Samsung MCD-SF85 User manual

Portable MP3-CD Player
MCD-SF85
MP3-CD/CD-R/RW Playback
ESP/Album
Program
Stop Play
Mode
+10
L.Memory
SBS
Instruction Manual

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What is MP3?
SBS function
The SBS function produces rich,
deep bass tones for a more power-
ful overall sound.
ESP function
The ESP function ensures high
resistance to shock or vibration so
that the sound signal remains undis-
turbed ( up to 120 seconds for MP3
and 45 seconds for a CD).
FM Radio Reception
You can listen to FM radio using
various functions such as the
automatic tuning, preset FM
stations, and etc.
Album function (MP3-CD Only)
The Album function allows easy
browsing and searching of your
favorite tunes by album name, song
title and artist.
Last Memory function (MP3-CD Only)
The Last Memory function allows you
to listen to a song from the point you
left off - handy for when you have to
answer the phone or door.
MP3 means MPEG1 Layer 3, the global standard for audio signal compression technolo-
gy. It uses digital compression technology to compress original sound data by up to 12
times without sound quality degradation.
File Compatibility
●The unit will play back files created in MP3 format (Mpeg1.Layer 3) with *.mp3 as their
extension.
●Files created in MP2 format (Mpeg1.Layer2) with *.mp2 as their extension can also be
played back.
How many MP3 files can a CD-R or CD-RW disc record?
●The maximum capacity of one CD-R or CD-RW disc is 680MB.
Normally, one MP3 file has a capacity of 4MB, therefore approximately 170 files can be
recorded on a single disc.
Main Features

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Safety Warning 3
Buttons and Controls 5
Preparation before using your unit 9
● How to Connect 9
●Using the rechargeable batteries 10
●Using standard batteries (not supplied) 11
●In-car use 12
CD Playback 13
MP3-CD Playback 14
Skip/Search function 15
Mode function 16
Last Memory/SBS function 17
ESP/Album function 18
+10 button 18
Program function 20
●To confirm the program 21
●To change the program 21
●To cancel the program mode 21
Listening to FM Radio 22
Presetting Stations 23
Features 25
Maintaining and looking after your unit 26
Troubleshooting Guide 27
Specifications 28
Contents

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Safety Warning
Take care not to allow
dust or other contami-
nants to come into con-
tact with your player.
Do not apply heavy
pressure to the player. Do not leave your play- er in direct sunlight or
near a heat source.
Do not put anything other
than a CD (CD-R or CD-RW)
inside your player.
●Such actions will dam-
age your player.
Do not use broken or
scratched MP3 CDs. Do not use your player
on uneven or unstable
surfaces.
●Your player may not oper-
ate properly.
Do not touch the lens
with your finger or
scratch it.
●Your player may not
operate properly.
Do not place your
player in a dusty or
humid location.
Do not attempt to take
apart, repair or modify
your player.
●Such actions will damage
your player.

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Road safety
●Do not use the headphones while riding a bicycle, driving any kind of motor
vehicle or motorcycle.
This is very dangerous and is illegal in certain regions.
It is dangerous to listen to headphones at high volume while crossing roads.
In order to protect your hearing
● Do not wear the headphones with the volume set too high.
Doctors state that listening to music at high volume for prolonged periods is
harmful to hearing.
●If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or stop listening.
Headphone
●Your unit consists of materials which can be recycled if disassembled by a
specialized company.Please observe local regulations regarding the
disposal of packing materials, exhausted batteries and old equipment.
Environmental information
●Ambient temperature : 5°C~35°C (41°F~95°F)
Humidity : 10~75%
Ambient operating conditions

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Accessories
Headphone Car Cassette
Adaptor
STA-1
Remote Control
Main Unit
Buttons and Controls
2
134 5 6 7
12 13108 9 11
ESP/Album
Program
Stop Play
Mode
+10
L.Memory
SBS
(AH59-01065A) (AH30-00038A) (AH59-01100A)

