JVC GVT0104-002A, 0803AIMMDWJEM, CA-UXJ55MD User Manual

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MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM

CA-UXJ55MD

English

123

456

789

10 0 +10

DISC UP

TITLE/EDIT

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

GROUP TITLE

DISC DOWN

/EDIT

CD MD TAPE

6 6 23

GROUP REC

REC

ON/OFF

TIME

SPEED

TAPE

MD&TAPE

REC

CLOCK/

PLAY

TIMER

REPEAT

MODE

SLEEP

BASS/

DIMMER

A.STANDBY

TREBLE

BEEP

SHIFT AHB PRO

LP:

RM-SUXJ55MDU REMOTE CONTROL

STANDBY/ON

DISP/CHARA

CANCEL

ENTER

TITLE SEARCH

FM/AM

CD REC

MODE

VOLUME

REV.MODE

AHB PRO

–

STANDBY/ON

AUTO REVERSE

MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM UX-J55MD

DISC LOADING MECHANISM

MD REC

¢4

DOWN

DISC

SELECT

SET

/AUX

REV.

‹/8CD‹/8MD¤‹

CD10

CD20 CD30 CD40 CD50

PHONES

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

TAPE

5-CD

5-CD CHANGER, PLAY&EXCHANGE

INSTRUCTIONS

GVT0104-002A

[UB]

Warnings, Cautions and Others

CAUTION— button!

Disconnect the mains plug to shut the power off completely (the STANDBY/ON lamp goes off). The button in any position does

not disconnect the mains line.

• When the unit is on standby, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights red.

• When the unit is turned on, the STANDBY/ON lamp lights green.

The power can be remote controlled.

CAUTION

To reduce the risk of electrical shocks, fire, etc.:

1. Do not remove screws, covers or cabinet.

2. Do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

• Do not block the ventilation openings or holes. (If the ventilation openings or holes are blocked by a newspaper or cloth, etc., the heat may not be able to get out.)

• Do not place any naked flame sources, such as lighted candles, on the apparatus.

• When discarding batteries, environmental problems must be considered and local rules or laws governing the disposal of these batteries must be followed strictly.

• Do not expose this apparatus to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing and that no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

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IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

REPRODUCTION OF LABELS /

1 CLASSIFICATION LABEL ON EXTERIOR SURFACE

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

1. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

2. CAUTION : Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. Avoid direct exposure to beam.

3. CAUTION : Do not open the top cover. There are no user serviceable parts inside the Unit; leave all servicing to qualified service personnel.

2 WARNING LABEL INSIDE THE UNIT

DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when open and interlock failed or defeated. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. (e)

ADVARSEL : Usynlig laserstråling ved åbning, når sikkerhedsafbrydere er ude af funktion. Undgå udsættelse for stråling (d)

VARNING: Osynlig laserstrålning när denna del är öppnad och spärren är urkopplad. Betrakta ej strålen. (s)

VARO : Avattaessa ja suojalukitus ohitettaessa olet alttiina näkymättömälle lasersäteilylle. Älä katso säteeseen. (f)

Caution : Proper Ventilation

To avoid risk of electric shock and fire, and to prevent damage, locate the apparatus as follows:

1. Front : No obstructions and open spacing.

2. Sides / Top / Back : No obstructions should be placed in the areas shown by the dimensions below.

3. Bottom : Place on the level surface. Maintain an adequate air path for ventilation by placing on a stand with a

Front view Side view

15 cm

height of 10 cm or more.

1 cm

15 cm

1 cm

15 cm

CA-UXJ55MD

10 cm

CA-UXJ55MD

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Introduction

English

We would like to thank you for purchasing one of our JVC products.

Before operating this unit, read this manual carefully and thoroughly to

obtain the best possible performance from your unit, and retain this manual

for future reference.

About This Manual

This manual is organized as follows:

• This manual mainly explains operations using the buttons on the remote control. You can use the buttons both on the remote control and on the unit for the same operations if they have the same or similar names (or marks), unless mentioned otherwise.

• Basic and common information that is the same for many functions is grouped in one place, and is not repeated for each procedure. For instance, we do not repeat the information about turning on/off the unit, setting the volume, changing the sound effects, and others, which are explained in the section “Basic and Common Operations” on pages 9 to 12.

• The following symbols are used in this manual:

Gives you warning and caution to prevent damage or risk of fire/electric shock. In addition, we put information here about conditions which will prevent getting the best possible performance from the unit.

Gives you information and hints you need to know.

Power sources

• When unplugging the unit from the wall outlet, always pull on the plug, not the AC power cord.

DO NOT handle the AC power cord with wet hands.

Moisture condensation

Moisture may condense on the lenses inside the unit in the following cases:

• After starting to heat the room.

• In a damp room.

• If the unit is brought directly from a cold to a warm place.

Should this occur, the unit may malfunction. In this case, leave the unit turned on for a few hours until the moisture evaporates, unplug the AC power cord, then plug it in again.

Others

• Should any metallic object or liquid fall into the unit, unplug the AC power cord and consult your dealer before operating any further.

• If you are not going to operate the unit for an extended period of time, unplug the AC power cord from the wall outlet.

Precautions

Installation

• Install in a place which is level, dry and neither too hot nor too cold—between 5˚C and 35˚C.

• Install the unit in a location with adequate ventilation to prevent internal heat buildup.

• Leave sufficient distance between the unit and the TV.

• Keep the speakers away from the TV to avoid interference with TV.

DO NOT install the unit in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or vibration.

DO NOT disassemble the unit since there are no user serviceable parts inside.

If anything goes wrong, unplug the AC power cord and consult your dealer.

Location of the Buttons and Controls ..................... 3

Front Panel .................................................................... 3

Remote Control ............................................................. 5

Getting Started.......................................................... 6

Unpacking ..................................................................... 6

Connecting Antennas .................................................... 6

Connecting Speakers ..................................................... 7

Connecting External Equipment ................................... 8

Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control .............. 8

Basic and Common Operations ............................... 9

Setting the Clock ........................................................... 9

Turning On the Power and Starts Playback .................. 10

Turning On/Off the Key-touch Tone ............................. 10

Adjusting the Volume Level.......................................... 11

Reinforcing the Bass Sound .......................................... 11

Adjusting the Tone ........................................................ 12

Changing the Display Brightness ................................. 12

Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts ...................... 13

Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing ........................ 13

Tuning in to a Station .................................................... 13

Presetting Stations ......................................................... 14

Tuning in to a Preset Station ......................................... 14

Playing Back Discs on the 5-CD Changer .............. 15

Loading Discs ............................................................... 15

Playing Back All the Discs—Continuous Play ............. 15

Start Continuous Play while a source other than “CD”

is selected ................................................................ 16

Basic Disc Operations ................................................... 16

Programing the Track Playing Order

—Program Play ....................................................... 17

Playing at Random—Random Play .............................. 18

Repeating Tracks or Discs—Repeat Play ..................... 19

Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock ......................... 19

Playing Back MDs .................................................... 20

Playing Back the Entire MD—Normal Play................. 20

Basic MD Operations .................................................... 20

Programing the Track Playing Order

—Program Play ....................................................... 22

Playing at Random—Random Play .............................. 23

Playing Tracks in a Group—Group Play ...................... 23

Repeating Tracks—Repeat Play ................................... 24

Searching for Tracks to Play—MD Title Search .......... 24

Playing Back Tapes ................................................... 26

Playing Back a Tape ...................................................... 26

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Recording on MDs .................................................... 28

Before You Start Recording on an MD ......................... 28

Setting MD Recording Modes ...................................... 30

Recording CD onto an MD

—CD-MD Synchronized Recording ....................... 30

Recording Other Sources onto an MD .......................... 32

Recording on Tapes .................................................. 33

Before You Start Recording on a Tape .......................... 33

Recording CD onto a Tape

—CD-Tape Syncronized Recording ........................ 34

Recording onto a Tape .................................................. 34

Recording CD onto an MD and a Tape

—CD Synchronized Recording ............................... 36

Editing MDs .............................................................. 37

Guidance—MD Group Functions ................................. 37

Introducing Group Editing Functions ........................... 38

Forming a Group—FORM GR ..................................... 39

Adding a Track to a Group—ENTRY GR .................... 40

Dividing a Group—DIVIDE GR .................................. 41

Joining Two Groups—JOIN GR ................................... 42

Moving a Group—MOVE GR...................................... 43

Ungrouping Tracks—UNGROUP ................................ 44

Dissolving All Groups—UNGR ALL ........................... 44

Erasing Tracks in a Group—ERASE GR ..................... 45

Introducing Track Editing Functions ............................ 46

Dividing a Track—DIVIDE .......................................... 47

Joining Two Tracks—JOIN .......................................... 48

Moving a Track—MOVE ............................................. 49

Erasing Tracks—ERASE .............................................. 50

Erasing All Tracks—ALL ERASE ............................... 50

Assigning Titles to an MD ............................................ 51

Using the Timers ....................................................... 54

Using Recording Timer................................................. 54

Using Daily Timer ........................................................ 56

Using Sleep Timer ........................................................ 58

Timer Priority................................................................ 58

Maintenance .............................................................. 59

Additional Information ............................................ 60

MD Disc Types ............................................................. 60

ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)/

ATRAC3 ( ) ................................................. 60

UTOC (User Table Of Contents) .................................. 60

Sound Skip Guard Memory .......................................... 60

SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) .................. 61

HCMS (High-speed Copy Management System) ......... 61

Listening to External Equipment ............................ 27

Listening to External Equipment .................................. 27

CD/MD Messages ...................................................... 62

Troubleshooting ........................................................ 63

Specifications............................................................. 64

Location of the Buttons and Controls

English

Become familiar with the buttons and controls on your unit.

Front Panel

1 2

4 5

7 8

9 p

STANDBY/ON

AUTO REVERSE

MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM UX-J55MD

DISC LOADING MECHANISM

‹/8

¢4 7

¤‹

TAPE

DOWN

DISC

SELECT

‹/8

CD10

CD20 CD30 CD40 CD50

5-CD

5-CD CHANGER, PLAY&EXCHANGE

REV.MODE

AHB PRO

e r

MD REC

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

VOLUME

i o

;

–

PHONES

Front panel

See pages in parentheses for details.

1 (standby/on) button and STANDBY/ON lamp

(10, 13)

2 Remote sensor (4) 3 Cassette loading slot (26) 4 @ # (play/direction) TAPE button (10, 26, 32)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit.

5 0 (TAPE eject) button (10, 26)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit if the cassette is unlocked.

6 Multi operation buttons (13, 16 – 26, 31, 32, 34 – 36)

4 (reverse)/¢ (fast-forward), DOWN/UP, 7 (stop)

7 0 (MD eject) button (10, 20, 22, 52, 53)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit if the disc is unlocked.

8 DISC SELECT button (15, 16) 9 #¥8 (play/pause) CD button (10, 15, 16, 35)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit.

p #¥8 (play/pause) MD button (10, 20, 34, 35)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit.

q Disc trays compartment—5-CD changer

(15, 17, 18, 30, 34, 36)

w PHONES jack (11) e REV.MODE (reverse mode) button (26, 32, 35) r AHB PRO (Active Hyper Bass Pro) button (11) t Display window (4) y MD loading slot (20) u MD REC (recording) button (31, 32) i AUX/DVD button (10, 27, 35)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit.

o VOLUME + / – control (11, 12, 27) ; FM/AM button (10, 13, 32, 34)

• Pressing this button also turns on the unit.

a Disc eject buttons (10, 15, 16, 18, 19)

CD10, CD20, CD30, CD40, and CD50

• Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit and opens the corresponding disc tray if the disc trays are unlocked.

Display window on the front panel

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English

C D

1 2 3 4 5

GROUP

REC

SP LP 24

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Display window

See pages in parentheses for details.

1 CD operation indicators (15, 17 – 19, 34, 36)

• CD indicator

• Disc tray indicators

2 MD operation indicators

(20 – 25, 31, 32, 36, 39 – 45, 47 – 50, 52, 53)

• MD indicator

• REC (MD recording) indicator

• GROUP indicator

• Recording length mode indicators SP, LP2, and LP4

• Recording speed indicators x1, x2, x4, and x5

3 Tape operation indicators (26, 34 – 36)

• 2 3 (tape direction) indicator

• TAPE indicator

• REC (tape recording) indicator

• (reverse mode) indicator

4 Play mode indicators (17 – 19, 22 – 24, 30)

• Repeat mode indicators

1, 1 DISC, ALL, A - B

• GROUP indicator

• PRGM (program) indicator

• RANDOM indicator

5 TITLE SEARCH indicator (24, 25) 6 AUTO STANDBY indicator (10) 7 AHBPRO (Active Hyper Bass Pro) indicator (11) 8 Timer indicators (54 – 58)

(timer), REC (recording timer), SLEEP, DAILY

9 FM mode indicators (13)

STEREO and MONO

0 Main display

• Shows the source name and other information.

TAPE

REC

A - B

ALL

GROUP

PRGM1 DISC

RANDOM

TITLE

STANDBY/ON

MICRO COMPONENT MD SYSTEM UX-J55MD

AHBPRO

AUTO MONO

AUTO REVERSE

DISC LOADING MECHANISM

REC

SLEEP

STANDBY

When using the remote control, point it at the remote sensor on the front panel.

DAILY

STEREO

REV.MODE

AHB PRO

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Remote Control

See pages in parentheses for details.

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GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

GROUP TITLE

CD MD TAPE

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GROUP REC

ON/OFF

REC

CLOCK/

TIMER

BASS/

TREBLE

SHIFT AHB PRO

RM-SUXJ55MDU REMOTE CONTROL

/EDIT

A.STANDBY

REC TIME

TAPE REC

PLAY

MODE

SLEEP

DISC UP

DISC DOWN

MD&TAPE

REPEAT

DIMMER

REC

SPEED

REC

BEEP

LP:

STANDBY/ON

DISP/CHARA

CANCEL

SET

ENTER

TITLE SEARCH

FM/AM

/AUX

CD REC

MODE

REV.

MODE

VOLUME

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1 Number buttons

• 1 – 10, 0 and +10 buttons (9, 14, 17, 21, 22, 25, 39 – 41, 47 – 50, 52, 55 – 57)

• Character entry buttons (A – Z, 0 – 9) (25, 52)

• MARK button (25, 52)

• and buttons (25, 47, 51 – 53)

2 TITLE/EDIT button (47 – 52) 3 DISC UP button (15 – 17, 30, 34, 56) 4 Multi operation buttons

(9, 13 – 26, 31, 32, 34 – 36, 39 – 45, 47 – 50, 54 – 57)

• 4 (reverse), ¢ (fast-forward), GROUP SKIP 4 (reverse), GROUP SKIP ¢ (fast-forward), 7 (stop)

5 GROUP TITLE/EDIT button (39 – 45, 51, 52) 6 DISC DOWN button (15 – 17, 30, 34, 56) 7 Source selection buttons

• CD 6 (play/pause) button (10, 15 – 18, 30, 34 – 36)

• MD 6 (play/pause) button (10, 20, 22 – 24, 34, 35)

• TAPE 2 3 (play/direction) button (10, 26, 32)

• FM/AM/AUX button (10, 13, 14, 27, 32, 34)

Pressing one of these buttons also turns on the unit.

