soundmaster SCD1800 Radio CD Player User Guide

: June 3, 2024
: soundmaster

Table of Contents

soundmaster SCD1800 Radio CD Player
LOCATION OF CONTROLS
INSTALLATION
BASIC OPERATIONS
SETTING CLOCK AND DATE
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
References
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soundmaster SCD1800 Radio CD Player

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Do not dispose of this product with the normal household waste at the end of its life cycle. Return it to a collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic devices. This is indicated by the symbol on the product, user manual or packaging.

The materials are recyclable according to their labeling. By reusing materials or other forms of recycling old devices and packaging, you are making an important contribution to protecting our environment. If necessary, remove batteries and personal data before disposal free of charge and ask your local authority about the responsible disposal point.

WARNING
Risk of electric shock
Do not open!
Caution: To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). There are no user serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.

This symbol indicates the presence of dangerous voltage inside the enclosure, sufficient enough to cause electric shock.
This symbol indicates the presence of important operating and maintenance instructions for the device
Used batteries are hazardous waste and NOT to be disposed of with the household waste! As a consumer you are legally obligated to return all batteries for environmentally responsible recycling – no matter whether or not the batteries contain harmful substances*)

Return batteries free of charge to public collection points in your community or shops selling batteries of the respective kind.
Only return fully discharged batteries
*) marked Cd = cadmium, Hg = mercury, Pb = lead

Only use mercury and cadmium-free batteries.
Used batteries are hazardous waste and NOT to be disposed of with the household waste!!!
Keep batteries away from children. Children might swallow batteries. • Contact a physician immediately if a battery was swallowed.
Check your batteries regularly to avoid battery leakage.
Batteries shall not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like.
CAUTION: Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced
Replace only with the same or equivalent type

CAUTION – INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPENING THE COVER OR PRESSING THE SAFETY INTERLOCK. AVOID EXPOSURE TO THE LASER BEAM.

To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods

Use the device in dry indoor environments only.
Protect the device from humidity.
This apparatus is for moderate climates areas use, not suitable for use in tropical climates countries.
No objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.
The mains plug or an appliance coupler is used as the disconnect device, the disconnect devices shall remain readily operable.
Connect this device to a properly installed and earthed wall outlet only. Make sure the mains voltage corresponds with the specifications on the rating plate.
Make sure the mains cable stays dry during operation. Do not pinch or damage the mains cable in any way.
A damaged mains cable or plug must immediately be replaced by an authorized service center.
In case of lightning, immediately disconnect the device from the mains supply.
Children should be supervised by parents when using the device.
Clean the device with a dry cloth only.
Do NOT use CLEANING AGENTS or ABRASIVE CLOTHS!
Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or other heat sources.
Install the device at a location with sufficient ventilation in order to prevent heat accumulation.
Do not cover the ventilation openings!
Install the device at a safe and vibration-free location.
Install the device as far away as possible from computers and microwave units; otherwise radio reception may be disturbed.
Do not open or repair the enclosure. It is not safe to do so and will void your warranty. Repairs only by authorized service/ customer center.
No naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, should be placed on the unit.
When you are necessary to ship the unit store it in its original package. Save the package for this purpose.
In case of malfunction due to electrostatic discharge or fast transient (burst), remove and reconnect the power supply.
If the unit is not using for a long period of time, disconnect it from the power supply by unplugging the power plug. This is to avoid the risk of fire.

LOCATION OF CONTROLS

FRONT VIEW

STANDBY / FUNCTION button
INFO / FM ST. button
PRE – / FOLDER – button
SKIP – / TUNING – button
STOP / MENU button
USB JACK
VOLUME – / ALARM 2 button
PLAY / PAUSE / ENTER / CLOCK button
SKIP + / TUNING + button
PRE + / FOLDER + button
SLEEP / SNOOZE button
SCAN / PROG button
DISPLAY
VOLUME + / ALARM 1 button
TOP VIEW
Antenna
Handle
CD door
BACK VIEW
Headphone jack
Battery door
AC socket
AUX-IN jack

INSTALLATION

CONTENT OF DELIVERY

Main unit
AC power cable
Instruction Manual

POWER SUPPLY

Ensure that the voltage is the same as that indicated on the main unit identification plate.
Connect the supplied AC power cable to a properly installed safety power socket and the plug of the cable into the AC socket at the back side of the unit.

