Your JBL Soundgear system will play discs
displaying the Compact Disc Digital Audio logo
. It will also play properly finalized CD-R
discs. JBL Soundgear is not able to play CD-RW,
DVD, Video CD, computer data discs, or any
other type of disc except CD or CD-R, as noted
above.
Basic Operation
1. Press the
CD Function
button .
2. Press the
CD Open/Close
button
‚
to
open the disc compartment.
3. Load up to three discs with the label
side up. Each tray is numbered 1, 2 or 3
going counterclockwise around the
carousel:
Playing one or two discs
Place discs on trays 1 and 2.
Playing three discs
After placing two discs, press the
Disc Skip
button
Ô
to rotate the
carousel. Place the next disc in tray 3.
To load a 3-in. (8cm) disc, put it in
the inner depression of the tray. Never
place more than one disc at a time in
any of the three tray positions.
4. Press the
CD Open/Close
button
‚
to
close the disc compartment.
5. Press the
Play
(or
›
■ ■
on remote control)
button
c
^
to start play.
Play begins with the disc located on the left-
hand side of the carousel just before closing the
disc compartment, and proceeds counterclock-
wise around the carousel (in number order). All
discs are played once only.
During playback, empty trays are skipped, and
JBL Soundgear proceeds counterclockwise to
the next tray. The numbered indicator of any
skipped tray will go out in the display
b
.
The total number of audio tracks available on
the disc being played will be displayed at the
top of the display
d
. As each track finishes
playing, its corresponding number will go out.
When a disc has more than 16 tracks, the
“OVER” indicator
e
will light, and the track
number will appear only in the
Information
Display
c
.
Stopping Play
Press the
Stop/Reset
button
*
.
Pause
Press the
CD Pause
›
■ ■
button
^
.
To resume play, press the
CD Pause
›
■ ■
but-
ton
^
again, or press the
Play
button
c
^
.
Skipping Discs
During play or in the Stop mode, press the
Disc
Skip
button
Ô
to proceed to the next disc
in order.
If the
Disc Skip
button
Ô
is pressed while
a disc is playing, JBL Soundgear will skip to the
next disc and start playing it. However, if the
Disc Skip
button
Ô
is pressed while the
unit is stopped, it will rotate the disc tray to the
next disc, but it will NOT start playing.
Direct Disc Access
Press one of the
Disc Direct (Disc 1, 2 or 3)
buttons
to start playing the disc in
that tray. After it plays through that disc, JBL
Soundgear will continue to the next disc in
order.
Removing Discs
Press the
CD Open/Close
button
‚
to open
the disc compartment. You can remove two
discs at a time. To remove the disc in the back
tray, press the
Disc Skip
button
Ô
to
rotate the disc carousel.
Changing Discs During Play
JBL Soundgear allows you to exchange two of
the discs in the carousel while the third disc is
playing. Simply open the disc compartment dur-
ing play by pressing the
CD Open/Close but-
ton
‚
, and remove or insert discs as described
above. The disc located on the left side will be
the next disc to be played after you close the
disc compartment. This operation is not avail-
able during programmed play.
Important Notes
• Do not place more than one compact disc in
one disc tray at the same time.
• If, during CD play, the video image of a
nearby television is distorted, or if static is
heard from a nearby radio, move JBL Soundgear
further away from the affected device.
Searching Within a Track
You can search for a particular point in a track
during play by monitoring the high-speed cueing
sound, or by observing the CD counter in the
display
c
.
Reverse Search
Press and hold the
Reverse Search
■
‹‹ ‹‹
button
§
&
and release it at the desired
point.
Forward Search
Press and hold the
Forward Search
›› ››
■
button
§
(
and release it at the desired
point.
Track Skipping
To return to the beginning of the current track,
tap the
Reverse Search
■
‹‹ ‹‹
button
§
&
once.
To skip track(s) backward one by one, tap the
Reverse Search
■
‹‹ ‹‹
button
§
&
repeatedly.
To skip track(s) forward one by one, tap the
Forward Search
›› ››
■
button
§
(
repeatedly.
REMEMBER – TAP the button
§
&
to
CHANGE tracks; but PRESS and HOLD the
■
‹‹ ‹‹
/
›› ››
■
button
§
&
to search
WITHIN a track.
Time Display
Press the
Time
button
to show the time
remaining on the current disc
cq
. Press
it again to return to a display of the time
elapsed
c
.
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Do not tilt or move the unit with discs
loaded. This may dislodge the discs.
Usage under these conditions may dam-
age the discs or the JBL Soundgear unit.
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Tray for Disc 1
Tray for Disc 2
ENJOYING JBL SOUNDGEAR
Playing CDs
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