Arcam Solo Neo Manuel page 13

Listening to music
stored on a uSB drive
Press or until USB is displayed on the front panel. Alternatively, press the
SOuRCe+ SOuRCe-
remote control for direct access.
Insert the USB drive into the rear panel USB socket. Wait for the drive to be read.
When the drive has been read, a music file can be selected to be played using the navigation cursor on the
remote control. Alternatively, press to start playback from the first valid music file found on the drive.
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Note: This feature is designed for 'mass-storage class compliant' USB flash memory drives and MP3 players that
appear as a single 'Removable Disk' when connected to a computer. USB hard disk drives can be connected, but
the drive must have a separate power supply and be formatted as a single FAT32 partition. USB devices that do
not conform to this standard cannot be used. Arcam cannot guarantee operation with hard disk drives.
Choosing music files to play
Music files are stored on a USB flash drive inside
folders, depending on how the USB flash drive has
been organised. When choosing a music file to
play, the top line of the front panel display shows
the name of the current folder. The bottom line is
used to display files or folders contained within
the current folder.
Use the remote control cursor keys B/C to
choose a file to play or a folder to enter.
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Use the remote control , or key to play
the file or select the folder.
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Use the remote control key to navigate up one
level to the previous folder.
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Press during playback to enter navigation
mode without stopping the music. A new file
can be chosen by navigating the files and folders
present, as described above.
When playback is stopped, the Solo Neo returns to
USB navigation mode.
Special playback modes
Press on the remote control to cycle through
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the repeat/shuffle modes for USB playback. The
options are as follows:
1. Repeat all: the files on the USB drive are
played in order. After the last track has finished,
playback re-starts from the first track on the
drive;
2. Shuffle: the tracks on the drive are played in a
random order;
3. Repeat shuffle: this combines 'repeat all' and
'shuffle' . Each time that playback is restarted, the
file order is shuffled.
To cancel any of the shuffle/repeat modes, press
repeatedly until the playback mode is
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removed from the display.
button on the
uSB
Skipping/scanning files
Press briefly the 0 and / buttons on the front-
panel or remote control to skip to the previous or
next file within the current folder.
On skipping forward, playback will start from the
beginning of the next file in the folder (if there is
one); when skipping backwards, pressing the
0
button will skip to the prior file (if there is one).
The and buttons are used also for scanning.
0 /
To scan backwards or forwards within a file, press
and hold the 0 or / button – the file will be
scanned until the button is released.
Display modes
Solo Neo provides different display modes when
listening to files from USB. The mode is changed
by pressing the button on either the front-
INFO
panel or the remote control.
1. Current track time: this is the 'conventional'
display as for a CD player, showing the track time.
2. Remaining track time: this shows the track time
that remains to be played.
3. Track name only
4. File format (e.g. MP3) and bitrate
5. Large-character display: this mode is a double-
height display, showing the current source and
volume.
Source selection
USB
Track number, song text, playback time, etc.
USB
Press OK to Navigate
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USB playback commands summary
4 (Play) – press this button to start USB playback.
< (Stop) – press to stop USB playback and enter folder
navigation mode.
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(OK) – press to enter navigation mode during playback or
press during navigation mode to play theselected file.
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(Cursor up/down) – use to browse files and folders.
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(Back) – press to navigate back to the previous folder.
; (Pause) – press to pause USB playback. Press again (or press
play) to re-start playback.
/ (Skip/Scan forwards) – press and release this button of skip
forwards to the beginning of the next file. Press and hold the
button to scan forwards.
(Skip/Scan backwards) – press and release this button to
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skip backwards to the beginning of the previous file. Press
and hold the button to scan backwards.
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Play-state indicator
Playback mode Current volume
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>Don't Stop Believin'.mp3
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