. SKIP ( . [...]

14 B A How to select SOURCE Every time the SOURCE button is pressed, the mode is changed as follows: A Basic Operation Adjust the volume To protect speakers from a sudden high-level signal, gradually turn up the volume to the required level with the VOLUME knob. B Muting To cut the sound temporarily, press the MUTING button. To cancel muting, press[...]

Bass control This control is used for adjusting the level of the low frequency sound range. Treble control This control is used for adjusting the level of the high frequency sound range. Balance control This control is used for adjusting balance of the volume level between the left and right channels. Dimmer control This control can be used to dim [...]

16 Listening to CD/MP3/WMA (discs) Press the OPEN/CLOSE button ( L ). 2 Place a disc on a tray with the printed surface up. 3 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button ( L ) to close the tray. 4 Press the PLAY button ( G ). Playback starts from the first track/file. 5 Press the SOURCE button repeatedly to select ‘CD’. ‘No Disc’ will be displayed if no di[...]

17 Listening to a USB device 2 1 3 Search 1 3 2 4 You can play MP3/WMA files by connecting various external USB storage devices such as USB flash memory. Select USB function by pressing the SOURCE button repeatedly. ‘Not connected’ will be displayed if no USB device is connected. Connect the external USB storage device to the unit. When an HDD [...]

18 To stop playback Press the STOP button ( H ) to stop playback. A A B C D To suspend playback temporarily (pause mode) Press the PAUSE button ( J ). Playback stops at the current position. To resume playback, press the PLAY button ( G ) or PAUSE button ( J ). B To skip to the next or a previous track/file Press the .m or ,/ button several times u[...]

19 Repeat Playback Repeat A-B This function allows repeat playback of any desired portion of the disc. Designate the point at which repeat playback should start by pressing the A-B button. ‘Repeat A-’ lights up and ‘B’ blinks. When the point at which repeat playback should end is reached, press the A-B button again. ‘Repeat A-B’ lights [...]

20 Programmed Playback Press the PROGRAM button in the stop mode. 1 Select the desired track or file by pressing the . or / button and press the PROGRAM button to enter. 2 Repeat this step to store other tracks. < If you attempt to program more than 32 tracks or files, ‘P-FULL’ is displayed and no more can be programmed. < This function a[...]

To clear the program 1. In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button. 2. Hold down the CLEAR button for more than 4 seconds. < If the OPEN/CLOSE button ( L ) is pressed, the programmed contents will also be cleared. To add a track/file to the program In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button repeatedly until the program number you want to insert [...]

elapsed time of the current track remaining time of the current track 22 Time Display When playing back an audio CD, each time the TIME button is pressed the display changes as follows: Display During MP3/WMA playback, press the DISPLAY button repeatedly to change what information is displayed. Default display (scrolling): Song Title Artist Name Al[...]

23 Before Recor ding Setting the Record Mode 2 1 3 You can select the desired record mode. In USB mode, press the REC MODE button. 1 This unit can record musics from CDs, cassette tapes and radio, on USB memory devices, as MP3 or WMA files. CAUTION < Do not disconnect the USB storage device during recording. Do not disconnect the power cord duri[...]

Recording to USB 1 2 3 You can record a source of CD, MP3/WMA disc, cassette tape, radio broadcast and external device to the external USB storage device as MP3/WMA files. Connect the external USB storage device to the USB port on the front panel of the unit. Press the RECORD button and recording starts. 2 1 Delete a file from USB 2 4 5 1 3 In the [...]

25 The following screen will display for 2 seconds. The unit will scan for broadcast services in the local area and add them to the channel list as they are found. The scan should take about 10 seconds. As channels are added to the channel list the number of channels found is displayed. After broadcast services have been found the channels are list[...]

26 < To display the signal strength of a channel, press the ENTER button. The signal strength is displayed. Press the ENTER button once again to cancel the signal strength display. < Channels are displayed in alphanumeric order in the channel list, with numbers coming first. So, stations such as 6 Music from the BBC will be listed early in th[...]

27 Using Function Control 1 In DAB mode, use Function Control to set system options. There are four options in the function control: Station order, Preset tune, DRC value and Manual tune. Station order Use station order to set the order in which stations are listed. There are three orders: Favourite, Alphanumeric and Active. While listening to a DA[...]

28 Using Function Control 2 Preset tune Use this option to select the DAB preset station. While listening to a DAB broadcast press the FUNCTION/FM MODE button. 1 The currently tuned station is displayed. Press the TUNING/PRESET/TIME button until the desired preset station is displayed. 4 Press the ENTER button to select the preset station. 5 Press [...]

29 Press the TUNING/PRESET/TIME button until the desired level of DRC is displayed in the second line of the display. 4 Press the ENTER button. 5 Manual tune This option allows you to manually tune in a channel and view a continuously updated display of the strength of the signal. This may be useful when adjusting or positioning an antenna for bett[...]

