Radio Reception; Playing A Disc; About Mp3 - Philips AZ382/12 User Manual

Radio reception

1 Adjust the Source selector to
2 Adjust the band selector to select your
desired waveband: MW or FM.
3 Turn TUNING to tune to a station.
Helpful hints:
To improve radio reception
• For FM, extend, incline and turn the
telescopic antenna for best reception. Reduce
its length if the signal is too strong.
• For MW, the set uses a built-in antenna.
Direct this antenna for best reception by
turning the whole set.

About MP3

The music compression technology MP3
(MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) significantly reduce
the digital data of an audio CD while
maintaining CD quality sound.
•
Getting MP3 files:
legal music files from the internet to your
computer hard disc, or create such files by
converting audio CD files in your computer
through appropriate encoder software.
(128kbps bit rate or higher is recommended
for MP3 files.)
•
Creating an MP3 CD:
from your computer hard disc on a CDR or
CDRW using your CD burner.
Helpful Hints:
Make sure that the file names of the MP3 files
–
end with .mp3
.
Total number of music files and albums: around
–
400 (with a typical file name length of 20
characters)
The length of file names affects the number of
–
tracks for playback. With shorter file names, more
files can be burned on a disc.
RADIO.
you can either download
burn the music files

Playing a disc

• This CD player plays Audio Discs including
CD-Recordables (CD-R), CD-Rewritables
(CD-RW) and MP3/WMA CD.
• CD-ROM, CD-I, CDV,VCD, DVD or
computer CDs are not possible for playback.
IMPORTANT!
CDs encoded with copyright protection
•
technologies by some record companies may
be unplayable by this product.
DRM-protected WMA disc is not support.
•
1 Adjust the Source selector to CD.
2 Open the CD door, and insert a CD with
the printed side facing up, then press the CD
door gently to close.
➜ Display shows ---, and later the total
number of tracks. (See 3)
3 Press 2; to start playback.
4 To pause playback, press 2;.
➜ Display: 2 flashes. (See 4)
5 To resume, press 2; again.
6 To stop playback, press 9.
Helpful hints:
CD play will also stop when:
– you open the CD door;
–
you select USB, RADIO or OFF;
–
the CD has reached the end.