Sony CMT-DF1 User Manual

Micro HI-FI Component System

Operating Instructions

2-893-195-13(1)

CMT-DF1

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not cover the ventilation of the apparatus with newspapers, tablecloths , curtains, etc. And do not place lighted candles on the apparatus.

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not place objects filled with liquids, such as vases, on the apparatus.

Connect the unit to an easily accessible AC outlet. Should you notice an abnormality in the unit, disconnect the main plug from the AC outlet immediately.

Do not install the appliance in a confined space, such as a bookcase or built-in cabinet.

Except for customers in the U.S.A. and Canada

This appliance is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER product. This marking is located on the rear exterior.

CAUTION

CLASS 1M VISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AND INTERLOCKS DEFEATED. DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Applicable accessories: Remote commander

Table of Contents

How to use this manual...........................4

Playable discs..........................................4

Getting Started

Hooking up the system............................7

Selecting a language .............................10

Disc – Basic Play

Loading a disc.......................................11

Playing a disc........................................11

— Normal Play

Playing DVDs using the menu..............13

Playing VIDEO CDs with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0).........................................13

— PBC Play Playing MP3/JPEG/DivX

files ...........14

Disc – Various Play

Playing repeatedly.................................16

— Repeat Play

Playing in random order........................17

— Random Play Using the on-screen display to

search ..............................................18

Disc – Various functions

Changing the sound/subtitle/angle........ 20

Changing the language..........................21

— Language

Adjusting the image settings.................22

— General Setup/Video Setup

Adjusting the audio settings..................24

— Audio Setup

Restricting disc playback ......................25

— Parental Control

System setup item list ...........................27

Tuner

Presetting radio stations........................28

Listening to the radio ............................28

— Preset Tuning

— Manual Tuning

Tape – Play

Loading a tape ...................................... 29

Playing a tape........................................ 29

Tape – Recording

Recording on a tape.............................. 30

Sound Adjustment

Adjusting the sound.............................. 30

Singing along........................................ 30

Display

Viewing information about the disc in the

front panel display.......................... 32

Viewing information about the disc in the

on-screen display............................ 32

Optional Components

Controlling the TV with the remote ..... 33

Using the THEATRE SYNC

function........................................... 33

Hooking up optional components......... 34

Enjoying the 5.1 channel sound with the

optional amplifier........................... 35

Recording on a connected

component...................................... 36

Troubleshooting

Problems and remedies......................... 37

Messages............................................... 41

Additional Information

Precautions............................................ 42

Specifications........................................ 44

Glossary................................................ 45

List of button locations and reference

pages............................................... 49

How to use this manual

Playable discs

• This manual mainly explains operations using the remote, but the same operations can also be performed using the buttons on the unit having the same or similar names.

• The OSD (on-screen display) may vary depending on the country model.

• The English OSD screen (on-screen display) is used for illustration purposes only.

• “DVD” may be used as a general term for DVD VIDEOs, DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs and DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs.

• The following symbols are used in this manual.

Symbol Meaning

Functions available for DVD VIDEOs, DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs in video mode, and DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs

Functions available for VIDEO CDs (including Super VCDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in video CD format or Super VCD format)

Functions available for music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD format

Functions available for DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CDRWs containing MP3* files, JPEG files and DivX files)

Functions available for DATA DVDs (DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/ DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs) containing DivX files

*MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer 3) is a standard format

defined by ISO/MPEG which compresses audio data.

You can play back the following discs on this system. Other discs cannot be played back.

List of playable discs

Format of discs Disc logo

DVD VIDEOs

DVD-RWs/ DVD-Rs

DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs

VIDEO CDs

Audio CDs

CD-Rs/CD-RWs

“DVD VIDEO,” “DVD-R” and “DVD-RW” logos are trademarks.

Region code of DVDs you can play on this system

Your system has a region code printed on the back of the unit and will only play DVDs labeled with identical region code.

DVDs labeled will also be played on this system. If you try to play any other DVD, the message “Wrong Region” will appear on the TV screen. Depending on the DVD, no region code indication may be labeled even though playing the DVD is prohibited by area restrictions.

ALL

Discs that this system cannot play

• CD-ROMs (except for extension “.MP3”, “.JPG” or “.JPEG”)

• CD-Rs/CD-RWs other than those recorded in the following formats: – music CD format – video CD format – MP3 (MPEG1 Audio Layer-3)/JPEG/DivX

format that conforms to ISO9660* Level 1/ Level 2 or Joliet

• CD-ROMs recorded in PHOTO CD format.

