User manual ECLIPSE AVN5500

[. . . ] Warnings and caution signs, illustrated below, are posted throughout this manual as well as on the AVN5500. They show safe and correct ways to handle the product to prevent personal injury to you and others and avoid damage to property. Before reading through the manual, take time to read through and learn the important information listed in this section. Cautions for use * The illustrations of screens shown in this manual may differ from the actual screens of this product. Warning Caution This WARNING sign indicates a situation in which incorrect handling through disregard of a sign may result in death or serious personal injury. This CAUTION sign indicates a situation in which incorrect handling through disregard of a sign may result in personal injury or may result solely in damage to property. The symbol shown below indicates that you should know about the information in order to carefully follow it or you should remember the information for its helpfulness. This ATTENTION sign indicates helpful information to remember and know. · Please read all materials such as manuals and warranties that have come with the product. · Eclipse will not be responsible for unsatisfactory product performance due to failure to follow these instructions. [. . . ] · A fixed bit rate of 128kbps and sampling frequency of 44. 1kHz is recommended for obtaining stable audio quality at playback. · Depending on the characteristics of a disc, CD-R and CD-RW may not be able to read the disc. · Because there are many types of MP3 encoding software available, including commercial and freeware programs, audio quality may deteriorate, noise may be generated when playing starts and some recordings may not play, depending on the condition of the encoder and the file format. · When files other than MP3 files are recorded on a disc, the system may take some time to recognize the disc and it may not play the disc. 60 61 MP3 How to operate the CD changer How to use the CD changer An optional CD changer can be connected and used. PWR Button (SOURCE) MENU Button Disc changing switches Track selection (track start point) Fast-forward (rewind) Button Fast-forward (rewind) switches Disc repeat switch Disc random switch Disc scan switch Listening to a CD Press (SOURCE) MENU . When only one CD changer is connected, touch Selecting a song Refer to "How to use the CD player" (Page 50). CDCH1 . When two CD changers are connected, touch CDCH1 or CDCH2 . Fast-forwarding/rewinding Refer to "How to use the CD player" (Page 51). 62 Selecting a CD A CD can be selected from among all the discs on a changer. Touch one of the disc changing switches. · The number for the selected CD will change color. Searching for a song or CD from all CDs in changer Searching for a song Refer to "How to use the CD player" (Page 51). Searching for a CD Touch DISC SCAN . · The system will play the first 10 seconds of the first song on each CD in the changer. · The system will display the amount of disc changing switches that matches the number of CDs that can be inserted into the CD changer, and it will only allow selection of disc numbers that have discs currently loaded. · No operation is possible when there are no discs loaded into the CD changer. · If two CD changers are connected, switch between the optional CD changers and the CD changer with CDCH1 / CDCH2 . CD changer Repeating a song or CD Repeating the current song Refer to "How to use the CD player" (Page 51). Repeating the current CD Touch DISC RPT . · Touching DISC RPT once will cause repeating of the CD until the function is canceled Touching DISC RPT again will cancel repeating of the CD. 63 How to operate the CD changer How to use the CD changer Playing songs in random order Playing songs on current CD in random order Refer to "How to use the CD player" (Page 51). Playing songs on all CDs in random order Touch DISC RAND . · Touching DISC RAND will play songs in random order until the function is canceled. · The song to be played next is randomly selected at the end of current song, so it is possible that a single song could end up being played twice in a row. Turning off the CD player Press PWR . · Pressing PWR again will start resume playback. 64 65 CD changer How to operate the DVD player Before using the DVD player This equipment can play high quality images and high quality digital sound of DVD videos. It is also possible to switch between different languages recorded on the DVD video (dubbing, subtitles, etc. ), and with videos having several angles of the same scene recorded, the preferred angle can be selected and played. DVD video characteristics About Multiple Languages Some DVD discs have dialog recorded in several different languages, and the language can be switched during playback in the same way as multilingual TV broadcasts. An airplane was flying in the night sky. . . About Multiple Angles Some DVD discs have a single scene recorded from several different angles (multiple angle), and the preferred angle can be switched during playback. * Depending on the disc, multiple angles may not be viewed. The angle of the image is changed. This equipment includes copyright protection technology used in accordance with US patents and other intellectual property rights owned by Macrovision Corporation and other entities. Use of this copyright protection technology requires approval from Macrovision Corporation and the technology must not be used for audiovisual purposes aside from general household use without special approval from Macrovision Corporation. Modification and disassembly of this technology is prohibited. 66 About Subtitles Some DVD discs have subtitles recorded in several different languages, and the subtitles can be switched during playback. The video can also be played without any subtitles displayed. About discs About playable discs This equipment conforms to NTSC color television methods, so please use discs that display "NTSC" on the disc or package. This equipment cannot play discs using color television methods other than NTSC (such as PAL, SECAN). Playable Disc Types and Their marks Size/Playing Surface 12 cm/single-sided 1 layer 2 layer 12 cm/double-sided 1 layer 2 layer Maximum Playing Time Using MPEG 2 133 min. 484 min. 67 DVD How to operate the DVD player Before using the DVD player About region codes of playable discs Some DVD discs display a 1 ("Region Code"). The mark (a number) shows the geographical region where the disc can be played. This equipment will not play discs that do not show "1" or "ALL" in this mark. Even if the disc does play, the message "Cannot play this disc" will be displayed on the screen. Note also that some discs may be subject to regional restrictions, meaning that this equipment will not play them, even though they list or state a region code. The playing condition is determined by the intention of the DVD/software creator. Some functions may not perform during operation because this equipment is playing the disc according to content specifications intended by the software creator. [. . . ] P54 To repeat a music file "Repeating the same music file" . P55 To play files in a different order "Playing songs in random order". P55 To change the file information "About display of file information". P57 To learn about making MP3 files "Making and playing MP3 files" . [. . . ]