BATTERY OPERATION

Open the lid of the battery compartment at the bottom of the unit.
Insert 6 batteries of type LR14 (“C” size) 1.5 V. Please ensure that the polarity is correct (see indicated in the battery compartment).
Then close the battery lid.

Note:

If the device is operated with batteries and is in standby mode, the batteries will still be discharged. To avoid this, we recommend removing the batteries or connecting the device to the mains. The display and the blue lights are turned off.
When the unit is powered by batteries, in order to play longer time, it is better not adjust the volume to max.

ERP power management
The unit will turn off automatically after 10 minutes in standby mode if there is no audio signal. To turn on the unit again press the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button.

BASIC OPERATIONS

POWER ON / OFF

Press “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button to turn the unit on.
Press and hold “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button to turn off the unit in standby mode.

SELECTING MODES

During on mode, press the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button repeatedly to switch between the different modes.

ADJUSTING VOLUME

Press the “VOLUME –“ or “VOLUME +“ button to decrease or increase the volume.

DAB
Extend completely the telescopic antenna. Change its position to improve the reception.
Press repeatedly the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button, until “DAB” is shown in the display.
The radio will automatically start a full scan of DAB+ stations if the unit is powered on the first time. When the scan is complete, the stations are stored in alphabetical order. The first available station will be played.

Note:

If there is no DAB+ reception at any time, change the position of the unit or adjust the antenna.
Press and hold the “SCAN / PROG” button for approx. 3 seconds to start a new search.

Select DAB radio station

Press the “SKIP – / TUNING -” or “SKIP + / TUNING +” and select the desired radio station.
To confirm the selection, press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button.

Preset store

Select the desired radio station.
Press the “SCAN / PROG” button and choose with “SKIP – / TUNING -” or “SKIP + /TUNING +” the desired program station number.
Press to confirm the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER”.

Preset recall

Press the “PRE – / FOLDER –“ or “PRE + / FOLDER +” to select the desired stored radio station.

DAB information

Press repeatedly the “INFO / FM ST.” button to show the following DAB information:
DLS, signal strength, genre, frequency, signal error, audio bit rate, time, date.

DAB menu
To enter the DAB menu, press the “STOP / MENU” button. Select with the “SKIP – / TUNING -” or “SKIP + / TUNING +” one of the following settings and press “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER”:

Full scan: Starts the station scan. The DAB frequency band is scanned for stations.
Manual tune:
To do so you need to know the station frequency. This can be found on the internet site of the broadcasting service. Select individual frequencies using the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button.
DRC: Short for Digital Range Control (dynamic range). The term DRC describes the ratio between the quietest and the loudest sound. If the dynamic range is very high there are very soft sounds as well as very loud sounds.
Under some circumstances this may present a problem with playback. Let us assume that you are listening to a radio station in a relatively loud environment. By increasing the volume you can play the quiet sections louder.
This however has the disadvantage that the loud sections become uncomfortably loud. It makes sense here to reduce the dynamic range. Select between the options:
- DRC off: The dynamic range is not reduced.
- DRC high: The dynamic range is sharply reduced.
- DRC low: The dynamic range is slightly reduced
Prune:
It may be that you can no longer receive some stations after a station scan or change of
location. With this function you can delete these stations from the reception list. Select “YES” and confirm with the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button.
System
See under “SYSTEM SETTINGS”.

FM

Press repeatedly the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button, until “FM” is shown in the display.
Extend completely the telescopic antenna. Change its position to improve the reception.
There are two options to search for and preset radio stations.

Automatic scan:

Important! Any preset radio stations will be overridden.
Press and hold the “SCAN / PROG” button for approx. 3 seconds. The system scans the complete frequency band for radio stations. Any stations found will be preset from lowest to highest frequency.

Manual scan for audio stations:

Briefly press the “SKIP – / TUNING -” or “SKIP + / TUNING +” buttons, until you have found the radio station which you are looking for. If you keep one of the buttons pressed down, the device will search to the previous, respectively next radio station.

Preset store
Is the same as in DAB mode.

Preset recall
Is the same as in DAB mode.

Info display
Press repeatedly the “INFO / FM ST.” button to show the following FM information:
Radio text, PTY, name, mono or stereo broadcast, time, date.

FM Menu
To enter the FM menu, press the “STOP / MENU” button. Select with the “SKIP – / TUNING -” or “SKIP + / TUNING +” one of the following settings and press “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER”:

Scan setting: Select the desired option for automatic station search.
- All stations: Search for all stations that can be received. In this case, station search also stops for weak stations.
- Strong stations only: Only clear stations are searched.
Audio setting: Select the MONO or STEREO for FM reception.
System
See under “SYSTEM SETTINGS”.

