Waking up to music
— Play Timer
You can wake up to music at a preset time. Make sure you have set the clock (see “Setting the clock” on page 9).
Use buttons on the remote for the operation.
1 Prepare the sound source you want to play.
•CD: Load a disc. To start from a specific track, make a program (see “Creating your own program” on page 12).
•TAPE: Load a tape (see “Playing a tape” on page 17).
•TUNER: Tune in the preset radio station (see “Listening to the radio” on page 15).
2 Press VOLUME + or – (or turn VOLUME control on the unit) to adjust the volume.
3 Press CLOCK/TIMER SET.
4 Press . or > repeatedly to select “PLAY”, then press ENTER.
“ON TIME” appears and the hour indication flashes.
5 Set the time to start playing.
Press . or > repeatedly to set the hour, then press ENTER.
The minute indication flashes.
Press . or > repeatedly to set the minute, then press ENTER.
6 Set the time to stop playing following the same procedure as step 5.
7 Press . or > repeatedly until the desired sound source appears.
Each time you press the button, the display changes cyclically as follows:
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8 Press ENTER.
The start time, the stop time and the sound source appear in turn, then the original display returns.
9 Press ?/1 to turn off the system.
Other operations
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Activate the timer/ | 1 | Press CLOCK/TIMER |
check the setting |
| SELECT. |
| 2 | Press . or > |
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| repeatedly until “PLAY” |
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| appears, then press ENTER. |
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Change the setting | Start over from step 1. | |
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Cancel the timer | 1 | Press CLOCK/TIMER |
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| SELECT. |
| 2 | Press . or > |
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| repeatedly until “OFF” |
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| appears, then press ENTER. |
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Notes
•If you use the Play Timer and the Sleep Timer at the same time, the Sleep Timer has priority.
•Do not operate the system from the time the system turns on until the play starts (about 15 seconds before the preset time).
•If the system is on about 15 seconds before the preset time, the Play Timer will not be activated.
•You cannot use the optional component connected to AUDIO IN jack as the sound source for Play Timer.
•You cannot activate the Play Timer and the Rec Timer at the same time.
•The Play Timer setting remains as long as the setting is not canceled manually.