7Stop
When the STOP button is pressed the music
stops playing, the disc stops spinning and
the laser head is returned to the beginning of
the disc. The player is now in STOP mode.
The player automatically returns to STOP
mode when a disc has finished playing.
8Skip/scan
The SKIP/SCAN keys are used to select the
track, or section within a track, to be played.
A brief press of one of these keys invokes
the SKIP function. Pressing the key and
holding it down continuously invokes the
SCAN function.
While a disc is playing, pressing SKIP/SCAN
briefly will cause the player to skip to the
beginning of the next track. If SKIP/SCAN
is pressed once, the player will skip to
the beginning of the current track. If
SKIP/SCANis pressed twice in quick
succession the player will skip to the
beginning of the previous track. Repeated
pressing of SKIP/SCANorwill make the
player skip forward or back over any number
of tracks. When playing the last track of
a disc, SKIPhas no effect. The SKIP/SCAN
keys have the same function in PAUSE mode.
The SKIP function may also be used in STOP
mode to select a track number. If PLAY/PAUSE
is then pressed within about 1 seconds, the
disc will start playing from the selected track.
The SCAN function is used to select a specific
passage within a music track. While a disc
is playing, pressing SKIP/SCANorand
holding it down continuously will cause the
laser to scan rapidly forward (or backward)
through the music. Snatches of music will be
heard through the loudspeakers at a reduced
volume level. In PAUSE mode the SKIP/SCAN
function has a similar effect, but the scanning
is faster and there is no sound from the
loudspeakers. If, when playing the last track
of a disc, an attempt is made to scan beyond
the end of the track, the display will show
‘-OVER-’. This condition can be corrected
by pressing SKIP/SCAN.
remote control
handset
operation
The handset supplied with the MCD 6 has
been ergonomically designed to be easy and
comfortable to use.
The seven keys towards the top right of the
handset (STOP, PAUSE, PLAY, SKIP,
SCAN) function in a similar way to their
counterparts on the front panel. The green
STANDBY key at the bottom left of the
handset operates in exactly the same way as
the STANDBY button on the front panel.
Play and pause
The handset has separate keys for PLAY and
PAUSE. Pressing PLAY from STOP mode will
cause the disc to start playing. Subsequent
pressing of PLAY whilst during PLAY mode
will have no effect. If PAUSE is pressed during
PLAY mode, then the player goes into PAUSE
mode. The player can be returned to PLAY
mode either by pressing PAUSE again or by
pressing PLAY.
Pressing PAUSE in STOP mode will set
the player into PAUSE mode with the disc
spinning and the laser aligned at the
beginning of the first track. When PLAY
or PAUSE is then pressed the music will
start playing instantly.
Skip
The remote control SKIP keys carry out
exactly the same SKIP function as the front
panel keys, but they cannot perform the
SCAN function. If one of the remote SKIP
keys is pressed and held down continuously
the player will skip repeatedly from track to
track (forward or backward as appropriate).
Scan
These keys allow direct access to the SCAN
function which can also be accomplished
by pressing and holding down one of the
front panel SKIP/SCAN keys.
Shuffle
When the SHUFFLE key is pressed ‘SHUFFLE’
will be shown briefly in the display and the
SHUFFLE icon will light at the bottom of
the display. When PLAY is pressed the tracks
on the disc will be played in random order.
In SHUFFLE mode, when any track ends,
the remaining unplayed tracks are ‘shuffled’
for about a second and a random new track
selected. Pressing SKIPwill cause the player
to shuffle and select a new track. Pressing
SKIPwill cause the player to re-start the
current track. It is not possible to skip back
to the previous selection.
Pressing SHUFFLE again returns the player
to normal operation.
Time (including CD Text)
When there is no CD text information present
on the disc the TIME key controls only what
is shown in the time (MIN and SEC) section
of the display. During normal play and
in pause mode the display shows the elapsed
time of the track currently being played
– see Figure 3. If TIME is pressed once,
the remaining time of the current track is
displayed. The remaining time of the current
track is not indicated for tracks numbered 25
or greater. If TIME is pressed again, the
remaining time of the whole disc is displayed
and the track number is blanked. When
remaining time is displayed, the time is
preceded by a ‘–’ sign. A third press of the
TIME key returns the display to the normal
indication of elapsed track time.
If TIME is pressed in STOP mode, the total
number of tracks and the total disc time are
displayed (i.e. the TOC) for a few seconds.
When there is CD text information on the
disc the symbol ‘CD TEXT’ will illuminate
at the bottom right of the display and the
TIME key will have additional functions.
While playing a track, the display will
normally show the track title – see Figure 4.
If the TIME key is pressed the display will
change to show the elapsed time of the
current track. A second press will display the
remaining time for the current track and a
third press will display the remaining time for
the whole disc. Finally, a fourth press will
return to the track title display
If TIME is pressed in STOP mode, the display
will switch from displaying the disc title to
displaying the artist (and ‘ART’ will illuminate
at the top right of the display). A second press
will display the TOC (the total number of
tracks and total disc time). After a few seconds,
or if TIME is pressed again, the display will
revert to showing the disc title again.
CD text – track title (Figure 4)
Repeat
A single press of the REPEAT key puts the
player into REPEAT ALL mode and ‘REPEAT’
will be shown briefly in the display. When
the disc has played to the end it will
immediately return to the first track and start
playing again – ad infinitum. When the
REPEAT key is pressed a second time, REPEAT
1 mode is engaged and ‘REPEAT 1’ will be
shown briefly in the display. Only the current
track will then be repeated. A third press of
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