Pioneer DEH-P580MP User Manual
Operation Manual
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Multi-CD control High power CD/MP3/WMA/AAC
player with FM/AM tuner
Syntoniseur FM/AM et lecteur de CD/MP3/WMA/
AAC, Puissance élevée, avec contrôleur pour lecteur de CD à chargeur
DEH-P580MP
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Contents
Thank you for buying this Pioneer product.
Please read through these operating instructions so you will know how to operate
your model properly. After you have finished reading the instructions, keep this man-
ual in a safe place for future reference.
Before You Start
Information to User 5
For Canadian model 5
About this unit 5
About this manual 5
After-sales service for Pioneer products 6
Product registration 6
Features 6
About WMA 7
About AAC 7
About the SAT RADIO READY mark 7
Protecting your unit from theft 7
Removing the front panel 8
Attaching the front panel 8
About the demo mode 8
Reverse mode 8
Feature demo mode 8
Use and care of the remote control 9
Installing the battery 9
Using the remote control 9
Whats What
Head unit 10
Remote control 11
Basic Operations
Turning the unit on 12
Selecting a source 12
Loading a disc 12
Adjusting the volume 13
Turning the unit off 13
Tuner
Listening to the radio 14
Introduction of advanced tuner
operation 15
Storing and recalling broadcast
frequencies 15
Tuning in strong signals 15
Storing the strongest broadcast
frequencies 16
Built-in CD Player
Playing a CD 17
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
operation 17
Repeating play 17
Playing tracks in random order 18
Scanning tracks of a CD 18
Pausing CD playback 18
Using compression and BMX 18
Selecting the search method 19
Searching every 10 tracks in the current
disc 19
Using disc title functions 19
Entering disc titles 19
Displaying disc titles 20
Using CD TEXT functions 20
Displaying text information on CD
TEXT discs 20
Scrolling text information in the
display 21
MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV Player
Playing MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV files 22
Introduction of advanced built-in CD player
(MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV) operation 23
Repeating play 23
Playing tracks in random order 23
Scanning folders and tracks 23
Pausing MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV playback 24
Selecting folders from the folder title list 24
Using compression and BMX 24
Selecting the search method 24
Searching every 10 tracks in the current
folder 25
Displaying text information on MP3/WMA/
AAC/WAV disc 25
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When playing back an MP3/WMA
disc 25
When playing back an AAC disc 25
When playing back a WAV disc 26
Scrolling text information in the display 26
Multi-CD Player
Playing a CD 27
50-disc multi-CD player 27
Introduction of advanced multi-CD player
operation 28
Repeating play 28
Playing tracks in random order 28
Scanning CDs and tracks 29
Pausing CD playback 29
Using ITS playlists 29
Creating a playlist with ITS
programming 29
Playback from your ITS playlist 30
Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist 30
Erasing a CD from your ITS
playlist 30
Using disc title functions 31
Entering disc titles 31
Displaying disc titles 32
Selecting discs from the disc title
list 32
Using CD TEXT functions 32
Displaying text information on CD
TEXT discs 32
Scrolling text information in the
display 32
Using compression and bass emphasis 33
Audio Adjustments
Introduction of audio adjustments 34
Compensating for equalizer curves (EQ-
EX) 34
Using balance adjustment 34
Using the equalizer 35
Recalling equalizer curves 35
Adjusting equalizer curves 35
Fine-adjusting equalizer curve 36
Adjusting bass and treble 36
Adjusting bass and treble level 36
Selecting bass frequency 37
Selecting treble frequency 37
Adjusting loudness 37
Using subwoofer output 37
Adjusting subwoofer settings 38
Using nonfading output 38
Adjusting nonfading output level 38
Using the high pass filter 38
Adjusting source levels 39
Initial Settings
Adjusting initial settings 40
Setting the clock 40
Switching the warning tone 40
Switching the auxiliary setting 41
Switching the dimmer setting 41
Adjusting the brightness 41
Setting the rear output and subwoofer
controller 41
Switching the sound muting/attenuation 42
Switching the Ever Scroll 42
Other Functions
Turning the clock display on or off 43
Using the AUX source 43
Selecting AUX as the source 43
Setting the AUX title 43
Using different entertainment displays 44
Introduction of XM operation 44
XM operation 44
Swiching the XM channel select
setting 45
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Introduction of DVD operation 45
Operation 45
Function menu switching 45
Using ITS playlist and disc title
functions 45
Additional Information
Understanding built-in CD player error
messages 46
CD player and care 46
CD-R/CD-RW discs 47
MP3, WMA, AAC and WAV files 47
MP3 additional information 48
WMA additional information 48
AAC additional information 48
WAVadditional information 49
About folders and MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV
files 49
Terms 51
Specifications 53
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Before You Start
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Information to User
Alteration or modifications carried out without
appropriate authorization may invalidate the
users right to operate the equipment.
For Canadian model
This Class B digital apparatus complies with
Canadian ICES-003.
About this unit
The tuner frequencies on this unit are allocated for use in North America. Use in other
areas may result in poor reception.
WARNING:
Handling the cord on this product or cords associated with accessories sold with the product
may expose you to chemicals listed on proposition 65 known to the State of California and other
governmental entities to cause cancer and birth
defects or other reproductive harm. Wash hands
after handling.
CAUTION:
USE OF CONTROL OR ADJUSTMENT OR
PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES
OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN
MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION
EXPOSURE.
CAUTION:
THE USE OF OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
WITH THIS PRODUCT WILL INCREASE
EYE HAZARD.
