SoundMax SM-CDM1037 User manual

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De ar custom er!
Thank you for purchasing our pr oduct . For safet y, it is st rongly recom m ended to read t his m anual carefully
before connect ing, operat ing and/ or adj ust ing the product and keep the m anual for reference in the fut ure.
Ta ble of con t e n t s
TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................................................................................. 2
I MPORTANT SAFEGUARDS..................................................................................................................................... 3
ACCESSORI ES ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
I NSTALLATI ON/ CONNECTION ............................................................................................................................... 5
CONTROL ELEMENTS ............................................................................................................................................... 10
LCD LAYOUT............................................................................................................................................................... 11
GENERAL OPERATI ONS........................................................................................................................................... 12
RADI O OPERATI ONS................................................................................................................................................ 14
DI SC/ USB/ SD OPERATI ONS .................................................................................................................................. 17
HANDLI NG COMPACT DI SCS ................................................................................................................................. 20
CLEANI NG ................................................................................................................................................................... 20
TROUBLESHOOTI NG GUI DE .................................................................................................................................. 21
SPECI FI CATI ON ......................................................................................................................................................... 22

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I m por t ant sa fegu a rd s
‚Read carefully through t his m anual to fam iliarize y ourself wit h this high-qualit y sound syst em .
‚The beginning of operat ion is t he m om ent of the unit installat ion. Before use t he device in wint er it is
recom m ended t o heat up t he passenger com par tm ent dur in g 20 seconds or t o t he operat ion t em perat ure.
‚Use the unit with the temperat ure that goes beyond t he operat ion tem perat ure great ly decreases the
operat ion resource of t he scr een and ot her com ponent s of device and can result an out age.
‚Disconnect t he vehicle's negat ive bat tery t erm inal while m ount ing and connect ing t he unit .
‚When replacing the fuse, be sure to use one with an identical am perage rating. Using a fuse with a higher
am perage rating m ay cause ser ious dam age t o the unit .
‚Do not at tem pt to disassem ble the unit . Laser beam s fr om t he opt ical pickup are d angerous to the eyes.
‚Make sure that pins or other foreign objects do not get inside the unit; they may cause malfunctions, or
create safet y hazards such as electrical shock or laser beam exposure.
‚Do not use the unit in places where it can be exposed t o water, m oist ure and dust .
‚Do not open covers and do not repair yourself. Consult t he dealer or an experienced technician for help.
‚Make sure you disconnect the power supply and aerial if you will not be using the system for a long period
or dur ing a t hunderst orm .
‚Make sure you disconnect t he power supply if t he syst em appears t o be working incorrect ly, is making an
unusual sound, has a strange smell, has smoke emitting from it or liquids have got inside it. Have a
qualified t echnician check the system .
‚The unit is designed for negative terminal of the battery, which is connected to the vehicle metal. Please
confirm it before installat ion.
‚Do not allow the speaker wires to be shorted together when the unit is switched on. Otherwise it may
overload or burn out the power amplifier.

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Acce ssor ies
1. Receiver 1 pc
2. Front panel 1 pc
3. Carrying case 1 pc
4. Connector 2 pcs
5. Mount ing parts:
Hexagon nut 1 pc
Mount ing sleeve 1 pc
Release keys 2 pcs
Metal bar 1 pc
Out er t rim fram e 1 pc
Plain washer 1 pc
Sp r in g w ash er 1 pc
Rear m ounting bolt 1 pc
Screw M5x21 4 pcs
Screw M5x5 4 pcs
6. Consum er inform at ion 1 pc
7. Warrant y card 1 pc
8. I nst ruct ion m anual 1 pc

