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Please note: After playing a CD and returning to the 

‘Ready’ menu, if you wish to play the CD again it is 

necessary to re-start the CD playing process. Either 

eject the CD drawer, or press CD Menu on the 

remote control (9) or (13) on SP150 front panel. The 

start up process for CD play will then recommence.

The default controls for the SP150 affect tracks 

stored on the hard drive, and therefore pressing 

play from the ready menu will take you to tracks 

stored on the hard drive in the first instance.

1. Press eject on the front panel (14), to open the CD 

    drawer.

2. Place a CD into the drawer with the label uppermost 

    and press eject again.

3. The CD drawer will close load the CD, and it will 

    prompt you to decide:

    - either to play the CD as normal, or 

    - to load the contents of the CD onto the hard drive.

4. Using the up/down keys on the remote control (12 and 

    14), toggle between play or load depending on what   

    you decide.

3.Use the up/down keys on the remote control to search 

through the titles of the CD names stored to locate the 

correct title.

4. If the correct CD title is not shown, this will be because 

the CD is not stored in the database (see updating 

database in user manual page 15), in this case choose 

‘Other’ from this menu and the SP150 will display tracks 

as numbers rather than by their name when playing this 

CD.

5. If you find the correct CD title from the list, press OK 

on the remote control and the SP150 will commence 

playing the first track on the CD.

The CD active light on the front panel will illuminate to 

indicate that the CD is playing

The following information will be displayed in the LCD 

screen when playing music from the CD 

 TO PLAY A CD 

TO PLAY A CD

1. Toggle to PLAY using the up/down keys on the remote 

control, and then press OK on the remote control (15)

2. The SP150 will then use the database of known CDs 

it has stored in memory to indentify the CD you wish to 

play

You will see screen similar to this:

OTHER CD CONTROLS

The SP150 is designed to be simple to operate, and the 

sequence for playing or transferring music to the hard 

drive should become easily understood once you have 

become accustomed to the SP150.

GETTING STARTED

Note: When you operate the SP150 for the first 

time the internal hard drive will be empty and 

contains no music. Therefore certain keys on the 

front panel and remote control will not function.

It is necessary to record music onto the hard drive for 

these functions to become effective.

Whilst playing a CD the SP150 operates similarly to a 

conventional CD player. The following keys are effective 

from either the remote control or the front panel:

>>I (skip up/fast forward) 

Press this key once to advance to the next track on the 

CD  . Hold this button down to fast advance through 

the current track on the CD. (Note that the fast forward 

function does not operate from the remote contol).

I<< (skip back/fast reverse)

Press this key once to skip backwards to the previous 

track on the CD. Hold this button down to fast reverse 

through the track on the CD (Note that the fast reverse 

function does not operate from the remote contol).

►/ ll (play/pause)

During play mode pressing this key will pause the CD 

playing, and the pause symbol will be displayed on the 

LCD screen.

During pause mode pressing this key again will resume 

playing the CD, and the play symbol will be displayed on 

the LCD screen.

■ (stop)

During play mode pressing this key will completely 

stop the CD playing, the LCD screen will prompt you to 

‘please wait’, and then the LCD will display ‘Ready’.

The title and artist information will scroll across line one,  

the second line of the display will show the play/pause 

status, track number from within that album, and a count 

up of track time.

The letters CD will also be displayed on the second line,  

which indicates that the CD is being played rather than 

tracks from the hard drive (HD)

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Summary of Contents for SP150

Page 1: ...E 7 TO PLAY MUSIC FROM THE HARD DRIVE PAGE 8 SEARCH COMMANDS WHEN PLAYING HARD DRIVE PAGE 9 PAGE 10 PAGE 11 PAGE 12 PAGE 13 PAGE 14 PAGE 15 PAGE 16 PAGE 17 PLAYLIST COMMANDS PLAYLIST COMMANDS cont FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ADVANCED FUNCTIONS ADVANCED FUNCTIONS cont ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SEARCH COMMANDS WHEN PLAYING HARD DRIVE cont ADVANCED FUNCTIONS cont PAGE 17 CONTACT INFORMATION ...

Page 2: ...vailable for future reference For indoor use only The unit must only be connected to a suitable mains power supply using the mains power lead provided To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock do not expose this unit to rain or moisture The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing No naked flame sources such as candles should be placed on this product No objects filled with liquid...

Page 3: ...esired function 16 ALBUM Search by album from harddrive 17 PLAY CONTROLS Play pause Stop FFW RRW controls for CD or HD 18 TRACK Search by track from harddrive 19 ALPHA NUMERIC KEYS Data entry keys plus playlist hot keys REMOTE CONTROL FEATURES Front Panel Reference Chart 1 IR ACTIVE Remote in use indicator 2 LCD DISPLAY LCD display containing information 3 COMPRESS File compression in progress 4 R...