• Data part of CD-Extras

• Super Audio CDs

• DVD-ROMs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs other than those recorded in DivX format conforming to Universal Disk Format (UDF).

• DVD-ROMs/DVD-Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD+Rs/ DVD+RWs recorded in Multi Session

• DVD-RAMs

• DVD Audio discs

• A DVD with a different region code.

• DVD+R DL (Double layer) discs

• DVD+Rs/DVD+RWs recorded in VR (Video Recording) mode

• Photo-movies created after shooting on a DVD camcorder in VR (Video Recording format) mode

• Discs with non-standard shapes (e.g., heart, square, star) cannot be played on this unit. Attempting to do so may damage the unit. Do not use such discs.

• A disc with paper or stickers on it.

• A disc that has the adhesive, cellophane tape, or a sticker still left on it.

* A logical format of files and folders on a CD-ROMs,

defined by ISO (International Organization for standardization).

Notes about CD-R/CD-RW/ DVD-R/DVD-RW (Video mode)/ DVD+R/DVD+RW

• In some cases, CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD-Rs, DVD-RWs (Video mode) (DVD-RWs created in video mode have the same format as a DVD VIDEO), DVD+R or DVD+RW cannot be played on this system depending upon the recording quality or physical condition of the disc, or the characteristics of the recording device. Furthermore, the disc will not play if it has not been correctly finalized. For more information, see the operating instructions for the recording device. Note that some playback functions may not work with some DVD+RWs/ DVD+Rs, even if they have been correctly finalized.

• A disc recorded in packet write format cannot be played.

Note on playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs

Some playback operations of DVDs and VIDEO CDs may be intentionally set by software producers. Since this system plays DVDs and VIDEO CDs according to the disc contents the software producers designed, some playback features may not be available. Also, refer to the instructions supplied with the DVDs or VIDEO CDs.

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Music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed by some record companies. Please be aware that among those discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard and may not be playable by this product.

Note on DualDiscs

A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital audio material on the other side. However, since the audio material side does not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on this product is not guaranteed.

Cautions when playing a disc that is recorded in Multi Session

• This system can play Multi Session CDs when an MP3 file (JPEG file) is contained in the first session. Any subsequent MP3 files (JPEG files) recorded in later sessions can also be played back.

• If audio tracks and images in music CD format or video CD format are recorded in the first session, only the first session will be played back.

• When playing a disc which contains audio tracks in music CD format, MP3 files and JPEG files, only the audio tracks in music CD format can be played back.

• CD-R and CD-RW discs recorded in multisession that have not ended by “closing the session” are not supported.

• With CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs that contain DivX files in addition to MP3 files or JPEG files, the system plays only the DivX files.

Copyrights

This product incorporates copyright protection technology that is protected by U.S. patents and other intellectual property rights. Use of this copyright protection technology must be authorized by Macrovision, and is intended for home and other limited viewing uses only unless otherwise authorized by Macrovision. Reverse engineering or disassembly is prohibited.

• This system incorporates Dolby1) Digital and DTS Digital Surround System.

Manufactured under license from Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.

Manufactured under license from Digital Theater Systems, Inc. “DTS” and “DTS 2.0 + Digital Out” are trademarks of Digital Theater Systems, Inc.

• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

•DivX

is a video file compression technology, developed by DivX, Inc. DivX, DivX Certified, and associated logos are trademarks of DivX, Inc. and are used under license.

Getting Started

Hooking up the system

Perform the following procedures 1 to 7 to hook up your system using the supplied cords and accessories.

Getting Started

Front speaker (Right)

1 Connect the speakers.

There is no right or left designation for the speakers. Connect the speaker located on the right side as viewed from the front of the system to the SPEAKER R jack, and the speaker located on the left side to the SPEAKER L jack.

From the speaker on the right side

FM antenna

AM loop antenna

Front speaker (Left)

2 Connect the FM and AM antennas.

Set up the AM loop antenna, then connect it.

Extend the FM lead antenna horizontally

From the speaker on the left side

AM loop antenna

* Strip off an end-portion of wire covering.

Insert only the stripped portion*

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Note

Keep the antennas away from the speaker cords.

3 Connect a TV.

Select one of the following connections.

Connection A

If your TV has component video input jacks, connect your TV to the COMPONENT VIDEO OUT jacks with a component video cord (not supplied).

If your TV is compatible with progressive format file signals, use this connection and set the system to the progressive scan mode. For details, see “To change the type of signal output from the system” (page 23).

Connection B

Connect the video input jack of your TV to the VIDEO OUT jack with the video cord (supplied).

