CL138

CL138

TURNTABLE PLAYER WITH STEREO RADIO AND USB/SD ENCODING

CL138

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Read instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated2. Retain instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference.3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating

instructions should be adhered to.4. Follow instructions - All operation and use instructions should be followed.5. Water and Moisture - The appliance should not be used near water; for

example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like.

6. Carts and Stands - The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer.An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn.

7. Wall and Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer.

8. Ventilation - The appliance should be situated so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the appliance should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings; or placed in a built-in installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings.

9. Heat - The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

10. Power Sources - The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance.

11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.12. Grounding or Polarization - Precautions should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an

appliance is not defeated.13. Unplug this apparatus during lighting storms or when unused for long periods of time.14. Power-Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or

pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the appliance.

15. Protective Attachment Plug - The appliance is equipped with an attachment plug having overload protection. This is a safety feature. See Instruction Manual for replacement or resetting of protective device. If replacement of the plug is required, be sure the service technician has used a replacement plug specified by the manufacturer that has the same overload protection as the original plug.

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16. Cleaning - The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer.17. Power Lines - An outdoor antenna should be located away from power lines.18. Outdoor Antenna Grounding - If an outside antenna is connected to the receiver, be sure the antenna system is

grounded so as to provide some protection against voltage surges and built up static charges. Section 810 of the National Electrical Code, ANSI/ NFPA No.70-1984, provides information with respect to proper grounding of the mast and supporting structure, grounding of the lead-in wire to an antenna discharge unit, size of grounding conductors, location of antenna discharge unit, connection to grounding electrodes, and requirements for the grounding electrode. See figure 1.

19. Nonuse Periods - The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time.

20. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings.

21. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; orB. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; orC. The appliance has been exposed to rain; orD. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; orE. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged.

22. Servicing - The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions.

All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel.

CAUTION:TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT.FULLY INSERT.

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z SET THE RADIO BAND SELECTOR (10) AT “FM-ST” POSITION FOR RECEIVING STEREO PROGRAMS. THE FM-STEREO LED INDICATOR (20) WILL LIGHT UP TO SHOW FM STEREO PROGRAM IS RECEIVING.

HINTS FOR BEST RECEPTION:-- AM : THE RECEIVER HAS A BUILT-IN AM BAR ANTENNA. IF AM RECEPTION IS WEAK, SLIGHTLY

ROTATE OR RE-POSITIONING OF THE UNIT WILL USUALLY IMPROVE THE AM RECEPTION.- FM : THE RECEIVER HAS A BUILT-IN FM WIRE ANTENNA HANGING AT THE REAR CABINET. THIS WIRE

SHOULD BE TOTALLY UNRAVELLED AND EXTENDED FOR BEST RECEPTION.

PL A YBACK OF M P3/W M A SONG VIA USB S T ORAGE M E DIA OR ME M O R Y CARD CONNECTINGTHE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO DECODE AND PLAYBACK ALL MP3 / WMA FILES WHICH ARE STORED IN THE MEMORY MEDIA WITH USB CONNECTING PORT OR SD/MMC MEMORY CARD.

1. SET FUNCTION SELECTOR (7) AT USB/SD MODE AND THEN PRESS SOURCE BUTTON (4) TO SELECT “ USB OR CARD” MODE.

2. PLUG-IN THE USB PLUG WITH THE FACE UP & MAKE SURE IT GOES INTO COMPLETELY OR INSERT THE MEMORY CARD INTHE DIRECTION OF THE ARROW AS SHOWN IN THE LABEL ONTHE UNDERSIDE OF THE MEMORY CARD SLOT COVER. INSERT STRAIGHT WITHOUT BENDING.

z CONNECTING THE USB UPSIDE DOWN OR BACKWARDS COULD DAMAGE THE AUDIO SYSTEM OR THE STORAGE MEDIA (USB THUMB DRIVE / SD/MMC CARD). CHECK TO BE SURE THEDIRECTION IS CORRECT BEFORE CONNECTION.

