Please refer to the SPECIFICATIONS section of this manual. Optional connection The optional equipment and connecting cords are not supplied. Refer to the operating instructions of the connected equipment for details. Connecting a USB device or memory card By connecting a USB mass storage device (including USB flash memory, USB flash players or memory cards) to the Hi-Fi system, you can enjoy the device's stored music through the powerful speakers of Hi-Fi system. 10 . Insert the USB device's USB plug into the socket on the set. OR for the devices with USB cables: 1 Insert one plug of the USB cable (not supplied) to the socket on the set. 2 Insert the other plug of the USB cable to the USB output terminal of the USB device. OR for the memory card: 1 Insert the memor y card into a card reader (not supplied). 2 Use a USB cable (not supplied) to connect the card reader into the socket on the set. Connecting a non-USB device Use a cinch cable to connect AUX to the analogue audio out terminals of an external equipment (TV,VCR, Laser Disc player, DVD player or CD Recorder). Note: – If you are connecting equipment with a mono output (a single audio out terminal), connect it to the AUX left terminal. Alternatively, you can use a “single to double” cinch cable (the output sound still remain mono). Inserting batteries into the remote control Inser t two batteries (Type R06 or AA) into the remote control with the correct polarity as indicated by the "+" and "-" symbols inside the battery compar tment. CAUTION! – Remove batteries if they are exhausted or will not be used for a long time. – Do not use old and new or different types of batteries in combination. – Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of properly. Controls (Main set illustrations on page 3) Controls on the system and remote control 1 STANDBY ON B – to switch the system on or to standby/Ecopower mode. 2 DISC 1/2/3 (CD 1/2/3) – to select a disc tray for playback. 3 Source selection – to select the following: CD – to select disc source. – press repeatedly to select a disc tray for playback. TUNER – to select waveband: FM or MW. AUX – to select the input for an additional appliance: AUX. USB – to select USB source directly. 4 Mode Selection ALBUM -/+ a a for MP3-CD/USB .. to select previous/next album. for CD ......................... to search backward/forward. for Tuner ..................... to tune to a lower or higher radio frequency. for Clock .................... to set the hour. STOP C for CD/MP3-CD/USB ......................................... to stop playback or to clear a programme. for Tuner..................... (on the system only) to stop programming. for Demo ................... (on the system only) to activate/deactivate the demonstration. for Clock .................... (on the system only) to exit clock setting. for Plug & Play ......... (on the system only) to exit plug & play mode. EA for CD/MP3-CD/USB ......................................... to star t or interrupt playback. for Plug & Play ......... (on the system only) to initiate and start plug & play mode. TITLE -/+ . / ™ PRESET for MP3-CD/USB .. to select previous/next title. for CD ......................... to skip to the beginning of the current, previous, or next track. for Tuner ..................... to select a preset radio station. for Clock .................... to set the minute. 5 DSC – to select different type of preset sound equaliser settings (OPTIMAL, JAZZ, ROCK or TECHNO). 6 VAC – to select different type of ambience-based equaliser settings (HALL, CONCERT or CINEMA). 7 DBB/INC SURR (DBB/IS) – to select the desired bass boost level (DBB 1, DBB 2, DBB 3 or DBB OFF). – to activate or deactivate the surround sound effect. English 11 Controls English 8 MAX SOUND (MAX) – to activate or deactivate the optimal mix of various sound features. 9 MODE – selects different play modes: e.g. REPEAT or SHUFFLE (random order). 0 CLOCK – to set or view the clock. ! DIM – to select different brightness for the display screen: DIM 1, DIM 2, DIM 3 or DIM OFF. @ MIC1/2 – to connect microphones. # PROGRAM for CD/ MP3-CD . to programme disc tracks. for Tuner .................... to programme preset radio stations. $ n – to connect headphones. % MASTER VOLUME (VOL +/-) – to increase or decrease the volume. ^ IR SENSOR – sensor for the infrared remote control. & USB RECORD – to copy music to an external por table USB storage device. * USB DELETE – to delete music stored on the external USB device. ( Disc tray ) OPEN•CLOSE – to open or close the disc tray. . DISC CHANGE –to change disc(s). ™ Display screen – to view the current status of the system. . SLEEP/TIMER – to activate/deactivate or set the sleep timer. . MUTE – to mute or restore the volume. . NUMERIC KEYS – to input numbers. § DISPLAY/RDS – to display the album and title name for MP3 disc. – to select RDS information. . ECHO – to adjust the echo level. • MIC VOLUME – to adjust the mixing level for Karaoke. . CLOC...