30 You can choose the type of information displayed in the second line of the display while listening to a DAB channel. Each time the INFO/RDS MODE button is pressed, the information is displayed as follows. Multiplex name This displays the name of the Mulitplex that is broadcasting the programme. Programme type This is a description of the type of[...]

31 Sw version (Software version) This displays the version number of the installed software. Sig error rate (Signal error rate) This displays the digital bit error rate (0-99) of the currently tuned channel. The lower the figure the better the quality of the received broadcast. Bitrate mode This displays the bitrate of the current playing broadcast[...]

32 Listening to FM/AM Selecting stations which cannot be tuned automatically (Manual tune) Select ‘Manual tune’ in step . Repeatedly press the TUNING/PRESET/TIME button until the station you want to listen to is found. Or hold down the TUNING/PRESET/TIME button until the station you want to listen to is found and release the button. FM: 50 kHz [...]

FM or AM DAB ‘CH01’ or ‘01’ blinks on the display. 33 Preset T uning 1 You can store up to 30 FM, 30 AM and 10 DAB stations. Preset Manually (FM/AM/DAB) Select DAB, AM or FM by pressing the BAND button. 1 1 1 4 5 2 4 3 Tune the station you would like to store. Press the MEMORY button. 3 2 Within 4 seconds, select the preset you would like t[...]

34 Preset T uning 2 1 2 3 < Preset channels can also be selected by the PRESET ( b / 5 ) buttons or the numeric buttons of the remote control. < When you use the numeric buttons, press the input selector button of the remote control first. < When using the remote control, you can skip step . 2 Select a preset channel. Press the TUNING/PRES[...]

35 RDS The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service which allows stations to send additional information along with the regular radio programme signal. RDS works on the FM waveband in Europe only. Tune in an FM station (see steps to of page 32). Press the INFO/RDS MODE button. Each time the RDS MODE button is pressed briefly, the RDS mode [...]

36 1 2 4 3 5 PTY Search You can search for stations by programme type. Select FM by pressing the BAND button. 1 Press the INFO/RDS MODE button for more than 3 seconds. 2 Select the desired PTY programme using the TUNING/PRESET/TIME buttons. 3 Select your desired one from among 31 kinds of PTY programmes. The programme type will blink. Press the ENT[...]

News: brief announcements, events, public opinion, reports, actual situations. Current Affairs: a kind of suggestion including practical announcements other than news, documents, discussion, analysis and so on. Information: daily information or reference such as weather forecast, consumer guide, medical assistance and so on. Sport: sports related p[...]

38 Every time the TIME MODE button is pressed, the mode is changed as follows. < The unit uses the 24-hour ‘military’ clock. < When no action is taken for 1 minute, the time adjust mode will be cancelled. < Press the STOP button to cancel the time setting. Press the TUNING/PRESET/TIME buttons to set the current hour. 2 Press the ENTER [...]

39 ENTER TUNING/PRESET/ TIME TIME MODE STANDBY/ON Setting the Timer < Adjust the clock before setting the timer. < When no action is taken for 1 minute, the timer setting mode will be cancelled. Press the TIME MODE button repeatedly until ‘On time’ is displayed. 1 The ‘minute’ value blinks. Press the TUNING/PRESET/TIME buttons to set [...]

40 Sleep Timer The power can be switched off after a specified amount of time. Press the SLEEP button repeatedly until desired time appears on the display. SLEEP-90 (80, 70 ... 10) The power will be switched off 90 (80, 70 ... 10) minutes later. (normal display) The sleep timer is off. < The display is dimmed when you set the sleep timer. < I[...]

41 Specifications GENERAL Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . 230 V AC, 50 Hz Power Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 W (standby) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5 W Dimension (W x H x D) . . . . . .215 x 110 x 359 mm Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4.4 kg Standard Accessor[...]

42 Tr oubleshooting Amplifier No power e Check the connection to the AC power supply. No sound from speakers. e Check the connection to the speakers. e Adjust the volume. e Select proper source. e Pull out the headphone plug from PHONES jack. e If muting is on, press the MUTING button. The sound is noisy. e The unit is too close to a TV set or simi[...]

43 CD Player Cannot play. e Load a disc with label side up. e If the disc is dirty, clean the surface of the disc. e A blank disc has been loaded. Load a prerecorded disc. e Unfinalized CD-R/CD-RW disc is not playable. Finalize the disc properly. Sound skips. e Place the unit on a stable place to avoid vibration and shock. e If the disc is dirty, c[...]

0905 . MA-1008A Z This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number Serial number TEAC CORPORATION 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan Phone: (0422) 52-5081 TEAC AMERICA, INC. 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640[...]