3. THE SYSTEM WILL START READING THE STORAGE MEDIA AUTOMATICALLY AFTER CONNECTING, AND LCD DISPLAY (2) WILL SHOW THE TOTAL NUMBER OF MP3/WMA FILES AND TOTAL NUMBER OF FOLDERS BEING DETECTED.

z PLAY / PAUSE / STOP MODE 1. PRESS THE “ PLAY/PAUSE/STOP ” BUTTON (14) TO START PLAYBACK, THE FIRST TRACK WILL

START PLAYBACK.2. TO INTERRUPT, PRESS THE “ PLAY/PAUSE/STOP ” BUTTON (14) ONCE, THE PLAYING TIME WILL

FREEZE & FLASH ON THE LCD DISPLAY (2). PRESS AGAIN TO RESUME NORMAL PLAYBACK.3. PRESS AND HOLD THE “ PLAY / PAUSE STOP “ BUTTON (14) FOR OVER 2 SECONDS DURING

PLAYBACK MODE. THE SYSTEM WILL GO TO STOP MODE.

z SKIP/SEARCH MODE (SKIP/SEARCH UP / SKIP/SEARCH DOWN )1. DURING PLAY OR PAUSE MODE, IF “SKIP UP” BUTTON (21) IS PRESSED. IT WILL GO TO NEXT TRACK

AND DISPLAY THE TRACK NO. AND THEN REMAIN IN THE PLAY OR PAUSE MODE.2. DURING PLAY OR PAUSE MODE, IF “SKIP DOWN” BUTTON (13) IS PRESSED. IT WILL GO BACK TO THE

BEGINNING OF THE TRACK, ORIGINAL TRACK NO. IS DISPLAYED AND REMAIN IN THE PLAY OR PAUSE MODE.

3. AFTER STEP 2, PRESS “SKIP DOWN” BUTTON (13) AGAIN IT WILL GO TO THE PREVIOUS TRACK AND REMAIN IN THE PLAY OR PAUSE MODE.

4. PRESS AND HOLD THE “ SKIP UP/DOWN BUTTON “ (21)/(13) MP3 PLAYBACK, THE PLAYING TRACK WILL GO FAST FORWARD OR BACKWARD UNTIL THE BUTTON HAS BEEN RELEASED.

REMARK : THE SYSTEM WILL BECOME MUTE DURING SEARCH UP/DOWN MODE

z FOLDER UP CONTROL1. PRESS “ FOLDER UP“ BUTTON (12), THE FOLDER WILL NOT GO UP.2. PRESS “ SKIP UP (21) “ OR SKIP DOWN (13) BUTTON, THE TRACK NO. CHANGES.3. WHEN THE DESIRED TRACK IS BEING SELECTED, PRESS THE “ PLAY/PAUSE/STOP ” BUTTON (14) TO

START PLAYBACK.

REMARK- THE SYSTEM CAN DETECT AND READ THE FILE UNDER MP3 AND WMA FORMAT ONLY THROUGH

THE USB PORT OR SD CARD SLOT- WHEN CONNECTING THE SYSTEM TO MP3 PLAYER VIA THE USB SOCKET, DUE TO VARIANCES IN MP3

ENCODING FORMAT, SOME MP3 PLAYER6 MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PLAY VIA THE USB SOCKET. THIS IS NOT A MA/FUNCTION OF THE SYSTEM.

ID3 ON/OFF (TRACK/ALBUM TITLE) FUNCTION (BY REMOTE HANDSET)1. PRESS THE “ ID3 ON/OFF “ BUTTON DURING PLAYBACK OF MP3/WMA, THE SONG TITLE WILL BE DISPLAYED.

PRESS THE “ ID3 ON/OFF ” BUTTON AGAIN TO DISABLE THE FUNCTION.

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TITLE/FOLDER DELETE FUNCTION (BY REMOTE HANDSET)

YOU CAN SEARCH THE TRACK BY THE TITLE/FOLDER NAME DURING STOP MODE:-

- PRESS THE “DELETE" BUTTON ONCE, THEN PRESS THE “ SKIP+ ” BUTTON DISPLAY TO CHOOSE SINGLE

TRACK/FOLDER OR CHOOSE ALL TRACKS/FOLDERS TO DELETE.

REMARK: -

- IN THAT CASE IF NO TRACK, “ NOFILE” IS BEING DESPLAYED” ON LCD DISPLAY(2).

- IF THERE IS NO FOLDER BEING READ INSIDE THE MEDIA, IT WILL SHOW “ ROOT” ON THE LCD DISPLAY(2).

- THE LCD DISPLAY SUPPORT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONLY.

MP3/WMA TRACK FORMAT REQUIREMENT:-

- MP3 BIT RATE: 32 KBPS – 128 KBPS AND WMA BIT RATE: 32 KBPS – 256 KBPS.

