BASIC OPERATIONS

Online Playback and Monitor Playback

The CD player has two playback modes, online playback and monitor playback. The output destination in each of these playback modes can be set individually.

For example, in sites such as broadcasts and events, the monitor playback mode can be used to cue tracks or playback points before the final take, and then the CD player can be set to online standby (READY), and online playback can be performed from that point at the time of the final take.

On this CD player, the UNBALANCED analog output terminal and SPDIF digital output terminal are positioned as terminals for monitor output, and the BALANCED analog output terminal and AES/EBU digital output terminal are positioned as terminals for online output.

Note, however, that in the default setting both the monitor playback signal and the online playback signal are output in the same way from all analog/digital output terminals.

B y c h a n g i n g t h e m e n u s e t u p , y o u c a n s e t t h e UNBALANCED analog output terminal and SPDIF digital output terminal for monitor exclusive output, or the BALANCED analog output terminal and the AES/EBU digital output terminal for online exclusive output. (→ page 22 “Setting the Terminals for Online Output”) (→ page 22 “Setting the Terminals for Monitor Output”)

[NOTE]

This manual refers to the online playback standby state as “online READY” and the monitor playback standby state as “monitor PAUSE.”

Preparations

1Turn the POWER switch on the rear panel to ON.

z When the Remote Control Unit RC-601MKII (sold separately) is used, connect the unit with the CD player turned OFF.

2Press the OPEN/CLOSE key to open the disc tray.

3Load the disc in the tray with the label face up.

4Press the OPEN/CLOSE key to close the disc tray.

The total number of tracks on the disc and total playing time will be displayed on the display window.

[NOTE]

Instead of pressing the OPEN/CLOSE key, you can also close the disc tray by pressing the PLAY/PAUSE, READY or TRACK keys.

Selecting the Playback Mode

You can select the playback mode by using the PLAY MODE key.

Each press of this key switches the playback mode in the following order:

Regular playback (all tunes) → single playback → program playback

The current playback mode is displayed in the playback mode display area of the display window.

Playback Mode

Display Window

Operation

Regular playback

(nothing displayed) Tunes are played

 

 

back in disc track

 

 

o r d e r. ( r e g u l a r

 

 

playback)

Single playback

SINGLE lit

Only the selected

 

 

t r a c k i s p l a y e d

 

 

back.

Program playback

PROGRAM lit

Tunes are played

 

 

back in the preset

 

 

program order.

zThe selected playback mode is backed up on the CD player. So, the same mode is reproduced when the CD player is next turned ON.

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