McIntosh How to Operate the MCD201, con’t, Mute, Direct Track Selection, A-BRepeat

How to Operate the MCD201, con’t

Mute

Press the MUTE Push-button to mute the audio at both the Fixed and Variable Output Connections on the Rear Panel. Refer to figure 6. The LED above the MUTE Push-button will illuminate. Pressing the MUTE Push-button a second time restores the audio at the output connections and the LED will no longer be illuminated.

Note: The Headphone Jack is not affected by the Mute Function.

Direct Track Selection

The MCD201 Front Panel Display indicates the Disc Track currently playing. Use the Remote Control NUMERIC Push-button(s) to enter the desired Track Number. Refer to pages 14 and 15 for additional information using the Remote Control.

Repeat

This allows repeating a Track or Disc on a continuous basis. Refer to figures 6 and 12.

1.Start playing the disc or the part of the disc desired to have repeated.

2.Press the RPT (Repeat) Push-button once to activate the Track Repeat (1); press the RPT Push-button twice to activate the Disc Repeat (All). Refer to figures 14 and 15.

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3.To cancel the previously selected Repeat Mode, press the RPT (Repeat) Push-button until the word “REPEAT 1 ” or the word “REPEAT ALL” in the Front Panel Information Display is extinguished.

A-B Repeat

This feature allows continuous repeating of a specific disc segment. Refer to figures 12, 16 and 17.

1.Start playing the part of the disc you desire to have repeated.

2.Press the A-B Push-button once to enter the A (starting point) and press the same push-button a second time to enter the B (ending point).

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3.To cancel A-B REPEAT function press the A-B Push- button once again. The word “REPEAT A-B” in the Front Panel Information Display will extinguished.

Note: The A-B Repeat Mode works within the track playing. Fast Forward and Reverse functions are disabled during the A-B Repeat Mode.

Random Playback

This feature allows for listening to Tracks of a Disc in a Random Order. Refer to figures 12 and 18.

Note: The MCD201 must be in STOP Mode with the Disc Loaded and the Table of Contents read before the Random Playback Mode Feature can be activated.

1.With the MCD201 in the STOP Mode press the Ran- dom Push-button. The word RANDOM should now be indicated in the Information Display.

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2.Press the PLAY Push-button to start Random Playback. After all the tracks have been played the MCD201 will stop.

Notes: 1. To provide continuous playback of the disc, press the RPT Push-button twice to activate the Disc Repeat (All) after the Random Playback Mode has started. If Repeat (1) is selected, Ran- dom Playback Mode is canceled.

2.The BACK TRACK function is not active during the Random Playback Mode.

3.To cancel the Random Playback Mode, press the STOP Push-button, then press the Random Push- button.

Program Playback

This feature allows for the playback of programmed Tracks of a Disc in the desired order. In the example below, a Disc is programmed to play Track 6 followed by Track 4 and then Track 2.

Notes: 1. The MCD201 must be in STOP Mode with the Disc TOC (Table of Contents) read before the Program

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