17
With Optional Equipment
CD/MD Unit
This unit can control a maximum of seven
external CD/MD units in this configuration:
CD unit - maximum of five
MD unit - maximum of five.
Any combination up to seven will work.
If you connect an optional CD unit with the
CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information
will appear in the display when you play a CD
TEXT disc.
Playing a CD or MD
1
Press
(SOURCE)
repeatedly to select CD
or MD.
2
Press
(MODE)
until the desired unit
appears.
CD/MD playback starts.
When a CD/MD unit is connected, all the
tracks play from the beginning.
Changing the display item
Each time you press
(DSPL)
during CD,
CD TEXT, or MD playback, the item changes
as follows:
$
Track number/
Elapsed playback time
$
Disc name
*
1
/Artist name
*
2
$
Track name
*
3
$
Clock
*
1
If you have not labeled the disc or if there is no
disc name prerecorded on the MD, “NO
D.Name” appears in the display.
*
2
If you play a CD TEXT disc, the artist name
appears in the display after the disc name. (Only
for CD TEXT discs with the artist name.)
*
3
If the track name of a CD TEXT disc or MD is not
prerecorded, “NO T.Name” appears in the
display.
You can label CD and CD TEXT discs with a
personalized name using the disc memo
function. Refer to “Labeling a CD” (page 19).
However, if you use personalized labels, they
will always take priority over the original CD
TEXT information when such information is
displayed.
Tip
If you want to display the original CD TEXT
information after labeling the CD TEXT disc with a
personalized name, press
(SHIFT)
, then
(5)
(
n
).
After you select the desired item, the display
will automatically change to the Motion
Display mode after a few seconds.
In the Motion Display mode, all the above
items are scrolled in the display one by one in
order.
Tip
The Motion Display mode can be turned off. (See
“Changing the sound and display settings” on
page 15).
Automatically scrolling a disc name
— Auto Scroll
If the disc name, artist name, or track name on
a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 10 characters
and the Auto Scroll function is on, information
automatically scrolls across the display as
follows:
• The disc name appears when the disc has
changed (if the disc name is selected).
• The track name appears when the track has
changed (if the track name is selected).
If you press
(DSPL)
to change the display
item, the disc or track name of the MD or
CD TEXT disc is scrolled automatically
whether you set the function on or off.
1
During playback, press
(SHIFT)
.
2
Press
(3)
(SET UP) repeatedly until
“A.Scrl” appears.
3
Press
(5)
(
n
) to select “A.Scrl on.”
4
Press
(SHIFT)
.
To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.Scrl off” in
step 3 above.
Note
For some CD TEXT discs with very many characters,
the following cases may happen:
— Some of the characters are not displayed
— Auto Scroll does not work.
Tip
To manually scroll the long name of an MD or CD
TEXT disc after activating the Auto Scroll function,
Press
(SHIFT)
, then
(2)
(
N
) (manual scroll).
