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CQX1A1191Z
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CR - H257i
CD Receiver
OWNER'S MANUAL
Includes adapters for:
iPod nano
iPod with video
iPod mini
iPod with Click Wheel
iPod with color display
Adapters sold separately:
iPod with dock connector

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  • Page 1 CQX1A1191Z CR - H257i CD Receiver OWNER’S MANUAL Includes adapters for: iPod nano iPod with video iPod mini iPod with Click Wheel iPod with color display Adapters sold separately: iPod with dock connector...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 3) Heed all warnings. SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO 4) Follow all instructions. USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
  • Page 3 CABINETS TO EXPOSE THE ELECTRONICS. NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS ARE WITHIN! < IF YOU ARE EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PRODUCT, CONTACT TEAC FOR A SERVICE REFERRAL. DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT UNTIL IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. < USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Before Use Thank you for choosing TEAC. Read this manual Read this before operation carefully to get the best performance from this < As the unit may become warm during operation, unit. always leave sufficient space around the unit for ventilation.

  • Page 5: Restoring Factory Settings

    Maintenance Restoring factory settings If the surface of the unit gets dirty, wipe with a soft If you want to manually initialize the settings, restore cloth or use diluted neutral cleaning liquid. Be sure the unit to the factory settings as follows: to remove any fluid completely.

  • Page 6: Discs

    < Copy-protected discs and other discs that do not conform to the CD standard may not play back correctly in this player. If you use such discs in this unit, TEAC Corporation and its subsidiaries cannot be responsible for any consequences or guarantee How to remove the disc How to hold the disc the quality of reproduction.
  • Page 7 MP3 and Windows Media-formatted < CD-R and CD-RW discs are more sensitive to the effects of heat and ultraviolet rays than ordinary audio files CDs. It is important that they are not stored in a < This unit can play MP3 and Windows Media- location where direct sunlight will fall on them, and formatted audio files recorded on a CD-R or CD- which is away from sources of heat such as...

  • Page 8: Connection 1

    Connection 1 CAUTION: < Switch off the power to all equipment before making connection. < Read the instructions of each component you intend to use with this unit. < Be sure to insert each plug securely. To prevent hum and noise, avoid bundling the signal interconnection cables together with the AC power cord or speaker cables.
  • Page 9 4. Make sure it is fastened firmly by pulling the cable Speaker Terminals lightly. < Use commercially available speaker cables. < The black speaker terminals are – (negative). Generally, the + side of the speaker cable is Subwoofer marked to make it distinguishable from the – side Connect a subwoofer using a commercially- of the cable.
  • Page 10 Connection 2 TV or Monitor VIDEO S-VIDEO Dock...
  • Page 11 Squeeze both sides of the plug and pull. < When using the PHONES jack of your mini player, you must adjust the volume of the mini-player or you may hear no sound from your CR-H257i. Headphones label side For private listening, insert the headphones plug into this jack, and adjust the volume by turning the VOLUME knob.

  • Page 12: Connecting Antennas

    Connecting Antennas (AM) AM Indoor Loop Antenna AM Outdoor Antenna The high-performance AM loop antenna provided If the AM loop antenna provided does not deliver with this unit is sufficient for good reception in sufficient reception (often due to being too far most areas.
  • Page 13 Connecting Antennas (FM) FM Indoor Antenna FM Outdoor Antenna Connect the lead-type FM antenna to the FM 75Ω In an area where FM signals are weak, it will be socket, extend the lead and tune the tuner to necessary to use an outdoor FM antenna. your favorite station (see page 43).
  • Page 14 Connecting Antennas (DAB) DAB Indoor Antenna Connect the T-type DAB antenna to the DAB < You can check the antenna adjustment or socket, extend the lead vertically and attach it to a positioning for the best reception by viewing the window frame or wall with thumbtacks, or the like, signal strength on the display.

  • Page 15: About Dab

    About DAB DAB Outdoor Antenna With this unit you can receive and listen to Digital Audio Broadcast (DAB) programmes. DAB uses digital, In an area where DAB signals are weak, it will be not analogue signals, resulting in near CD-quality necessary to use an outdoor DAB antenna.

  • Page 16: Identifying The Parts 1

    Identifying the Parts 1...
  • Page 17 STANDBY/ON In iPod mode, use this button to go back to the previous menu. This button is equivalent to the Press this button to turn the unit on or standby. MENU button on your iPod. The standby indicator surrounding the STANBY/ON button lights when the unit is in the standby mode.
  • Page 18 Identifying the Parts 2 STANDBY/ON ( Press this button to turn the unit on or standby. MENU In iPod mode, use this button to go back to the previous menu. This button is equivalent to the MENU button on your iPod. During MP3/WMA playback, use this button to display MP3/WMA information.
  • Page 19 Numeric buttons BAND Use these buttons to select a track number or a Use this button to select AM or FM. preset channel. AUTO TUNE To use the numeric buttons in CD mode or in In DAB TUNER mode, use this button to scan for TUNER mode, you have to press the CD button or DAB services.

