Onkyo MB-S1, Instruction Manual

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The MB-S1 allows you to play audio CDs or CD-R discs containing
MP3 music files just like ordinary CD players. In addition, the MB-
S1 can store the music data on its hard disk drive (HDD), allowing
you to enjoy the various playback functions such as long-hour
playback or play list playback.
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Managing the music information on the
MB-S1
The MB-S1 manages the music information in groups and tracks.
The number of group and track is shown on the display when the
“GROUP” indicator lights.
When using the MB-S1 for playing CDs, only the number of group
and track is displayed and you can select the tracks according to the
group or the track number. When using or playing the tracks
recorded on the MB-S1’s HDD, the various music information is
available, including the name of album and artist, genre, date, and
favorite marking, as well as the number of group and track.
Registering additional track information enables you to sort the
track, play only the favorite tracks, display the tracks information
and select the track according to the track information.
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Typical uses for the MB-S1
1. Playing an audio CD with the CD player section.
For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the CD player section” on this page and “Listening to an audio
CD or CD-ROM” on pages 19 and 20.
2. Playing a CD-R containing MP3 music files with the
CD player section.
For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the CD player section” on this page and “Listening to an audio
CD or CD-ROM” on pages 19 and 20.
3. Recording tracks from the CD player section onto the
internal HDD and playing them.
For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, and “Recording” and
“Listening to tracks recorded on the HDD” on pages 21-26.
4. Recording tracks from the external component such
as MD player to the HDD and playing them.
For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, “Connecting the MB-
S1” on page 16, and “Recording” and “Listening to tracks
recorded on the HDD” on pages 21-26.
5. Transferring MP3 files from the PC to the MB-S1 and
playing them.
For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, “Listening to tracks
recorded on the HDD” on pages 25 and 26, and “Overview of
the supplied Carry Tunes software” on page 45.
Understanding the basic operations before
using the MB-S1
6. Playing tracks on the HDD using a play list.
For more information, see “Understanding playing features for
the internal HDD section” on this page, “Understanding the play
list” on the next page, “Listening to tracks recorded on the
HDD” on pages 25 and 26, and creating and using a play list on
pages 31-37.
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Understanding playing features for the
CD player section
The CD player section of the MB-S1 allows you to play audio CDs and
CD-R discs containing music files encoded in PCM or MP3 format.
You can select and play the track by the group or the track number.
Use the MULTI JOG dial to select a group and the
/ buttons
to select a track number.
• When playing an audio CD
One CD = One group/
The total tracks on the CD = The number of tracks
• When playing a CD-R containing MP3 files
The number of folders on the CD-R = The group number/
The number of files in each folder = The number of tracks
* Sorting track order, random playback, and MP3 file tag
information is not available for the CD player section. If you
want to use these features, the tracks on CD or CD-R are
required to be recorded onto the internal HDD.
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Understanding playing features for the
internal HDD section
In the HDD section of the MB-S1, you can record the input source
from the CD player section and the external component such as MD
player, and transfer the tracks from PC to the MB-S1 and play them.
* For the tracks not containing the album title, artist name, genre,
date or favorite marking, you cannot use the sort feature with
the ALBUM, ARTIST, GENRE or DATE button and the
favorite track playback feature. In this case, the tracks will be
sorted and played by group and the track number.
* When you create or edit the play list, you select the tracks by
group and track number. For more information on play list, see
“Understanding Play List.”
The number of groups
The number of tracks
The number of tracks