Philips CDR770BK, CDR770BK99 User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS

English

Table of contents

GENERAL INFORMATION AND DISCS

Welcome......................................................................8

About this manual........................................................8

Technical data ..............................................................8

Discs for recording.......................................................9

Discs for playback........................................................9

Maintenance................................................................9

Accessories .................................................................9

OPERATING BUTTONS AND CONNECTIONS

Operating buttons on the front..................................10

Connections at the back ............................................10

DISPLAY

DISPLAY indications...................................................11

DISPLAY messages....................................................11

MENU messages........................................................12

INSTALLATION

Connections general ..................................................13

Analog connections ..................................................13

Digital coaxial connections .......................................14

Digital optical connections .......................................14

Power supply..............................................................15

Setup recommendations............................................15

Inserting batteries in the remote control ..................15

REMOTE CONTROL

Remote control commands........................................16

Inserting discs............................................................16

RECORDING

Remarks about recording...........................................17

Recording modes........................................................17

Autostart recording....................................................18

Manual recording.......................................................19

Finalizing CDR & CDRW discs ...................................20

Unfinalizing CDRW discs...........................................20

Erasing CDRW discs ..................................................21

PLAYING

Playing a CD...............................................................22

Selecting a track ........................................................22

Search ........................................................................22

Shuffle (random order) play.......................................22

Repeat CD, track or program .....................................23

PROGRAMMING

Remarks about programming.....................................23

MENU MODE/CD TEXT INPUT

Remarks about Menu mode.......................................24

General operation of Menu .......................................24

A. Text input...............................................................25

B. Erasing text............................................................25

C. Reviewing CD Text memory...................................26

D. Auto track increment.............................................27

E. Balance...................................................................27

FIXING PROBLEMS

Troubleshooting..........................................................28

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Welcome !

Thank you for buying this Philips Compact Disc Recorder.

In the 1980s Philips invented a new audio system - the CD. The CD (compact disc) revealed the new dimensions of digital sound and added to the pleasure of audio. Compact-disc technology permits a high contrast in both loud and soft passages, with perfect channel separation. Philips has now further developed compact disc technology and the result is the CD recorder.

With your Philips CD Recordable/ReWritable Recorder, you can record, play and erase your own high-quality audio CDs, subject to legal restrictions on copying. Naturally, you will also be able to play all pre-recorded audio CDs.

Note: In certain countries, including the UK and certain

Commonwealth countries, use of the product (or CD Recorder) as shown or suggested in this user manual may require the permission of copyright holders.

This manual gives instructions for operating this CD recorder. Please note:

- the digits (1) throughout the text indicate a sequence of actions necessary to perform a certain operation;

- the arrows (➜) indicate the reaction from the recorder;

- the dots (•) indicate remarks, advice or special options within a sequence of actions. The dot-marked instructions are not necessary for operation.

Subject to modification without notice.

General

Power consumption ..........................................................15 W

Power consumption in Standby ..........................................6 W

Operating temperature ..................................................5-35° C

Weight..................................................................................4 kg

Dimensions ..................................................435 x 310 x 88 mm

Audio

Frequency response ............................................2Hz-22.050 Hz

Playback S/N (A-weighted) ............................................100 dB

Playback S/N ..................................................................100 dB

Playback dynamic range CDR............................................95 dB

Playback total harmonic distortion CDR........88 dB = 0.0039 %

Channel separation ........................................................100 dB

Recording S/N (A-weighted) ............................................98 dB

Recording S/N digital without SRC ..................equal to source

Recording dynamic range..................................................92 dB

Recording total harmonic distortion + noise

........................................................................85 dB (0.0056%)

Technical data

About this manual

GENERAL INFORMATION

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For recording use, special audio discs must be used (for music only). These discs bear one of the logos as shown below. The text 'DIGITAL AUDIO' is present!

Your recorder can use two types of discs for recording purposes:

- CD-Audio Recordable (CDR) discs:

fully recorded and finalized, these discs play on all CD players and recorders.

- CD-Audio ReWritable (CDRW) discs:

can be recorded, erased and re-recorded hundreds of times. When finalized, they play on CDRW compatible CD players and recorders. In the course of 1999 most Philips CD

players and recorders will be CDRW compatible.

Important:

To ensure proper working of the set, we recommend the use of Philips audio CDR and audio CDRW discs only.

Your CD recorder is able to play:

- All pre-recorded audio CDs.

- All Audio CDR and Audio CDRW.

Note: CDR(W) discs recorded with a computer can only be

used when they are correctly treated according the audio standard (IEC958: Consumer part). Single session only!

For recording, it is very important to use discs that are free of dust and scratches.

