Using the HS 500 Tuner

OPERATION

Alternatively, press the Playlist Button to toggle the Playlist setting between Disc and Programmed order. See Figure 86.

program it into the list using either option a) to add it to the end of the list or option b) to program it to a specific place in the list. See Figure 89.

Figure 86 – Playlist Button

9. Press the Play button to begin play.

Editing a Programmed Playlist

You may edit your playlist by following these steps:

1.If the disc is playing press the Stop button. Playlists may only be programmed or edited in Stop mode.

2.If the Player Information screen is not visible, press the OSD button to display it. Make sure to press the Program icon on the left side of the screen so that you may view the play order column, and navigate until the Prg list setting is highlighted. See Figure 87. Select it and change it to the Disc List option so that you may view all tracks on the disc.

Figure 89 – Adding a New Track to an Existing Playlist

Canceling A Programmed Playlist

If you wish to play the tracks in the original order in which they appear on the disc, navigate to the Playlist setting and select the Disc’s order option. Your playlist will be saved, and you may play the tracks in programmed order by changing the Playlist setting.

To clear a programmed playlist from the HS 500’s memory, follow one of these procedures:

1.Navigate to the heading of the play-order column (either Disc list or Prg list) and select it. Choose the Clear Program option.

2.Open the disc drawer. When you close it, even if the same disc is loaded, the playlist will have been cleared.

Figure 87 – Viewing a Programmed Playlist

3.Scroll to the play order number for the track you wish to edit, and select it. See Figure 88.

Select the HS 500 tuner as the source either by pressing the RADIO button on the remote, which will also turn on the system if it is in Standby mode, or by pressing the OSD button to access the menu for the current source. Use the ‹/› Navigation Buttons to highlight RADIO and press Enter to select it. The Radio screen will appear as shown in Figure 90.

Figure 88 – Editing a Track Within a Playlist

a)To move the selected track to the end of the playlist, select the Add option.

b)To move the selected track to a different position in the playlist, scroll to the option that shows three dashed lines. Use the Numeric Keys to enter the desired order in the playlist, and press the Enter button.

c)To delete the track from the playlist, select the Clear option.

d)If you wish to add a track that was not previously programmed into your playlist, then scroll to its play order number, select it and

Figure 90 – Radio (Tuner) Screen

The screen contains the following information:

AUDIO: This setting is used to select the audio surround mode.

STATION NAME: If you have selected the RDS (Radio Data Service) display by selecting its icon on the left side of the screen, this line will

HS 500 specifications

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