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SCJ-1
Hold
Hold
Hold
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
7.
6.
10.
11.
12.
13.
9.
8.
Program button
(Refer to pages 20, 21)
ESP/Album button
(Refer to pages 18, 19)
Skip/Search buttons
(Refer to page 15)
Stop button
+10 button (Refer to page 18)
Play/Pause button
Mode button (Refer to page 16)
Power Input Jack (Refer to page 10)
Last Memory/SBS button
(Refer to page 17)
Remote control Connection jack
(Refer to page 9)
Line Out output jack
(Refer to page 9)
Volume
Open switch
Hold switch
Bottom of the Main Unit
Rechargeable Batteries
(Ni-MH: 1350mAh 1.2V) x 2
DC Car Adaptor
(12 V DC, 4.5V/650mA)
External battery
pack AC adaptor (120V/60Hz)
(AH44-00028A) (4302-001087) (AH61-00950A) (AH44-00023C)

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Belt clip
Front
6
7
8
9
10 11
1
2
3
4
5
Rear
Volume
FM button
• Mo/ST button
Stop/Power off button
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
1.
Skip/Search button
Automatic Tuning button
CD
Radio
Hold switch (see page 15)
Display
AL/+10/MEM. button
CD Power On/Play/Pause button
Headphone jack
9.
10. Mode/P.SET
button
11. Main Unit connection jack
Buttons and Controls
Remote Control

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1 2 4
35
6
7
8
11
12
9
10
Display
1. PROGRAM indicator
The picture of the display panel below is based on MP3-CD playback.
2. SBS Indicator
3. RANDOM indicator
4. REPEAT indicator
5. ESP Indicator
6. Remaining Battery Power indicator
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
Playtime indicator
Album Name indicator
(MP3-CD Only)
Title (track title & artist) indicator
(MP3-CD Only)
Anti-S.T. (Anti-shock Time)
Buffer Level meter
Track Number indicator
Album Number indicator

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Connection to External Device (if necessary)
*Your CD Player may be connected to the AUX IN jack of an external device
1. Reduce the volume of the external device
2. Connect the Line Out jack to the Input jack of the device with a
connection cable (not supplied).
How to Connect
Connect the headphone to the
remote control.
1
Connect the Main Unit
connection jack plug to the
main unit.
• Reduce the volume on the
remote control while
increasing the volume on
the main unit.
2
Preparation before
using your unit

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Note
• Time taken to fully charge the batteries : 10 hours
• Battery life of fully charged batteries
MP3-CD : 9 hours max.
CD : 8 hours max(when ESP is off)
6 hours 30 minutes max(when ESP is on)
Using rechargeable batteries
Open the cover of the battery
compartment
1
Insert the rechargeable batteries
into the battery compartment.
• Carefully check the correct orientation of
the positive and negative terminals of
the battery.
2
3
An AC adaptor must be connected to the AC outlet and
power input.
• Charging of the rechargeable batteries will commence.
AC adaptor : DC 4.5V, 500mA

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Lock
Open
Lock
Open
Lock
Open
Open the cover of the battery
compartment.
2
Attach the external battery pack as
shown in the picture.
• Then, turn the lock control to secure
firmly in place.
1
Carefully check the correct orienta-
tion of the positive and negative ter-
minals of the batteries.
• Use two AA/R6 type 1.5 V batteries.
3
Use two AA/R6 alkaline batteries. Manganese
batteries have a shorter battery life.
• Do not mix old and new batteries.
• Remove the batteries if they will not be used for a long time.
• Remove the standard batteries when you use an AC adaptor.
Warning
• Replace the batteries if the remaining battery power indicator “ ” flashes.
• Even though the remaining battery power indicator “ ” may be flashing, if the
batteries have already expired, the LCD remote control will not be lit.
• Should “ ” flash, the player will automatically turn off the CD ESP ON mode to
conserve battery power consumption.
• Standard batteries cannot be recharged.
• The external battery pack cannot charge, as it does not have the capacity to charge.
Using standard batteries (not supplied)
Time for
Battery
Replacement
Rechargeable Rechargeable Batteries +
Batteries Battery Pack (type AA/R6)
MP3-CD 9 hours 20 hours
CD(when ESP is off) 8 hours 16 hours
CD(when ESP is on) 6 hours 14 hours
30 minutes
Battery Life (Using alkaline batteries)
Preparation before using your unit

