Ecler HMA120 - Manual (Page 6)

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4.2. LINE1, LINE2, LINE3 Inputs
These 3 inputs for music sources cannot work simultaneously. You need to select one of them (or
the integrated audio player, considered as a fourth music source) using the selection keys on the front
panel. These keys are provided with backlight to indicate the active source at any time.
The selected music source (LINE1, LINE2, LINE3 or MEDIA, integrated audio player) has a level
control (MUSIC) that allows you to adjust the output volume and, therefore, the mixing with the other
signals that are active at that time (MIC1 and/or MIC2/LINE).
The BASS - TREBLE tone controls of the MUSIC section also act on the selected music input
(LINE1, LINE2, LINE3 or MEDIA, integrated audio player).
4.3. Integrated Audio Player (MEDIA PLAYER)
A USB memory device or a SD/SDHC memory card can be used as mp3(*) file storage media for
playback. When you connect one of these storage media, the unit automatically analyses it and, if
compatible for playback, enables it as player source (its LED indicator is permanently lit (15, 17)). While
a device is enabled, any other device inserted into the unit will be recognized (flashing LED, if it contains
readable data), but not enabled: to enable a SD card when the USB reader is already enabled, you must
first disconnect the USB device to insert the SD card and enable this last one (or vice versa).
Controls and connectors for the integrated audio player or MEDIA PLAYER are on the right
section of the front panel:
 Connector for USB memory devices (16)
 Connector for SD/SDHC memory cards (14)
 Forward and rewind keys (11 and 8):
o A short press, while in playback mode, skips playback to the next/previous track
o Pressing and holding the key FAST FORWARD or REWIND the playback of the
current track
 Playback key, PLAY/PAUSE (10):
o The first press activates the playback mode of the tracks on the active device
(continuously lit LED)
o The second press activates the playback pause mode of the tracks on the active
device (flashing LED)
 Stop key, STOP (9)
 Repeat tracks/folders key, REPEAT (12):
o By default (LED off), the device plays back all the tracks in infinite loop mode
o The first press activates the repetition of the current track (continuously lit LED)
o The second press activates the repetition of the current folder (flashing LED)
o A third press returns to the default mode (LED off)
 Random play key, RANDOM (13)
o The first press activates the random playback mode of the tracks on the active
device (continuously lit LED)
o The second press deactivates the RANDOM mode (LED off)
FAT16 and FAT32 are the compatible formats of the storage media for the player. The player can
manage up to 65354 file folders and 65354 subfolders, with a maximum of 8 levels of sub-folders
(folders within other folders)
The playback order of the tracks is alphabetical in normal mode (not in RANDOM mode) for the
first 100 tracks of each folder and for the first 100 folders. Beyond these limits, files are still playing in the
order that has the file allocation table (FAT) of the storage media.
(*) Note: Refer to chapter 11. (TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS) for the technical detail of the
mp3 formats supported by this unit.