GBNAD 522 COMPACT DISC PLAYER
A NOTE ON INSTALLATIONdisc drawer. Place the CD within the large circular
Install the Compact Disc player on a level, vibration-recess in the drawer, with its transparent playing
free surface. (Severe vibration, or operation in asurface facing down. The label must face UP.
tilted position, may cause the player to mis-track.)CD-3 discs (3-inch CD �singlesO) can be played
The player may be stacked with other stereowithout the aid of an adapter. Place the disc in the
components, as long as there is adequatedrawer, centered in the smaller circular recess, with
ventilation around it.its label facing UP.
If the player is placed in close proximity to a radioNOTE: This player was not designed to
tuner (AM or FM), a VCR, or a television set, theaccommodate a �damping discO placed on a CD,
operation of its digital circuits may produce staticnor two CDs stacked together. It plays audio CDs,
that would interfere with reception of weakbut not discs identified as CD-V, DVD, CD-I, CD-
broadcast signals. If this occurs, move the CDROM, or PHOTO CD.
player away from other devices or switch it off when
viewing or listening to broadcasts.3. DISPLAY.
The display provides information about playback
PLAYING COMPACT DISCSstatus and about the laser pickupOs location on the
A SIMPLE APPROACHdisc. The displayed track/time information is
1. Connect a stereo cable from the L (left) and Robtained by reading inaudible �sub-codesO in the
(right) Line Output jacks to the corresponding CDdisc.
inputs on your amplifier.
2. Plug in the AC power cord. Track numberEach disc is segmented into
3. Press the green POWER button to turn on thenumbered tracks when the recording is made;
player. typically each numbered track will correspond to a
4. Press OPEN to open the disc drawer. different song, symphonic movement, etc. These
5. Place a CD, label side up, in the trayOs circulartrack numbers are identified on the CD package
recess. Be certain that the disc is centered withinand are encoded in the disc by its manufacturer.
the recess. In some CDs, at the manufacturerOs option, tracks
6. Press PLAY/PAUSE. The drawer closesmay be sub-divided into sections identified by Index
automatically, and the disc begins to play.numbers. This player does not display Index
7. At any time you may press SKIP or tonumbers.
select different tracks on the disc.
8. Press PLAY/PAUSE if you want to stop playTimeNormally this display shows the time elapsed
temporarily while keeping the pickup at itssince the beginning of the current track. Using the
current position on the disc. Press PLAY/PAUSETIME button you can switch the display to show the
again when you want to resume playback. Pressplaying time remaining to the end of the disc.
STOP if you want to end play and re-set theWhen you load a different disc and use the OPEN
pickup to the beginning of the disc.button to close the disc drawer, the display shows
the number of tracks and the total playing time of all
REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS (fig.1)the tracks on the disc.
1. LINE OUTPUT.
Connect a cable from these jacks to your amplifier.StatusA right-pointing arrowhead , located
Plug one end of a stereo audio cable into the Lnear the left edge of the time display, glows during
(upper) and R (lower) output jacks. Connect thePLAY. Two vertical bars indicate that the player
other end of the cable to your stereo amplifierOs CDis in PAUSE. In STOP mode the display reverts to
input, or to any other �line-levelO input jacks (such asshowing the number of tracks and total playing time
the AUXiliary inputs). Do NOT connect this cable toof the disc.
the amplifierOs PHONO input jacks. �no discO glows in the display when no disc is
2. AC LINE CORD.present or when you load a disc that cannot be
Connect this power cord to an AC mains wall outletread (because it is dirty or is upside-down).
or to an AC convenience outlet at the rear of yourREPEAT ONE glows in the upper-left corner during
amplifier.repeat-play of a single track. REPEAT ALL glows
during repeat-play of the entire program or disc.
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS (fig.2)REMAIN glows in the top centre area of the display
1. POWER ON/OFF.if you have pressed the TIME button to show the
Press this green button to switch on the power toremaining time in the track, disc.
the disc player. Press again and release to switchRemote receiver. An infrared sensor, located the
the power off.right-hand portion of the display window, receives
2. DISC DRAWER.commands from the remote control. There must be
To play a disc, press the OPEN button to open thea clear line-of-sight path from the remote control to
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