Sony NW-HD3 - Manual (Page 85)

What is a “ play unit” ?
All the items (an artist, an album, a track, etc.) on the list when you start playback is called a “play
unit.”
When you change the Play Mode, the play unit changes to all the tracks recorded in the player.
On playback of a play unit
Example: When you select Artist MODE
Artists Albums Tracks
All the tracks of all the artists
make a play unit. All the tracks in all the albums
of the artist “Y & J” make a
play unit. All the tracks in the album
“Morning” of the artist “Y & J”
make a play unit.
When selecting “Play Unit” (Play unit play)
• Playback starts from the
tracks of “Y & J” and stops
after playing all the tracks of
“The Evenings.”
• Playback starts from the
album “Morning” and stops
after playing all the tracks
of the album “Lunch Time
Song.”
• Playback starts from the fi rst
track of the album “Morning”
and stops after playing all the
tracks.
When selecting “Unit SHUF” (Play unit shuffl e play)
• Playback is in random order
for every artist. Albums or
tracks of the artist are played
in order.
• Playback is in random order
for every album. Tracks of the
album are played in order.
• The tracks in the album
“Morning” are played in
random order.
When selecting “Track SHUF” (Shuffl e play)
• All the recorded tracks are
played in random order.
• The tracks in all the albums
of “Y & J” are played in
random order.
• The tracks in the album
“Morning” are played in
random order.
On Shuffl e play
For example, to play all the tracks recorded in the player randamly, display a MODE other than
“Others” (“Artist” MODE, etc.), and then start playback selecting “Track SHUF” as the Play Mode
(
 page 25). All the tracks recorded in the player are played once in random order.
In the artist list, all the
tracks recorded are played
in random order.
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