Rotel RCD-1520 owner manual Transport Control Buttons, Additional Features

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Transport Control Buttons

These buttons provide basic control functions for the disc transport mechanism. Except where noted, all functions are available on the RCD‑1520 front panel and the IR remote control.

PLAY Button qE

After the disc is loaded, press the PLAY / button to start playing the disc. The number of the track being played and the elapsed time will be shown in the display, along with the PLAY indicator. Normally, the disc will start playing with the first track. However, you can select a different track using the TRACK buttons or the DIRECT ACCESS buttons (see below) before pressing the PLAY button to start playing a different selection.

STOP Button wD

Press the STOP . button once to stop disc play. Press the PLAY / button to resume disc play where it was stopped. If the STOP . button is press twice, disc play stops, the display shows STOP and programmed selections are deleted (see below). When the PLAY / button is press after pressing the STOP . button twice, the disc begins playing from the first track.

PAUSE Button eL

The PAUSE , button is used to temporarily suspend play. The disc continues to spin and play will be resumed from the current position. The PAUSE indicator will light in the Display. To resume playing the disc, press the PLAY button.

TRACK Buttons rtM

These buttons are used to select tracks on the disc. When a disc is playing, pressing the } TRACK button advances to the beginning of the next track. Pressing the { TRACK button returns to the beginning of the current track. Pressing { TRACK twice quickly in succession returns to the beginning of the previous track. The new track number appears in the Display.

These buttons are also used to select a track before pressing the PLAY button or when memorizing tracks for the PROGRAM play mode (see below). These selections are made by continuously pressing the TRACK buttons until the desired track is reached.

In PROGRAM mode, the TRACK buttons advance or reverse to the next track in the memorized selection list.

DIRECT ACCESS Buttons F

(remote only)

These eleven numeric buttons (labeled 1 through 0 and >10) are used to directly access a track from the IR remote control instead of stepping through the tracks using the TRACK buttons.

The first ten tracks on a disc can be selected by pressing the corresponding button. For example, to play the third track, press the 3 button on the remote control. To play track 10 press the 0 button.

To select track numbers greater than 10 use the >10 button. For example, to select track 14, press the >10 button followed by the 4 button. To select track 23, press the >10 button twice followed by the 3 button. The number of the selected track will appear in the main numeric area at the center of the Display.

The DIRECT ACCESS buttons may also be used to memorize tracks in PROGRAM mode (see PROGRAM Button section).

SEARCH Buttons 7K

The ] and [ buttons fast forward or fast reverse through the disc that is playing. One press of the ] or [ button will fast forward or fast reverse at 2X normal speed. Pressing the ] or [ button repeatedly will fast forward or fast reverse at 4X, then 8X, 16X and 32X normal speed. One more press of the ] or [ button, or pressing the Play / button, returns the RCD-1520 to normal speed play. While the buttons are pressed, you will hear high-speed audio.

EJECT Button 6N

When a disc is inserted into the front panel Disc Slot = it is pulled into the disc transport. To eject the disc press the EJECT button on the front panel 6 or the remote control N.

If you accidentally press either of these buttons, press the button again to re-load the disc.

Additional Features

These convenience features add extra functionality to the RCD‑1520, including the ability to memorize a group of tracks to be played, to repeat a disc, a program, or a track over and over, to play the tracks on a disc in random order, to automatically play the first 10 seconds of each track, and to select from several available time displays.

PROGRAM Button 2J

This button, labeled PROG, allows you to memorize more than

20 tracks on the current disc for playback in a specific order. For example, you could instruct the RCD‑1520 to play track 5, followed by track 3, followed by track 8.

Note: Programmed play lists cannot be set up with MP3 and WMA discs.

To begin a program:

1.Insert a disc in the front panel slot. The RCD‑1520 will read the contents of the disc. You may press the PLAY / button if you would like to listen to the tracks while you program them.

2.Press the PROGRAM button on the front panel or the remote control. The PROGRAM indicator will light up in the Display, along with “P:00” indicating that the unit is waiting for the first track to be memorized.