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ZS-S50CP
SECTION 2
GENERAL
This section is extracted from
instruction manual.
Basic Operations
*
Ȱ
and
à ȫ
on the unit have a tactile dot.
Before using the unit
To turn on/off the power
Press POWER
ȩ
.
To adjust the volume
Press , –
Ȱ
.
To listen through headphones
Connect the headphones to the
(headphones) jack
ȸ
.
To select the sound characteristic
Press SOUND
Ȳ
repeatedly to select the audio emphasis
you want.
Choose
To get
Powerful, clean sounds, emphasizing low and
high range audio
Light, bright sounds emphasizing high and
middle range audio
Percussive sounds, emphasizing bass audio
The presence of vocals, stressing middle
range audio
The whole dynamic range for music such as
classical music
To reinforce the bass sound
Press MEGA BASS
ȱ
to display “MEGA BASS” in the
display.
To return to normal sound, press MEGA BASS
ȱ
to
disappear from the display.
Playing a CD/MP3 disc
1
Press CD
ȳ
on the unit.
“CD” appears in the display.
2
Press
ì
ȶ
on the unit, and place a disc with the
label side up on the CD tray.
To close the CD tray, press
ì
ȶ
on the unit.
3
Press
à ȫ
on the unit.
The unit plays all the tracks/MP3 files once.
When you place MP3 discs, “MP3” appears in the
display after the unit reads the file information.
Audio CD
Track number
Playing time
MP3 disc
MP3 file number
After the song title is displayed,
the playing time* will appear.
* If the playing time is more than 100 minutes, it appears “--:--” in
the display.
To
Press
Pause playback
ê
ȫ
. To resume play, press it again.
Stop playback
Ą
ȫ
.
Go to the next track/
MP3 file
ß
ˎ
Ñ
(
Ñ
on the remote)
ȯ
.
Go back to the
previous track/MP3
file
ù
ˎ
Ã
(
Ã
on the remote)
ȯ
.
Select a folder on an
MP3 disc
/ (
+ on the remote)
ȯ
to go forward and
/PRESET – (
– on the remote)
ȯ
to go backward.
Locate a point while
listening to the sound
ß
ˎ
Ñ
(forward) or
ù
ˎ
Ã
(backward)
ȯ
while playing and hold it
until you find the point. (On the remote,
use
ß
or
ù
ȯ
)
Locate a point while
observing the display
ß
ˎ
Ñ
(forward) or
ù
ˎ
Ã
(backward)
ȯ
in pause and hold it until
you find the point. (On the remote, use
ß
or
ù
ȯ
)
Remove the CD
ì
ȶ
.
On the remote
To select CD function, press FUNCTION
Ⱥ
repeatedly
to select “CD” in the display.
Tips
ˎ
Playback starts from the track/MP3 file you last stopped playing
(Resume play). During stop, the track/MP3 file number to be played
is displayed.
ˎ
To cancel the resume play (to start play from the beginning of the
first track/MP3 file), press
Ą ȫ
while the CD is stopped. When
you open the CD tray or turn off the unit, the resume play is also
canceled.
Notes
ˎ
When pressing
ȯ
(
ß
ˎ
Ñ
,
ù
ˎ
Ã
,
j
,
) on the unit, press
the marking at the part near the outer edge.
ˎ
You cannot locate a specific track if “SHUF” or “PGM” is lit in the
display. Press
Ą ȫ
, and then press MODE
Ȯ
repeatedly until
“SHUF” and “PGM” disappears from the display.
Example of folder structure and playing order
The playing order of the folders and files is as follows:
Folder
MP3 file
Notes on MP3 discs
ˎ
When the disc is inserted, the unit reads all the files on that disc.
During this time, “READING” is displayed. If there are many folders
or non-MP3 files on the disc, it may take a long time for play to
begin or for the next MP3 file to start play.
We recommend that you do not save unnecessary folders or files
other than MP3 ones in the disc to be used for MP3 listening.
ˎ
A folder that does not include an MP3 file is skipped.
ˎ
Maximum number of files: 255
Maximum number of folders: 150 (including the root folder)
Maximum number of folders and files in total: 300
Maximum directory levels: 8
ˎ
Folder names and file names can be displayed with up to 32
characters including quotation marks.
ˎ
The characters A - Z, 0 - 9, and _ can be displayed on this unit.
Other characters are displayed as “_”.
ˎ
This unit conforms to Version 1.0, 1.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 of the ID3 tag
format. When the file has the ID3 tag information, “song title”, “artist
name” and “album name” can be displayed. If the file does not have
the ID3 tag information, “NO TITLE” appears instead of song title,
“NO ARTIST” appears instead of artist name and “NO ALBUM”
appears instead of album name. The ID3 tag information can be
displayed with up to 30 characters.
ˎ
The characters may not be displayed correctly according to the
character code.
ˎ
When naming, be sure to add the file extension “mp3” to the file
name.
ˎ
If you put the extension “mp3” to a file other than an MP3 file, the
unit cannot recognize the file properly and will generate random
noise that could damage your speakers.
ˎ
The file name does not correspond to the ID3 tag.
Listening to the radio
To listen to FM or AM
1
Press RADIO BAND
ˎ
AUTO PRESET
ȴ
on the unit
(RADIO
ˎ
BAND
ȴ
on the remote) repeatedly to
select FM or AM.
2
Hold down TUNE + or –
ȯ
until the frequency digits
begin to change in the display.
The unit automatically scans the radio frequencies and
stops when it finds a clear station.
If you cannot tune in a station, press TUNE + or –
ȯ
repeatedly to change the frequency step by step.
When an FM stereo broadcast is received, “ST”
appears.
Tip
If the FM broadcast is noisy, press MODE
Ȯ
until “MONO” appears
in the display and the radio will play in monaural.
Changing the AM tuning interval
If you need to change the AM tuning interval, do the
following:
1
Press RADIO BAND
ˎ
AUTO PRESET
ȴ
on the unit
until “AM” is displayed.
2
Press ENTER
ȯ
on the unit for 2 seconds.
3
Press RADIO BAND
ˎ
AUTO PRESET
ȴ
on the unit for
2 seconds.
“9K STEP” or “10K STEP” flashes.
4
Press TUNE + or – on the unit to select “9K STEP” for
9 kHz interval or “10K STEP” for 10 kHz interval.
5
Press ENTER
ȯ
on the unit.
After changing the tuning interval, you need to reset your
preset AM radio stations.
Changing the AM tuning interval
(except Mexican model)
If you need to change the AM tuning interval, do the
following:
1
Press RADIO BAND
ˎ
AUTO PRESET
ȴ
on the unit
until “AM” is displayed.
2
Press ENTER
ȯ
on the unit for 2 seconds.
3
Press RADIO BAND
ˎ
AUTO PRESET
ȴ
on the unit for
2 seconds.
“9K STEP” or “10K STEP” flashes.
4
Press TUNE + or – on the unit to select “9K STEP” for
9 kHz interval or “10K STEP” for 10 kHz interval.
5
Press ENTER
ȯ
on the unit.
After changing the tuning interval, you need to reset your
preset AM radio stations.
