Naxa NPB?261 User manual

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INSTRUCTIONMANUAL
MP3/CDBoomboxwithBluetooth®
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MODEL:NPB‐261
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IMPORTANT:Pleasereadbeforeusingandkeepforfuturereference.
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IMPORTANTNOTES
INTRODUCTION
Thankyouforbuyingthisproduct.
Pleasereadthroughtheseoperatinginstructions,soyouwillknowhowtooperateyourequipment
properly.Afteryoufinishedreadingtheinstructionsmanual,putitinasafeplaceforfuture
reference.
CAUTION
Useofcontrolsoradjustmentorperformanceofproceduresotherthanthosespecifiedhereinmay
resultinhazardousradiationexposure.
DANGER
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ThisCompactdiscplayerisclassifiedasaClass1LASER
PRODUCT.
THECLASS1LASERPRODUCTlabelislocatedontherear
exterior.
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NOTE:ThemanufacturerisnotresponsibleforanyradioorTVinterferencecausedbyunauthorized
modifications.
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Avoidinstallingtheunitinlocationsdescribedbelow:
Placesexposedtodirectsunlightorclosetoheatradiatingappliancessuchaselectricheaters,or
otherequipmentthatradiatetoomuchheat.
Placessubjecttoconstantvibration.
Unventilatedordustyplaces.
Humidormoistplaces.
Operatebuttonsandswitchesasinstructedinthemanual.
Beforeturningonthepowerforthefirsttime,makesurethatthepowercordisproperlyinstalled.
Storetheunitinacoolareatoavoiddamagefromheat.
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CAUTION:TOREDUCETHERISKOFELECTRICSHOCK,DODOTREMOVETHECOVER(ORBACK).DONOT
OPENTHEUNIT.FORSERVICE,PLEASEREFERTOQUALIFIEDSERVICEPERSONNEL.
WARNING:
-Removebatteriesifexhaustedoriftheywillnotbeusedforalongperiod.
-Theincorrectuseofbatteriescancauseelectrolyteleakageandwillcorrodethecompartmentor
causethebatteriestoburst.Therefore:
Donotmixbatterytypes,e.g.,alkalinewithzinccarbonate.
Wheninsertingnewbatteries,replaceallbatteriesatthesametime.
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LOCATIONOFCONTROLS
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NAMESOFCONTROLS
1. Antenna
2. Handle
3. USBport
4. FUNCTIONbutton
5. MEM/DIR/10–button
6. MEM/DIR/10+button
7. MEM/P‐MODEbutton
8. EQ/LIGHTbutton
9. VOLUMEdial
10. AUXINjack
11. Headphoneinputjack
12. BAND/ID3button
13. PLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton
14. STOPbutton
15. NEXT/FWDbutton
16. PREV/REVbutton
17. TUNINGdial
18. POWERbutton(standby)
19. Display
20. Speaker
21. Heatemissionvent
22. Airtube
23. ACpowerinput
24. Subwoofer
25. Voltageselector
26. Batterycompartment
REMOTEHANDSET
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1. STANDBYkey
2. MUTEkey
3. PAIRkey
4. FUNCTIONkey
5. VOLUME+key
6. VOLUME‐key
7. BAND/ID3key
8. DIRECTORY+key
9. DIRECTORY‐key
10. MEMORY/PLAYMODEkey
11. MEMORY+/10+key
12. MEMORY‐/10‐key
13. FMSTEREO/MONOkey
14. NEXT/FORWARDandTUNING+key
15. PREVIOUS/REVERSEandTUNING‐key
16. EQUALIZER/LIGHTkey
17. PLAY/PAUSEkey
18. STOPkey
19. Remotetransmitter
20. Batterycompartment(ontherear)
REPLACINGTHEREMOTECONTROLBATTERIES
Slidethecoverofthebatterycompartment[20]open.
Removetheoldbatteriesandinstalltwonew“AAA”batteries(notincluded).Makesureyoumatch
the"+"and"‐"polaritymarkingsinsidethecompartmentwhenyouinstallthebatteries.
Replacethecover.

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REMOTECONTROLOPERATION
Tooperatetheunitwiththeremotecontrol,pointtheremotetransmitter[19]
oftheremotecontrolattheIRsensoronthefrontdisplaypaneloftheunit.
Pressthebuttonsontheremotecontroltouseit.Theremoteworksbestata
distanceofnofurtherthan20to23feetandwithin30degreestoeitherside
ofthesensor.Brightsunlightorotherlightingconditionsintheroomcan
interferewiththeremotecontrol.Ifremoteoperationisunsatisfactoryor
stopsworkingentirely,tryusinganewbatteryintheremoteortrydarkening
theroom.
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POWERSOURCE
ThisunitisdesignedtooperateonACorDCelectricalsystems.
