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BB-208

CD/MP3 Boombox

User Guide

Read these instructions.
Keep these instructions.
Heed all warnings.
Follow all instructions.
Do not use this apparatus near water.
Clean only with a slightly damp cloth.
Do not block any ventilation openings.
Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instruc-
tions.
Do not install or operate near any heat sources such
as radiators, stoves, or other apparatus that produce
heat.
Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

IMPORTANT

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. However, this
is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause
harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment
off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and
receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

ELECTRICAL INFORMATION

Mains Supply: The mains operating voltage of this unit
is on the rating plate on the rear.
The means of disconnection from the mains supply
is the mains plug. This must be unobstructed and
remain readily accessible at all times.

when unused for long periods of time.
Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel.
Servicing is required when the apparatus has been
damaged in any way, such as the power-supply cord
or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has
been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate
normally, or has been dropped.

Warning

: To reduce the risk of fire or electrical shock,

do not expose this product to rain or moisture. The
product must not be exposed to dripping and splash-
ing and no object filled with liquids such as a vase of
flowers should be placed on the product.
No naked flame sources such as candles should be
placed on the product.

Caution:

Changes or modifications not expressly

approved by the manufacturer could void the user’s
authority to operate this device.

Caution:

Usage of controls or adjustments or perfor-

mance of procedures other than those specified herein
may result in hazardous exposure.
These labels tell you that the unit contains a Laser
component. Do not stare at the laser lens.

This symbol indicates that there are impor-
tant operating and maintenance instructions
in the literature accompanying this unit.

This symbol indicates that dangerous voltage
constituting a risk of electric shock is present
within this unit.

CAUTION!

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT OPEN

TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK)

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION

CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS

DBBS Button
Fwd. Skip/Search
Rev. Skip/Search
Random Button
LCD Display
CD Door Lift
Program Button
Repeat Button
Stop/Folder Button
Play/Pause Button
Telescopic FM Antenna
Tuning Control
FM Stereo/FM/AM Selector Switch
Headphones Socket
Function (Power) Switch
Volume Control
AC Mains Socket
Battery Compartment

UNPACKING

Carefully unpack the unit. If it is damaged, please
return it to your nearest Tesco store for replacement.
Remember to take your purchase receipt with you.
Retain the User Handbook. If you pass the unit on to
a third party make sure you pass on the handbook.
We suggest you retain the packaging. If you dispose
of it, do so having regard to any recycling regula-
tions in your area.

OPERATION

Place the unit on dry stable surface away from
heat and damp and where it is unlikely to fall or be
knocked over. The handle should be stowed during
normal operation.
When moving the unit always use the handle.

MAINS OPERATION

Check that the mains voltage on the rating plate is
the same as the voltage in your area.
Set the Function Switch to (POWER) OFF
Uncoil the AC power cord fully.
Plug the cord into the unit and then plug the mains
plug into the wall socket and switch the mains
power on. The unit is now ready for use.

BATTERY OPERATION

•

Set the Function Switch to (POWER) OFF

•

Switch the power off at the mains and unplug

the power cord from the mains and the unit.

•

Invert the unit. Slide the battery compartment

cover forward and carefully lift off the cover.

•

Place 8 ‘C’ Size (R14) or equivalent batteries in

the battery compartment. The correct battery

positions are indicated inside the compartment.

FM RECEPTION

•

Carefully extend the FM Antenna fully.

•

Set the Function Selector to ‘RADIO’

•

Set the BAND switch to FM ST.(Stereo) )

•

Select the station using the Tuning Knob.

The LCD screen will indicate the tuned frequency.

Rotate the antenna for best signal quality.
Unless you are listening to an FM programme the
antenna should always be in the stowed position.

STEREO OR MONO?

Stereo offers better quality, but in a bad signal area,
it may be noisy.

To set the Radio to Mono and reduce background

noise:

•

Move the BAND switch to FM.

AM RECEPTION

•

Set the Function Selector to ‘RADIO’

•

Set the BAND switch to ‘AM’

•

Select the station using the Tuning Knob.

Rotate the unit for the best signal quality.
AM is liable to interference from mains appliances,
cars etc. Careful positioning will improve reception.

