Sony Q017-MD1 Owner's Manual page 24

To listen to tracks using the group function
Although you cannot use this player to set
groups, you can play an MD that already has
group settings.
To listen to tracks using the group function,
press the P-MODE/ button repeatedly until
, SHUF, or PGM lights up
about each play mode, see page 23.
In the (group normal play), tracks not
assigned to a group are played after the
tracks assigned to groups. In the example
"MD with group settings," tracks 6 and 7 are
played after the tracks in Groups 1 to 3.
During playback of tracks 6 and 7,
"Group --" appears in the display.
In the SHUF (in-group shuffle play) and
PGM (group program play), tracks not
assigned to a group are not played.
About group settings
The tracks on an MD are numbered in the
recorded order.
MD with no group settings
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If you use the MD recorder that can set the
groups, you can assign desired tracks to a
group as shown in the example "MD with
group settings." For details on how to set
the groups, see the operating instructions of
the MD recorder.
MD with group settings
Group1 Group2
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Tracks that are not assigned to a group.
Operation lamp for the group settings
Using the color of the operation lamp on the
player, you can check during play whether
the MD has the group settings.
Operation
lamp
. For details
Red
Green
Orange
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Group3
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Group setting status of
the MD
Playing an MD with no group
settings
Playing an MD with group
settings
Going to the beginning of
another group (page 21)
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