T+A CD 820 M, User Manual

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Operating the CD player – Basic functions
The CD 820 M can be controlled using the buttons on
the front panel or the M-system remote control handset.
To operate the machine, and to see messages on the
integral system screen (on the
PT 820 M ), you must first
select CD as the listening source:
• Press the

 

button on the F6 remote control
handset
or
•
Press the     button on the front panel of the
PT 820 M .
Inserting a CD
1. Press the     button on the front panel to open
the disc drawer.
2. Lay the disc in the centre of the appropriate recess in
the drawer, with the playable side facing down .
3. Press the

 

button on the front panel to close
the disc drawer.
As soon as the drawer closes, the player reads the
„Table of Contents“ of the CD; the screen shows the
message
' READING READING READING READING ' . During this period the machine
ignores any buttons you might press. Eventually the
screen displays the current mode of operation, the
number of tracks and the duration of the CD in the
drawer, e. g.:
' STOP STOP STOP STOP 16 16 16 16 ' .
Playing a CD
Briefly pressing the     /     button starts the
playback process. Playback commences, and the screen
displays the operating mode and the number of the track
currently playing:
'
PLAY
PLAY PLAY
PLAY 01
01 01
01
' .
At the end of the last track the CD stops, and the screen
again displays the message
' STOP STOP STOP STOP ' and the total number
of tracks on the CD.
Variations
You can also start playing a CD by pressing the 
 
 /
    buttons, even when the CD drawer is open, or by
entering the track number directly using the numeric
buttons on the remote control handset.
The disc drawer closes automatically, and playback
commences with the first (or directly entered) track.
Stopping playback
Briefly pressing the

 

/

 

button stops
playback. The screen displays the message ' STOP STOP STOP STOP ' .
Briefly pressing the 
 
 / 
 
 button in STOP
mode opens the CD drawer.
Selecting a track during playback
• Press the

 

or

 

/

 

button
repeatedly, or hold it pressed in, until the number of the
desired track appears on the screen after
' JUMP JUMP JUMP JUMP ' .
When you release the button, playback is interrupted
briefly, and the screen displays the message
'
JUMP
JUMP JUMP
JUMP
' . The
selected track is now played.
Numeric track selection
   

  

  
:
:

 


  
Numeric buttons
Numeric input for direct selection of a track
number.
When you press a numeric button (e. g. 1)
the screen shows the message:
' SELECT _1 SELECT _1 SELECT _1 SELECT _1 ' .
For a period of about 3 seconds a marker
flashes. During this time you may
•
press a second numeric button to
complete a two-digit track number - the
machine
plays the selected track
immediately.
•
If you do not press a second button and
the 3-second period is over, the input is
assumed to be a single-digit track number
- the machine plays the selected track.
Note:
If you enter a track number which is not present on the
CD, the screen displays the message
' ERROR ERROR ERROR ERROR ' .
Fast search
• Fast search forwards
(hold the     button pressed in)
• Fast search backwards
(hold the     button pressed in)