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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Read these instructions. 11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. 12. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer´s instructions. 13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time. 14.
LIMITED WARRANTY AUDIO CD RECORDER One Year Free Labor One Year Free Service on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. WHO IS COVERED? MAKE SURE YOU KEEP... You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service. A Please keep your sales receipt or other document showing proof sales receipt or other document showing that you purchased the of purchase. Attach it to this owner’s manual and keep both product is considered proof of purchase. nearby.
Table of contents English General information Welcome......................................................................................................7 Environmental information ................................................................7 About this manual...................................................................................7 Technical data ............................................................................................7 Discs for recording ...............................
Welcome ! About this manual Thank you for buying this Philips Compact Disc Recorder. This manual gives instructions for operating this CD recorder. In the 1980s Philips invented a new audio system - the CD. The CD (compact disc) revealed the new dimensions of digital sound and added to the pleasure of audio. Compact-disc technology permits a high contrast in both loud and soft passages, with perfect channel separation.
General information English Discs for recording Maintenance For recording, make sure to use special audio discs only. These discs are marked with “Digital Audio” and the logos shown below. For recording, it is very important to use discs that are free of dust and scratches.
Operating buttons 5 67 8 9 0 # ! @ $ % ^ & * ( ) ¡ ™£ English 34 EASY JOG CDR 778 AUDIO CD RECORDER OPEN / CLOSE PLAY/ PAUSE STOP TYPE RECORDING RECORD FINALIZE REM ERASE EXT SOURCE REC TOTAL TIME TIME STORE/MENU CANCEL/DELETE CDR PLAY/ PAUSE STOP OPEN / CLOSE CD ENTER 1 CDR 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 + RECORD CD OPTICAL I I CD PROG CD RW AUDIO CD PLAYBACK PUSH DOWN TO OPEN POWER ON/OFF IR SENSOR DOUBLE SPEED 1 ≤ 2 PUSH DOWN TO OPEN PRO
Display ^ L/R ; ; (record/play) level bar.
DISPLAY messages Messages, as listed and explained here, may appear on the display for your guidance.
Display English Play CHANGER MODE CD changer-mode selected DJ-MODE DJ- mode selected when recording buttons are pressed in DJ-mode PROGRAM program mode selected ALBUM TITLE will be followed by album title TRACK TITLE will be followed by track title ALBUM ARTIST will be followed by artist name TRACK ARTIST will be followed by track artist name Others NO AUDIO TR when the recorder enters a data track during recording FINALIZE CD laser power calibration performed 96 times, finalize disc needed INITIALIZING du
CD CDR L L MAINS OUT OUT ANALOG DIGITAL 2 Which connections do you need? For playback on the CD recorder (and/or CD player deck) the following outputs are present: - Digital coaxial output (CD & CDR - DIGITAL OUT) 7; - Analog output (CD & CDR - ANALOG OUT) 5. We advise you to connect these to the TAPE or CDR input on your amplifier. For recording from internal player deck no connections are needed.
How to connect your recorder English Tip: If the integrated CD player deck will be the only source from which you are going to record, just connect the analog output for playback of the CD recorder to your amplifier/receiver (cord 1). Analog connection CD player deck (DJ-mode) This connection is only required if you want to playback on the CD player deck seperately from the CD recorder deck.. This will be the case in DJ-mode.
How to connect your recorder English AC Power supply Digital optical connection Instead of the digital coaxial connection you can make use of the optical input.. Optical connections are less sensitive to external disturbances.This connection is required for direct recording from an external digital optical source (e.g. a CD player, DVD, DAT).
Remote control English Inserting batteries in the remote control 1 2 3 Open the battery compartment cover. Insert 2 batteries (AA, LR6 or UM-3; as supplied) as shown. Replace the cover. Note:We recommend you use 2 batteries of the same type and condition. Batteries contain chemical substances, so they should be disposed of properly. Remote control commands SCAN SHUFFLE REPEAT ABC DEF GHI 1 2 3 JKL MN OPQ 4 5 6 RST UVW XYZ 7 8 9 TRACK INCR.
Recording general English Inserting discs OPEN/C LOSE PLAY/P AUSE STOP TYPE RECORD ING RECORD FINALIZE ERASE EXT SOU RCE POWER ON/OFF DIREC T LIN E RECO RDIN G DOUBLE SPEE D Important! 1) This CD recorder is designed for regular CD(RW)s.Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or CD treatment sheets, etc. as offered on the market, because they may cause jamming of the changer mechanism. 2) Do not load more than one disc into one tray.
Recording general English Introduction General information on recording You will soon discover how easy it is to make your own CDs.Your recorder offers several recording modes: For recording from internal CD-deck: RECORD FAST (high speed digital recording) - fast recording of a disc or programmed tracks. REC LISTEN (normal speed digital recording) - listening to a recording while making it. MAKE CD (high speed digital recording and auto-finalize) - fast recording of a disc or programmed tracks.
4 Recording an entire CD EASY JOG STORE/MENU CANCEL/DELETE CD PLAY/PAUSE STOP OPEN/CLOSE ENTER 0 AUDIO CD PLAYBACK OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORDING TYPE FINALIZE RECORD ERASE To stop recording manually, press STOP 9. RECORD goes out and ➜ UPDATE lights up, recording stops. (Minimal track length must be 4 seconds otherwise silence will be added to the track.) If STOP 9 was pressed within 3 seconds after RECORD, no recording will take place.
