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Front Panel Displays, Controls, Push-buttons and Jack
Standby Power On
Indicator
IR Sensor receives
commands from a
Remote Control
Disc Tray opens to
load and unload a disc
Front Panel
Information
STANDBY/ON
Push-button switch-
es the MCD500 ON
or OFF (Standby)
and resets the micro-
processors
Opens and
Closes the
disc tray for
loading or
unloading
discs
Starts disc
playback
Use to Pause
during play-
back
Stops disc
playback
Allows mov-
ing backward or
forward one track
at a time
Selects various
playback times
for indication on
the display
Selects the SACD
or CD Audio
Tracks from a
hybrid disc
Adjusts the listening
volume level
Connection
for low imped-
ance dynamic
headphones, for
private listening
Push to mute the audio
at rear panel Audio
Output Connectors
(Headphones are not
affected)
Audio Output
Mute On Indicator
Front Panel
Information
Selects MCD500
Disc Playback, the
external Coaxial
or Optical Digital
Input
CD Disc (PCM) / SACD
Disc (DSD) Digital Signal
1
Detector Indicator
1
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation) Digital Signal type used for CD Discs
and
DSD (Direct Stream Digital) Digital Signal type used for SACD Discs
