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Playing MDs
Creating Your Own Program
(Program Play)
You can specify the playback order of the tracks on an
MD and create your own programs containing up to 25
tracks.
You can program the same track repeatedly
While the track number appears in the display, press
AMS as many times as you want to repeat.
The program remains even after Program Play ends
When you press ·, you can play the same program
again.
Notes
• The program created by the Program Play Function is lost
when you press §EJECT to take out the MD.
• The program created by the Program Play Function is lost
when you turn off the recorder or disconnect the AC
power cord.
• The display shows “- -m - -s” instead of the total playing
time when the total playing time of the program exceeds
160 minutes.
Checking the track order
You can check the order of tracks in your program
during playback or playback pause.
Turn AMS (or press = or +) during playback or
playback pause. The track numbers appear in the
order they were programmed.
Changing the track order
You can change the order of the tracks in your
program before you start playing.
Erase the last track in the
program
Add tracks to the end of the
program
Change the whole program
completely
Do the following:
Press CLEAR. Each time you
press this button, the last
track will be cleared.
Carry out Steps 2 and 3 in
“Creating Your Own
Program.”
1 Press PLAY MODE (or
press CONTINUE) so that
“PROGRAM” disappears
while the recorder is
stopped.
2 Carry out Steps 1 to 3 in
“Creating Your Own
Program.”
To
1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or PROGRAM
once) until “PROGRAM” appears in the display
when the recorder is stopped.
2 Carry out either a) or b):
a) When using the remote
Press the number buttons to enter the tracks
you want to program in the order you want.
To program a track with a number over 25, use
the >25 button (see page 16).
If you’ve made a mistake
Press CLEAR, then press the correct number button.
b) When using the controls on the recorder
1 Turn AMS until the track number you want
appears in the display.
2 Press AMS.
3 Repeat Step 2 to enter other tracks. Each time you
enter a track, the total program time is calculated
and appears in the display.
4 Press · to start Program Play.
To cancel Program Play
When the recorder is stopped, press PLAY MODE
repeatedly (or CONTINUE once) until “PROGRAM”
disappears.
Number
buttons
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≠AMS±
PLAY MODE
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·
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CLEAR
PROGRAMCONTINUE
>25
=/+
Playing MDs