NAD
6
GB
TRACK and TIME information is obtained by reading an
inaudible “sub-code” in the disc.
STATUS.
Symbols to the left of the disc list indicate whether
the player is in PLAY or PAUSE. PLAY is indicated by
an arrowhead pointing to the right (>). PAUSE is indi-
cated by two, red vertical bars (II). When neither is illu-
minated, the player is in the STOP mode.
DISC NO.
Numbers arranged in a circle indicate the presence of
a disc at each tray location. All are lit when the drawer
is opened in STOP mode. Whenever the player finds
an empty tray location the corresponding indicator is
switched off. A circled number shows which disc is
selected for play or currently playing.
TRACK.
Each disc is segmented into numbered tracks when
the CD is made. Typically each numbered track corre-
sponds to a different song, symphonic movement, etc.
The track numbers are identified on the CD package
and are encoded in the disc by its manufacturer. In
some CDs the tracks may be further sub-divided into
“index” sections, which are not displayed.
During play, this display identifies the track being
heard. In the Stop mode it indicates the total number of
tracks on the current disc.
The NAD Model 523‘s display also incorporates a
‘Track Calendar’ on the right hand side in the display.
Using squares with sequential numbers, the Calendar
can display up to 20 tracks simultaneously. During
Memory Play the Calendar displays the tracks which
have been selected. As each track is played or skipped
past, the corresponding number is blanked out.
TIME.
In the Stop mode this display shows the total playing
time of the current disc. During play you can use the
TIME button (see below) to select one of three displays:
The elapsed time since the beginning of the current
track, in minutes and seconds. (This is the default set-
ting, selected automatically when the player is switched
on).
The time that remains until the end of the current
track. SINGLE REMAIN lights up in the display.
The total playing time that remains until the end of
the current disc. TOTAL REMAIN lights up in the dis-
play.
REMOTE RECEIVER.
Behind the rightmost portion of the window is the
infrared sensor that receives commands from the
remote control. If the line-of-sight path from the remote
control to this window is obstructed by papers or other
objects the player may not respond to remote com-
mands.
5. SKIP.
SKIP BACK (|
).
The |
button causes the laser to jump backward to
the beginning of each numbered track on the disc. The
first press skips back to the beginning of the current
track. Press |
twice in rapid succession to skip back
to the previous track. During Memory Play, SKIP |<<
jumps back to the previous track in the programmed
sequence.
SKIP FORWARD (
|). During play, pressing SKIP
Forward
| causes the laser to jump forward to the
beginning of the next track and resume play there.
Thus, to sample each song on a disc, press PLAY and
then tap SKIP Forward
| after you’ve heard a few
seconds of each track.
During Memory Play, SKIP
| jumps forward to the
next track in the programmed sequence.
6. STOP.
This button stops play and re-sets the laser to the
beginning of the current disc. During Memory Play you
can press this button to stop playback without erasing
the stored track list.
7. PLAY.
This button initiates playback. Press to start play or to
resume play after Pause. If the disc drawer is open in
STOP mode, the PLAY button will close the drawer and
commence play.
8. OPEN.
Press this button to open the disc drawer. and press
it again to close the drawer. The OPEN button also dis-
engages the Random mode if it had been selected.
9. REPEAT.
This button engages an endless-repeat cycle. You
may press the REPEAT button either before or after
pressing PLAY; the effect is the same.
Pressing the REPEAT button once selects the
REPEAT ALL DISC mode in which all five discs are
played continuously in sequence.
Pressing REPEAT a second time selects the
REPEAT 1 DISC mode, in which the entire current disc
is repeated.
Pressing REPEAT a third time selects the REPEAT 1
mode, in which the current track is repeated over and
over again.
Press the REPEAT button a fourth time to cancel the
repeat cycle and return to normal operation.
NOTE: In the MEMORY mode the REPEAT com-
mand repeats the stored program.
In the RANDOM play mode the REPEAT ALL DISC
command will repeat another Random cycle.
During repeat play you may press PAUSE to stop
temporarily, and PLAY to resume.
10. PAUSE.
Press to stop playback temporarily, keeping the laser
at its current position on the disc.
To release the Pause mode and resume playback at
the exact point where it stopped, press PLAY. If you
don’t want to resume listening at the same point, you
may use the SKIP and SCAN buttons to cue the laser
to a different starting point, and then press PLAY.
