Operation
Play Exchange
The FL8550’s Play Exchange feature
allows you to change discs while the
machine is playing. Using this feature,
you can have uninterrupted play of an
unlimited number of discs, since the
drawer may be opened and discs changed
while the machine is still in play.
To use the Play Exchange function, sim-
ply press the Open/Close button !
a at any time while the unit is in the
Play mode. The disc drawer will open
and two discs will be available for
change. Replace either disc, or both, as
desired. To reach the other two discs,
press the Disc Skip button *p. You
may now remove and change either of
these two discs.
When you have finished making any disc
changes, press the Open/Close button
!a. The drawer will close and play
will continue with normal functions.
Time Display
The FL8550’s time display is capable of
showing a wide range of information
about a CD.
In normal operation the display will
show the total running time of the CD
that is currently being played. Each time
the track changes, the time display will
reset to and begin to increase
again as the disc plays.
To view the time remaining on an indi-
vidual track, press the Time button 6
l
once. The display will now show the
time left in the track currently playing.
To view the total time remaining to play
on the disc, press the
Time button 6
l twice. In this time display mode the
TRACK indication will show the tracks
remaining, not the usual display of the
track being played.
Headphone Listening
You may listen to the output of the
FL8550 through headphones by plugging
a set of standard headphones with a
1
⁄4
"
headphone plug into the front panel
Headphones Jack 3. The volume of
the headphone output may be adjusted
with the Headphones Level Control
4. Note that changing the headphone
level will not change the volume for the
main audio output. This is a fixed out-
put, and it is changed using the volume
control on your receiver, preamplifier or
surround processor.
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