ACOPERATION
PlugoneendofthepowercordintotheACpowerinputontheunit;plugtheotherendintoa
householdACoutlet.(BatteryoperationwillbedisabledautomaticallywhenACpowerisused).
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DCOPERATION
OpentheBATTERYDOOR[26]onthebottomoftheunit.Load8piecesofUM‐1/Dsizebatteries(not
included)intothecompartment,takingcaretomatchthe+/–polaritiesmarkedinsidethe
compartment.
CAUTION:
Removebatteriesiftheyareemptyornotbeingusedforalongperiodof
time.
Batteriescontainchemicalsubstancesandshouldbedisposedofproperly.
Checkyourlocalregulationsbeforethrowingbatteriesinthetrash.
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BASICFUNCTION
TURNINGTHEUNITON/OFF
PressthePOWERbutton[18]toturntheunitonoroff.
SETTINGTHEFUNCTIONMODE
Thereare5functionmodes;presstheFUNCTIONbutton[4]tochangemodes.The5modesare:
TUNER:ListentoAMorFMradiobroadcasts.
CD:Playcompactdiscs(CD‐audioorCD‐MP3).
USB:PlayMP3sfromUSBmemorysticks.
BT(Bluetooth®):StreamaudiofromwirelessplayerswithBluetooth®.
AUX:PlayaudiofromdevicesconnectedtotheAUXinputjack.
Thecurrentfunctionmodewillbeshownonthedisplay[19]whenyouturnontheboombox.
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ADJUSTINGTHEVOLUME
RotatetheVOLUMEdial[9]ontheunittoincreaseordecreasevolume.Youmayalsousetheremote
controltoadjustthesystemvolume.
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EQUALIZER(EQ)FUNCTION
PresstheEQ/LIGHTbutton[8]duringplaybacktochangeequalizerpresets.Thepresetsare:FLAT,
CLASSIC,ROCK,POP,JAZZandDBBS(bassboost).
Chooseapresetthatbestmatchesthestyleofmusicthatisplaying;thepresetshavebeencalibrated
toenhanceyouraudioenjoyment.
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ID3(showtag)System
SomeMP3filesareencodedwithinformationsuchasthenameoftheartist,thetitle,andthealbum.
Together,thisinformationiscalledan"ID3tag".
PresstheBAND/ID3button[12]toturntheID3tagdisplayonoroff.WhentheID3tagdisplayison,
theunitwilldisplaytaginformationintheordershownbelow.
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HEADPHONEJACK
TouseheadphoneswithyourBoombox,lowerthevolumebeforeconnectingthemtothe3.5mm
headphoneinputjack[11].Onceconnected,slowlyadjustthevolumetoacomfortablelevel.
Thespeakerswillbedisabledwhenheadphonesareconnected.
CAUTION:LISTENINGWITHHEADPHONESATHIGHVOLUMELEVELSMAY
CAUSEPERMANENTHEARINGLOSS.
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PARTYLIGHT
PressandholdtheEQ/LIGHTbutton[8]toturnthelightsofforon.
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RADIOOPERATION
ListentoAMorFMradiobroadcasts.PresstheFUNCTIONbutton[4]untilthedisplay[19]reads
TUNER.
PresstheBAND/ID3button[12]toselecttheAMorFMband.
TooptimizereceptionwhenlisteningtostationsontheFMband,extendthe
telescopicantennatoitsfulllength.TooptimizereceptionforAMbandstations,
gentlymovetheunitaround,orpositiontheunitinanopenplace.
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TUNINGTOARADIOSTATION
Ifyouknowthestationfrequencythatyouwanttotunetodirectly:
TunetoastationbyrotatingtheTUNINGdial[17].Thestationfrequencyisshownon
thedisplay[19].
Totunetoapresetstation:
Totunetothenextpresetstation,presstheMEM/DIR/10+button[6].
Totunetothepreviouspreset,presstheMEM/DIR/10–button[5].

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AUTOPRESETMEMORY/SCAN
Toscanforstationswithinreceptionrangeandsavethemtopresetmemoryautomatically,pressand
holdthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13].Aftertheunitisfinishedscanning,theunitwillautomatically
tunetopresetnumber1(P01).
MANUALPRESETMEMORYOPERATION
Choosewhichstationstosaveinpresetmemoryinsteadofscanningautomatically.
1. UsetheTUNINGdial[17]totunetothestationthatyouwanttosaveasapreset(e.g.,
93.10).
2. PresstheMEM/P‐MODEbutton[7].“P01”willflashonthedisplaytoindicatethatyou
aresavingthestationasPresetMemory01.(Tochangethepresetmemorynumber,
presstheMEM/DIR/10+[6]orMEM/DIR/10‐[5]buttons.)