•

Replace the cover. Your unit is ready for use.

NOTE

: If the unit is run on AC power or is unused

for a period of time, remove the batteries.
Always replace batteries in good time. Batteries
should be replaced in full sets and all batteries
should be of the same type and rating. Never mix
new and part used batteries.
Handle batteries with care. Do not short batteries
out with metal objects. Do not leave batteries lying
around or expose to fire or water.
When disposing of batteries do not throw them in
the general rubbish, a fire or in water. Dispose of
them in full accord with recycling regulations that
are applicable in your area.
When operating the unit on battery power make
sure the power cord is unplugged.

MUSIC ON THE MOVE

Please observe these simple precautions:
•

Carry the unit ONLY by the handle.

•

Do NOT swing the unit around.

•

If you play a CD keep the unit still.

•

Do not drop the unit.

•

NEVER carry the unit with the FM antenna

extended.

•

Avoid excessive heat or cold.

•

Do not operate the unit in rain, snow, or where

it is likely to get splashed with water.

•

Do NOT play the unit at loud volumes in public

areas

PRELIMINARIES

USING THE RADIO

GETTING STARTED
•

Set the Function Switch to ‘CD’

.• Open the CD door with the finger lift at the right hand side of the door.
•

Before first use, remove the protective card from the CD compartment.

•

Place a CD (label up) on the central spindle.

•

Press gently to secure the CD in place.

•

Close the CD door

The disc will spin briefly, then stop. The display indicates the num-
ber of tracks on the disc.

TO PLAY A CD
•

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button

The disc will play from Track 1 and the Play icon lights.

TO PAUSE A CD WHILE PLAYING

•

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button

The disc will pause. In Pause mode the sound mutes
and the play icon display flashes.
•

Press PLAY/PAUSE

again to resume play.

TO STOP A CD WHILE PLAYING
•

Press the STOP/FOLDER button. The play icon extinguishes.

TO PLAY A CD FROM A SELECTED TRACK
•

Press SKIP

, repeatedly to select the track

•

Press PLAY/PAUSE

to play from the track.

TO CHANGE TRACKS DURING PLAY

•

Press SKIP

repeatedly, to select and play from the desired track

TO GO BACK TO THE START OF A TRACK DURING PLAY

•

Press SKIP

once.

TO SEARCH FOR A PARTICULAR PASSAGE DURING PLAY

•

Press and hold SKIP

until the desired passage is located.

During the search the sound is played faster than normal and at reduced volume.
Play returns to normal when SKIP

is released.

PROGRAM PLAY

Program play should be selected when the CD is stopped.
To select and play a Program:

•

Press PROGRAM The ‘PROGRAM’ indicator lights.

The display flashes

P01.

• Press SKIP

to select the track

• Press PROGRAM to store the selection.

The display flashe

P02.

•

Choose another track. (the count will start

from the last track you selected).

•

Press PROGRAM to store the selection.

(You may program up to 20 tracks).

•

Press PLAY/PAUSE

The program will play once and stop.

When a program is in play the PROG icon displays.

Note:

In ‘Program’ mode, if you stop the disc the program will still

be in the memory. This will be indicated on the display.

To replay the program:

Press PLAY/PAUSE

To erase the program:

Press STOP/FOLDER twice

Switching the Function Switch to OFF or RADIO will stop the CD and erase any

program contents.

USING THE CD PLAYER

REPEAT AND RANDOM PLAY

A single track or the complete disc may be repeated

•

Press the REPEAT button to cycle the mode as follows:

REPEAT TRACK DISC REPEAT NORMAL PLAY

In REPEAT mode the selected track or the entire disc will repeat continuously.
Search and Track Select operate in DISC REPEAT mode
In RANDOM mode all tracks on the disc play once randomly. The disc then stops.

•

Press the RANDOM button to switch Random Mode ON/OFF.

Pressing STOP/FOLDER will stop the disc and restore the play mode to Normal.

To increase the volume:

Rotate the volume knob to the left.

To decrease the volume:

Rotate the volume knob to the right

IMPORTANT NOTE:

Always refrain from turning the volume knob to very loud

settings, especially on CD, as the distortion is unpleasant to listen to and in ex-
treme cases could damage the loudspeakers or your hearing.