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Put the CD player on a horizontal, vibration-free
and stable surface. Make sure it is a safe
place, where the player is not a danger or an
obstacle to the driver and passengers.
Only use the supplied SCJ-1 DC car adaptor (4.5 V, DC) and
the STA-1 car cassette adaptor. Any other product
may damage the unit.
1
Connect the DC plug of the DC car adaptor to the 4.5V DC IN of the
CD player (for a 12V car battery only, negative grounding).
2
In-car use
Insert the DC car adaptor into the cigarette lighter socket. If necessary,
clean the cigarette lighter socket to obtain good electrical contact.
3
Turn down the volume and connect the car cassette adaptor plug to
the LINE OUT of the CD player.
4
Carefully insert the car cassette adaptor into the car radio’s cassette
compartment.
5
Start the CD player and adjust the sound with the car radio controls.
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SCJ-1
4.5V DC IN
STA-1
• You cannot use this car cassette adaptor with some car cassette deck.
• Do not expose to strong sunlight or very high temperatures.
• If your car radio has a LINE IN socket, use the LINE IN socket for the car radio
connection instead of the cassette adaptor. Connect the signal lead to this LINE
IN socket and the LINE OUT socket of the CD player.
• Make sure the cord does not hinder your driving.
• Always remove the DC
car adaptor from the cigarette lighter socket when the
CD player is not in use.
Note
If no sound is heard or the car cassette adaptor is removed, change the playback direction on
the car cassette deck.
To remove the car cassette adaptor, press the (eject) button of the car cassette deck.

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Open
Slide the Open button to
open the door.
Insert a CD.
• Push the door to close it.
1
Press the Play/Pause
( ) button.
• Once the CD is
recognized, playback
commences.
2
To stop playback, press
the Stop ( ) button.
• Press the Stop ( )
button again to switch
off the unit.
3
Press the Play/Pause ( ) button.
• Playback will be temporarily suspended.
• Press the Play/Pause ( ) button again to resume
playback.
To temporarily pause playback
Track Number Indicator
Playtime Indicator
CD Playback

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Open
Slide the Open button to
open the door, and insert
an MP3-CD.
• Push the door to close it.
1
Press the Play/Pause
( ) button.
• The inserted MP3-CD will be
scanned for about 30~90
seconds. Playback will then
commence.
Your CD Player will take a
few moments to scan through
all the tracks recorded on a
MP3 CD.
2
To stop playback, press the
Stop ( ) button.
• Press the Stop ( ) button
again to switch off the unit.
3
Album
Number
indicator
Track Number indicator
Album Name indicator
Title (track title and
artist) display
Anti-S.T (Anti-Shock
Time) Buffer Level indi-
cator
Playtime
indicator
• When the Open switch is slid to open the door, playback will stop.
Note
MP3-CD Playback
ESP indicator

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Skip
Press and release the or button
during playback of a CD.
• Press the button to play the next track.
Press the button to go back to the beginning
of the current track. (Briefly press the button
twice to repeat the previous track).
• Press the button while the unit is in “Stop”
(no playback) mode.Track 2 will be played back.
Press the button to play back the previous song.
Search
Press and hold the or button
during playback of a CD.
• Press and hold the or button.
The CD will playback in fast forward or fast reverse mode.
• Release the button to return to normal playback mode.
• Buttons pressed during CD playback will not function.
(On the display, the “Hold” indicator will flash.)
• Use the HOLD function when carrying your CD Player around with you.
Use of this function will allow you to conserve battery life as it prevents
the CD Player from being turned on unintentionally if a button is pressed.
• The remote control will still operate while the HOLD function on the main unit is active.
• The main unit will still operate while the HOLD function on the remote control is active.
HOLD function
Main Unit
Remote Control
Hold
Hold
Hold
Skip/Search function

