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product manual
psa[cd8
mp3-cd player
Portable Sport Audio by Philips
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 2 contents quick start –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 3 controls –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 4–5 general information maintenance ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6 environmental information –––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 6 mp3 music files –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 7–8 firmware upgrade –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 9 power supply batteries ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 10 mains adapter –––––––––––––––––––
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+ - act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 3 quick start hold/resume/off AAA x2 this set complies with the radio interference requirements of the european community. 3 + -
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 4 controls front view rear view 1 display 1 hold/resume/off 2 − − hold locks all buttons adjusts the volume (down) resume stores the last position played 3 + + off switches resume and hold off adjusts the volume (up) 2esp 4 5 electronic skip protection prevents skips backward and searches music interruptions caused by shocks backward 3 eq 5 6 selects the bass and treble adjustment skips forward and searches forward 4 mode 6 1 selects playback options such as mp3-
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C D act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 5 controls 1 front view 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 rear view 1 2 8 3 4 7 5 6 the model number is located inside the cd door and the serial number is located inside the battery compartment . 5 f f o / e m u s e r / d l o h p s e q e e d o m
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 6 general information maintenance do not touch the lens A of the set. do not expose the set, batteries or discs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight). the lens may cloud over when the set is suddenly moved from cold to warm surroundings. playing is not possible then. leave the set in a warm environment until the moisture evaporates. active mobile phones in the vicinity of this set may cause malfunctions. avoid
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 7 general information mp3 music files the music compression technology mp3 (mpeg audio layer 3) reduces the digital data of an audio cd significantly while maintaining cd-like sound quality. with mp3 you can record up to 3 hours of cd-like music on a single 8cm cd-rom. how to get music files either download legal music files from the internet to your computer hard disc or create them from your own audio cds. for this, insert an audio cd into your computer´s cd-rom dr
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 8 general information how to make a cd-rom with mp3 files use your computer´s cd burner to record (“burn”) the music files from your hard disc to a cd-rom. use either ISO 9660 disc format or UDF. some cd burner software like e. g. “DirectCD” support the UDF format. make sure that the file names of the mp3 files end with .mp3. supported formats this set supports: disc format: ISO 9660, joliet, multisession, UDF, enhanced music cd, mixed mode cd mp3 bit rate: 32–320
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 9 general information firmware upgrade occasionally, philips releases new software (“firmware”) for your set. 1 connect the mains adapter to DC on the set and to the wall socket (see “mains adapter”). 2 keep mode pressed for 3 seconds. the type of your set and the current version of the firmware are displayed. Upgrade? is displayed. 3 press 9 . 4 visit homepage http://www.nike-philips.com. check if there is a firmware file for your set and if the firmware version is hi
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+ - act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 10 power supply batteries (supplied or optionally available) inserting batteries open the battery compartment and insert 2 alkaline batteries of type AAA (RO3, UM4). do not use old and new or different types of AAA batteries in combination. x2 indication of empty batteries replace the batteries or connect the mains adapter as soon as blinks and Replace A batteries is scrolled. remove batteries if they are empty or if the set will not be used for a long time.
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 11 power supply / headphones mains adapter (supplied or optionally available) use only the AY 3170 mains adapter (4.5 V/300 mA direct current, positive pole to the center pin). any other product may damage the set. 1 make sure the local voltage corresponds to the adapter´s voltage. if your mains adapter is equipped with a voltage selector, set this selector to the local mains voltage if necessary. 2 connect the mains adapter to DC on the set and to the wall socke
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 12 basic functions playing a disc with this set you can play 8cm audio discs pre-recorded audio cds 8cm audio discs finalized audio cdrs and cdrws 8cm mp3-cds (cd-roms with mp3 files) 1 push the slider to open the cd lid. 2 insert a disc, printed side up, by pressing gently on the disc´s center so that it fits onto the hub. close the lid by pressing it down. 3 press 2; to start playback. Reading CD is displayed. playback starts. the track type (CD or MP3), the curre
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 13 basic functions pause 1 press 2; to interrupt playback. the time where playback was interrupted is blinking. 0:24 1 1 2 to resume playback press 2; again. LOVE01 13
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 14 basic functions volume and sound volume adjustment adjust the volume by using − − & + +. bass adjustment 1 press eq once during playback to select the bass adjustment. the current bass setting blinks. 2 press 2 repeatedly to select either: No Bass: no bass enhancement Bass 1: moderate bass enhancement Bass 2: strong bass enhancement the selected bass setting blinks. 3 press eq to confirm your selection. treble adjustment Bass 1 1 press eq twice during playback
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 15 basic functions selecting and searching on all discs selecting a track during playback briefly press 5 or 6 once or several times to skip to the beginning of the current, previous or subsequent track. playback continues with the selected track. searching for a passage during playback 1 keep 5 or 6 pressed to find a particular passage in backward or forward direction. searching starts and playback continues at a low volume. for cd audio tracks the search speeds
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 16 basic functions selecting on mp3-cds selecting an album during playback briefly press 1 or 2 once or several times to skip to the first track of the current, previous or subsequent album. the first track of the selected album is played. selecting a track during playback 1 keep 1 or 2 pressed to skip quickly to previous or subsequent mp3 tracks. skipping starts and speeds up after 5 seconds. 2 release the button at the desired track. playback continues with the s
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 17 features playing tracks repeatedly or in random order – mode 1 press mode repeatedly during playback to select either: shuffle album (with mp3-cds only): all tracks of the current album are played in random order once. shuffle all: all tracks of the disc are played in random order once. repeat shuffle album (with mp3-cds only): all tracks of the current album are played repeatedly in random order. repeat shuffle all: all tracks of the disc are played repeatedly
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 18 features storing the last position played – resume you can store the last position played. when restarting, playback will continue from where you have stopped. 1 switch the slider to resume during playback to activate resume. resume is shown. 2 press 9 whenever you want to stop playback. 3 press 2; to resume playback. playback continues from where you have stopped. to deactivate resume, switch the slider to off. resume disappears. 3:56 6 Audio Track 06 locking
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 19 features esp and powersaving with a conventional portable disc player the music may stop while you are jogging, for example. the electronic skip protection protects the psa against loss of sound caused by light vibrations or shocks. continuous playback is ensured. esp does not protect the psa against damage caused by dropping! press esp repeatedly during playback to select either: ESP on: ESP is shown and esp is switched on. ESP, powersave is shown. esp and p
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act300_eng 20/7/02 11:26 Page 20 accessories remote control AY 3773 (supplied or optionally available) controls 1 1 3.5 mm plug to connect the headphones 2 hold locks all buttons 3 stop 7 2 stops playback and switches the set off 3 5 4 5 / 6 skips and searches forward/backward tracks 4 4 5 1 / 2 6 5 mp3-cd only: selects the next/previous tracks 6 2; switches the set on, starts playback and interrupts playback 7 volume adjusts the volume connecting the remote control use only the AY 3773 re
