3. DISPLAY4. OPEN
The display provides information about playback status and about thePress this button to open the disc drawer, and press it again to
optical pickupOs location on the disc. The displayed track/timeclose the drawer. If this button is pressed while a disc is being
information is obtained by reading inaudible Osub-codes� in the disc.played, playback will stop, the pickup will reset to the beginning of
the disc and the drawer will open. Opening the drawer will also
TRACK NUMBER Each disc is segmented into numbered tracksdelete the players memory for Program Play. When the disc drawer
when the recording is made; typically each numbered track willis open, the drawer-closing mechanism can also be activated by
correspond to a different song, symphonic movement, etc. Thesepressing PLAY or by gently pushing the drawer inward.
track numbers are identified on the CD package and are encoded
in the disc by its manufacturer. In some CDs, at the manufacturerOsNOTE: The disc drawer is opened and closed by an internal
option, tracks may be sub-divided into sections identified by Indexmotor. Do not close the drawer by hand with the power off.
numbers. This player does not display Index numbers.
TIME Normally this display shows the time elapsed since theWhen the drawer closes, the player scans the discOs TOC (Table Of
beginning of the current track. Using the TIME button you canContents) and displays the total number of tracks and playing time
switch the display to show the remaining number of tracks andon the disc. If you press PLAY to close the drawer this information
playing time to the end of the disc. When you load a different discis skipped, and play commences immediately at Track 1.
and use the OPEN button (No. 4) to close the disc drawer, the
display shows the number of tracks and the total playing time of5. PLAY/PAUSE
all the tracks on the disc.This dual-function button alternates between starting and stopping
REMAIN REMAIN lights up in the lower-left corner of the displayplayback. Press to start play or to resume play after Pause. During
if you have pressed the TIME button to show the remainingplay, press this button to stop playback temporarily, keeping the
number of tracks and time of the disc.optical pickup at its current position on the disc. The PLAY mode
REPEAT 1 OREPEAT� and O1� light up respectively in the centreis identified by a right-pointing arrowhead in the display. The
and upper-left corner during repeat-play of a single track.PAUSE mode is identified by two vertical bars . To resume
OREPEAT� and OALL� light up during repeat-play of the entireplayback at the exact point where it stopped, press PLAY/PAUSE
program or discagain. If you donOt want to resume play at the same point, you may
RANDOM When the C541Os random mode has been selected,use the SKIP and SCAN controls to cue the pickup to a different
ORANDOM� will be shown in the Display Panel.starting point before pressing PLAY again.
CALENDAR DISPLAY TRACK LISTING Displays a list of tracks
available on the disc. As each track is played its number is6. TIME
blanked out on the Track Listing, giving a simple indication of howThe TIME button alternates between displaying the elapsed or
much of the disc has been played and how much remains. Theremaining tracks and time of the disc or program being played. In
number for the current track being played blinks. The displaythe default setting, the display will indicate the current track
shows up to 16 numbered tracks.number and time elapsed since the beginning of the track. Press
OVER If the loaded disc contains over 16 tracks, OOVER� will lightthe button once to display the total number of remaining tracks
up in the bottom centre area of the display.and time of the disc or program being played. Press again to
MEMORY During programming for Program Play, MEMORY willrevert to the default, elapsed time display.
light up.
PROGRAM Together with MEMORY, PROGRAM will light up during7. STOP
playback of a selection of pre-programmed tracks of the disc.Press the STOP button once to stop playback, and re-sets the
STATUS A right-pointing arrowhead , located near the leftpickup to the beginning of the disc. The display reverts to showing
edge of the time display, lights up during PLAY. Two vertical barsthe number of tracks and total playing time on the disc. If the CD
GB
indicate that the player is in PAUSE. In STOP mode theplayer was programmed to play a selection of tracks, the program
display reverts to showing the total number of tracks and playingwill be retained in the playerOs memory. Pressing STOP a second
time of the disc.time will also delete the program. Pressing STOP twice will also
no dISC When no disc is present or when you load a disc thatdisengage Repeat and Random play if these were engaged.
cannot be read (because it is dirty or is upside-down) Ono dISC�
lights up in the display.8. REPEAT
REMOTE RECEIVER An infrared sensor, located at the right-This button engages the Repeat Play mode, an endless-repeat
hand portion of the display window, receives commands from thecycle. Press the Repeat button once to select the REPEAT 1 mode,
remote control. There must be a clear line-of-sight path from thein which only the current track is repeated over and over again.
remote control to this window; if that path is obstructed, thePressing the Repeat button once again selects the REPEAT ALL
remote control may not work.mode, in which the entire disc is played from beginning to end,
HDCD¨ indicator This indicator will light up when an HDCD¨over and over again. Press the Repeat button a third time to cancel
¨
encoded disc is played. For more information on HDCDrefer tothe repeat cycle and return to normal operation.
chapter OHDCD�.
The Repeat Play mode can be used in combination with Program
and Random Play modes. When the C541 is in Repeat Play mode
OREPEAT 1� or OALL� will be shown in the Display Panel. Repeat
Play mode can also be disengaged by pressing the STOP button
twice. On the first press of the STOP button, playback will stop, the
second press will disengage Repeat Play mode.
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