CAUTION
! Do not allow this unit to come into contact
with liquids. Electrical shock could result.
Also, this unit damage, smoke, and overheat
could result from contact with liquids.
! Keep this manual handy as a reference for op-
erating procedures and precautions.
! Always keep the volume low enough so that
you can hear sounds from outside the vehicle.
! Protect this unit from moisture.
! If the battery is disconnected or discharged,
the preset memory will be erased and must be
reprogrammed.
Important (Serial number)
The serial number is located on the bottom of
this unit. For your own security and convenience,
be sure to record this number on the enclosed
warranty card.
About this manual
This unit features a number of sophisticated
functions ensuring superior reception and operation. All the functions have been designed
for the easiest possible use, but many are not
self-explanatory. This operation manual will
help you benefit fully from this units potential
and to maximize your listening enjoyment.
We recommend that you familiarize yourself
with the functions and their operation by reading through the manual before you begin
using this unit. It is especially important that
you read and observe WARNINGs and CAU-
TIONs in this manual.
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Before You Start
After-sales service for
Pioneer products
Please contact the dealer or distributor from
where you purchased this unit for after-sales
service (including warranty conditions) or any
other information. In case the necessary information is not available, please contact the
companies listed below:
Please do not ship your unit to the companies
at the addresses listed below for repair without
advance contact.
U.S.A.
Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.
CUSTOMER SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. Box 1760
Long Beach, CA 90801-1760
800-421-1404
CANADA
Pioneer Electronics of Canada, Inc.
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION DEPARTMENT
300 Allstate Parkway
Markham, Ontario L3R OP2
1-877-283-5901
For warranty information please see the Limited Warranty sheet included with this unit.
Product registration
Visit us at the following site:
1 Register your product. We will keep the details
of your purchase on file to help you refer to
this information in the event of an insurance
claim such as loss or theft.
2 Receive updates on the latest products and
technologies.
3 Download owners manuals, order product
catalogues, research new products, and
much more.
Features
CD playback
Music CD/CD-R/CD-RW playback is possible.
MP3 file playback
You can play back MP3 files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2
standard recordings).
! Supply of this product only conveys a li-
cense for private, non-commercial use and
does not convey a license nor imply any
right to use this product in any commercial
(i.e. revenue-generating) real time broadcasting (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or
any other media), broadcasting/streaming
via internet, intranets and/or other networks or in other electronic content distribution systems, such as pay-audio or
audio-on-demand applications. An independent license for such use is required.
For details, please visit
http://www.mp3licensing.com.
WMA file playback
You can play back WMA files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2
standard recordings).
AAC file playback
You can play back AAC files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (ISO9660 Level 1/Level 2
standard recordings).
WAV file playback
You can play back WAV files recorded on CDROM/CD-R/CD-RW (Linear PCM (LPCM)/MS
ADPCM recordings).
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About WMA
The Windows Media" logo printed on the box
indicates that this unit can play back WMA
data.
WMA is short for Windows Media Audio and
refers to an audio compression technology
that is developed by Microsoft Corporation.
WMA data can be encoded by using Windows
Media Player version 7 or later.
Windows Media and the Windows logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other
countries.
Notes
! This unit may not operate correctly depending
on the application used to encode WMA files.
! Depending on the version of Windows Media
Player used to encode WMA files, album
names and other text information may not be
correctly displayed.
About the SAT RADIO
READY mark
The SAT RADIO READY mark printed on the
front panel indicates that the Satellite Radio
Tuner for Pioneer (i.e., XM tuner and Sirius satellite tuner which are sold separately) can be
controlled by this unit. Please inquire to your
dealer or nearest authorized Pioneer service
station regarding the satellite radio tuner that
can be connected to this unit. For satellite
radio tuner operation, please refer to the satellite radio tuner owners manual.
Notes
! The system will use direct satellite-to-receiver
broadcasting technology to provide listeners
in their cars and at home with crystal-clear
sound seamlessly from coast to coast. Satellite radio will create and package over 100
channels of digital-quality music, news,
sports, talk and childrens programming.
! SAT Radio, the SAT Radio logo and all re-
lated marks are trademarks of Sirius Satellite
Radio inc., and XM Satellite Radio Inc.
About AAC
AAC is short for Advanced Audio Coding and
refers to an audio compression technology
standard used with MPEG 2 and MPEG 4.
Several applications can be used to encode
AAC files, but file formats and extensions differ depending on the application which is
used to encode.
This unit plays back AAC files encoded by
®
iTunes
version 4.8 and earlier.
®
iTunes
is a trademark of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other
countries.
Protecting your unit from
theft
The front panel can be detached from the
head unit and stored in the provided protective
case to prevent theft.
! If the front panel is not detached from the
head unit within five seconds of turning off
the ignition, a warning tone will sound.
! You can turn off the warning tone. See
Switching the warning tone on page 40.
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Before You Start
Important
! Never use force or grip the display and the
buttons too tightly when removing or attaching.
! Avoid subjecting the front panel to excessive
shocks.
! Keep the front panel out of direct sunlight and
high temperatures.
Removing the front panel
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
2 Grip the left side of the front panel and
pull it gently outward.
Take care not to grip it too tightly or to drop
the front panel and protect it from contact
with water or other fluids to prevent permanent damage.
3 Put the front panel into provided protective case for safe keeping.
Attaching the front panel
% Replace the front panel by holding it
upright to the unit and clipping it securely
into the mounting hooks.
