MS250
9
POWER
6
Press this button to switch on the MS250. The power indicator light changes from red
to green. From power-on, the MS250 will take about 30 seconds to initialise; a start-up
message is displayed on the front panel.
When powered-on, press this button for a second time to switch the unit off. The
MS250 takes a few seconds to shut down. To avoid risk of data loss, do not remove
power from the unit during this period.
LOAD
2
To load a CD, press
LOAD (
or
OPEN
on the remote control). The CD tray opens to accept 12cm or 8cm
discs. Place the CD in the tray with the label facing uppermost. Press
LOAD
again (or press
PLAY
, or
gently push the tray in 5mm) to close the tray. After a few seconds, if the CD has been found in the
online database, the track names appear on the display.
Music control keys
3
These keys can be used to control CDs and stored music.
Play/Pause
: Press
4
/
;
to play the current music selection. Press again to pause the music. If the
music is paused, pressing
4
/
;
again will resume the music from the point where it was paused.
Stop
: Press
<
to stop the current music selection. Pressing
4
/
;
after the music has been stopped will
resume playing at the start of the current track.
Search forwards/backwards
: Press
8
or
7
on the front-panel or remote control to search fast
forward or backwards. The following speeds for fast search are available: x2, x4, x8, x16 and x32. Press
the button repeatedly to cycle through the different speeds. To resume normal playback speed (and play
the CD or stored music), press
4
/
;
.
Skip track
: To start a CD with a track other than the first, press
/
or
0
to locate the desired track.
To select another track at any time during play, press
/
or
0
.
Menu navigation keys
4
These keys allow navigation through the MS250 menu system – they match the cursor keys on the
remote control. Use the up-down-left-right keys to move the menu highlight to the item of interest, then
press
OK
to open or select the highlighted item. The
HOME
key returns you to the top-level menu.
DISPLAY
5
This key changes the brightness of the display. Press repeatedly to reduce the brightness in steps from
full brightness to off. Press once more to restore to full brightness.
ZONE
7
Press the Zone button to select the zone you wish to view or control. There are four output zones, which
in a typical installation will be routed to different rooms in the house. The zone number is shown on the
display along with the audio settings for that zone. You can route different audio sources to different
zones. For example, you can play a stored CD in one zone and Internet radio in another zone at the
same time.
USB connector
1
The front panel USB connector is in addition to the two USB connectors on the back panel of the MS250.
It allows easier access to the MS250 for playing music or transferring music files from portable music
sources. You can also attach a USB keyboard here to make text editing easier.
�����
POWER
LOAD
OK
HOME
ZONE
DISPLAY
�
�
�
�
�
�
�
Front-panel controls
NOTE
To put the unit into stand-by, press
the power button on the remote
control or front panel. The front
panel display dims and shows the
time and date.