Sony MHC-W55 manual Playing Tracks in Random Order shuffle play

Place the CD(s) on the disc tray.

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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.

ToPress

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 button indicators indicate

1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD” appears in the display.

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3 Press 1/ALL DISCS to choose “1 DISC” or “ALL DISCS”.

4 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until

Go forward quickly in a track

Go backwards quickly in a track

Search quickly without listening

) on the remote and release it at the desired point.

0 on the remote and release it at the desired point.

P, then press 0 or

) on the remote. Press ( or P again at the desired point.

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 in the tray but the tray is not selected.

•When the indicator is off, there is no CD in the tray and the tray is not selected.

Automatic Source Selection

“SHUFFLE” appears in the display.

	CD
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8										A	VOLUME
												DOLBY NR B OFF
				63	125	250	500	1k	2k	4k	8k	16k(Hz)

DBFB SHUFFLE

5 Press · P .

“J ” appears and then all the tracks play in random order.

To stop shuffle play

Press p.

To check the remaining time during playback

Press DISPLAY repeatedly.

Each time you press the button, the display changes as follows:

mPlaying time on current track

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Remaining time on current track

µ

Remaining time on current CD* or “Play” display**

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Clock display (for eight seconds)

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Effect (or P FILE) name

*1 DISC mode

**ALL DISCS mode

To check the total playing time and the total number of tracks

Press DISPLAY in stop mode. When you press DISPLAY again, the display shows the clock display for four seconds and returns to the previous indication.

Notes

•You cannot check the total playing time during programme play.

If the CD player has been in the normal play mode, you can select the CD player just by pressing ·P or the DISC 1 – 3 buttons.

If the CD player has been in the programme play or the shuffle play mode, only ·P can be used for this function.

If there is no CD in the player

“NO DISC” appears in the display.

Press ·P (or CD ( on the remote) while the indication is on, then the CD tray will open automatically.

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.

SYSTEM
POWER m ON =/+	DISPLAY

To cancel shuffle play

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “SHUFFLE” or “PROGRAM” 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).

•The disc number, total playing time and number of tracks also appear in the display when you press § OPEN/ CLOSE/EX-CHANGE to close the disc tray.

•“--.--” appears in the display when the total playing time is 100 minutes or more.

One Touch Play feature

Press ·P on the CD player 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.

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Chapter 2: the CD Player