About the demo mode
This unit features two demonstration modes.
One is the reverse mode, the other is the feature demo mode.
! You cannot cancel a demo mode when the
front panel is open.
Important
The red lead (ACC) of this unit should be connected to a terminal coupled with ignition switch
on/off operations. If this is not done, the vehicle
battery may be drained.
Reverse mode
If you do not perform an operation within
about 30 seconds, screen indications start to
reverse, and then continue reversing every 10
seconds. Pressing button 5 when power to
this unit is turned off while the ignition switch
is set to ACC or ON cancels the reverse mode.
Press button 5 again to start the reverse
mode.
Feature demo mode
The feature demo automatically starts when
power to this unit is turned off while the ignition switch is set to ACC or ON. Pressing button 6 during feature demo operation cancels
the feature demo mode. Press button 6 again
to start the feature mode. Remember that if
the feature demo continues operating when
the car engine is turned off, it may drain battery power.
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Use and care of the remote
control
Installing the battery
Slide the tray out on the back of the remote
control and insert the battery with the plus (+)
and minus () poles pointing in the proper direction.
WARNING
Keep the battery out of the reach of children.
Should the battery be swallowed, immediately
consult a doctor.
CAUTION
! Use only one CR2025 (3 V) lithium battery.
! Remove the battery if the remote control is not
used for a month or longer.
! Do not recharge, disassemble, heat or dispose
of the battery in fire.
! Do not handle the battery with metallic tools.
! Do not store the battery with metallic materi-
als.
! In the event of battery leakage, wipe the re-
mote control completely clean and install a
new battery.
! When disposing of used batteries, please
comply with governmental regulations or environmental public institutions rules that
apply in your country/area.
! The remote control may not function prop-
erly in direct sunlight.
Important
! Do not store the remote control in high tem-
peratures or direct sunlight.
! Do not let the remote control fall onto the
floor, where it may become jammed under the
brake or accelerator pedal.
Using the remote control
Point the remote control in the direction of the
front panel to operate.
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Whats What
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Head unit
1 AUDIO button
Press to select various sound quality controls.
2 FUNCTION button
Press to select functions.
3 SW button
Press to directly select subwoofer setting
menu. See Using subwoofer output on page
37. Press and hold to select EQ-EX setting
menu. See Compensating for equalizer
curves (EQ-EX) on page 34.
4 SOURCE button, VOLUME
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
Rotate it to increase or decrease the volume.
5 OPEN button
Press to open the front panel.
6 ENTERTAINMENT button
Press to change to the entertainment display.
7 PAUSE button
Press to turn pause on or off.
8 CLOCK button
Press to change to the clock display. Press
and hold to change the channel select
mode when XM tuner is selected as the
source.
9 16 buttons
Press for preset tuning and disc number
search when using a multi-CD player.
a EQ button
Press to select various equalizer curves.
b BAND button
Press to select among three FM bands and
one AM band and to cancel the control
mode of functions.
c DISPLAY button
Press to select different displays.
d a/b/c/d buttons
Press to perform manual seek tuning, fast
forward, reverse and track search controls.
Also used for controlling functions.
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Remote control
Operation is the same as when using the buttons on the head unit. See the explanation of
the head unit about the operation of each button with the exception of ATT, which is explained below.
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e VOLUME buttons
Press to increase or decrease the volume.
f ATT button
Press to quickly lower the volume level, by
about 90%. Press once more to return to the
original volume level.
g SOURCE button
This unit is turned on by selecting a source.
Press to cycle through all the available
sources.
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Basic Operations
Turning the unit on
% Press SOURCE to turn the unit on.
When you select a source, the unit is turned
on.
Selecting a source
You can select a source you want to listen to.
To switch to the built-in CD player, load a disc
in the unit (refer to page 17).
% Press SOURCE to select a source.
Press SOURCE repeatedly to switch between
the following sources:
XM tunerTunerTelevisionDVD
player/Multi-DVD playerBuilt-in CD
playerMulti-CD playerExternal unit 1
External unit 2AUX
Notes
! In the following cases, the sound source will
not change:
When there is no unit corresponding to the
selected source connected to this unit.
When there is no disc in the unit.
When there is no disc in the DVD player.
When there is no magazine in the multi-
CD player.
When there is no magazine in the multi-
DVD player.
When the AUX (auxiliary input) is set to off
(refer to page 41).
! External unit refers to a Pioneer product (such
as one available in the future) that, although
incompatible as a source, enables control of
basic functions by this unit. Two external units
can be controlled by this unit. When two external units are connected, the allocation of
them to external unit 1 or external unit 2 is
automatically set by this unit.
! When this units blue/white lead is connected
to the vehicles auto-antenna relay control
terminal, the vehicles antenna extends when
this units source is turned on. To retract the
antenna, turn the source off.
Loading a disc
1 Press OPEN to open the front panel.
CD loading slot appears.
# After a CD has been inserted, press SOURCE
to select the built-in CD player.
2 Insert a CD into the CD loading slot.
Playback will automatically start.
CD loading slot
EJECT button
# You can eject a CD by pressing EJECT.
# To avoid a malfunction, make sure that no
metal object comes into contact with the terminals when the front panel is open.
Notes
! The built-in CD player plays one standard, 12-
cm or 8-cm CD at a time. Do not use an adapter when playing 8-cm CDs.
! Do not insert anything other than a CD into
the CD loading slot.
! There is sometimes a delay between starting
up CD playback and the sound being issued.
