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Playing a CD

Stopping Playback

Press the button !3.

Playing a CD Again from the First Track

Press the button !7.

Removing a Disc

Press the button y to open the disc tray w, and then remove

the disc. Press the button y again to close the disc tray w.

Note:

Always close the disc tray w when it is not in use.

Tips:

-There is an “Auto Close” feature for the disc tray w. In the Preset menu, set one of the following for “Auto CLS: OFF” (initial value), 10 seconds, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, or 180 seconds.

-If “Tray Lock:” is displayed and the tray does not open even if the button y is pressed while a track is playing or while paused, the tray lock setting is set to “On” (initial value). The setting can be cancelled by switching No.11 “Tray Lock:” on the Preset menu to “Off:.”

Changing the Time Display

Pressing the TIME button u cycles the time display through the following modes:

Track Remaining Time

Track Elapsed Time

Disc Remaining Time

Disc Elapsed Time

Disc Total Time

Playing Time Display Example

Track Remaining Time

Track Elapsed Time

Disc Remaining Time

Disc Elapsed Time

Disc Total Time

Searching (Searching for a Desired Position

in a Track)

-While playing or in pause, press the button !8to scan in the forwards direction.

-While playing or in pause, press the button !6to scan in the reverse direction.

<During playback> Searching

 

For the first three seconds after the

button !6or the

button !8is held down, the CD player scans at slow speed (about 2x normal playing speed).

For the next three seconds, the CD player scans at medium speed (about 4x normal playing speed).

After that, the CD player scans at high speed (about 16x nor- mal playing speed).

<During pause>

Frame Searching

If the

button !6or the

button !8is pressed once, the

play position moves one frame.

If the

button !6or the

button !8is held down, the search

speed changes through three stages after every three sec- onds, until a maximum speed of 75 frames per second (about 1x normal playing speed) is reached.

Tip:

One frame contains data for about 1/75 of a second of play- back.

Turning the PITCH/SEARCH dial @0has the following effect

(PMD331/PMD340 only):

<When paused>

Frame Searching

-Each time the PITCH/SEARCH dial @0is turned clockwise, the play position advances one frame.

-Each time the PITCH/SEARCH dial @0is turned counterclockwise, the play position reverses one frame.

-If the PITCH/SEARCH is turned quickly, the search speed changes through three stages until a maximum of 75 frames per second is reached.

Tip:

One frame contains data for about 1/75 of a second of play- back.

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Denon PMD331 manual Stopping Playback, Playing a CD Again from the First Track, Removing a Disc, Changing the Time Display

PMD330, PMD340, PMD331 specifications

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