- THE PERFORMANCE OF PLAYING MP3 VARIES FROM THE QUALITY OF RECORDING AND THE METHOD OF

RECORDING, FURTHERMORE, THE SEARCHING LEAD – TIME FOR MP3 IS LONGER THAN NORMAL DUE TO

DIFFERENT FORMATS.

● REPEAT MODE(BY REMOTE HANDSET)

PRESS THE REPEAT BUTTON BEFORE OR DURING PLAYBACK, A SINGLE TRACK, SINGLE FOLDER (MP3 ONLY)

OR ALL THE TRACKS CAN BE PLAYED IN DIFFERENT MODES AS FOLLOW:-

(1) REPEAT 1 (2) REPEAT ALL TRACK (3) REPEAT ONE FOLDER

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● INTRO PLAY

YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE BEGINNING (10 SECONDS) OF EACH TRACK BY THIS FUNCTION WHICH SAVES YOUR

TIME TO SEARCH THE DESIRED SONG.

● RANDOM PLAY

YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL THE TRACKS OR FOLDER IN A RANDOM ORDER BY THIS FUNCTION.

TRACKS PROGRAMMING (BY REMOTE CONTROL)

UP TO 32 TRACKS CAN BE PROGRAMMED FOR MP3/WMA FILE AND PLAY IN ANY ORDER. BEFORE USE, BE SURE

THE SYSTEM IS AT STOP MODE BEFORE PROGRAMMING:-

1. SET IN USB/SD MODE & SET AT STOP MODE.

2. PRESS THE “PROGRAM” BUTTON, “ PROG ” WILL APPEAR ON LCD DISPLAY (2). MOREOVER, IT WILL

INDICATE PROGRAM NO. AND DIGITS FOR TRACK NO. TO BE PROGRAMMED.3. SELECT A DESIRED TRACK BY PRESSING SKIP UP ( 21) OR DOWN BUTTONS (13).

4. PRESS THE “ PROGRAM” BUTTON TO STORE THE TRACK INTO MEMORY.

5. REPEAT STEPS 3 AND 4 TO ENTER ADDITIONAL TRACKS INTO THE MEMORY IF NECESSARY.

6. WHEN ALL THE DESIRED TRACKS HAVE BEEN PROGRAMMED, PRESS “ PLAY/PAUSE/STOP”

BUTTON (14) TO PLAY IN ASSIGNED ORDER.

7. TO CANCEL THE PROGRAMMED FILE, PRESS “STOP” BUTTON ON REMOTE HANDSET UNTIL “ PROG”

DISAPPEARS ON LCD DISPLAY(2).

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ENCODING OF PHONO IN T O M P 3 FILE THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO ENCODE THE PHONO TO MP3 FORMAT AND RECORDING AT MEMORY MEDIA WITH USB CONNECTING PORT OR SD/MMC CARD.

A) PHONO ENCOD I NG 1) SET THE FUNCTION BUTTON TO “ PHONO “ MODE AND THEN PRESS THE “ REC “ BUTTON (3)

DIRECTLY.2) THE LCD DISPLAY WITH SHOW THE WORD “ USB CARD “ AND WILL FLASH, THEN PRESS SKIP UP

(21) OR DOWN BUTTONS (13). TO SELECT THE DESIRED SOURCE (USB OR SD) FOR ENCODING.

3) THEN PRESS THE “ REC “ BUTTON (3), THE LCD DISPLAY WILL SHOW “ “ & “ “ ANDFLASH AND THE SYSTEM WILL START THE ENCODING MODE AFTER A FEW SECONDS,.

4) START PLAYBACK AT PHONO FOR THE TRACK WHICH YOU WANT TO RECORD TO USB.5) AFTER RECORDING IS COMPLETE, PRESS “ REC “ BUTTON (3) THE LCD STOPS

FLASHING AND RETURN TO “ PHONO “ MODE.

REMARK:-- THE RECORDING SPEED IS 1:1 AND ACCORDING TO THE ACTUAL PLAYING TIME OF THE TRACK- THE SYSTEM WILL CREATE A “ AUDIO “ FOLDER AND THEN STORE THE ENCODING TRACK IN IT.- THE RECORDING FORMAT IS PRESET AT – MP3 BIT RATE : 128 KBPS, SAMPLING RATE : 44.1KHZ- NO SONG TITLE WILL BE RECORDED DURING ENCODING MODE- TO INTERRUPT THE RECORDING, PRESS THE “ RECORD “ BUTTON AGAIN DURING RECORD MODE.- RECORDING WILL BE COMPLETED ONLY :+(1 7+( ENTIRE SONG BEING ENCODED, IF TERMINATE

THE ENCODING PROCESS INTERMEDIATELY, THERE IS NO TRACK BEING RECORDED NOR STORED TO THE USB OR SD/MMC CARD

B) COPYING OF MP3/W M A FILE THE SYSTEM ALLOWS TO COPY THE FILE FROM USB TO SD OR SD TO USB BY 1 FILE OR ALL FILES.