When being read, Format Read is displayed.
! If you cannot insert a disc completely or if
after you insert a disc the disc does not play,
check that the label side of the disc is up.
Press EJECT to eject the disc, and check the
disc for damage before inserting it again.
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! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis-
played, refer to Understanding built-in CD
player error messages on page 46.
! When the CD loading or ejecting function
does not operate properly, you can eject the
CD by pressing and holding EJECT while
opening the front panel.
Adjusting the volume
% Use VOLUME to adjust the sound level.
With the head unit, rotate VOLUME to increase or decrease the volume.
With the remote control, press VOLUME to increase or decrease the volume.
Turning the unit off
% Press SOURCE and hold until the unit
turns off.
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Tuner
Listening to the radio
These are the basic steps necessary to operate
the radio. More advanced tuner operation is
explained starting on the next page.
1 Stereo (5) indicator
Shows when the selected frequency is
being broadcast in stereo.
2 LOC indicator
Shows when local seek tuning is on.
3 Preset number indicator
Shows which preset has been selected.
4 Band indicator
Shows which band the radio is tuned to, AM
or FM.
4 To perform seek tuning, press and hold
c or d for about one second and release.
The tuner will scan the frequencies until a
broadcast strong enough for good reception is
found.
# You can cancel seek tuning by briefly pressing
c or d.
# If you press and hold c or d you can skip sta-
tions. Seek tuning starts as soon as you release
the button.
5 Frequency indicator
Shows the frequency to which the tuner is
tuned.
1 Press SOURCE to select the tuner.
Press SOURCE until you see Tuner displayed.
2 Press BAND to select a band.
Press BAND until the desired band (FM1,
FM2, FM3 for FM or AM) is displayed.
3 To perform manual tuning, briefly press
c or d.
The frequencies move up or down step by
step.
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Introduction of advanced
tuner operation
1 Function display
Shows the function status.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:
BSM (best stations memory)Local (local
seek tuning)
# To return to the frequency display, press
BAND.
Note
If you do not operate the function within about 30
seconds, the display is automatically returned to
the frequency display.
The selected radio station frequency has been
stored in memory.
The next time you press the same preset tuning button the radio station frequency is recalled from memory.
Notes
! Up to 18 FM stations, six for each of the three
FM bands, and six AM stations can be stored
in memory.
! You can also use a and b to recall radio sta-
tion frequencies assigned to preset tuning
buttons 16.
Tuning in strong signals
Local seek tuning lets you tune in only those
radio stations with sufficiently strong signals
for good reception.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Local.
Press FUNCTION until Local appears in the
display.
2 Press a to turn local seek tuning on.
Local seek sensitivity (e.g., Local 2) appears in
the display.
Storing and recalling
broadcast frequencies
If you press any of the preset tuning buttons
16 you can easily store up to six broadcast
frequencies for later recall with the touch of a
button.
% When you find a frequency that you
want to store in memory, press one of preset tuning buttons 16 and hold until the
preset number stops flashing.
The number you have pressed will flash in the
preset number indicator and then remain lit.
3 Press c or d to set the sensitivity.
There are four levels of sensitivity for FM and
two levels for AM:
FM: Local 1Local 2Local 3Local 4
AM: Local 1Local 2
The Local 4 setting allows reception of only
the strongest stations, while lower settings let
you receive progressively weaker stations.
4 When you want to return to normal
seek tuning, press b to turn local seek tuning off.
Local :OFF appears in the display.
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Storing the strongest
broadcast frequencies
BSM (best stations memory) lets you automatically store the six strongest broadcast frequencies under preset tuning buttons 16.
Once stored you can tune in to those frequencies with the touch of button.
1 Press FUNCTION to select BSM.
Press FUNCTION until BSM appears in the
display.
2 Press a to turn BSM on.
BSM begins to flash. While BSM is flashing
the six strongest broadcast frequencies will be
stored under preset tuning buttons 16 in the
order of their signal strength. When finished,
BSM stops flashing.
# To cancel the storage process, press b.
Note
Storing broadcast frequencies with BSM may replace broadcast frequencies you have saved
using buttons 16.
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Playing a CD
These are the basic steps necessary to play a
CD with your built-in CD player. More advanced CD operation is explained starting on
this page.
1 Track number indicator
Shows the track currently playing.
2 Play time indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.
1 Press SOURCE to select the built-in CD
player.
Press SOURCE until you see Compact Disc
displayed.
# If no disc is loaded in the unit, you cannot select Compact Disc (built-in CD player). Insert a
disc in the unit. (Refer to page 12.)
Introduction of advanced
built-in CD player operation
1 Function display
Shows the function status.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:
Repeat (repeat play)Random (random play)
Scan (scan play)Pause (pause)
Comp./BMX (compression and BMX)
FF/REV (search method)
# To return to the playback display, press BAND.
Note
If you do not operate the function within about 30
seconds, the display is automatically returned to
the playback display.
2 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
# If you select ROUGH SEARCH, pressing and
holding c or d enables you to search every 10
tracks in the current disc. (Refer to Selecting the
search method on page 19.)
3 To skip back or forward to another
track, press c or d.
Pressing d skips to the start of the next track.
Pressing c once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.
Repeating play
Repeat play lets you hear the same track over
again.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.
Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.
2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.
Press c or d until the desired repeat range appears in the display.
! DISC Repeat the current disc
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! TRACK Repeat just the current track
Note
If you perform track search or fast forward/reverse during TRACK, the repeat play range
changes to DISC.