CD

Press repeatedly the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button, until “CD” is shown in the display.
Open the CD compartment by pulling the CD door upwards by the tab.
Insert an audio CD with the printed side facing upwards on to the central cone so that the CD clicks into place and then close the lid of the CD compartment.
The CD will start the playback from the first title.
In order to remove a CD, please press the “STOP / MENU” button, open the CD door and lift the CD out carefully.
Keep always the CD deck closed.

NOTE:
If a disc is inserted with a wrong side face up, respectively if no disc is inserted, then the message “NO DISC“ appears in the display.

Control buttons:

To start or interrupt the playback, press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button.
To stop the playback, press the “STOP / MENU” button.
With “SKIP + / TUNING +” button you can jump to the next track.
If the button is kept pressed down, the machine starts to search forwards through the tracks.

The “SKIP – / TUNING -” button can be used as follows:

Press once = This starts the current track again from the beginning.
Press twice = This jumps back to the previous track.

If the button is kept pressed down, the machine starts to search backwards through the tracks.

To select a folder, press the “PRE – / FOLDER –“ or “PRE + / FOLDER” button (only for MP3-CD or USB).

Resume function
If you change the mode or turn off the unit and come back to the CD mode, the unit starts the playback from the last point.
If you press the “STOP / MENU” button and start the playback again, the unit starts with the first track (track 1).

Repeat function
During playback, press the repeatedly the “SCAN / PROG” button to select the following repeat functions:

Audio CD:

Press once = the normal play mode. The display will show “Normal”.
Press twice = the current track is repeated continuously. The display will show “Repeat One”.
Press three times = the whole CD is played continuously. The display will show “Repeat All”.
Press four times = all tracks will be played in random order. The display will show “Random”.
Press five times = back to the normal play mode.

MP3-CD:

Press once = the normal play mode. The display will show “Normal”. Press twice = the current track is repeated continuously. The display will show “Repeat One”.
Press three times = the selected folder is repeated continuously. The display will show “Repeat Folder”.
Press four times = the whole CD is played continuously. The display will show “Repeat All”.
Press five times = all tracks will be played in random order. The display will show “Random”.
Press six times = back to the normal play mode.

Programmed Play
This can be used to program any desired sequence of tracks.

Press the “STOP / MENU” button.
Press the “SCAN / PROG” button. “P_01” flash in the display (P_01 means the program number).
Use the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons to select the desired track and press the “SCAN / PROG” button again. The display “P_01” change to “P_02”.
Select the next track with the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons and press the “SCAN / PROG” button again. Repeat the procedure until all the desired tracks are selected.
NOTE:
Once the storage capacity of the tracks to be programmed has been reached “PROGFULL” will show in the display.
Press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button to start the programmed playback.
The upper-left of the display will show “MEM”.
Press once the “STOP / MENU” button to stop the playback while retaining the program.
To play the programmed back again, press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button.
To delete the program, press the “STOP / MENU” button twice. The notification “MEM” will disappear.

USB
This device has been developed in line with the latest technical advances in the USB field. The wide range of different USB storage devices of all types which are currently on the market,unfortunately do not allow us to guarantee full compatibility with all USB storage devices. For this reason, in rare cases there may be problems in playing back files from USB storage devices. This is not a malfunction of the device.

Press repeatedly the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button, until “USB” is shown in the display.
Connect a USB storage device directly into the port. Playback will automatically start after a few seconds.
The control functions, repeat functions and programmed play are the same as in CD mode.

Note:

Always directly connect a USB storage medium to the USB port to prevent any malfunctions.
The USB port is not designed for charging external devices.

CAUTION:
Switch the device to a different operating mode before you remove the USB storage device.

BLUETOOTH®
If you are using a Bluetooth® audio device, make sure the working distance is within 10 meters.
Different environment may have effect on the working distance.

Press repeatedly the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button, until “Bluetooth” is shown in the display. If no Bluetooth® device is paired, “Bluetooth” will flash in the display.
Turn on the Bluetooth® function on your audio device and choose “SCD1800”. After your audio device is paired successfully, the “Bluetooth mode” will stay on.
Start the playback on your Bluetooth® device. With the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button you can interrupt or continue the playback.
With the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” button you can select the tracks.