I) COPY 1 TRACK1. PRESS “ REC “ BUTTON (3) DURING THE PLAYBACK OF THE COPYING TRACK, UNIT WILL

DISPLAY “ “ & “ “ AND FLASH. COPYING IS PERFORMING NOW.2. AFTER COMPLETION OF COPYING, UNIT WILL STOP PLAYBACK AUTOMATICALLY.

II) COPY ALL TRACK1. INSERT THE USB STORAGE MEDIA OR SD/MMC CARD AND SET AT “ STOP “ MODE AFTER

UNIT READING.

2. PRESS “ REC “ BUTTON (3) AND UNIT WILL DISPLAY “ “ & “ “ AND FLASH. COPYINGIS PERFORMING NOW.

3. AFTER COMPLETION OF COPYING, UNIT WILL STOP PLAYBACK AUTOMATICALLY.

REMARK:- IF PRESS THE “ REC “ BUTTON DURING PLAYBACK OF USB OR SD SOURCE, THE FILE WILL

COPY FROM USB TO SD OR SD TO USB.- THE SYSTEM WILL CREATE A “ COPY “ FOLDER AND STORE THE COPY TRACK INSIDE.

C) ENC O DING BITR A TE (BY REMOTE HANDSE T ) YOU CAN SELECT THE DESIRED BITRATE DURING ENCODING FROM PHONO TO USB, THE SELECTABLE RANGE FROM 32 / 64 /96 /128 KBPS.

1) SET IN “ PHONO “ FUNCTION (7) & REMAIN STOP MODE.2) PRESS THE “ INFO “ FUNCTION AND THE LCD DISPLAY WILL SHOW THE DEFAULT BITRATE (128 KBPS)3) PRESS SKIP (21) OR BUTTON (13) TO SELECT THE DESIRED BITRATE FOR ENCODING.4) PRESS AGAIN THE “ INFO “ TO CONFIRM THE SETTING AND THE LCD DISPLAY (2) RESUME TO “ PHONO

“ MODE

D) T RACK SE P AR A TION (BY RE M O T E HANDSET) YOU CAN DIVIDE THE RECORDING MUSIC FROM PHONO TO USB/SD TRACK BY TRACE DURING ENCODING. EVERYTIME WHEN YOU PRESS THE “ “ (TRACK SEPARATION) BUTTON ONCE AT REMOTE HANDSET DURING ENCODING FROM PHONO TO USB/SD, THE SYSTEM WILL GENERATE A NEW TRACK AND CONTINUE THE RECORDING. THE TEXT “ PHONO “ AT LCD DISPLAY WILL FLASH ONE TIME, THIS MEANSTHE UNIT IS CREATING A NEW TRACK SUCCESSFULLY.

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FI L E DEL E TE A T USB/SD C A R D (BY RE MO TE C O NTR O L ) THE SYSTEM IS ABLE TO ERASE THE FILE STROED INSIDE THE USB PEN DRIVE OR SD CARD BY FOLLOWING.

A) SIN G L E FI L E DEL E TE 1. SELECT THE TRACK NO. WHAT YOU WANT TO DELETE, FOR EXAMPLE TRACK 5;2. PRESS “STOP” BUTTON3. PRESS “DELETE” BUTTON TO DELETE4. PRESS “SKIP FORWARD” OR “SKIP BACKWARD” TO SELECT “ONE”5. PRESS “DELETE” TO CONFIRM, UNTILL THE DISPLAY STOPS FLASHING THAT THE TRACK

DELETED COMPLETELY. (IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO DELETE THE TRACK AT THIS MOMENT,PRESS “STOP” TO ESC.

