Basic Play
WMA can be played back only with XL-PR70B.
Follow the steps in the numerical order.
3
HOLD
OFF
ON
4
VOLUME
HBS
Firmly connect
6
VOLUME
R
L
Operation
Button
During play,
007 00 18
To pause
Press again to restart play.
During play,
Total number of tracks
To stop
While stopped,
No indication
To turn off the
unit
Skip function
• To skip back to the previous track, quickly press 4
During play,
twice.
Reverse
• During Program play, the button is used to fast for-
ward or back through the programmed sequence of
Fast forward/
tracks.
Forward
reverse
• During Random play, the skip button cannot be used
to skip back to tracks that were played previously in
the random sequence.
Search function
Keep depressed during play.
During play or while stopped,
Forward
Group skip
GROUP UP
(MP3/WMA only)
Reverse
GROUP DOWN
In FM mode,
(XL-PR70B only)
To switch over
the mode from
FM to CD
5
Other Play Methods
Intro play
Program play
You can successively play the first 10 seconds of every track.
You can program up to 64 tracks in any desired order including
the same tracks.
1
For Audio CD, go to step 3.
While stopped,
Though the display differs a little, operation is the same.
INTRO
1
While stopped,
(MP3/WMA only)
MODE
(Repeatedly)
PROGRAM
2
To cancel
Press MODE repeatedly until "INTRO" goes out.
2
(MP3/WMA only) Select the desired group
Notes:
number. (e.g.02)
• You can also select Intro play during playback.
In this case, Intro play will start from the next track after the
current track has finished.
• You can also select Intro play during Program play mode.
GROUP DOWN
Random play
During playback,
RND
3
MODE
(Repeatedly)
After playing all tracks, the unit stops.
To cancel
4
Press MODE until "RND" goes out, or press 7 to stop the disc.
Select the desired track.
Notes:
• You can also select Random play in stop mode.
• During Program play, you can not select Random play.
Repeat play
You can repeat one track or all tracks.
During playback,
5
GRP
MODE
PROGRAM
(Repeatedly)
1 track repeat
1 group repeat
(MP3/WMA only)
ALL
The track is registered.
All track repeat
6
For MP3/WMA, repeat steps 2-5 to select other
To cancel
tracks.
Press MODE repeatedly until the repeat indicator goes out.
For Audio CD, repeat steps 4 and 5.
When you program exceeding 64 tracks, the program se-
Notes:
quence number returns to "01" and will overwrite the previ-
• You can also select Repeat play during Program play.
ous setting.
• You can also select Repeat play while stopped.
7
• To confirm the program
While stopped, press PROGRAM repeatedly. At this time, you
can add and change the program, if required.
• To delete the entire program
• While stopped, press STOP.
• Turn off the unit.
• (XL-PR70B) Change the source to FM.
7
• Play stops automatically when all the tracks have
been played.
5
• (XL-PR70B) Press this button again when the FM
(Tuner) reception mode becomes active.
For Audio CD
For MP3/WMA
001 02 53
01 00 1 02 53
Group
Track number
in play
number
Track number (in the group) in play
1
Elapsed playing
time of each track
2
Label side
For your reference:
Display/reference
"DISC"
Audio CD
MP3/WMA
This indication appears if 3/8 is pressed when no disc is loaded
or if the disc is not properly seated.
"READING"
01 004 00 07
Preparation period before playing the track.
Appears for several seconds after pressing 3/8 to play.
"OPEN"
Total number of groups
This indication appears when the lid is open.
010 44 48
10
035
Removing discs
Turn off the unit and, after the disc has stopped rotating, remove
the disc as shown below:
Total playing time
Total number of tracks
Auto power off
If the unit is left in stop mode for 30 seconds, the unit turns
itself off automatically to prevent the batteries from running
down.
Auto power off function does not work when the source is
FM.
Disc rotation noise
The portable CD player uses a power-saving operation method
so that disc rotation noise will intermittently be emitted. But, it
Group number
is not a failure.
02
001
Hyper-Bass Sound effect
You can enjoy powerful bass sound.
OFF
Anti-Shock Protection EX
This function achieves excellent performance against sound inter-
ruption caused by vibrations. You will be able to enjoy listening
to music during (not vigorous) jogging.
By utilizing the high-performance servo circuit, audio data will be
00
000
P-01
stored in the memory ahead of time.
