Using the Play Timer

You can set the timer to automatically turn the unit on and off at a specified time. The unit starts playing the HDD Jukebox, CD, tuner, DAB*, or USB device automatically when it turns on. Make sure the clock is correctly set beforehand (page 21).

* For the UK model only

1 Prepare the sound source.

Prepare the sound source and press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume.

To start from a specific track, create your own program (page 39).

2

Press CLOCK/TIMER SET repeatedly

 

 

until “PLAY SET?” appears, and then

 

 

press ENTER.

 

 

“ON” appears and the hour indication

 

 

flashes.

 

 

 

3

Set the time to start playing.

6 Press to turn off the unit.

When the HDD Jukebox, CD, or USB device is set as the sound source About 60 seconds before the preset time, the unit will automatically turn on, and about 10 seconds before, the Play Timer will activate. If the unit is already on at about 60 seconds before, the Play Timer will not activate.

When a radio broadcast or DAB service is set as the sound source

About 15 seconds before the preset time the unit will automatically turn on and the Play Timer will activate. If the unit is already on at this time, the Play Timer will not activate.

To continue playback after the Play Timer’s stop time

You can cancel the Play Timer setting while the timer is operating. When you do this, the stop time is cancelled and playback continues.

To cancel the setting, press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT repeatedly to select “TIMER OFF” while the Play Timer operation is in progress.

Press /to select the hour, and then press

so that the minute indication flashes. Do the same to set the minute.

To go back to the hour indication, press . When you press ENTER after setting

the minute, “OFF” appears and the hour indication flashes.

4

Set the time to stop playing.

 

 

Repeat step 3.

 

 

 

5

Press /to select the desired

 

 

sound source, and then press

ENTER.

To activate or check the timer again

Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT repeatedly to select “PLAY SELECT?”, and then press ENTER.

To cancel the timer

Press CLOCK/TIMER SELECT repeatedly to select “TIMER OFF”, and then press ENTER.

To change the setting

Start over from step 1.

Tip

The Play Timer setting remains as long as the setting is not cancelled manually.

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