Basic Operation

Before operating your Nº31.5, become familiar with its controls and their loca- tions. (See Front Panel, Top Panel, CD Transport Assembly, and Remote Control.)

Loading a CD To load a CD for play:

1.Make sure that the main power switch is set to the “” position.

2.Enable the Nº31.5’s controls by pressing standby.

3.Press Lid Open/Close to open the Lid.

4.Remove the Disc Damper from the spindle.

5.Place a CD onto the spindle, label side up. Handle the CD by the outer edges only.

6.Place the Damper on top of the CD. Make sure that it’s centered and seated securely.

7.Close the Lid by pressing Lid Open/Close again.

In a few seconds, the display will show the total number of tracks and their total playing time. The CD is now ready for play.

Temporarily overriding a Note: If you have previously saved a program for the CD, the letter P will appear previously saved program preceding the track number on the display. (See Programming.)

To override a previously saved program, press program clear; or on the Remote Control, press the 0 (zero) numbered key, then press prg/time. All of the CD’s tracks will be accessible for basic operation, but the program will still be retained in the Nº31.5’s memory.

Playing all tracks in order To play all tracks on the CD, press the play button. All tracks will play in order.

Play will stop automatically at the end of the CD.

Beginning play with other To begin play with a track other than the first track: than the first track

1.Before pressing play, press next until the number of the desired track shows on the display (track + on the remote). If you pass the track you want to play, you can “back up” by pressing previous (track – on the remote). You may also select the track using the numbered buttons on the Remote Control.

2.Press play to begin playing that track. The remaining tracks will play in order. Play will stop automatically at the end of the CD.

Replaying a track To return to the beginning of a track while it’s playing, press play. Play will be suspended briefly, then that track will replay followed by the remaining tracks on the CD.

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