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  • Page 1 ® USER’S MANUAL arcus Premium Class Digital Audio Recorder 300...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Customer, The “arcus” brands stands for technically well-designed, highly innovative products. arcus opens up new perspectives which you simply have to experience for yourself. We congratulate you on the purchase of a product from our company. Your arcus Team...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    Chapter Safety instructions lectrical appliances should be kept out of the reach of children. Never allow children to use electrical appliances unsupervised. Batteries can be life threatening if swallowed. Ensure therefore that the appliance and batteries are kept out of the reach of children. In the event of a battery being swallowed, immediate medical attention must be sought.

  • Page 4: Legal Notice On Copyright

    The device stores music and photos on an internal hard drive. Hard disks are subject to a certain amount of wear. To prevent data loss, you should regularly backup your data. arcus is not responsible for possible data loss! arcus does not accept responsibility for damages caused by updates performed improperly.

  • Page 5: Notice On Environmental Protection

    Chapter Notice on environmental protection rofessional Recycling Batteries and packaging materials do not belong with household waste. Batteries must be taken to a collection point for old batteries. Separate disposal of packaging material helps the environment. This product cannot be disposed of as normal household rubbish at the end of its life.

  • Page 6: Introduction To The Front Panel Keys

    Chapter Introduction to the front panel keys 1. CD tray 2. Control panel 3. Controller 4. Display 5. Remote window...

  • Page 7: Connections And Controls On The Rear Panel

    Chapter Connections and controls on the rear panel German English S-Video S-Video Scart-Buchse für Anschluss an TV Scart connection to connect to a TV Video (FBAS) Video (FBAS) Analoge Ein- und Ausgänge Analogue input and output Digitale Ein- und Ausgänge Digital input and output Ethernet-Buchse für Anschluss an PC oder Ethernet connection to connect to a PC or...

  • Page 8: Remote Control

    Chapter Remote control...

  • Page 9: Putting Batteries In The Remote Control

    German English Ein/Standby On/Standby Nummern- / Buchstabenblock Number/letter block Zurück zum Main Menu Return to the main menu Info Info z.Zt. noch nicht mit Funktion belegt No function Statusfenster aufrufen Call up status window OK / Auswahl bestätigen / eine Ebene Tiefer OK / enter / one level deeper Seitwärts-Scrollen / Im Menü...

  • Page 10: Installation

    Chapter Installation You should always switch off the DAR300 and your other systems when working on the wiring! To make sure that the DAR300 is working correctly, you should check the time settings immediately after you first switch it on and correct if necessary.

  • Page 11: The Dar300 In A Network

    Note: The USB WLAN adaptor is not part of the standard scope of delivery. arcus accepts responsibility for the function of the USB WLAN adapter offered by arcus only. Configuring an individual computer to network with the DAR300...
  • Page 12 Under Windows (the example shows Windows XP) Open "Network Connections" in the Control Panel. Right click on "Local Area Connection" and select "Properties". The "Local Area Connection Properties" dialog box appears. The "Client for Microsoft Networks" and "Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)" points in the middle box must be visible and enabled (checkmark).
  • Page 13 Accessing the DAR300’s hard drive on the network Of the various options for accessing the DAR300's hard drive from a PC, perhaps the easiest way is by using the "Browse computer" function. In the Control Panel, click on “Search” and then select “Computers or people”.
  • Page 14 Moving music and photos between the computer and the DAR300 You can easily copy individual audio and picture files, as well as folders (incl. subfolders) to the DAR300 “Music” or “Photo” drive by drag-n-drop. No special software is required. Of course, you can also copy files from the DAR300 back to the PC or listen to audio files or view picture files saved on the DAR300 on the PC.

  • Page 15: Basic Functions

    Chapter Basic functions 1. Turning the DAR300 on and off The central mains switch is located on the rear panel above the mains plug. Turn the switch to ON (symbol I) after connecting all your components. The red button on the remote control and the On/ Standby button on the DAR300 are used to turn the device on or off, as well as to go into standby mode.