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I nst a lla t ion / Con n ect ion
‚Choose t he m ount ing locat ion where t he unit will not interfere wit h the norm al driving funct ion of t he
driver.
‚Before finally inst alling the unit, connect t he w iring and m ake sure t hat t he unit w orks properly.
‚Consult wit h your nearest dealer if inst allat ion requires the drilling of holes or ot her m odificat ions of the
vehicle.
‚Install the unit where it does not get in the driver's way and cannot injure the passenger if there is a
sudden st op, lik e an em ergency st op.
‚I f installat ion angle exceeds 30° from hor izon tal, t he unit m ay not perfor m properly .
‚Avoid inst alling t he unit where it would be subject to high tem perature, such as from direct sunlight , or
fr om hot air, fr om t he heat er , or w her e it w ould be sub j ect t o dust , d irt or ex cessiv e vibr at ion .
D in Fr on t / Re a r- M oun t
This unit can be properly inst alled eit her from 'Front ' ( convent ional DI N Front -m ount ) or 'Rear ' (DI N Rear-
m ount inst allat ion, ut ilizing t hreaded screw holes at t he sides of t he unit chassis) . For det ails, r efer t o t he
following illustr at ed inst allat ion m et hods.
D I N FR ON T - M OU N T ( M e t h od A )
1. Car dashboard
2. Sleeve
3. Screw
4. Nut
5. Spr ing w asher
6. Screw
7. Met al st rap
8. Flat washer

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1. I nstall the sleeve into t he dashboard; ensure it is installed wit h the cor rect side and t here ar e no
ob st acles ( wir es, dashb oar d elem ent s, et c) for t he un it in st allat ion.
2. After installing the sleeve into the dashboard, bend tabs fitting to the size of the
dashboard t o fix t he sleeve in place.
3. Use the metal strap to fix the rear side of the unit. Determine a place for fixing
and install the strap as shown in t he pict ure. You can bend t he st rap t o the
needed angle w it h your h ands.
4. Make t he necessary wire connect ions. Ensure the connections are correct .
5. I nst all t he unit int o t he sleeve unt il the side locks ar e fixed.
D ism a n tling t h e u nit
– Tr im fr am e
– Fram e un inst all direct ion
– Release key insert ion
1. Sw it ch off t he un it and det ach t he fron t panel.
2. Insert your fingers into the groove in the front side of the trim frame (apply
som e effort to det ach the fram e) . Pu ll the fram e t o det ach it .
3. I n ser t t he supplied release k eys int o t he bot h sides of t he un it b ody t o click , as
shown in t he picture. To ext ract the unit fr om t he dashboard, pull the release
keys or t he unit body t o pull it out . Before det aching t he unit, ensure it is not
fix ed wit h t he m et al st rap .
Tr im f ra m e in st a llat ion
To install the t rim fram e, press it t o t he u nit body and push it to fix it in place. This should be done before
inst alling the front panel; otherwise you are not able to inst all t he trim fram e. When t he trim fram e being
inst alled, the side wit h the groove should face down and fixed fir st.

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2 . D I N R EA R- M OU N T ( M e t h od B)
For t his m ethod, use the screw holes in t he lat eral sides of t he unit. Fix t he unit w it h t he help of t he fact ory
radio mount ing brackets.
1. Select a position in which t he screw holes of t he brackets (3) are aligned wit h
the screw holes in t he unit body, and screw in tw o screws (2) in each side.
2. Screw.
3. Fact ory radio m ount ing bracket s.
4. Vehicle dashboard.
5. Lock ( r em ove t his par t ).
N ot e : The out er t rim fr am e and mounting sleeve are not used for m et hod of
inst allat ion.
I n st a lling t he fr on t p an el
I nstall t he fast ening hole on t he right side of t he front panel on t he right fastening of t he unit . Aft er t hat ,
press on t he left part of t he panel unt il a click. Ensure that t he panel is properly fixed, ot herwise er ror
sy m bols m ay be displayed and som e but tons m ay not funct ion.
To detach t he front panel, press OPEN but ton, t hen dist ract the right side of t he panel from t he fastening of
the unit.
An t i- t h e ft sy st e m
The front panel of this unit can be st ored in t he included protect ive case when not in used and carried away
when y ou leave t he vehicle t o det er t heft .
Sw it ch off the power of the unit . Detach t he front panel, t hen put it to t he prot ect ive case and t ake it w it h
you.
Cau tions: The cont rol panel can easily be dam aged by shocks. Aft er rem oving it , place it in a pr ot ect ive case
an d be car efu l not t o drop it or subj ect it t o st rong shocks.
The rear connect or t hat connect s t he m ain unit and t he cont rol panel is an ext rem ely im portant par t. Be
careful not t o dam age it by pressing on it wit h fin ger nails, pens, screwd rivers, et c.
N ot e : I f t he cont rol panel is dirt y, wipe off t he dirt wit h soft , dr y clot h only. And use a cott on swab soaked in
isopropy l alcohol t o clean t he socket on t he back of t he cont rol panel.

