Owner's Manual

8 Cambridge Audio
Operating instructions
Once all the required input and output connections are made, the 851C
can be switched on using its rear panel Power switch and front panel
or handset
Standby/On button. The amplifier to which the 851C is
connected should also
be switched on, the appropriate input selected,
and its volume control set
at the appropriate level.
Either front panel or handset buttons can
be used for the majority of the
851C control functions.
To use the 851C as a conventional CD player proceed as described in the
following paragraphs:
Loading and playing COs
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COMPACT This unit has been designed to play compact discs,
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~f(U recordable CDs (CD-R) and re-writable CDs (CD-RW)
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OIGITALAUOIO discs can be used. Any CD -R/ CD - RW discs should
contain properly recorded
TOC (Table of Contents) information so that
they can
be played back. This unit can play only the discs recorded in the
CD-DA format designed for music reproduction. Do not attempt to play a
disc containing other data, such as a
CD-ROM for PCs with MP3 or WMA
files, on this unit.
1. Press the front panel or handset Open/Close ~ button to open the
disc drawer. When the drawer is fully open, place a disc
in the drawer
with its label side upwards.
2.
To close the disc drawer, press the Open/Close~ button. When the
drawer, with a correctly loaded disc, is fully closed, the disc table
of
contents will be automatically read by the player. The 851C display
will show the number
of tracks on the disc and its total playback time.
Pressing the front panel or handset Play ( • ) button will also close the
drawer, and start the disc playing.
Note: If the 851C Auto
Play setup feature is selected, the disc will always
begin playing as soon as the drawer
is closed. Refer to Section 5 - 851C
Setup for more information.
3. If the disc does not begin to play immediately, press the front panel
PlayjPause or handset Play ( • ) button to begin playback. To pause
playback temporarily press the front panel
PlayjPause or handset
Pause ( II ) button. To stop playback press the front panel or handset
Stop ( •) button. While the disc is playing the 851C display will show
the current track name or number and its elapsed time. If the disc is
paused the display will show the elapsed time
at which pause was
selected. If the disc is stopped the display will revert to showing the
number
of tracks on the disc and its total playback time.
Note:
The 851C should not be left in pause mode for long periods.
4.
The disc drawer can be opened at any time by pressing the front panel
or handset
Open/Close ~ button. Remove the disc only after the
drawer has
fully opened.
IMPORTANT! :
- Do not put anything except a compatible disc into the disc drawer.
Foreign objects may damage the mechanism.
-
Do not force the drawer to open or close by hand.
- Keep the disc drawer closed when the player is not in use.
- If a disc is seriously scratched or dirty the player may not be able to
read or play it.
- Never load more than one disc
at a time into the disc drawer.
Playing a specific CD track
With the 851C switched on and a disc loaded, specific tracks can be
selected for playback by pressing one of the front panel or handset
Skip(~ ~) buttons to step through the tracks on the disc forwards or
backwards. When the desired track
is shown on the 851C display, press
the front panel or handset
Play ( • ) button to begin playback. The disc
will then play from the selected track to the end.
Scanning within tracks
With the 851C switched on and a disc playing, a specific point in a
track can
be found by pressing and holding one of the front panel or
handset
Scan ( ~ .. ) buttons to fast-forward or fast-reverse through the
track. When the desired point
in the track is reached the button can be
released. The disc will then play from the selected point to the end.
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Repeating discs and tracks
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REPEAT TRACK
With the 851C switched on and a disc playing, either a specific track or
an entire disc can be set to repeat indefinitely. To repeat a specific track
press the handset
Repeat button once while the track is playing. The
851C display will show "Repeat Track ". To repeat an entire disc simply
press the handset
Repeat button twice in quick succession. The 851C
display will show "Repeat
All ". Track or disc repeat can be cancelled
by a further press of the Repeat button, by pressing the front panel or
handset
Stop ( •) button or by opening the disc drawer.
Playing tracks randomly
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RANDOM
With the 851C switched on and a disc loaded, the tracks can be played
randomly.
To select random play simply press the handset Random
button once and then the Play ( • ) button. Random play can be cancelled
by a further press of the Random button. The disc will then continue to
play the tracks
in the "correct" order following the track that was playing
when random play
was cancelled.
Using the Remain function
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With the 851C switched on and a disc playing, press the handset Remain
button once to display the remaining track time or twice to display the
remaining disc time.
Programming disc play
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PROGRAM
The order in which CD tracks are played can be programmed with a
playlist.
Tracks can also be suppressed from a playlist or programmed
to play more than once.
With the 851C switched
on and a disc loaded, press the handset Prog
button. The 851C display will show the Program menu. Use the front
panel or handset
Skip (~ ~) buttons to step through the disc to the
track
you wish to be the first track in the playlist. Press the handset Prog
button again to confirm the first track. Repeat this procedure for all the
tracks required
in the playlist and then press the front panel or handset
Play ( •) button to play the programmed playlist.
The front panel or handset Pause ( 11 ), Skip(~ •~) and Scan(~ ••)
functions can be used as normal while a programmed playlist is playing.
Press the front panel or handset Stop (
•) button once to stop playback
without deleting the playlist, or press it twice both to stop playback and
delete the playlist.