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1- PWR (On-Off) switch
2- CD eject button
3- Disc-loading slot
4- AM/FM (FM/MW/LW selection) button
5- CD button
6- SCAN button
7- RPT/RDM (Repeat/Random) button
8- TRACK (Track down) button
9- TRACK (Track up) button
10- DISC indicator 11- RPT (Repeat-mode) indicator
12- RDM (Random-mode) indicator
13- TRACK indicator
14- Track play time display
15- SCAN indicator
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To listen to a CDE00709601017
With a CD player1. Insert the disc with the label facing up.
When a disc is inserted, the DISC indicator (10) will come
on and the CD player will be gin playing even if the radio
is being used. The CD player will also start playback
when the CD button (5) is pressed with a disc in the player
even if the radio is being used.
2. To adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To adjust the vol- ume” on page 5-27 and “To adjust the tone” on page 5-27.
3. When an 8 cm compact disc is used, the adapter is not
needed for playback. Insert th e disc in the centre of the
disc-loading slot.
NOTE● For information concerning the handling of compact
discs, refer to “Handling of compact discs” on page 5-56.
To fast forward/reverse the disc
To fast forward or reverse, use either the TRACK button
(8 or 9).
Fast forward
You can fast forward by holding down the TRACK button (9)
for more than 1 second.
Fast reverse
You can fast reverse by holding down the TRACK button (8)
for more than 1 second.
To select a desired track
You can select by using the TRACK button (8 or 9).
Track up
Press the TRACK butt on (9) until the desired track is reached.
The TRACK indicator (13) will display the number of the
selected track.
Track down
Press the TRACK butt on (8) until the desired track is reached.
The TRACK indicator (13) will display the number of the
selected track.
NOTE● Pressing the TRACK button (8) once during the song will
cause the CD to restart playing from the beginning of the
song.
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To repeat the same track or change the order of tracks
for playback
Press the RPT/RDM button (7) to select RPT → RDM →
RPT/RDM mode off.
To repeat the same track
Select the RPT mode, and the RPT indicator (11) will come on.
You can listen to the same track repeatedly.
To change the order of tracks for playback
Random playback for a disc
Select the RDM mode, and the RDM indicator (12) will come
on. Tracks on the currently select ed disc will be played in a
random sequence.
To find the start of each track on a disc for playback
Press the SCAN button (6). The SCAN indicator (15) will light
and the player will play back the first 10 seconds of each track.
To exit the SCAN mode, press the button again.
NOTE● Once all songs on the disc have been scanned, playback of
the CD will restart from the beginning of the song that
was playing when scanning started.
● The SCAN mode will be unlocked when the radio or CD
operation is selected, and a track will start playing.
To eject a disc (CD player only)
When the CD eject button (2) is pressed, the disc automatically
stops and is ejected. The syst em automatically switches to
radio mode.
RPT
RDM
Mode
off
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1- PWR (On-Off) switch
2- CD eject button
3- Disc-loading slot
4- FOLDER (Folder down) button
5- FOLDER (Folder up) button
6- TEXT (Title display) button
7- PAGE (Title scroll) button
8- AM/FM (FM/MW/LW selection) button
9- CD button
10- SCAN button 11- RPT/RDM (Repeat/Random) button
12- TRACK (Track down/up) button
13- DISC indicator
14- TRACK indicator
15- RPT (Repeat-mode) indicator 16- RDM (Random-mode) indicator
17- SCAN indicator
18- MP3 indicator
19- FOLDER indicator
20- NAME indicator
21- Track play time display
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To listen to a CDE00709601020
With a CD player1. Insert the disc with the label facing up.
When a disc is inserted, the DISC indicator (13) will come
on and the CD player will begin playing even if the radio
is being used. The CD player will also start playback
when the CD button (9) is pres sed with a disc in the player
even if the radio is being used.
2. To adjust the volume and tone, refer to “To adjust the vol- ume” on page 5-27 and “To adjust the tone” on page 5-27.
NOTE● When an 8 cm compact disc is used, the adapter is not
needed for playback. Insert th e disc in the centre of the
disc-loading slot.
● For information concerning the handling of compact
discs, refer to “Handling co mpact discs” on page 5-56.
To fast forward/reverse the disc
To fast forward or reverse, use the TRACK buttons (12).