REMARK: “ALL” MEANS DELETE ALL SONGS IN THE FOLDER “DIR” MEANS DELETE THE FOLDER

B) A L L FI L ES DEL E TE 1. SELECT ANY TRACK NO.2. PRESS “STOP” BUTTON3. PRESS “DELETE” BUTTON TO DELETE4. PRESS “SKIP FORWARD” OR “SKIP BACKWARD” TO SELECT “ALL”5. PRESS “DELETE” TO CONFIRM, UNTILL THE DISPLAY STOP FLASHING THAT ALL TRACKS

DELETED COMPLETELY. (IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO DELETE THE FILES AT THIS MOMENT, PRESS “STOP” TO ESC.

REMOVING OF USB / MEMORY CARDTO REMOVE THE USB / MEMORY CARD, TURN OFF THE POWER OR SWITCH THE FUNCTIONMODE TO TUNER FIRST. FOR USB PORT – UN-PLUG IT BY PULLING OUT THE USB SOCKET DIRECTLY, FOR MEMORY CARD – RESS THE MEMORY CARD INWARD & THEN RELEASE, NOWTHE CARD IS PARTIALLY EJECTED AND YOU CAN REMOVE IT BY HAND.

PH O NO NOTED:- REMOVE THE STYLUS PROTECTOR.- BE SURE THAT THE TONE ARM IS BELING DETACHED FROM THE TONE

ARM REST BEFORE OPERATING AND RE-SECURED AGAIN AFTERWARDS.

1. SELECT TO “PHONO” FUNCTION FROM FUNCTION SELECTOR (7)2. SET THE SPEED SELECTOR TO THE PROPER POSITION DEPENDING ON THE

RECORD TO BE PLAYED.3. PLACE THE RECORD ON THE PLATTER (USE THE SPINDLE ADAPTOR IS

REQUIRED).4. LIFT THE TONE ARM FROM THE REST AND SLOWLY MOVE IT TO THE RECORD

SIDE. THE PLATTER WILL START TO ROTTE.5. PLACE THE TONE ARM TO THE DESIRED POSITION OF THE RECORD.6. ADJUST THE VOLUME TO THE DESIRED LEVEL.7. AT THE END OF RECORD, THE PLATTER WILL AUTOMATICALLY STOP

ROTATING. LIFT THE TONE ARM FROM THE RECORD AND RETURN IT TO THE REST.8. TO STOP MANUALLY, LIFT THE TONE ARM FROM THE RECORD AND RETURN IT TO THE REST.

REMARK: IN SOME TYPES OF RECORDS THE AUTO-STOP AREA WAS BE OUT OF THE UNIT SETTING, SO IT WILL STOP BEFORE THE LAST TRACK IS FINISHED. IN THIS CASE, SELECT THE AUTO-STOP SWITCH TO “OFF” POSITION, THEN IT WILL RUN TO THE END OF THE RECORD BUT WILL NOT STOP AUTOMATICALLY (TURN OFF THE UNIT BY POWER BUTTON OR SWITCH BACK THE AUTO-STOP SWITH TO “ON” POSITION TO STOP THE PLATTER ROTATE). THEN PUT BACK THE TONE ARM TO THE REST POSITION.

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YOU CAN CONNECT THE SYSTEM TO YOUR WHOLE HI-FI SYSTEM BY CONNECTING THE LINE OUT SOCKET TO THE AUXILIARY INPUT SOCKET WITH A RCA CABLE (NOT INCLUDED).

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SPECFICATIONS

POWER SUPPLY

AC: 120V 60Hz

RADIO FREQUENCY COVERAGE

FM: 88-108MHz

AM: 540-1710KHz

POWER OUTPUT: 2 x 1.5W RMS

SPEED: 33/45/78 RPM

POWER CONSUMPTION: 16W

TOUBLE SHOOTING

1. NO POWER.

CHECK THE POWER CABLE IS ON POWER OR NOT.

2. LOW SOUND

TURN UP THE VOLUMN KNOB TO MAXIMUM.

3. CAN NOT RECORDING THE MUSIC FROM VINYL TO USB OR SD CARD.

CHECK THE USB/SD IS LOCKED OR NOT.

4. CAN NOT COPY FROM USB TO SD OR FROM SD TO USB

CHECK THE USB/SD IS LOCKED OR NOT.

5. THE RADIO SENSITIVITY IS WEAK.

PUT OUT THE ANT FROM THE REAR, AND ADJUST IN THE RIGHT POSITION.

6. REMOTE CONTROL NOT WORKING.

ENSURE THE BATTERIES ARE IN CORRECT POLARITIES AS INDICATED.

MORE PROBLEM PLEASE CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CUSTOMER SERVICES.

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