Ego Technology 4000 Plus - Manual (Page 7)

E G O 4 0 0 0 P L U S O P E R A T I O N M A N U A L
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OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
continued
when the player is reading a disc to store into
memory. The ESP icon reflects the changes in
memory level while the player goes through this
process.
ADJUSTING VOLUME
Rotate VOLUME knob as indicated in the right
side of the player to adjust volume to a comfort-
able listening level.
EQUALIZER
While playing CD/MP3s, you may press EQ/PROG
button to select a pre-programmed equalizer
effect to enhance your music. The five settings
are: DBB, POP, JAZZ, CLASSIC, or DISCO. Each
successive press of EQ/PROG. button changes
the setting. To select no equalizer effect, choose
the “NORMAL” setting.
NOTE: Only CD/MP3 playback has EQ function.
PAUSING PLAYBACK
To pause temporarily, press PLAY/PAUSE button.
The elapsed time indicator flashes on the LCD
display while the CD disc keeps rotating. While
playing a MP3, the disc will stop rotating.
To resume playing, press PLAY/PAUSE button
again, and the current track number indicates on
the LCD display.
STOPPING PLAYBACK
CD/MP3 playback stops automatically at the end
of the last track or the last track of the last direc-
tory. To stop playback sooner, press STOP button.
If no further action is taken after 30 seconds
later, the player is automatically powered off. To
power off the unit quicker, press STOP button a
second time.
When a disc stops, the LCD display shows the
total number of tracks and total playing time for
CDs. For MP3s, the LCD display also shows total
number of directories and tracks.
SKIP SEARCH
To search forward or backward during playing,
press and hold down SCAN UP/DOWN button.
The LCD display will show the elapsed time
changing quickly. When the desired point is
reached, release SCAN UP/DOWN button to
resume normal playback.
NOTE: When you search to the end of the last-
track or the beginning of the first track, it stops
automatically.
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6 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CD/MP3 OPERATION
LOADING DISCS
1. To open player, slide OPEN PLAYER button
towards the arrow.
2. Press OPEN LID button on the left front corner
of the player to open the disc lid cover.
3. Hold the disc by its edges and carefully place
it into CD/MP3 compartment and securely
onto the disc spindle with CD/MP3 label-side up.
4. Press CLOSE LID position on the disc cover to
securely protect the CD/MP3 during playback.
PLAYING DISCS
Press PLAY/PAUSE button and the player will
start to read information from the loaded disc.
The LCD display shows “READING”.
• If playing a CD disc, the LCD display will show
“CD Track” and list the track number and
its elapsed time, while CD playback rate
scrolls across the bottom of the screen. The
CD and ESP indicators are also shown on the
LCD display.
• If playing a MP3 disc, the LCD display will
list directory number, track number, track
elapsed time, and artist while the track title
and play back rate scroll across the bottom of
the screen. Playback will begin with the first
track of the first directory. The MP3 and ESP
indicators are also shown on the LCD display.
NOTE: Whenever one of the control buttons is
pressed, the LCD backlight illuminates for about 4
seconds.
ELECTRONIC SKIP PROTECTION (ESP)
This player contains special circuits to save music
into memory and then playback from memory to
prevent skipping. For CDs, the memory is for 40
seconds of playback. For MP3s, it is for 120 sec-
onds of playback.
The ESP system is automatically turned on by
pressing PLAY/PAUSE button. The ESP icon is
shown on the LCD display to indicate the amount
of memory being stored or used by the player.
Please note that memory levels will increase and
decrease during playback.
If listening to a CD disc, you may press SAS/+10
button to turn off the ESP system, which will
reflect on the LCD display. To resume the ESP fea-
ture, press this button again and look for the ESP
indicator on the LCD display.
If listening to a MP3 disc, ESP cannot be turned
off. Please note that when playing a MP3, discs
will not spin in the player when it’s playing from
ESP memory. Discs only spin while playing MP3s