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Playing CDs

3Press ·to start playing.

The MEGA CONTROL button lights up while the track in the second player is selected.

To cancel No-Delay/X-Fade Play

Press the corresponding button repeatedly until

“NO DELAY” or “X-FADE” disappears from the display. The current player continues playing.

You can change the method (No-Delay or X-Fade) during play

Press the corresponding button (NO DELAY or X-FADE) following the procedure in Step 2.

You can start X-Fade whenever you like

Press FADER during X-Fade Play.

Even after you have set the X-Fade mode and started X-Fade play, you can start X-Fade manually at any point you like. Note that you cannot do this operation while the sound from both players is mixed.

Notes

•The play starts from the second player if you start play while the MEGA CONTROL button is lit.

•When one player has played all the discs/tracks in the player ahead of the other player, the play stops.

•Do not use the controls on the second player during No-Delay/X-Fade Play. They may not work correctly.

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Contents

Page To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture Welcome About This Manual Getting Started Playing CDs Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files) Additional Information Unpacking Inserting batteries into the remote Hooking Up the System Overview Hookups Connecting the AC power cord Note on placement Connecting Another CD Player Inserting CDs Page Removing CDs Basic Operations To stop playback Operations Basic Using the Display Checking the total number and playing time of the tracks Display information while playing a disc Checking the information of CD TEXT discs Selecting the language of the CD TEXT information Locating a Specific Disc Selecting a disc on the player Locating a disc by scanning each Disc Memo (Memo Scan) Z Locating a disc by searching a specific Disc Memo (Memo Search) Specifying the Next Disc to Play Locating a Specific Track or a Point in a Track Playing Repeatedly Repeating the current track Playing in Random Order (Shuffle Play) Playing all tracks on all discs in random order Playing all tracks on a specified disc in random order Creating Your Own Program (Program Play) Creating a program on the player Creating a program using the remote Z Checking the programmed order Changing the programmed order Erasing the program stored in memory Controlling Another CD Player (Advanced Mega Control) Loading the Disc Memos of the second CD player Labeling discs of the second CD player Fading In or Out Playing Alternately (No-Delay Play/X-FadePlay) Page What You Can Do With the Custom Files You can store this information: Where are Custom Files stored If you replace discs you have filed in the Custom Files Erasing all Custom Files of all discs Labeling discs using the remote Erasing the Disc Memo Storing Specific Tracks (Delete Bank) Grouping Discs (Group File) Assigning discs to groups Labeling groups (Group Memo) Playing discs in a group (Group Play) Erasing the Group Memo Locating a disc within a group by scanning each Disc Memo Z Deleting discs from a group Precautions Notes on CDs Troubleshooting Specifications Index Names of controls Buttons Switches Jacks