178.853UK, 178.856UK User Manual
Internal media player
At the top of the rear panel is the media player section, which can provide playback of
recorded material internally or from external sources. Controls for this are shown below.
Select player mode between Aux, USB, SD, FM tuner or Bluetooth
Press to step through preset tone profiles for playback
Previous track / FM station / Hold for volume down
Next track / FM station / Hold for volume up
Repeat mode - Repeat one or all tracks
Record mode - Press to start/stop/playback recording to inserted media.
Play/Pause current track (scan in FM tuner mode)
Aux mode (line input) directs the audio signal from the RCA or 3.5mm Aux inputs on the rear
panel (10, 22) through the media player. Adjacent to the RCA line input is a twin RCA line
output carrying the overall main mix for connection onto further recording or PA equipment.
USB/SD player
Insert a USB memory stick or an SD/MMC card with mp3 or wma media stored on it into the
USB port or SD card slot and the media player can enter another mode. Pressing the MODE
button will now toggle between AUX, FM tuner and USB/SD playback.
Files on the USB or SD device must be mp3 or wma format for the media player to read them.
PLAY/PAUSE, PREVIOUS and NEXT buttons control playback and track navigation.
Pressing the EQ button steps through preset tonal profiles for playback as required.
Pressing the REPEAT button will toggle between 2 repeat play modes.
“RPT ONE” repeats the current track and “RPT ALL” repeats all tracks in the current folder.
Pressing the REC button starts recording of all inputs to the QXPA unit to the inserted media.
The audio is saved in .wav format with a numbered file name. Press Play/Pause to pause or
resume recording and press REC to stop recording once completed.
FM Tuner
Pressing the MODE button switches the media player to “FM tuner” mode. The display will
show the radio frequency that the media player is tuned to.
To tune the FM radio to available stations in the reception area, press and hold the
PLAY/PAUSE button for 3 seconds and the media player will scan all available stations and
store them as numbered presets. These can then be selected using the PREVIOUS and NEXT
buttons.
