Sony MiniDisc Deck MDS-JA20ES Mode D'emploi page 38

Controlling a Separately Available Sony CD Changer
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Turn AMS until the track number you want
appears, then press AMS (or press the number
buttons and/or >25).
The selected track starts playing.
To control the deck again
Press MEGA CONTROL.
The MEGA CONTROL indicator goes off and you can
control the deck.
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When "No Connect" appears in the display
Check the control A1 cable connection and make sure
the CD changer mode selector is set to CD1.
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You can perform the following operations in Mega
CD Control mode
( : Play
P : Pause
p : Stop
0/) : Backward/forward search
AMS (or =/+) : Select the disc number and track
number
Number buttons and/or >25 on the remote: Directly
select the disc number and track number
Notes
• If a CD is not loaded to the selected disc number, "No
Disc" appears in the display.
• You can activate Mega CD Control mode regardless of
whether or not an MD is loaded in the MD deck.
• Mega CD Control mode is deactivated when:
– You turn off the deck.
– You eject the MD.
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Using the display
You can use the display to check the disc and track
information of the CD such as the total number of
tracks, total playing time of the tracks, disc name and
track name.
While CD play is stopped
Disc number Disc name
Total number Total disc
of tracks playing time
While playing a CD
Disc number Track title
Track number Playing time
The play mode (e.g., PROGRAM, SHUFFLE) and
repeat mode (e.g., REPEAT) shown in the display in
Mega CD Control mode indicate the status of the CD
changer.
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If the CD is not labeled, " DISC-5 " appears in the
display (when disc number "5" is selected)
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You can switch to the MD display while recording
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display switches
between CD display and MD display.
This feature is useful when you want to check the MD
track being recorded. The display automatically returns
to the CD display when CD play stops.
Note that the music calendar appears during recording
or recording pause even while the display is set to CD
display, letting you check the number of MD tracks.