How to record from the internal deck 0 English Recording a single track For recording from the internal deck (RECORD FAST, REC LISTEN or MAKE CD) we advise you to leave the recording level at its factory setting (0 dB). EASY JOG STORE/MENU CANCEL/DELETE CD PLAY/PAUSE STOP AUDIO CD PLAYBACK OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORDING TYPE Note: It is possible to equalise the recording level of tracks recorded from different CD’s. See the next paragraph.
Recording from internal deck Recording from external source Set the recording level, if necessary, to make compilations from different discs with equalized volume levels. Prerecorded CD’s often have different volume levels.When playing back your compilation you could hear these differences in volume between tracks. Some external analog sources have such high output levels, that you may need to adjust the recording level to ensure good quality recordings without distortion.
How to record from an external source Tip: For the best recording results we advise you to first make a recording onto a CDRW (rewritable) disc. If for instance you forgot to add track increments or made another mistake during recording this can always be corrected.
0 Autostart recording OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORDING TYPE FINALIZE RECORD ERASE EXT SOURCE CDR 4 You can record a 3-second silence at the start of a track by pressing PLAY/PAUSE 2; on the CD recorder before starting the recording. Recording To start recording, press PLAY on the external CD player. ➜ lights continuously.The track number and recording time left appear on the display.
Finalizing English Finalizing CDR & CDRW discs Unfinalizing CDRW discs During finalizing, an index is written to the disc. For CDRW discs only Finalizing is a simple procedure that is necessary in order to: - be able to play recordings on a CD PLAYER - avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc, - avoid erasure of tracks on a CDRW, - write CD text on a CDR(W). If you want to make more recordings (or erase tracks) on a finalized disc, you must unfinalize it first.
Erasing CDRW discs content 1 EASY JOG STORE/MENU CANCEL/DELETE CD PLAY/PAUSE STOP OPEN/CLOSE ENTER 0 AUDIO CD PLAYBACK OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP RECORDING TYPE To erase the entire disc: Press ERASE twice. ➜ The display will show the number of tracks and their total playing time. ERASE DISC and PRESS RECORD will light up. FINALIZE RECORD ERASE EXT SOURCE CDR If the disc is finalized, will appear on the display after inserting a CDRW in the recorder.
Playing English Playing CD’s (Changer mode) Your CD recorder is able to play the two decks sequentially (CHANGER mode).This is the default setting. 1 2 3 To stop play, press STOP 9. ➜ The number of tracks and the total playing time appear on the display. 0 If you want to see the information about the other deck, press the CDR button or the CD button in the display frame. Select Changer mode using the DJ MODE button. ➜ CHANGER appears on the display and CHANGER lights up.
Playing 1 EASY JOG CD STORE/MENU CANCEL/DELETE PLAY/PAUSE STOP OPEN/CLOSE ENTER AUDIO CD PLAYBACK 1 2 Hold down 5 or 6 (in Play mode). ➜ The player first searches backwards or forwards at 10 times normal speed with sound at low volume, then goes to 50 times normal speed with sound muted. 2 Press CDR or CD to select the required deck. ➜ Selected button lights up. 3 In Stop mode press PROG to enter Program mode. ➜ PROG flashes and PROGRAM followed by track information appears on the display.
Menu mode English Remarks about Menu mode 0 General operation of Menu In Menu mode you will have access to a number of features which are not available via the regular buttons (on the deck’s front and the remote control). 0 The TEXT submenus (A & B) allow you to give names to discs and tracks.The disc and track names will be displayed during playback. 0 In the RECORDING submenus (D & E) you can set Auto Track and Balance.
Menu mode TEXT EDIT B. Erasing text TEXT ERASE ALBUM ARTIST ALBUM TITLE English A.Text input ALL TEXT ALBUM ARTIST ALBUM TITLE ARTIST TR N ARTIST TR N TITLE TR N TITLE TR N Your recorder can display CD text information such as artist name, album title etc. that is present on a disc. Only CD players with CD text capability can read and display CD text. CD text can be added and/or changed to a recording.This can be done in Stop mode or during recording.
Menu mode English C. Reviewing CD text in memory MEMORY VIEW D.Auto track increment AUTO TRACK CD 1 CD 2 ON OFF CD N CD text is stored in the recorder’s memory.When a CDR(W) is finalized, the CD Text will be written on the disc and removed from the recorder’s memory.With the MEMORY VIEW function you can view/delete the CD text in the recorder’s memory for each unfinalized disc.The amount of memory used is displayed each time the tray opens with an unfinalized CDR(W) inserted (e.g. MEMORY 9%).
Menu mode English E. Balance SET BALANCE L 100 R 100 This feature is only active in Record/Standby mode 1 Press STORE/MENU. ➜ TEXT EDIT will appear on the display. 2 Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER button to select the SET BALANCE submenu. ➜ SET BALANCE will appear on the display. 3 Press EASY JOG/ENTER to confirm. ➜ FE and L 100 R 100 will appear on the display. 4 Adjust recording balance by turning the EASY JOG/ENTER button.
Fixing problems English TIP: Check ‘Display messages’: the nature of a problem will in most cases be indicated with a display message. WARNING Under no circumstances should you try to repair the CD recorder yourself as this will invalidate the warrantee. Do not open the CD recorder as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs, first check the points listed, before taking the CD recorder for repair.
