Listening to a CD or MP3/WMA disc, Disc playback

Listening to the iPod, iPhone or iPad (continued)

■Navigating the iPod, iPhone or iPad menus

1Press the iPod MENU button to view the menu on iPod, iPhone or iPad unit. Press it again to go back to previous menu.

2Use the PRESET ( or ) button to select an item on the menu and then press ENTER button.

Note:

When navigating the iPod, iPhone or iPad menu with remote control, do not operate any of the buttons on the iPod or iPhone unit. The volume level is adjusted by turning the volume knob (on the main unit) or by pressing the VOL (+ or –) button (on the remote control). Adjusting the volume on the iPod, iPhone or iPad units give no effect.

iPod, iPhone and iPad operations:

The operations described below depend on the generation iPod, iPhone and iPad you are using.

System on operation:

When the main unit is powered on, the iPod, iPhone or iPad units will automatically power on when docked or connected in the unit.

System off (stand-by operation):

When the main unit is turned to stand-by mode, the docked iPod, iPhone or connected iPad unit will automatically turn to stand-by mode.

Function	Main unit	Remote control		Operation
	Dock/USB	Dock	USB
Menu	____	iPod	iPod	Press to view the
				iPod menu during
				iPod function.
Enter	____			Press to confirm the
				selection.
Cursor	____			Press to select the
Up/Down				iPod menu.

Listening to a CD or MP3/WMA disc

■Various iPod, iPhone and iPad functions

Function	Main unit	Remote control		Operation
	Dock/USB	Dock	USB
Play		iPod	CD/USB	Press in the pause
				mode.
Pause		iPod	CD/USB	Press in the
			CD/USB	playback mode.
				playback mode.
Track up/				Press in the
down				playback or pause
				mode.
				If you press the
				button in the pause
				mode, press the /
				button to start the
				desired track.
Fast				Press and hold
forward/				down in the
reverse				playback mode.
reverse				Release the button
				Release the button
				to resume
				playback.
Toggle	____	iPod	CD/USB	Press to toggle
information				infomation display.
display
Repeat	____			Press to toggle
				repeat mode.
Shuffle	____			Press to toggle
				shuffle mode.

CD/USB

RDS

This system can play back a standard CD, CD-R/RW in the CD format and CD-R/RW with MP3 or WMA files, but cannot record on them. Some audio CD-R and CD-RW discs may not be playable due to the state of the disc or the device that was used for recording.

MP3:

MP3 is a form of compression. It is an acronym which stands for MPEG Audio Layer 3. MP3 is a type of audio code which is processed by significant compression from the original audio source with very little loss in sound quality.

●This system supports MPEG 1 Layer 3 and VBR files.

●During VBR file playback, time counter in the display may differ from its actual playback time.

●Bitrate which is supported by MP3 is 32 ~ 320 kbps.

WMA:

WMA files are Advanced System Format files that include audio files which are compressed with Windows Media Audio codec. WMA is developed by Microsoft as an audio format file for Windows Media Player.

●“MP3” and “WMA” indicator will light up after the unit reads information on an MP3 or WMA disc.

●Bitrate which is supported by WMA is 64 ~ 160 kbps.

■Disc playback

1Press the ON/STAND-BY button to turn the power on.

2Press the CD button on the remote control or FUNCTION button repeatedly on the main unit to select CD function.

3Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc tray.

4Place the disc on the disc tray, label side up.

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XL-HF401PH specifications

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