When connecting a video deck

Connect the TV and the video deck using video and audio cords (not supplied) as shown below.

Video deck System

Do not connect

directly.

If you connect a video deck between this system and the TV, you may experience video leakage when watching the video signal from this system. Do not connect a video deck between this system and the TV.

Note

Do not place the TV on this system.

Tip

For even higher quality video images, you can use an optional S video cord to connect the S VIDEO input jack on your TV to the S VIDEO OUT jack (page 34).

4 For models with a voltage selector, set

the VOLTAGE SELECTOR to the local power line voltage.

Depending on the model, the VOLTAGE SELECTOR may differ.

5 Connect the power cord to a wall

outlet.

If the supplied adapter on the plug does not fit your wall outlet, detach it from the plug (only for models equipped with an adapter).

When using a TV

Turn on the TV and select the video input so that you can view the pictures from this system.

6 Turn on the system.

Press POWER on the unit. After you press POWER on the unit and turn on the power, you can turn the system

on and off by pressing ?/1 on the remote.

Notes

• Power remains supplied to the system until you press POWER on the unit again to set it to off.

• You cannot operate the system using the remote unless POWER on the unit has been pressed.

• When you will not use the system for a long time, press POWER to set it to off.

7 Set the color system to PAL or NTSC

depending on the color system of your TV.

The color system is factory set to NTSC for region code 3 models, and PAL for other region code models.

Each time you press PAL/NTSC, the color system changes as follows:

NTSC t PAL t Multi t NTSC (P-Scan) t PAL (P-Scan) t Multi (P-Scan) t NTSC t ...

Notes

• A disturbance in the TV screen may be present for a moment after changing the color system as described above.

• When you play back a disc recorded in a different color system from the one you set to the unit, the picture image may be distorted.

• To set the color system, see page 22.

To connect optional components

See page 34.

Inserting two R6 (size AA) batteries into the remote

Slide and remove the battery compartment lid, and insert the two supplied R6 (size AA) batteries, E side first, matching the polarities shown below.

Note

If you do not use the remote for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid possible damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Tip

With normal use, the batteries should last for about six months. When the remote no longer operates the system, replace both batteries with new ones.

Getting Started

Selecting a language

You can change the on-screen display language.

1 Turn on your TV and select the video

input.

2 Press ?/1 to turn on the system. 3 Press DVD (or FUNCTION + or –

repeatedly) to switch the function to DVD.

Playback starts automatically if a disc with auto playback function is loaded. Press x to stop playback.

4 Press SETUP in stop mode.

The Setup Menu appears.

5 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“General Setup Page,” then press ENTER.

6 Press M or m repeatedly to select “OSD

Lang,” then press ENTER.

7 Press M or m repeatedly to select a

language from the displayed list, then press ENTER.

8 Press SETUP to turn off the Setup

Menu.

Disc – Basic Play

Loading a disc

1 Press Z OPEN on the unit. 2 Place a disc with the label side up in

the disc compartment so that the hole in the center of the disc fits snugly over the holder.

Set the disc so that the hole in the center of the disc fits snugly over the holder.

3 Close the disc compartment.

Note

Do not use a disc with tape, seals or paste on it as this may cause malfunction.

Playing a disc

—Normal Play

Disc – Basic Play

Before playing a DVD or VIDEO CD, turn on your TV and select the video input. Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be different or restricted. Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc.

Example: When playing a DVD

Chapter number

Playing timeTitle number

Example: When playing a CD

Playing timeTrack number

1 Press DVD (or FUNCTION + or –

repeatedly) to switch the function to DVD.

Playback starts automatically if a disc with auto playback function is loaded.

2 Load a disc.

Playback starts automatically when you close the disc compartment. If the playback does not start automatically, press H (or NX on the unit).

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Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x. Pause Press X (or

Press H (or resume play.

Select a track or chapter

Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan)

Watch frame by frame (Slow-motion Play) (DVD/VIDEO CD only)

Enlarge the pictures (DVD/VIDEO CD only)

Switch to DVD function from another source

Cut the sound Press MUTING.

Remove a disc Press Z OPEN on the unit in stop

There may be some disturbance in the video image.

No sound is output.

DVD only

Note

Depending on the DVD or VIDEO CD, some operations may be restricted.

Press . or > repeatedly during play or pause.

Press . once during play or pause to go back to the beginning of the current track or chapter.

Press m or M (or hold m or M on the unit) during play.

Each time you press or hold the button, searching speed changes.

To return to Normal Play, press H (or

During play, press SLOW3) or SLOW y. Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes.

