7
English
6 Operation
6.1 Replaying records
1) Switch on the turntable with the POWER
switch (17) on its rear side . The display (16)
will light up and briefly show the firmware
version (e . g . “VER – 1 .19”) . If no SD card has
been inserted or if no USB storage medium
has been connected, it will show “NO dEV“
(no device) .
2) Pull the protection for the stylus downwards
and remove it .
3) Put on a record . Use the adapter (1) for single
records .
4) Open the locking bracket (7) for the tone
arm to the right .
5) Put the lever for lifting the tone arm (6) into
the rear position so that the tone arm will
slightly be lifted .
6) Seize the handle (14) of the tone arm and
position the stylus above the beginning of the
record or above the beginning of the desired
title . The platter will start rotating .
7) Select the speed with the button 33 / 45 RPM
(3):
For long-playing records disengage the but-
ton = 33
1
⁄
3
rotations per minute
For single records engage the button = 45 rpm
8) For replay, put the lever for lifting the tone
arm into the front position . The tone arm is
slowly lowered onto the record .
9) At the end of the record, the tone arm will
automatically be put back onto the tone arm
support and the turntable will stop . To stop
the replay before the end, lift the tone arm
with the lever (put the lever into the rear
position) . Seize the tone arm at the handle
and put it back onto the tone arm support .
10)
After operation, secure the tone arm with the
locking bracket (7) and switch off the unit
with the mains switch POWER (17) . Close the
cover as a protection against dust .
6.2 MP3 recording
1) Connect a USB storage medium to the jack
USB (4) or insert an SD card or SDHC card
into the slot SD CARD (5),
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chapter 5 . If
both a USB storage medium has been con-
nected and a storage medium card has been
inserted, the USB storage medium is auto-
matically selected . The display (16) shows
the selected storage medium: USB (d) or
CARD (e) .
2) The turntable platter must rotate, otherwise
the recording function cannot be activated .
For this purpose seize the tone arm at the
handle (14) and position the stylus above the
beginning of the title to be recorded .
3) Activate the recording function with the but-
ton RECORD (15) . The display shows LOAd-
ING first . Then the indications
II
REC
(a, b, c)
and 000 (l) start flashing to indicate that the
unit is ready for recording .
4) Play the record . Press the button PLAY/PAUSE
(11) to start the recording . The display shows
II
REC
and the recording time (l) [min . : sec .]
to indicate that a recording is being made .
On the left of the recording time the number
of the recording is indicated (g) [000 – 999] .
5) If a title has been played and recorded, press
the button SPLIT (13) during the pause before
the next title is played . Thus, a new file is cre-
ated for the next title (e . g . REC_002 mp3) .
If the button SPLIT is not pressed be-
tween the titles, the unit creates a large MP3
file including all titles of a recording .
Hint:
When the last title of the first side of the
record has been recorded, press the button SPLIT .
Then turn the record over . Press the button SPLIT
again at the beginning of the first title of the
second side . Thus, the folder contains all titles
of the record . The time it has taken to turn the
record over is saved to a separate MP3 file . This
file can be skipped when replaying or be deleted
on a PC .
6) To stop a recording, press the button STOP (9) .
Then the display shows the contents of the
storage medium: the number of folders on
the left and the number of all MP3 files on
the right (e . g .“03 – 024” = 3 folders with a
total of 24 files) .
Each time a recording is started, the unit
creates a new folder on the storage medium:
ALBUM_01 up to max . ALBUM_99 . In each
folder, the MP3 files which are created when
the button SPLIT is pressed are numbered
consecutively from REC_001 .mp3 to max .
REC_999 .mp3 .
6.3 Replay of MP3 files
1) Connect a USB storage medium to the jack
USB (4) or insert an SD or SDHC card into the
slot SD CARD (5),
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chapter 5 . If both a USB
storage medium has been connected and
a storage medium card has been inserted,
the USB storage medium is automatically
selected . The display (16) shows the selected
storage medium: USB (d) or CARD (e) .
After reading in (indication REAd), the
number of folders (g) appears on the left of
the display and the number of MP3 files (l)
on the right .
2) To start the first title, press the button PLAY/
PAUSE (11) . The display goes to the indication
of the title number (g) and the time replayed
of the title (l) .
3) To select the first title of the next folder,
press the button FOLDER (8) . To select other
titles, press the button SKIP + or SKIP − (10)
repeatedly:
SKIP + to go to the next title
SKIP − to return to the beginning of the title;
each time the button is pressed, the
unit will go back another title
4) With the button PLAY/ PAUSE, the replay can
be interrupted at any time and be continued .
5) To switch on the repeat functions or for ran-
dom replay of titles, press the button PLAY
MODE (12) [repeatedly]:
1
st
actuation of button (indication REPEAT)
The current title will be repeated contin-
uously
2
nd
actuation of button (indication REPEAT ALL)
All titles on the storage medium will be
repeated continuously
3
rd
actuation of button
(indication REPEAT FOLDER)
All titles in the folder selected will be
repeated continuously
4
th
actuation of button (indication RANDOM)
The titles will be played in random order
5
th
actuation of button
(indication RANDOM will disappear)
Standard replay without repeat
6) To stop the replay, press the button STOP (9) .
7 Maintenance
7.1 Cleaning
It is recommended to clean the turntable hous-
ing and the cover only with a dry, soft cloth
or a slightly damp cloth (not dripping wet!) .
Do not use alcohol, chemicals or aggressive
detergents! For dusting the stylus and the
records, corresponding accessories are available
from your retailer, e . g . the carbon fibre brush
for records DC-100 .
7.2 Transport
For dispatching the turntable, make sure that
all components of the unit are only packed in
their original packing material and / or are spe-
cially secured for transport . Any damage to the
housing or to the unit due to components not
correctly packed is not covered by the guarantee
and therefore the repair will be charged!
Always observe the following instructions
for dispatch:
1) Place the protective cap on the stylus .
2) Secure the tone arm with the locking lever (7) .
3) Remove the rubber mat and the cover, pack
them separately and secure them against
displacement .
4) It is recommended to use the original packing
material .
8 Specifications
Drive: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �belt drive
Turntable platter: � � � � � � � � �
⌀
298 mm, plastic
Speeds: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �33
1
⁄
3
rpm, 45 rpm
Wow and flutter: � � � � � � � � �< 0�25 %
Starting torque: � � � � � � � � � �0�03 Nm
Output: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �line level, RCA plug
Power supply: � � � � � � � � � � �230 V/ 50 Hz
Power consumption: � � � � � �10 VA max�
Ambient temperature: � � � � �0 – 40 °C
Dimensions (W × H × D): � �420 × 115 × 355 mm
Weight: � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �3�3 kg
MP3 recorder
Encoder
Sampling rate: � � � � � � � � �44�1 kHz
Data rate: � � � � � � � � � � � � �192 kbit / s
Player
readable data rate: � � � � � �64 – 320 kbit/s
Subject to technical modification .
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