Playing a CD, Pausing Playback | Marantz PMD330, PMD331, PMD340

Playing a CD

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Playing a CD

Procedure

1.Press the POWER button q to turn on the power.

REMAIN

2.Press the button y.

When the disc tray w opens, place a disc on the tray with the label facing up. Press the button y again to close the tray. (It is also possible to close the tray by pressing on it gently. ) The button !7flashes, and the CD player pauses at the begin- ning of the first track.

Tips:

-The track operation to be performed after a track is selected, after the tray is closed, or after the power is turned on can be selected through a combination of No.1 “AutoCue:” and No.13 “Start:” from the Preset menu.

Track operation selected through combination of “AutoCue:” and “Start.”

Preset Menu
Preset Menu		Action (Initial values		bold	)
“Start:”	“AutoCue:”	After track selection	After	tray	closing or
“Start:”	“AutoCue:”	After track selection	at Power On:
			at Power On:
Stop	Off	Play seleted track	Stop
Stop	On	Autocue & Pause selected	Stop
	On	track
		track
	Off	Pause selected track	Pause track 1
Pause	On	Autocue & Pause selected	Autocue & Pause track 1
	On	track
		track
Play	Off	Play selected track	Play track 1
Play	On	Autocue & Pause selected	Autocue & pause track 1
		Autocue & Pause selected	Autocue & pause track 1
		track
		track

-If “AutoCue:” is set to “ON” in the Preset menu, the autocue function will search for audio that is > – 40dB (Initial value) and then pause at that point.

(See also page 17.)

3.Press the button !7.

As soon as this button is pressed, the button !7lights and playback begins.

The track numberA currently being played and the remaining playing timeD are shown on the display t. At the bottom of the displayE, the 10-segment bar indicates the playback po- sition.

Tip:

If preset menu item No.19 ”Alert:” is set to “On,” playback time display D stops when the sound is interrupted, and “Inter- ruption” is displayed in the display section E.

To restore the normal elapsed time display, press any button.

PMD331/PMD340 only:

If preset menu item No.15 “D.OUT:” is set to “Off,” the shock-

proof feature is enabled.

The shockproof feature allows playback to continue without any

interruption in sound (up to 10 seconds) due to data dropout if

the player is subjected to a strong physical shock.

Note:

The contents of the time display vary if the playing time dis-

play is switched. (See also page 8.)

At the start of a track

In the middle of a track

At the end of a track

When the last track is finished, the disc automatically stops.

Note:

The operation of the CD player at the end of playback varies according to the playback mode.

(See also page 14.)

Tip:

You can select (through the Preset menu) to have “END” flash on the display C during the last 0 to 35 seconds of a track. (See also page 17.)

Pausing Playback

If the button !7is pressed while a CD is playing, the button !7will blink and playback is paused.

To resume playback, press the button !7again.

Tip:

The changes in the playback state when the button !7is pressed are illustrated below.

Press	Press	Press	Press

PAUSE	PLAY	PAUSE	PLAY	STOP
	PLAY		PLAY

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