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TOC can be read, as some discs have different
selections for the SACD and CD Tracks.
1. Press the RANDOM Push-button twice to access
the Program Mode. Refer to figures 2, 25 and 28.
2. Enter the first desired selection (track 6) using the
Numeric Push-buttons. The Front Panel Display
will first indicate track 6 followed by indicat-
ing the total number of tracks and total playback
time for the current program. Refer to figures 29
and 30.
3. In a similar manner, enter the remaining Tracks 4
and 2. Refer to figures 31 thru 34.
How to Operate the MCD550, con’t
the Front Panel Display. Refer to figure 27.
2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE
/
;
Push-button to start
Random Playback. After all the tracks have been
played the MCD550 will stop.
Notes: 1. To provide continuous playback of the disc,
press the REPEAT Push-button twice to ac-
tivate the Disc Repeat (
N
) after the Random
Playback Mode has started. If Repeat (
N
1)
is selected, the current track will repeat.
2. The NEXT TRACK
:
function will
advance to the next random selection and
start playing.
3. To cancel the Random Playback Mode, press the
STOP
<
Push-button, then press the RANDOM
Push-button twice.
Program Playback
This feature allows for playback of selected Tracks on
a Disc in the desired order. In the following example, a
Disc is programmed to play Track 6 followed by Track
4 and then Track 2.
Notes: 1. The MCD550 must be in STOP Mode with
the Disc TOC (Table of Contents) read before
the Program Playback Mode Feature can be
activated.
2. When programming Hybrid SACD Discs, first
choose the layer (SACD or CD) so the correct
Note: To view and/or delete the selections pro-
grammed, use the
TRACK NEXT
:
Push-button to step through programmed
tracks and the CLEAR Push-button to re-
move any unwanted selections.
4. To start playback of the just entered program,
press the PLAY/PAUSE
/
;
Push-button. Refer
to figure 35.
After playback begins, the Repeat Mode can be
activated to provide continuous playback of the
Programmed Track(s). Refer to figure 25.
Note: To momentarily stop playback, press the
PLAY/PAUSE
/
;
Push-button. To re-
sume Program Playback press the PLAY/
PAUSE
/
;
Push-button.
5. To cancel the Program Playback Mode, press the
STOP
<
Push-button followed by pressing the
RANDOM Push-button.
Once the Program Playback Mode is active, tracks
may be added or deleted by first pressing the STOP
<
Push-button followed by entering the additional tracks
using the Numeric Push-buttons or delete the last
track programed by using the CLEAR Push-button.
1 2 5 8 m 3 2 s
Figure 27
P r e s s f i r s t
Figure 26
1 2 5 8 m 3 2 s
Figure 28
4 m s
Figure 31
2 8 m 2 8 s
Figure 32
2 m s
Figure 33
3 1 5 m 5 3 s
Figure 34
6 0 m 0 3 s
Figure 35
6 m s
Figure 29
1 4 m 5 9 s
Figure 30
