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3. PLAYING A CD
In most respects playing a CD is exactly the same as
playing a DVD. This section therefore just describes the
main differences in operation.
When a CD is inserted and the disc drawer closed the
VF display will briefly read “CDDA” followed by the
current Sound Mode (see page 13), the “CD” icon will be
illuminated and the disc will start playing automatically.
3.1
PAUSE
When playing a CD the PAUSE key will only pause disc
playback. A second press of PAUSE, or pressing PLAY,
will return to normal play.
3.2
SCAN
/
(remote and front panel)
The same scan speeds, from x2 to x32 are available as
when playing DVDs. When the
or
key is pressed
the scan speed is changed and the VF display briefly
shows SEARCH, before showing the track number and
time data as before. The audio output is present whilst
scanning a CD to facilitate cueing.
3.3
Slow Forward/Reverse (
)
Slow Forward and Reverse (using the cursor up/down
keys) are not available with CDs.
3.4
SOUND MODE
Stereo, Virtual Surround and Dolby Pro Logic II modes
are available when playing CDs (see page 13).
3.5
ON SCREEN DISPLAY (“TIME” key on remote)
When playing a CD the TIME key is used to change the
time displayed on the VFD – and the same time display
will be shown on the TV display if it is switched on. The
VF display normally shows track number and the
elapsed track time. Pressing the TIME key changes this
to remaining track time. Further key presses change to
total elapsed disc time and then total remaining disc
time, finally returning to the elapsed track time.
3.6
REPEAT
The REPEAT function when playing a CD is similar to
with a DVD, except that there are only two repeat modes
available: Repeat Track (with “REPEAT 1” icon lit on VF
display) and Repeat Disc (with “REPEAT ALL” icon lit
on VF display).
4. PLAYING AN SACD
The SACD (Super Audio CD) standard is based on DSD
(Direct Stream Digital) technology. The DSD format is a
1-bit system that has a digital sampling frequency 64
times higher than that of conventional audio CDs. There
are three types of SACD discs: single-layer, dual-layer
and hybrid discs. An SACD may contain up to two areas
of recorded information: a High Quality Stereo area and
a High Quality Multi-channel area.
– A single layer disc can contain both information areas.
– A dual layer disc can contain both information areas,
but double the information can be stored on the disc.
– A hybrid disc can contain both information areas, and
also a second, “CD” layer, so it can be played on
standard CD players.
When an SACD is loaded, the VF display will briefly read
“SACD”, the SACD icon will be illuminated, playback will
start automatically and the TV screen will display the
current playing status and track list for the current
playback area.
Playing an SACD is almost identical to playing a CD, but
there can be the additional facility to choose the
information area. When playing the CD layer of a hybrid
SACD, operation is exactly the same as with a
conventional CD.
Changing the SACD playback area and layer
To change the SACD playback (information) area
between 6 channel and 2 channel, press SOUND
MODE. To change between SACD and CD layers, press
AUDIO when in Stop mode.
• On hybrid discs (with SACD and CD layers), the
player will always start playing the SACD layer (multi-
channel area).
• Switch between the SACD multi-channel and SACD
stereo areas (if available) by pressing SOUND MODE
or, when the TV display is on, select the desired folder
using
and press SEL to confirm. Then press
to
select a track and press SEL to confirm. The VF display
will briefly read “SACD 6” for multi-channel and “SACD
2” for stereo.
• To switch between the SACD layer and the CD layer,
press AUDIO while playback is stopped. The selected
SACD layer will also be indicated by the “SACD” or “CD”
icon being illuminated at the left of the VF display.
Notes:
– SACD Text is not supported.
– If SOUND MODE is pressed while an SACD is
playing, the disc will restart from track 1 of the new area.
– There is no digital audio output (coax, optical or
HDMI) when playing the SACD layer.