To return to Normal Play, press H (or

1)2)

Press ZOOM. Each time you press the button, the zoom scale changes. To return to the normal size, press ZOOM repeatedly until the scale returns to the normal size.

Press DVD (or NX on the unit) (Automatic Source selection).

Playback starts automatically when a disc with auto playback function is loaded.

Press MUTING again or VOLUME + to restore sound.

mode.

NX on the unit).

NX on the unit) to

NX on the unit).

Resuming playback from the point you stopped the disc

— Resume Play (DVD/VIDEO CD/CD only)

This system memorizes the point where you stopped the disc so you can resume from that point.

1 While playing a disc, press x to stop play.

“RESUME” appears in the front panel display. If “RESUME” does not appear, Resume Play is not available.

2 Press H (or NX on the unit).

Playback starts from the point you stopped the disc in step 1.

Notes

• Resume Play may not work properly with some discs.

• Depending on where you stop the disc, the system may not resume playback from exactly the same point.

• Resume play is canceled when: – you press x in stop mode.

– you turn off the system.

– you open the disc compartment.

– you change the function.

Playing a chapter/track by entering the number in Normal Play mode (on the remote only)

Press the number button(s) to enter the number of the chapter or track you want to play.

Example:

To play chapter/track number 5, press 0 and 5.

To play chapter/track number 30, press 3 and 0.

Playing DVDs using the

Playing VIDEO CDs with

A DVD is divided into a lot of sections, which make up a picture or music feature. These sections are called “titles.” When you play a DVD which contains several titles, you can select the title you want using TOP MENU. When you play DVDs that allow you to select items such as the language for the subtitles and the language for the sound, select these items using MENU/PBC.

1 Press TOP MENU or MENU/PBC.

The disc’s menu appears on the TV screen. The contents of the menu vary from disc to disc.

2 Press M/m/</, or the number

buttons to select the item you want to play or change.

3 Press ENTER.

PBC functions (Ver. 2.0)

— PBC Play

You can use PBC* menus on your TV screen to enjoy the disc’s interactive software. The menu format and structure may differ depending on each disc.

* PBC: Playback Control

Press DVD (or FUNCTION + or – repeatedly) to switch the function to DVD.

2 Load a VIDEO CD with PBC functions

(Ver. 2.0).

Playback starts and the PBC menu appears on the TV screen.

3 Press the number buttons to select the

item number you want.

Enter the number as two digits. For example, to select “1” enter “01.”

4 Continue playback according to the

instructions on the menus to enjoy interactive playback.

Refer to the operating instructions supplied with the disc, as the operating procedure may differ according to the VIDEO CD.

To go back to a previous menu

Press O RETURN.

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To cancel playback with PBC functions

1 Press x twice to cancel Resume Play

(page 12).

2 Press SETUP.

The Setup Menu appears.

3 Press < or , repeatedly to select

“Preference Page,” then press ENTER.

4 Press M or m repeatedly to select “PBC,”

then press ENTER.

5 Press M or m repeatedly to select “Off,” then

press ENTER.

6 Press SETUP to turn off the Setup Menu. 7 Press H (or NX on the unit).

Playback starts from the first track. Still images, such as the menu screens, will not be shown. To return to PBC playback, repeat steps 1 through 7, selecting “On” in step 5.

Tip

Each time you press MENU/PBC the setting switches between “PBC On” and “PBC Off.”

Playing MP3/JPEG/DivX® files

Before playing MP3 files, JPEG files or DivX files, turn on your TV and select the video input.

1 Press DVD (or FUNCTION + or –

repeatedly) to switch the function to DVD.

2 Load a DATA CD or DATA DVD.

The file list appears.

3 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select

the file you want to play.

Press M or m repeatedly to browse up and down through the contents in the folder. Select a folder and press ENTER or , to go inside the folder. Select the folder at the top of the list and press ENTER or < to return to the parent folder.

4 Press H (or NX on the unit).

Playback starts from the selected file. If you selected a JPEG file, the slide show starts.

Other operations

To Do this

Stop play Press x when playing an MP3 file or

Pause Press X (or

Locate a point quickly in fast forward or fast reverse (Scan) (Except for JPEG)

Watch frame by frame (Slow-motion Play) (DivX

1)2)

only)

Enlarge the pictures (DivX/JPEG only)

Flip the current image (JPEG only)

Rotate the current image (JPEG only)

Cut the sound Press MUTING.

Remove a disc Press Z OPEN on the unit in stop

There may be some disturbance in the video image.

No sound is output.

SLOW does not function for DivX files.

DivX file.

Press MENU/PBC when playing a JPEG file.