  • Page 16: Play

    2. Play Using the remote control: Play: Press The selected song or songs contained in the selected album, genre, etc. are played. Pause: Press Play is interrupted. Press again. Play continues. Index forward/fast forward: Briefly press during play. The next music file is selected. Briefly press more than once to select the desired title (page forward).
  • Page 17 Briefly press more than once to select the desired title (page back). Press and hold during play. Fast rewind (scan mode) is enabled. Stop: Press longer during play. Important: To prevent data loss, always turn the device off by pressing the button for a few moments before you disconnect it from the mains supply by pressing the mains switch (on the back of the housing).

  • Page 18: The Dar300 Menu Structure

    Chapter 1. The DAR300 menu structure Music Photo Web Radio Tools Options Playlist Tracks Thumbnail View Favourites Copy CD Photo Albums Photo Explorer Recent Stations Backup Webradio Artists Photo CD Station List Restore Record Songs Extenal Devices Suchen Format ext. Device Screensaver Genres Enter URL Rebuild Music-DB...
  • Page 19 2. The menu functions 2.1.1 Using the remote control: Scroll: Scroll up or down using Go to the next / previous initial using (if you are in a list sorted alphabetically). OK/enter/one level deeper: Press OK. Back / one level higher: Press Calling up the context menu: Press .
  • Page 20 2.2.2 On the DAR300 directly: Turn the control knob to select the respective entry. Press the control knob. The cursor is under the last field of the entry. Press to delete fields from right to left. Press longer to delete the entire entry. Select letters or numbers for the field you are in by turning the control knob.
  • Page 21 The status window The status window displays all important information about the title currently being played. If you have connected the DAR300 to a TV, the status window is always visible. The status window is only displayed on the DAR300 as needed. An excerpt from the current playlist is displayed on the TV.

  • Page 22: Functions And Settings

    Chapter Functions and settings 10.1 The main menu The main menu is displayed after turning the DAR300 to select the desired menu item and press OK to go to sub-menu from the main menu. 10.2 Music menu to select the desired menu item and press OK to go to sub-menu from the music menu.
  • Page 23 A playlist can have a maximum of 999 entries. If this number is exceeded, existing entries are automatically overwritten (oldest first). 10.2.2 Selecting albums An overview of all albums saved on the DAR300 hard drive is displayed. To associate songs with an album, the name of the album must be entered in its tags.
  • Page 24 10.2.5 Selecting a genre An overview of all genres is displayed. To assign a song to a genre, the genre must be entered in its tag. To play all the songs from a specific genre, use to select the desired genre and press To display a list of all songs from a specific genre, use to select the desired genre and press OK.
  • Page 25 10.2.7 Selecting Musik Explorer The DAR300 Music Explorer displays the folder structure of the "Music" drive as folders, subfolders and files. The Music Explorer only displays audio files in formats that the DAR300 can play. Note: The Music Explorer does read any tags. It makes sense to structure the content of the hard drive well in order to make finding files using the Explorer easier.
  • Page 26 10.2.9 Recording The DAR300 can also rip music into MP3 format directly and save it to the hard drive. Other available formats include WAV and FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec). Aufnahme starten When playing from CD, LP or radio: Press for a few moments to start recording.
  • Page 27 10.3.2 If you have selected an individual song: Press . The context menu appears. You have the following options: Add to Playlist Press OK. Adds the selected song to the playlist. Clear Playlist Press OK. Deletes the current playlist. Play Complete Album Press OK.
  • Page 28 Remove Entry Press OK. The selected entry is deleted from the playlist. Export Playlist Press OK. All entries in the current playlist and an M3U playlist that contains the order of the songs are copied to an external media (memory card, portable player). If there is more than one memory card in the DAR300 or a USB device is connected, a window appears in which you can select the desired media.
  • Page 29 10.3.4 If you have selected a saved playlist: Press . The context menu appears. You have the following options: Load Playlist Press OK. The playlist is loaded. Press . The playlist begins to play. Rename Playlist Press OK. You can change the name of the playlist. Delete Playlist Press OK.
  • Page 30 Delete Artist Press OK. Select Yes if you want to really want to delete all songs from the specific artist. Select No if you do not want to delete the songs from the specific artist. Press OK. 10.3.7 If you have selected a genre: Press .
  • Page 31 10.3.9 If you have selected a song from an external device: Press . The context menu appears. You have the following options: Import Selection Press OK. An input screen appears. You can enter a path to which all selected songs and folders should be imported.
  • Page 32 You can change the name of the folder. Delete Folder Press OK. Select Yes if you really want to delete the folder on the memory card/external device. Select No if you do not want to delete the folder. Press OK. 10.4 CD menu 10.4.1 Selecting CD and importing / converting...
  • Page 33 "Unknown artist", "Unknown album", etc. and "Track 01", Track 02", etc. are used for the titles. All title information about the CD is displayed and you can play the entire audio CD by pressing the play button ( on the remote control) beginning with the first title.
  • Page 34 10.5.1 Selecting Thumbnails The thumbnail view displays the folders of the "Photo" drive with the folder icon. A small preview of the photos is displayed. To select a folder or picture, use to go to the respective folder icon and press OK. All four arrow buttons are used to go to the next or previous photo.
  • Page 35 10.6 The context menus in the Photo menu 10.6.1 If you have selected a picture in the Photo Explorer: Press . The context menu appears. You have the following options: Rename Picture Press OK. You can change the name of the picture. Delete Picture Press OK.
  • Page 36 Set Slideshow (as a screensaver) Press OK. This directory with its pictures was designated as the directory from which the pictures are displayed in the Set Slideshow mode. 10.6.3 If you have selected a photo from an external device: Press . The context menu appears. You have the following options: Select/Delete Picture Press OK.
  • Page 37 10.6.4 If you have selected a folder from an external device: Press . The context menu appears. You have the following options: Select / Deselect Folder Press OK. The selected folder is marked for import. Press OK again. The folder is removed to the selection list. Import Selection Press OK.
  • Page 38 10.7.8 Get station list The DAR300 creates a station list of the radio stations currently being received. 10.8 Tools menu to select the desired menu item and press OK to go to sub-menu from the Tools menu. 10.8.1 Copy CD Copies the CD currently in the drive.
  • Page 39 Note: After the update is complete, the DAR300 database must be rebuilt, as well as all individual settings (e.g. Language) in the Options menu. Important: arcus does not accept responsibility for damages caused by firmware updates.
  • Page 40 10.8.10 Update FreeDB If you put in an audio CD unknown in the integrated title database, the database automatically adds information about the CD if the DAR300 is connected to the Internet. This assumes that the settings for FreeDB has been made in the Options menu for "Hard Drive and Internet"...
  • Page 41 10.9.3 Recording First specify which connection is used to connect the DAR300 to the stereo system. Select "Options" and press OK. Select "Source" and press OK. Choose the connection being used and press OK. The presetting is "Analog Input". Then specify the desired recording quality: Select "Quality"...
  • Page 42 Press to go to the "Format" subitem and press OK to select the format. Confirm the desired conversion format (rip format) by pressing OK or cancel the procedure by pressing . Press go to the "Quality" subitem and press OK to select the level of quality.
  • Page 43 10.10 Network Every PC in a network has its own identification number, the IP address. Depending on the configuration, this number is either automatically or manually assigned to the individual PCs, or in this case the DAR300. Important: A DAR300 connected to a signal PC (directly or via a router or hub) represents a "network".
  • Page 44 So, if the IP addresses assigned in your network use 192.168.001.xxx and the last three digits of 101 have not been assigned to any other device, you do not need to change the IP address already assigned during manufacture. Attention: Your operating system may not display zeros, i.e.
  • Page 45 If you want to change the hostname of the DAR300, please note that hostnames cannot contain special characters or empty spaces. Select "Hostname" and press OK. Press to go to the letters you want to change and enter the desired name using the number / letter blocks on the remote control (see also 0).

  • Page 46: Technical Data

    Chapter Technical data - Operating systems: Windows XP, 2000, ME, 98, 95; Linux; Mac OS X, Mac OS 9 (OS 9 requires additional software for access to Sambe releases) - Music management software: Windows Media Player, MusicMatch, WinAmp Hard drive: 160 GB - individually scalable at any time CD/DVD drive - Read rate: Data CD max 52x, audio CD max 24x, DVD max 16x...

  • Page 47: Imprint

    Errors and omissions excepted. arcus reserves the right to make changes to the specifications without prior announcement. arcus and the arcus Logo are registered trademarks of arcus GmbH Reproduction, in whole or in part, only with the permission of arcus GmbH...

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