Principles of operation. Bang & Olufsen BeoCenter 2300

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P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A T I O N

The compact disc is kept in place by a clamp, which can be raised by pressing the LOAD button (on the operating panel). Discs must be loaded so the text side is facing you

RANDOM

TRACK 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

7

4

1

<

STEP

8

5

2

0

9

6

3

STEP

>

LOAD

AUX

CD

<<

PLAY

CD ED A

>>>

B STOP

<<

TURN

RA / RB RADIO

<

TUNE GO TO TUNE

>

MUTE SCAN CLEAR STORE

SOUND SET RESET EDITED RANDOM REPEAT

The two displays give you a status of what the system is doing, and they also cue you through some of the less routine functions in the system

The controls on the operating panel give you complete control of the CD player and the radio

Socket for headphones

The open doors give you access to the operating panel and display.

Primary functions

The buttons in the middle of the panel give you access to all the primary functions:

LOAD: raises and lowers the CD clamp

CD, RADIO: plays the CD or the radio

AUX: switches on any auxiliary Bang & Olufsen equipment

∧

or

∨

: raises or lowers the volume level

MUTE: mutes or demutes the loudspeakers

●: switches the system to the stand-by mode

Displays

The displays tell you what the system is doing

The cues in the upper display relate to functions in the CD player

The lower display can read out the name of the current radio station, or it can tell you which CD is playing

Note: Names of radio stations can be read out only if the BeoCenter 2300 is equipped with an RDS kit

For detailed operating instructions please refer to the relevant sections in this guide

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4

1

<

STEP

8

5

2

0

9

6

3

STEP

>

LOAD

AUX

CD

<<

PLAY

<<

CD ED A

>>>

B STOP TURN

RA / RB RADIO

<

TUNE

GO TO

TUNE

>

MUTE SCAN CLEAR STORE

SOUND SET RESET

Number buttons

The number buttons enable you to select other program numbers, or select other tracks on a CD

The STEP buttons step from one program or track to the next, forward (

>

) or backward (

<

)

Sound setting

The three buttons in the bottom row give access to storing or resetting sound levels

EDITED RANDOM REPEAT

Secondary functions

This group of buttons gives access to all the secondary functions

•

Searching for a specific passage on a CD (

<<

/

>>

)

•

Tuning in to radio stations (

<

TUNE/TUNE

>

)

•

Programming a sequence of tracks on a CD

(CLEAR/STORE)

•

Playing tracks in random order (RANDOM)

•

Scanning a CD (SCAN)

•

Programming a Stop Timer (STOP)

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