Stageline cd-196usb Instruction Manual Download

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5 Operation

Switch on the unit with the POWER switch (12).
The display shortly shows “boot” (starting proce-
dure) and WELCOME. Each time the unit is
switched on, the CD player mechanism is auto-
matically selected. If there is no CD in the player
mechanism, the unit changes to the USB port. If
no USB storage medium has been connected,
“no dISC” (no CD) is displayed.

Switch off the unit with the POWER switch

after operation. The following adjustments re

main stored for the next operation:

1. the operating mode selected

chapter 5.4

2. the playing time indication selected

chap-

ter 5.3

3. the speed adjusting range selected

chap-

ter 5.9

The unit can be operated via the buttons on the
unit or via the remote control. Chapter 5 only
refers to the operation via the buttons on the unit.
Chapter 6 includes all information about the
remote control.

5.1 Replaying music pieces

1) To insert a CD, open the CD tray (1) with the

button

(3). Insert the CD with the lettering

facing upwards and close the CD tray with
the button

Additionally or alternatively, a USB mem-

ory stick can be inserted into the USB port (2)
or a hard disk (if required, with a power sup-
ply of its own) can be connected to the USB
port.

2) To switch over between CD and USB storage

medium, press the button CD / USB (13). For
this purpose, the player must be set to pause;
if required, press the button

(19). The

selected data carrier is shown on the display:
“CD” or “USB” (J).

3) After reading in a data carrier, the player is

set to pause at the first title. The display
shows the number of the title (MP3 mode: the
number of the title in the folder) under the
indication “TRACK” (A) and the total number
of the titles (MP3 mode: the total number of
the titles in the folder) under the indication
“Total” (M).

If several partitions are provided on a hard
disk, proceed as follows to

select another

partition

a) Keep the button FOLDER (4) pressed until

the time indication (O) of the display goes
to “PA-SEL”. The text line (N) shows the
name of the present partition.

b) Select the partition with the button

(18). If one of the buttons is kept pressed,
the partitions can quickly be selected with
the jog wheel (16).

c) To confirm, press the button FOLDER.

Note

about partitions with several folders:

If the partition is

not

changed after calling the parti-

tion selection mode but the present partition is con-
firmed with the button FOLDER, the display shows
“FO-SEL”, the insertion “FOLDER” (A) and the num-
ber of the folders (M). If now one of the SKIP buttons
(18) is pressed, the player changes to the folder
selection mode and the desired folder can be
selected

step 4.

4) If for MP3 mode the titles are sorted into dif-

ferent folders, proceed as follows to

select

another folder:

a) Press the button FOLDER (4). The time

indication (O) goes to “FO-SEL”. The dis-
play field (A) changes from “TRACK” to
“FOLDER” and now shows the number of
the present folder. The display field (M)
shows the total number of the folders.

b) Select the folder with the button

or . If

one of the buttons is kept pressed, the
folders can quickly be selected with the jog
wheel (16).

c) To confirm the selection, press the button

FOLDER; the display changes to the indi-
cation of the playing time (O) and the indi-
cation “TRACK” (A).

5) To start the first title, press the button

(19).

During the replay,

(B) is shown and the

LED above the button lights up constantly.
The replay can be interrupted at any time and
continued with the button

. In the pause

mode the LED above the button flashes.

To select another title

, use the buttons

and (18):
Button : To go to the next title
Button : To go to the beginning of the title
presently playing. Each time the button is
pressed, the unit always goes back one title.

If one of the buttons is kept pressed, the

titles can quickly be selected with the jog
wheel (16).

6) During replay of a CD the CD tray is locked.

To change a CD, first set the unit to pause
with the button

, then press the button

open the tray.

During replay of a USB storage medium

the CD tray can, however, be opened.

7) To switch off the unit, always close the CD

tray with the button

to protect the laser sys-

tem against impurities.

5.2 Loading play lists

To replay a certain selection of MP3 files, it is
possible to load play lists with the file extension
“wpl”, “xml” or “m3u” created on a computer into
the player.

Important:

The play list and the corresponding

MP3 files must be on the same storage medium.
The play lists must always be stored in the root
directory.

1) The player must be set to pause, if required,

press the button

(19).

2) Keep the button CONT.

LIST (6) pressed

and select with the button

(18) which

play list file format is searched for. The text
line (N) shows the selection: “M3U Scan”,
“WPL Scan”, “XML Scan” (When selecting
the fourth option “Folder”, no play list will be
loaded).

After releasing the buttons, the first play

list is loaded. The display shows the number
of the title in the play list under the indication
“TRACK” (A) and the total number of the titles
in the play list under the indication “Total” (M).

Note:

If no play lists are found, the display shows

“no FILE”. Then keep the button CONT.

LIST

pressed and select with the button

either

another file format or the option “Folder” to return to
the folder replay mode.

3) If several play lists are available, proceed as

follows

to select another play list

a) Press the button FOLDER (4), the time

indication (O) goes to “FO-SEL”. The dis-
play field (A) changes from “TRACK” to
“FOLDER” and now shows the number of
the present play list. The display field (M)
shows the total number of the play lists in
the selected file format.

b) Select the play list with the button

or .

If one of the buttons is kept pressed, the
play lists can quickly be selected with the
jog wheel (16).

c) To confirm the selection, press the button

FOLDER. The display changes to the

playing time indication (O) and the indica-
tion “TRACK” (A).

4) Start the replay of the first title or select

another title of the play list

chapter 5.1,

step 5.

5) To play the titles again without play list, set

the unit to pause with the button

. Keep the

button CONT. / LIST pressed and press the
button or repeatedly

until

“Folder”

appears in the text line. After releasing the
buttons, no more play list is loaded.

5.3 Indication of the title information,

playing time and BPM indication

Information about the title

are indicated in

the text line (N):

– for standard audio CDs with CD text: the

title name

– for MP3 mode: the file name

The text line can be switched over to the
indication of the following information (ID3
tags). For this purpose keep the button
TIME / TAG (5) pressed and select with the
button or (18):

Indication (L)
TITLE

= name of title

ALBUM

= name of album

ARTIST = name of artist
none

= file name

With the button FOLDER (4) it is possible
to switch over the text line between the
indication of the respective title informa-
tion and the indication of the name of the
folder (or, when a play list is loaded, the
name of the play list).

2. The

playing time

of the title is displayed as a

numeric indication (O); the seconds are sub-
divided in 75 frames. In addition, the bar
graph (H) represents the playing time, re

ferred to the duration of the title, graphically
by its length (relative time presentation). The
last 30 seconds of a title are indicated by the
bar graph flashing in its full length, the last
15 seconds are indicated by faster flashing.

The playing time indication can be switched
over with the button TIME / TAG (5):

If “Elapse” (E) is shown, the time already

played of the title is indicated.

If “Total Remain” (F, G) is shown, the remain-

ing time of the entire CD is indicated
(not possible for MP3 mode).

If “Remain” (G) is shown, the remaining time

of the title is indicated.

3. After selecting a title, the beat counter auto-

matically determines the number of beats per
minute (BPM). After a short time the number
appears in the

BPM indication

(P). If the

beat counter cannot determine a correct
value (e. g. for quiet music titles), the value
can also be determined manually: