AUDAC CMP30 User manual

CMP30
User Manual
www.audac.eu

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Index
Introduction 4
Precautions 5
Safety requirements5 
Caution servicing5
EC Declaration of Conformity5
Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) 6
Caution 6
Class 1 laser product 6
Chapter 1: Pin connections and connectors 7
Connection standards 7
Chapter 2: Front & rear panel 8
Front panel overview 8
Front panel description 8
Functions overview 11
Rear panel overview 13
Rear panel description 13
Chapter 3: Quick start guide 14
Chapter 4: Additional information 15
Technical specifications 15
Notes 16

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Introduction
Digital audio source - CD, MP3 & Tuner
TheCMP30isanAll-In-Oneaudiosourcedevicewhichaccommodatesthreedifferent
kindsofaudiosourcesintoonesingledevice.
ItcombinesaCD-Player,MP3-playerandAM/FMtunerintoonesinglerackspace19”
housing.OnthefrontsideisaCDslot,anUSBslotandaSD/MMCmemorycardslotprovided.
ThismakesitpossibletoplayregularaudioCD’saswellasMP3filesfromeitherCD’s,USB
memorysticksorSD/MMCmemorycards.
Ontherearsideofthedevicearethreestereooutputsprovided.Twoofthemarededicated
tothetunerandCD/MP3function,whilethethirdoutputisavariableoutput.Becauseof
thetwoseparatestereooutputs,thetunerandCD/MP3playercanoperatesimultaneously.
ThisfeaturecanbeusefulforapplicationssuchasMulti-Zonesystemswheremultipleaudio
sourcesarerequiredatthesametime.
ThevariableoutputhasavolumecontrolfunctionandcarriesthesignalfromtheCD/MP3
playerwhenatrackisplaying,butwhentheCD/MP3hasended,thevariableoutputwill
automaticallyswitchtotunerfunction.

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Precautions
READ FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
ALWAYSKEEPTHESEINSTRUCTIONS.NEVERTHROWTHEMAWAY
ALWAYSHANDLETHISUNITWITHCARE
HEEDALLWARNINGS
FOLLOWALLINSTRUCTIONS
NEVEREXPOSETHISEQUIPMENTTORAIN,MOISTURE,ANYDRIPPINGORSPLASHING
LIQUID.ANDNEVERPLACEANOBJECTFILLEDWITHLIQUIDONTOPOFTHISDEVICE.
DONOTPLACETHISUNITINANENCLOSEDENVIRONMENTSUCHASABOOKSHELF
ORCLOSET.ENSURETHEREISADEQUATEVENTILATIONTOCOOLTHEUNIT.DONOT
BLOCKTHEVENTILATIONOPENINGS.
DONOTSTICKANYOBJECTSTHROUGHTHEVENTILATIONOPENINGS.
DONOTINSTALLTHISUNITNEARANYHEATSOURCESSUCHASRADIATORSOR
OTHERAPPARATUSTHATPRODUCEHEAT
DONOTPLACETHISUNITINENVIRONMENTSWHICHCONTAINHIGHLEVELSOFDUST,
HEAT,MOISTUREORVIBRATION
THISUNITISDEVELOPEDFORINDOORUSEONLY.DONOTUSEITOUTDOORS
PLACETHEUNITONASTABLEBASEORMOUNTITINASTABLERACK
ONLYUSEATTACHMENTS&ACCESSORIESSPECIFIEDBYTHEMANUFACTURER
UNPLUGTHISAPPARATUSDURINGLIGHTNINGSTORMSORWHENUNUSEDFORLONG
PERIODSOFTIME
ONLYCONNECTTHISUNITTOAMAINSSOCKETOUTLETWITHPROTECTIVE
EARTHINGCONNECTION
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EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Thisproductconformstoalltheessentialrequirementsandfurther
relevantspecificationsdescribedinfollowingdirectives:2004/108/EC
(EMC)and2006/95/EC(LVD)
CAUTION - SERVICING
Thisproductcontainsnouserserviceableparts.Referallservicingto
qualifiedservicepersonnel.Donotperformanyservicing(unlessyou
arequalifiedto)

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CAUTION
Thesymbolsshownareinternationallyrecognizedsymbolsthatwarnaboutpotentional
hazardsofelectricalproducts.Thelightningflashwitharrowpointinanequilateral
trianglemeansthattheunitcontainsdangerousvoltages.Theexclamationpointin
anequilateraltriangleindicatesthatitisnecessaryfortheusertorefertotheusers
manual.
Thesesymbolswarnthattherearenouserserviceablepartsinsidetheunit.Donot
opentheunit.Donotattempttoservicetheunityourself.Referallservicingtoqualified
personnel.Openingthechassisforanyreasonwillvoidthemanufacturer’swarranty.Do
notgettheunitwet.Ifliquidisspilledontheunit,shutitoffimmediatelyandtakeittoa
dealerforservice.Disconnecttheunitduringstormstopreventdamage.
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
ThisproductisequippedwithanopticalunitcontainingaClass1laser.
Improperusecanresultinhazardousradiationexposure.Thisproductshouldnotbe
adjustedorrepairedbyanyoneexceptproperlyqualifiedservicepersonnel.
WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE)
TheWEEEmarkingindicatesthatthisproductshouldnotbedisposed
withregularhousholdwasteattheendofitsworkinglife.Thisregulation
iscreatedtopreventanypossibleharmtotheenvironmentorhuman
health.
Thisproductisdevelopedandmanufacturedwithhighqualitymaterials
andcomponentswhichcanberecycledand/orreused.Pleasedispose
thisproducttoyourlocalcollectionpointorrecyclingcentreforelectrical
andelectronicwaste.Thiswillmaketosurethatitwillberecycled
onanenvironmentallyfriendlymanner,andwillhelptoprotectthe
environmentinwhichwealllive.

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Chapter 1
Pin connections and connectors
CONNECTION STANDARDS
Thein-andoutputconnectionsforAUDACaudioequipmentareperformedcorresponding
tointernationalwiringstandardsforprofessionalaudioequipment.
Cinch (RCA):
Forunbalancedoutputconnections:
Tip: Signal  Sleeve:  Ground
White: Left  Red: Right

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Chapter 2
Front & rear panel
Front panel description
Function rotary dial (FUNCTION):
ThefunctionrotarydialallowstoswitchthedevicebetweenTuner,CDorUSB&SD/MMC
operationmodebypressingashortterm.Itwillswitchbetweentheseveralmodesinthis
sequence.Byrotatingthisdial,theoutputvolumeforthe‘Variableaudiooutput’canbe
adjusted.
Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,theplaybackmodewillbeswitchedbetween‘Single
Play’and‘Normal Play’mode.In‘Normalplay’mode,thenexttrackwillautomatically
startplayingwhenthecurrenttrackisfinished.In‘Singleplay’mode,theplayerwillfall
intostopmodeafterthecurrenttrackbeingfinished,waitingfora‘Play’command(press
thePlaybutton)beforeplayingthenexttrack.Insituationswherethedeviceisusedfor
music,usuallythe‘NormalPlay’modewillbedesirable,whileinothersituationssuchas
educationalpurposes,housesofworshipsorgym’sthe‘SinglePlay’modecanprovide
greatuserconvenience.
LCD Display:
TheLCDDisplayshowsthecurrentoperationmodeoftheunit.Itshowswhichradio
stationisplaying,whichaudiotrackisplaying,whichfunctionsareenabled,…
CD Slot:
AudioCD’sshallbeinsertedintothisdrive.ThedrivewillloadtheCDautomaticallywhen
itisinsertedintothisslot.OnlyuseCD’swithnormalroundshapeandwithnormalsize
(12cm).AlwayscheckiftheCDslotisemptybeforeinsertingaCDanddon’tforcethe
CDintotheslotwhenitdoesn’taccepttheCDautomatically.WhenaCDisinserted,the
devicewillautomaticallystartplayingit.
CD Eject button (EJECT):
ThisbuttonshallbepressedtoremovetheCDfromthedrive.Afterthisbuttonbeing
pressed,theCDwillbeejectedfromthedriveandcanbetakenoutbytheuser.IftheCD
isnottakenwithin~10seconds,theCDwillbeautomaticallyinsertedtothedriveagain.
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Play / Pause button (PLAY/PAUSE):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
Press:ThemusicfromtheCDorUSB&SD/MMCcanbestartedandpausedwiththis
button.Whenatrackcurrentlyisplaying,itwillbepausedafterpressingthisbuttonand
thecurrentposition(Tracknoandtime)willbeshownonthedisplay.Itwillresumetoplay
afterpressingthisbuttonagain.
•Tunermode:
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thecurrentchosenradiofrequencywill
bestoredon‘Position1’oftheselectedband.
Stop button (STOP):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
Thecurrentlyplayingtrackwillbestoppedwhenpressingthisbutton.Afterpressing‘Play’
again,itwillresumetoplayattheabsolutebeginningoftheinserteddatacarrier.
•Tunermode:
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thecurrentchosenradiofrequencywill
bestoredon‘Position2’oftheselectedband.
Tuning down / CD-Mp3 Track selection down ( ):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
InCDorUSB&SD/MMCmode,theplayingtrackandpositioninthetrackcanbeselected
withthisbutton.
Press:Bypressingthisbuttonforashortterm,theprevioustrackwillbeselected
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thepositioninthecurrentlyplaying
trackcanbeselected(backwards).Afterthebuttonisreleasedthetrackwillresumeto
playfromthispoint.
•Tunermode:
Intunermode,thedesiredradiostationcanbeselectedwiththisbutton.
Press:Bypressingthisbuttononesingletime,thepreviousradiostationwillbesearched
inautoseekmode,andwhenusedinmanualseekmodetheselectedfrequencywill
decreaseonestep.
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Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,theselectionmodeforthetunerwillbe
switchedtomanualseekmodeandthefrequencycanbedecreasedbyholding/pressing
thisbutton.Itwillresumeautomaticallytoautoseekmodeafterabout~3seconds.
Tuning up / CD-Mp3 Track selection up ( ):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
InCDorUSB&SD/MMCmode,theplayingtrackandpositioninthetrackcanbeselected
withthisbutton.
Press:Bypressingthisbuttonforashortterm,thenexttrackwillbeselected

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Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thepositioninthecurrentlyplaying
trackcanbeselected(forward).Afterthebuttonisreleasedthetrackwillresumetoplay
fromthispoint.
•Tunermode:
Intunermode,thedesiredradiostationcanbeselectedwiththisbutton.
Press:Bypressingthisbuttononesingletime,thenextradiostationwillbesearched
inautoseekmode,andwhenusedinmanualseekmodetheselectedfrequencywill
increaseonestep.
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Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,theselectionmodeforthetunerwillbe
switchedtomanualseekmodeandthefrequencycanbeincreasedbyholding/pressing
thisbutton.Itwillresumeautomaticallytoautoseekmodeafterabout~3seconds.
Repeat (REP):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
Withthisbutton,therepeatmodecanbeselectedbetweenRepeat One (Repeats
currentlyplayingtrack),Repeat Folder(Repeatsalltracksincurrentlyplayingfolder),
Repeat All (Repeatsalltracksoninserteddatacarrier)andRepeat Off(Stopsplaying
afteralltracksareplayedonce)inthissequence.Pressthisbuttontotogglebetweenthe
differentrepeatmodes.
•Tunermode:
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thecurrentchosenradiofrequencywill
bestoredon‘Position3’oftheselectedband.
Band select for the tuner (BAND):
•Tunermode:
Pressthisbuttontoselectbetweenthedifferenttunerbands.Thedifferenttunerbands
areFM1/FM2/FM3/MW1/MW2andwillbeselectedinthissequence.
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
PressthisbuttontodisplaytheinformationoftheID3tagofthecurrenttrack.
(Folder/File/Title/Artist/Album)
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Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,theloudnesscanbeswitchedOnand
Off.
Equalizer select (Flat / Classic / Pop / Rock / Off ) (EQ):
Pressthisbuttontoswitchbetweendifferentequalizerpresets:Flat/Classic/Pop/Rock
/Off.Theywillbeselectedinthissequence.
Search down (DIR -):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
Pressthisbuttontojumptoalowerfolder.
•Tunermode:
Press:Pressthisbuttonintunermodetoselectthepreviousprogrammedradiopreset.
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thecurrentchosenradiofrequencywill
bestoredon‘Position5’oftheselectedband.

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Search up (DIR +):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
Pressthisbuttontojumptoahigherfolder.
•Tunermode:
Press:Pressthisbuttonintunermodetoselectthenextprogrammedradiopreset.
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thecurrentchosenradiofrequencywill
bestoredon‘Position6’oftheselectedband.
Random play (RAND):
•CD,USB&SD/MMCmode:
Pressthisbuttontoswitchtherandomplaymode(Shuffle)OnandOff.Whenrandomplay
isswitchedON,trackswillbeplayedinarandomsequence.
•Tunermode:
Press&Hold:Bypressingandholdingthisbutton,thecurrentchosenradiofrequencywill
bestoredon‘Position4’oftheselectedband.
Memory for the tuner frequency (MEMO):
Whenpressingthisbutton,availableradiostationswillbesearchedandautomatically
storedtothepresetmemory.Theradiostationsarestoredinorderofincreasing
frequency,startingfromBand1-Position1withsubsequentlytheincreasingfrequencies
onthehigherpositions.
Manualpositionassignmentofthepresetfrequenciescanalsobedonebypressingand
holdingthePLAY/PAUSE(1)–STOP(2)–REP(3)–RAND(4)–DIR-(5)–DIR+(6)buttons.
Mute (MUTE):
Bypressingthisbutton,thevariableoutputandfixedCD/MP3outputcanbemuted/
unmuted.Thefixedtuneroutputisnotaffectedbythemutebutton.Whentheoutputsare
muted,themessage‘MUTE’willblinkonthedisplay.
USB connection port & SD/MMC card slot:
AnUSBstoragedeviceand/oranSD/MMCmemorycardcanbeinsertedtotheseslots.
TracksstoredonherecanbeplayedthroughtheCMP30anditwillautomaticallystartto
playwhenthemediumisinserted.
Power switch:
ThedevicecanbeswitchedONandOffusingthepowerswitch.Whenthedevice
isswitchedON,theblueLEDabovethepowerbuttonwillilluminate.Afterpowering
on,ittakesaboutthreesecondsbeforethedevicebeingoperational.Thedevicewill
automaticallyresumetoitspreviousoperationmodeuponpoweron.
Functions overview
TheCMP30containsmanybuttonshavingdifferentfunctionsdependingofthecurrent
operationmodeofthedeviceandthewaytheyareoperated.Forexample,somebuttons
haveadifferentfunctioninCD/MP3modeortunermode,alsodependingiftheyare
pressedforashorttermorpressedandholdforafewseconds.

Belowtablegivesanoverviewforallthedifferentfunctionswhichcanbecontrolled,
indicatingthedifferencesbetweenthedifferentoperationmodes.

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Control Operation mode Action Function
Functionrotarydial Allmodes Press ChangebetweenTuner/CD/SD/MMCOperationmode
Allmodes Rotate Changeoutputvolumeforvariableoutput
Allmodes Press&Hold Changeplaybackmodebetweensingleplayandnormalplay
CDEjectbutton Allmodes Press RemoveinsertedCD’sfromtheCDDrive
Play/Pausebutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Pause&Resumetoplaythecurrenttrack
Tuner Press&Hold StorecurrentchosenradiofrequencyonPosition1
Stopbutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Stoptoplaythecurrenttrack
Tuner Press&Hold StorecurrentchosenradiofrequencyonPosition2
Rewindbutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Selectprevioustrack
CD,USB&SD/MMC Press&Hold Scanbackpositionincurrentlyplayingtrack
Tuner Press FindpreviousradiostationinAutoseekmode/decrease
frequency
Tuner Press&Hold SwitchtoManualseekmode/decreasefrequency
Forwardbutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Selectnexttrack
CD,USB&SD/MMC Press&Hold Scanforwardpositionincurrentlyplayingtrack
Tuner Press FindnextradiostationinAutoseekmode/increasefrequency
Tuner Press&Hold SwitchtoManualseekmode/increasefrequency
Repeatbutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Switchbetweendifferentrepeatmodes(One/Folder/All/Off)
Tuner Press&Hold StorecurrentchosenradiofrequencyonPosition3
Bandbutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press DisplayID3Informationofcurrentplayingtrack
(Folder/File/Title/Artist/Album)
Tuner Press Switchbetweendifferenttunerbands
(FM1/FM2/FM3/MW1/MW2)
Allmodes Press&Hold SwithLoudnessOn/Off
EQbutton Allmodes Press SwitchbetweendifferentEQpresets
(Flat/Classic/Pop/Rock/Off)
DIR-button CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Jumptoalowerfolder
Tuner Press Selectpreviouslyprogrammedradiopreset
Tuner Press&Hold StorecurrentchosenradiofrequencyonPosition5
DIR+button CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Jumptoahigherfolder
Tuner Press Selectnextprogrammedradiopreset
Tuner Press&Hold StorecurrentchosenradiofrequencyonPosition6
RANDbutton CD,USB&SD/MMC Press Switchrandomplaymode(Shuffle)OnandOff
Tuner Press&Hold StorecurrentchosenradiofrequencyonPosition4
MEMObutton Tuner Press Automaticallysearchingandstoringradiostations
MUTEbutton Allmodes Press Mutes/Unmutesvariable&CD/MP3output
PowerON Allmodes n/a Automaticallyresumestheoperationmode/trackbefore
powerdown
Insertmedium Allmodes n/a Automaticallystartstoplaytheinsertedmedium
(CD,USB,SD/MMC)

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Rear Panel overview
Rear panel description
Power inlet:
Themainspowersupply(110~240VAC/50~60Hz)hastobeappliedtothisACpower
inlet.TheconnectionismadebyanIECC14powerconnectorwhichisfittedwithafuse.
Whenreplacingthefuse,makesurethatthevalueofthereplacementfusematchesthe
valueoftheoriginalfuse.(T500mAL/250V)
RS232 control port:
TheRS232controlportcanbeusedforcontrollingthedevicethroughexternalhardware
suchasaudiovisualinstallations,home&industrialautomationsystems,computers,...
ThecompletecommandslistforcontrollingtheCMP30throughRS232canbe
downloadedfromtheAUDACwebsite.
Variable audio output CD/MP3/Tuner:
ThevariableaudiooutputcanbeswitchedbetweenCD/MP3ortunermodeandthe
outputlevel(volume)canbeadjusted.Theselectionandvolumeadjustmentshould
bedoneusingtherotaryfunctiondial.Inmostbasicaudioapplicationwhereonlyone
simultaneoussourceisrequired(eitherCD/MP3ortuner),thevariableaudiooutputwillbe
used.
Fixed audio output CD/MP3:
ThesignalonthisoutputisdedicatedtotheCD/MP3player,andhasaconstantline
outputlevel(thevolumeisnotadjustable).Thisoutputcanbeusedforaudioapplications
wheremultiplesourcesaresimultaneouslyused(CD/MP3andtuner),suchasMulti-Zone
audioapplications.
Fixed Audio Output Tuner:
Thesignalonthisoutputisdedicatedtothetuner,andhasaconstantlineoutputlevel
(thevolumeisnotadjustable).Thisoutputcanbeusedforaudioapplicationswhere
multiplesourcesaresimultaneouslyused(CD/MP3andtuner),suchasMulti-Zoneaudio
applications.
FM Antenna connection:
ConnectthesuppliedFMantennatothoseconnectorstoensureagoodFMreception.In
caseofbadreception,theconnectionofanexternaloutdoorantennaorcabledistribution
cansignificantlyimprovetheaudioreception.

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Chapter 3
Quick start guide
TheCMP30playerisdesignedforinstallationintoarack(482mm/19”)withaheight
ofonesinglerackspace(44.45mm),butitcanalsobeplacedasadesktopunit.Before
usingthedevice,theconnectionsoftheCMP30shouldbemadeproperly.Theaudio
outputconnectionsshouldbemadewiththeRCA/Cinchconnectorsontherearsideofthe
device.dependingoftheapplication,thevariableeitherthefixedAudiooutputs(orboth)
shouldbeused.
Whenthedeviceisconnectedtoasoundsystemwhereonlyoneaudiosourcewillbe
usedatatime,thevariableaudiooutputshouldbeused.WhenconnectingtheCMP30to
aMulti-ChannelamplifierorPre-amplifierorwhenusedinaMulti-ZoneaudioMatrix
system,itsrecommendedtousethefixedaudiooutputs,sobothCD/MP3andTuner
audiosourcescanbeusedsimultaneous.Aftertheaudioconnectionsaremade,the
mainspowershouldbeconnectedtotheIECinputconnectorandtheFMantennashould
beconnectedtotheprovidedconnectors.
Afterallconnectionsaremadeproperly,thedevicecanbeswitchedonbypushingthe
powerbutton.Afterthepowerbuttonispressed,thedevicewillstartworkingaftersome
seconds.
TostartplayingmusicfromCD/MP3,insertaCD,USBstoragedeviceorSD/MMC
memorycardtotheslotsonfrontofthedevice.Whenthemediaisinserted,thedevice
willdetectautomaticallyandwillstartplaying.Youcanselecttheplayingtracksusingthe
controlbuttonsonfrontofthedevice.Forswitchingtosettingsofanothermediasource,
pressthefunctiondialonfront(Thevariableaudiooutputwillswitchautomaticallytothis
mediasource).
Thepreferredradiostationcanbeselectedbypressingthe and 
buttons.Whenpressingthosebuttonsonetime,itwillsearchautomaticallytothe
previousornextradiostation.Whenholdingoneofthosebuttonsforthreeseconds,itwill
returntomanualseekmodeandyoucanselecttheradiostationmanual.

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Chapter 4
Additional information
Technical specifications
Inputs      Audiocompactdiskslot(12cm)
      USBMemorystickinput
      SD/MMCMemorycardinput
Control      Frontpanel
RS232
Outputs     2xFixedaudiooutput(Tuner&CD/MP3)
      1xVariableaudiooutput(Selectable)
Frequencyrange  FM  87.5~108MHz
    MW  522~1620kHz
Channelstep   FM  50kHz
    MW  9kHz
Intermediatefrequency  FM  10.7MHz
    MW  455kHz
Sensitivity   FM  2µVat30dBS/N
    MW  30dB
Signaltonoiseratio  FM  >60dB
    MW  >50dB
    CD/MP3 >80dB
Frequencyresponse    20Hz-20kHz
Audiocodec     MPEG1/2/5Layer2/3decoding(8kHz-48kHz)
      MWAV4,V7,V8,V9(L1,L2)decoding(8kHz-48kHz)
MP3/WMAcompatiblemedia   CD
      SD/MMCMemorycards(upto16GB/FAT32)
      USBMedia(upto16GB/FAT32)
Outputlevel   Fixedoutput -10dB
    Variableoutput -∞dB~0dB
Powersupply     100~240VAC/50~60Hz
Powerconsumption    10Watt
Weight      3.82Kg
Dimensions(WxHxD)    482x44x330mm
Unitheight     1HE

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Notes