8 Recording mode setting buttons

• GROUP REC ON/OFF button (30)

• REC TIME button (30)

• REC SPEED button (30)

• CD REC MODE button (31, 32)

• MD REC button (31, 32)

• TAPE REC button (34, 35)

• MD&TAPE REC button (36)

9 CLOCK/TIMER button (9, 54 – 57) p PLAY MODE button (17, 18, 22 – 24) q BASS/TREBLE button (12) w SLEEP button (58)

A.STANDBY (Auto Standby) button (10)

e SHIFT button (10, 23, 24, 30, 40 – 45) r AHB PRO (Active Hyper Bass Pro) button (11) t STANDBY/ON button (10, 55, 57) y DISP/CHARA (display/character) button

(10, 17, 21, 24, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 36, 52)

u CANCEL button (9, 18, 22, 25, 39 – 45, 47 – 50, 52 – 57) i SET button

(9, 14, 19, 27, 32, 39 – 45, 47 – 51, 53, 54 – 58)

o ENTER button (25, 39 – 45, 47 – 50, 52, 53) ; TITLE SEARCH button (24, 25) a FM MODE button (13) s REV.MODE (reverse mode) button (26, 32, 34 – 36, 54) d REPEAT button (19, 24) f VOLUME + / – buttons (11, 12, 27) g DIMMER button (9, 10, 12) h BEEP button (10)

LP: (prefix addition) button (30)

Getting Started

Unpacking

After unpacking, be sure that you have all the following items. The number in parentheses indicates the quantity of each piece supplied.

• FM antenna (1)

• AM loop antenna (1)

• Remote control (1)

• Batteries (2)

If any item is missing, consult your dealer immediately.

Continued

English

To connect an outdoor FM antenna

Before connecting it, disconnect the supplied FM antenna.

Outdoor FM antenna (not supplied)

Coaxial cable (not supplied)

Connecting Antennas

FM antenna

ANTENNA

EXT

LOO

FM (75 )

XIAL

COA

Attach the FM antenna to the FM (75 Ω) COAXIAL terminal.

Extend the FM antenna.

Fasten it up in a position which gives you the best reception, then attach it to the wall.

FM antenna (supplied)

ANTENNA

EXT

LOOP

FM (75 ) COAXIAL

A 75 Ω antenna with coaxial type connector (IEC or DIN45325) should be used.

About the supplied FM antenna

The FM antenna supplied with this unit can be used as a temporary measure. If reception is poor, you can connect an outdoor FM antenna.

English

AM antenna

Connecting Speakers

To connect speakers

You can connect the speakers using the speaker cords.

Vinyl-covered wire (not supplied)

ANTENNA

AM loop antenna (supplied)

SPEAKERS

RIGHT

Speaker cord

Black

Right speaker Left speaker

LEFT

SPEAKER IMPEDANCE

16Ω

4Ω

3,4

Red

Speaker cord

If the cords are covered with insulation, remove a short section of insulation at the end of each cord by twisting and pulling it off.

Connect the AM loop antenna to the AM LOOP terminals as illustrated.

Turn the AM loop antenna until you have the best reception.

To connect an outdoor AM antenna

When reception is poor, connect a single vinyl-covered wire to the AM EXT terminal and extend it horizontally. The AM loop antenna must remain connected.

For better reception of both FM and AM

• Make sure the antenna conductors do not touch any other terminals or connecting cords.

• Keep the antennas away from metallic parts of the unit, connecting cords, and the AC power cord.

If the cords are covered with insulation, remove a short section of insulation at the end of each cord by twisting and pulling it off.

Hold the clamp of the speaker terminal.

Insert the end of the speaker cord into the terminal.

Match the polarity of the speaker terminals: Red cord to red terminal ª and black cord to black terminal ·.

Release your finger from the clamp.

IMPORTANT:

• Use only speakers with the same speaker impedance as indicated by the speaker terminals on the rear of the unit.

• DO NOT connect more than one speaker to one speaker terminal.

Connecting External Equipment

You can connect other equipment which can be used as a playback device. When you connect and use the equipment, refer also to its manual supplied.

• DO NOT connect any equipment while the power is on.

• DO NOT plug in any equipment until all connections are complete.

To connect external equipment

Be sure that the plugs of the audio cords are color coded: White plugs and jacks are for left audio signals, and red ones for right audio signals.

English

Putting the Batteries into the Remote Control

Insert the batteries—R6S(SUM-3)/AA(15F)—into the remote control by matching the polarity (+ and –) on the batteries with the + and – marking on the battery compartment. When the remote control can no longer operate the unit, replace both batteries at the same time.

AUX/DVD

To AUX/DVD jacks

LEFT

RIGHT

External

To audio output

To play the other equipment through this unit, connect between the audio output jacks on the other equipment and AUX/DVD jacks by using audio cords (not supplied).

equipment

NOW you are ready to plug in the unit and any other connected equipment.

IMPORTANT:

Be sure to check that all connections have been made before plugging in the power cord.

R6S(SUM-3)/AA(15F)

• DO NOT use an old battery together with a new one.

• DO NOT use different types of batteries together.

• DO NOT expose batteries to heat or flame.

• DO NOT leave the batteries in the battery

compartment when you are not going to use the remote control for an extended period of time. Otherwise, the remote control will be damaged from battery leakage.

Basic and Common Operations

English

Setting the Clock

Before operating the unit any further, first set the built-in clock. When you plug in the power cord, “0:00” starts flashing on the display. You can set the clock when the unit is either turned on or on standby (off). You cannot set the clock if the unit is on Power Save mode (see page 10).

To change the clock again

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until the clock setting screen appears on the display.

The hour digit starts flashing. Then, perform steps 2 and 3 in “Setting the Clock” again.

CLOCK/

TIMER

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CLOCK/TIMER.

The hour digit starts flashing on the display.

Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

CLOCK/

TIMER

to adjust the hour, then press SET.

The minute digits start flashing on the display.

SET

• Each time you press ¢ or 4, the hour

digit(s) change(s) continuously.

• If you want to correct the hour again, press CANCEL. The hour digit(s) start(s) flashing again.

Press ¢ or 4 to adjust the minute, then

press SET.

The built-in clock starts.

To check the clock time with tones

When the key-touch tone is activated (see “Turning On/Off the Key-touch Tone” on page 10), the unit lets you know the time using long and short tones in different pitches ONLY while the unit is on standby (off).

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DIMMER while the unit is on standby (off).

“DIMMER OFF” appears, then the clock time is shown on the display with tones.

The time is represented by a four-digit number: two digits each for hours and minutes (ex. 2:58 = 0258). Each digit is distinguished by a different pitch of tone, and numbers are made up of long and short tones. The following shows the details.

Differentiation of digits:

Do Mi Sol Do

DIMMER

• Each time you press ¢ or 4, the minute digits change continuously.

• Adjusting the hour and minute using the number buttons in steps

and

Ex.: To adjust the hour/minute to 5, press 5.

To adjust the hour/minute to 12, press +10, then 2. To adjust the hour/minute to 20, press +10, then 10 (or press +10 twice, then 0).

• When you unplug the power cord or if a power failure occurs

The clock is reset to “0:00” right away. If this happens, set the clock again.

• The clock may gain or lose 1 to 2 minutes per month

If this happens, reset the clock.

Higher hours digit Higher minutes digit

Representation of numbers:

Numbers 0 1 2 3 4

Tones — - -- --- ---Numbers 5 6 7 8 9 Tones ••••• •••••- •••••-- •••••--- •••••----

* •••••: Five quick short tones

Ex.:

Lower minutes digitLower hours digit

Hours Minutes

—

Do Mi Sol Do

••••• •••••---

To turn off the clock indication (Power Save)

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA while the unit is on standby (off).

“DISPLAY OFF” appears on the display for a while, then the clock indication goes off.

To turn on the clock indication, press DISP/CHARA again while the unit is on standby (off). “DISPLAY ON” appears on the display for a while.

• Pressing DIMMER while the unit is on standby (off) will also activate the clock indication (see also “To check the clock time with tones” on page 9).

DISP/CHARA

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English

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

The clock is reset to “0:00” right away, while the tuner preset stations will be erased in a few days.

To turn off the unit automatically (Auto Standby)

Using Auto Standby, the unit automatically turns itself off (on standby) if no sound comes in for about 3 minutes except when FM, AM, or AUX is selected as the source. If an operation is done within this 3-minute period, Auto Standby is canceled temporarily even though no sound comes in.

• You can also turn off the unit automatically by using the Sleep Timer. (See page 58.)

Turning On the Power and Starts Playback

¤‹

TAPE

STANDBY/ON

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

/AUX

To turn on the unit, press STANDBY/ON

The STANDBY/ON lamp on the unit lights green.

When you press one of the source selecting buttons, the unit automatically turns on (and starts playback if the source is ready).

On the remote control:

On the unit:

DISC

SELECT

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CD MD TAPE

6 6 23

‹/8

• Pressing one of the eject buttons on the unit—CD10 to CD50, 0 (MD eject) and 0 (TAPE eject)—also turns on the unit if the disc trays, MD, and cassette are unlocked.

• When you press FM/AM/AUX repeatedly (or AUX/DVD on the unit) to operate the external equipment, see page 27 and the manuals supplied with it.

To turn off the unit (standby), press STANDBY/ON again. The STANDBY/ON lamp on the unit lights red.

• The clock time appears on the display if you have set the built-in clock. “0:00” will flash on the display if you have not set the built-in clock. To set the built-in clock, see “Setting the Clock” on page 9.

• A little power is always consumed even while the unit is on standby (off).

To switch off the power supply completely, unplug the AC power cord from the AC outlet.

On the remote control ONLY:

To activate Auto Standby, press A.STANDBY while holding

SHIFT.

SHIFT

SLEEP

A.STANDBY

“A.STANDBY ON” and the AUTO STANDBY indicator appear on the display.

• When no sound comes in, the AUTO STANDBY indicator

starts flashing on the display. About 20 seconds before the unit turns itself off (on standby), “AUTO STANDBY” starts flashing on the display.

AUTO STANDBY indicator

STANDBYAUTO

To deactivate Auto Standby, press A.STANDBY again while holding SHIFT. “A.STANDBY OFF” appears on the display for a while and the AUTO STANDBY indicator goes off.

Turning On/Off the Key-touch Tone

If you do not want the key-touch tone to beep each time you press a button, you can deactivate it while the unit is turned on.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press BEEP.

• Each time you press the button, the key-touch tone turns on and off alternately.

BEEP ON

BEEP OFF

BEEP

LP:

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Adjusting the Volume Level

Reinforcing the Bass Sound

You can adjust the volume level only while the unit is turned on. The volume level can be adjusted between “VOLUME 0” – “VOLUME 40.”

• The volume level has no effect on recording.

On the remote control:

To increase the volume level, press

VOLUME +. To decrease the volume level, press VOLUME –.

• When you press and hold either button, you

VOLUME

can change the volume level continuously.

On the unit:

To increase the volume level, turn the

VOLUME + / – control clockwise. To decrease the volume level, turn the VOLUME + / – control counterclockwise.

• If “CANNOT LISTEN” appears on the display

During high-speed recording (see page 29), you cannot listen to any source, and therefore, cannot adjust the volume level.

• For private listening

Connect a pair of headphones to the PHONES jack. No sound comes out of the speakers. Be sure to turn down the volume level before connecting or putting on the headphones.

VOLUME

–

The richness and fullness of the bass sound is clearly maintained regardless of how low you set the volume level —Active Hyper Bass Pro.

• This function only affects the playback sound, and does not affect your recording.

• This function also affects the sound from headphones.

To get the effect, press AHB PRO repeatedly.

AHB PRO

The AHBPRO indicator also lights up on the display.

AHBPRO indicator

AHBPRO

• Each time you press the button, the Active Hyper Bass Pro effect level changes as follows:

AHB PRO 1

AHB PRO 2

AHB PRO OFF

(canceled)

• “AHB PRO 2” is more effective than “AHB PRO 1.”

To cancel the effect, press AHB PRO repeatedly until “AHB PRO OFF” appears on the display. The AHBPRO indicator goes off.

DO NOT turn off (standby) the unit with the volume set to an extremely high level; otherwise, the sudden blast of sound can damage your hearing, speakers and/or headphones when you turn on the unit or start playing any source. REMEMBER you cannot adjust the volume level while the unit is on standby (off).

Adjusting the Tone

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Changing the Display Brightness

You can adjust the bass level (low frequency range) and the treble level (high frequency range) within a range of “–5” to “+5” only while the unit is turned on.

• This function only affects the playback sound, and does not affect your recording.

• This function also affects the sound from headphones.

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 1 again.

Press BASS/TREBLE to adjust the

BASS/

TREBLE

bass or treble level.

Current setting

Ex.: When you select “BASS.”

On the remote control:

Press VOLUME + to increase the level or press VOLUME – to decrease the level.

VOLUME

You can change the display brightness only while the unit is turned on.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DIMMER while the unit is turned on.

• Each time you press the button, the display brightness changes as follows:

DIMMER 1

DIMMER OFF

DIMMER 1: The display illumination dims. DIMMER 2: The display illumination dims and the

blue illumination on the display disappears.

DIMMER OFF: The display and blue illumination

resumes.

Turning off (on standby) the unit sets the display brightness back to “DIMMER OFF.”

DIMMER 2

DIMMER

On the unit:

Turn VOLUME + / – control clockwise to increase the level or counterclockwise to decrease the level.

VOLUME

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Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts

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Setting the AM Tuner Interval Spacing

Some countries AM channel intervals are set to 9 kHz apart, and some countries use 10 kHz apart. When shipped, the built-in AM tuner is set to 9 kHz spacing. You can change the channel interval to 9 kHz or 10 kHz spacing.

On the unit ONLY:

To set the AM tuner to the 10 kHz spacing, be sure that the

unit is turned off (on standby), but is plugged into a wall outlet. Press (standby/on) while holding ¢. The unit turns on

and tunes in to 530 kHz.

Press and hold ¢ or 4 for more than 1 second.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• ¢: Increases the frequencies.

• 4: Decreases the frequencies.

The unit starts searching for stations and stops when a station of sufficient signal strength is tuned in.

• If an FM program is broadcast in stereo, the STEREO

indicator lights up on the display (only when the reception is good).

DOWN

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To set it back to the 9 kHz spacing, be sure that the unit is turned off (on standby), but is plugged into a wall outlet. Press (standby/on) while holding 4. The unit turns on and tunes in to 531 kHz.

DOWN

When you change the AM channel interval spacing

The preset stations you have set (both FM and AM) will be erased. In this case, preset stations again. See “Presetting Stations” on page 14.

Tuning in to a Station

Press FM/AM/AUX (or FM/AM on the unit) to select either “FM” or “AM.”

FM/AM

/AUX

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

To stop during searching, press ¢ or 4.

When you press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

The frequency changes step by step.

To change the FM reception mode

When an FM stereo broadcast is noisy or hard to receive, you can change the FM reception mode to improve the reception.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press FM MODE so that the MONO indicator lights up on the display.

To restore the stereo effect, press FM MODE again so that

the MONO indicator goes off. In stereo mode, you can hear stereo sound when a stereo program is broadcast.

• The STEREO indicator lights up only when the reception is sufficient.

MODE

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously received station—either FM or AM.

• Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows:

On the remote control:

FM AM AUX

* For operating the external equipment, see page 27 and the manuals

supplied with it.

On the unit:

Presetting Stations

SET

FM/AM

/AUX

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

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10 0 +10

FM AM AUX

You can preset 30 FM and 15 AM stations manually.

In some cases, test frequencies have been already stored for the tuner since the factory examined the tuner preset function before shipment. This is not a malfunction. You can preset the stations you want into memory by following the presetting method.

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When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs

The FM and AM preset stations will be erased in a few days. If this happens, preset the stations again.

Tuning in to a Preset Station

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 2 again.

On the remote control ONLY:

Tune in to the station you want to preset.

• See “Tuning in to a Station” on page 13.

Press SET.

“1” starts flashing on the display.

Ex.: When you select an FM station in step 1.

Press ¢ or 4 to select a preset number.

Ex.: When you select preset number 14.

You can also select the preset number using the number buttons. Ex.: For preset number 5, press 5.

For preset number 15, press

+10, then 5.

For preset number 20, press

+10, then 10.

For preset number 30, press

+10, +10, then 10.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press FM/AM/AUX to select either “FM” or “AM.”

