2Press the remote control A–Bkey again at the point where you want to set the end point (B) for the repeat playback section. REPEAT and A–Bappear on the display, the repeat section (A–B) is confirmed and A–B repeat playback begins.

The A–B repeat playback section cannot span more than one track.

ªª Stopping A–B repeat playback

Press the remote control A–Bkey or the REPEAT key.

REPEAT and A–Bdisappear from the display and A–B repeat playback stops.

•• If A–B repeat playback is stopped during playback, the track continues playing past the B point.

•• Press the CD STOP key to stop CD playback and cancel the designated repeat section (A–B).

Pitch control

This unit can change the pitch (sound frequency and playback speed) during CD playback (pitch control playback).

Follow the procedures below to use pitch control playback.

PITCH CONTROL key/

Indicator

PITCH CONTROL knob

1Press the PITCH CONTROL key on the main unit to turn pitch control playback ON. The indicator next to the PITCH CONTROL key lights.

2Use the CD PITCH knob on the main unit to adjust the pitch. You can raise or lower the pitch by up to 12.5%.

ªª Turning pitch control playback OFF

Press the PITCH CONTROL key on the main unit again to turn pitch control playback OFF.

The PITCH CONTROL indicator turns off.

5 – Playing Back CDs

CAUTION

•• During playback, turning pitch control playback ON or OFF might cause the playback sound to skip momentarily.

•• Using pitch control playback with a data CD (MP3, WAV) sometimes causes the playback sound to skip.

Auto cue function (audio CDs only)

If the auto cue function is ON, when a track is selected, the silence at the beginning of the track is skipped and the unit pauses at the position where the “signal” actually starts in the track. This allows sound to be heard immediately after playback is started.

•• The auto cue function cannot be used with data CDs.

•• When the auto cue function is ON, even if a track is selected during playback, playback pauses at the position where the “signal” actually starts after the track is selected.

You can also set the audio signal detection threshold level auto cue level) for use with the auto cue function. In short, this unit recognizes signals above the auto cue level as “signal” and ignores any signal below the auto cue level as “silence.”

Follow the procedures below to use the menu to turn the auto cue function ON and OFF and set the auto cue level. (See “Using the menu” on page 17 for details about how to use the menu.)

1When in standard display mode, press the MENU key on the main unit or the remote control to enter menu mode.

2Use the -/+keys on the main unit or the remote con- trol to show AUTO CUE? on the main display, and press the ENTER key.

3Use the –/+key to select the desired value from the following options.

The auto cue function is turned ON by all values besides “OFF” and they set the auto cue level.

Options: OFF (default value), –24dB, –30dB, –36dB, –42dB, –48dB

4Press the ENTER key to return to the standard dis- play.

When the auto cue function is ON, A.CUE appears on the display.

•• The auto cue setting is retained even if the power is turned OFF.

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