Operation is very similar to consumer CD players.
However, there are a few features that may be new to you. Cuts may be cued by pressing the corresponding number on the keypad. Audio cuts will play more quickly if they are cued by pressing play and pause rather than starting from stop. A special feature of the SL-PG300 is automatic cueing. Auto cue cues the CD to first audio, which is sometimes a second or two after the track begins.