Aiwa AM-HX300, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...MINIDISC PLAYER AM HX300 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ...

Page 2: ...diation exposure This minidisc player is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on the exterior CAUTION Invisible laser radiation when open and interlocks defeated Avoid exposure to beam Accessories Following accessories are supplied with this unit Check them before use 1 LCD remote control 2 Stereo headphones 3 Charging stand 4 AC adaptor 5 Rechargeable b...

Page 3: ...rogrammed play 32 Title search function 34 Setting the alarm 36 Canceling the beep sound Signal sound function 38 Limiting the maximum volume level Ear guard function 38 Adjusting the contrast of the display 40 Starting playback automatically Automatic playback function 40 Extending the playback duration Power save function 42 SENTENCE REPEAT FUNCTION 44 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 56 MD GUIDE MESSAGES...

Page 4: ...gnets where there is a lot of movement or vibration such as on a car dashboard or unstable shelf For safety Do not attempt to disassemble the unit Laser rays from the optical pickup are dangerous to the eyes Makesurethatpinsorotherforeignobjects do not get inside the unit Take care not to drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks To keep dust away from the pickup lens keep the disc holder close...

Page 5: ...ave the unit for a few hours then try playback again Note on handling MD A Since MDs come in a cartridge a which protects the discs inside from fingerprints and dust you do not have to be overly careful when handling them However soiled or damaged cartridges can lead to malfunctions in the unit Observe the following tips when handling MDs Keep the cartridge in the attached case Do not open the shu...

Page 6: ...ction and connect the supplied AC adaptor 1to the DC 1 2 V jack 2to a wall outlet CHARGE lamp a lights up Charging a fully used rechargeable battery takes about 5 hours When the charging is finished the CHARGE lamp turns off Note You cannot start playback with the unit set on the charging stand If you do so Can t PLAY is displayed Time to recharge the battery The battery indicator changes from to ...

Page 7: ...or key holders Use the supplied battery carrying case when carrying the rechargeable battery Do not short circuit the terminals of the rechargeable battery and charging stand Do not disassemble the battery heat it or put it in water The supplied rechargeable battery can be recharged approximately 300 times Using on dry cell battery Use the 8B HM3 953 11 dry cell battery case not supplied On purcha...

Page 8: ...rol to the jack of the main unit a The remote control can be clipped on your clothing etc with this clip on the back of the remote control b You can attach your strap not supplied here HOLD switch B Release HOLD on the remote control a When not using the unit set HOLD to the HOLD position b Accidentally pressed buttons will not function ...

Page 9: ...g of a previous track To go to the beginning of a succeeding track To locate the track 9 tracks back of the current track To locate the track 10 tracks ahead of the current track To search for a desired point Remote control Press r briefly Press t briefly Press k Press i Keep r or t pressed Signal sound bipbipbip bipbip bipbipbip bipbip MENU ENTER VOLUME DSL If you press ror tbriefly while in stop...

Page 10: ...f you presskwhile the unit is playing the 6th track whose disc has 50 tracks the beginning of the 47th track in the next album is located a Press i b Press k Note The i k does not function if the disc has 9 tracks or less To adjust the tone Press DSL repeatedly during playback DSL ON Deep base is emphasized DSL OFF Normal sound BASIC OPERATION 1 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 11: ... playback total number of the current group is displayed e Disc name During group disc playback the name of the current group is displayed f Recording method SP Stereo recording LP2 LP2 LP4 LP4 MONO Monaural recording g Alarm lamp h Alarm remaining time i Elapsed time of the current track Notes 1 appears only when alarm is set The display changes to 2when playback is resumed No Title No Name or Gr...

Page 12: ...from 1st track to 20th track The name of group 2 JAZZ from 21st track to 40th track The name of group 3 CLASSICS from 41st track to 60th track When you play back a group disc written above with a player that has not have the group playback function the disc title is displayed as follows however this is not a malfunction 0 MY BEST 1 20 POPS 21 40 JAZZ 41 60 CLASSIC Note If you change the disc title...

Page 13: ...ENU ENTER 4 Press i k to have AT GROUP displayed 5 Press MENU ENTER 6 Press i k to have AT GR ON displayed 7 Press MENU ENTER Playing back in group mode Press l s in auto group mode Playback starts from the 1st track of the 1st group and playback stops at the end of the 1st group Display during group mode playback B a elapsed playing time b current track number c appears during group mode playback...

Page 14: ...repeatedly when all track repeat play is selected All tracks of the current group are played back in random order when random play is selected Programmed play cannot be performed You cannot play back tracks which do not belong to any group To play back such tracks cancel the group mode playback referring to the steps below To select and play a desired group During playback press i k to have the de...

Page 15: ...the button the function to be displayed changes as follows V SEARCH Title search function V PLAY MODE Playback mode selection V GROUP Group disc playback V ALARM Alarm setting V SETUP Signal sound function Ear guard function Contrast adjustment Automatic playback Auto group Power save V SENTENCE Sentence repeat function v 3 Press MENU ENTER 4 Pressi kto set the desired function Follow the instruct...

Page 16: ...cks are played in random order V d Programmed play PROGRAM The programmed tracks are played in programmed order To program see page 32 V Normal play NORMAL 3 Press MENU ENTER again to confirm the setting The display changes to the one as illustrated Notes The selected playback mode does not change when the power is turned off All tracks of the current group are played back when you select All repe...

