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CD Player Control and Operation
16 CD Player Control and Operation
The operation and control of all Naim CD players is based on a common user interface.
This section of the manual describes the user interface, drawing attention to differences
between players where they occur.
The CD player control buttons are duplicated on the remote control handset which may
also provide some extra functions. The handset also provides CD programming facilities.
See Sections 17 and 18 for more information.
16.1 Player Controls
door:
Opens and closes the door
(CD555 only)
.
disp:
Scrolls through the display options of track, time
and display off
(CD555 only)
.
Note:
The CDX2, CD5 XS and CD5si display options can be
scrolled by pressing the remote handset disp key.
prev:
Steps through the disc backwards, either one
track at a time, or sequentially if the button is
held.
next:
Operates in the same way as the
prev
button,
but moving forwards instead of backwards.
pause:
Pauses play. Pressing
pause
a second time will
resume play. The pause button indicator will flash
when pause is selected
(CD555 only)
.
Note:
The CDX2, CD5 XS and CD5si can be paused by
pressing the remote handset pause key.
Note:
If a player is paused for more than 10 minutes it
will enter a “static pause” mode in which the transport
deactivates to reduce wear. The player can be left in
static pause mode indefinitely. The pause button indicator
will illuminate fully when the player is in static pause mode.
stop:
Stops play and resets the player to its start
condition. Pressing and holding
stop
will clear
any programmed play order, or, if no play order
is programmed, return the player display to its
defaults.
play:
Plays a disc from track one unless another track
has been selected. Pressing
play
while a track is
playing will re-start the track.
16.2 Player Control Modes
CD players have an optional control mode. This provides
an alternative interface in which fast forward and fast
reverse (rather than step forwards and step backwards)
can be selected by pressing and holding the CD player
next
and
prev
buttons respectively. The alternative
interface also provides a pause function on CDX2, CD5 XS
and CD5si players selected by pressing and holding the
play
button. To select the optional mode press and hold
next
while the player switches on. To select the standard
control mode press and hold
prev
while the player
switches on.
16.3 Player Display and Indicators
The alphanumeric display indicates track and index
numbers, time in minutes and seconds, or system
messages. If a play list is programmed the time displayed
reflects the duration of the programme. Depending on the
model in question, some or all of the indicators described
below will be found adjacent to the display:
HDCD:
Indicates that an HDCD encoded disc is playing.
Note:
HDCD decoding is not implemented on the CD5si.
repeat:
Indicates that repeat has been selected from the
remote handset.
prog:
Indicates that a play list has been programmed.
Information on play list programming can be
found in Sections 21.2.
track:
Indicates display of number of tracks or current
track.
pause:
Indicates that the player is paused.
stop:
Indicates that the player is stopped.
play:
Indicates that the player is playing.
time:
Indicates display of disc time or track time.
16.4 Output Socket Selection
A pair of RCA Phono output sockets are fitted on CD
player rear panels to provide an alternative to the
preferred DIN socket. Proceed as follows to select the RCA
Phono sockets.
With the player stopped, press and hold the remote
handset
disp
function (handset in CD mode) or, if fitted,
the player disp button until the CD player
prog
indicator
flashes. Further operations of the
disp
function will now
cycle through each combination of the two socket types
(DIN only, RCA Phono only or both). The selected option is
indicated on the CD player display as shown below.
Socket Option
Player Display
DIN
O
Phono
Both
O
Press and hold the
disp
function a second time to exit
from socket selection mode.
To avoid compromised sound quality, do not select
both
unless their simultaneous use is unavoidable.