To check the program contents
Before playing, you can check the program contents by pressing ¢or 4 on the remote control.
•¢ : Shows the programed tracks in the programed order.
•4 : Shows them in the reverse order.
To modify the program
Before playing, you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL. Each time you press the button, the last programed track is erased from the program.
•When you eject a disc, the tracks selected from that ejected disc are erased from the program.
To add tracks in the program before you start play,
simply select track numbers you want to add.
To erase the entire program, before or after play, press and hold CANCEL on the unit until “CD PROGRAM ALL CLEAR” appears in the main display.
• Turning off the unit also erases the entire program.
If you try to program a 33rd step
“CD PROGRAM FULL” will appear in the main display.
If your entry is ignored
You have tried to program a track from an empty tray, or a track number that does not exist on the CD (for example, selecting track 14 on a CD that only has 12 tracks). Such entries are ignored.
Playing at Random — Random Play
The tracks of all loaded CDs will play at random.
1 Load CDs.
•If the current playing source is not the CD player, press CD #/ 8, then 7 before going to the next step.
2 Press PLAY/REC MODE (or PLAY MODE on the remote control) repeatedly until “CD RANDOM” appears in the main display.
The RANDOM indicator also lights.
•Each time you press the button, play mode changes as follows:
Program play |
| Random play |
(CD PROGRAM) |
| (CD RANDOM) |
Continuous play
(CD CONT.)
3 Press CD # / 8.
The tracks are played at random.
Random play stops when all the tracks are played once.
To skip the playing track, push the joy control rightward (¢ 
) or press ¢ on the remote control.
•You cannot go back to the previous tracks by pushing the joy control leftward (4 
) or pressing 4 on the remote control.
To stop during play, press 7.
• Random play also stops when you open a disc tray.
To exit from Random play mode, press PLAY/REC MODE (or PLAY MODE on the remote control) once or twice, before or after play, so that the unit enters another playback mode (Continuous play or Program play mode).
•Pressing one of the disc number buttons (CD 1, CD 2, and CD 3) starts Continuous play from the first track of the selected disc.
•Pressing one of the number buttons will start Continuous play from the selected track of the currently selected disc.
Repeating Tracks or CDs — Repeat Play
You can have all the CDs, the program or the individual track currently playing repeat as many times as you like.
On the remote control ONLY:
To repeat play, press REPEAT during or before playing. Each time you press the button, Repeat play mode changes and appears in the main display as follows:
REPEAT ALL 
REPEAT 1CD
REPEAT OFF 
REPEAT 1
(Canceled)
Ex. When “REPEAT ALL” is selected
REPEAT ALL: Repeats all the tracks on all the CDs (continuously or at random), or all the tracks in the program.
REPEAT 1CD*: Repeats all the tracks on one CD.
REPEAT 1: Repeats one track on one CD.
REPEAT OFF: Cancels the repeat play.
* REPEAT 1CD is not used for Program play and Random play.
To prohibit disc ejection — Disc Lock
You can prohibit CD and MD ejection from the unit, and can lock the discs.
See page 31 for details.