Playing tracks in random order
Random play lets you play back tracks on the
CD in a random order.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Random.
Press FUNCTION until Random appears in
the display.
2 Press a to turn random play on.
Random : ON appears in the display. Tracks
will play in a random order.
3 Press b to turn random play off.
Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks
will continue to play in order.
# If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select Scan again by pressing FUNCTION.
Note
After scanning of a CD is finished, normal playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing CD playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.
Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the
display.
2 Press a to turn pause on.
Pause : ON appears in the display. Play of the
current track pauses.
3 Press b to turn pause off.
Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-
sume at the same point that you turned pause
on.
Scanning tracks of a CD
Scan play lets you hear the first 10 seconds of
each track on the CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.
Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the
display.
2 Press a to turn scan play on.
Scan : ON appears in the display. The first 10
seconds of each track is played.
3 When you find the desired track press
b to turn scan play off.
Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track
will continue to play.
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Using compression and BMX
Using the COMP (compression) and BMX
functions let you adjust the sound playback
quality of this player. Each of the functions has
a two-step adjustment. The COMP function
balances the output of louder and softer
sounds at higher volumes. BMX controls
sound reverberations to give playback a fuller
sound. Listen to each of the effects as you select through them and use the one that best
enhances the playback of the track or CD that
you are listening to.
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1 Press FUNCTION to select Comp./BMX.
Press FUNCTION until Comp./BMX appears
in the display.
2 Press a or b to select your favorite setting.
Press a or b repeatedly to switch between the
following settings:
Comp./BMX OFFComp. 1Comp. 2
Comp./BMX OFFBMX 1BMX 2
Selecting the search method
You can switch the search method between
fast forward/reverse and searching every 10
tracks.
1 Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV.
Press FUNCTION until FF/REV appears in the
display.
# If the search method ROUGH SEARCH has
been previously selected, ROUGH SEARCH will
be displayed.
2 Press c or d to select the search method.
Press c or d until the desired search method
appears in the display.
! FF/REV Fast forward and reverse
! ROUGH SEARCH Searching every 10
tracks
1 Select the search method
ROUGH SEARCH.
2 Press and hold c or d to search every
10 tracks on a disc.
# If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing
and holding d recalls the last track of the disc.
Also, if the remaining number of tracks after
searching every 10 tracks is less than 10, pressing and holding d recalls the last track of the
disc.
# If a disc contains less than 10 tracks, pressing
and holding c recalls the first track of the disc.
Also, if the remaining number of tracks after
searching every 10 tracks is less than 10, pressing and holding c recalls the first track of the
disc.
Using disc title functions
You can input CD titles and display the title.
The next time you insert a CD for which you
have entered a title, the title of that CD will be
displayed.
Entering disc titles
Use the disc title input feature to store up to
48 CD titles in the unit. Each title can be up to
10 characters long.
1 Play the CD that you want to enter a
title for.
Searching every 10 tracks in
the current disc
If a disc contains over 10 tracks, you can
search every 10 tracks. When a disc contains
many tracks, you can roughly search for the
track you want to play.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE
appears in the display.
# When playing a CD TEXT disc, you cannot
switch to TITLE. The disc title will have already
been recorded on a CD TEXT disc.
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3 Press button 1 to select the desired
character type.
Press button 1 repeatedly to switch between
the following character types:
Alphabet (upper case)Alphabet (lower case)
European letters, such as those with accents (e.g., á, à, ä, ç)
# You can select to input numbers and symbols
by pressing button 2.
4 Press a or b to select a letter of the alphabet.
Each press of a will display a letter of the alphabet in A B C ... X Y Z, numbers and symbols in 1 2 3 ... @ # < order. Each press of b
will display a letter in the reverse order, such
as Z Y X ... C B A.
5 Press d to move the cursor to the next
character position.
When the letter you want is displayed, press d
to move the cursor to the next position and
then select the next letter. Press c to move
backwards in the display.
6 Move the cursor to the last position by
pressing d after entering the title.
When you press d one more time, the entered
title is stored in memory.
7 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
Notes
! Titles remain in memory, even after the disc
has been removed from the unit, and are recalled when the disc is reinserted.
! After data for 48 discs has been stored in
memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the
oldest one.
! If you connect a multi-CD player, you can
input disc titles for up to 100 discs.
Displaying disc titles
You can display the text information of any
disc that has had a disc title entered.
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeDisc Title (disc title)
When you select Disc Title, the title of the currently playing disc is shown in the display.
# When a CD with a disc title is inserted, the
disc title automatically begins to scroll through
the display.
# If no title has been entered for the currently
playing disc, No Disc Title is displayed.
Using CD TEXT functions
Some discs have certain information encoded
on the disc during manufacture. These discs
may contain such information as the CD title,
track title, artists name and playback time
and are called CD TEXT discs. Only these specially encoded CD TEXT discs support the
functions listed below.
Displaying text information on
CD TEXT discs
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
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Play timeDisc Title (disc title)
DiscArtist Name (disc artist name)
Track Title (track title)TrackArtist Name
(track artist name)
# If specific information has not been recorded
on a CD TEXT disc, title or name is not displayed.
Scrolling text information in
the display
This unit can display the first 16 letters of
Disc Title, DiscArtist Name, Track Title and
TrackArtist Name. When the text information
is longer than 16 letters, you can scroll the display as follows.
% Press DISPLAY and hold until the text
information begins to scroll through the
display.
The titles scroll.
