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Playing Back the Entire MD—Normal Play
1 Press MD 0 on the main unit.
The unit automatically turns on, the electronic swing panel slides upward, then the MD loading slot appears.
•If an MD is already in the MD loading slot, it will be ejected.
2 Insert an MD into the MD loading slot.
The MD is pulled in, then the electronic swing panel slides downward automatically.
Insert an MD in the same way as indicated on the MD.
MD loading slot
•When the current source is MD, the information on the loaded MD appears in the main display as follows:
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1 MD indicator
2 Total track No.
3 Total group No. (when the MD has groups)*1
4 Total playing time*2
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3 Press MD 3/8.
The MD indicator starts flashing on the display and MD playback starts from the first track.
The recording length mode (SP/LP2/LP4) appears in the main display. (About the recording length mode, see the right column.)
MD playback stops automatically after playing all the tracks on the MD.
To stop during play, press 7.
To remove the disc, press MD 0.
•After removing the disc, press MD 0 again to close the electronic swing panel.
While the unit is pulling in the MD:
•DO NOT press MD 0.
•DO NOT close the electronic swing panel by force.
If the MD or track has a title
The title will appear in the main display for a while. (If a title is long and cannot be shown at a time, the unit scrolls the title to show the entire title.)
About recording length mode
MDs are played back in the same recording length mode as they were recorded. When an MD starts playing, the playback mode of the currently playing track appears in the main display.
SP: Indicates the tracks recorded in standard stereo recording mode on this unit or those recorded on an MD recorder incompatible with MDLP (see below).
LP2: Indicates the tracks recorded in 2 times
LP4: Indicates the tracks recorded in 4 times
For more details, see page 35.
MDLP features a new sound compression method (ATRAC3) and a 2 times (or 4 times)
The MDLP logo is marked on the MD recorders and players compatible with MDLP. It is also marked on MDs
Basic MD Operations
While playing an MD, you can do the following operations.
To stop playback for a moment
Press MD 3/8.
The MD indicator and the elapsed playing time start flashing on the display.
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To resume playback, press MD 3/8 again.
To locate a particular point in a track during play
Press and hold ¢ or 4.
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