NX on the unit).

Press H (or resume play.

Press m or M (or hold down m or M on the unit) during play.

Each time you press or hold the button, searching speed changes. To return to Normal Play, press H

NX on the unit).

(or During play, press SLOW y3).

Each time you press the button, the playback speed changes. To return to Normal Play, press H (or

NX on the unit).

Press ZOOM.

For DivX files, the zoom scale changes each time you press the button. To return to the normal size, press ZOOM repeatedly until the scale returns to the normal size.

For JPEG files, press ZOOM and then press m or M repeatedly to change the zoom scale. Press ZOOM again to return to the normal size.

Press M to flip the image vertically. Press m to flip the image horizontally.

Press < or ,. Each time you press ,, the image

turns clockwise by 90º. Each time you press <, the image

turns counterclockwise by 90º.

Press MUTING again or VOLUME + to restore sound.

mode.

NX on the unit) to

To select a JPEG file in the Thumbnail Display

1 Press x while viewing a JPEG file.

The JPEG files in the same folder as the selected JPEG file appear as thumbnail images.

2 Press M/m/</, repeatedly to select a

JPEG file you want to view, then press ENTER.

To go to the next screen, press M/m/</, repeatedly to select Next B, then press ENTER. To return to the previous screen, select b Prev, then press ENTER.

To return to the file list from the Thumbnail Display

Press MENU/PBC.

Notes on the file list

• On the TV screen, up to 14 characters can be displayed for folder and file names.

• Only the letters in the alphabet and numbers can be used for folder or file names. Anything else is displayed as “-”.

• If an MP3 file is played, indicated elapsed time may be different from the actual time.

Notes on MP3/JPEG files

• The maximum number of:

– folders on a disc is 255.

– MP3/JPEG files on a disc is 999.

– MP3/JPEG files that can be contained in a single

folder is 640.

However, when a large number of non-MP3/JPEG files are present, the maximu m number of folders and files may decrease.

• For data CD, playback is possible up to 16 levels.

• The system supports MP3 files recorded with a bit rate of 32 to 320 kbps and a sampling frequency of 32/44.1/48 kHz for MPEG1 Audio Layer-3.

• If you put the extension “.MP3” to data not in MP3 format, the system cannot recognize the data properly and will generate a loud noise which could damage your speaker system.

Disc – Basic Play

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• The following discs take a longer time to start playback.

– a disc recorded with complicated tree structure.

– a disc recorded in Multi Session.

– a disc to which data can be added (non-finalized

disc).

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs cannot be played on this system depending on file format.

Notes on DivX files

• The system may not play a DivX file when the file has

been combined from two or more DivX files.

• The system cannot play a DivX file of size more than

640 (width) × 480 (height).

• Depending on the DivX file, the picture may be

unclear or the sound may skip.

• The system cannot play some DivX files that are

longer than 3 hours.

• If there are no DivX files recorded on a DATA DVD,

a message appears to indicate that the disc is not playable.

• Depending on the DivX file, the picture may pause or

be unclear. In which case, it is recommended that you create the file at a lower bit rate. If the sound is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format. Note, however, this system does not conform to WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.

• Because of the compression technology used for

DivX files, it may take some time after you press H (or NX on the unit) for the picture to appear.

• Depend ing on the DivX file, the sound m ay not match

the pictures on the screen.

• The playback order may differ depending on the

software used for creating the DivX file.

• The system can recognize up to 600 DivX files in a

single folder. A maximum of 200 folders can be recognized.

Tips

• You can view the disc information while playing a DivX file (page 32).

• If the number of viewing times is p reset, you can play the DivX files as many times as the preset number.

Disc – Various Play

Playing repeatedly

— Repeat Play

You can play a whole disc or selected folder repeatedly or you can also play a single title/ chapter/track/file repeatedly.

Using the front panel display

Press REPEAT repeatedly during play.

Each time you press the button, the setting changes cyclically as follows:

x When playing a DVD

• REPEAT 1: repeats the current chapter.

• REPEAT: repeats the current title.

• REPEAT ALL: repeats all the titles on the disc.

x When playing a VIDEO CD/CD or MP3/ JPEG/DivX file

• REPEAT 1: repeats the current track/file.

• REPEAT ALL: repeats all the tracks/files on the disc.

To cancel Repeat Play

Press REPEAT repeatedly until “REPEAT” disappears.

Notes

• You cannot perform Repeat Play during PBC

playback of VIDEO CDs (page 13).

• When you select “REPEAT 1,” that chapter/track/

file is repeated endlessly until “REPEAT 1” is canceled.

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