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HCD-EH15
5
Other Operations
Creating your own CD program
(Program Play)
Use buttons on the remote to create your own program.
1
Press CD
to select the CD function.
2
Press PLAY MODE
repeatedly until “PGM” appears
while the player is stopped.
3
Press
/
repeatedly until the desired
track number appears.
When programming MP3 files, press
+/
repeatedly to select the desired folder, and then select
the desired file.
Selected track or file number
4
Press ENTER
to add the track or file to the
program.
5
Repeat steps 3 through 4 to program additional
tracks or files, up to a total of 15 tracks or files.
6
To play your program of tracks or files, press
.
The program remains available until you open the CD
compartment. To play it again, select the CD function,
and then press
.
To cancel Program Play, press PLAY MODE
repeatedly until “PGM” disappears while the player is
stopped.
To delete the last track or file of the program, press
CLEAR
while the player is stopped.
To view program information, such as total track number
of the program, press DISPLAY
repeatedly.
Presetting radio stations
You can preset your favorite radio stations and tune
them in instantly by selecting the corresponding preset
number.
Use buttons on the remote to preset stations.
1
Press TUNER/BAND
repeatedly to select “FM” or
“AM.”
2
Press TUNING MODE
repeatedly until “AUTO”
appears (or “MANUAL” appears, for a station with a
weak signal).
3
Press +/
to tune in the desired station.
Scanning stops automatically when a station is tuned
in, and then “TUNED” and “STEREO” (for stereo
programs) appear.
If “TUNED” does not appear and the scanning does
not stop, press TUNING MODE
until “MANUAL”
appears, and then press +/
repeatedly to tune in
the desired station.
4
Press TUNER MEMORY
.
Preset number
5
Press +/
repeatedly to select your desired
preset number.
If another station is already assigned to the selected
preset number, the station is replaced by the new
stations.
6
Press ENTER
.
7
Repeat steps 1 through 6 to store other stations.
You can preset up to 20 FM and 10 AM stations. The
preset stations are retained for about half a day even
if you disconnect the power cord or if a power failure
occurs.
8
To call up a preset radio station, press TUNING
MODE
repeatedly until “PRESET” appears, and
then press +/
repeatedly to select the desired
preset number.
To change the AM tuning interval from the factory
preset to 9 kHz (or 10 kHz, for some areas; this function
is not available on European and Russian model), tune
in any AM station, and then turn off the system. Press
DISPLAY
to display the clock, and while hold down
on the unit, press
on the unit. All
the AM preset stations are erased. To reset the interval to
the factory preset, repeat the procedure.
Recording onto a tape
Use a TYPE I (normal) tape only.
You can record just the portions you like from a sound
source, including connected audio components.
Use buttons on the unit to control tape recording.
1
Insert a recordable tape into the cassette holder
with the side you want to record facing forward.
2
Prepare the recording source.
Select the desired source to record.
Place the disc you want to record.
When recording a folder from an MP3 disc, press
PLAY MODE
on the remote repeatedly to select
“
,” and then press
+/
repeatedly to select
the desired folder.
To record only your favorite CD tracks or MP3 files in
your desired order, perform steps 2 to 5 of “Creating
your own CD program.”
3
Start recording.
Press
(record)
, and then start playing the
desired recording source.
The CD starts playing automatically.
If there is noise while recording from the tuner,
reposition the appropriate antenna to reduce the
noise.
While recording, you cannot listen to other sources.
To stop recording, press
.
Tip
We recommend that you press
first, and then press
to
avoid noise being recorded when you stop recording.
Using the Timers
The system offers two timer functions. If you use both
timers, the Sleep Timer has priority.
Use buttons on the remote to use the timer functions.
Sleep Timer:
You can fall asleep to music. This function works even if
the clock is not set.
Press SLEEP
repeatedly. If you select “AUTO,” the
system automatically turns off after the current disc or
tape stops or in 100 minutes.
If the tape deck is still playing or recording at the set
time, the system turns off after the tape deck stops.
Play Timer:
You can wake up to CD or tuner at a preset time.
Make sure you have set the clock.
1
Prepare the sound source.
Prepare the sound source, and then press VOLUME
+/
to adjust the volume.
To start from a specific CD track or MP3 file, create
your own CD program.
2
Press CLOCK/TIMER SET
.
3
Press
/
repeatedly to select “PLAY SET,”
and then press ENTER
.
“ON TIME” appears, and the hour indication flashes.
4
Set the time to start playing.
Press
/
repeatedly to set the hour, and
then press ENTER
.
The minute indication flashes. Use the procedure
above to set the minutes.
5
Use the same procedure as in step 4 to set the time
to stop playing.
6
Select the sound source.
Press
/
repeatedly until the desired
sound source appears, and then press ENTER
. The
display shows the timer settings.
7
Press
to turn off the system.
The system turns on 15 seconds before the preset time.
If the system is on at the preset time, the Play Timer
will not play.
To activate or check the timer again, press CLOCK/
TIMER SELECT
, press
/
repeatedly until
“PLAY SEL” appears, and then press ENTER
.
To cancel a timer, repeat the same procedure as above
until “OFF” appears, and then press ENTER
.
To change the setting, start over from step 1.
Tip
The Play Timer setting remains as long as the setting is not canceled
manually.