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Conn ect ion dia gr am
Notes:
‚In spite of having any kinds of speaker system, must use 4 ohms impedance of speaker to reduce the
dist ort ion dur ing high volume level.
‚I t is prohibit ed making the conduct ors of aut o antenna and ground t ouch with each ot her.

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Using t h e I SO Con n ect or
1. I f your car is equipped with t he I SO connect or , t hen connect the I SO connect ors as
illust rated.
2. For connect ions without the I SO connectors, check the w iring in t he vehicle carefully
before connecting, incorrect connect ion m ay cause serious dam age to this unit .
Cut t he connector, connect the colored leads of t he power cord t o the car bat tery as
shown in the colour code table below for speaker and power cable connect ions.
Lo ca t ion Fu nct ion
Connect or A Connect or B
1 - Rear Right ( + ) - - - Violet
2 - Rear Right ( - ) - - - Violet / Black st r ipe
3 - Fr ont Right ( + ) - - - Grey
4Bat t er y 1 2V ( + ) / yellow Fr ont Right ( - ) - - - Gr ey / Black st r ipe
5Auto Ant enna/ blue Fr ont Left ( + ) - - - Whit e
6 - Fr on t Left ( ( - ) - - - Wh it e/ Black st r ip e
7I gnition/ red Rear Left ( + ) - - - Green
8Ground/ black Rear Left ( - ) - - - Gr een / Black St rip e
Power antenna w ire is intended for power supply of t he antenna and for rem ote cont rol of an addit ional
am plifier .

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Con t rol e le m e n t s
Fr on t p an el
1. OPEN butt on
2. PWR butt on
3. 9/ NEXT butt on
4. SELECT but t on/ VOLUME
regulator
5. AMS/ SCH but ton
6. Disc slot
7. Display
8. EJECT but ton
9. 7/ MODE butt on
10. AF but ton
11. 8/ PREVI OUS but ton
12. EQ but ton
13. PTY but ton
14. TA but ton
15. LOUD/ BAND but t on
16. 1/ PAU butt on
17. 2/ I NT but t on
18. 3/ RPT but ton
19. 4/ RDM but t on
20. 5/ DI R- but ton
21. 6/ DI R+ butt on
22. 0/ DSP butt on
23. AUX input jack
24. USB port

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I nner p ane l
Press OPEN but ton on t he front
panel t o detach it .
1. RESET bu tt on ( h ole)
2. SD card slot
3. Disc slot
Pressing RESET hole will erase t he clock set t ing and st or ed stat ions.
LCD la you t
1. Playback indicator
2. Not active
3. USB playback indicat or
4. Mem ory card playback indicat or
5. Dig it d isplay ( show s r adio
frequency, t rack num ber et c.)
6. TA funct ion indicator
7. AF funct ion indicat or
8. EON funct ion indicat or
9. TP function indicat or
10. PTY funct ion indicat or 13. Pop equalizer m ode
11. Not act ive 14. Rock equalizer m ode
12. Classic equalizer m ode 15. St ereo m ode indicat or

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Ge n eral ope rat ion s
Pow e r b ut t on
Press PWR but ton on t he panel to switch the unit on. Press this but ton t o swit ch the unit off.
Volum e cont rol
Rot ate VOLUME r egulat or t o adj ust volum e level.
Aud io se t t ing s ad j ust m e n t
Press SELECT button shortly and repeatedly to select an option: BAS (bass) => TRE (treble) => BAL
( balance) = > FAD ( fader ) = > BEEP = > TAVOL = > STEREO/ MONO = > EON ON/ OFF = > VOL ( v olu m e) . Rot at e
VOLUME regulat or to adj u st bass, t reble, balance or fader .
N ot e : When equalizer is on, bass and treble adj ust ment is not available.
Ca ut ion : I n each mode, the waiting time is several seconds, and when the waiting time is over, it returns to
t he last display m ode of radio or p layb ack m ode.
M ode se le ct ion
Press MODE but ton t o choose a sound source: RADI O = > Disc = > USB = > Mem ory card = > AUX.
Rese t function
RESET but ton ( hole) is pressed wit h either a ballpoint pen or thin met al object . RESET funct ion is t o be
act ivat ed for t he following reasons:
‚I n it ial inst allat ion of t he un it w hen all w ir in g is com plet ed.
‚All t he funct ion but tons do not operat e.
‚Er ror sym bol on t he display .
Clo ck a dj ust m en t
Press and hold DSP but ton t o go t o clock adj ust m ent m ode. Hour digit s w ill blink . Pr ess PREVI OUS or NEXT
but ton to adj ust hours. Press DSP butt on t o go t o m inute adj ust m ent ; m inute digits w ill blink. Press
PREVI OUS or NEXT but t on t o adj ust m inut es. Press DSP but t on t o confir m clock set t ing.