To clean a CD, wipe it in a straight line from the center towards the edge using a soft, lint-free cloth. A cleaning agent may damage the disc! Write only on the printed side of a CDR or CDRW, and only with a soft felt-tipped pen.

Clean the CD recorder with a soft, slightly dampened lint-free cloth. Do not use any cleaning agents as they may have a corrosive effect.

Do not expose the CD recorder batteries or CDs to humidity, rain, sand or excessive heat (caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight).

Always keep the tray closed to avoid dust on the lens.

The lens may cloud over when the CD recorder is suddenly moved from cold to warm surroundings, making it impossible to play a CD. Leave the CD recorder in the warm environment until the moisture evaporates.

- 2 Analog audio cables (with red and white plugs)

- 1 Digital coaxial cable (with black plugs)

- Power cord

- 2 Batteries

- Remote control

- Guarantee

Accessories

Maintenance

Discs for playback

ReWritable

Recordable

Discs for recording

GENERAL INFORMATION AND DISCS

OPEN / CLOSE

REC

P L A Y / P

P L

Y / P

S E

A U S E

S T O P

RECORD

TYPE

F IN A L IZ

E R A S E

SOURCE

D IS P

P R

G R

S C R O L L

S T O R E /

C A N C E L

E A S Y J

M E N U

D E L E T E

SHUFFLE

R E P E A T

AUDIO CD RECORDABLE/REWRITABLE

R e c o r

d a

b le

ON / OFF

ENTER

PHONES

INFRA RED

AUDIO CD RECORDABLE/REWRITABLE CDR770

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1 ON/OFF........................turns the CD recorder ON and OFF

2 Standby indicator 3 Disc tray

4 OPEN/CLOSE /..........opens/closes disc tray

5 PLAY/PAUSE 2;......starts play/interrupts play or

recording

6 STOP 9........................stops/clears a program

7 REC(ord) TYPE ............selects recording modes

8 RECORD ......................starts recording, finalizing, erasing

9 FINALIZE ....................selects finalize mode

0 ERASE..........................selects erasing mode (disc or

track)

! SOURCE ......................selects input source

@ DISPLAY......................selects display information,

permanent text scrolling and time

# Display..........................information screen

$ SHUFFLE......................plays CD(RW) or program in

random order

% PROGRAM ..................opens/closes program memory

^ SCROLL........................activates scrolling of text over the

display (once)

& REPEAT........................repeats play (all, program or track)

* Q ............................- searches backward

- cursor control in Menu/Prog. review mode

( R ............................- searches forward

- cursor control in Menu/Prog. review mode

) ¡ EASY JOG ™ ........- previous/next track (Play and

(rotate) Program mode)

- recording level control (recording)

- selects settings (menu on)

ENTER (push) ..............- plays selected tracks

- selects settings in menu mode

- programs track numbers

¡ STORE/MENU ............- enters Menu mode

- stores Menu settings

™ CANCEL/DELETE ......- deletes tracks from a program

- deletes text in Menu mode

- returns to a higher level in the menu

£ PHONES......................socket for headphones

≤ IR sensor ....................receives signals from the remote

control

Note: Unless stated otherwise, all controls are on the front of

the CD recorder. You can also use the corresponding keys on the remote control, where provided, after first selecting the CD recorder or separate CD player by pressing CDR or CD.

1 Connection to power supply

2 ANALOG IN ................connects to the line output of an

amplifier (left and right)

3 ANALOG OUT CDR....connects to the line input of an

amplifier (left and right)

4 DIGITAL IN..................connects to the digital coaxial

output of an external CD player

5 DIGITAL OUT CDR ....connects to the digital coaxial

input of amplifier or recording device

6 OPTICAL IN ................connects to the digital optical

output of an external CD player

Connections at the back

Operating buttons on the front

OPERATING BUTTONS AND CONNECTIONS

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 244 65 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 167 8

OPEN / CLOSE

3 2 1

PLAY / PAUSE

STOP

AUDIO CD RECORDABLE/REWRITABLE

ON / OFF

REC

RECORD

TYPE

ERASEFINALIZE

SOURCE

DISPLAY

REM

TRACKRECORDTIME

TEXT

REMTOTALLEVEL

TRACK

TIME STEP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

SYNCMANUAL

Recordable

DIGITAL OPTICAL ANALOG

RECORD

AUDIO CD RECORDABLE/REWRITABLE CDR770

PROGRAM SHUFFLE

ALL REPEAT SCAN

TRACK

SCROLLPROGRAM

SHUFFLE

REPEAT

STORE/

CANCEL/

EASY JOG

DELETE

ENTER

PHONES

INFRA RED

CDR

OUT

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

ANALOG

1 65

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1 REM TIME ..................remaining time

