Operating instructions

MINIDISC OPERATION
■ Loading and playing a MiniDisc
1 Switch the external unit to input the MD signal.
2 Press the MD ■ button
3 Load a MiniDisc in the direction indicated by the arrow on the
MiniDisc, with the label side facing up.
(Insert the MiniDisc firmly, until a click is heard.)
4 Press the MD button to start playback.
● The “ ” indicator will light up.
● When the last track has been played back, this unit will stop
automatically.
● To stop playback before the last track has finished playing,
press the MD ■ button.
To remove a MiniDisc:
Press the button.
● The MiniDisc will be ejected.
● If a MiniDisc has been left in the unit for several hours, it will
be warm to the touch when it is removed. This is normal.
To interrupt playback:
Press the MD button during playback.
● To resume playback, press the MD button again.
To check a track name or the date of a recording dur-
ing playback:
Press the DISPLAY/CHARACTER (DISPLAY) button during play-
back or while the unit is in the pause mode.
● Each time this button is pressed, the display will switch.
Note:
● Although MiniDiscs will not normally skip due to vibration, you
may hear a skip in the sound if there is a continuous vibration.
When you listen to MiniDiscs near a radio or a TV set, the
radio or the TV set may pick up noise.
Keep the unit as far away as possible from tuners.
TIME
DISPLAY
MD
DISPLAY/CHARACTER
EJECT
TRACK DATE
PM
Track
name
when a track name has
not been programmed,
“NO NAME” will appear.






Date and time recorded
Remaining
recording time
Level meter
Number of
recorded tracks
12 4 0dB OVER
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11 12 13
15 16 17 18 19 20
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When a long track name has been assigned,
it will be scrolled across the display.
Playback
display
PAUSE indicator
The elapsed playing
time for the track is
displayed.
● After a few seconds, the total number of tracks, total disc
playing time and disc name (where recorded) will be dis-
played.
● The music schedule will be displayed only for the number of
tracks on the disc.
● If the MD contains more than 21 tracks, ">" will appear.
● In the following case, the track name will not be displayed:
● A MiniDisc that has not been given a track name.
● In the following cases, the number of tracks, the remaining
recordable time, and the recording dates will not be displayed:
● A playback-only MiniDisc.
● A MiniDisc recorded on a recorder that did not write a re-
cording date.
MD-R3
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