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Lo udn ess con t rol
Press and hold LOUD/ BAND but ton unt il LOUD ON is displayed. LOUD funct ion is to em phasize t he bass
output . Press and hold this but t on again to sw itch loudness off.
Eq ua lize r se t t ing
Press repeat edly EQ but ton t o choose bet ween sound effect s: FLAT = > POP = > ROCK = > CLASSI CS = > EQ OFF.
Bee p
Press repeatedly SELECT button unt il t he display shows BEEP ON (OFF). Rotat e VOLUME regulator t o select
bet ween BEEP ON (beep sound is heard when any butt on is pressed) or BEEP OFF (no beep sound when
buttons are pressed) .
I nform a tion display
Press DSP but ton repeatedly to display various information on the screen in following consequence:
I n case of r eceiving a RDS st at ion
‚I n radio m ode: Clock t im e = > Frequency = > PTY = > PS
‚I n USB/ SD mode: Playback = > Clock t im e = > Frequency = > PTY ( “ NO PTY” if no PTY is received) = > PS
I n case of r eceiving a non - RDS st at ion
‚I n radio m ode: Clock t im e = > Frequency = > ‘NO PTY’
‚I n USB/ SD m ode: Playback = > Clock t im e = > Frequency = > ‘NO PTY’
Each displaying t im e is sever al seconds, and com e back t o 1’st posit ion after sever al seconds.
AU X in j a ck
AUX-in jack is intended for connecting external audio equipment to amplify the sound. If connection is made
correct ly, the audio signal from the external source will be t ranslated t hrough the acoust ics of t he head unit .
This enables to adj ust t he volum e and quality of the sounding. For exam ple, you can connect an MP3-player
to list en to tracks using t he car acoust ic syst em .

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Ra dio op er a t ion s
Ba n d sele ct ion
Press repeatedly LOUD/BAND button to select your desired radio band in radio mode: FM1, FM2, FM3, FM4
(OIRT), MW1 (AM1), MW2 (AM2). Each band can store up to 6 preset stations, for the total of 36 preset
m em ory stations.
Tuning
‚Press PREVI OUS or NEXT but ton; the unit w ill aut om at ically search a nearest stat ion wit h a st rong signal
down or up the range and it stops when finds a station. To search next station, repeat this procedure. To
st op t he automatical search, press PREVI OUS or NEXT but ton.
‚Press and hold PREVI OUS or NEXT butt on unt il MANUAL is displayed. Then press PREVI OUS/ NEXT butt ons
to change t he frequency m anually step by step.
Au t om a t ic st or e / Sca n
‚Aut om at ic store: Press and hold AMS/SCH button, the receiver will automatically find and save 6 strong
signal st at ions for t he cur rent subband.
‚Scan: Press AMS/ SCH but ton once t o scan the saved st ations in each subband of t he cur rent band.
Pr ogr am m ing st a t ion s
There are 6 num ber ed preset but tons, under which you can store and recall st at ions for each band. Select t he
needed stat ion, then press and hold a preset button. The stat ion will be saved in t he mem ory under t he
corresponding number. To recall a stored station, press the corresponding preset but ton.
M on o/ St e reo co nt ro l ( in FM r ad io m ode )
Pr ess r epeat edly SELECT bu tt on un t il t he display show s STEREO ( MONO) . Rot at e VOLUME regu lat or t o select
bet ween STEREO or MONO. STEREO m eans st ereo r ecept ion of t he signal; MONO m eans m ono recept ion m ode.
Improvem ent of reception of distant stations can be done by selecting mono m ode, which may cut down some
recept ion noise.

