User manual BOSS RDS-4100MP3

[. . . ] HANDLING COMPACT DISCS MOISTURE CONDENSATION On a rainy day or in a very damp area, moisture may condense on the lenses inside the unit. In such a case, remove the disc and wait for about an hour until the moisture has evaporated. NOTES ON CDs 1. To keep the disc clean, do not touch the surface (P . 1). NOTES ON DISCS If you use the discs explained below, the sticky residue can cause the CD to stop spinning and may cause malfunction or ruin your discs. Do not use second-hand or rental CDs that have a sticky residue on the surface (for example, from peeled-off stickers or from ink, or glue leaking from under the stickers). There are paste residue. [. . . ] Reset button is to be activated for the following reasons; - Initial installation of the unit when all wiring is completed. - Abnormal or error symbol shown on the display. RE T SE RES ET E-9 19) LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY PANEL (LCD) The LCD panel display the frequency, time and activated functions. NOTE: It is a characteristic of LCD panel that if subjected to cold temperatures for an extended period of time, they will take longer time to illuminate than under normal conditions, in addition, the visibility of the numbers on the LCD may slightly decrease. The LCD read-out will return to normal when temperatures increase to a normal range. 9) STATION PRESET BUTTONS (M1-M6) You can store & recall six preset radio stations by pressing M1-M6 buttons TO STORE A STATION: 1) select a band (if needed) 2) select a station by tuning up / down button 3) hold a preset button which you want store the station for at least 2 seconds. The preset number will appear on the display accompanied by a beeps sound. TO RECALL A STATION: 1) select a band (if needed) 2) press a preset button briefly to recall the stored station. 6) TA BUTTON(TRAFFIC ANNOUNCEMENT) When pressed short, it is activated as TA mode on or off When TA mode is on and traffic announcement is transmittude - When the unit is in CD mode, it will switch to radio mode temporarily. - If the volume lever was under the threshold point, it will be raised to the threshold point. - When TP station is received, TP segment is turned on in LCD display. Note: When TA switch is on, at this moment use tuning up/down to search station will only stop at station which has TA broadcasting. 7) AF BUTTON(ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCIES) When pressed short, AF switching mode is selected. When AF switching mode is selected, the radio check the signal strength of the AF all the time. - Regional mode ON: AF Switching or PI SEEK is implemented to the station which have all PI codes are same as current station. - Regional mode OFF: The Regional code in the format of PI code is ignored when AF switching or PI SEEK is implemented. Some broadcasting stations may change their program from normal broadcasting to regional broadcasting for a certain period. When regional mode is off, the region identification in the PI code is ignored; the radio may switch to a local variant of the current program. When region mode is on, the radio will only switch to a program carrying the exact same PI code. Note: When AF switch is on, at this moment use tuning up/down to search station will only stop at station which has RDS broadcasting. 12)PTY BUTTON Each time when this button is pressed, the PTY mode will toggle in the following order: PTY Music Group -> PTY Speech Group ->PTY Off The current PTY code is displayed on the LCD, use the 6 preset buttons to select the other PTY code, the distribution of program type are as follow: Button Number M1 M2 M3 M4 M5 M6 Music Group POP , ROCK EASY, LIGHT CLASSICS, JAZZ, COUNTRY NATION, OLDIES FOLK Speech Group NEWS, AFFAIRS, INFO SPORT, EDUCATE, DRAMA CULTURE, SCIENCE, VAR IED WEATHER, FINANCE, CHILDREN SOCIAL, RELIGION, PHONE IN TRAVEL, LEISURE, DOCUMENT When PTY code is selected, the radio will search the band for the station that matches the PTY code. E - 10 7. CD OPERATIONS LOADING THE CD Press the Panel Fold Down Button to fold down the front panel, insert the disc through CD slot, the disc will be automatically loaded and playback will also start. Since this button is located behind the front panel, fold down the panel before accessing this button. ET RES M1) CD PLAY/PAUSE AND FIRST TRACK BUTTON Press this button briefly to pause CD play, press again to release pause. Press this button long to activate First Track Function, the first song will be played. [. . . ] Each item will last for about 5 seconds. Navigating through folders and tracks There are four way to select your favorite folder/tracks. 1. By Track Up/Down Button Press track up/down button to skip the current tracks or Press 10 track up (M6) or 10 track down button(M5) to skip 10 tracks at one time. Using MP3 Search Button 2. Searching by track Pressing the MP3 Search Button once will turn on track search mode, the LCD will show "TRK SCH". At Track Search mode, press Enter Button once, the display will show "001", use Volume up/down Control to select the desired track. [. . . ]