3. PresstheMEM/P‐MODEbutton[7]tofinishsavingthestation(e.g.,P01isnowsetto
93.10).
4. Tosaveanotherstation,repeatsteps1to3.Youmaysaveupto20FMstationsand20
AMstations.
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CDMODE(CDandMP3Discs)
PlayCDswithaudioorMP3files.PresstheFUNCTIONbutton[4]toselect“CD”mode.
SUPPORTEDDISCFORMATS
ThisunitcanplayalldigitalaudioCD/MP3,finalizeddigitalaudioCD‐Recordable(CD‐R)discs,finalized
digitalaudioCD‐Rewritable(CD‐RW)discs,andCD‐DAformatteddigitalaudioCD/CD‐R/CD‐RWdiscs.
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LOADINGADISC
1. PressPUSHTOOPENontheCDdoortoopenit;thedisplay[19]willread“OPEN”.
2. Placethecompactdiscintothetraywiththelabelsidefacingup.
3. ClosetheCDdoor;thedisplaywillflash“TOCREAD”,andthenshowthetotalnumberof
playabletracksonthedisc.Playbackwillstartautomatically.
4. ToremovetheCD,pressthePOWERbutton[18]toturntheunitoff.WaitfortheCDto
stopspinningcompletely!PressPUSHTOOPENontheCDdoortoopenit.Removethe
CDcarefullytakingcaretohandleitbyitssides.
Notes:
1. MakesurethedisciscompletelystoppedbeforeopeningtheCD
door.
2. Toensuregoodsystemperformance,waituntiltheunitreadsthe
disccompletelybeforedoinganythingelse.
3. Ifthediscisunreadableorifnodiscisloadedinthetray,the
displaywillread“NODISC”.
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PLAYINGADISC
PlaybackstartsautomaticallyfromTrack1afteracompactdischasbeenloadedandreadbythe
boombox.
Topauseplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13].Thecurrenttracktime
willflashonthedisplay.
Toresumeplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13]again.
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Tostopplayback,presstheSTOPbutton[14].
Toskiptracks
PresstheNEXT/FWD[15]orPREV/REV[16]buttonstoskiptothenextorprevioustrack,respectively.
Tracknumbersareshownonthedisplay.
Toscanquicklytoapointinatrack
PressandholdtheNEXT/FWD[15]orPREV/REV[16]buttonstoquicklyscanforwardorinreverse
throughatrack.Thetracktimeisshownonthedisplay.
Toskiptracksquickly(forMP3discs,only）
Toskip10tracksatatime,presstheMEM/DIR/10+button[6]toskipforward10tracks.Pressthe
MEM/DIR/10–button[5]toskipbackwards10tracks.
Toselectadesiredfolder(forMP3discs,only)
Toselectatrackinafolder,pressandholdtheMEM/DIR/10+[6]buttoneachtimetoskiptothenext
folder.PressandholdtheMEM/DIR/10–button[5]toskiptothepreviousfolder.
PROGRAMINGTRACKS
Youcancreateacustomplaylistfromyourdiscwhenplaybackisstopped.Youcanprogramupto20
tracksforaCDdiscand99tracksforanMP3disc
1. Whileplayisstopped,presstheMEM/P‐MODEbutton[7].ThedisplaywillflashPROG
andshow“P01”.
2. UsetheNEXT[15]/PREV[16]buttonstoselectthefirsttracktobesavedtotheprogram
list,thenpresstheMEM/P‐MODEbutton[7]tosave.Thedisplaywillnowshowthe
nextprogramnumber(e.g.,“P02”).
3. Repeatstep2tosavemoretrackstotheprogramlistuntilalltrackshavebeen
programmed.
4. PressthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13]tostartplayingtheprogramlistfromthe
beginning.Thedisplaywillshowwhichtrackiscurrentlyplaying.
5. PresstheSTOPbutton[14]onunittostopprogramplayback.
Tocleartheprogram,opentheCDcompartmentlid,makingsurethatthedischas
stoppedspinningcompletelybeforeyoudoso.
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REPEAT/RANDOM/INTROPLAYMODE(P‐MODE)
Tochangetheplaybackmode,presstheMEM/P‐MODEbutton[7]duringplayback;thedisplaywill
showthecurrentplaymode(P‐MODE).Playmodesincluderepeat,random,andintro.
:Repeatthecurrenttrack.
ALL:Repeatalltracks.
DIR:Repeatallofthetracksinthecurrentdirectory/folder(MP3playbackonly).
RAN:Playtracksinrandomorder.
INTRO:Playthefirst10secondsofeachtrack.
Toreturntonormalplayback,presstheMEM/P‐MODEbutton[7]untiltherearenoP‐MODEindicators
onthedisplay.P‐MODEisalsocanceledwhenyoustopplayback.

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PlayMP3filesfromUSBmemorysticks.PresstheFUNCTIONbutton[4]toselect“USB”mode.