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Ra dio D a t a Sy st e m
RDS ( Radio Dat a Sy st em ) ser vice availab ilit y v ar ies w it h ar eas. Ple ase un der st and if RDS ser vice is n ot
available in you area, the following service is not available, either .
AF ( Alt er n a t iv e Fr equ en cies) fu n ct ion
Press AF but ton to tur n t he AF funct ion on or off. When t he radio signal st rength is poor, enabling t he AF
fun ct ion will allow t he unit t o aut om at ically sear ch an ot her st at ion w it h t he sam e PI ( Program I den t ificat ion )
as the current station but with stronger signal st rengt h, so that you do not have to ret une the stations when
dr iv ing bet ween different t ransm it t er coverage areas. When AF sym bol is on, it m eans RDS inform at ion is
received; when AF sym bol is flashing, it m eans RDS inform at ion is not yet received.
PS ( Pr ogr am Ser vice nam e) : t he nam e of st at ion w ill b e disp lay in st ead of fr equency.
I f RDS ser vice is not available in your area, t urn off t he AF m ode.
EON ON / OFF m ode
Press repeatedly SELECT button until the display shows EON ON (OFF). Rotate VOLUME regulator to select
bet ween EON ON or OFF. EON (Enhanced Other Netw orks) function enables the receiver t o cont r ol other
st at ions broadcast ing t raffic inform at ion.
TA ( Tr affic Ala rm ) fu nct ion
Press TA but ton t o turn TA funct ion on or off.
I n TA m ode t raffic progr am will be aut om at ically sear ched, unt il t he pr ogram is received. When traffic
announcem ent is received the unit will tem porarily switch to t he t uner m ode ( regardless of t he cur rent m ode)
and begin br oadcast ing t he announcem ent . After t he t raffic announcem ent is over, it will ret ur n t o t he
prev ious m ode and volum e level. To int err upt t raffic announcem ent press TA but ton short ly; it will not swit ch
off t he TA m ode.
PTY ( Progr am Type )
This radio will allow you to select the type of program required, and will search for a station broadcasting that
t ype of program .
Press PTY butt on t o show t he speech t ype. Then press 1 - 6 num ber butt ons to choose different speech
programs available. Press PTY button twice to show the music type program. Then press 1 - 6 number

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but tons t o choose different m usic pr ogram s. Each num ber but ton will show 3 different speech program s for
you t o choose.
When PTY is selected, the radio starts to search corresponding PTY information, and stops if the
corresponding PTY inform at ion is det ected. I f no but tons are pressed wit hin several seconds, previously
selected PTY is searched. During 1 loop, if desired PTY is not found, the unit will return to previous mode.
Press PTY but t on for t he 3rd t im e to swit ch t he PTY function off.

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Disc/ USB/ SD operations
I nser t/ Eject discs
‚I nsert a disc into t he disc slot wit h label side up. The disc will be autom atically loaded int o the unit . The
fir st file in t he root folder will be played.
‚Press EJECT butt on to ej ect t he disc from t he slot. I f the disc is not rem oved from the slot within several
seconds, it will be aut om at ically loaded in to t he slot again. When t he disc is ejected and rem oved, t he
unit w ill au tom at ically sw it ch t o anot her m ode.
SD car d slot
Det ach the front panel. Carefully insert the SD card int o the card slot on the inner panel. At tach the panel.
Unit start s playback aut om at ically. To disconnect t he m em ory card, pr ess it until a click, and t hen carefully
pull it ou t from t he slot .
USB por t
Car efu lly con nect a USB dr iv er t o t he USB j ack on t he f ron t panel. Unit st ar t s play back aut om at ically .
USB/ SD n ot e s
USB format supports 1.1 and 2.0. Capacity: up to 16 GB. SD cards capacity: up to 16 GB. Supported file
syst em s ar e FAT and FAT32.
N ot e : Because of the great variety of products with SD-card slots and their sometimes quite manufacturer-
specific funct ions the producer can neit her guarantee t hat all devices will be recognized nor t hat all operating
opt ions that are possible in t heory w ill actually work.
I D 3 - ta g infor m a tion
I f an MP3 file has I D3- tag inform at ion of com patible form at in English or Russian, it will be displayed on t he
LCD. The I D3-t ag inform at ion m ay include File, Folder, Music, Album or Art ist dat a.
N ex t / Pr ev iou s t r ack
Press NEXT or PREVI OUS but tons t o choose next or previous t rack. Press and hold this but ton t o choose
for w ard playback or backward playback; release t he but ton t o ret urn to norm al playback.