  • Page 20: Remote Control Unit

    Remote Control Unit The provided Remote Control Unit allows the unit Battery Replacement to be operated from a distance. If the distance required between the remote control When operating the remote control unit, point it unit and main unit decreases, the batteries are towards the REMOTE SENSOR on the front panel of exhausted.

  • Page 21: Basic Operation 1

    Basic Operation 1 Press the STANDBY/ON button to turn the unit Play the source, and gradually turn up the volume to the required level by turning the VOLUME knob. Select a source by pressing the SOURCE button. Each time the SOURCE button is pressed, the source changes as follows: TUNER iPod...

  • Page 22: Sleep Timer

    Basic Operation 2 Headphones Muting For private listening, first reduce the volume level to To mute the sound temporarily, press the MUTING minimum. Then insert the plug from your button. Press the MUTING button again to restore headphones into the PHONES jack, and adjust the the sound.
  • Page 23 How to adjust bass, treble, balance Available menu item and options of speakers and dimmer BASS Adjusts the level of low frequency sound range. The level can be adjusted from –10 to +10. TREBLE Adjusts the level of high frequency sound range. The level can be adjusted from –10 to +10.

  • Page 24: Getting Started With Ipod

    “60GB (color) + Photo 40GB/60GB” for iPod with Compatible iPod Software color display (40GB, 60GB). In case your iPod will not work with the CR-H257i or with the remote control unit, software update “20GB + U2” for iPod with Click Wheel (20 GB, U2 may solve the problem.

  • Page 25: Listening To Ipod 1

    Playback stops at the current position. To resume playback, press the PLAY button (G). Insert the iPod into the Dock of the CR-H257i. “The iPod is connected” briefly appears on the display. The iPod automatically turns on and starts playback from the iPod’s music list.
  • Page 26 < When the . button is pressed during playback, Extended mode (default) the track being played will be played from the Select this to use the display of the CR-H257i. beginning. To return to the beginning of the Information on the audio files is displayed on the previous track, press the .
  • Page 27 To go back to the previous menu To activate the repeat mode Press the MENU button to go back to the previous During playback, press the REPEAT button to menu. change the repeat mode. This button is equivalent to the MENU button on Each time the REPEAT button is pressed, the your iPod.

  • Page 28: Listening To Cd/Mp3/Wma

    Listening to CD/MP3/WMA Press the OPEN/CLOSE button (L) to close the tray. When an audio CD is loaded: The total number of the tracks and total play time Press the CD button of the remote control unit of the disc is displayed. (or repeatedly press the SOURCE button) to select “CD”.
  • Page 29 To suspend playback temporarily Search for a part of a track (pause mode) During playback, hold down the SEARCH button ( m or , ) of the remote control unit (or the SKIP button of the main unit) for more than 2 seconds and release it when the part you want to Press the Pause button (J ) during playback.

  • Page 30: Direct Playback

    Direct Playback (CD/MP3/WMA) While in stop or playback mode, you can use the IMPORTANT numeric buttons of the remote control to select a Numeric buttons for CD and TUNER track. To use the numeric buttons in CD mode or in TUNER When you use the numeric buttons, press the CD mode, you have to press the CD button or the button of the remote control first.

  • Page 31: Repeat Playback

    Repeat Playback (CD/MP3/WMA) Repeat Playback Repeat all the tracks (Repeat All) All the tracks will be played repeatedly. During programmed playback, programmed tracks will be played repeatedly. A-B Repeat Playback Each time the REPEAT 1/ALL button is pressed, the mode is changed as follows: When a CD is loaded: Repeat 1 Repeat All...

  • Page 32: Programmed Playback

    Programmed Playback (CD/MP3/WMA) Up to 32 tracks can be programmed in the desired When programming has been finished, press order. the PLAY button (y) to start programmed playback. Press the PROGRAM button in the stop mode. When the playback of all the programmed tracks has finished, or if the STOP button or the STANDBY/ON button is pressed, the program mode will be cancelled.
  • Page 33 To check the programmed order To clear the program 1. In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button. In the stop mode, press the PROGRAM button repeatedly. The track number and program number will be shown on the display. 2. Hold down the CLEAR button for more than 4 seconds.

  • Page 34: Shuffle Playback

    Shuffle Playback (CD/MP3/WMA) Time Display (CD) Press the SHUFFLE button in the stop or play When playing back an audio CD, each time the TIME mode. button is pressed the display changes as follows: “Random play” appears on the display, and the tracks will be played randomly.

  • Page 35: Setting Up Your Dab Tuner

    Setting up your DAB Tuner The first time you listen to the DAB radio, it will scan The unit will scan for broadcast services in the local for DAB channels and build a channel list. area and add them to the channel list as they are found.

  • Page 36: Auto Tuning

    Auto Tuning Listening to DAB Stations If you move the unit to a new area or you want to check to see if there are new channels available in your area, you can scan to find new channels automatically. Press the AUTO TUNE button. Follow the steps below to tune in and listen to the channels found by the unit.
  • Page 37 When you have found a channel that you When you listen to the primary station that includes secondary services (stations), SECONDARY indicator want to listen to, press the ENTER button once. flashes on the display. When you listen to the secondary staion, SECONDARY indicator lights on the display.

