To play a specific track from the hard drive (when browsing by artist):
1. In the Main Menu, select HDD (ARTIST).
2. Press ENTER to open the artist list.
3. Select the desired artist.
4. Press ENTER to open the track list.
5. Select the desired track.
6. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
To play a specific track from the hard drive (when browsing by playlist):
1. In the Main Menu, select PLAYLIST.
2. Press ENTER to open the playlist list.
3. Select the desired playlist.
4. Press ENTER to open the track list.
5. Select the desired track.
6. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback
To play a specific track from the hard drive (when browsing by last 20 or top 20):
1. In the Main Menu, select LAST 20 or TOP 20.
2. Press ENTER to open the list of 20 tracks.
3. Select the desired track.
4. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
To play a specific playlist from the hard drive:
1. In the Main Menu, select PLAYLIST.
2. Press ENTER to open the playlist list.
3. Select the desired playlist.
4. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
To play the Last 20 or Top 20 tracks from the hard drive:
1. In the Main Menu, select LAST 20 or TOP 20.
2. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback of the 20 tracks.
To play all tracks by a specific artist from the hard drive:
1. In the Main Menu, select HDD (ARTIST).
2. Press ENTER to open the artist list.
3. Select the desired artist.
4. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
To play all playlists from the hard drive:
1. In the Main Menu, select PLAYLIST.
2. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
To play the entire hard drive by album:
1. In the Main Menu, select HDD (ALBUM).
2. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
To play the entire hard drive by artist:
1. In the Main Menu, select HDD (ARTIST).
2. Press PLAY [ ] to begin playback.
CREATING A PLAYLIST
A playlist is a user-defined group of songs that can quickly be selected for playback. To
create a playlist, mark the desired tracks, open the temporary list to view the marked
tracks, unmark any undesired tracks, then save the playlist. See below for details.
To create a playlist:
1. Select a track that’s located on the DA-9000’s hard drive.
2. Press MARK.
•Repeat steps 1-2 until all desired tracks have been marked.
•Marked tracks will have a dot [•] after the title.
3. Press PROG.
•The temporary list will open. It will contain the marked tracks.
•If you wish to unmark a track, press MARK while the marked track is selected.
4. Press SAVE.
•A default name will be assigned to the playlist.
5. If you want to edit the playlist name, press ENTER.
6. Use the remote’s alphanumeric keypad to enter the new playlist name. Use the
ARROW RIGHT [ ] and ARROW LEFT [ ] buttons to
move the cursor as needed.
7. Press SAVE.
EQUALIZATION (EQ) PRESETS
The DA-9000 features multiple equalization (EQ) presets, each of which delivers a dif-
ferent blend of bass, treble and mid-range.
To select an EQ preset:
1. Press EFFECT.
•The current EQ preset mode will be displayed.
2. Repeatedly press EFFECT until the desired EQ preset mode is selected.
PLAYBACK MODES
The DA-9000 features four playback modes. They are as follows:
NORMAL normal playback
REPEAT ONE the current track will repeat continuously
REPEAT ALL all tracks in the folder or CD will repeat continuously
RANDOM tracks in the folder or CD will be randomly played
INTRO the first 20 seconds of each track in the folder or CD will be played
To change the playback mode:
1. Press MODE.
• The current playback mode will be displayed.
2. Repeatedly press MODE until the desired playback mode is selected.
PLAYING AN EXTERNAL SOURCE THROUGH THE DA-9000’S LINE INPUTS
An external audio playback source, such as a tape deck can be played through the DA-
9000. This configuration could be used to free up an input on your A/V receiver, for
instance.
To play an external source through the DA-9000:
1. Connect the external source to the DA-9000’s line in ports.
2. In the DA-9000’s Main Menu, select LINE IN.
3. Play the external source.
4. Press the DA-9000’s PLAY [ ] button to enable playback of the external
source through the DA-9000.
NOTE: Playlists are user-created. Until you create a
playlist, no playlists will be available for playback.
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