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Note
When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial setting,
CD text information scrolls continuously in the
display. If you want to display the first 16 characters of text information temporarily and scroll
from the beginning, press and hold DISPLAY.
Refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on page 42.
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Playing MP3/WMA/AAC/
WAV files
These are the basic steps necessary to play an
MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV files with your built-in
CD player. More advanced MP3/WMA/AAC/
WAV operation is explained starting on the
next page.
1 MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV indicator
Shows when the MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV file
is playing.
2 Folder number indicator
Shows the number of folder currently playing.
3 Track number indicator
Shows the track (file) currently playing.
4 Play time indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track (file).
1 Press SOURCE to select the built-in CD
player.
Press SOURCE until you see Compact Disc
displayed.
# If no disc is loaded in the unit, you cannot select Compact Disc (built-in CD player). Insert a
disc in the unit. (Refer to page 12.)
2 Press a or b to select a folder.
# You cannot select a folder that does not have
an MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV file recorded in it.
# To return to folder 01 (ROOT), press and hold
BAND. However, if folder 01 (ROOT) contains no
files, playback commences with folder 02.
3 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
# If you select ROUGH SEARCH, pressing and
holding c or d enables you to search every 10
tracks in the current folder. (Refer to Selecting the
search method on page 24.)
4 To skip back or forward to another
track, press c or d.
Pressing d skips to the start of the next track.
Pressing c once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.
Notes
! When playing discs with MP3/WMA/AAC/
WAV files and audio data (CD-DA) such as
CD-EXTRA and MIXED-MODE CDs, both types
can be played only by switching mode between MP3/WMA/AAC/WAVand CD-DA with
BAND.
! If you have switched between playback of
MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV files and audio data
(CD-DA), playback starts at the first track on
the disc.
! The built-in CD player can play back an MP3/
WMA/AAC/WAV file recorded on CD-ROM.
(Refer to page 47 for files that can be played
back.)
! Playback is carried out in order of file number.
Folders are skipped if they contain no files. (If
folder 01 (ROOT) contains no files, playback
commences with folder 02.)
! When playing back files recorded as VBR
(variable bit rate) files, the play time will not be
correctly displayed if fast forward or reverse
operations are used.
! If the inserted disc contains no files that can
be played back, No Audio is displayed.
! If the inserted disc contains WMA files that
are protected by digital rights management
(DRM) , TRK SKIPPED is displayed while the
protected file is skipped.
! If all the files on the inserted disc are secured
by DRM, PROTECT is displayed.
! There is no sound on fast forward or re-
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Introduction of advanced
built-in CD player (MP3/
WMA/AAC/WAV) operation
1 Function display
Shows the function status.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:
Repeat (repeat play)Random (random play)
Scan (scan play)Pause (pause)folder
listComp./BMX (compression and BMX)
FF/REV (search method)
# To return to the playback display, press BAND.
Note
If you do not operate the function within about 30
seconds, the display is automatically returned to
the playback display.
Notes
! If you select another folder during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to DISC.
! If you perform track search or fast forward/re-
verse during TRACK, the repeat play range
changes to FOLDER.
! When FOLDER is selected, it is not possible to
play back a subfolder of that folder.
Playing tracks in random order
Random play lets you play back tracks in a
random order within the repeat range,
FOLDER and DISC.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select Random.
Press FUNCTION until Random appears in
the display.
3 Press a to turn random play on.
Random : ON appears in the display. Tracks
will play in a random order within the previously selected FOLDER or DISC ranges.
4 Press b to turn random play off.
Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks
will continue to play in order.
Repeating play
For MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV playback, there are
three repeat play ranges: FOLDER (folder repeat), TRACK (one-track repeat) and DISC (repeat all tracks).
1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.
Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.
2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.
Press c or d until the desired repeat range appears in the display.
! FOLDER Repeat the current folder
! TRACK Repeat just the current track
! DISC Repeat all tracks
Scanning folders and tracks
While you are using FOLDER, the beginning of
each track in the selected folder plays for
about 10 seconds. When you are using DISC,
the beginning of the first track of each folder
is played for about 10 seconds.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.
Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the
display.
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3 Press a to turn scan play on.
Scan : ON appears in the display. The first 10
seconds of each track of the current folder (or
the first track of each folder) is played.
4 When you find the desired track (or
folder) press b to turn scan play off.
Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track (or
folder) will continue to play.
# If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select Scan again by pressing FUNCTION.
Note
After track or folder scanning is finished, normal
playback of the tracks will begin again.
Pausing MP3/WMA/AAC/
WAV playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.
Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the
display.
2 Press a to turn pause on.
Pause : ON appears in the display. Play of the
current track pauses.
3 Press b to turn pause off.
Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-
sume at the same point that you turned pause
on.
2 Press c or d to scroll through the list of
titles that have been entered.
# If selected folder contains files, appears
in the display.
3 Press a to play your favorite folder
title.
That selection will begin to play.
# If selected folder contains no files, NO FILES
will be displayed.
Using compression and BMX
Using the COMP (compression) and BMX
functions let you adjust the sound playback
quality of this player. Each of the functions has
a two-step adjustment. The COMP function
balances the output of louder and softer
sounds at higher volumes. BMX controls
sound reverberations to give playback a fuller
sound. Listen to each of the effects as you select through them and use the one that best
enhances the playback of the track or CD that
you are listening to.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Comp./BMX.
Press FUNCTION until Comp./BMX appears
in the display.