Page 17: ...r tracks 5 Press l s to start programmed play Playback starts accompanied by a beep To cancel the program Follow the steps under Selecting playback mode while NORMAL is on the display press MENU ENTER so that PRGM disappears You can also cancel the program by opening the disc holder or removing the battery If you attempt to register more than 25 tracks Programmed play starts as you press MENU ENTE...

Page 18: ...e a desired title displayed The title is displayed in following order space alphabets a to z number 0 to 9 symbols During group mode playback tracks of current group are displayed 3 Press MENU ENTER again to start playback Notes The title search function is not activated during programmed play If you attempt to activate the title search function during these play modes CANNOT appears If the flashi...

Page 19: ...s MENU ENTER again to confirm the time stops flashing and the display changes to the alarm remaining time display After the specified time elapses the unit enters playback pause mode and It s time flashes with beep sounds for 30 seconds Then the playback resumes To stop the alarm Press any button To change the alarm remaining time display Press DISPLAY repeatedly to select the desired display rema...

Page 20: ...nd Display BEEP ON in step 3 Limiting the maximum volume level Ear guard function B You can set the volume level from 00 to 20 When you set the Ear guard function the maximum volume will be limited to 12 1 While SETUP is on the display press MENU ENTER 2 Press i kto have EAR GUARD displayed 3 While EAR GUARD is on the display press MENU ENTER EAR G OFF appears 4 Press i k to have EAR G ON displaye...

Page 21: ...he contrast 5 Press MENU ENTER again to confirm the setting Starting playback automatically Automatic playback function B When the disc is inserted playback starts automatically without pressing l s 1 While SETUP is on the display press MENU ENTER 2 Press i k to have AUTO PLAY displayed 3 While AUTO PLAY is on the display press MENU ENTER 4 Press i k to have A P ON displayed 5 Press MENU ENTER aga...

Page 22: ...P S ON displayed 5 Press MENU ENTER To cancel the power save function Display P S OFF in step 4 While the power save function is on the unit usually displays POWER SAVE To change the display press DISPLAY see page 20 The selected display remains for 10 minutes and then returns to POWER SAVE Note While the power save function is on there may be some delay during fast forwarding or rewinding operati...

Page 23: ...displayed 4 Press i k to have a desired function displayed Each time you press the switch the function to be displayed changes as follows V MEMORY memorizing the disc V CLEAR canceling the memorized disc V COUNT the number of times to be repeated V PAUSE the length of the pause between the repeat playback V S BEEP beep sound between the repeat playback V SENS the sensitivity of the blank section V...

Page 24: ...unit First load the disc that you wish to have memorized 1 P r e s s M E N U E N T E R w h i l e MEMORY is displayed COMPLETE is displayed and the disc in the unit is memorized Notes If COMPLETE is not displayed the disc is not memorized In this case open the disc holder once and close it And after a few seconds follow the steps from the beginning to memorize the disc The memorized disc is not can...

Page 25: ...ANUAL Repeats a phrase when you press l s 3 Press MENU ENTER Selecting the number of times to be repeated Phrases can be repeated up to 9 times 1 While COUNT is displayed press MENU ENTER 2 Press i k to have the number of times to be repeated displayed 3 Press MENU ENTER Setting the length of pauses between each phrase Pauses can be inserted between each repeated phrase You can set the length of t...

Page 26: ...sound Slide to have BEEP ON in step 2 Changing the sensitivity for detecting the blank section You can select HIGH or LOW sensitivity mode for detecting the blank section Selecting LOW is recommended when playing back a disc recorded from a CD Selecting HIGH is recommended when playing back a disc recorded from a cassette tape 1 While SENS is displayed press MENU ENTER 2 Press i k to select SENS L...

Page 27: ...sc the display changes as illustrated and repeat playback starts When the beginning of the phrase is detected c starts flashing When the end of the phrase is detected a stops flashing To repeat the current phrase again during manual repeat playback press l s Searching for the beginning of a track during Sentence repeat playback When is displayed or c is flashing Pressing r resumes playback at the ...

Page 28: ...SENTENCE REPEAT FUNCTION Searching for a desired passage during Sentence repeat playback When you keep r or t pressed and release repeat playback starts at that point To stop playback Keep l s pressed for 1 second ...

Page 29: ...sure to press the cover at the four claws b against the main unit until they are locked securely Notes Allowable size of the picture is 72 w 45 d mm or less and thickness of an ordinary photo print paper is acceptable Do not set a picture larger or thicker than the above into the holder The claws will not be locked if they are not aligned with the corresponding holes on the main unit In such a cas...

Page 30: ... disc holder is not closed It s time The time set for the alarm has been reached The selected playback mode or function is not activated CANNOT The selected playback mode or function is not valid Can t PLAY You tried to start playback with the unit set on the charging stand NO GROUP You tried to start playback with one of the group functiononadiscrecordedwiththegroupsetting NO BATTERY You put the ...

Page 31: ...ease the HOLD switch Connect the remote control completely Remove the battery and leave the unit for about 30 seconds Then load the battery and try playback again Remove the main unit from the charging stand The sound is noisy If the unit is close to a magnetic object keep the unit further away from it Sound mutes Place the unit on a stable surface with no vibration Sound cannot be heard from the ...

Page 32: ...3 8 mW 32 ohms Power requirements DC 1 2 V using the supplied Ni Cd rechargeable battery AC house current using the supplied AC adaptor and charging stand Battery life POWER SAVE switch set to ON approx hours Maximum outside dimensions Approx 81 3 W 75 8 H 17 8 D mm excluding projecting parts and controls Weight Approx 97 g including a rechargeable battery AC adaptor AC D401 K Rated voltage AC 230...

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