Akai AB-40K SCORPIO User Manual page 20

The unit is designed to play MP3 file on the USB flash-drive. If the files on the USB device do not conform
to the standard, they may not be played back properly.
1) Flip up the door in front of USB socket and insert the USB flash-drive into the USB socket on the unit.
Make sure no AUX-in device is plugged.
2) Slide the FUNCTION switch to CD/USB/AUX position to turn on the unit.
3) If the unit is in the CD mode, press and hold the PLAY / PAUSE button for more than 1 second to
switch to USB mode. "USB" icon will be shown on the display. (To switch back to CD mode, press and
hold the PLAY/PAUSE button again for more than 1 second. The "USB" icon will disappeared.)
4) After reading the USB flash-drive, the unit will display the total number of files on the
USB playback
After reading the USB flash-drive, press the PLAY/PAUSE button once, the first track/file on the USB
flash-drive will be played back. The "MP3" icon will be displayed during playback.
Play/Pause Control
To pause playback temporarily by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE button. Music playback will be paused and
the current elapsed track number will be shown on the display and the play icon will be blinking. Press the
PLAY/PAUSE button again to resume playback.
Stop playback
To stop playback, press the STOP button on the unit. The total number of tracks/files on the USB flash-
drive will be displayed.
Skip track
During playback, press the forward or backward SKIP buttons to skip to the next or previous track/file.
High-speed music search
During playback, press and hold the forward or backward SKIP buttons to skip/search through the current
track/file at high speed in forward or backward directions. When the SKIP buttons are released, normal
playback speed will be resumed immediately.
10+ / folder+ control
Press and hold the 10+ / FOLDER+ button to advance the music search by increment of 10 tracks.
Press the 10+ / FOLDER+ button once to advance to the next folder on the USB flash-drive.
USB OPERATION
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flash-drive.