Playing Discs Assigned The Same Artist Name With One-Touch Of A Top Artist Button (Top Artist Play) - Sony CDP-M400CS Operating Instructions (CDPM400CS) Operating Instructions Manual

Playing discs assigned the same Artist
Name (Artist Play)
You can enjoy Continuous or Shuffle Play within discs
that are assigned the same Artist Name.
1
Select the desired play mode before you start
playing.
The player plays
When you select
All tracks on all discs assigned
ALL DISCS
same artist name consecutively
Continuous Play
All tracks on the specified disc
1 DISC Continuous
assigned same artist name
Play
consecutively
ALBUM continuous All tracks on the specified album
Play assigned same artist name
consecutively.
All tracks on all discs assigned
ALL DISCS Shuffle
same artist name in random order
Play
All tracks on the specified disc
1 DISC Shuffle
Play assigned same artist name in
random order
ALBUM Shuffle Play All tracks on the specified album
assigned same artist name in
random order.
2
Press ARTIST MODE.
The ARTIST MODE button flashes.
3
Turn the JOG dial to select the desired Artist
Name.
4
Push the JOG dial.
The ARTIST MODE button lights up.
5
Turn the JOG dial to select the desired disc, then
push the JOG dial.
To cancel Artist Play
Press ARTIST MODE so that the ARTIST MODE
button goes off.
z
You can specify the disc to play when starting Artist
Play
After selecting the Artist Name, turn the JOG dial to
select the disc, then push the JOG dial.
Notes
• You cannot select an Artist Name if no discs are assigned to
that Artist Name.
• When no Artist Name is stored, "NO ENTRY" appears in
the display.
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)
Storing Information About CDs (Custom Files)
Playing discs assigned the
same Artist Name with one-
touch of a TOP ARTIST button
(Top Artist Play)
It is required to assign an Artist Name to each TOP
ARTIST 1 to 8 buttons beforehand.
To assign an Artist Name to a TOP ARTIST
button
1
Press MENU/NO.
2
Turn the JOG dial until "TOP ART. SET?" appears
in the display.
3
Push the JOG dial.
4
Turn the JOG dial to select the desired TOP
ARTIST button to which an Artist Name is to be
assigned.
During the selection, the selected button lights up
and "NO ENTRY"* appears in the display.
* When an Artist Name is assigned to the selected
button, the Artist Name appears.
5
Push the JOG dial.
6
Turn the JOG dial to select the desired Artist Name
to be assigned to the selected TOP ARTIST button.
As you turn the JOG dial clockwise, the Artist
Names appear in alphabetical order. Turn the JOG
dial counterclockwise to go in reverse order.
To cancel the Artist Name assignment, select "NO
ASSIGN?"
7
Push the JOG dial.
To play discs assigned the same Artist
Name by using the TOP ARTIST buttons
1
Press one of TOP ARTIST 1 to 8.
Top Artist Play starts.
z
You can play discs assigned to the TOP ARTIST
buttons by using the remote Z
1 Press TOP ARTIST.
2 Press the number button of the TOP ARTIST.
3 Press ENTER to start playback.
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