PLAYINGMP3sFROMUSBMEMORY
1. ConnecttheUSBmemorysticktotheUSBport[3]foundonthetopoftheunit.The
displaywillshowthetotalnumberofplayabletracksontheUSBdevice.Playbackwill
startautomaticallyfromTrack1.
2. Topauseplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13].Thecurrenttracktimewill
flashonthedisplay.Toresumeplayback,pressthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13]
again.
3. Tostopplayback,presstheSTOPbutton[14].
Tolearnmoreaboutprogrammingplaylistsandrepeat/random/introplaybackmodes,pleasereferto
the"CDMODE"sectionofthismanual.
NOTICE:
Topreventharmfulinterference,alwaysconnectUSBdevicesdirectlyto
theunit.DonotuseaUSBextensioncabletoconnectUSBdevicestothe
unit.
Bluetooth®MODE
StreamaudiowirelesslyfromplayerswithBluetooth.PresstheFUNCTIONbutton[4]toselect"BT"
(Bluetooth)mode.
WirelessplayerswithBluetoothmayincludelaptops,tablets,smartphones,andmore.Makesurethat
yourplayerhasitsBluetoothradioenabledandthatitissettobediscoverable.
CONNECTINGADEVICEFORTHEFIRSTTIME(PAIRING)
BeforeusingawirelessdevicewithBluetooth,youwillneedtoestablishaconnectionbetweenitand
theBoombox.Thisprocessiscalled"pairing"andyouwillonlyhavetodoitonce.Oncetwodevicesare
paired,theywillautomaticallyconnectwhentheydetecteachother.
1. WhenyousettheBoomboxto"BT"modeanditdoesnotdetectapaireddevice,itwill
automaticallyswitchtopairingmode.(ThebluePAIRindicatorwillblinkwhenthe
boomboxisinpairingmode.)
2. Onyourwirelessdevice,gotoitsBluetoothsettingsmenu.
3. Haveyourwirelessdevice"searchfordevices".Selecttheboombox(NPB‐261)whenitis
found.Enterthepasskey"0000"ifthedeviceasksforone.
4. Whenpairingiscomplete,theboomboxwillemitasofttone,thedisplaywillread"BT"
andthebluePAIRindicatorwilllightasteadyblue.Ifaconnectioncannotbemade,the
PAIRindicatorwillflashonceevery2seconds.(PressthePLAY/PAUSE/PAIRbutton[13]
totryagain.)
TheboomboxwillautomaticallyconnecttoyourwirelessdevicenexttimeaslongasithasBluetooth
enabled,iswithinrange,andissettobevisibletopaireddevices.
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Note:
TherearemanydifferentBluetoothenableddevicesoutthere;wecannot
provideinstructionsforallofthem.Pleaserefertoyourdevice
manufacturer'sinstructionsorwebsitetolearnmoreaboutconnectingwith
Bluetooth.
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AUX‐INMODE
PlayaudiofromdevicesconnectedtotheAUXinputjack.PresstheFUNCTIONbutton[4]toselect
"AUX"mode.
1. Connectyouraudiodevicetothe3.5mmAUXINjack[10]foundonthetopoftheunit
witha3.5mmAUXcable.
2. Setthevolumeleveloftheconnectedaudiodevicetoapproximately80%.Make
additionaladjustmentstothevolumelevelbyturningtheVOLUMEdial[9]oftheunit.
3. Controlplaybackwithyouraudiodevice.
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GENERAL
PowerRequirement ....................................................AC110/220V‐60/50Hz
DC12VUM‐1/Dx8pcs
Powerconsumption .........................................................................32Watts
Dimensions.................................................... 460(L)X200(D)X342(H)mm
Operationtemperature........................................................... +5°C–+35°C
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RECEIVERSECTION
ReceivingBands ............................................................................ AM/FM.ST
FrequencyRange................................................................ AM:530‐1710KHz
FM87.5–108MHz

COMPACTDISCSECTION
OpticalPickup ...........................................................................3‐BeamLaser
FrequencyResponse ...............................................................100Hz–16KHz
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AUDIOSECTION
Poweroutput ...........................................................................8WX2+20W
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ACCESSORIES
InstructionBooklet....................................................................................... 1
ACCord ........................................................................................................ 1
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Note:Specificationsaresubjecttochangeforcontinuousimprovement
withoutpriornotice.
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SUPPORT
Ifyouhaveproblemswithyourdevice,pleaseconsulttheinstructionsinthismanual,aswellasthe
latestnews,alerts,anddocumentationwhichcanbefoundbyvisitingusonthewebatwww.naxa.com.
Ifyouneedfurtherassistance,pleasecontactNaxaTechnicalSupport.
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http://www.naxa.com/naxa_support/
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