Operating Instructions MiniDisc Deck MDS-JA555ES
Playing MDs
27
GB
Playing in Random Order
(Shuffle Play)
You can have the deck “shuffle” tracks and play them
in random order.
1 Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or SHUFFLE
once) until “SHUFFLE” appears in the display
when the deck is stopped.
2 Press ( to start Shuffle Play.
“—Shuffle—” and “J” appear in the display while
the deck is “shuffling” the tracks.
To cancel Shuffle Play
Press PLAY MODE repeatedly (or CONTINUE once)
when the deck is stopped until “SHUFFLE”
disappears.
z You can specify tracks during Shuffle Play
• To play the next track, turn AMS clockwise (or press
+).
• To play from the beginning of the current track again,
turn AMS counterclockwise (or press =). You
cannot use AMS (or =) to go to tracks that have
already been played.
Repeating a specific portion (A-B Repeat)
Z
You can play a specific portion of a track repeatedly.
This might be useful when you want to memorize
lyrics. Note that you can only repeat a portion within
the boundaries of a single track.
1 While playing a disc, press A˜B at the starting
point (point A) of the portion to be played
repeatedly.
“REPEAT A-” appears and “B” flashes in the
display.
2 Continue playing the track or press ) until you
reach the ending point (point B), then press A˜B
again.
“REPEAT A-B” lights continuously. The deck
starts to play the specified portion repeatedly.
To cancel A-B Repeat
Press REPEAT, CLEAR or p.
Setting new starting and ending points
You can repeat the portion immediately after the
currently specified portion by changing the starting
and ending points.
1 Press A˜B while “REPEAT A-B” appears.
The current ending point B becomes the new
starting point A, “REPEAT A-” lights continuously,
and “B” flashes in the display.
2 Continue playing the track or press ) until you
reach the new ending point (point B), then press
A˜B again.
“REPEAT A-B” lights continuously and the deck
starts playing repeatedly the newly specified
portion.
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18
W
23
C
PROGRAM
OPEN/CLOSE
TIME
NUM
!
A˜B
17
V
22
–
B
SHUFFLE PRESENTRECORDED
PLAY MODE
SCROLL
CHAR
?
REPEAT
WRITE CLEAR
16
U
21
Z
A
CONTINUE
DISPLAY
NAME
/
>
25
MENU/NO
19
X
24
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D
(
P.HOLD
A.SPACE
STANDBYSTARTSTOP
T.REC MUSIC SYNC
20
Y
25
,
E
)
M.SCAN
YES
0
=
·
)
+ r
P p
DATE
CD-SYNC
3
H
8
M
13
R
2
G
7
L
12
Q
1
F
6
K
11
P
4
I
9
N
14
S
5
J
10
O
15
T
FILTER
CLEAR
p
REPEAT
A˜B
)
r
p
P
(
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0)
(
PLAY MODE