NAIM CD5 XS Owner's Manual - page 13

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CD Player Control and Operation

16 CD Player Control and Operation

The operation and control of all Naim CD players is based on a common user interface. This 

section of the manual describes the user interface, drawing attention to differences between 

players where they occur.

The CD player control buttons are duplicated on the remote control handset which may also 

provide some extra functions. The handset also provides CD programming facilities. See 

Sections 17 and 18 for more information.

16.1 Player Controls

door:

Opens and closes the door 

(CD555 only)

. 

disp:

 Scrolls through the display options of track, time and 

display off 

(CD555 only)

.

Note:

 The CDX2, CD5 XS and CD5si display options can be 

scrolled by pressing the remote handset disp key.

prev:

 Steps through the disc backwards, either one track at 

a time, or sequentially if the button is held.

next:

 Operates in the same way as the 

prev

 button, but 

moving forwards instead of backwards.

pause:

   Pauses play. Pressing 

pause

 a second time will 

resume play. The pause button indicator will flash 

when pause is selected 

(CD555 only)

.

Note:

 The CDX2, CD5 XS and CD5si can be paused by pressing 

the remote handset pause key.

Note:

 If a player is paused for more than 10 minutes it will 

enter a “static pause” mode in which the transport deactivates 

to reduce wear. The player can be left in static pause mode 

indefinitely. The pause button indicator will illuminate fully 

when the player is in static pause mode.

stop:

 Stops play and resets the player to its start condition. 

Pressing and holding 

stop

 will clear any programmed 

play order, or, if no play order is programmed, return 

the player display to its defaults.

play:

 Plays a disc from track one unless another track has 

been selected. Pressing 

play

 while a track is playing 

will re-start the track.

16.2 Player Control Modes

CD players have an optional control mode. This provides an 

alternative interface in which fast forward and fast reverse 

(rather than step forwards and step backwards) can be 

selected by pressing and holding the CD player 

next

 and 

prev

buttons respectively. The alternative interface also provides a 

pause function on CDX2, CD5 XS and CD5si players selected 

by pressing and holding the 

play

 button. To select the optional 

mode press and hold 

next

 while the player switches on. To 

select the standard control mode press and hold 

prev

 while the 

player switches on.

16.3 Player Display and Indicators

The alphanumeric display indicates track and index numbers, 

time in minutes and seconds, or system messages. If a play list 

is programmed the time displayed reflects the duration of the 

programme. Depending on the model in question, some or all 

of the indicators described below will be found adjacent to the 

display:

HDCD:

   Indicates that an HDCD encoded disc is playing.

Note:

 HDCD decoding is not implemented on the CD5si.

repeat:

   Indicates that repeat has been selected from the 

remote handset.

prog:

 Indicates that a play list has been programmed. 

Information on play list programming can be found in 

Sections 21.2.

track:

 Indicates display of number of tracks or current 

track.

pause:

  Indicates that the player is paused.

stop:

Indicates that the player is stopped.

play:

Indicates that the player is playing.

time:

 Indicates display of disc time or track time.

16.4 Output Socket Selection

A pair of RCA Phono output sockets are fitted on CD player 

rear panels to provide an alternative to the preferred DIN 

socket. Proceed as follows to select the RCA Phono sockets.

With the player stopped, press and hold the remote handset 

disp

 function (handset in CD mode) or, if fitted, the player 

disp button until the CD player 

prog

 indicator flashes. Further 

operations of the 

disp

 function will now cycle through each 

combination of the two socket types (DIN only, RCA Phono 

only or both). The selected option is indicated on the CD player 

display as shown below.

Socket Option 

Player Display

DIN

O

Phono

Both

O

Press and hold the 

disp

 function a second time to exit from 

socket selection mode.

To avoid compromised sound quality, do not select 

both

 unless 

their simultaneous use is unavoidable.