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2. To cancel the previously selected Repeat Mode, 
press the REPEAT Push-button until the character 
“1” and/or the symbol “
N” in the Front Panel Infor-
mation Display is extinguished.
Random Playback
This feature allows for listening to Tracks of a Disc in 
a Random Order. Refer to figure 24.
Note: Before the Random Playback Mode feature on 
the MCT500 can be activated, the disc must be 
stopped or the message “Press 
< (stop) first” 
will momentarily appear on the Front Panel Dis-
play. Refer to figure 25.
1. With the MCT500 in the STOP< Mode press 
the SHIFT Push-button and then the RANDOM 
Stop Mode
Press the STOP< Push-button at any time to stop 
Playback. To listen to the disc again, press the PLAY/
PAUSE/; Push-button and playback will start from 
the beginning of the disc.
Direct Track Selection
The MCT500 Front Panel Display indicates the Disc 
Track currently playing. Use the Remote Control 
NUMERIC Push-button(s) to enter the desired Track 
Number. Refer to pages 14 and 15 for additional infor-
mation using the Remote Control.
Repeat
This allows repeating a Track, Disc, Program Mode 
or Random Play Mode on a continuous basis. Refer to 
figures 2 and 24.
1. With the disc playing (Regular, Program or Ran-
dom Playback Modes), press the SHIFT Push-but-
ton then the REPEAT Push-button once to activate 
the Track Repeat (
N1); press the REPEAT Push-
button twice to activate the Disc Repeat (N). Refer 
to figures 22 and 23.
How to Operate the MCT500, con’t
Push-button. The word RANDom will be indi-
cated in the Front Panel Display. 
Refer to figure 26.
2. Press the PLAY/PAUSE/; 
Push-button to start Random 
Playback. After all the tracks have 
been played the MCT500 will 
stop.
Notes: 1. To provide continuous 
playback of the disc, press 
the REPEAT Push-button 
twice to activate the Disc 
Repeat (N) after the Ran-
dom Playback Mode has 
started. If Repeat (N1) is 
selected, the current track 
will repeat.
2. The NEXT TRACK : 
function will advance to 
the next random selection 
and start playing.
3. To cancel the Random Playback 
Mode, press the STOP< Push-
button, then press the RANDOM 
Push-button twice.
Program Playback
This feature allows for playback of 
selected Tracks on a Disc in the de-
sired order. In the following example, 
a Disc is programmed to play Track 6 
followed by Track 4 and then Track 2.
Figure 22
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Figure 23
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Press     first
Figure 25
Figure 24
Figure 2