Fast forward
You can fast forward by holding down the side of the
TRACK button (12) for more than 1 second.
Fast reverse
You can fast reverse by holding down the side of the
TRACK button (12) for more than 1 second.
NOTE●When you have fast-forwarded /fast-reversed the disc, the
playing-time may be shown with deviation.
To listen to an MP3 CD
This CD player allows you to play MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-
3) files recorded on CD-ROMs, CD-Rs (recordable CDs), and
CD-RWs (rewritable CDs) in ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2, Joliet,
and Romeo formats. Each disc may have a maximum of 100
trees, 100 folders, and 255 files per disc. During MP3 play-
back, the unit can display ID3 tag information (version 2.4).
For information concerning ID3 ta g, refer to “CD text and MP3
title display” on page 5-50.
1. Insert a disc containing MP3 files into the slot.
2. Press the CD button (9) for 2 seconds or longer to switch to MP3 CD mode from normal music CD mode. The dis-
play shows “READING”, then playback will begin. The
folder number and the track number will appear on the
display.
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NOTE●While listening to a disc on which CD-DA (CD-Digital
Audio) and MP3 files have both been recorded, you can
switch between reading of the CD-DA, reading of the
MP3 files, and AUX (auxiliary input) by pressing the CD
button for 2 seconds or longer (until you hear a beep).
● With a disc containing both CD-DA and MP3 files, the
CD-DA are automatical ly played first.
● The playback sound quality differs depending on the
encoding software and the bit rate. For details, refer to the
user manual of your encoding software.
● Depending on file/folder configurations on a disc, it may
take some time before playback starts.
● MP3 encode software and writing software are not sup-
plied with this unit.
● You may encounter problems playing an MP3 or display-
ing the information of MP3 files recorded with certain
writing software or CD reco rders (CD-R/RW drivers).
● If you record too many folders or files other than MP3
onto a disc, it may take some time before playback starts.
● This unit does not record MP3 files.
● For information concerning CD-Rs/RWs, refer to “Notes
on CD-Rs/RWs” on page 5-58. Folder selection order/MP3 file
playback order (Example)
CAUTION!
● Attempting to play a file not in the MP3 format
which has the “.mp3” file name may produce noise
from the speakers and speaker damage, and can
damage your hearing.
Folder selection
In the order
File selection
In the order
Root folder (root directory)
Tree 1 Tree 2 Tree 3 Tree 4
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To select a desired folder (MP3 CDs only)
You can select your desired fo lder by pressing the FOLDER
buttons (4 or 5).
Folder up
Press the FOLDER button (5) until the desired folder number
appears on the display.
Folder down
Press the FOLDER button (4) until the desired folder number
appears on the display.
To select a desired track
You can select your desired track by using the TRACK button
(12).
Track up
Press the side of the TRACK button (12) repeatedly until
the desired track number appears on the display.
Track down
Press the side of the TRACK button (12) repeatedly until
the desired track number appears on the display.
NOTE
●Pressing the side of the TRACK button (12) once dur-
ing the song will cause the CD player to restart playback
from the beginning of the song.
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To repeat a track
Press the RPT/RDM button (11) briefly while the track is play-
ing. “RPT” will appear on the display. To exit the repeat mode,
press the RPT/RDM button three times.
NOTE●The repeat mode will be can celed by pressing the track
button (12), the SCAN button (10) or eject button (2).
● With a disc that contains both CD-DA and MP3 files, the
repeat mode causes only files of the same format (CD-DA
only or MP3 files only) to be repeated.
To change the order of tracks for playback
Random playback for a disc (music CDs only)
Press the RPT/RDM button (11) briefly. “RDM” will appear on
the display. Tracks on the curren tly selected disc will be played
in a random sequence.
To exit the random mode, press the RPT/RDM button twice.
Random playback for a folder (MP3 CDs only)
Press the RPT/RDM button (11) briefly. “RDM” will appear on
the display. Tracks in the curr ently selected folder will be
played in a random sequence. To exit the random mode, press
the RPT/RDM button twice.
Random playback for all folders on a disc (MP3 CDs only)
Press the RPT/RDM button (11). “D-RDM” will appear on the
display. Tracks from all the fo lders on the currently selected
disc will be played in a rando m sequence. To exit the random
mode, briefly press the RPT/RDM button again.