The unit automatically turns on and tunes in to the previously received station—either FM or AM.

• Each time you press the button, the band changes as follows:

* For operating the external equipment, see page 27 and the manuals

supplied with it.

Press the number buttons to select the preset number you want.

Ex.: For preset number 5, press

For preset number 15, press

+10, then 5.

For preset number 20, press

+10, then 10.

For preset number 30, press

+10, +10, then 10.

Press SET again.

“STORED” appears on the display for a while.

The tuned station in step 1 is stored in the preset number selected in step 3.

• Storing a new station on an already assigned number erases the previously stored one.

Playing Back Discs on the 5-CD Changer

CD1 0 CD20 CD3 0 CD40 CD50

DISC UP

DISC DOWN

DISC

SELECT

‹

C D

1 2 3 4 5

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This unit has been designed to play back the following discs—CD, CD-R, and CD-RW.

When playing a CD-R or CD-RW

User-edited CD-Rs (CD-Recordable) and CD-RWs (CDReWritable) can be played only if they are already “finalized.”

• Usually you can play back your original CD-Rs or CDRWs recorded in audio CD format. However, sometimes they may not play depending on their characteristics or recording conditions.

• Before playing CD-Rs or CD-RWs, read their instructions or cautions carefully.

• Some CD-Rs or CD-RWs may not play on this unit because of their disc characteristics, damage or stain on them, or if the player’s lens is dirty.

• CD-RWs may require a longer readout time. This is because the reflectance of CD-RWs is lower than for regular discs.

Press the same disc eject button (CD10 – CD50) you have pressed in step 1.

The disc tray closes.

Press the disc eject button (CD10 – CD50) for the next tray you want to place a disc onto. The first disc tray automatically closes and the next disc tray comes out.

When loading more than one disc at a time

Playing Back All the Discs —Continuous Play

You can play discs continuously.

Loading Discs

On the unit ONLY:

Press one of the disc eject buttons (CD10 – CD50) for the disc tray you want to load a disc onto.

The unit automatically turns on and the selected disc tray comes out if it is unlocked. See “Prohibiting Disc Ejection —Disc Lock” on page 19.

• Disc tray is counted from bottom to top. The bottom tray is disc tray 1 and top tray is disc tray 5.

Place a disc correctly on the circle of the disc tray, with its label side up.

Good

Not good

• When using a CD single (8 cm), place it on the inner circle of the disc tray.

Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• See “Loading Discs” on the left column.

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit) repeatedly to select the disc you want.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

Playback starts from the first track of the selected disc.

Disc tray number

CD indicator and disc tray indicators

• You can also select a disc and start continuous play while a source other than “CD” is selected (see page 16).

• You can also select and start playback a desired track of the selected disc (see “To go to another track” on page 16 and “To go to another track directly using the number buttons” on page 17).

• Without selecting the disc number, pressing CD 6 starts playing back the currently selected disc.

To stop play for a moment, press CD 6. While pausing, the elapsed playing time flashes on the display.

• When the key-touch tone is activated (see page 10), the unit keeps beeping while pausing.

Current track number

Elapsed playing time

To resume play, press CD 6 again.

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Basic Disc Operations

To stop during play, press 7.

To remove discs, press the corresponding disc eject buttons

(CD10 – CD50) on the unit.

Disc playback sequence in the 5-CD changer

When 5 discs are loaded on the disc trays*, they are played in the following sequence (when Repeat Play is not activated): Ex.: When playback starts from the CD2 tray:

CD2 ] CD3 ] CD4 ] CD5 ] CD1 (then stops)

* If no disc is on the disc tray, the tray is skipped.

Start Continuous Play while a source other than “CD” is selected

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit) repeatedly to select a disc while listening to a source other than “CD.”

DISC UP

DISC

SELECT

‹

DISC DOWN

To change a disc during playback of another disc

On the unit ONLY:

Press one of the disc eject buttons (CD10 – CD50) to eject one of the disc trays which is not playing currently.

CD1 0 CD20 CD30 CD4 0 CD50

If discs are changed during play, playback will stop after playing all the newly inserted discs.

To start playing a disc during playback of another disc

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN (or DISC SELECT on the unit) repeatedly to select the disc you want.

DISC UP

DISC

SELECT

‹

DISC DOWN

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

Each time you press the button, the next (or previous) disc is selected. The selected disc starts playing.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

The following indication appears on the display.

Disc tray number

• Each time you press the button, the disc tray number changes as follows*:

CD1 PLAY ?

CD5 PLAY ?

* When you press DISC SELECT repeatedly on the unit, the disc tray

number changes only clockwise in the above sequence.

Press CD 6 while the indication in step 1 still remains

CD2 PLAY ? CD3 PLAY ?

CD4 PLAY ?

on the display.

Now the source is changed to “CD” and Continuous Play starts from the selected disc.

To locate a particular point in a track during play

Press and hold ¢ or 4.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

DOWN

¢4

• ¢: Fast-forwards the tracks.

• 4: Fast-reverses the tracks.

To go to another track

Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

DOWN

• ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding

tracks.

• You can also skip to tracks on the next disc.

• 4: Goes back to the beginning of the current or

previous tracks.

• You cannot skip back to tracks on the previous disc.

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DISP/CHARA

PLAY

MODE

DISC UP

DISC DOWN

C D

PRGM

1 2 3 4 5

C D

PRGM

1 2 3 4 5

C D

PRGM

1 2 3 4 5

CD PROGRAM

(Program Play)

CD RANDOM

(Random Play)

Continuous Play

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10 0 +10

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10 0 +10

To go to another track directly using the number buttons

On the remote control ONLY:

Pressing the number button(s) allows you to start playing the track number on the current disc. Ex.: For track number 5, press 5.

For track number 15, press +10,

then 5.

For track number 20, press +10,

then 10.

For track number 30, press +10,

+10, then 10.

• Program Play can only function when all disc trays are closed.

• If a program has been stored in memory, the program is called up.

• Once the PRGM indicator lights, you cannot change a disc.

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN to select the disc number you want to play.

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

Each time you press the button, the information on the display alternates between the source indication and the clock indication.

• If an MD is inserted, the MD remaining recording time (“REC REMAIN”) is shown before the clock indication.

Programing the Track Playing Order —Program Play

You can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. You can program up to 32 tracks.

• To use Repeat Play (see page 19), press REPEAT after starting Program Play.

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the setting is canceled before you finish, start from step 3 again.

Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “CD,” press CD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “CD PROGRAM” appears on the display.

The PRGM indicator also lights up on the display.

PRGM (program) indicator

Disc tray number

• If “CD1*NO READ” appears on the display, press PLAY MODE repeatedly to select Continuous Play. Then, press DISC UP or DISC DOWN to select the disc so that its disc information is shown on the display, then press 7. Start from step 2 again.

* Selected disc number appears.

Press the number buttons

Track number

to select a track from the selected disc in the previous step.

• For how to use the number buttons, see “To go to another track directly using the number buttons” on the left column.

Program step number

Total playing time

Program other tracks you want.

• To program tracks from the same disc, repeat step 4.

• To program tracks from a different disc, repeat steps and 4.

Press CD 6.

The tracks are played in the order you have programed. Program Play ends when all the programmed tracks are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

To stop during play, press 7.

• Each time you press the button, play mode changes as follows:

To exit from Program Play, before or after play, press PLAY MODE once or twice so that the unit enters another play mode (Random Play or Continuous Play). The PRGM indicator goes off.

• Turning off the unit also cancels Program Play and changes play mode to Continuous Play. The program you have made is still stored in the memory until you erase the entire program (see page 18).

If Program Play is still activated, you cannot eject the discs.

To open disc trays (eject discs), before or after play, press

PLAY MODE once or twice so that the unit enters another play mode (Random Play or Continuous Play) before pressing the disc eject buttons (CD10 to CD50).

To check the program contents

On the remote control ONLY:

Before playing, you can check the program contents by pressing ¢ or

• ¢: Shows the programed tracks in the programed order.

• 4: Shows them in the reverse order.

• Pressing 4 first time after you have programed

shows the first track in the program.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

To modify the program

On the remote control ONLY:

Before playing, you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL.

Each time you press the button, the last programed track is erased from the program.

To add tracks to the program before playing, simply select the disc numbers and track numbers you want to add by following steps 3 and 4 in Program Play.

CANCEL

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• If your entry is ignored You are trying to program a track from an empty tray, or a track number that does not exist on the disc.

• If “NO READ” appears on the display You are selecting the disc that the unit has not yet read. Press DISC UP

or DISC DOWN to select the disc so that its disc information is

shown on the display.

• If the total playing time is 100 minutes or more The total playing time on the display will not be shown. “– – : – –” will appear.

Playing at Random—Random Play

The tracks of all loaded discs will be played at random.

• To use Repeat Play (see page 19), press REPEAT after starting Random Play.

Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “CD,” press CD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “CD RANDOM” appears on the display.

The RANDOM indicator also lights up on the display.

RANDOM indicator

C D

1 2 3 4 5

RANDOM

PLAY

MODE

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To erase the entire program

Press 7 to stop playback.

Press PLAY MODE once or twice

PLAY

MODE

so that the unit enters another playback mode (Random Play or Continuous Play).

Press disc eject buttons (CD10 to CD50) on the unit to eject all the discs used for making the program.

CD1 0 CD20 CD30 CD40 CD5 0

The program will also be erased, when you unplug the AC power cord or a power failure occurs.

• If you try to program a 33rd track

“MEMORY FULL” will appear on the display.

• Each time you press the button, play mode changes as follows:

CD PROGRAM

(Program Play)

Continuous Play

Press CD 6.

The tracks are played at random. Random Play ends when all the tracks are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

To stop during play, press 7.

• Opening a disc tray also stops and cancels Random Play.

To skip the current playing track, press ¢.

To skip back to the beginning of the current track, press 4.

• You cannot go back to the previous tracks.

To exit from Random Play, before or after play, press PLAY MODE once or twice so that the unit enters another play mode (Continuous Play or Program Play). The RANDOM indicator goes off.

• Turning off the unit also cancels Random Play and changes play mode to Continuous Play.

CD RANDOM

(Random Play)

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Repeating Tracks or Discs—Repeat Play

You can repeat each track, each disc, or all discs in the 5-CD changer as many times as you like. You can also repeat your program or repeat all the tracks randomly during Random Play.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press REPEAT repeatedly during or before playing.

Repeat mode indicator

REPEAT

Press SET at the start point from which you want to repeat (point A).

“B” starts flashing.

C D

1 2 3 4 5

Press SET again at the end point

A - B

to which you want to stop repeat (point B).

The unit automatically locates point A and starts repeating the portion between points A and B.

SET

• Each time you press the button, Repeat Play and its indicator change and appear on the display as follows:

CD REPEAT 1

( 1 )

CD REPEAT OFF

CD REPEAT DISC*

( 1 DISC)

CD REPEAT ALL

( ALL)

CD REPEAT A - B**

( A - B)

REPEAT 1: Repeats one track continuously. REPEAT DISC*: Repeats all tracks on a disc. REPEAT ALL: Repeats all tracks on all discs

(continuously or at random), or all tracks in the program.

REPEAT A-B**: Repeats the selected portion. (See below.) REPEAT OFF: Cancels Repeat Play.

* “REPEAT DISC” is not used for Program Play and Random Play. ** “REPEAT A-B” can be used only during play.

A-B Repeat Play

While playing, you can select a portion of sound you want to repeat.

• During Program Play (see page 17) or Random Play (see page 18), you cannot perform A-B Repeat Play.

To cancel A-B Repeat Play, press REPEAT to select “REPEAT OFF.” A-B Repeat Play is canceled and Continuous Play continues from that point.

More about A-B Repeat Play

• Pressing ¢ or 4 cancels the A-B Repeat Play.

• A-B Repeat Play can be performed only within the same disc.

Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock

You can prohibit disc ejection from the unit and can lock discs—Disc Lock. You can lock or unlock discs only when the unit is on standby (off).

On the unit ONLY:

Press CD10 while holding 7 to lock the disc.

“LOCKED” appears on the display for a while, and the disc trays are locked.

• The loaded MD or cassette is also locked. (See pages 25 and 26.)

CD1 0

On the remote control ONLY:

Press REPEAT repeatedly during play to select “REPEAT A-B.”

“A” starts flashing.

C D

1 2 3 4 5

A-

REPEAT

If you try to eject a disc, “LOCKED” appears to inform you that the Disc Lock is in use.

To cancel the prohibition and unlock the disc, repeat the above procedure. “UNLOCKED” appears on the display for a while, the disc trays, MD, and cassette are unlocked.

Playing Back MDs

Playing Back the Entire MD —Normal Play

Insert an MD into the MD loading slot.

The MD is pulled in automatically.

Insert an MD in

MD loading slot

CAUTION:

During Power Save (see page 10), do not insert an MD. Before inserting an MD, cancel Power Save or turn on the unit first.

the same way as indicated on the MD.

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To stop during play, press 7.

To remove the disc, press 0 (MD eject) on the unit.

• Pressing 0 (MD eject) button also turns on the unit if the MD is unlocked.

• If the MD has a disc/performer name or track has a title The title will be shown at the lower part of the display for a while. (If a title is long and cannot be shown at a time, the unit scrolls the title to show the entire title.)

• About recording length mode MDs are played back in the same recording length mode as they were recorded. When an MD starts playing, the recording length mode of the currently playing track appears on the display. SP: Indicates the tracks recorded in standard stereo recording mode on

this unit or those recorded on an MD recorder incompatible with MDLP (see below).

LP2: Indicates the tracks recorded in 2 times long-hour stereo recording

mode.

LP4: Indicates the tracks recorded in 4 times long-hour stereo recording

mode.

For more details, see page 29.

• The following indications appear when the current source is “MD”:

MD indicator

Total track number Total group number*

Total playing time**

* When the loaded MD has no group, the total group number will be

indicated by “– –”.

• To make or edit groups, see pages 39 to 45.

** Disc title appears/scrolls before the total playing time if the loaded

MD has a title.

MDLP features a new sound compression method (ATRAC3, see page

60) and enables a 2 times (or 4 times) long-hour stereo recording and playing function. The MDLP logo is marked on the MD recorders and players compatible with MDLP. It is also marked on MDs pre-recorded in ATRAC3 (excluding recordable MDs).

Basic MD Operations

While playing an MD, you can do the following operations.

To stop play for a moment

Press MD 6.

The elapsed playing time starts flashing on the display.

• When the key-touch tone is activated (see page 10), the unit keeps beeping while pausing.

To resume playback, press MD 6 again.

To locate a particular point in a track during play

Press and hold ¢ or 4.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

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Press MD 6.

MD playback starts from the first track. The recording length mode (SP/LP2/LP4) appears on the display.

• Track title appears/scrolls before the recording length mode if the track has a title.

MD playback stops automatically after playing all the tracks on the MD.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• ¢: Fast-forwards the track.

• 4: Fast-reverses the track.

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GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

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DOWN

DISP/CHARA

Clock indication

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To go to another track

Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly.

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding tracks.

• 4: Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous tracks.

To go to another track directly using the number buttons

On the remote control ONLY:

Pressing the number button(s) allows you to start playing the track number you want. Ex.: For track number 5, press 5.

For track number 15, press +10,

then 5.

For track number 20, press +10,

then 10.

For track number 32, press +10,

+10, +10, then 2.

While playing or pausing:

Current track number Current group number*

Recording length mode

Current track title*

Current group title*

Elapsed playing time*

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

Each time you press the button, the information on the display changes as on the right column:

When the MD recorder stops:

Total track number Total group number*

Total playing time*

Remaining recording time

When the current track does not belong to any group or when the disc has no group, “– –” will appear on the display.

When the current track or disc has a title, its title will appear/scroll on the display.

When the track/group has no title, “NO TR TITLE” or “NO GR TITLE” appears on the display.

