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57 The Sound Parameters Parameter Volume Bass Treble Balance Bass Boost Reset button Description 0 - 99 10 levels. Decreases or Increases the low frequencies. 10 levels. Decreases or Increases the high frequencies. 10 levels. Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal. 10 levels. Increases the very low frequencies. Re-adjusts all settings to their default values. 15.2 Play Mode Settings If you would like the Gmini™ 500 to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random (shuffle), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings. Click on the Settings action icon from the main menu or while listening to music and then choose PlayMode. Parameter Playmode options Single Folder All Queue Description Play a single track then stop. Play all tracks in the current directory or current album. Play all tracks on the Gmini™ 500. While the current song is playing, select the Show ARCLibrary action button, find the next song you want to play, then click PLAY. This is your queued song. You can only queue one song at a time. See the Playlist section to prepare multiple songs to play. Once the current track is finished playing, your queued track will be played. If you do not queue another track at this time, the Gmini™ 500 will play the next song in the directory. 57 58 Scan Each track in the directory is played for the duration selected for the parameter Intro Duration. This allows a quick sample of each song. If you want to play the whole song, click on the Play button during the "intro". The Gmini™ 500 will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning. Repeat & Shuffle options Normal Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song. Repeat Continuously plays through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Shuffle Randomly play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist). Intro duration From 10 to 90 seconds. This is the time for which each song will be played when selecting Scan for Playmode settings. 15.3 Clock Settings The Gmini™ 500 has an internal real time clock. The time of day is shown on the top right of the screen in either 24 hour or 12 hour display mode. To set it, select the Settings action icon then select Clock. Choose parameter Choose value for highlighted parameter When finished setting the parameters, move down to the Set button, then click on the ENTER o button. The clock time and date are now set. Click on the STOP/ESC x button to go back to the main settings menu. 58

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The Sound Parameters
Parameter
Description
Parameter
Description
Volume
0 – 99
Bass
10 levels. Decreases or Increases the low frequencies.
Treble
10 levels. Decreases or Increases the high frequencies.
Balance
10 levels. Favors the right or left channel of the Stereo signal.
Bass Boost
10 levels. Increases the very low frequencies.
Reset button
Re-adjusts all settings to their default values.
15.2 Play Mode Settings
15.2 Play Mode Settings
If you would like the Gmini
500 to play through an entire folder of songs, play songs at random
(shuf
e), or any of the other playing options, you can set these parameters in the PlayMode settings.
Click on the
Settings
action icon from the main menu or while listening to music and then choose
PlayMode
.
Parameter
Description
Parameter
Description
Playmode options
Single
Play a single track then stop.
Folder
Play all tracks in the current directory or current album.
All
Play all tracks on the Gmini
500.
Queue
While the current song is playing, select the
Show ARCLibrary
action button,
nd the next song you want to play,
then click PLAY. This is your queued song. You can only queue one song at a time. See the Playlist section to
prepare multiple songs to play. Once the current track is
nished playing, your queued track will be played. If you do
not queue another track at this time, the Gmini
500 will play the next song in the directory.
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Scan
Each track in the directory is played for the duration selected for the parameter
Intro Duration
. This allows a quick
sample of each song. If you want to play the whole song, click on the Play button during the “intro”. The Gmini
500
will then revert to single directory mode and play the rest of the songs in the directory without scanning.
Repeat & Shuf
e options
Normal
Plays your songs one after the other and then stops after the last song.
Repeat
Continuously plays through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist).
Shuf
e
Randomly play through the current set of songs (Artist, Album, folder, or Playlist).
Intro duration
From 10 to 90 seconds. This is the time for which each song will be played when selecting
Scan
for
Playmode
settings.
15.3 Clock Settings
15.3 Clock Settings
The Gmini
500 has an internal real time clock. The time of day is shown on
the top right of the screen in either 24 hour or 12 hour display mode. To set
it, select the
Settings
action icon then select
Clock
.
Choose parameter
Choose value for
highlighted parameter
When
nished setting the parameters, move down to the
Set
button, then click on the ENTER
o
button. The clock
time and date are now set. Click on the STOP/ESC
x
button to go back to the main settings menu.