NAD 523 Skip, Stop, Play, Open, Repeat, Pause, Status, Disc No, Track, Time, Remote Receiver

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TRACK and TIME information is obtained by reading an inaudible “sub-code” in the disc.

STATUS.

Symbols to the left of the disc list indicate whether the player is in PLAY or PAUSE. PLAY is indicated by an arrowhead pointing to the right (>). PAUSE is indi- cated by two, red vertical bars (II). When neither is illu- minated, the player is in the STOP mode.

DISC NO.

Numbers arranged in a circle indicate the presence of a disc at each tray location. All are lit when the drawer is opened in STOP mode. Whenever the player finds an empty tray location the corresponding indicator is switched off. A circled number shows which disc is selected for play or currently playing.

TRACK.

Each disc is segmented into numbered tracks when the CD is made. Typically each numbered track corre- sponds to a different song, symphonic movement, etc. The track numbers are identified on the CD package and are encoded in the disc by its manufacturer. In some CDs the tracks may be further sub-divided into “index” sections, which are not displayed.

During play, this display identifies the track being heard. In the Stop mode it indicates the total number of tracks on the current disc.

The NAD Model 523‘s display also incorporates a ‘Track Calendar’ on the right hand side in the display. Using squares with sequential numbers, the Calendar can display up to 20 tracks simultaneously. During Memory Play the Calendar displays the tracks which have been selected. As each track is played or skipped past, the corresponding number is blanked out.

TIME.

In the Stop mode this display shows the total playing time of the current disc. During play you can use the TIME button (see below) to select one of three displays:

The elapsed time since the beginning of the current track, in minutes and seconds. (This is the default set- ting, selected automatically when the player is switched on).

The time that remains until the end of the current track. SINGLE REMAIN lights up in the display.

The total playing time that remains until the end of the current disc. TOTAL REMAIN lights up in the dis- play.

REMOTE RECEIVER.

Behind the rightmost portion of the window is the infrared sensor that receives commands from the remote control. If the line-of-sight path from the remote control to this window is obstructed by papers or other objects the player may not respond to remote com- mands.

5. SKIP.

SKIP BACK ( ).

The button causes the laser to jump backward to the beginning of each numbered track on the disc. The first press skips back to the beginning of the current

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track. Press twice in rapid succession to skip back to the previous track. During Memory Play, SKIP << jumps back to the previous track in the programmed sequence.

SKIP FORWARD ( ). During play, pressing SKIP

Forward causes the laser to jump forward to the beginning of the next track and resume play there. Thus, to sample each song on a disc, press PLAY and then tap SKIP Forward after you’ve heard a few seconds of each track.

During Memory Play, SKIP jumps forward to the next track in the programmed sequence.

6. STOP.

This button stops play and re-sets the laser to the beginning of the current disc. During Memory Play you can press this button to stop playback without erasing the stored track list.

7. PLAY.

This button initiates playback. Press to start play or to resume play after Pause. If the disc drawer is open in STOP mode, the PLAY button will close the drawer and commence play.

8. OPEN.

Press this button to open the disc drawer. and press it again to close the drawer. The OPEN button also dis- engages the Random mode if it had been selected.

9. REPEAT.

This button engages an endless-repeat cycle. You may press the REPEAT button either before or after pressing PLAY; the effect is the same.

Pressing the REPEAT button once selects the REPEAT ALL DISC mode in which all five discs are played continuously in sequence.

Pressing REPEAT a second time selects the REPEAT 1 DISC mode, in which the entire current disc is repeated.

Pressing REPEAT a third time selects the REPEAT 1 mode, in which the current track is repeated over and over again.

Press the REPEAT button a fourth time to cancel the repeat cycle and return to normal operation.

NOTE: In the MEMORY mode the REPEAT com- mand repeats the stored program.

In the RANDOM play mode the REPEAT ALL DISC command will repeat another Random cycle.

During repeat play you may press PAUSE to stop temporarily, and PLAY to resume.

10. PAUSE.

Press to stop playback temporarily, keeping the laser at its current position on the disc.

To release the Pause mode and resume playback at the exact point where it stopped, press PLAY. If you don’t want to resume listening at the same point, you may use the SKIP and SCAN buttons to cue the laser to a different starting point, and then press PLAY.