Programing the Track Playing Order

PLAY

MODE

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

CANCEL

PRGM

MD PROGRAM

(Program Play)

MD RANDOM

(Random Play)

MD GROUP

(Group Play)

Normal Play

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PRGM

—Program Play

You can arrange the order in which the tracks play before you start playing. You can program up to 32 tracks.

• There is a time limit in doing the following steps. If the

setting is canceled before you finish, start from step again.

Load an MD.

• If the current playing source is not “MD,” press

MD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “MD PROGRAM” appears on the display.

The PRGM indicator lights up on the display.

PRGM (program) indicator

• Each time you press the button, play mode changes as follows:

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Press MD 6.

The tracks are played in the order you have programed. Program Play ends when all the programed tracks are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

To stop during play, press 7.

To exit from Program Play, before or after play, press PLAY

MODE repeatedly so that the unit enters another play mode (Random Play, Group Play, or Normal Play). The PRGM indicator goes off.

• Turning off the unit also cancels Program Play and changes the play mode to Normal Play. The program you have made is still stored in the memory until you erase the entire program (see below).

To check the program contents

On the remote control ONLY:

Before playing, you can check the program contents by pressing ¢ or

• ¢: Shows the programed tracks in

the programed order.

• 4: Shows them in the reverse order.

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If a program has been stored in memory, the program is called up.

Press the number buttons to select the tracks.

• For how to use the number buttons, see “To go to another track directly using the number buttons” on page 21.

Last programmed track number

Repeat step 3 to program other tracks you want.

Step number

Total playing time

To modify the program

On the remote control ONLY:

Before playing, you can erase the last programed track by pressing CANCEL.

Each time you press the button, the last programed track is erased from the program.

To add tracks in the program before playing, simply select the track numbers you want to add by following step 3 in Program Play.

To erase the entire program, press 0 (MD eject) on the unit to eject the MD.

• The program will be erased when you unplug the AC power cord or a power failure occurs.

• If you try to program a 33rd track “MEMORY FULL” will appear on the display.

• If your entry is ignored You are trying to program a track that does not exist on the MD (for example, selecting track 14 on an MD that only has 12 tracks).

• If the total playing time is 150 minutes or more The total playing time on the display will not be shown. “– – : – –” will appear.

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Playing at Random—Random Play

Playing Tracks in a Group—Group Play

The tracks of the loaded MD will be played at random.

Load an MD.

• If the current playing source is not “MD,” press

MD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly

PLAY

MODE

until “MD RANDOM” appears on the display.

The RANDOM indicator lights up on the display.

RANDOM indicator

• Each time you press the button, play mode changes as follows:

MD PROGRAM

(Program Play)

Normal Play

RANDOM

MD RANDOM

(Random Play)

MD GROUP

(Group Play)

You can play back tracks in a group.

• To make or edit groups, see pages 39 to 45.

Load an MD including groups.

• If the current playing source is not “MD,” press

MD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press PLAY MODE repeatedly until “MD GROUP” appears on the display.

The GROUP indicator lights up on the display.

GROUP indicator

• Each time you press the button, play mode changes as follows:

MD PROGRAM

(Program Play)

Normal Play

GROUP

MD RANDOM

(Random Play)

MD GROUP

(Group Play)

PLAY

MODE

Press MD 6.

The tracks are played at random. Random Play ends when all the tracks are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

To stop during play, press 7.

To skip the current playing track, press ¢.

To skip back to the beginning of the current track,

press 4.

• You cannot go back to the previous tracks.

To exit from Random Play, before or after play, press PLAY MODE repeatedly so that the unit enters another play mode (Group Play, Normal Play, or Program Play). The RANDOM indicator goes off.

• Turning off the unit or ejecting MD also cancels Random Play and changes the playback mode to Normal Play.

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT to select a group.

SHIFT

• GROUP SKIP ¢: Selects group numbers in the

• GROUP SKIP 4: Selects group numbers in the

Recording length mode of the current track

Press MD 6.

The tracks in the selected group starts playing.

• When the loaded MD has no groups, all the tracks on the MD are played back in the same way as Normal play.

Group Play ends when all the tracks in the selected group are played once (when Repeat Play is not activated).

GROUP

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

increasing order.

decreasing order.

Current group numberThe first track of Group 5

Total playing time of the current track

To go to another track in the same group, press ¢ or 4 repeatedly.

• ¢: Skips to the beginning of the next or succeeding

tracks in the same group.

• 4: Goes back to the beginning of the current or previous

tracks in the same group.

To go to another group, press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 repeatedly while holding SHIFT during Group Play.

• GROUP SKIP ¢: Skips to the first track in the next or

succeeding groups.

• GROUP SKIP 4: Goes back to the first track in the

current or previous groups.

To stop during play, press 7.

To exit from Group Play, before or after play, press PLAY

MODE repeatedly so that the unit enters another play mode (Normal Play, Program Play, or Random Play).

• Turning off the unit also cancels Group Play and changes the playback mode to Normal Play.

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Searching for Tracks to Play —MD Title Search

You can search for the tracks by their titles and play them back. For details on assigning a title, see pages 51 – 53.

Load an MD.

• If the current playing source is not “MD,” press

MD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TITLE SEARCH.

The TITLE SEARCH indicator lights up on the display. Play mode changes to Normal Play. “TITLE” appears on the display and the character entry position flashes.

TITLE SEARCH indicator

TITLE

TITLE SEARCH

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Repeating Tracks—Repeat Play

You can have all the tracks, the program, the individual track or group currently playing repeat as many times as you like.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press REPEAT during or before play.

• Each time you press the button, Repeat Play changes as follows:

MD REPEAT ALL

( ALL)

MD REPEAT OFF

(canceled)

• MD REPEAT ALL:

For Normal Play or Random Play:

Repeats all the tracks on the MD.

For Group Play:

Repeats all the tracks in a group.

For Program Play:

Repeats all the tracks in the program.

• MD REPEAT 1: Repeats one track.

• MD REPEAT OFF: Cancels Repeat Play.

Ejecting the MD or turning off the unit will also cancel the Repeat Play.

MD REPEAT 1

( 1)

REPEAT

Character set

Enter the character(s) to search for the track

Character entry position

title.

You can enter up to 5 characters. The unit will search for the tracks which have the entered characters at the beginning of their titles.

• You can also search for the tracks without a title. In this case, go to step 4 without entering any character.

1) Press DISP/CHARA to select the

character set you want.

• Each time you press the button, character set changes as follows:

Capital letters & Symbols

Numerals

DISP/CHARA

Small letters & Symbols

To stop during play, press 7.

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2) Press the character entry button for a character you

123

want to enter.

Ex.:

456

• To enter an “A” or “a,” press

ABC once. To enter a “B” or “b,” press ABC twice. To enter a “C” or “c,” press

789

10 0 +10

ABC three times.

• To enter a symbol, press MARK

repeatedly until the mark you want appears.

• To enter a numeral, press 0 – 9.

• To enter a space while entering a title, press twice.

• To move the character entry position while entering a

title, press or .

• If you have entered an incorrect character, press

or to select the character you want to correct, then press CANCEL to delete it.

3) Repeat steps 3 – 1) and 3 – 2) to enter other characters.

• If the character you want to enter next is assigned to

the same button you have just pressed in step

– 2), press once to move the character entry

position to the right.

Press ENTER.

ENTER

“SEARCH • • • •” scrolls and the TITLE SEARCH indicator starts flashing on the

display. The unit starts searching for the track.

To skip the current playback and search for the next track, press ¢.

To cancel title searching, press TITLE SEARCH or 7.

When you press the button during playback or search, Normal Play resumes.

If you press 4, the current playing track will go back to the beginning or previous track, but title search is still activated.

Available symbols are as follows:

(Blank)

To prohibit MD ejection—MD Lock

You can prohibit MD, disc, and cassette ejection from the unit, and lock the disc.

See “Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock” on page 19 for details.

TITLE

• When the track with the desired title is found, the unit

plays back the track. (After the track is played, the unit starts searching for the next matching track.)

• If no track with the desired title is found, “SEARCH

END” appears on the display and Normal Play resumes. The TITLE SEARCH indicator goes off.

Playing Back Tapes

Playing Back a Tape

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You can play back type I tapes.

Insert a cassette into the cassette loading slot with the exposed part of the tape facing left.

• When the unit is turned on, the TAPE indicator appears

on the display.

• If you insert the cassette when the unit is on tape mode,

“TAPE LOADING” appears on the display.

Tape operation indicators

TAPE

Pressing 0 (TAPE eject) button also turns on the unit if the cassette is unlocked.

DO NOT press 0 (TAPE eject) during tape play.

To play both sides—Reverse Mode

You can set the deck to play just one side or both sides of a tape once, or both sides continuously.

Press REV.MODE.

• Each time you press the button, Reverse Mode changes as follows:

: Plays back only one side (front or reverse). : Plays back the front and reverse sides once.

: Plays back both front and reverse sides

continuously.

REV.

MODE

Press TAPE 2 3.

Playback starts (if the unit has been on standby, the unit automatically turns on).

To change the tape direction, press the button again.

• Each time you press the button, the tape direction changes as follows:

: Plays the front side. : Plays the reverse side.

Tape direction indicator

TAPE

Reverse Mode indicator

When the tape plays to the end, the deck automatically stops if Reverse Mode is set to or . (See “To play both sides—Reverse Mode” on the right column.)

To stop during play, press 7.

To fast-wind the tape rightward or leftward, press ¢ or

4. The tape direction indicator (3 or 2) starts flashing rapidly on the display.

TAPE indicator

Tape direction

TAPE

When you eject the cassette, Reverse Mode changes to automatically.

• The use of C-120 or longer tape is not recommended, since characteristic deterioration may occur and this tape easily jams in the pinch rollers and the capstans.

• You can also play back type II and type IV tapes; however, the sound quality (tone) may not be reproduced properly.

To prohibit cassette ejection—Cassette Lock

You can prohibit cassette, disc, and MD ejection from the unit, and lock the cassette.

See “Prohibiting Disc Ejection—Disc Lock” on page 19 for details.

To remove the cassette, press 0 (TAPE eject) on the unit. The TAPE and tape operation indicators go off.

Listening to External Equipment

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Listening to External Equipment

You can listen to external equipment connected to the AUX/ DVD jacks on the rear of the unit.

• First make sure that the external equipment is properly connected as follows (see also “Connecting External Equipment” on page 8):

Adjust the volume level to your desired listening level.

Apply sound effects, if you wish.

• For how to apply sound effects, see pages 11 and 12.

DO NOT connect other equipment while the power is on.

AUX/DVD

To AUX/DVD jacks

RIGHT

To audio output

On the remote control:

Press FM/AM/AUX repeatedly until “AUX” appears on the display.

• Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows:

FM AM AUX

On the unit:

Press AUX/DVD.

• “AUX” appears on the display.

LEFT

External equipment

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

/AUX

To adjust the Audio Input Level

If the sound from the component connected to the AUX/DVD jacks is too loud or is not loud enough when changing from another source to “AUX,” you can change the audio input level through the AUX/DVD jacks (without changing the volume level).

On the remote control ONLY:

Press and hold SET for more than 2 seconds while the source is “AUX.”

• Each time you press and hold the button, the audio input level alternates between “LEVEL 1” and “LEVEL 2.”

LEVEL 1: Select this when the sound is too loud (initial

setting).

LEVEL 2: Select this when the sound is not loud enough.

SET

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

Each time you press the button, the information on the display alternates between the source indication and the clock indication.

• If an MD is inserted, the MD remaining recording time (“REC REMAIN”) is shown before the clock indication.

DISP/CHARA

Turn down the volume level to “VOLUME 0.”

VOLUME

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

Start playing the external equipment.

• For operation of the external equipment, refer to the manuals supplied with it.

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Recording on MDs

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Before You Start Recording on an MD

• It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.

• When you record onto partially recorded MD, its contents are not erased or overwritten. The recording starts from the point following the last recorded track of the MD. If you want to record on such an MD from the beginning, you have to erase its contents first (see “Erasing All Tracks —ALL ERASE” on page 50).

• When an MD is fully recorded, recording will stops automatically.

• The recording level is automatically set correctly, so it is not affected by the volume level. Thus, during recording you can adjust the sound you are actually listening to without affecting the recording level.

• While recording, you can hear sound mode effect and/or the AHB PRO (Active Hyper Bass PRO) effect through the speakers or headphones. However, the sound is recorded without these effects (see pages 11 and 12).

• You can make a digital to digital recording from an audio CD onto an MD. When selecting FM, AM, TAPE, or AUX as the source, you can make an analog to digital recording only.

• You cannot record more than 254 tracks onto an MD, even if there is still enough recording time remaining on it.

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About the track marks

When playing an MD, you can move among the tracks. You can do this because there is a mark recorded at the beginning of each track enabling you to locate the track. This mark is called a “track mark” and the portion between two adjacent track marks is called a “track.”

• When using CD synchronized recording, a track mark is recorded at the beginning of each track. You cannot put a track mark manually.

• When recording from an analog source such as FM, AM, TAPE, or AUX, you can select “Auto Track Recording” and “Manual Track Recording” by pressing CD REC MODE (see page 32).

To add a track mark after recording is over, you can use the DIVIDE function (see page 47).

To avoid erasing important recordings

The recordable MD has an erasure prevention tab so that important recordings are not accidentally erased. When you finish recording or editing, slide to open the erasure prevention tab on the cartridge side surface. New recording or editing is now no longer possible. (If you try to do, “DISC PROTECTED” appears on the display.) To do re-recording or editing, return the tab to the closed position.

Erasure prevention tab

Recording/Editing possible

If “PLAY BACK DISC” appears on the display when you try to record on an MD

The MD is only for playback use, not for recording (see page 63).

Disc protected: Recording/ Editing not possible

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Stereo Long-Hour Recording (MDLP)

On conventional MD recorders, 2 times long-hour recording on MDs has been possible only in monaural sound, but this unit allows for 2 times or 4 times long-hour recording without losing stereo sound.

To check the remaining recording time

Press DISP/CHARA repeatedly until “REC REMAIN” and the remaining time based on the current recording mode appear on the display.

With this feature, songs (tracks) can be recorded on a single MD using different recording length modes—SP: Standard Play, LP2: 2 Times Long Play, LP4: 4 Times Long Play. SP: Signifies standard-hour stereo recording. The

amount of time usable for recording is the same as shown on the package of the MD.

LP2: Signifies 2 times long-hour stereo recording. The

amount of time usable for recording is twice as long as shown on the package of the MD.

LP4: Signifies 4 times long-hour stereo recording. The

amount of time usable for recording is 4 times as long as shown on the package of the MD.

REMEMBER to check the remaining recording time of MDs before start recording

The remaining recording time of MDs will be calculated and shown, based on the recording length mode (SP/LP2/ LP4) currently selected. Before start recording or using the Recording Timer, check the remaining recording time on the MD for each recording length mode (SP/LP2/LP4) and select the optimum recording length mode.

Precautions for performing long-hour stereo recording

After having made long-hour stereo recordings on this unit, pay attention to the following:

• Songs (tracks) recorded in 2 times or 4 times long-hour recording mode can only be played back on the equipment provided with MDLP, compatible with a long-hour stereo recording function; otherwise, “LP:” is displayed before a title and playback proceeds without sounds.

• When editing songs (tracks) on an MD, you cannot join (JOIN) songs (tracks) recorded in different recording length modes (SP/LP2/LP4).

More about MDLP

• You cannot make a long-hour monaural recording using this unit.

• Sound quality will decrease as the recording length mode changes to

LP2 (little) and LP4 (much). To obtain the best sound quality, it is recommended to use the SP mode when recording.

About High-Speed Recording

The time for high-speed recording is half or quarter as long as the time for normal speed recording.

There are some restrictions to observe for high-speed recording (x2 speed recording: two times as quick as normal speed recording, x4 speed recording: four times as quick as normal speed recording, x5 speed recording: five times as quick as normal speed recording) to protect copyrights. (HCMS: see page 61.)