2 Press a or b to select your favorite setting.
Press a or b repeatedly to switch between the
following settings:
Comp./BMX OFFComp. 1Comp. 2
Comp./BMX OFFBMX 1BMX 2
Selecting folders from the
folder title list
Folder title list lets you see the list of folder titles and select one of them to play back.
1 Press FUNCTION to select folder title
list.
Press FUNCTION until Root appears in the
display.
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Selecting the search method
You can switch the search method between
fast forward/reverse and searching every 10
tracks.
1 Press FUNCTION to select FF/REV.
Press FUNCTION until FF/REV appears in the
display.
# If the search method ROUGH SEARCH has
been previously selected, ROUGH SEARCH will
be displayed.
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2 Press c or d to select the search method.
Press c or d until the desired search method
appears in the display.
! FF/REV Fast forward and reverse
! ROUGH SEARCH Searching every 10
tracks
Searching every 10 tracks in
the current folder
If the current folder contains over 10 tracks,
you can search every 10 tracks. When one
folder contains a lot of tracks, you can roughly
search for the track you want to play.
1 Select the search method
ROUGH SEARCH.
2 Press and hold c or d to search every
10 tracks in the current folder.
# If the current folder contains less than 10
tracks, pressing and holding d recalls the last
track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number
of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less
than 10, pressing and holding d recalls the last
track of the folder.
# If the current folder contains less than 10
tracks, pressing and holding c recalls the first
track of the folder. Also, if the remaining number
of tracks after searching every 10 tracks is less
than 10, pressing and holding c recalls the first
track of the folder.
Displaying text information
on MP3/WMA/AAC/WAV disc
Text information recorded on an MP3/WMA/
AAC/WAV disc can be displayed.
When playing back an MP3/
WMA disc
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeFolder Name (folder name)
File Name (file name)Track Title (track
title)Artist Name (artist name)
Album Title (album title)Comment (com-
ment)Bit rate
# When playing back MP3 files recorded as VBR
(variable bit rate) files, the bit rate value is not displayed even after switching to bit rate. (VBR will
be displayed.)
# When playing back WMA files recorded as
VBR (variable bit rate) files, the average bit rate
value is displayed.
# If specific information has not been recorded
on an MP3/WMA disc, No XXXX will be displayed (e.g., No Track Title).
# Depending on the version of iTunes
write MP3 files onto a disc, comment information
may not be correctly displayed.
# Depending on the version of Windows Media
Player used to encode WMA files, album names
and other text information may not be correctly
displayed.
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When playing back an AAC disc
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeFolder Name (folder name)
File Name (file name)Track Title (track
title)Artist Name (artist name)
Album Title (album title)Comment (com-
ment)Bit rate
Play timeFolder Name (folder name)
File Name (file name)Track Title (track
title)Artist Name (artist name)
Album Title (album title)Comment (com-
ment)Bit rate
# If specific information has not been recorded
on an AAC disc, No XXXX will be displayed (e.g.,
No Track Title).
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When playing back a WAV disc
% Press DISPLAY.
Press DISPLAY repeatedly to switch between
the following settings:
Play timeFolder Name (folder name)
File Name (file name)Sampling frequency
# You can only play back WAV files in the frequencies 16, 22.05, 24, 32, 44.1 and 48 kHz
(LPCM), or 22.05 and 44.1 kHz (MS ADPCM). The
sampling frequency shown in the display may be
rounded.
Scrolling text information
in the display
This unit can display the first 16 letters only of
Folder Name, File Name, Track Title,
Artist Name, Album Title and Comment.
When the recorded information is longer than
16 letters, you can scroll the text to the left so
that the rest of the text information can be
seen.
% Press DISPLAY and hold until the text
information begins to scroll through the
display.
The text information scrolls.
Notes
! Unlike MP3, WMA and AAC file format, WAV
files display only Folder Name and
File Name.
! When Ever Scroll is set to ON at the initial set-
ting, CD text information scrolls continuously
in the display. If you want to display the first
16 characters of text information temporarily
and scroll from the beginning, press and hold
DISPLAY. Refer to Switching the Ever Scroll on
page 42.
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Playing a CD
You can use this unit to control a multi-CD
player, which is sold separately.
These are the basic steps necessary to play a
CD with your multi-CD player. More advanced
CD operation is explained starting on the next
page.
1 Disc number indicator
Shows the disc currently playing.
2 Track number indicator
Shows the track currently playing.
3 Play time indicator
Shows the elapsed playing time of the current track.
1 Press SOURCE to select the multi-CD
player.
Press SOURCE until you see Multi CD displayed.
3 To perform fast forward or reverse,
press and hold c or d.
4 To skip back or forward to another
track, press c or d.
Pressing d skips to the start of the next track.
Pressing c once skips to the start of the current track. Pressing again will skip to the previous track.
Notes
! When the multi-CD player performs the pre-
paratory operations, Ready is displayed.
! If an error message such as ERROR-11 is dis-
played, refer to the multi-CD player owners
manual.
! If there are no discs in the multi-CD player ma-
gazine, No Disc is displayed.
50-disc multi-CD player
Only those functions described in this manual
are supported by 50-disc multi-CD players.
This unit is not designed to operate disc title
list functions with a 50-disc multi-CD player.
About the disc title list functions, please refer
to Selecting discs from the disc title list on
page 32.
2 Select a disc you want to listen to with
the 16 buttons.
For discs 1 to 6, press the corresponding button number.
For discs 7 to 12, press and hold the corresponding numbers, such as 1 for disc 7, until
the disc number appears in the display.