DBBS

(Dynamic Bass Boost System)

The DBBS system increases the bass, increases the depth and also makes the
sound “punchier”.
•

Press the DBBS button to toggle DBBS on and off.

If the music is very dynamic with lots of bass, using DBBS at very loud volumes can

overload the loudspeakers. If the sound gets distorted or you hear popping noises

from the loudspeakers, turn the Volume down and/or switch DBBS off.

•

Set the Function Switch to ‘MP3/CD’

•

Open the CD door with the finger lift

•

lace an MP3 disc in the compartment and close the lid.

The disc will spin and the player will read the disc. If there are many folders with
different file types on the disc this may take some time.
The player will then indicate the number of readable tracks.

At this stage the player ignores folder information.

•

Press PLAY/PAUSE

to start play.

The player plays all the playable MP3 and
WMA tracks on the disc and then stops.
The format indicates as shown.

NOTE:

This unit will play only properly formatted discs. Even when the disc is

properly formatted, some unplayable files may appear in the tracklist. The player
will usually skip such a track in play. Even when a track appears to play you may
not hear any sound because the unit cannot decode the audio signals. This will
apply to any file which does not adhere to the definition of MP3 or WMA formats.

MP3 DISC STRUCTURE

A typical MP3 disc will have:

Some tracks recorded on the disc itself.

This is the

root folder

(or album).

Additional tracks may be contained in
folders (also called albums). These folders
can be arranged by artist, genre, etc

In our example:

The disc (or root folder) has 8 songs.

This

will always display as Folder 1;
3 Folders:

1 folder of 88 songs

(Folder 2)

;

1 folder of 108 songs

(Folder 3)

;

1 folder of 3 songs

(Folder 4) .

PLAYING MP3 DISCS

Track 1

Track 4

Track 3

Track 2

3 Files

VOLUME AND TONE CONTROL

LOUDER

SOFTER

•

Set the Function Switch to ‘MP3/CD’ Open the CD door with the finger lift

•

Place an MP3 disc in the compartment and close the lid.

The disc will spin and the player will read the disc and indicate the
number of readable tracks.

•

Press STOP/FOLDER

The first folder (album) will display. The first folder is always the
root folder
•

Press STOP/FOLDER repeatedly to display all the folders in

sequence
When you have selected the folder there are two choices

Press PLAY/PAUSE

to play the selected folder.

All the tracks in the folder will play in sequence.
When the player reaches the end of the final
track in the folder the disc will stop and show
the total tracks on the disc

Press SKIP

to select the track within the selected folder.

•

Press PLAY/PAUSE

to start playing the contents of the selected folder. All the

tracks in the folder will play in sequence from the selected track.
The disc will then stop and display the total tracks on the disc as above.

NOTE:

If you press the SKIP button and exceed the number of tracks in the folder

the disc will automatically skip to the next folder up or down.

Example: There are 8 tracks in the root (Album 1)

If you press the

button 9 times this is what you will see:

If you press the

key twice you access the final track in the previous folder:

During Play

•

Press SKIP

to move between tracks

•

Press and hold SKIP

until the desired passage is located.

•

Press STOP/FOLDER to stop the disc completely

REPEAT PLAY:

A single track or the complete disc may be repeated

During Play

Press the REPEAT button to recycle the mode:

REPEAT TRACK ALBUM REPEAT REPEAT ALL NORMAL PLAY

•

REPEAT TRACK: The selected track will repeat continuously.

•

ALBUM REPEAT: All the tracks in the currently playing folder will repeat.

•

REPEAT ALL: All tracks on the disc will repeat continuously.

•

Pressing STOP/FOLDER will stop the disc and restore the play mode to

Normal Play.

NOTE:

You can select all the play modes when the disc is stopped, but if you

select Repeat Folder the Root folder will automatically be selected

If you want to repeat all the tracks in a folder:

Select the folder.

Press PLAY/PAUSE

Press REPEAT twice

RANDOM PLAY:

Press RANDOM to play all the tracks on the disc in a random order. If you are in
any Repeat mode, pressing RANDOM cancels the mode. and substitutes Random
mode. You cannot enable Random mode to play tracks within a folder.

