User Guide

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With Optional Equipment
CD/MD Unit
This unit can control a maximum of seven
external CD/MD units in this configuration:
CD unit – maximum of five
MD unit – maximum of five.
Any combination up to seven will work.
If you connect an optional CD unit with the
CD TEXT function, the CD TEXT information
will appear in the display when you play back
a CD TEXT disc.
Playing a CD or MD
1 Press (SOURCE) repeatedly to select CD
or MD.
2 Press (MODE) until the desired unit
appears.
CD/MD playback starts.
When a CD/MD unit is connected, all the
tracks play from the beginning.
Changing the display item
Each time you press (DSPL) during CD, CD
TEXT, or MD playback, the item changes as
follows:
$
Track number/
Elapsed playback time
$
Disc name*
1
/Artist name*
2
$
Track name*
3
$
Clock
*
1
If you have not labelled the disc or if there is no
disc name prerecorded on the MD, “NO
D.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 T.Name” appears in the
display.
3 Press (5) (n) to select the desired
setting (Example: on or off).
For the “Contrast” setting, pressing (5) (n)
makes the contrast higher, and pressing
(2) (N) makes the contrast lower.
4 Press (SHIFT).
After the mode setting is complete, the
display returns to normal playback mode.
Boosting the bass sound
— D-bass
You can enjoy a clear and powerful bass
sound.
The D-bass function boosts the low frequency
signal with a sharper curve than conventional
bass boost.
You can hear the bass line more clearly even
while the vocal volume remains the same. You
can emphasize and adjust the bass sound
easily with the D-BASS control.
Adjusting the bass curve
Turn the D-BASS control to adjust the
bass level (1, 2 or 3).
“D-BASS” appears in the display.
To cancel, turn the control to OFF.
Note
If the bass sound becomes distorted, adjust the
D-BASS control or volume control.
Level
Frequency (Hz)
0dB
D-BASS 3
D-BASS 2
D-BASS 1