Philips AZ1856, User Manual

USB Connection

Playing a USB mass storage device 

1

Make sure that your AZ1856 is being 
powered by AC mains or specified batteries.

2

Adjust the 

source selector

to

DISC/USB

.

➜

Display shows 

uSb

(see 

3

), or 

No

if no

USB device available (see 

4

) 

3

Press 

USB/CD

to enter USB mode if USB is

NOT displayed.

➜

Display will show 

uSb

(see 

3

).

4

As shown in figure 

@

, plug a compatible

USB mass storage device to AZ1856’s USB
port marked

. If needed, use a suitable

USB cable to connect between the device
and AZ1856’s USB port.

➜

The device will automatically power on.

•

If the device is not powered on, turn on the
power manually, and then re-connnect it.

➜

AZ1856’s display shows USB and the total
number of playable audio files (Max.
displayed track number is 1000) stored on
the device.

5

Press 

2;

on your AZ1856 to start play.

➜

AZ1856’s display will show USB and share
the display information illustrated in the
disc operation.

Helpful hints:

– Make sure that file names of MP3 files end

with .mp3. and the file names of WMA files
end with .wma.

– For DRM protected WMA files, use Windows

Media Player 10 (or later) for conversion. Visit
www.microsoft.com for details about Windows
Media Player and WM DRM (Windows
Media Digital Rights Management).

– For USB device playing, if the display shows

"OL", it means that the USB device is electri-
cally overloading AZ1856.You need to change
a USB device.

CD/Tape/Tuner Ripping 

AZ1856 allows you to copy the music files or
spoken contents of a disc/tape/station to the
external USB device.

CD ripping

1

Adjust the 

source selector

to

DISC/USB

.

2

Insert a disc (audio CD or MP3 or WMA).

3

Press 

USB/CD

to enter CD mode if USB is

displayed.

4

Plug a USB mass storage device.

5a

P

ress 

USB REC

(or 

REC

on the remote)

once to record one file.

REC

appears, flashing

.

5b

P

ress 

USB REC

(or 

REC

on the remote)

twice to record all files.

REC

and

ALL

appear.

➜

Disc playback will start automatically frsom
the beginning of the selected track.

6

To stop recording, first press 

9

, then unplug

the USB device.

•

During MP3 and WMA recording, make sure
the playback of the file you want to record is
wholly completed before manually stop 
recording. Or any part of the file will not be
recorded.

•

During recording, if the memory of the USB
device runs out, playback will not continue.

Tape/Tuner ripping

1

Adjust the 

source selector

to 

TAPE 

or

FM

.

2

Plug a USB mass storage device.

3

Select the music file(s) (in sequence), or tune
to a desired station you want to record.

4

Press once 

USB REC

(or 

REC

on the

remote) and 

REC

appears flashing

➜

Tape/tuner ripping begins.

➜

Press 

;

if you want to interrupt tape rip-

ping.

5

Press 

9

if you want to stop ripping.

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