AUX IN
Via this socket you can also hear the sound of other playback devices such as MP3 players, CD players etc. through the loudspeakers.

Please connect the external device with a 3.5mm stereo jack plug to the AUX-IN socket at the back side of the unit.
Press repeatedly the “STANDBY / FUNCTION” button, until “Aux” is shown in the display.
You will hear the sound playback from the external device through the loudspeakers. You may adjust the volume with volume buttons buttons. The CD buttons are not functional.
For the remaining procedure please see the operating instructions of the external sound source.
Note:
Adjust the volume of the external device to a comfortable level.

SLEEP TIMER
In on mode, press the “SLEEP / SNOOZE” button shortly to adjust the sleep timer in 10 minutes steps from 120 minutes to 10 and 5 to OFF.

ALARM
Setting the alarm time The system must be in standby mode in order to set the alarm.
You have the option of setting two alarm times. Proceed as follows:

Press the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” button for about 3 seconds. The hours of the currently set alarm time will start to flash.
Perform the settings with the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons.
Press the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” button to confirm. The minutes will start to flash.
Perform the settings with “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” button.
Press the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” button to confirm. Then choose how you would like to be woken up. Perform the settings with the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons. Press the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” to confirm.
- FM:
  As soon as the set alarm time has been reached, the radio will turn on in FM mode.
- DAB:
  As soon as the set alarm time has been reached, the radio will turn on in CD mode.
- CD:
  As soon as the set alarm time has been reached, the device will turn on in CD mode.
  The inserted CD will be played from the first track.
- USB:
  As soon as the set alarm time has been reached, the device will turn on in USB mode.
  The tracks of the connected storage device will be played from the first track.
- BUZZ:
  A signal tone will sound when reaching the alarm time.
If DAB or FM is selected as wake up function, you must select a stored preset station 1-30.
Finally, press the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons to set the alarm volume. Press the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” to confirm.

To set the second alarm time, repeat each of the above steps with the “VOLUME- / ALARM 2” button.

Snooze
The automatically set alarm function can be switched off for 9 minutes with the “SLEEP /SNOOZE” button.

Deactivate the sounding wake up tone
Press the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” or “VOLUME- / ALARM 2” button to deactivate the sounding alarm tone.

Activate / Deactivate the alarm

Press in standby mode repeatedly the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” or “VOLUME- / ALARM 2” and choose “Alarm off.
Press in standby mode repeatedly the “VOLUME+ / ALARM 1” or “VOLUME- / ALARM 2” and choose the desired wake up source.

SETTING CLOCK AND DATE

The system must be in standby mode in order to set the clock.

Press and hold the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button for approx. 2 seconds.
Use the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons to set the time format “12 / 24hr” and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button to confirm time format. Now the hour digits start flashing.
Use the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons to set the hours and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button to confirm. Now the minutes digits flashing.
Use the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” buttons to set the minutes and press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button to confirm. Now the display shows the date.
Set in the same way the date.

Note:
Press and hold the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button during operation order to briefly display the current time.

HEADPHONE
To listen to music privately, use headphones with a 3.5mm stereo jack plug and connect them to the headphones socket on the back of the system. The speakers will then be muted.

SYSTEM SETTINGS
Note: The system settings are only in DAB or FM mode available!

To enter the system settings, press the “STOP / MENU” button and select with the “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” button the point “SYSTEM”. Press the “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” button to confirm the selection.
Select with “SKIP + / TUNING +” or “SKIP – / TUNING -” one of the following settings and press “PLAY / PAUSE / CLOCK / ENTER” to enter the setting:
- Language
  Select the desired menu language: German, English, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian,
  Danish.
- Time Update
  Adjust the source for the time update: All sources, DAB, FM, no update.
- Factory reset
  All stations and adjustments will be deleted!
- SW Version
  Shows the currently installed software.

Technical changes and misprints reserved.
Copyright by Woerlein GmbH, 90556 Cadolzburg, www.soundmaster.de
Duplication only with the permission of Woerlein GmbH

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Spannungseingang Power input	AC230V ~ 50Hz
Spannungsausgang Power output	DC 6x 1.5V R14 / LR14 / C
DAB Bereich DAB range	Band III 174-240MHz
UKW Bereich FM range Plage	87.5MHz – 108.0MHz
USB-capaciteit	Max. 32GB
Festsenderspeicher Preset station	30 DAB, 30 UKW/FM
Audio-Ausgangsleistung Audio output power	2x 2W RMS