Sony XR-CA310: CD/MD Unit

Automatically scrolling a disc name

With Optional Equipment

— Auto Scroll

CD/MD Unit

If the disc name, artist name, or track name on

a CD TEXT disc or MD exceeds 8 characters

(XR-CA300/CA310 only)

and the Auto Scroll function is on, information

automatically scrolls across the display as

follows:

This unit can control external CD/MD units.

• The disc name appears when the disc has

If you connect an optional CD unit with the

changed (if the disc name is selected).

• The track name appears when the track has

CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information

changed (if the track name is selected).

will appear in the display when you play a CD

TEXT disc.

If you press (DSPL) to change the display

item, the disc or track name of the CD TEXT or

MD disc is scrolled automatically whether you

set the function on or off.

Playing a CD or MD

1 During playback, press (SEL).

1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select CD

or MD.

In case of tape playback, press Z to eject the

2 Press (3) repeatedly to select

tape.

“A.SCRL-ON.”

To cancel Auto Scroll, select “A.SCRL-OFF.”

2 Press (MODE) until the desired unit

GB

appears.

Note

CD/MD playback starts.

For some discs with very many characters, the

following cases may happen:

When a CD/MD unit is connected, all the

— Some of the characters are not displayed.

tracks play from the beginning.

— Auto Scroll does not work.

Changing the display item

Each time you press (DSPL) during CD, CD

TEXT, or MD playback, the item changes as

follows:

V

Elapsed playback time

V

1

2

Disc name*

/Artist name*

V

3

Track name*

V

Clock

1

*

If you have not labelled the disc or if there is no

disc name prerecorded on the MD, “NO 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 NAME” appears in the

display.

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Locating a specific track

— Automatic Music Sensor (AMS)

Playing tracks repeatedly

— Repeat Play

During playback, press either side of

(SEEK/AMS) momentarily for each track

You can select:

you want to skip.

•REP-1 – to repeat a track.

To locate succeeding tracks

•REP-2 – to repeat a disc.

SEEK

AMS

During playback, press (3) (REP)

To locate preceding tracks

repeatedly until the desired setting

appears.

Locating a specific point in a track

B REP-1 B REP-2

— Manual Search

REP-OFF b

During playback, press and hold either

Repeat Play starts.

side of (SEEK/AMS). Release when you

have found the desired point.

To return to normal playback mode, select

To search forward

“REP-OFF.”

SEEK

AMS

To search backward

Playing tracks in random

Switching to other discs

order — Shuffle Play

During playback, press (1) (DISC –) or

(2) (DISC +) button.

You can select:

The desired disc in the current unit begins

•SHUF-1 – to play the tracks on the current

playback.

disc in random order.

(1) (DISC –): For preceding discs

•SHUF-2 – to play the tracks in the current

(2) (DISC +): For succeeding discs

unit in random order.

•SHUF-ALL – to play all the tracks in all the

Disc number

units in random order.

During playback, press (4) (SHUF)

repeatedly until the desired setting

Track number

appears.

B SHUF-1 B SHUF-2

SHUF-OFF b SHUF-ALL* b

Shuffle Play starts.

* “SHUF-ALL” is only available when you

connect two or more optinal CD/MD units.

To return to normal playback mode, select

“SHUF-OFF.”

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