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Pla y/ Pau se
Pr ess PAUSE/ 1 but t on t o pause t he play back , press one m or e t im e t o resum e norm al playb ack.
I n t r o p la y ba ck
When I NT/ 2 but t on is pressed, t he first several seconds of each t rack on the storage is played. Press again to
st op in tro and listen t o t rack .
Repe at pla yb ack
When RPT/3 button is pressed, playback of the selected track will be continually repeated until the track
repeat m ode is cancelled b y pressing RPT/ 3 b ut t on again.
Random
When RDM/4 button is pressed, each track on the storage is played in random instead of normal order. To
cancel Random m ode, press RDM/ 4 but ton again.
Folde r sele ct ion
Pr ess DI R- / 5 b ut t on t o select pr eviou s f older . Pr ess DI R+ / 6 b ut t on t o select n ex t folder.
Se le ct io n o f M P3 f iles
‚Searching by track num ber: Press AMS/SCH button to go to track search mode. * ** will be displayed.
Press number buttons (0~9) to input the number of the needed track. Press SELECT button to start
playback of t he select ed t rack.
‚Sear ching by Folder/ File Nam e: Press AMS/SCH button twice, then file/folder name search is activated.
Press but t ons according t o the table below or rot at e VOLUME regulator t o input the nam e of a file/ folder
you want to play. When t he nam e is input , press SELECT but t on t o st art it s playback.
Bu t t on Sy m b ol Bu t t on Sy m b ol
1/ PAU A, B, C, D 6/ DI R+ P, Q, R, 6
2/ I NT D, E, F, 2 7/ MODE S, T, U, 7
3/ RPT G, H, I , 3 8/ PREVI OUS V, W, X, 8
4/ RDM J, K, L, 4 9/ NEXT Y, Z, Space, 9
5/ - DI R- M, N, O, 5 0/ DSP _, - , + , 0

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‚Searching from root directory: Press AMS/ SCH but ton 3 times, t hen root directory search m ode is
activated. Press PREVIOUS/ NEXT but tons or rot ate VOLUME regulat or to select a file or folder nam e from
the list. Then press SELECT button; if selected name is a file name, the file will start to play; if the
selected name is a folder name, its content list will be displayed. Repeat the above steps unt il the needed
file is select ed.

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H an dlin g com pa ct d iscs
‚Do not inser t anyt hing ot her t han a CD int o t he CD loading slot.
‚Do not use cracked, chipped, warped, or otherwise damaged discs as they may
cause skipping or noise dam age t he player.
‚Handle t he disc only by t he edges ( as shown in the picture) . To keep discs clean do not touch it s surface.
‚St ore discs in t heir cases w hen not in use.
‚Do not expose discs t o dir ect sunlight , high hum idit y, high t em perat ure or dust .
‚Prolonged exposure to extreme temperature (such as leaving the discs in your car during summertime)
can wrap a disc.
‚Do not at tach labels, wr it e on or apply chem icals t o the surface of t he discs.
‚Do not touch t he recorded surface of the discs.
‚Use 1 2- cm CDs. Use only conv ent ional, f ully cir cular discs. Do not u se shaped discs.
Cle aning
Cle a ning t h e cab ine t
Wipe with a soft cloth. If the cabinet is very dam pen (not dropping wet) the cloth with a
weak solut ion of soapy w at er, and t hen wipe clean.
Cleaning discs
Fingerprints should be carefully wiped from the surface of disc with a soft clot h. Unlike convent ional records,
com pact discs have no grooves to collect dust and m acroscopic dirt, so gently wiping t hem with a soft clot h
should rem ove m ust panicles. Wipe in a st raight m ot ion from t he cent er t o t he edge. Never use t hinner
benzine, record cleaner or anti stat ic spray on a com pact disc. Such chem icals can dam age it s plast ic surface.