This unit is so designed that a song (track) recorded from a CD using high-speed recording cannot be re-recorded until 74 minutes elapse after the previous recording started.

If you try to re-record the same song (track) within the 74 minutes, recording is canceled and “HCMS CANNOT COPY” appears on the display as a warning.

REMEMBER if you are trying to record a program including the same song (track) twice using high-speed recording, recording will stop at the beginning of the 2nd recording of the same song (track). (“HCMS CANNOT COPY” will appear on the display.)

During high-speed recording

You cannot listen to any source, and therefore, cannot adjust the volume level. (“CANNOT LISTEN” will appear on the display if you try to do.)

Setting MD Recording Modes

Before recording on MDs, set the recording length mode (SP/LP2/LP4), “LP:”-prefix addition mode, and the group recording mode.

On the remote control ONLY:

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To set group recording mode

You can form a new group (up to 99 groups) easily while recording using group recording mode.

Press GROUP REC ON/OFF.

• Each time you press the button, group

recording mode turns on and off.

GROUP REC

ON/OFF

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To set the recording length mode

The recording length mode can be set and stored for each source.

1) Select the source (FM, AM, CD, TAPE, or AUX) to record.

2) Press REC TIME.

• Each time you press the button, the

recording length mode changes as follows:

SP LP2 LP4

SP: Records using standard-hour stereo recording.

The SP indicator lights up on the display.

LP2: Records using 2 times long-hour stereo

recording. The LP2 indicator lights up on the display.

LP4: Records using 4 times long-hour stereo

recording. The LP4 indicator lights up on the display.

REC

TIME

To set “LP:”-prefix addition mode

You can select whether or not to add “LP:” to the beginning of the title for the tracks recorded using the stereo long-hour recording mode (LP2 or LP4).

Press LP: while holding SHIFT.

SHIFT

BEEP

LP:

MD GROUP ON

MD GROUP ON: All the tracks recorded at a time will

form a new group. The GROUP indicator lights up on the display.

MD GROUP OFF: Cancels group recording function. The

GROUP indicator goes off from the display.

MD GROUP OFF

Recording CD onto an MD —CD-MD Synchronized Recording

Using the CD synchronized recording method, you can start and stop CD play and MD recording at the same time.

Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “CD,” press CD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

• You can make a program (see page 17) or select Random Play (see page 18) if you want.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN to select the disc you want to record, then 7 before going to the next step.

DISC UP

• Each time you press these buttons, the “LP:”-prefix addition mode alternates between on and off.

(LP:) ON

(LP:) ON: Adds “LP:” to the beginning of the track title.

The total number of characters you can enter for an MD is reduced (for details, see pages 51 –

53).

(LP:) OFF: Does not add “LP:” to the beginning of the track

title.

(LP:) OFF

DISC DOWN

Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot.

• Set the MD recording length mode, “LP:”-prefix addition mode, and group recording mode (see left column and above).

Press REC SPEED to select the

SPEED

recording speed you want.

• Each time you press the button, recording speed changes as follows:

(Normal speed)

(4 times normal speed)

• If you have selected Program Play or Random Play, go to step 6.

(2 times normal speed)

x 2

REC

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Press CD REC MODE to select the

CD REC

MODE

recording mode.

• Each time you press the button, recording mode changes as follow:

1st TRACK REC

CD1* DISC REC

ALL DISC REC

• 1st TRACK REC: Records the first track of all the

loaded CDs (up to 5 discs).

• This allows you to make a directory of all your favorite CDs.

• CD1* DISC REC: Records the selected CD entirely.

* Selected disc number appears on the display.

• ALL DISC REC: Records all the loaded CDs.

Press MD REC when the selected

REC

recording mode in step 5 is still shown on the display.

The recording starts and the REC (MD recording) indicator starts flashing on the display.

• When you have selected a track by pressing ¢ or 4 before pressing CD REC MODE in step 5, recording starts from the selected track (except when Program Play mode is selected).

• If you do not select the recording mode in step 5, the current CD will be recorded entirely.

• When you have selected Program Play or Random Play mode, you cannot record using x4 speed recording (“CANNOT REC x1 or x2 ONLY” will appear).

• You can use x4 speed recording during Program Play or Random Play to record only the current playing track.

• Recording speed will be “x5” to record an entire CD whose playing time is more than 28 minutes with “x4” recording speed selected.

The track number on the disc currently being recorded

Remaining playing time

To record a single track during play or pause

While playing back or pausing a track you want to record, press MD REC.

The playback of the track is stopped, and the same track starts playing from the beginning again. This time, the MD recorder starts recording the track. The REC (MD recording) indicator flashes on the display.

• After the track is recorded, both the CD player and the MD recorder stop automatically. “WRITING” flashes on the display and the unit beeps for a while if the key-touch tone is activated (see page 10).

REC

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

• Each time you press the button, the recording indications, the current track numbers of both the disc and the MD, and the clock indication appear in sequence on the display.

Remaining playing time

C D

1 2 3 4 5

REC

GROUP

Remaining recording time

Current CD track number

C D

REC

GROUP

DISP/CHARA

C D

1 2 3 4 5

REC

GROUP

MD operation indicators

Remaining recording time

Ex.: Track 1 of CD2 is now recorded on an MD using

LP2 and Group recording at normal speed (x1).

When the CD player stops, the MD recorder also stops automatically.

To stop recording, press 7. “WRITING” flashes on the display and the unit beeps for a while if the key-touch tone is activated (see page 10).

Current MD track number Current group number*

C D

1 2 3 4 5

* If the loaded MD does not contain any group or more than 99 groups,

“G – –” will appear on the display.

REC

GROUP

When recording from a CD-R/RW

You cannot make a digital recording from a digital-copied CD-R/RW on an MD. “SCMS CANNOT COPY” appears on the display and an analog recording starts (see page 61). The recording speed is automatically set to x1 (normal speed). If CD REC MODE is used, recording stops automatically if “SCMS CANNOT COPY” appears on the display.

Recording Other Sources onto an MD

Prepare the source to record from.

To record from FM/AM broadcasts:

1) Press FM/AM/AUX (or FM/AM on the unit) to select either “FM” or “AM.”

FM/AM

/AUX

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

2) Tune in to a preset station you want (see page 14).

To record from a tape:

1) Insert a cassette into the cassette loading slot.

• If the current playing source is not “TAPE,” press

TAPE 2 3, then 7 before going to the next step.

2) Press REV.MODE to select Reverse Mode (see page 26).

To record from external equipment:

Press FM/AM/AUX (or AUX/DVD on the unit) to select “AUX” and prepare the external equipment to play.

FM/AM

/AUX

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

REV.

MODE

Press MD REC.

REC

The REC (MD recording) indicator starts flashing on the display.

When the source is “FM” or “AM,” recording starts.

When the source is “TAPE,” playback and recording

starts—Synchronized Recording. When the cassette player stops, recording also stops automatically.

When the source is “AUX,” starts playback after “AUX = MD” appears on the display.

TAPE

REC

GROUP

Ex.: When recording a tape using LP2 and Group recording.

To stop recording, press 7.

“WRITING” flashes on the display and the unit beeps for a while if the key-touch tone is activated (see page 10).

When recording from the external equipment

Recording starts automatically when the source sound comes into the unit, and stops automatically if no sound comes into the unit for about 30 seconds (Sound Synchronized Recording).

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(On the remote control) (On the unit)

• Adjust the audio input level if necessary (see page 27).

• For operation of the external equipment, see the

manuals supplied with it.

Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot.

• Set the MD recording length mode, “LP:”-prefix

addition mode, and group recording mode (see “Setting MD Recording Modes” on page 30).

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CD REC MODE to select

CD REC

MODE

track mark entry mode.

• Each time you press the button, entry mode

alternates between auto and manual entry:

MANUAL TRK REC

MANUAL TRK REC: Separates tracks manually by

AUTO TRK REC: The unit automatically separates

* See “About the track marks” on page 28 for details.

AUTO TRK REC

adding track marks at the places where you want.

• Press SET to add a track mark while recording.

and put a track mark if there is a silence of 3 seconds or more between tracks.

• By pressing SET, you can also enter a track mark manually.

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

• Each time you press the button, the information on the display changes as follows:

Source indication

REC

GROUP

Remaining recording time

REC

GROUP

MD track number MD group number*

Ex.: When you record an FM broadcast.

* When group recording is not activated, “– –” will appear on the display.

DISP/CHARA

Recording on Tapes

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Before You Start Recording on a Tape

• It may be unlawful to record or play back copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner.

• If recordings you have made have excessive noise or static, the unit may be too close to a TV. Place the unit away from the TV.

• You can use only type I tapes for recording.

To protect your recordings

Cassettes have two small taps on the back to protect unexpected erasure or recording. To protect your recording, remove these tabs. To re-record on a protected tape, cover the holes with adhesive tape.

Adhesive tape

The use of the C-120 or longer tape is not recommended, since characteristic deterioration may occur and this tape easily jams in the pinch rollers and the capstans.

To keep the best recording and playback sound quality

You need to clean the heads.

• Clean the heads after every 10 hours of use with a wet-type head cleaning tape (available at electronic and audio shops).

When the head becomes dirty, the following symptoms will occur:

– Sound quality is reduced. – Sound level decreases. – Sound drops out.

• Do not play dirty or dusty tapes.

• Do not touch the highly-polished head with any metallic

or magnetic tools.

To demagnetize the head

Turn off (on standby) the unit, and use a head demagnetizer (available at electronics and audio shops).

At the start and end of cassette tapes

There is leader tape which cannot be recorded onto. Thus, when recording discs, MDs, or radio broadcasts, wind the leader tape first to ensure that the recording will be made without any music part lost.

Recording CD onto a Tape —CD-Tape Synchronized Recording

Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “CD,” press CD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

• You can make a program (see page 17) or select Random Play (see page 18) if you want. = Go to step 3.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN to select the disc you want to record, then 7 before going to the next step.

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Press TAPE REC when the selected recording mode in step

is still shown on the display.

The recording starts and the REC (tape recording) and tape direction indicators start flashing on the display.

C D

1 2 3 4 5

Current track number Elapsed playing time

TAPE REC

TAP E

REC

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DISC UP

DISC DOWN

Put a recordable cassette into the cassette loading slot.

Press REV.MODE to select a reverse mode.

• Each time you press the button, the reverse mode changes as follows:

Recording on one side.

* will be shown during recording when you select .

• If you have selected Program Play or Random Play, go to step 6.

Press CD REC MODE to select the

Recording on both sides once.

CD REC

recording mode.

• Each time you press the button, recording mode changes as follow:

1st TRACK REC

ALL DISC REC

• 1st TRACK REC: Records the first track of all the

loaded CDs (up to 5 discs).

• This allow you to make a directory

• CD1* DISC REC: Records the selected CD entirely.

* Selected disc number appears on the display.

• ALL DISC REC: Records all the loaded CDs.

CD1* DISC REC

of all your favorite CDs.

REV.

MODE

Recording onto a Tape

You can use only type I tapes for recording.

Prepare the source to record from.

To record from a disc:

1) Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “CD,” press CD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

• You can make a program (see page 17) or select Random Play (see page 18) if you want. = Go to step 2.

2) Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN to select a disc to record, then 7 before going to the next step.

DISC UP

DISC DOWN

To record from an MD:

Insert an MD into the MD loading slot.

• If the current playing source is not “MD,” press

MD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

• You can make a program (see page 22), select Random

Play (see page 23) or Group Play (see page 23) if you want.

To record from FM/AM broadcasts:

1) Press FM/AM/AUX (or FM/AM on the unit) to select either “FM” or “AM.”

FM/AM

/AUX

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

2) Tune in to a preset station you want (see page 14).

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To record from external equipment:

1) Press FM/AM/AUX (or AUX/DVD on the unit) to select “AUX.”

FM/AM

/AUX

(On the remote control) (On the unit)

2) Prepare the external equipment to play.

• Adjust the audio input level if necessary (see page 27).

• For operation of the external equipment, see the

manuals supplied with it.

AUX/DVD

FM/AM

To record a single track of a CD/MD during play

On the remote control ONLY:

While playing back a track of a CD or MD you want to record, press TAPE REC.

The playback of the track is stopped, and the same track starts playing from the beginning again. This time, the cassette deck starts recording the track.

• After the track is recorded, both playback and recording stop automatically.

TAP E

REC

Put a recordable cassette into the cassette loading slot.

Press REV.MODE to select Reverse Mode.

• Each time you press the button, Reverse Mode changes as follows:

Recording on one side.

* will be shown during recording when you select .

Press TAPE REC.

The REC (tape recording) and tape direction indicators start flashing on the display.

When the source is “FM” or “AM,” recording starts.

When the source is “CD” or “MD,” playback and

recording starts—Synchronized Recording. When the CD or MD player stops, recording also stops automatically.

Recording on both sides once.

REV.

MODE

TAPE

REC

When you press TAPE REC while pausing a track

Recording starts from that point.

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

• Each time you press the button, the information on the display alternates between the recording indication and the clock indication.

When recording a disc or an MD

• A 4-second blank is automatically made on the tape before each track. To record without the blank, press CD 6 or MD 6 twice in step 1, then press TAPE REC.

• When the front side of the tape ends in the middle of a track, the recording on the reverse side starts from the beginning of that track (if the reverse mode is set to ). However, if the front side ends within 12 seconds from the beginning of a track, recording on the reverse side starts from the previous track.

DISP/CHARA

When the source is “AUX,” starts playback after “AUX

= TAPE” appears on the display.

TAPE

REC

Ex.: When you record an FM broadcast

• When you select a track by pressing ¢ or 4 before pressing TAPE REC, recording starts from the selected track (except when Program Play is selected).

• When recording from an external equipment, start playback after “AUX = TAPE” appears on the display.

To stop recording, press 7.

Recording CD onto an MD and a Tape —CD Synchronized Recording

English

To stop recording, press 7.

“WRITING” flashes on the display for a while.

With this recording method, you can start and stop CD play, MD and tape recordings at the same time.

Load discs into the 5-CD changer.

• If the current playing source is not “CD,” press CD 6, then 7 before going to the next step.

• You can make a program (see page 17) or select Random Play (see page 18) if you want. = Go to step 3.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISC UP or DISC DOWN to select the disc you want to record, then 7 before going to the next step.

DISC UP

DISC DOWN

Insert a recordable MD into the MD loading slot and put a recordable cassette into the cassette loading slot.

To eject the MD or tape, press 7 to stop the recording, then

press the corresponding eject button.

To record a single track during play or pause

On the remote control ONLY:

While playing back or pausing a track you want to record, press MD&TAPE REC.

The playback of the track is stopped, and the same track starts playing from the beginning again. This time, the MD recorder and cassette deck start recording the track.

• After the track is recorded, both playback and recording stop automatically.

MD&TAPE

REC

To change the information shown on the display

On the remote control ONLY:

Press DISP/CHARA.

• Each time you press the button, the recording indications, the current track numbers of both the disc and the MD, and the clock indication appear in sequence on the display.

DISP/CHARA

For the MD:

Set the MD recording length mode, “LP:”-prefix addition mode, and group recording mode (see “Setting MD Recording Modes” on page 30).

• Set the MD recording speed to “x1.”

For the cassette:

Press REV.MODE to select Reverse Mode as necessary.

Press MD&TAPE REC.

CD play and recording start.

• When you select a track by pressing ¢ or 4 before pressing MD&TAPE REC, recording starts from the selected track (except when Program Play is selected).

The REC (MD recording) and REC (tape recording) indicators start flashing on the display.

MD and tape recording indicators

C D

1 2 3 4 5

REC

TAPE

REC

Remaining playing time

MD&TAPE

• When recording from a CD-R/RW

You cannot make a digital recording from a digital-copied CD-R/RW on an MD. “SCMS CANNOT COPY” appears on the display and an analog recording starts (see page 63).

