Sony MHC-771 - Manual (Page 9)

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Chapter 2: the CD Player 8
To
Go forward
quickly in a track
Go backwards
quickly in a track
Search quickly
without listening
Playing Tracks in
Random Order
(shuffle play)
You can play all the tracks on one CD or all
CDs in random order.
Use the buttons on the unit to do this
operation.
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”
appears in the display.
2
Press § OPEN/CLOSE and place the
CDs on the disc tray. Then, press
§ OPEN/CLOSE again to close the disc
tray.
3
Press 1/ALL to choose “1 DISC” or
“ALL DISCS”.
4
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
“SHUFFLE” appears in the display.
5
Press fl.
“ J ” appears and then all the tracks
play in random order.
To stop shuffle play
Press
π on the CD player.
To cancel shuffle play
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until
“SHUFFLE” disappears from the display.
The tracks continue playing in their original
order.
To select a desired CD
Press DISC 1 – 3 during shuffle play.
To skip an undesired track
Turn the JOG dial clockwise (or press
on the remote).
➔ continued
* 1 Remote
* 2 You can use the JOG dial to search
quickly through tracks on different discs
(seamless feature).
* 3 Automatic Music Sensor
* 4 If no disc is loaded at that number, the
tray will emerge.
DISC SKIP EX-CHANGE functions differently
depending on a different situation.
To select a particular CD, press DISC SKIP
EX-CHANGE while you stop playing a CD.
To remove or exchange CDs while playing
or pause playing a CD, press DISC SKIP
EX-CHANGE.
To find a point in a track
You can find a particular point in a track
while the track is playing or while it’s in
pause mode. Use the buttons on the remote
to operate this feature.
To check the remaining time during
playback
Press DISPLAY/DEMO repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes as follows:
mPlaying time on the current track
µ
Remaining time on the current track
µ
Remaining time on the current CD* 1 or
“PLAY” display* 2
µ
Clock display (for eight seconds)
µ
Effect (or P FILE) name or
“EFFECT ON (OFF)”
* 1 1 DISC mode
* 2 ALL DISCS mode
To check the total playing time and
the total number of tracks
Press DISPLAY/DEMO in stop mode.
When you press DISPLAY/DEMO again,
the display shows the clock display for
eight seconds and returns to the previous
indication.
Notes
•You cannot check the total playing time
during program play.
•The disc number, total playing time and
number of tracks also appear in the
display when you press
§ OPEN/CLOSE
to close the disc tray.
•“--.--” appears in the display when the
total playing time is 100 minutes or more.
One Touch Play feature
Press
fl on the CD player (or CD on
the remote) when the power is off. When a
CD is in the player, you will be able to start
listening to the CD without pressing any
other buttons.
The Music Calendar Display
This display lights according to the number
of tracks on the CD. As each track is played,
the corresponding number disappears.
Tracks numbered in excess of 20 are not
displayed.
What the green and orange DISC 1-3
button indicators indicate
Indicators are provided on the DISC
buttons for each of the respective disc trays
(DISC 1–3).
•A green indicator shows that the tray is
selected (either during playback or
standby, or when the tray is open) no
matter if there is a CD inside or not.
•An orange indicator shows that there is a
CD on the tray but the tray is not selected.
•When the indicator is off, there is no CD
on the tray and the tray is not selected.
Automatic Source Selection
If the CD player has been in the normal
play mode, you can select the CD player
just by pressing
fl or the DISC 1 – 3
buttons.
If the CD player has been in the program
play or the shuffle play mode, only
fl can
be used for this function.
If there is no CD in the player
“CD NO DISC” appears in the display.
Press
fl (or CD on the remote) while
the indication is on, then the disc tray will
open automatically.
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DOLBY NR OFF
CD
CLIP SHUFFLE
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 VOLUME
Press
on the remote and
release it at the desired
point.
on the remote and
release it at the desired
point.
, then press or
on the remote.
Press CD or
again at the desired
point.
POWER nON
2
5
3
4
1
π
DISC 1-3