Philips CD 473 - Manual (Page 4)

c DIG OUT: for digital equipment. This socket makes the player
suitable for future Compact Disc applications such as CD-I and
digital signal processing,
d Connection for the mains lead.
Connecting the Signal Output Cable - The signal output cable has,
at both ends, a red plug (forthe right channel) and a black or white
plug (for the left channel).
Insert one red plug in the socket R (right channel) and the
corresponding black or white plug into the socket L (left channel).
Insert both other plugs into the corresponding sockets of the CD
or AUX input on your (pre-)amplifier.
If these sockets are already in use, you can also use the TUNER
or TAPE IN connection, but never the PHONO input! This latter
is not suitable for the connection of a Compact Disc player.
Connecting the Mains Lead- Fit the female plug of the mains lead
into the connection socket on the player, and the male plug into
a suitable mains supply socket.
OPERATION (Fig. 5)
Your Compact Disc player is now ready for use. Before
attempting to operate it, however, it is advisable to familiarise
yourself with the functions of its keys and display as described
briefly below. The names used here for the controls will be used
throughout the text. In this connection, see also ’USE OF THE
REMOTE CONTROL HANDSET’.
1 ON/OFF key: for switching the player on and off.
2 Display: functions as on/off and stand-by indicator; shows the
total number of tracks on the disc; during play, indicates the
number of the track which is being played and the elapsed time
of that track; can also show the total playing time of the disc;
signals faults in operation or programming; at the same time gives
information about particular functions of the player. See also ’The
Display’.
3 REMOTE CONTROL eye: for receiving the signals from the
remote control handset.
4 <M SEARCH » keys: for fast search to a particular passage (<M
backwards, t>I> fonvards).
5 PLAY/REPLAY key: for starting play (PLAY) and returning to
the beginning of a track (REPLAY).
6 STOP/CM key: for stopping play during playback (STOP) and
for erasing a programme (CM = Clear Memory).
7 PHONES socket: for the connection of a headphone for
listening to discs without using an amplifier. See also: ’Listening
with a Headphone’ under ’ADDITIONAL INFORMATION’.
8 PHONES VOL control: for adjusting the volume when listening
with a headphone.
9 OPEN/CLOSE key: for opening (OPEN) and closing (CLOSE)
the disc tray.
10 TRACK TIME key: for switching from playing time to track
number indication and vice-versa.
11 PROGRAM key: for storing the track numbers of a pro­
gramme, erasing track numbers from a programme, and dis­
playing the stored programme.
12 PAUSE key: for holding play at the start of a track or passage,
and for interrupting play.
13 REPEAT key: for repeating a disc or a programme.
14 PREV. I< INDEX N NEXT keys: for returning to a previous index
number or moving on to a later one during play; also for indicating
the index number which you want play to begin with (PREV. 1<
from index number 99 to index number 01, tH NEXT from index
number 01 to index number 99).
15 FTS key; for storing and playing favourite selections.
16 PREV. M TRACK W NEXT keys: for returning to a previous
track number or moving on to a later one during play; also for
Indicating the track number you want to begin with, and selecting
track numbers when compiling a programme (PREV. M from high
to low and >1 NEXT from low to high).
The Display (Fig. 6-14)
Because of the diversity of indications the display can show, these
are described separately below.
On/Off Indication (6) - When the player is switched on, the TIME,
min, sec and ’- -’ indications light up, together with all the
numbers on the track matrix (1-20) and the IR emblem. They go
off again when the player is switched off.
Stand-by Indication (7) - At the moment that the disc tray closes,
the indication ’- -’ starts to flash as a sign that the player is
scanning the contents list on the disc. The indication keeps
flashing until this is finished.
Track number matrix (8) - As soon as the contents list on the disc
has been read, the numbers displayed on the track number matrix
show the number of tracks present on the disc (e.g. ’1-14’) for a
disc with 14 tracks). The progress of play can be followed by the
successive flashing and going off of these numbers.
Elapsed Playing Time Indication (9) - During play, the TIME
indication is lit, and the elapsed playing time of each track appears
in minutes and seconds under min and sec.
Track and index Number Indication above TRACK and INDEX (10)
- You can display the numbers of the tracks and indexes on the
disc above TRACK and INDEX. To do this, you press the
TRACK TIME key. The TIME, min and sec indications then go off
and TRACK and INDEX light up.
According to the progress of play, the numbers are shown as 101,
201 and so on. The numbers above INDEX change only if different
passages within a track have index numbers: see the contents list
in the disc-holder.
Total Playing Time Indication (11)-\f you want to know the total
playing time of a disc, close the tray with the OPEN/CLOSE key
or by hand. Under min and sec, the total playing time now appears
in minutes and seconds. (For example ’59 17’.)
Discs with more than 20 tracks (12) - In playing these discs you
must take into account the operation of the track number matrix.
This works normally for the first 20 tracks, i.e. after the reading of
the contents list, all 20 numbers remain alight. In addition, the
-I- 20 indication lights up.
The 20 numbers go off in succession as play progresses. When
the 20th track ends, the +20 indication starts flashing, to indicate
that there are still more tracks to follow. The numbers of these
tracks are not displayed on the track number matrix, but you can
still display them above TRACK and INDEX by pressing the
TRACK TIME key.
If you close the disc tray with the OPEN/CLOSE key, or by hand,
you can also display the total number of tracks on the disc above
TRACK by pressing TRACK TIME.
Error Indication (13) - If you make a mistake when operating or
programming, the Err (for Error) warning appears for a short time.
It also appears, though not of course meant as a warning, when
you switch on the player with an empty disc tray, and close the
empty tray after use.
Other indications (14) - PAUSE and REPEAT light when you press
the corresponding keys. FTS flashes or lights continuously after
the FTS key has been pressed, o))) lights up when you give a
command via the remote control handset.