• When recording on an MD and a tape at the same time

A 4-second blank before each track is not made on the tape.

REC

The track number on the disc currently being recorded

MD remaining recording time

When CD player stops, MD recorder and the cassette deck stop automatically.

Editing MDs

English

Guidance—MD Group Functions

To add to the conventional MD Editing functions (called the track editing functions in this manual), MD Group functions help you to classify the tracks by making groups on your MD.

Classifying the tracks on an MD

MDLP enables you to record more tracks on a single MD than usual. So, there are many tracks which have been recorded from the various sources—CDs, FM, and so on— on your MD.

In that case, if you can classify the tracks by source, by album, or by artist, the playback of your favorite songs becomes much easier.

Track number

1A23456

BBBBB

Track

23456

BBBBB

CCDE

CC9D10E

910

Using MD Groups as a separate item

You can enjoy playback, recording, and editing groups.

• Playback (see page 23):

You can play back and repeat the desired group without making a program: For example, you can play back repeatedly genre B tracks by selecting Group 1 in the left figure—Group Play.

• Recording (see page 30):

You can form a group while tracks are being recorded.

• Editing:

You can edit the groups using the following functions: – Forming a group (FORM GR) – Adding a track to a group (ENTRY GR) – Dividing a group (DIVIDE GR) – Joining two groups (JOIN GR) – Moving a group (MOVE GR) – Ungrouping tracks (UNGROUP) – Dissolving all groups (UNGR ALL) – Erasing tracks in a group (ERASE GR)

How to make up Groups

You can make up groups using two methods: Forming-agroup function and Group recording function.

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

In the figure above, as an example, there are 5 different genres (from A to E) of tracks on the MD. Using MD Group functions, you can form a group by genre B tracks as Group 1, genre C tracks as Group 2, etc.

By forming groups on the MD, you can classify the tracks by each genre—the album title, the artist, etc. You can also assign a name to each group (see pages 51 – 53).

• Forming-a-group function—FORM GR:

Select this when you want to make groups after recording (see page 39).

• Group recording function:

Press GROUP REC ON/OFF to record and group tracks at the same time (for details, see page 30).

Continued

Introducing Group Editing Functions

The groups and tracks can be edited in many ways (Group editing functions and Track editing functions). From this page to page 45, the group editing functions are explained. For details on the track editing functions, see pages 46 to 50.

English

Forming a group (FORM GR): Page 39

This function forms a series of tracks or a single track into a new group.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Track number

Group 1

1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13

Adding a track to a group (ENTRY GR): Page 40

This function enters the selected track into a group.

Group 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Group 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Group 2

Track number

Group 2

10 11 12 13 14 15

Dividing a group (DIVIDE GR): Page 41

This function divides a group containing plural tracks.

Group 1 Group 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Track number

Group 1 Group 2

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Group 3

11 12 13 14 15

Joining two groups (JOIN GR): Page 42

This function joins two adjacent groups into a single group.

Ungrouping tracks (UNGROUP): Page 44

This function dissolves a group.

9 10 11

Group 4

12 13 14

Group 3

Group 5

15 16 17

4 Group 5

Group

15 16 17 18 19 2012 13 14

Group 6

18 19 20

Track number

Group 1

1 2 3 4

Group 1

1 2 3 4

Group 2 Group 3

5 6 7 8

Group 2

5 6 7 8

Dissolving all groups (UNGR ALL): Page 44

This function dissolves all the groups.

9 10 11

Group 4

12 13 14

Group 5

15 16 17

Group 6

18 19 20

Track number

Group 1

Group 2 Group 3

1 2 3 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

5 6 7 8

Erasing tracks in a group (ERASE GR): Page 45

This function erases the tracks in the selected group.

• Group numbers and track numbers are renumbered automatically.

Group 1

Track number

1 2 3 4

Group 1

1 2 3 4

Group 2 Group 3

5 6 7 8

Group 2 Group 3

5 6 7 89 10

9 10 11

Group 4

12 13 14

Group 4

12 13 14

Group 5

15 16 17

Group 5

15 16 17

Group 6

18 19 20

Blank

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Group 1

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13 14 15

Track number

Group 2

11 12 13 14 15

Moving a group (MOVE GR): Page 43

This function moves the selected group by reordering the group and track numbers.

Group 1

1 2 3 4

Group 1

1 2 3 4

Group 2

5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Group 2

5 6 7 8

Group 3

9 10 11

Group 4

12 13 14

Group 4

12 13 14

Group 5

15 16 17

Group 5

15 16 17

Group 6

18 19 20

Track number

Group 6

18 19 20

• If “PLAY BACK DISC” or “DISC PROTECTED” appears when you try to edit an MD

You cannot edit such MDs. See pages 62 and 63.

• During Program Play or Random Play You can edit the MD as long as the playback is stopped. However, editing groups will resume Normal Play (the program in memory will be cleared).

English

In the following examples of group editing, the process is explained from the very first—that is, inserting a disc. You can also edit an MD during playback (in Normal Play).

Forming a Group—FORM GR

This function allows you to form a group from a series of tracks which do not belong to the other groups. You can form a group from a single track. Once a new group is formed, the other groups are renumbered.

• You can form up to 99 groups on a single MD.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 8, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “FORM GR ?” appears on the display.

GROUP TITLE

/EDIT

Press SET.

• If the track selected as the first track belongs to another group, “GROUP TRACK” appears on the display. Select another track again (repeat step 4 ).

• If you want to form a group from the selected track only, go to step 7.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

the last track of the new group.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playback repeatedly.

Ex.: When track 5 is selected.

Press SET.

SET

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• During playback:

The currently playing track number starts flashing.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

the first track of a new group.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playback repeatedly.

Ex.: When track 3 is selected.

• If the last selected track belongs to another group, “GROUP TRACK” appears on the display. Select another track again (repeat step 6 ).

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD and playback stops.

To dissolve the group, see the UNGROUP function on page

44.

When “CANNOT FORM!” appears on the display in step

You are trying to form a new group which includes another group between the first and the last track. In this case, dissolve the previous group and form a new one again.

ENTER

Adding a Track to a Group—ENTRY GR

This function allows you to enter a track into a group. The track will be added as the last track in the selected group. The track numbers will be renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 8, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “ENTRY GR ?” appears on the display.

GROUP TITLE

/EDIT

Continued

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

• When the selected track belongs to a group, its group number appears on the display.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP

SET

4 while holding SHIFT to select the group.

SHIFT

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

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• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• During playback:

The currently playing track number starts flashing.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

the track.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playback repeatedly.

Ex.: When track 13 is selected.

Ex.: When group 18 is selected.

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD and playback stops.

When “CANNOT ENTRY!” appears on the display in

step

You are trying to enter the selected track into the same group again. Repeat procedure from step 6.

SET

ENTER

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Dividing a Group—DIVIDE GR

This function allows you to divide one group into two separate groups. You cannot divide the group containing only a single track. When the original group has a title, two separate groups are reassigned the same title as the original group. Once a new group is divided, the other groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 7, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

the track as the dividing point.

The track selected in this step will be the first track in the divided group.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playback repeatedly.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT

GROUP TITLE

repeatedly until “DIVIDE GR?” appears on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

• During playback: The current playing track number and its group number will appear. If the track does not belong to any group, the group number will be indicated as “– –.”

SET

/EDIT

Ex.: When track 18 is selected.

• You cannot select the first track in a group or an ungrouped track as a dividing point.

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD and playback stops.

To join the divided groups, see the JOIN GR function on page 42.

SET

ENTER

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT to select the group

you want to divide.

SHIFT

The first track of the selected group

Ex.: When group 2 is selected.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

Joining Two Groups—JOIN GR

This function allows you to join two adjacent groups into a single group. When the groups have their own titles, the title of the preceding group is reassigned to the newly joined group. Once two groups are joined, the other groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 6, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Continued

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

ENTER

English

SET

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT

GROUP TITLE

repeatedly until “JOIN GR ?” appears on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has only one or no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

• During playback: The group number of the currently playing track will appear on the right. If the track does not belong to any group, the group number will be indicated as “– –.”

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP

SET

4 while holding SHIFT to select the two adjacent groups you want to join.

/EDIT

To divide the group, see the DIVIDE GR function on page

41.

When “CANNOT JOIN” appears on the display in

step

You are trying to join two groups which are separated by another track(s) inbetween. In this case, you need to move either of the groups (see page 43) or the track(s) (see page 49).

SHIFT

Ex.: When groups 7 and 8 are selected.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

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Moving a Group—MOVE GR

This function allows you to move a group. Once a group is moved, the tracks and the other groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 8, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “MOVE GR ?” appears on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

GROUP TITLE

/EDIT

SET

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT to select the

position where you want to move the group to.

SHIFT

Ex.: When group 3 is moved to group 10.

Press SET.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

• If the loaded MD has only one or no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

• During playback: The group number of the currently playing track will appear. If the track does not belong to any group, the group number will be indicated as “– –.”

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT to select the group

you want to move.

SHIFT

Ex.: When group 3 is selected.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

ENTER

Ungrouping Tracks—UNGROUP

This function allows you to dissolve a group. You cannot erase the tracks using this function. Once tracks are ungrouped, the other groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 6, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “UNGROUP ?” appears on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

GROUP TITLE

/EDIT

Continued

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

SET

ENTER

Dissolving All Groups—UNGR ALL

This function allows you to dissolve all the groups. You cannot erase the tracks using this function.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 4, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

English

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

• During playback: The group number of the currently playing track will appear. If the track does not belong to any group, the group number will be indicated as “– –.”

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT to select the group

you want to dissolve.

SHIFT

Ex.: When group 3 is selected.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT

GROUP TITLE

repeatedly until “UNGR ALL ?” appears on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

SET

ENTER

/EDIT

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Erasing Tracks in a Group—ERASE GR

This function allows you to erase a group together with tracks in the group. You cannot resume the tracks in the erased group. Once a group is erased, the other tracks and groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 6, press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “ERASE GR ?” appears on the display.

GROUP TITLE

/EDIT

Press GROUP SKIP ¢ or GROUP SKIP 4 while holding SHIFT to select the group

you want to erase.

SHIFT

Ex.: When group 6 is selected

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

• During playback: The group number of the currently playing track will appear. If the track does not belong to any group, the group number will be indicated as “– –.”

SET

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

ENTER

Continued

Introducing Track Editing Functions

The groups and tracks can be edited in many ways (Group editing functions and Track editing functions). From this page to page 50, the track editing functions are explained. For details on the group editing functions, see pages 37 to 45.

English

Dividing a track (DIVIDE): Page 47

This function divides a track by adding a track mark(s) in the desired point(s) in the middle or where you want to search for later.

After dividing track A

B CA D

B C

Track number

Joining two tracks (JOIN): Page 48

This function joins two adjacent tracks into a single track by deleting a track mark.

After joining track A and B

354

B CAED

C D

Track number

Moving a track (MOVE): Page 49

This function moves a track by reordering the track numbers.

B CAED

Erasing all tracks (ALL ERASE): Page 50

This function erases all data on a disc entirely.

After erasing all tracks

354

B CAED

Blank disc

Track number

Erasing a portion of a track

By combining “DIVIDE,” “ERASE” and “JOIN,” for example, it is possible to erase only a part of an existing track.

Part to be erased

Dividing track A into 3 tracks

Erasing track A2

Joining tracks A1 and A3

A2 A3A1 CB

A3A1 CB

354

BCA

Track number

Blank

After moving track B

C D

Track number

Erasing tracks (ERASE): Page 50

This function erases selected tracks. After the erasure, the subsequent tracks are justified and their track numbers are renumbered automatically. You can erase up to 15 tracks at a time.

After erasing tracks B and D

354

B CAED

Track number

Blank

• If “PLAY BACK DISC” or “DISC PROTECTED” appears when you try to edit an MD

You cannot edit such MDs. See pages 62 and 63.

• During Program Play or Random Play You can edit the MD as long as the playback is stopped. However, editing tracks will resume Normal Play (the program in memory will be cleared).

English

In the following examples of track editing, the process is explained from the very first—that is, inserting a disc. You can also edit an MD during playback (in Normal Play).

Dividing a Track—DIVIDE

This function allows you to divide one track into two separate tracks. It is useful, for example, when you want to add track marks at a certain point within a track or if you want to separate a recording. When the original track has a title, two separate tracks are reassigned the same title as the original track in the same group (if the original track is belonged to a group). Once a track is divided, the other tracks are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 8, press TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “DIVIDE ?” appears on the display.

TITLE/EDIT

Press SET when you find the point

SET

where you want to divide the track.

“POSIT. (position) 0” appears on the display, and the unit repeats the selected point—a 3-second period following the dividing point.

• If the loaded MD has 254 tracks, “DISC FULL” will appear (see “MD limitations” on page 61) and you cannot go to the following steps.

• If the dividing point is satisfactory, go to step 7. If not, go to the next step.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press or to precisely adjust the dividing point.

When you stop pressing the button, the unit repeats the newly selected dividing point.

• You can shift the dividing point up to ±128. This range (±128) corresponds to approximately ±8 seconds* from the original point (position 0).

10 +10

• If the loaded MD has no track, “DIVIDE ?” will not appear on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

The first track on the MD starts playback repeatedly.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

the track you want to divide.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons.

Ex.: When track 12 is selected.

• If you press and hold ¢ or 4, you can fast-forward or fast-reverse the selected track.

Ex.: When adjusting the point by –103.

* When the recording length mode of the selected track is “SP.”

For “LP2,” it is approximately ±16 seconds, and for “LP4” approximately ±32 seconds.

• When you find the correct position, go to the next step.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press SET.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

To join the divided tracks, see the JOIN function on page

48.

SET

ENTER

Joining Two Tracks—JOIN

This function allows you to join two adjacent tracks into one track. When the tracks have their own titles, the title of the preceding track is reassigned to the newly joined track. Once two tracks are joined, the other tracks and/or the groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 6, press TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “JOIN ?” appears on the display.

TITLE/EDIT

Continued

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

To divide the joined tracks, see the DIVIDE function on page 47.

SET

ENTER

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• If the loaded MD has no track, “JOIN ?” will not appear.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has only one track, you cannot go to the following steps.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

the two adjacent tracks you want to join.

• You can also select the tracks using the number buttons*. In this case, the selected track starts playing repeatedly.

• If “CANNOT JOIN” appears in step

You cannot join the following tracks. – Tracks recorded using different recording length modes (SP, LP2, LP4).

(See page 30.) – Digital-recording tracks and analog-recording tracks. – Tracks recorded using monaural long recording method (not possible on

this unit) and stereo-recording tracks.

• When the track belongs to a group

If the preceding track of two tracks you want to join belongs to a group, the newly joined track will belong to that group. On the other hand, if the preceding track does not belong to any group, the newly joined track will not belong to any group even if the succeeding track belongs to a group.

Ex.: When tracks 2 and 3 are selected.

* Select the succeeding track of two tracks when you use the number

buttons.

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Moving a Track—MOVE

This function allows you to move a track to the position you prefer. It is useful to change the order of the tracks as you like. Once a track is moved, the tracks and/or the groups are renumbered.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 8, press TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “MOVE ?” appears on the display.

• If the loaded MD has no track, “MOVE ?” will not appear on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

TITLE/EDIT

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

the position where you want to move the track to.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playing repeatedly.

Ex.: When track 3 is moved to track 8.

• If the track selected in this step belongs to a group, the track selected in step 4 will be entered into the same group with the current track after moving.

Press SET.

SET

Press SET.

• If the loaded MD has only one track, you cannot go to the following steps.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

the track you want to move.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playing repeatedly.

Ex.: When track 3 is selected.