# You can also sequentially select a disc by
pressing a/b.
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Introduction of advanced
multi-CD player operation
1 Function display
Shows the function status.
% Press FUNCTION to display the function
names.
Press FUNCTION repeatedly to switch between the following functions:
Repeat (repeat play)Disc title list Random
(random play)Scan (scan play)ITS Play
(ITS play)Pause (pause)COMP. (compres-
sion and DBE)
# To return to the playback display, press BAND.
Note
If you do not operate the function within about 30
seconds, the display is automatically returned to
the playback display.
2 Press c or d to select the repeat range.
Press c or d until the desired repeat range appears in the display.
! MCD Repeat all discs in the multi-CD
player
! TRACK Repeat just the current track
! DISC Repeat the current disc
Notes
! If you select other discs during repeat play,
the repeat play range changes to MCD.
! If you perform track search or fast forward/re-
verse during TRACK, the repeat play range
changes to DISC.
Playing tracks in random order
Random play lets you play back tracks in random order within the repeat range, MCD and
DISC.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on this page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select Random.
Press FUNCTION until Random appears in
the display.
Repeating play
There are three repeat play ranges for the
multi-CD player: MCD (multi-CD player repeat), TRACK (one-track repeat) and DISC
(disc repeat).
1 Press FUNCTION to select Repeat.
Press FUNCTION until Repeat appears in the
display.
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3 Press a to turn random play on.
Random : ON appears in the display. Tracks
will play in a random order within the previously selected MCD or DISC ranges.
4 Press b to turn random play off.
Random :OFF appears in the display. Tracks
will continue to play in order.
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Scanning CDs and tracks
While you are using DISC, the beginning of
each track on the selected disc plays for about
10 seconds. When you are using MCD, the beginning of the first track of each disc is played
for about 10 seconds.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on the previous page.
2 Press FUNCTION to select Scan.
Press FUNCTION until Scan appears in the
display.
3 Press a to turn scan play on.
Scan : ON appears in the display. The first 10
seconds of each track of the current disc (or
the first track of each disc) is played.
4 When you find the desired track (or
disc) press b to turn scan play off.
Scan :OFF appears in the display. The track (or
disc) will continue to play.
# If the display has automatically returned to
the playback display, select Scan again by pressing FUNCTION.
Note
After track or disc scanning is finished, normal
playback of the tracks will begin again.
2 Press a to turn pause on.
Pause : ON appears in the display. Play of the
current track pauses.
3 Press b to turn pause off.
Pause :OFF appears in the display. Play will re-
sume at the same point that you turned pause
on.
Using ITS playlists
ITS (instant track selection) lets you make a
playlist of favorite tracks from those in the
multi-CD player magazine. After you have
added your favorite tracks to the playlist you
can turn on ITS play and play just those selections.
Creating a playlist with ITS
programming
You can use ITS to enter and play back up to
99 tracks per disc from up to 100 discs (with
the disc titles). (With multi-CD players sold before the CDX-P1250 and CDX-P650, up to 24
tracks can be stored in the playlist.)
1 Play a CD that you want to program.
Press a or b to select the CD.
Pausing CD playback
Pause lets you temporarily stop playback of
the CD.
1 Press FUNCTION to select Pause.
Press FUNCTION until Pause appears in the
display.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE
appears in the display, then press
FUNCTION to select ITS.
After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION repeatedly, the following functions appear in the
display:
TITLE (disc title input)ITS (ITS programming)
3 Select the desired track by pressing c
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4 Press a to store the currently playing
track in the playlist.
ITS Input is displayed briefly and the currently
playing selection is added to your playlist. The
display then shows ITS again.
5 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
Note
After data for 100 discs has been stored in memory, data for a new disc will overwrite the oldest
one.
Playback from your ITS playlist
ITS play lets you listen to the tracks that you
have entered into your ITS playlist. When you
turn on ITS play, tracks from your ITS playlist
in the multi-CD player will begin to play.
1 Select the repeat range.
Refer to Repeating play on page 28.
2 Press FUNCTION to select ITS Play.
Press FUNCTION until ITS Play appears in the
display.
3 Press a to turn ITS play on.
ITS Play : ON appears in the display. Playback
begins of those tracks from your playlist within
the previously selected MCD or DISC ranges.
# If no tracks in the current range are programmed for ITS play, then ITS Empty is displayed.
4 Press b to turn ITS play off.
ITS Play :OFF appears in the display. Playback
will continue in normal order from the currently playing track and CD.
Erasing a track from your ITS
playlist
You can delete a track from your ITS playlist if
ITS play is on.
If ITS play is already on, skip to step 2. If ITS
play is not already on, press FUNCTION.
1 Play the CD with the track you want to
delete from your ITS playlist, and turn ITS
play on.
Refer to Playback from your ITS playlist on this
page.
2 Press FUNCTION and hold until TITLE
appears in the display, then press
FUNCTION to select ITS.
After TITLE is displayed, press FUNCTION
until ITS appears in the display.
3 Select the desired track by pressing c
or d.
4 Press b to erase the track from your ITS
playlist.
The currently playing selection is erased from
your ITS playlist and playback of the next track
from your ITS playlist begins.
# If there are no tracks from your playlist in the
current range, ITS Empty is displayed and normal play resumes.
5 Press BAND to return to the playback
display.
Erasing a CD from your ITS playlist
You can delete all tracks of a CD from your ITS
playlist if ITS play is off.
1 Play the CD that you want to delete.
Press a or b to select the CD.
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