For Audio CD:
Up to 40 seconds worth (Anti-Shock Protection
on/off selectable)
For MP3/WMA: Up to 100 seconds worth at 128 kbps (Anti-
Program sequence number
Shock Protection is fixed to on.)
Normally, this function is in effect.
GROUP UP
02
001
P-01
As the audio data is gradually stored, the indicator changes as follows:
Group number
ASP
To cancel
(Audio CD only)
PROGRAM
A.S.P
02 001
P-01
The "ANTI SHOCK" indicator goes out.
To activate again (Audio CD only)
Press A.S.P.
Notes:
• During this operation, the disc rotates at a higher rate than usual
in order to collect extra audio data. This may cause the batteries
02 003
P-01
to run out faster and could result in a slight increase in disc rota-
tion noise.
• This function can be switched ON and OFF during playback.
Track number
However, this may cause a slight interruption in the sound be-
cause the disc's rotational speed changes.
Preventing Accidental Operation (Hold
PROG
mode)
This function causes the unit to ignore, accidental button presses.
00 000
P-02
Hold mode prevents the following:
• Powering on the unit accidentally (which can cause the batter-
ies to go dead).
• Play being cut off unexpectedly.
To use the Hold mode
OFF
• To prevent the unit from powering on accidentally, set the
HOLD switch to the ON position while the unit is turned off.
• To prevent the unit from unexpected operation during play, set
the HOLD switch to the ON position after you starts playing
the disc.
• When the unit is in Hold mode, "HOLD" and "
follows.
Power on : "
" stays lit.
Power off : "HOLD" and "
when 6 is pressed.
Notes:
• Before turning on the unit, be sure that HOLD is OFF.
Otherwise, you cannot turn on the unit.
About MP3/WMA files
MP3/WMA File Compatibility
• This player can read MP3/WMA files that are recorded in the format that is compliant with ISO
9660.
• The player can read or play an MP3 file with the extension code —".mp3" and a WMA file with the
exrension code — ".wma".
• Track title can be displayed.
• ID3* tags can be shown on the display.
Lights when a
* An MP3/WMA file can contain file information called "ID3 Tag" where its album name, artist, title,
etc. are recorded.
MP3/WMA disc is
MP3 WMA
used
Playing order of MP3/WMA files
(ID3 tag)
The illustration below shows the normal playing order of the MP3/WMA files. You will see that the
Elapsed playing time of
MP3/WMA files are played back in the order from the higher hierarchy to the lower one.
each track
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Tuner Operation (XL-PR70B only)
You can listen to FM stations by tuning in manually, automati-
cally, or using preset memory.
For best reception, extend the headphone cord (antenna).
1
2
Manual/Auto tuning
HBS
1
When the power is turned on and you want to change the mode
from CD to FM, keep the button depressed.
When the power is turned off, press the button.
If the CD mode becomes active, keep the button depressed to
switch over the mode to FM.
2
ANTI SHOCK
Select a station.
ASP
indicator
ASP
[Fully stored]
Manual tuning
Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to select a station you want.
Auto tuning
Hold down ¢ or 4 for a while and then release it. The fre-
quency automatically changes up or down to find the next station.
HOLD
ON
" light as
" light up for a few seconds
8
Hierarchy
3
Group
4
MP3/
WMA file
6
7
1
8
2
9
10
5
Presetting stations
You can preset up to 20 stations (frequencies).
1
Select the station you want to preset.
Use Manual or Auto tuning mentioned earlier.
2
FM
PROG
PRESET FM
PROGRAM
107.00MHz
1 107.00MHz
3
Select the preset number (01~20) you want.
PRESET FM
UP
GROUP/PRESET
8 107.00MHz
DOWN
Preset number
4
Press PROGRAM.
Preset tuning
Select the preset number you want in the FM
reception mode.
PRESET FM
UP
GROUP/PRESET
8 107.00MHz
DOWN
Preset number
Changing the FM reception mode
When a broadcast is in stereo, "ST." lights up and you can hear
stereo effects. However, if an FM stereo broadcast is hard to re-
ceive or noisy, you can select monaural (MONO) mode. Recep-
tion improves, but you lose the stereo effect.
To select the monaural mode
"MONO" appears.
FM
MONO
MODE
107.00MHz
To cancel the monaural mode
Press MODE once again. "MONO" will go out.
PROG
The monaural mode is cancelled also by changing the frequency.
Turning off the unit
Preset station
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