SET

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL, then repeat from step 4.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

ENTER

Erasing Tracks—ERASE

This function allows you to erase unwanted tracks. You cannot resume the erased tracks. Once tracks are erased, the other tracks and/or groups are renumbered. You can erase up to 15 tracks at a time.

• To stop any time during the editing process below before step 8, press TITLE/EDIT.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TITLE/EDIT repeatedly until “ERASE?” appears on the display.

TITLE/EDIT

Continued

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to select all the tracks you want to erase.

• You can select up to 15 tracks. If you select a 16th track to erase, “MEMORY FULL” will appear on the display.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

ENTER

Erasing All Tracks—ALL ERASE

This function allows you to erase all the tracks on an MD. You cannot resume the erased tracks.

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• If the loaded MD has no track, “ERASE?” will not appear.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

Press ¢ or 4 to select

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

the track you want to erase.

• You can also select the track using the number buttons. In this case, the selected track starts playing repeatedly.

Press SET.

“ ” appears on the display. The track marked with “ ” will be erased.

Ex.: When track 5 is selected.

• When you do not want to erase the track, press CANCEL to remove “ .”

SET

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press TITLE/EDIT repeatedly

TITLE/EDIT

until “ALL ERASE?” appears on the display.

• If you want to stop this editing process, press CANCEL.

Press SET.

• To cancel the setting, press CANCEL.

Press ENTER.

“EDITING” appears on the display. Then “WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD. “BLANK DISC” appears on the display.

SET

ENTER

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TITLE/EDIT

GROUP TITLE

/EDIT

10 +10

SET

DISC TITLE? 1 TITLE? 2 TITLE?

3 TITLE?

The last

track title

GR– – TITLE? GR 1 TITLE?

GR 2 TITLE?

The last

group title

Assigning Titles to an MD

You can assign a name to each MD, to each group and to each track using alphabetic characters (uppercase and lowercase), symbols and numerals. Once a title is assigned, it is displayed for your confirmation.

• You cannot edit titles composed of more than 61 characters.

About the number of characters entered for an MD

The total number of characters that you can enter for an MD is 1792. The maximum number that you can enter for a disc/track title is 61. (However, the actual number you can enter may be slightly less than the maximum numbers due to the MD limitations—see page 61.)

• A space can be counted as one character.

• When the stereo long-hour recording (LP2 or LP4, see page 30) method is used for recording, the maximum number you can enter for a track title is automatically reduced since “LP:” and a space are automatically added to the beginning of the track title. Consequently this reduces the total number of characters you can enter for an MD. Ex.: You can enter up to 10 characters for each track if an MD is

composed of 120 tracks recorded using the stereo long-hour recording method.

Insert an MD you want to edit into the MD loading slot.

Enter the unit into the title entry mode.

For the disc and track title:

Press TITLE/EDIT.

• During stop mode: Disc title entry screen appears on the display.

• During play mode: Track title entry screen appears on the display.

In the following example, the process is explained from the very first—that is, inserting a disc. If you have already started recording or playing, start from step 2.

• You can edit titles during playback (in Normal Play).

• To exit from the title entry screen any time during the process, press TITLE/EDIT or GROUP TITLE/EDIT repeatedly.

For the group title:

Press GROUP TITLE/EDIT.

Group title entry screen appears on the display.

• If the loaded MD has no group, you cannot go to the following steps.

Press or to change the title entry mode.

• Each time you press the button, the title entry mode changes as follows:

For the disc and track title:

For the group title:

Press SET to enter the unit into the selected title entry mode.

Character entry position

Character set

Ex.: When the disc has no title.

DISP/CHARA

123

456

789

10 0 +10

ENTER

CANCEL

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Capital letters & Symbols

Small letters & Symbols

Numerals

Enter characters.

1) Press DISP/CHARA to select the character set you want.

• Each time you press the button, the

character set changes as follows:

2) Press the character entry button for a character you want to enter.

Ex.:

• To enter an “A” or “a,” press

ABC once. To enter a “B” or “b,” press ABC twice. To enter a “C” or “c,” press ABC three times.

• To enter a symbol, press

MARK repeatedly until the mark you want appears. For available symbols, see page 53.

• To enter a numeral, press 0 – 9.

• To enter a space while entering a title, press

twice.

• To move the character entry position while entering

a title, press or *.

• If you have entered an incorrect character, press

or to select the character you want to correct, then press CANCEL to delete it.

Continued

Press ENTER to finish the current title entry.

“EDITING” appears on the display for a while, then the next title entry screen appears.

• For the disc title:

The track title entry screen for the track 1 appears.

• For the track title:

The next track title entry screen appears (or the unit exits from the title entry screen if the current track is the last one on the disc).

• For the group title:

The next group title entry screen appears (or the same screen still remains if the current group is the last one on the disc).

If you want to continue assigning a title, repeat steps 3 to

Press CANCEL to exit from the title entry mode.

• While recording, do not go to the next step until the recording ends.

Press 0 (MD eject) on the unit to eject the MD.

“WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

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* If you press repeatedly during recording, the entered characters

may be displayed incorrectly. In this case, press TITLE/EDIT or GROUP TITLE/EDIT, then repeat from step 2 again.

3) Repeat steps 5 – 1) and 5 – 2) to enter other characters.

• If the character you want to enter next is assigned to

the same button you have just pressed in step

– 2), press once to move the character entry

position to the right.

• The display can only show 6 characters at a time. If

you enter the 7th character, the first character disappears, and so on.

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You can assign titles during play or recording

• During play: Entering a track title

The MD recorder repeats playback of the current track until you press ENTER in step 6. When you press ENTER, the next track will be played.

Entering a disc title

The MD recorder repeats playback of all tracks of the MD until you press ENTER in step 6. When you press ENTER, the MD recorder enters the track title entry mode.

Entering a group title

The MD recorder repeats playback of the tracks in the group until you press ENTER in step 6. When you press ENTER, the MD recorder enters the next group title entry mode.

• During recording:

Entering a track title

The MD recorder continues recording even after you press ENTER in step 6. When you press ENTER, a track title is assigned to the track where you have started the title entry. If you do not press ENTER before recording ends, the track title assigned will be canceled.

• During CD-MD or CD Synchronized Recording (see pages 30 and 36):

You can assign the disc title, and 16 track titles one after another as recording goes on. The track titles you have entered are automatically assigned to the tracks recorded on the MD in sequential order. “EDITING” appears on the display for a while, then the next title entry screen appears. If you enter 17th track title or more, they are ignored.

When you unplug the AC power cord or if a power failure occurs before step

The editing you have made is not recorded on the MD.

Available symbols are as follows:

(Blank)

Changing the Title

You can make a correction or change the title.

Follow steps 1 to 4 on page 51.

Select the character you want to correct, by pressing

10 +10

or .

• Make sure that the character you want to change is flashing.

Press CANCEL to delete the

CANCEL

character you have selected in the above step.

Enter the correct character, referring to step

on page 52.

Repeat steps 2 to 4 of the current procedure to correct more characters.

Press ENTER to finish correcting

ENTER

the title.

“EDITING” appears on the display for a while, then the next title entry screen appears.

• If you want to correct another title, select another title entry mode by pressing or , press SET, then repeat from step 2 above.

• If you want to finish the correction, go to the next step.

Press 0 (MD eject) on the unit to eject the MD.

“WRITING” and the REC (MD recording) indicator flash while the editing you have made is being recorded on the MD.

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To erase all the characters, press CANCEL repeatedly in step 3 above to erase all the characters, then go to step 6.

Using the Timers

There are three timers available—Recording Timer, Daily Timer and Sleep Timer.

• Before using these timers, make sure the built-in clock is set correctly (see page 9).

• When using the tuner as the source, preset stations in advance (see page 14).

Using Recording Timer

Select the source to record from.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to select the source.

• Each time you press the

button, the source changes as follows:

FM AM AUX

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GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

With Recording Timer, you can make an unattended recording.

• You can set Recording Timer whether the unit is turned on or off (on standby).

• To correct a mis-entry any time during the setting process, press CANCEL.

• To exit from the timer setting during the process, press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until the source indication appears.

How Recording Timer actually works

The unit automatically turns on, muting the volume, and starts recording on the MD or on the tape when the start time comes. Then, when the shut-off time comes, the unit automatically turns off (on standby). Recording Timer works only once, but the timer settings remain stored in memory until you reset them or unplug the AC power cord.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly

CLOCK/

TIMER

until “REC TIMER” appears on the display.

The (timer) indicator lights up and the REC (recording timer) indicator starts flashing on the display.

REC

2) When you select “FM” or “AM,” press SET, then

select a preset number by pressing ¢ or 4.

SET

When you select “AUX,” set the timer function of the external component as well.

3) Press SET.

A device to record onto flashes on the display.

Select the device to record onto.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to select the device.

MD REC

2) Press SET.

3) When you select “MD REC,” select the recording

length mode (see page 30) by pressing ¢ or 4, then press SET again.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

TAPE REC

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

• Each time you press the button, the timer changes as follows:

REC TIMER

Source indicator

(canceled)

Press SET.

The source name flashes on the display.

DAILY TIMER

Clock setting

SET

When you select “TAPE REC,” select Reverse Mode (see page 26) by pressing REV.MODE when you prepare the device. When recording starts, reverse mode indicator changes to automatically.

The hour digits of the start time start flashing.

REV.

MODE

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Set the start time.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

to adjust the hour.

You can also adjust the hour using the number buttons.

2) Press SET.

The minute digits start flashing.

3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

to adjust the minute.

You can also adjust the minute using the number buttons.

Ex.: When you set start time to 11:30.

4) Press SET.

The hour digits of the shut-off time start flashing.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

REC

SET

Before the start time, the REC (recording timer) indicator and “REC TIMER STANDBY” start flashing on the display.

REC

Before the shut-off time, the display changes as follow if MD is selected as the device to record:

REC

Set the shut-off time.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

to adjust the hour.

You can also adjust the hour using the number buttons.

2) Press SET.

The minute digits start flashing.

3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

to adjust the minute.

You can also adjust the minute using the number buttons.

REC

Ex.: When you set shut-off time to 13:00.

4) Press SET.

The REC (recording timer) indicator stops flashing and remains lit. The contents of this setting appear on the display for your confirmation.

Press STANDBY/ON to turn

STANDBY/ON

off the unit if you have set the timer with the unit turned on.

To record onto an MD using the Group recording, press GROUP REC ON/OFF to turn on the Group recording after setting the Recording Timer (before turning off the unit).

SET

Clock indication

To turn off the Recording Timer after its setting is done

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “REC TIMER” appears on the display.

Press CANCEL. The (timer) and REC (recording timer) indicators go off from the display.

To turn on the Recording Timer again

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “REC TIMER” appears on the display.

Press SET repeatedly until the settings are shown on the display for your confirmation. The (timer) and REC (recording timer) indicators light up on the display.

• Adjusting the hour and minute of the start and shut-off time using the

number buttons in steps 5 - 1), 5 - 3), 6 - 1), and 6 - 3)

Ex.: To adjust the hour/minute to 5, press 5.

To adjust the hour/minute to 12, press +10, then 2. To adjust the hour/minute to 20, press +10, then 10 (or press +10 twice, then 0).

• When you press 7 while Recording Timer works

The recording stops but the timer is not canceled. The unit automatically turns off (on standby) when the shut-off time comes.

• If the unit is kept turned on when the start time comes

Recording Timer does not work at all.

Using Daily Timer

With Daily Timer, you can wake up to your favorite music or radio program.

• You can set Daily Timer whether the unit is turned on or off (on standby).

• To correct a mis-entry any time during the setting process, press CANCEL.

• To exit from the timer setting during the process, press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until the source indication appears.

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You can also use the source selecting buttons.

When you select “CD”

1. Press SET.

2. Select the disc number by pressing ¢ or 4 (or DISC UP or DISC DOWN ), then press SET again.

3. Press ¢ or 4 to select the track number.

If there is no disc on the selected disc tray and if the selected track is the first track, the first track of next disc will be selected and starts playback when the ontime comes.

How Daily Timer actually works

The unit automatically turns on, and starts playing the specified source when the timer-on time comes. Then, when the timer-off time comes, the unit automatically turns off (on standby). Daily Timer works every day, and the timer settings remain stored in memory until you reset them or unplug the AC power cord.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly

CLOCK/

TIMER

until “DAILY TIMER” appears on the display.

The (timer) indicator lights up and the DAILY indicator starts flashing on the display.

DAILY

When you select “MD”

1. Press SET.

2. Press ¢ or 4 to select the track number.

When you select “TAPE,” prepare it for playback.

When you select “FM” or “AM”

1. Press SET.

2. Select a preset number by pressing ¢ or 4.

When you select “AUX,” set the timer function of the external component as well.

2) Press SET.

The hour digits of the start time start flashing.

Set the start time.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour.

You can also adjust the hour using the number buttons.

2) Press SET.

The minute digits start flashing.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

SET

• Each time you press the button, the timer changes as follows:

REC TIMER

Source indicator

(canceled)

Press SET.

The source name flashes on the display.

Select the source to play back.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly

to select the source.

• Each time you press the button, the source changes as follows:

CD MD

DAILY TIMER

Clock setting

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

TAPE

AUXFMAM

SET

3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the minute.

You can also adjust the minute using the number buttons.

Ex.: When you set start time to 7:00.

4) Press SET.

The hour digits of the shut-off time start flashing.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

DAILY

SET

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Set the shut-off time.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the hour.

You can also adjust the hour using the number buttons.

2) Press SET.

The minute digits start flashing.

3) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the minute.

You can also adjust the minute using the number buttons.

Ex.: When you set shut-off time to 8:00.

4) Press SET.

The volume setting appears on the display.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

DAILY

Adjust the volume level.

1) Press ¢ or 4 repeatedly to adjust the volume level.

• You can adjust the volume

level to “– –” or within the range of 0 (silent) to 40 (maximum).

• When you select “VOLUME – –,” the volume is set

to the volume level when you turn off the unit.

GROUP SKIP GROUP SKIP

DAILY

SET

Before the start time, the DAILY indicator and “DAILY TIMER STANDBY” start flashing on the display.

DAILY

Before the shut-off time, the DAILY indicator and “DAILY TIMER OFF” start flashing on the display.

DAILY

Clock indication

To turn off the Daily Timer after its setting is done

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “DAILY TIMER” appears on the display.

Press CANCEL. The (timer) and DAILY indicators go off from the display.

To turn on the Daily Timer again

Press CLOCK/TIMER repeatedly until “DAILY TIMER” appears on the display.

Press SET repeatedly until the settings are shown on the display for your confirmation. The (timer) and DAILY indicators light up on the display.

2) Press SET.

The DAILY indicator stops flashing and remains lit. The contents of this setting appear on the display for your confirmation.

Press STANDBY/ON to turn off the unit if you have set the timer with the unit turned on.

SET

STANDBY/ON

• Adjusting the hour and minute of the start and shut-off time using the number buttons in steps 4 - 1), 4 - 3), 5 - 1), and 5 - 3)

Ex.: To adjust the hour/minute to 5, press 5.

To adjust the hour/minute to 12, press +10, then 2. To adjust the hour/minute to 20, press +10, then 10 (or press +10 twice, then 0).

• If the unit is kept turned on when the start time comes Daily Timer does not work at all.

• Daily Timer will be canceled and the unit will not turn off

automatically in the following cases:

– When you change the source. – When you enter the MD editing or title entry mode. – When you turn off the Daily Timer (see above).

Using Sleep Timer

With Sleep Timer, you can fall asleep to your favorite music.

• You can set Sleep Timer when the unit is turned on.

How Sleep Timer actually works

The unit automatically turns off after the specified time length passes.

On the remote control ONLY:

Press SLEEP (A.STANDBY) repeatedly.

The (timer) and the SLEEP indicators start flashing on the display. “SLEEP 10” appears on the display for a while.

