Hearing experts advise that continuous use at high volume can permanently damage your hearing. Traffic safety: Do not use headphones while driving a vehicle. It may create a hazard and it is illegal in many countries. Even if your headphones are an open-air type designed to let you hear outside sounds, do not turn up the volume so high that you cannot hear what is going on around you. 8 GENERAL INFORMATION • Do not touch the lens A of the CD player. • Do not expose the set, batteries or CDs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight). • You can clean the CD player with a soft, slightly dampened lint-free cloth. Do not use any cleaning agents as they may have a corrosive effect. A CD player and CD handling English A CD player and CD handling English • To clean the CD, wipe it in a straight line from the centre toward the edge using a soft, lint-free cloth. A cleaning agent may damage the disc! Never write on a CD or attach a sticker to it. • The lens may cloud over when the set is moved suddenly from cold to warm surroundings. Playing a CD is not possible then. Leave the CD player in a warm environment until the moisture evaporates. • Active mobile phones in the vicinity of the CD player may cause malfunctions. • Avoid dropping the set as this may cause damage. • Never hold the player by its buckle itself as it can damage the set! Splash resistance • This set is splash-resistant. It is not meant to be used under water. • Make sure that neither sand, dust nor water get into the player. Wipe them off before opening the buckle or closing the lid. Always touch the set with dry hands. • Avoid the supplied headphones getting wet. If they do, however, dry them with a soft cloth. • When the 4.5V DC socket and the p LINE OUT headphone socket are not in use, always cover them with the attached rubber caps. • To prevent a shock hazard, do not use the player near water during AC operation. 9 CD PLAY Playing a CD English 1 Unfasten the buckle. 2 Open the CD lid. 3 Insert an audio CD, printed side up, by pressing gently on the CD centre so that it fits onto the hub. Close the lid by pressing it down on the left side. 4 Press 2; to switch the set on and start playback. y The current track number and the elapsed playing time of the current track are displayed. • You can interrupt playback by pressing 2;. y The time where playback was interrupted starts to flash. • Continue playback by pressing 2; again. 5 Press 9 to stop playback. y The total number of tracks and the total playing time of the CD are displayed. 6 Press 9 again to switch off the set. 7 To remove the CD, hold it by its edge and press the hub gently while lifting the CD. Notes: – Playback will stop if you open the CD lid. – If there is no activity for 10 seconds, the set will switch off automatically. 0 MODE ESP 10 CD PLAY • Adjust the volume by using VOL E. You can activate a bass enhancement to enjoy a more powerful sound. 3 different levels of bass power can be chosen. 1 Press DBB until the desired bass level is displayed. y .., ... or .... is shown. 2 To deactivate the bass enhancement, press DBB until the indication goes off. 23DBB 1 PROG M DBB P V O L OFF RESUME HOLD Volume and sound adjustment English 23DBB 1 PROG M DBB P V O L OFF RESUME HOLD Volume and sound adjustment English This CD player can play all kinds of audio discs, including CD-Recordables and CD-Rewritables. Do not try to use CD-ROMs, CD-Is, CDVs or computer CDs on this CD player. If you play a CD-Rewritable, it takes 5 –25 seconds after pressing 2; until sound reproduction starts. Note: The display message nF dISC indicates that this CD has to be finalized (FINALIZE) with a CD recorder before you can play it on this CD player. 11 FEATURES Selecting a track and searching English Selecting a track during playback • Briefly press . or § once or several times to skip to the current, previous or subsequent track start. y Playback continues with the selected track and its number is displayed. Selecting a track when playback is stopped 1 Briefly press . or § once or several times. y The selected track number is displayed. 2 Press 2; to start CD play. y Playback starts with the selected track. Searching for a passage during playback 1 Keep . or § depressed to find a particular passage in a backward or forward direction. y Searching is started and playback continues at a low volume. After 2 seconds the search speeds up. 2 Release the button when you reach the desired passage. y Normal playback continues from this position. Note: During SCAN, searching is not possible. 12 FEATURES PROG MODE DBB P Programming track numbers English You can select up to 99 tracks and store them in the memory in a desired sequence. You can store any track more than once. 1 While playback is stopped, select a track with . or §. 2 Press PROG P to store the track. y PROGRAM lights up, the track number programmed and P with the total number of stored tracks are displayed. 3 Sel...