  • Page 38: Using Function Control 1

    Using Function Control 1 Press the TUNING button until the desired ENTER TUNING option is displayed in the second line of the display. FUNCTION In DAB mode, use Function Control to set system options. There are four options in the function control: Press the ENTER button.

  • Page 39: Preset Tune

    Preset tune Press the ENTER button to select the preset station. Use this option to select the DAB preset station. While listening to a DAB broadcast press the FUNCTION button. Press the TUNING button until “Preset tune” is displayed in the second line of the display. Press the ENTER button.

  • Page 40: Drc Value

    Using Function Control 2 DRC value Press the TUNING button until the desired level of DRC is displayed in the second line of This option sets the Dynamic Range Control (DRC) the display. value to be applied to received broadcasts. DRC is used to reduce the range between high and low volumes of audio and is sometimes applied at the broadcast source.

  • Page 41: Changing Display Settings 1

    Changing Display Settings 1 Press the ENTER button. You can choose the type of information displayed in the second line of the display while listening to a DAB channel. Each time the INFO/RDS MODE button is pressed, the information is displayed as follows. “Manual tune”...
  • Page 42 Changing Display Settings 2 Bitrate mode The Dynamic Label Segment (DLS) is the scrolling This displays the bitrate of the current playing text label supplied by the radio station. It may be broadcast. information on music titles or details regarding the programme or station.

  • Page 43: Listening To Fm/Am Stations

    Listening to FM/AM stations Press the TUNING button to tune in a station. In the Auto tune mode, the unit starts searching for a station. When a station is tuned in, the tuning process will stop automatically. FM MODE Repeat this step until the station you want to listen to is found.

  • Page 44: Preset Tuning

    Preset Tuning You can store up to 30 FM, 30 AM and 10 DAB Preset Manually (DAB/FM/AM) stations. Tune in a station you want to listen to (see pages 36 and 43). Preset Automatically (FM/AM only) Select AM or FM by pressing the BAND button. Press the MEMORY button.
  • Page 45 How to select DAB preset stations < You can also use the numeric buttons. For instance, to select preset number 25, first press See “Preset tune” on page 39. the TUNER button, and then press “2” and “5”. How to select FM/AM preset stations Select AM or FM by pressing the BAND button.

  • Page 46: Rds

    The Radio Data System (RDS) is a broadcasting service Traffic announce (TA) which allows stations to send additional information When you select Traffic announce, “TRAFFIC along with the regular radio programme signal. ANNOUNCE” will blink for 3 seconds and then the unit searches for a traffic announcement.

  • Page 47: Rds (Pty Search)

    RDS (PTY Search) 4 3 5 A station can be searched by this function. Press the TUNING button. Select FM by pressing the BAND button. The unit starts searching. < When the programme that you have selected is found, searching stops and the programme type Press the RDS MODE button for more than 3 will be displayed.

  • Page 48: Rds (Pty)

    RDS (PTY) News: Religion: brief announcements, events, public opinion, religious programs reports, actual situations. Phone In: Current Affairs: program in which the public expresses its view by a kind of suggestion including practical phone. announcements other than news, documents, Travel & Touring: discussion, analysis and so on.

  • Page 49: Setting The Clock

    Setting the Clock ENTER SKIP TIME MODE Press the TIME MODE button once. Press the ENTER button. The “minute” value blinks. Each time the TIME MODE button is pressed, the mode is changed as follows: Current time Press the SKIP buttons to set the current minute.

  • Page 50: Setting The Timer

    Setting the Timer ENTER SKIP TIME MODE Setting the Timer Press the SKIP buttons to set the stop time (hour), and press the ENTER button. < The unit can be programmed to turn on and off at a specified time. <...
  • Page 51 To turn on the timer To turn off the timer After setting the timer, press the TIMER button to turn the timer on. When you don’t use the timer, press the TIMER button to turn it off. (The timer indicator “ ”...

  • Page 52: Troubleshooting

    16 ft.) and point at the front panel. e Remove dust or obstacles from the Dock e Clear obstacles between the remote control unit connector of the CR-H257i and the iPod, and and the main unit. insert the iPod again.

  • Page 53: Dab Tuner

    Press the FM MODE button. DAB Tuner No sound. e Ensure that the CR-H257i has been able to locate DAB stations. “NO stations Available” appears on the display. e Check that antenna is connected (see page 14).

  • Page 54: Specifications

    Specifications AMPLIFIER Section General Output Power ..25 W/ch (6 ohms, 0.5 %,1 kHz) Power Requirements ..230 V AC, 50 Hz Input Sensitivity ... . . 400 mV/47 kohms Power Consumption .
  • Page 56 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 Phone: (323) 726-0303 TEAC CANADA LTD. 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada Phone: (905) 890-8008 TEAC MEXICO, S.A. De C.V Campesinos N°184, Colonia Granjas Esmeralda, Delegacion Iztapalapa, CP 09810, México DF Phone: (525) 581-5500 TEAC UK LIMITED Unit 19 &...

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