McIntosh MCD201 User Manual
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How to Operate the MCD201
Power On
The Red LED above the STANDBY/ON Push-button lights
to indicate the MCD201 is in Standby mode. To Switch
ON the MCD201, press the STANDBY/ON Push-button
on the Front Panel or the PWR (Power) Push-button on the
Remote Control. Refer to figures 6 and 12.
How to Load a Disc
1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE Push-button. The disc tray will
slide out allowing a disc to be loaded. Refer to figure 1.
2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE Push-button and the disc tray
will close. Refer to
figures 6 and 2. Load-
ing of disc’s Table of
Contents (number of
tracks and total playing
time) will be indicated
on the Front Panel
Information Display.
Depending on the type
of disc (SACD, CD or
MP3), it may take up to 30 seconds to read the Table of
Contents (TOC). Refer to figures 3 and 4.
Note: When a Disc is placed in the tray and the PLAY Push-
button is pressed, the tray will close and the first track
will start playing.
How to Play a SACD Disc
With a disc already loaded into the MCD201, press the
PLAY Push-button on the Front Panel of the MCD201 or
Remote Control. Refer to figure 5.
The Disc will start play-
ing the first track of the
SACD Layer.
To change from the
default SACD Layer to CD Layer, with the disc stopped
(press the STOP Push-button if the disc is playing) press
the SACD/CD Push-button on the Front Panel or Remote
Control. Refer to figures 6 and 7.
The Player will load the CD Table of Contents (Num-
ber of tracks and Total Playing Time) at this time. To start
playing the CD Layer press the PLAY Push-button.
Notes: 1. Changing between the layers can be accomplished
at any time by performing the above procedure.
2. Some SACD Disc(s) have the ability of display-
ing the Album Title and Artist by pressing the
MNU/TEXT Push-button after the SACD Table of
Contents is read. Refer to figure 8.
3. In a similar manner, some SACD Disc(s) have the
ability of displaying the Track Title by pressing
the MNU/TEXT Push-button after the Track has
started to play. Refer to figure 9.
4. The Text Display Mode may be canceled by press-
Figure 6
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Figure 5
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Figure 8
Figure 9