Playback Basics
Dual-Play Mode
Since the CDR 2 has more than one CD deck, you may play a disc in either drawer. When only one deck is playing, the unit is in the Single mode. In the Single mode, the audio output will be fed to all digital and analog jacks for both decks. This means you may select the input on your receiver, preamp or processor for either deck. For example, if you have the Play Deck connected to “CD” and the Record Deck con- nected to “Tape,” when only one deck is play- ing, either input may be selected.
It is also possible to play two discs at once, using the Dual mode. To initiate
As long as the
NOTE: When in the Dual mode, you may return to Single play mode by pressing the Single button on the remote g or the Dual button
õon the front panel. However, pressing the Single button while both decks are playing, will automatically stop playback of the disc in the Record Deck % while the disc in the Play Deck 3 continues to play. The output of the play deck will be sent to both sets of out- put jacks.
Dual-Deck Operation
Since the CDR 2 has two separate CD decks, it may be used to function as
When the CDR 2 is in the
To have the CDR 2 function as a standard CD player, where the deck in use stops at the end of a disc, press the Dual button `õ until the
Time Display
The CDR 2’s time display is capable of showing a wide range of information about the contents of a CD.
Once the disc’s Table of Contents or TOC data has been read, the Information Display K for any deck that has a CD inside will show the number of tracks on the disc in the two left digits of the display, and the total running time of the disc. When the disc is playing, the tracks will count up as each new track is reached, and time display will show the elapsed time for the track being played.
To view the time remaining in the track being played, press the Display button b 31 ñô for the deck in use so that the REMAINING TIME Indicators ML illuminate. The Information Display K will count down the time remaining in the track, and at the start of the next track the counter will start to count down the running time of that track.
To view the total time remaining on the disc, press the Display Button b 31 ñô for the deck in use so that the Total Time Indicators NL illuminate. The Information Display K will show the total time remaining for all tracks on the disc and count down until the disc has finished playing. When the disc has played all the way through, the total number of tracks and the total running time of the disc will be displayed.
Headphone Listening
You may listen to the output of the CDR 2 through headphones at any time by simply plugging the headphones into the
Note that when only one deck is playing back a disc, the output of that deck will be fed to the headphone jack. When the unit is in the Dual- Playback mode, only the output of the Play Deck 3 will be fed to the headphone jack.