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Remote 

Tuner functions
Many of the buttons and functions of the remote
mimic the buttons and functions of the control unit
in Tuner mode.

The Play Control buttons on the remote function
identically to Play Controls on the control unit.

Selecting Presets using the remote
Press and release the Select buttons

to

choose programmed presets one at a time.

Press and hold Select buttons

for a fast

scroll through programmed presets.

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Play Controls

Press to skip back or forward to the next 
station depending on

s e e k

mode selected.

(See SEEK in the Options section on page 8.)

Normal Mode
Seek will search for all stations.

RDS Mode
Seek will search for selected RDS type stations.
(See RDS explanation on this page.)

The

s e e k

mode, selected with the Options 

button (see page 8) affects the operation of the 
Tune buttons. You cannot tune in Seek RDS. If you 
want to tune, select Seek 

a l l

.

Tuning Stations
When the Seek mode is

a l l

, press and release 

the Tune buttons to tune one frequency step at a time.

Press and hold Tune buttons for a quick scroll
through all frequencies.

Selecting RDS type for Seek (FM only)
When the Seek mode is

r d s

, the Tune buttons

become Select buttons. Press and release them to
scroll through and select RDS types.

Press and hold Select buttons for a quick scroll
through RDS types.

Tune

Seek

RDS 
Festival displays text messages, including 
station identification and program type, from FM
stations broadcasting RDS (Radio Data System)
information.

When available, additional information may be
displayed by selecting 

t e x t

with the 

d i s p l a y

button.

Seek RDS 
Seeks only stations of the selected RDS type.
However, only stations broadcasting RDS
information will be tuned.

Seeking for specific RDS signals
Select RDS with the 

s e e k

Option Button.

Press

repeatedly to select RDS type

(displayed in message bar).

Press

to automatically find the next

station of the selected RDS type.

Seek

Select

Tune

Seek

Tuner

Mute

Power

Sleep

CD

Aux

festival 60 remote 

1 0

Select a Source

CD
Changer

Option Buttons

c l e a r

Press to erase the current sequence. Then select a
new sequence or push Play

to build and 

play a sequence of loaded disks. (The sequence is
shown in the message area of the display.)

p l a y   m o d e  

Press repeatedly to select play option.

o n c e

Plays all sequenced CDs once.

r p e a t

Plays all sequenced CDs, then 
repeats sequence.

r a n d m

Randomly plays all songs from 
selected CDs.

Selector Buttons

In CD mode, the Selector Buttons allow you to
load, select and sequence CDs.

To load CDs into empty “slots”
Press any unlit CD button (unlit = empty “slot”).
The CD drawer will open automatically.

Place a CD in the CD drawer.

Note: Place 3-inch discs in slot 1 only. Placing 
3-inch discs in any other slot will damage 
Festival and the disc.

Press OPEN/CLOSE or the button beneath the
blinking disc number to close drawer.

Selecting a single CD to play
Press a lit CD button (lit = loaded CD).

Press

to play CD.

Creating a sequence
Press CLEAR to erase previous sequence.

Press lit CD buttons in the order that you wish to listen.

Press

to start playing sequence.

To eject a specific CD
Press lit button of CD you wish to unload.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to eject CD.

Remove CD.

Press OPEN/CLOSE to close drawer.

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CD

TRACK

TIME  

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CDS 

 

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Aux

CD

Surround

Bass Treble

Tuner

Festival features a programmable 7-disc CD
Changer that accepts both standard-sized CD’s
and one 3-inch CD. Festival’s sequencing 
feature allows you to play through loaded CDs 
in any order you choose. Press CD to access 
all CD functions and controls.

1 1

Play Controls

Press to skip back to the previous track or forward
to the next track on the disk.

Press and release to skip one track at a time.

Press and hold to scroll quickly through the tracks.

Press to audibly search back or forward 
through a track.

Press and release to search a few seconds 
at a time.

Press and hold for a continuous audible search
through a track.

Press to pause current CD at the point of play.
Press

to resume play from point of pause.

Press to stop play of current CD.

Press to begin play of selected CD or sequence.

Note: It may take a few moments for Festival to
load CD before play begins.

Open/Close

Press to open or close CD drawer. The CD drawer
can also be closed by gently pushing the drawer
toward Festival.

Festival will eject the currently selected CD, which
is displayed in the upper left corner of Display.

When closing, the CD drawer may appear to
“stutter” or hesitate. This action actually ensures
proper alignment of the discs and is part of
Festival’s normal operation.

Note: Place 3-inch discs in slot 1 only. Placing 
3-inch discs in any other slot will damage 
Festival and the disc.

Remote CD Functions
Many of the buttons and functions of the remote
mimic the buttons and functions of the control unit
in CD mode.

Play Control buttons function identically to Play
Controls on the control unit.

Selecting CDs using the remote
Press and release the Select buttons 

to

choose previous or next CD in sequence.

Press and hold the Select buttons 

for 

a fast scroll through CDs in sequence.

festival 60

Tuner

Mute

Power

Sleep

CD

Aux

festival 60 remote 

1 2

Select a Source

Aux

Selector Buttons

Aux 1, 2 & 3
Press to select an auxiliary input.

Aux Inputs & Outputs

R  in  L
Connect these jacks to the audio PLAY/OUT jacks
of an external audio source.

Video
Connect this jack to the composite video
PLAY/OUT jack of your VCR.

 

1

 

2

 

  1

 3

AUX    

AUX

Aux

CD

Surround

Bass Treble

Tuner

Festival allows you to connect up to 3 external
audio/video sources (DVD, VCR, cassette deck,
etc.). Two of the sources (Aux 2 and Aux 3) can 
be recorded when they are in use. When video
sources are connected, Festival also functions 
as a video switcher. For both audio and video,
Festival does not control the external sources,
but provides the ability to choose between them.
Press Aux to select an external source.

R

L

R

Video

Video

L

R

R/L

Video

L

R

Video

To TV

L

or

R/L (Aux 2 Only)
Note: The small 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo jack (R/L,
above) may be used for computers or portable
audio products. When this jack is used, it
automatically overrides the product connected 
to the main Aux 2 audio inputs.

Use this jack when the external audio is delivered
through a single cable or an adapter that combines
separate stereo cables in one plug. With this jack,
the source may be stereo or mono, but the plug
must be a 3.5 mm (1/8") stereo mini-plug.

R  Out  L
Connect these jacks to the RECORD/IN jacks of 
an external recorder (cassette recorder, VCR, etc.).

Video
Connect this jack to the composite video
RECORD/IN  jack of your VCR.

To TV
Connect this jack to the composite VIDEO/IN jack 
of your TV.