A–b repeat playback, Pitch control, Auto cue function (audio cds only) – Teac CD-A550MKII User Manual

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5 – Playing Back CDs

last track is reached. If repeat playback is turned ON

when playback is stopped, it begins when the

CD PLAY

key is pushed. Press the

REPEAT

key on the main unit or

the remote control again to turn repeat playback OFF

(

REPEAT

disappears from the screen).

NOTE

The repeat function ON/OFF setting is retained even if
the power is turned OFF.

A–B repeat playback

Repeat playback of a selection of a track (A–B) is

possible.
1 During playback or when paused, press the remote

control

A–B

key at the point where you want to set

the start point (A) for the repeat playback selection.

REPEAT

and

A–

appear on the display and

B

blinks.

NOTE

If you press the REPEAT key, the repeat playback start
point (A) is canceled and “REPEAT” and “A–” disappear
from the display.

2 Press the remote control

A–B

key again at the point

where you want to set the end point (B) for the

repeat playback section.

REPEAT

and

A–B

appear on the

display, the repeat section (A–B) is confirmed and

A–B repeat playback begins.

NOTE

The A–B repeat playback section cannot span more than
one track.

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Stopping A–B repeat playback

Press the remote control

A–B

key or the

REPEAT

key.

REPEAT

and

A–B

disappear from the display and A–B

repeat playback stops.

NOTE

If A–B repeat playback is stopped during playback,

the track continues playing past the B point.

Press the CD STOP key to stop CD playback and cancel

the designated repeat section (A–B).

Pitch control

This unit can change the pitch (sound frequency and

playback speed) during CD playback (pitch control

playback).
Follow the procedures below to use pitch control

playback.

1 Press the

PITCH CONTROL

key on the main unit to

turn pitch control playback ON. The indicator next

to the

PITCH CONTROL

key lights.

2 Use the

CD PITCH

knob on the main unit to adjust

the pitch. You can raise or lower the pitch by up to

12.5%.

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Turning pitch control playback OFF

Press the

PITCH CONTROL

key on the main unit

again to turn pitch control playback OFF.
The

PITCH CONTROL

indicator turns off.

CAUTION

During playback, turning pitch control playback

ON or OFF might cause the playback sound to skip
momentarily.

Using pitch control playback with a data CD (MP3,

WAV) sometimes causes the playback sound to skip.

Auto cue function (audio CDs only)

If the auto cue function is ON, when a track is selected,

the silence at the beginning of the track is skipped

and the unit pauses at the position where the “signal”

actually starts in the track. This allows sound to be

heard immediately after playback is started.

NOTE

The auto cue function cannot be used with data CDs.
When the auto cue function is ON, even if a track

is selected during playback, playback pauses at the
position where the “signal” actually starts after the
track is selected.

You can also set the audio signal detection threshold

level auto cue level) for use with the auto cue function.

In short, this unit recognizes signals above the auto cue

level as “signal” and ignores any signal below the auto

cue level as “silence.”
Follow the procedures below to use the menu to turn

the auto cue function ON and OFF and set the auto cue

level. (See “Using the menu” on page 16 for details

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