Playlist/Track Management Functions

In Playlist/Track Management mode, you can view a list of playlists, a list of tracks in each playlist, and information about each track.

Playlist directory - displays a list of playlists on the CD in alphabetical order. You can scroll through and select the playlist you want to hear.

Note: If playlists were not created at the time the CD was recorded, there will be only one “master” playlist called “All Tracks” that contains all the tracks on the CD.

The following table shows the Navigation button functions while in the Playlist directory.

Button

Function

®Play

Begin playing first track in playlist (according to repeat

 

mode) and switch to Playback mode

 

 

¨Fast Forward

Switch to Track directory

 

 

mTUp

Scroll up through playlists

 

 

Down

Scroll down through playlists

 

 

Track directory - displays a list of tracks in the selected playlist. You can scroll through and select a track you want to hear.

The following table shows the Navigation button functions while in the Track directory.

Button

Function

 

 

®Play

Begin playing currently selected track and switch to

 

Playback mode

 

 

´Rewind

Return to Playlist directory

 

 

³ Stop

Include/exclude currently selected track

 

 

¨Fast Forward

Switch to Track Information directory

 

 

mTUp

Scroll up through tracks

 

 

Down

Scroll down through tracks

 

 

Track Information directory - displays the title, artist, album, genre, and year information of the selected track along with the index on the CD.

The following table shows the Navigation button functions in the Track Information directory.

Button

Function

®Play

Begin playing currently selected track and switch to

 

Playback mode

 

 

´Rewind

Return to Track directory

 

 

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Compaq PCD-1 manual Playlist/Track Management Functions, Button Function

PCD-1 specifications

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