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ARC300I
AUDIO/CD DOCKING SYSTEM FOR IPOD
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SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
HAZARD WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK,
DO NOT EXPOSE THIS PRODUCT TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
ESD Remark:
In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge just reset the product (reconnect of power
source may be required) to resume normal operation
WARNINGS
To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do
not expose this appliance to rain or moisture
EXPLANATION OF GRAPHIC SYMBOLS
This product contains a low-power laser emitter
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1. MUTE Press to activate/deactivate
MUTE function.
2. STANDBY Press to turn power on/off.
3. FUNCTION Press to select the system for
CD/TUNER/iPod.
4.CD Press to switch to CD mode.
5.PROG/ADJ In CD or Tuner mode, press to set CD
or Tuner memory. In Standby mode,
press to set clock.
6.FOLDER- In MP3 mode, press to go to previous
/PRE- album number. In Tuner mode,
press to go to previous pre-set
station. In iPod mode, press to choose
a menu item.
7.FOLDER+ In MP3 mode, press to go to the next
/PRE+ album number. In Tuner mode, press
to go to next pre-set station. In iPod
mode, press to choose a menu item.
8. /MENU Press the MENU key to show iPod menu.
9. /ENTER In iPod MENU mode, press the ENTER
button to choose the menu.
10. /-10 Selects the MP3 track skip in 10 each press.(-10)
11. /+10 Selects the MP3 track skip in 10 each press.(+10)
12.DBBS Press the DBBS button to
change the bass boost.
13. Press to reduce volume.
14. TUNER Press to switch to Tuner mode
15. iPod Press to switch to iPod mode.
16.ALARM2 Press to set or deactivate the ALARM 2 function
17. ALARM1 Press to set or deactivate the ALARM 1 function
18.PLAY MODE In CD mode, press to switch between Repeat 1, Repeat All, RANDOM
and INTRO mode
19.ST./MONO In Tuner mode, press to switch between FM MONO and FM STEREO
20.ID3 Press to show the ID3 Tag (if any)
21. SLEEP Press to activate sleep function using CD/RADIO/iPod to turn off
automatically after 90, 60, 30 or 15 minutes.
22.SNOOZE Press to activate the SNOOZE function during ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 is
activating, the ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 will activate again 6 minutes later.
To cancel, press ALARM 1 or ALARM 2 accordingly
23. /BAND In CD mode, press to terminate CD playback.
In Tuner mode, press to switch between AM or FM.
24. In CD mode, press once to start playback. Press once more to pause
the disc play temporarily..
25. In Tuner mode, press to increase to the next frequency, or press and
hold to search forward.
26. In CD mode, press once to skip to previous track, press and hold to
search backwards. In Tuner mode, press to decrease frequency.
27. EQ Press to select the presets EQ mode.
28. Press to increase volume.
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iPod OPERATION
To charge the battery:
When iPod is connected to this unit, the battery wil start charging.
Fig.1: this icon will show when the battery is charging.
Fig 2: this icon will show when the battery is full charged.
Charging Charged
1 2
TO USE THE DOCK WITH YOUR IPOD:
1. Remove the iPod cover from the unit.
2. Install the iPod Dock Adapter into Dock, then put your iPod in the Dock on the unit. (Dock
adapter is a iPod accessories available separately and fits with your iPod product) .
Note:
1)After placing the iPod in the Dock, all iPod functions can
be operated by remote controller, please don't try to use
the iPod controls because the iPod connector may be
damaged while the dock is connected with your iPod.
2)This player can support following model number iPod
A.iPod mini(4G&6G)
B.iPod photo(40G&60G)
C.iPod nano(2G&4G)
D.5G iPod and U2 iPod with video(30G)
E.5G iPod with video
F
.iPod nano(2G&4G&8G)
G.iPod nano(4G&8G)
H.iPod Touch
3. Playing music Throught the unit speakers:
Using the iPod Dock, you can play music from iPod
through the unit speakers and operated with
remote controller
1)Place iPod in the Dock.
2)Use the remote controller to play iPod with following steps.
Enter main menu
The top and bottom choose
To choose an item
Play or pause a song.
Change the volume
Skip to the next song.
Start a song over or play the
previous song.
To go back to the previous menu
Press the MENU button on remote control.
Press the PRE-/PRE+ button on remote control or main unit.
Press the ENTER button on remote control
Press the play/pause ( ) button on remote control or main unit.
Press the "VOL+" or "VOL- " button on remote control or main unit.
Press the next/fast-forward ( ) button on remote control or main unit.
Press the previous/rewind ( ) button once to start a song over,
press it twice to play the previous song. on remote control or main unit.
Press the MENU button on remote control.
Dock adapter
Connector well
You can remove the Dock adapter
with your fingernail by using this slot
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