2 TRACK ........................track number

............................balance (lights up during balance

adjustment)

4 TOTAL REM

TRACK TIME ..............indicates total or remaining time

of disc or track

5}}................................remote control active

6 STEP ............................indicates the number of tracks in a

program

7 Track bar ....................indicates:

- tracks on a disc or in a program

- track in play

8 + 20 ..............................disc or program contains more

than 20 tracks

9 PROG(ram) ..................flashes during programming/lights

in program mode

0 REPEAT TRACK/ALL..lights up when a track/complete

disc (or program) is repeated

! SCAN ..........................lights up when the first 10

seconds of each track are played

@ SHUFFLE......................plays tracks in random order

# L/R ; ; ........................Record/play level bar, indicates

the audio signal level

$ CD ................................CD inserted (a pre-recorded CD or

finalized CDR or CDR(W) disc)

% ;....................................pause function active

^ B ................................lights during play

& R(W) ............................unfinalized CDR(W) disc inserted

* 0 ..................................lights during recording

( d ................................lights during recording

) ANALOG......................analog input selected

¡ OPTICAL I ..................optical input I selected for external

recording

™ DIGITAL I ....................digital input I selected for external

recording

£ SYNC ..........................synchronized recording active

≤ MANUAL ....................manual recording active

Messages as listed and explained here may appear on the display for your guidance.

General

READING..........................reading disc information

OPEN..................................opening tray

CLOSE ..............................closing tray

NO DISC ..........................no disc inserted, disc unreadable

or disc inserted upside down

PROG FULL ....................program full

INSERT DISC ..............insert disc or insert disc correctly

WRONG DISC ..................inserted disc is not an audio CD

UNFINALIZED ..............unfinalized CDR(W) disc

MEMORY XX% ............indicates the amount of memory

used for unfinalized discs

Recording

WAIT..................................- when STOP 9 is pressed during

recording

- when STOP 9 is pressed during recording the first 4 seconds of a track

UPDATE ..........................updating disc contents

DISC FULL ....................recording no longer possible

DIGITAL 1 ....................digital coaxial input 1 selected

OPTICAL ........................digital optical input selected

ANALOG ............................analog input selected

COPY PROTECT ............no digital recording can be made

from the connected source

NOTFINALIZED ............when opening the tray with an

unfinalized disc inserted

MAKE CD ..........................start of synchronized recording of

a complete disc and Auto Finalize function selected

RECORD DISC ..............start synchronized recording of a

complete disc

RECORD TRACK ............start synchronized recording of a

single track

REC MANUAL ..................manual start of recording selected

_XX DB ............................level is being adjusted

ERASE TRACK ..............when erasing one or more tracks

ERASE DISC ..................when erasing a disc

FINALIZE CD ..............when finalizing a disc

FINALIZED ....................when trying to finalize an already

finalized disc

CHECK INPUT ..............when RECORD is pressed while no

digital source is detected

XX XX ERASE................time countdown when erasing a

track or a disc

XX XX FINAL................time countdown when finalizing a

disc

PRESS RECORD ............to start manual recording,

finalizing or erasing

START SOURCE ............to start synchronized recording

from a source (e.g. CD player)

FINALIZED CD ............when trying to record on a

finalized CDR or a prerecorded CD

DISPLAY messages

DISPLAY indications

DISPLAY

1 2 3 4 5

REM

123456789

SYNC MANUAL

22 21

DIGITAL OPTICAL ANALOG

I I

TRACKTIME

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 +

RECORD

1415161718

TIME STEPTRACK

REMTOTAL

1219

PROG SHUFFLE REPEAT SCAN

ALL

TRACK

8 9

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UNFINALIZE/ ................when trying to record on a

PRESS ENTER finalized CDRW

PROF SOURCE ..............when a professional source is

connected

Play

PROGRAM..........................program mode selected

ALBUM TITLE ..............will be followed by album title

TRACK TITLE ..............will be followed by track title

ALBUM ARTIST ............will be followed by artist's name

TRACK ARTIST ............will be followed by track artist's

name

Others

NO AUDIO TR................when the recorder enters a data

track during recording

FINALIZE CD ..............laser power calibration performed

96 times, finalize disc needed

INITIALIZING ............during laser power calibration for

unfinalized discs

DISC RECOVER ............during disc recovery after power

failure

OPC ERROR ....................OPC failure during OPC procedure

(OPC = Optimum Power Calibration)