SLEEP

• Each time you press the button, the time length changes as follows:

10 20

Source indication

(canceled)

A.STANDBY

90120

SLEEP

To sleep with the Sleep Timer and wake up with the Daily Timer

The unit turns off (on standby) when the shut-off time comes (set by the Sleep Timer), and turns on when the start time (set by the Daily Timer) comes.

Set the Daily Timer as explained on pages 56 and 57.

Start playing back any source you want to listen to before sleep.

Set the Sleep Timer.

Timer Priority

Since each timer can be set separately, you may wonder what happens if the setting for these timers overlaps. Below is the example of timer priority.

A timer with the earlier start time has priority.

If Recording Timer is set to come on while Daily Timer is operating, Recording Timer will not work.

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

Daily Timer

Recording Timer

will not start

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Press SET or wait for about 5

SET

seconds.

The (timer) and the SLEEP indicators stop flashing and remain lit. The display dims automatically.

To check the remaining time until the shut-off time, press SLEEP once. The remaining time until the shut-off time appears for about 5 seconds.

To change the shut-off time, press SLEEP repeatedly until the time length you want appears.

To cancel the setting, press SLEEP repeatedly until the (timer) and SLEEP indicators go off from the display.

Sleep Timer will be also canceled in the following cases:

• When you turn off the unit.

• When you operate other timer settings.

• When you adjust the clock.

Sleep Timer always has priority.

If Sleep Timer is set to come on while Recording Timer is operating, Recording Timer will be canceled when the shutoff time comes.

6:00 6:30 7:00 7:30

Sleep Timer Recording Timer

canceled

Sleep timer and Auto Standby (see page 10) can be used at the same time.

Maintenance

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To get the best performance of the unit, keep your discs, tapes and mechanism clean.

General Notes

In general, you will have the best performance by keeping your discs, tapes and the mechanism clean.

• Store discs and tapes in their cases, and keep them in cabinets or on shelves.

• Keep the unit’s disc trays closed when not in use.

Continued use of irregular shape discs (heart-shape, octagonal, etc.) can damage the unit.

Handling discs

• Remove the disc from its case by holding it at the edge while pressing the center hole lightly.

• Do not touch the shiny surface of the disc, or bend the disc.

• Put the disc back in its case after use to prevent warping.

• Be careful not to scratch the surface of the disc when placing it back in its case.

• Avoid exposure to direct sunlight, temperature extremes, and moisture.

Handling MDs

• Do not open the shutter. – The shutter is locked so that it will

not open. Trying to force it open will break the MD. If the shutter opens accidentally, close it again quickly without touching the MD inside.

• Do not place MDs in the following places: – High temperature areas such as in

direct sunlight or inside a car.

– High humidity areas, e.g. in a

bathroom.

– On a beach or sandy area.

• Clean MDs regularly. – If dust or dirt gets on cartridge, wipe it off with a soft dry

cloth.

Handling cassette tapes

• If the tape is loose in its cassette, take up the slack by inserting a pencil in one of the reels and rotating.

• If the tape is loose, it may get stretched, cut, or caught in the cassette.

• Be careful not to touch the tape surface.

To clean the disc

Wipe the disc with a soft cloth in a straight line from center to edge.

DO NOT use any solvent—such as conventional record cleaner, spray, thinner, or benzine—to clean the disc.

• Avoid storing tapes in any of the following places: – In dusty places – In direct sunlight or heat – In moist areas – On a TV or speaker – Near a magnet

Cleaning the unit

• Stains on the unit Should be wiped off with a soft cloth. If the unit is heavily stained, wipe it with a cloth soaked in water-diluted neutral detergent and wrung well, then wipe clean with a dry cloth.

• Since the unit may deteriorate in quality, become

damaged or have its paint peel off, be careful about the following:

– DO NOT wipe it with a rough cloth. – DO NOT wipe it too vigorously. – DO NOT wipe it with thinner or benzine. – DO NOT apply any volatile substance such as an

insecticide to it.

– DO NOT allow any rubber or plastic to remain in contact

with it for a long time.

Additional Information

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MD Disc Types

There are two types of MDs: Premastered (prerecorded) and Recordable (blank).

Premastered MDs

Premastered MDs, which have been recorded at music studio, can be played back like regular CDs. On an MD of this type, data is recorded as the presence or absence of tiny pits. A laser beam focuses on the pits on the surface of the MD and reflects the detection back to the lens in the MD recorder. The MD recorder then decodes the signals and plays them back as music. This type of MD is called an “optical disc.”

Recordable MDs

Recordable MDs, which use magneto-optical technology, can be recorded and played back repeatedly. The laser inside the MD recorder applies heat to the MD, demagnetizing the magnetic layer of the MD for recording and playback. This type of MD is called a “magnetic-optical disc.”

ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform Acoustic Coding)/ATRAC3 ( )

The MD provides 80 minute recording and playback time, much more than an audio CD, but in a diameter of only 64 mm. This ability to store such a large amount of data is the result of ATRAC, an audio compression technique developed for MD. This technology cuts out faint sounds that would not be heard by the human beings. This technology, based on human sensitivity to sounds, reduces recorded data volume up to about one-fifth of the original data volume. Furthermore, this unit takes advantage of the latest ATRAC3 techniques, which can reduce the amount of data to record to one10th or one-20th of the original data volume. This allows for 2 times or 4 times long-hour stereo recording on this unit.

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UTOC (User Table Of Contents)

Found only on recordable MDs, this area contains sub-data (track number, recording data, etc.) which can be rewritten by the user. UTOC enables us to search for tracks quickly and edit tracks on the MD.

3:12 4:15 6:05

Sound Skip Guard Memory

The biggest weakness of discs is their susceptibility to vibration. The “Sound Skip Guard Memory” has been developed to cope with this weakness. With this function, a few seconds of signals read by the optical read head from the MD are first stored in memory before being reproduced as audio signals. Thus, even when vibration or shock interrupts signals being read, these stored signals can continue to reproduce sounds for that few seconds. Thus, the user will enjoy uninterrupted music.

When “vibrated”....Normally....

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SCMS (Serial Copy Management System)

The MD recorder integrated to this unit uses the Serial Copy Management System which allows only first-generation digital copies to be made of premastered software (like CDs or prerecorded MDs).

1st Generation 2nd Generation

EFG

BCDEFG

ABC

CD-R/RWCD

HCMS (High-speed Copy Management System)

Now onto recordable MDs (minidiscs), you can record (copy) sound at a recording speed exceeding the normal speed. This fact requires some restrictions for protecting copyrights. On this unit, you cannot re-record, at either high speed or normal speed, a song (track) that has been recorded once from a CD at high speed, until 74 minutes elapse after the first recording of the song started. For example, after having recorded the first song (track) of a CD at high speed, you cannot record it again, at either high speed or normal speed, until 74 minutes elapse after the first recording of that song started.

MD limitations

The MD records data in an original format that differs from that of conventional cassette tapes or DATs. Since there are some limitations with this recording format, the following types of symptoms may occur. These symptoms are not malfunctions.

Symptoms

“DISC FULL” appears, even though there is still enough remaining time on an MD.

There is a maximum number of tracks which can be recorded, regardless of recording time. More than 254 tracks

Cause

cannot be recorded on an MD.

“DISC FULL” appears, even though the number of tracks and recording time do not reach the limit.

Repeating erasure and recording on the same MD creates many blank portions sparsely on the MD. When recording on such an MD, a track is recorded on these blank portions sparsely. If a track is divided and recorded into so many portions, “DISC FULL” appears.

• The JOIN function sometimes does not work.

• The remaining time on the MD does not increase even

when tracks are erased.

If a divided portion of less than 8 seconds is made while a track is recorded on the MD, that track cannot be joined to another track using the JOIN function. Furthermore, if that track is erased, the remaining time of the MD may not increase exactly by the erased amount.

The sound drops out during fast forward or fast reverse.

If a track has been divided into many portions while being recorded on the MD, sounds will drop out while fast forwarding or reversing such an MD.

The amount of recorded time on the MD added to the amount of remaining time is shorter than the MD’s total possible recording time.

You cannot record on a blank portion of less than 12 seconds (SP mode) on the MD. For this reason, the actual recording time of discs may become shorter.

CD/MD Messages

For CD:

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Message

CANNOT PLAY

CD1* NO DISC

(* Selected disc number appears.)

CANNOT REC x1 REC ONLY

For MD:

Message

BLANK DISC

CANNOT ENTRY!

CANNOT FORM!

CANNOT GROUP!

CANNOT JOIN

CANNOT LISTEN

CANNOT REC x1 or x2 ONLY

CANNOT TITLE

DISC FULL

DISC

PROTECTED

EMERGENCY

STOP

GROUP FULL

GROUP TRACK

HCMS CANNOT

COPY

LOAD ERROR

LOW TEMP

CANNOT COPY

Signification

You are trying to play back a unplayable CD or a CD with scratches, etc.

• No disc is on the disc tray.

• You are trying to play back an

unfinalized CD-R/RW.

You are trying to record a CD onto a MD and a tape at the same time using x2 or x4 speed recording.

Signification

The disc is blank.

The track has already been in the selected group.

You are trying to form a new group including other groups.

There is no more space for storing information concerning MD group.

You are trying to join tracks (shorter than 8 seconds) or groups which cannot be joined.

You are trying to listen to the sound during high-speed recording.

You are trying to record a CD in Program Play or Random Play using x4 speed recording.

You are trying to enter the title on the MD which already has over 1792 characters in total.

There is no more space on the MD or there are over 254 tracks.

MD is write-protected.

A malfunction has occurred during recording.

You are trying to form over 99 groups.

You are trying to make a group by including a track which belongs to another group.

You are trying to re-record a song that has been recorded once at high speed, before 74 minutes have passed after its first recording.

MD is not loaded correctly. The room temperature is too low to

record using x4 speed recording.

Solution

Change the CD.

• Place a disc on the disc tray.

• This is not a malfunction. You can

play back “finalized” CD-R/RWs.

This is not a malfunction. Select normal recording speed (x1). (See page 30.)

Solution

Change the MD if you want to enjoy playback.

This is not a malfunction. (See “Adding a Track to a Group—ENTRY GR” on page 40.)

This is not a malfunction. (See “Forming a Group—FORM GR” on page 39.)

You cannot form a group any more on the MD.

This is not a malfunction. (See pages 42 and 48.)

This is not a malfunction. You cannot listen to the sound during high-speed recording.

This is not a malfunction. Select other recording speeds. (See page 30.)

This is not a malfunction. (See “Assigning Titles to an MD” on page

51.) Use another recordable MD or erase

some tracks. Unprotect the MD or use another.

(See page 28.)

Stop playback, and eject the MD and reinsert it.

This is not a malfunction. There can be up to 99 groups on an MD.

This is not a malfunction. (See “Forming a Group—FORM GR” on page 39.)

An internal timer works to protect copyrights. Wait for 74 minutes or more, then start recording.

Eject the MD and re-insert it. This is not a malfunction. You can record

using x4 speed recording within 5˚C – 35˚C.

English

Message

MD NO DISC

NON AUDIO (or DVD)

CAN NOT COPY

PLAY BACK

DISC

READ ERROR

SCMS CANNOT

COPY

There is no MD. You are trying to copy a non-audio disc

like a CD-ROM, Video CD, or DVD. You are trying to edit or record on a

playback-only MD. The UTOC fails to be read. Digital copy of the 2nd generation is

prohibited.

Signification

Solution

Put an MD. Stop recording.

Use a recordable MD.

Turn off the unit, then turn on it again. You cannot make a digital recording

from a duplicated CD-R/RW onto an MD. If you try to do so, the unit will automatically convert the digital signals to analog signals and record them at x1 speed (normal speed).

Troubleshooting

If you are having a problem with your unit, check this list for a possible solution before calling for service. If you cannot solve the problem from the hints given here, or the unit has been physically damaged, call a qualified person, such as your dealer, for service.

Symptom

Power does not come on.

Operations are disabled.

No sound is heard.

Unable to operate the unit by the remote control.

Hard to listen to broadcasts because of noise.

Loaded discs, MD, and cassette cannot be ejected.

The disc does not play.

The CD skips.

Unable to record on an MD.

Impossible to record on a tape.

The power cord is not connected to an AC outlet.

The built-in microprocessor has malfunctioned due to external electrical interference.

• Connections are incorrect or loose.

• A pair of headphones is connected.

• The path between the remote control and the remote sensor on the unit is blocked.

• The batteries are exhausted.

• You are using the remote control too far from the unit.

• Antennas are disconnected.

• The AM loop antenna is too close to the unit.

• The FM antenna is not properly extended and positioned.

• The AC power cord is not plugged in.

• The Disc Lock function is in use.

The disc is upside down.

The CD is dirty or scratched.

• You are using a protected MD.

• The MD is write protected.

Small tabs on the back of the cassette are removed.

Possible Cause

Action

Insert the plug into the socket.

Unplug the AC power cord then plug it back in.

• Check all connections and make corrections. (See pages 6 to 8.)

• Unplug the headphones from the PHONES jack.

• Remove the obstruction.

• Replace the batteries. (See page 8.)

• Signals cannot reach the remote sensor. Move closer to the unit.

• Reconnect the antenna correctly and securely.

• Change the position and direction of the AM loop antenna.

• Extend FM antenna and orient to the best reception position.

• Plug in the AC power cord.

• Cancel the Disc Lock function. (See page 19.)

Put the disc in with the label side up.

Clean or replace the CD. (See page 59.)

• Change it with a recordable MD.

• Unprotect the MD. (See page 28.)

Cover the holes with adhesive tape.

Specifications

CA-UXJ55MD

Amplifier

Output Power (IEC 268-3):

40 W (20 W + 20 W) at 4 Ω (MAX.) 30 W (15 W + 15 W) at 4 Ω (10 % THD)

Audio input sensitivity/Impedance (at 1 kHz)

Analog input:

AUX/DVD: 400 mV/47 kΩ

(at “Input LEVEL 1”) 200 mV/47 kΩ (at “Input LEVEL 2”)

Speakers/Impedence: 4 Ω – 16 Ω

Tuner

FM tuning range: 87.50 MHz—108.00 MHz AM tuning range: 531 kHz—1 710 kHz (at 9 kHz

channel spacing) 530 kHz—1 710 kHz (at 10 kHz channel spacing)

CD player

CD Capacity: 5 CDs Dynamic range: 87 dB Signal-to-noise ratio: 90 dB Wow and flutter: Immeasurable

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Cassette deck

Frequency response:

Normal (type I): 60 Hz—14 000 Hz

Wow and flutter: 0.15 % (WRMS)

General

Power requirement: AC 230 V , 50 Hz Power consumption: At operation: 50 W

On standby: 11.8 W

0.9 W (in Power Save)

Dimensions (approx.):

175 mm x 239.5 mm x 378 mm (W/H/D)

Mass (approx.): 7.8 kg

Supplied accessories

See page 6.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

MD recorder

Audio playing system: MiniDisc digital audio system Recording system: Magneto-optical overwrite

system

Reading system: Non-contact, semiconductor laser

pickup (λ=780 nm)

Error correction system: CIRC (Cross Interleave Reed-

Solomon Code)

Recording/Playback time (when using a 80-minute MD)

SP: 80 minutes LP2: 160 minutes

LP4: 320 minutes Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz Audio compression system: ATRAC (Adaptive TRansform

Acoustic Coding)/ATRAC3

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Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

INSTRUCTIONS

Warnings, Cautions and Others

IMPORTANT FOR LASER PRODUCTS

Introduction

Contents

Location of the Buttons and Controls

Getting Started

Basic and Common Operations

Listening to FM and AM Broadcasts

Playing Back Discs on the 5-CD Changer

Playing Back MDs

Playing Back Tapes

Listening to External Equipment

Recording on MDs

Recording on Tapes

Editing MDs

Using the Timers

Maintenance

Additional Information

CD/MD Messages

Troubleshooting

Specifications