Disc Operations; Playable Discs; Loading Discs; Basic Playback Controls - Philips MC500 User Manual

Disc Operations

IMPORTANT!
– This system is designed for regular
discs. Therefore, do not use any
accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or
disc treatment sheets, etc., as offered on
the market, because they may jam the
changer mechanism.
– Do not load more than one disc onto
each tray.

Playable discs

This system is able to play :
– All pre-recorded audio CDs
– All finalized audio CDR and audio CDRW
discs

Loading discs

1
Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 1 button to open
disc tray 1.
2
Load a disc with the label side facing up. For
double-sided discs, load the side you want to
play facing up.
3
Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 1 button again to
close the disc tray.
➜ "READING" is displayed. The selected disc
tray, total number of tracks and the playing time
will appear on the display.
4
Repeat steps 1~3 for loading discs onto the
disc trays 2~5.
Notes:
– To ensure good system performance, wait until
the disc trays completely read the disc(s) before
proceeding.
– Only one tray can be opened at each time. If
you open the second tray before closing the first
tray, the first tray will automatically close before the
second tray opens.
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(page 3 - P4)

Basic playback controls

Load discs
(page 3 - P4).
To play all discs on the disc trays
G
Press É Å .
OR
In stop mode, press CD to select a disc tray
to begin, then press É Å .
➜ All the available discs will play once, then stop.
To play the selected disc only
G
Press one of the 5 DISC DIRECT PLAY
(DISC 1~5) buttons (or CD 1~5 on
remote).
➜ The selected disc will play once, then stop.
To select a desired track
G
Press í or ë repeatedly until the desired
track is displayed.
➜ To skip to the beginning of the current track
during playback, press í once.
➜ During random play (shuffle mode),
pressingí will cause the player to skip only to
the beginning of the current track.
To search for a particular passage
during playback
G
Press and hold à or á and release it when
the desired passage is located.
➜ During searching, the volume will be reduced.
To replace discs without interrupting
playback
G Press OPEN/CLOSE 0 buttons of the
inactive disc trays (refer to "Loading
discs").
For example, if currently disc tray 1 is playing,
you can replace the discs on disc tray 2~5.
To check the disc remaining playing
time
G
Press DISPLAY on the remote.
➜ During random play or program play, the total
remaining time will not be shown.
➜ To restore the display for elapsed playing
time, repeat the above.