Power
Note that the primary power-switch for Solo Mini is on the rear of the unit. If the power
light is not illuminated at all, check that the unit is receiving mains power and the rear
power switch is ‘On’.
Press the
2
button to switch Solo Mini between ‘On mode’ and ‘Clock mode’.
When Solo Mini is in clock mode, the light next to the power button on the top panel
glows red, and the front-panel display shows the current day and time. Pressing
2
when
the unit is in clock mode will cause the unit to switch on and the power button light turns
blue.
Source
Press the
SOURCE button to cycle
through the available signal sources.
In Clock mode, pressing the
SOURCE button switches Solo Mini on.
<
/
1
(Stop/Eject)
Press the
<
/
1
button once to stop a disc
playing. Press again to eject a stopped disc.
When playing a CD, pressing and holding
<
/
1
also ejects a disc.
Headphone output
This 3.5mm stereo jack socket
accepts headphones with an
impedance between 32Ω and
600Ω. Sound to the speakers
is muted when headphones
are used.
Line-level input
This is a stereo analogue input,
connected via a stereo 3.5mm
jack plug. It is suitable for audio
sources such as a portable tape
player, MP3 player or games
console.
USB input
The USB socket is suitable for an MP3
player or for playing files contained on a
USB memory device.
Play/Pause
Press the
4
/
;
button to start playing a track,
pause a playing track, or resume playing a
paused track.
Skip back/forward
To skip tracks on a CD, press
/
or
0
. When
skipping back, the first button press takes you
to the beginning of the current track. Pressing
the button again takes you to the start of the
previous track.
When the source is Radio (DAB, FM or AM),
the buttons cycle through station presets.
When the System menu is active, the buttons
are also used to step through option settings
(see page 16).
Mute
Use this button to mute the volume. If Solo Mini is
muted, pressing the MUTE button for a second time or
changing the volume will unmute it.
Volume –/+
Use these buttons to decrease (–) or
increase (+) the volume. The current
volume setting is shown on the front
panel display.
Front panel display
This is a vacuum fluorescent
display with variable brightness.