Page 4: ...s located on the far right of the front panel Located next to the power switch is an LED light emitting diode which indicates that the power is ON when it is green The LCD screen will also illuminate and has a green yellow background light To turn ON the SP150 depress the power switch until you hear and feel a positive click At this time the LED will be green To turn the SP150 OFF simply reverse t...

Page 5: ...o allow music which is stored in the SP150 to be compressed to make best use of the capacity of the hard drive Therefore we recommend that the SP150 is put into standby mode overnight to allow this process to be done In STANDBY mode the power LED on the front panel will illuminate RED and the COMPRESS LED on the front panel will flash YELLOW when files are being compressed START UP ROUTINE STANDBY P...

Page 6: ... it has stored in memory to indentify the CD you wish to play You will see screen similar to this OTHER CD CONTROLS The SP150 is designed to be simple to operate and the sequence for playing or transferring music to the hard drive should become easily understood once you have become accustomed to the SP150 GETTING STARTED Note When you operate the SP150 for the first time the internal hard drive wi...

Page 7: ... any way TO LOAD A CD ONTO THE HARD DRIVE Note The file transfer process of the SP150 is one of the fastest on the market When the SP150 is new this will be fastest as the hard drive is empty and this transfer rate will slow as the hard drive becomes fuller Using the up down keys on the remote control 12 and 14 toggle between yes and no then press OK 13 The SP150 will overwrite the existing CD if y...

Page 8: ... 4 to show that Random has been selected Please note that the random feature has no memory and tracks are randomly selected therefore it is conceivable that the same song may be played more than once 2 SEGUE pronounced seg way This allows the SP150 to mix tracks together continuously As one track finishes it is mixed together with the next track to provide a seamless transition This feature gives a...

Page 9: ...his artist The track selected will then begin to play Because the SP150 contains a database of known albums and song titles it is possible to search the entire contents of the hard drive to find a specific album song or artist SEARCH COMMANDS WHEN PLAYING HARD DRIVE SEARCH BY ARTIST The SP150 will allow searches by artist this will show both complete albums by that artist and also individual tracks ...

Page 10: ...sts are explained in more detail in the next section This track can be added either to a new playlist or to an existing play list 1 Using the arrow keys on the remote control 12 and 14 choose either a new playlist or scroll through existing ones If no existing playlists are present the SP150 will prompt you to create a new playlist see playlist commands section 2 Press OK to select 3 If new playli...

Page 11: ...he artist name and track title the bottom line shows the cut and past commands 5 Using arrow keys on the remote control 12 and 14 scroll through the tracks stored in the play list 6 When you have reached the end of the tracks in the play list you will see the word end 7 From the track list select the track to be edited 8 Press the C key on the remote control to delete this selection 9 This cut sel...

Page 12: ...ct intro mode by pressing button 3 2 Press this button once to display the current setting 3 Press this button repeatedly to toggle between ON or OFF 4 Select ON or OFF and the SP150 will accept this command If you wish to listen to a track press the play button once during the 15 seconds intro and the SP150 will play the entirety of that track and then revert to the intro mode from that point PLA...

Page 13: ...lect this album 5 Then by rotating the Search Album Track clockwise you are able to search through the album to select the track you wish to play Turning the dial anticlockwise searches back through the tracks on that album 6 Press the dial once to select the track you wish to play 7 The SP150 will play the entire album from the track selected and then will play the next album stored on the hard d...

Page 14: ...y mode no further compression will take place as it is not necessary 4 The display will then show a status of the disc capacity 5 The SP150 has a total hard drive capacity of 40Gb In this situation only 0 74Gb has been used leaving a further 38 32Gb storage capacity 6 The SP150 will automatically return to the Ready menu after displaying this information Please note that the SP150 will use some of...

Page 15: ...CD releases are recognised by the SP150 and this will be introduced into the SP150 on a CD rom 1 Press eject on the front panel 14 to open the CD drawer 2 Place a CD into the drawer with the label uppermost and press eject again 3 The CD drawer will close load the CD and it will display that the CD is not an audio CD 4 From the System menu select the Update CDDB function and press OK on the remote...

Page 16: ...ing the arrow keys on the remote control 12 and 14 search through Most compressed High quality and normal 3 When you have decided which compression level you require press OK to select 4 After 30 seconds of inactivity the SP150 will return to the previous operating menu position The Compress Mode menu allows the automatic compression process to be changed to a manual operation The factory default ...

Page 17: ...D Drive 52 x playback CD rip time 3 minutes typical Hard Disc Drive 40Gb capacity Access time Display 2 x 16 character backlit LCD Physical dimensions Measurments 43W x 28 5D x 9 5H cms Weight 4 8 Kg SERVICE MENU SPECIFICATION CONTACT DETAILS page 17 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION We trust you are completely satisfied with this product from Acoustic Solutions Limited however please feel free to contact us ...

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