making music
Listening to the radio
To listen to DAB radio (if installed):
1. Press the SOURCE+ button (remote: DAB) until
‘DAB’ is shown on the display.
2. Press the
or
buttons (remote:
or ) until the station you want to listen to
is shown. The station will be tuned in after a
short pause.
Note that no DAB stations will be heard unless a
station scan has been performed. See page 10 for
further details.
To listen to FM/AM radio (if installed):
1. Press the SOURCE+ button (remote: FM or
AM) until ‘FM’ or ‘AM’ (as required) is shown
on the display.
2. To tune in the station you require, press and
hold the
or
buttons (remote: or )
until the station frequency is shown.
For more information on the radio, see pages 7
and 10.
Listening to a CD
To play a CD:
1. Switch the unit on (the power light glows
blue).
2. Press the
/
button (load) on the front-
panel or
on the remote control to open
the CD tray.
3. Place the CD in the centre of the tray,
making sure that the text printed on the CD
is face-up. Press the
or
(play) button to
close the drawer.
4. Wait for the disc to load. If play was
pressed to close the drawer, then the disc
will start playing automatically, otherwise
press
/
(remote:
) to start playback.
Other controls detailed below can be used to skip
between tracks, change the volume, etc.
Power
Press to switch Solo between ‘on’ and ‘stand-by’.
When Solo is in stand-by the light next to the power button on the front-panel
glows red, and the front-panel display shows the current time. Pressing POWER
when the unit is in stand-by will cause the unit to switch on, when the power
button light will turn blue.
Volume and Mute
Use these controls to mute, increase, or decrease the volume. If Solo is muted,
pressing the MUTE button for a second time or changing the volume will unmute
it. The current volume is shown in the top right corner of the display.
and
When a CD is being played:
n press and release to skip to the previous or next track on the disc.
n press and hold to rewind or fast-forward.
When the radio is being used:
n in preset mode (see page 7), these change to the previous/next preset station.
n in tune mode, these change the tuned frequency (FM/AM) or the selected
station (DAB).
When in the Solo menu:
n press
to decrease a value or move left; press
to increase a value or
move right.
Play/Pause (
/
)
CD playback control – toggles between playing and pausing the CD.
Menu and OK
Press MENU to enter the Solo menu. OK is used at some points in the menu
to select an option. See the panel ‘Navigating the menu system’ (above) for
further details, or turn to page 11.
Source –/+
Used to change the audio source. If you wish to listen to FM radio, for
example, press SOURCE+ repeatedly until ‘FM’ is shown in the top left corner
of the display.
These buttons are also used when navigating the Solo menu. See the panel
‘Navigating the menu system’ for more information.
Info
This button is used to change the information displayed on the front panel
for the source being played. For example, if a CD is being played, pressing
this button will change the display between showing elapsed track time,
remaining track time, and CD Text (if available).
Further display options are available for the other sources.
Stop/Eject (
/
)
Press to stop playback of a CD, and press again to open the tray. If the tray is
opened, it can be closed either by pressing this button for a second time, or
by pushing in gently on the tray itself.
Navigating the menu system
1. Switch the unit on, then press the MENU
button to enter the menu system.
2. Press the SOURCE– and SOURCE+ buttons on
the front panel (or and on the remote
control) to select the menu item you want to
change.
3. To increase the value of an item, press the
button (or + on the remote). To decrease the
value of an item, press the
button (– on
the remote).
4. The menu may be closed at any time by
pressing the MENU button.
Note that pressing the menu button when Solo is
in stand-by allows the setting of the clock.
For more information on the menu items, see
page 11. For information on setting the clock, see
page 12.
The remote
control is
described on
the next page.
