Changing the display

To

Press

Change the

ILLUMINATION on

illumination

the unit repeatedly.

pattern around

 

the VOLUME

 

control 1)

 

Change

DISPLAY repeatedly

information on

when the system is turned

the display2)

on.

Change Display

DISPLAY repeatedly

mode (See

when the system is turned

below.)

off.

1)Except for North American model

2)For example, you can view CD/CD-G/MP3 disc information, such as the track or file number or folder name during normal play, or the total playing time while the player is stopped.

The system offers the following display modes.

Display mode

When the system is

 

off1),

Demonstration

The clock display is

 

replaced by lighting and

 

flashing of the display

 

window.

Clock

The clock is displayed.

Power Saving

The display is turned off

Mode2)

to conserve power. The

 

timer and clock continue to

 

operate.

1)The STANDBY indicator on the unit lights up when the system is off.

2)When the system is in Power Saving Mode, the following functions are unavailable:

setting the clock.

changing the AM tuning interval (except for European, Russian, and Saudi Arabian models).

turning on the system by pressing the function buttons (for example, CD ).

changing the CD power manage function.

resetting the system to factory settings.

Notes on the display information

The following are not displayed;

total playing time for a CD-DA disc depending on the play mode.

total playing time for an MP3 disc.

remaining playing time for an MP3 file.

The following are not displayed correctly;

elapsed playing time of an MP3 file encoded using a VBR (variable bit rate).

folder and file names that do not follow either the ISO9660 Level 1, Level 2 or Joliet in the expansion format.

The following are displayed;

ID3 tag information for MP3 files when ID3 version 1 and version 2 tags are used. (The Russian model can display information in Russian characters, but the characters may not be displayed correctly for discs created with some encoding/writing software and some recording device.)

up to 30 characters of ID3 tag information using uppercase letters (A to Z), numbers (0 to 9), and symbols (˝ $ % ’ ( ) * , – . / < = > @ [ \ ] _ ` { } ! ? ^).

Operations Basic

15GB