RECORD ERROR ............recording error in menu mode

DISC ERROR ..................when trying to record on or finalize

a recovered disc

MEMORY FULL/..............when no more text can be stored

FINALIZE CD for a certain disc. Another disc

must be finalized to obtain memory space

NOT POSSIBLE ............when trying to erase a CDR

Menu messages

NO TRACKS ....................when attempting to edit text for a

disc which has no tracks

TEXT EDIT ....................when entering Text Edit mode

ALBUM ARTIST ............when editing or erasing an artist's

name

ALBUM TITLE ..............when editing or erasing a title

ARTIST TR N................when editing or erasing an artist's

name per track

TITLE TR N ..................when editing or erasing a title per

track

TEXT ERASE ..................when entering Text Erase mode

ALL TEXT ......................when entering All Text mode

ERASE OK ......................when confirmation for erasing

must be given with ENTER key

ERASE ALL OK ............when confirmation for erasing

must be given with ENTER key

ERASE MEMORY ............when waiting for confirmation for

erasing a disc

MEMORY VIEW ..............when selecting text review per

unfinalized disc in memory

MEMORY EMPTY ............when REVIEW is selected while no

text is in memory

AUTO TRACK ..................when selecting auto track

increment ON or OFF

ON ......................................Auto Track increment on

OFF ....................................Auto Track increment off

SET BALANCE ..............when selecting BALANCE

NO TEXT ..........................no text stored for disc

MENU messages - See Menu mode

DISPLAY

REC

REM

SYNC MANUAL

DIGITAL

OPTICAL ANALOG

TRACK

TIME

TIME STEPTRACK

REMTOTAL

PROG SHUFFLE

ALL REPEAT SCAN

TRACK

EASY JOG

STORE/

CANCEL/

DELETE

ENTER

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For recording the following inputs are present:

- Digital optical input.

- Digital coaxial input.

- Analog input.

For playback the following outputs are present:

- Digital coaxial output.

- Analog output. We advise you to connect these to the CD input on your amplifier.

The connections you make will depend upon the possibilities your audio equipment offers. Please refer to the user manuals for your other audio equipment first.

Digital recordings (optical or coaxial) give the best performance in audio and usability (e.g. auto-track).

(The digital optical connection is less sensitive to external disturbances). If your equipment does not offer digital connections, the high quality Analog-Digital-Converter of your CD recorder will ensure good audio performance when recordings are made from the analog input.

Playback via the digital coaxial output of the CD recorder gives the best audio performance. If your equipment does not offer digital connections, the high quality Digital-Analog-Converter of the CD recorder ensures a good sound quality via the analog output.

We advise you to always establish both digital and analog connections. This will mean that analog recordings can always be made when digital recording is not possible.

We have described the most common ways of connecting the CD recorder. If you still have difficulties with the connections, please contact the Philips Consumer Service desk in your area.

Analog connection is required for playback of CDs (use cable 2) and for recording from external analog sources (use cable 1).

Use the audio cables supplied. Connect the red plugs to the R sockets, and the white plugs to the L sockets.

1 For recording, connect cable 1 between the ANALOG IN-

sockets on the CD recorder and the CDR LINE- or TAPE OUTsockets of an amplifier.

Note: For recording directly from a CD player, the analog

input of the CD recorder should be connected to the analog output of the CD player.

2 For playback, connect cable 2 between the ANALOG OUT

sockets on the CD recorder and the input sockets of an amplifier e.g. TAPE IN, CDR or AUX.

Note: Never use the PHONO input.

Analog connectionsConnections general

INSTALLATION

TAPE

OUT

RECEIVER

OUT

ANALOG

CD RECORDER

OUT

DIGITAL

OPTICAL

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Digital coaxial connection is only required when you wish to record from a CD player with a digital coaxial output.

Use the digital coaxial cable supplied.

1 For recording, connect the cable 3 between the DIGITAL IN

socket on the CD recorder and the DIGITAL OUT socket of a CD player.

Note: Your CD recorder is equipped with a digital coaxial

output. This output can be used for digital playback.

Digital optical connection is only required when you wish to record from a CD player with a digital optical output.

When connecting the Digital Optical cable, make sure it is fully inserted; you will hear a click.

1 Remove the dust caps from the digital optical connection.

(We recommend that the cap be saved).

2 For recording, connect a fiber-optic cable 4 between the

digital optical input of the CD recorder and the digitaloptical output of a CD player.

Note: For playback, the digital coaxial output or analog output

should be connected to an amplifier.

Digital optical connections

Digital coaxial connections

INSTALLATION

TAPE

OUT

ANALOG

OUT

ANALOG

DIGITAL

RECEIVER

CD RECORDER

OUT

OPTICAL

CD PLAYER

OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

TAPE

OUT

ANALOG

OUT

ANALOG

DIGITAL

RECEIVER

CD RECORDER

OUT

OPTICAL

CD PLAYER

OUT

DIGITAL

OUT

OPTICAL

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