Operating Elements And Connections; Safety Notes; Applications; Setting-Up And Connecting The Unit - Monacor CD-156 Mode D'emploi

CD / MP3 Player
These instructions are intended for users without
any specific technical knowledge . Please read
these instructions carefully prior to operating the
unit and keep them for later reference .
All operating elements and connections de-
scribed can be found on the fold-out page 3 .
1 Operating Elements and
Connections
1.1 Front side of the player and
remote control (fig . 1)
1 POWER switch
2 CD tray
3 Display
4 Infrared sensor for the remote control
5 Port for inserting a USB flash drive
6 Selector button CD / USB flash drive
7 6 .3 mm jack for connection of stereo head-
phones (minimum impedance 32 Ω)
8 Volume control for the headphone output
PHONES (7)
9 Button to open / close the CD tray
10 Selector button Replay / Pause
11 Stop button to stop the replay
12 Buttons for title selection and for fast for-
ward / reverse
Title selection
 press button shortly
Press button
title . Press button
beginning . With each further press of the
button, the player will go back one title .
Fast forward / reverse
 keep button pressed*
Button fast forward
Button fast reverse
13 Button for the repeat function
1 press of button (display "REPEAT 1")
st
repeat of the current title
2 press of button (display "REPEAT ALL")
nd
repeat of all titles
3 rd press of button
the repeat function is switched off
14 Button for switching on and off the title
replay in a random order
15 Buttons for title selection
Press the button SKIP + to go to the next
title, press the button SKIP − to go to the
title beginning . With each further press of
the button, the player will go back one title .
To skip several titles, keep the respective
button pressed .*
16 Buttons to start fast forward (SEARCH +) or
fast reverse (SEARCH −)
17 Numerical keys for direct selection of a title
* When the button
control) or the button
control) is kept pressed in the stop mode, the player
will go forward or backward 10 titles .
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1.2 Rear side of the player (fig . 2)
18 RCA output jacks (L = left, R = right) for
connection to an amplifier or a mixer
19 Mains cable for connection to a socket
(230 V/ 50 Hz)

2 Safety Notes

This unit corresponds to all relevant directives of
the EU and is therefore marked with
WARNING The unit is supplied with haz-
•
Caution! Never look into the CD compart-
ment when the CD tray is open; laser beams
may be emitted causing eye damage .
•
The unit is suitable for indoor use only . Protect
it against dripping water, splash water and
high air humidity . The admissible ambient
temperature range is 0 – 40 °C .
•
Do not place any vessel filled with liquid on
the unit, e . g . a drinking glass .
•
Immediately disconnect the mains plug from
the socket
1 . if there is visible damage to the unit or to
the mains cable,
2 . if a defect might have occurred after the
unit was dropped or suffered a similar ac-
cident,
3 . if malfunctions occur .
In any case the unit must be repaired by skilled
to go to the next personnel .
to go to the title •
A damaged mains cable must be replaced by
skilled personnel only .
•
Never pull the mains cable to disconnect the
mains plug from the socket; always seize the
plug .
•
No guarantee claims for the unit and no liabil-
ity for any resulting personal damage or mate-
rial damage will be accepted if the unit is used
for other purposes than originally intended,
if it is not correctly connected or operated, or
if it is not repaired in an expert way .
•
Important for U. K. Customers!
The wires in this mains lead are coloured in
ac cord ance with the following code:
blue = neutral
brown = live
As the colours of the wires in the mains lead
of this appliance may not correspond with the
coloured markings identifying the terminals in
your plug, proceed as follows:
1 . The wire which is coloured blue must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter N or coloured black .
2 . The wire which is coloured brown must be
connected to the terminal which is marked
with the letter L or coloured red .

3 Applications

The CD / MP3 player CD-156 is suitable for uni-
(SKIP + on the remote
versal applications (e . g . for home applications,
(SKIP − on the remote
in restaurants, or waiting rooms) . It is possible to
replay standard audio CDs, even CDs you have
ardous mains voltage . Leave ser-
vicing to skilled personnel only!
Inexpert handling may result in
an electric shock .
If the unit is to be put out of operation
definitively, take it to a local recycling
plant for a disposal which is not harm-
ful to the environment .
burnt yourself, and CDs and USB flash drives
with MP3 files . However, problems may occur
when replaying rewritable CDs (CD-RW), de-
pending on the type of CD, the CD burner and
the burning software used .
The player is provided with an anti-shock
memory which will be able to compensate
temporary interruptions caused by shocks or
vibrations during replay (45 seconds max . for
data carriers with MP3 files, 30 seconds max .
.
for standard audio CDs); however, it will not be
able to compensate permanent interruptions .
Notes:
1 . Instead of a USB flash drive, a USB hard disk
(FAT 16 / 32) with an individual power supply can
also be connected .
2 . It is also possible to replay files in the WMA format .
3 . Due to the large number of storage device manu-
facturers and device drivers, it cannot be guaranteed
that all USB storage media are compatible with the
CD-156 .
4 Setting-up and
Connecting the Unit
The player can be placed as a free-standing
table top unit on an even, horizontal surface or
be inserted into a rack (482 mm / 19") . For rack
installation, fasten the two supplied mounting
brackets according to fig . 3 . Two RS (1 RS = rack
space = 44 .45 mm) are required .
Prior to making or changing any connections,
switch off the player and the units to be con-
nected .
1) Connect the output LINE OUT (18) – left
channel L white jack, right channel R red
jack – via a stereo audio cable with RCA
plugs to the CD player input on the mixer
or amplifier .
2) It is possible to connect stereo headphones
(minimum impedance 32 Ω) to the 6 .3 mm
jack PHONES (7) .
3) Finally connect the plug of the mains cable
(19) to a mains socket (230 V/ 50Hz) .
5 Operation
The player can be operated via the buttons on
the front side of the unit or via the remote con-
trol .
When using the remote control, always point it
to the infrared sensor (4) of the unit . If the re-
mote control should fail to function or the range
should decrease, the battery must be replaced
☞ chapter 6 .
If the remote control is not used for a longer
period of time, remove the battery as a pre-
caution so that the remote control will not be
damaged if the battery should leak .
5.1 Playing a music data carrier
1) To switch on the unit, press the switch
POWER (1) . After switching-on, the CD player
mechanism is selected . The display (3) shows
first, then
inserted .
2) Insert the data carrier / s:
– To insert a CD, open the CD tray with the
button OPEN / CLOSE (9), the display shows
. Insert a CD with the lettering facing
upwards . To close the tray, press the button
again; the display shows
– Connect a USB flash drive to the USB
port (5) .
, if no CD has been
.