Operation; Before You Begin; Switching On; Playable Discs - Arcam HDA CDS50 Manuel

Operation

Before You Begin...

This section explains how to play audio discs, network
content, audio files stored on USB media and audio from
external digital sources. Note that it may be necessary to
configure your player correctly for your system before
optimum – or any – playback can be achieved. Player
configuration is described in the "Settings Menu" on
page EN-12.

Switching On

Switch the unit on by pressing the POWER button. The
status LED glows white when the unit is powered up
and red when in standby mode. Standby mode may
be entered using the standby button on the remote
control and exited using either the same button, or the
< 1 key on the front panel. If the POWER button is
/
pressed (or power is removed) whilst in standby, the
unit will enter standby mode when power is re-applied.
NOTE: The remote control sensor is located to the
right-hand side of the display window. Do not
obstruct this or the remote control will not work.

Playable Discs

The CDS50 supports the following disc types:
CD-Audio
CD-R
CD-RW
Super Audio CD

Supported Media

Playback of the following file formats are supported,
over disc, USB and network:
FLAC
up to 24 bit/192kHz
WAV
up to 24 bit/192kHz
AAC
up to 24 bit/96kHz
AIFF
up to 24 bit/192kHz
OGG up to 24 bit/192kHz
MP3
up to 320kbps/48kHz
WMA
up to 192kbps/48kHz

Playing a Disc

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Press / on the front panel (or on the remote
control) and place the disc on the tray, with the playback
side facing down (some discs are double sided, in which
case the side labelled 'side A' should face up to play side
A).
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Press / on the front panel to close the tray. The disc
loads after a pause of a few seconds. A disc may take
some time to load once the tray is closed. When the
'Disc Autoplay' setting is set to ON (the default setting),
playback starts automatically. (For details, refer to "Disc
Auto Playback" section in the "Settings Menu" on page
EN-12).
4
For discs that do not play automatically, press
4
the front panel or press on the remote control.

Playing from the Network

Ensure the CDS50 is connected to your local network.
Select 'Media Browser' from the home screen, the
user will be presented with a list of devices available
for browsing. Navigate the available libraries using the
' , < >
keys on the remote.
Network music playback may also be controlled from
your computer, phone or mobile device using your
favourite UPnP control point application.
Pressing OK or 4
on a highlighted audio file will access
the file for playback. Playback will continue through all
subsequent tracks in the playback directory.

Playing from USB

Connect your USB device to the USB socket to the rear
of the CDS50. After the device has been recognised
select 'Media Browser' from the home screen, then
choose the 'USB' option from the media list.
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Navigate directions using the
the remote and begin playback of a highlighted audio
>
file by pressing OK, 4
or . Playback will continue
through all subsequent tracks in the playback directory
;
/ on
EN-10

Transport Controls

The following front panel controls are available during
audio playback:
STOP/EJECT
< 1
Press the /
playback. Press the
again to eject the disc tray
PLAY/PAUSE
4 ;
Press the / button to pause
playback. To resume playback, press
4 ;
the / button again
SKIP
To skip tracks, press
skipping back, the first button press
takes you to the beginning of the
current track. Pressing the button
again takes you to the start of the
previous track.
keys on
button to stop
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/ button
/ 0
or . When