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Repeat function
Mode
Press the Mode button.
(Press Mode/P.SET button on the
remote control)
• Each time the button is pressed,
REP1, REP ALBUM and REP ALL
are selected.
(REP ALBUM mode only works for
MP3-CD disks which contain
albums.)
Random function
Mode
Press and hold the Mode button.
(Press and the hold Mode/P.SET
button on the remote control)
• All tracks will be played back in
random order.
• To cancel this function, press and
hold the button again, or press the
Stop ( ) button.
Briefly press the Mode button to activate the Repeat function or hold it
down for longer to activate the Random function.
REP1 allows you to repeat the current track.
REP ALBUM
allows you to repeat all tracks in the current album.
(MP3-CD only)
REP ALL
allows you to replay the entire CD once it has
finished playing.
Mode function

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Briefly press the Last Memory/SBS button to activate the SBS func-
tion or hold it longer to activate the Last Memory function.
SBS (Super Bass Sound) function
SBS
L.Memory
Press the Last Memory/SBS button.
• Each time the Last Memory/SBS
button is pressed, SBS will be turned
on and off alternately.
This function allows you to maximize
your listening enjoyment with dynamic
reproduction of low-pitched sounds.
When MP3-CD playback is
selected again after your
CD player has been stopped or
turned off, the unit plays back
from the point that you last
listened to.
• Press and hold the Last Memory/SBS but-
ton.
Each time the button is pressed and held,
the selection switches between
“On Last.M” and “Off Last.M”.
This function is only available during play-
back of an MP3-CD.
Last Memory/SBS function
Last Memory function

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Press the +10 button.
•Press the +10 button briefly while playing
back a CD. Playback will skip 10 tracks.
Example : If you want to select track 43 during playback of track 15, press the
+10 button three times, then press the button three times.
•MP3-CD playback : Press and hold the ESP/Album button longer to select “Album
Off”.The button now functions as the +10 button.
ESP prevents the music from
being interrupted by vibration
and shock.
ESP (Electronic Skip Protection) function
ESP/Album
Press the ESP/Album button.
•CD Playback: Press the ESP/Album
button to turn this function on and off.
(During playback of an MP3-CD,
ESP will always be active whether or
not the ESP/Album button is pressed.)
• The player buffers up to 120 seconds of
MP3 and 45 seconds of audio CD data; hence even if the data flow is interrupted,
data is read from memory so that the sound signal remains undisturbed.
• While listening to music, the Anti-S.T (Anti-Shock Time) Buffer Level is automatically
saved.
+10 button
Main Unit
Press the AL/+10/MEM on the remote control.
•MP3-CD playback : By default, the button is enabled for Album function.
Press and hold the button longer to select “Album Off”.
The button now functions as the +10 button.
•CD Playback :The button functions as the +10 button only.
Remote Control
ESP/Album function

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Album Function
Press the ESP/Album button.
Press and hold the ESP/Album
button.
• Each time the button is pressed,
the selection toggles between
“On Album” and “Off Album”.
• If “Off Album” is selected, the album playlist
changes to the title playlist.
• It moves to the next album.
(Press +10/Album button on the remote control)
•
This product is equipped with a graphic LCD display that supports English,
Japanese (without Chinese characters), and Korean characters.
• Tag information is displayed for those files containing them.
Otherwise, the file name is displayed.
• When writing your own MP3-CDs, we recommend using English for tag infor-
mation as well as file names.
• Languages other than English will be marked with an asterisk “*”.
Example) Pressing the ESP/Album
button during playback of the
first album will take you to
the start of the first track of
the second album.
• This function is only available during playback of an MP3-CD.
Albums are sections of tracks representing one artist.
This function makes it easier to skip between them.
• This function does not apply to MP3-CDs that have not been created with albums.
• If a file is defective and cannot be recognized, the player skips to the next one.
Note
ESP/Album
ESP/Album function
(continued)