Operation
Selecting the Media Playback Mode
To select what kind of media you want to play:
To cycle through the available options, press the CD/USB/Aux button.
• CD: audio CD, CD-DA, CD-ROM, or MP3 CD with audio files (CDR) (see
• USB: USB device (mass storage class). (see
• Aux: device connected to Aux In. (see
Playing Audio CDs
To play audio CDs:
1. If the unit is off, press the Power button to power it on.
Important: Do not insert a CD when the power is off. Doing so may damage the unit.
2. Insert a CD into the CD slot. (Hold the edges of the CD without touching the recorded surface. Be careful not to
trap your fingers when the disc is drawn into the unit.)
3. Select CD as the media type (described in
The CD will start playing automatically when Power-On Play mode is active.
In CD Mode, you can perform any of the following operations:
• To start, resume, or pause playback, press the Play/Pause button.
• To stop playback, press the Stop button.
• To rewind or fast-forward through the track, press and hold one of the Search buttons. The track will
rewind/fast-forward at 5 times the normal playback speed. To resume playback, release the button.
• To skip directly to a track:
1. Press one of the Number buttons (0–9) to enter the desired track number. If the track number is two digits,
press the buttons in succession (e.g., 1 then 2 for Track 12). Alternatively, turn the Jog Dial to select a track
and then press the dial to play the track. If a track was playing before selecting a track, the new track will
play once selected. If a track was not previously playing, press the Play/Pause button after loading the track
to have it begin playback.
2. Turn the Jog Dial on the unit, and then press it.
• To select a Repeat Playback mode, press the Repeat button. It will cycle through Repeat One (the same track
will repeat indefinitely), Repeat All (the list of all tracks will repeat indefinitely), Repeat FLD (tracks in the
selected folder will repeat indefinitely), and Repeat Off (no tracks will repeat).
• To select the Play Mode, press the Random button. It will cycle through Random (the tracks will play in a
random order [for up to 256 tracks]), Single (the current track will play until its end and then stop), and Normal
(the CD will play from the current track to the end of the CD and then stop).
• To change the Time Mode in the display, press the Time button. It will cycle through Elapsed (E) (how much
time has elapsed of the current track), Remaining (R) (how much time remains of the current track), and Total
Remaining (T) (how much time remains of all remaining tracks. This applies only to CDs.)
• To eject a CD, press the Eject button when the unit is stopped or paused. Ejecting will appear in the display
while ejecting the CD. No Disc will appear when there is no disc in the CD slot.
Important: Please see
for more information about CD handling and care. When powering on the unit, hold the Eject button to engage Force
Eject Mode.
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Other Information > CDs
Playing Audio Files on a USB
Playing Audio from an External
Selecting the Media Playback
to learn more about the types of CDs the DN-300C supports and
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