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1. OPENING AND CLOSING THE DISC TRAY AND LOADING DISCS
• This operation only works when the power is on.
• Press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (2) to open or close the disc tray. OPEN/CLOSE
BUTTONS (2) are provided on both the main unit and control unit or, Press PLAY
BUTTON (25), tray automatically closes.
• If tray is not closed after 60 seconds it will close automatically and pause.
• The disc trays cannot be opened during playback to prevent playback from being
interrupted if the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (2) is pressed accidentally. Stop playback,
then press the OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON (2).
2. LOADING DISCS
• Hold the disc by the edges and place it in the disc tray. Do not touch the signal surface
(the glossy side).
• When using 5 inch/12 cm discs, place the disc in the outer tray guides (Fig. 10),
and when using 3 inch/8 cm discs, place them securely in the inner guides (Fig.11).
CAUTION:
• DO NOT place any foreign objects in the disc tray, and do not place more than one
disc in the disc tray at a time. Doing so may result in malfunction.
• DO NOT push the disc tray in manually when the power is off, as this may result in
malfunction and damage the player.
3. SELECTING TRACKS
• Select desired track using NUMBER BUTTON (23) or
• Press the TRACK BUTTONS (16 & 19) once to move to one higher or lower track or
• Hold the TRACK buttons in to change tracks continuously at a higher speed.
• When a new track is selected during playback, playback begins as soon as the search operation is completed.
4. SELECT THE DESIRED TRACK BY NUMBER KEY (23) IN THE CENTER OF FACEPLATE
• First, press the white button to choose (22, 24) which DISK will be selected.
• Press the number key to select the desired track
• Then press PLAY BUTTON (25), the desired track will start playing.
5. STARTING PLAYBACK
• Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) during the pause or cue to start playback.
• The PLAY (30) indicator lights when playback starts.
• The point at which playback starts is automatically stored in the memory as the cue point. The pickup then returns
to the cue point (the point at which playback started) when the CUE BUTTON (15) is pressed.
6. STOPPING PLAYBACK
• There are two ways to stop playback:
1) Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) during playback to pause at that point.
2) Press the CUE BUTTON (15) during playback to return to the position at which playback started.
7. PAUSING
• Press the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) to switch between play and pause.
• The PAUSE INDICATOR (31) lights when the pause mode is set.
1) The player has completed the cue or pause operation and is waiting for the play start command.
2) When the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) is pressed, playback starts and the cue point is stored in the memory.
3) The pause mode is set when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) is pressed again.
4) Playback resumes when the PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON (25) is pressed again. The new cue point is stored in the
memory.
8. AUTO CUE
• When a disk is loaded, the cue point is set to the first source of music, the beginning of track 1. If a track is changed
before pressing play, the CUE POINT is changed to the new starting point. If you pause during playback this also sets
the new CUE POINT.
BASIC OPERATIONS
3 in. / 8cm disk
5 in. / 12cm disk
Fig. 10
Fig. 11
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