Front Panel Controls | Simaudio SuperNova CD Player guide

MOON SuperNova CD Player

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Pressing the “Repeat” button once results in the entire disc being played again once it has reached the end of the final track. Pressing “Repeat” a second time will result in the track currently playing being repeated again once it has ended. To cancel this mode, simply press the “Repeat” button a third time or open the CD drawer. There are two (2) LED’s located to the right of the “Repeat” button; The top one will illuminate when the current track is being repeated and both will illuminate when the entire disc is being repeated.

If you have created a program of selected tracks, pressing “Repeat” once will result in your entire program repeating itself once it has completed its cycle; Pressing “Repeat” a second time will result in the current track from your program being played again once it has ended; Pressing “Repeat” a third time will terminate the “Repeat” mode.

The “Display” button allows you to adjust the brightness of the large digital display window. It also provides you with the option of turning off the display. There are three (3) different levels of brightness; The default is medium. Pressing the “Display” button once will increase the level to medium. Pressing the button a second time will further increase the brightness to the highest setting. Pressing the “Display” button a third time returns the display to its default setting of low.

If you want to turn the display off, press and hold the “Display” button for 3 seconds. When the display is turned off, it will still come back on for a short period of time whenever you press any of the buttons located on the front panel or the remote control, using the brightness level that was previously established; the display will automatically turn off again once you are done. To turn the display back on, simply press and hold the “Display” button for 3 seconds. The sonic performance of the MOON SuperNova CD Player may improve slightly when the display is turned off.

The “Source” button is used to select an external digital source which must be connected to the BNC S/PDIF digital input on the rear panel. The MOON SuperNova will then function as a reference quality Digital-to-Analog converter. Directly to the left of this button is an LED that will illuminate only when an external digital signal is engaged.

To load a compact disc into the SuperNova, press “Open / Close” to open the drawer. While the drawer is opening, the word “OPENING” will appear in the display window, followed by “OPEN” when the drawer is fully open. Place the CD in the drawer with the label side facing up. To close the drawer, press “Open / Close” again; “CLOSING” will appear in the display window followed by “LOADING” once the drawer is closed. “LOADING” indicates that the SuperNova is reading the CD’s table of contents. Once the CD is successfully read, the total number of tracks and total playing time will appear in the display window. As a result of various copy protection schemes, some CDs will take longer to read than others. When you load an incompatible CD (i.e. data only, SACD, DVD-A or DVD-Video), the word ‘BAD DISC’ will appear in the display window and the drawer will automatically open to eject this CD. Finally, in the event that you inadvertently leave the drawer open, it will automatically close after approximately three (3) minutes.

Press X to begin playing a compact disc. Pressing X while a track is already playing will result in the current track immediately playing again, starting from the beginning.

Press to search backward or to search forward through the compact disc’s tracks. When you’ve located the track number, press X to begin playing that track. In the event that you initiate a forward or backward track change while a disc is already playing, it will automatically start playing the track you select; you need not press X.

Press to pause the compact disc currently playing. The disc will continue spinning and the laser will be suspended in its current position. Press a second time or X to resume playing the disc.

Press to stop the compact disc from playing. The laser will return to the start position of the disc.

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SuperNova CD Player specifications

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