PLAYING FOLDERS

The display alternates between the current track

and the current album

•

Press PROGRAM

Repeat the procedure to store up to 20 tracks.
•

Press PLAY/PAUSE

to start play. The program will play once and stop.

HINT:

When you are entering a track selection, if you forget which Album you

have currently selected, press the STOP/FOLDER key once to display the current
Album number.

HINT:

If at any time you get confused and want to abort the process. press the

PLAY key once and then press the STOP/FOLDER. This will cancel any program.
Alternatively, open and close the CD door.

All other aspects of Program play are the same for CD and MP3 discs.

AFTER USING THE CD
•

Press the STOP/FOLDER button.

•

Switch the Function Switch to (POWER) OFF.

•

Open the CD Door, remove the disc and close the door.

•

Replace the CD in its packing and store it.

A 3.5 mm stereo headphone socket for private listening is provided at the rear of
the unit next to the FUNCTION switch. Plugging in a pair of headphones into this
socket cuts off the sound to the speakers.
Always turn the volume down before you connect the headphones and then turn
the volume up slowly.
Never play music at very loud volumes through headphones as you may damage
your hearing.

PROGRAM PLAY

HEADPHONE LISTENING

Ensure the disc is stopped before commencing programming

Select the folder

Press PROGRAM

Select the track

Press PROGRAM

You can now select a second song from the current folder or select another folder
and repeat the process.

Method:

• Select the Folder

• Press PROGRAM

• Select the Track

• Press PROGRAM

• Select another Track

• Press PROGRAM

• Select another Folder

• Select a Track from the folder

AFTER USING THE PLAYER

•

Switch the Function Switch to (POWER) OFF.

•

Switch the unit off at the mains and unplug it for greater safety.

CARE AND CLEANING

All care and cleaning operations should be carried out with the unit unplugged
from the mains power.
The surface of the unit can be cleaned with a barely damp cloth and then dried
carefully. Never use abrasives, abrasive cloths or chemical solvents .
Do NOT clean the inside of the CD player with a cloth. Lightly blow out any dust.
If your CDs don’t play properly, this is likely to be caused by surface damage or dirt
on the CD. If the CD lens gets dirty, use a proprietary lens cleaner and follow the
instructions carefully. If you keep the CD door closed at all times when the unit is
not in use, the lens is extremely unlikely to get dirty.
Sudden changes in temperature can cause condensation to form on the lens of
your CD player. Playing a CD is then not possible. Do not attempt to clean the lens
but leave the set in a warm environment until the moisture evaporates
Dirty, scratched or warped discs may skip or cause noise. Discs should be stored in
their cases after use to avoid scratches.
Handle the disc only by the edges. To keep discs clean, do not touch the surface.
Do not expose discs to direct sunlight, high humidity, high temperature, dust, etc.
Do not stick or write anything on the disc. Sharp writing instruments or the inks
used in some felt tip pens may damage its surface.

When loading a CD into the player:

Position the disc over the centre spindle. Make sure the printed
side faces out. Press the CD gently into place.

When removing a CD from the player:

Press lightly on the centre spindle. Ease the CD off by holding
it at the edges. Do not touch the playing surface.

NEVER use force

WARRANTY

Your Technika appliance is covered by a warranty for 12 months from the date of
purchase. If a fault develops during this period, please contact the TESCO electrical
help line on 0845 456 6767. Please have your original purchase receipt with you
when you call. This warranty in no way affects your consumer rights.

SPECIFICATIONS

Supply Voltage :

AC 230V ~ 50 Hz

DC 12V (UM2 x 8)

Audio Power Output:

0.8W x2

RF Range :

FM 88 - 108 MHz

MW 540 - 1600 kHz

Dimensions (WxDxH):

270 x 215 x 129 mm

Class II construction double insulated.
This product must not be connected to earth.

UK:

Waste electrical products should not be disposed of with house-

hold waste. Separate disposal facilities exist, for your nearest facilities.
See www.recycle-more.co.uk or in-store for details.

ROI:

Produced after 13th August 2005. Waste electrical products should

not be disposed of with household waste. Please recycle where facilities
exist. Check with your Local Authority or retailer for recycling advice.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

WARRANTY

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