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Philips CDR 785 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 This product wasdesigned andmanufactured tomeetstrict Do notdefeatthe safety qualityandsafety standards. There are,however, some purpose of thepolarized or installation andoperation precautions whichyoushouldbe grounding-type plug. A polarized particularly awareof. plughastwo bladeswith one Plug widerthanthe other. A grounding typeplug hastwo 1. Read these instructions - All the safety end operating bladesanda thirdgrounding prong.
  • Page 3 CAUIION USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIRED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZ4RDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE. The set complieswith theFCC-Rules, Part 15 and with21 CFR 1040.10. Operationis subjectto the folio- wing two cond#_ns: I. Thisdevice may not causeharmfulinterference, and 2.
  • Page 4 IIl V li idi] kT TI-'I q i i'd CD-R PLAYER One Year Free Labor One Year Free Service on Parts This product must be carried in for repair. IS COVERED? MAKE SURE YOU KEEP... You must have proof of purchase to receive warranty service.
  • Page 7 Welcome ! Thankyoufor buyingthis PhilipsCompact D iscRecorder / CD - 2 Analogaudiocords(with red and white plugs) Changer, - 1 Digital coaxialcord(withblackplugs) - Powercord - 2 batteriesfor the remotecontrol,sizeAA In the eighties Philipsinventeda new audio system- the CD, - Remote control TheCD(compact d isc)revealedto youthe new dimensions of digital soundsand addedto the pleasures of audio, Compact d isc technologypermitsa highcontrastin loudas...
  • Page 8 For r ecording, make s ure touse special audio d iscs o nly. Cleanthe set with These discs aremarked with"Digital Audio" and theIogos a soft, slightlydampenedlint-free shown below. cloth. Donot use anycleaningagents as they may havea corrosiveeffect. There a re twodifferent types o faudio d iscs f orthe use on thisCD recorder: Donot exposethe set.
  • Page 9 I< JOGCONTROL b{.-previous/next disc/track (playand program mode) General ........- recording levelcontrol(recording) ON/OFF ....... turnstheCDrecorder/changer ONand ........- balance control(recording) ........- selects settings(menu on) ON/OFF indicator..lightsupwhentheset is switched on CD changer PLAY/PAUSE I I I_..starts play/interrupts p lay SHUFFLE ....playsdiscsin changer, program or PROG(ram) ....
  • Page 10 Connection to power ANALOGIN ..... connectsto the line outputof a tape deck,amplifieror otheranalogue source ANALOGOUTCDR& CD ........connectsto the line inputof an amplifier,(left and right) DIGITALIN ....connectsto the digital coaxialoutput of an externalCDplayer DIGITALOUTCDR & CD ........connectsto the digital coaxialinput of e.g.
  • Page 11 CD recordersection CDchangersection ! !:ii ii!:iii!il E:::_._ __:::_ ..... balance STEP ....indicates thenumber o f tracksin a STEP....indicatesthe numberof tracks in a program program O)))......remote controlactive O)))....... remotecontrolactive TEXT ...... CDTEXT active TEXT....CDTEXT active TRACK TIME..track t ime (CDC) TRACKTIME,...,,track time (CDR) TOTAL TIME..
  • Page 12 ,_,- ,,±L u,.LL_ ? .... M anualStart of micro one recording n.,, Messages, aslisted a nd explained here, may a ppear onthe ELEF_R R-_P ? ..w hen clearinga passage display foryour guidance. P,-_ FRST ? ..... highspeed recordingof a particular passage General P,-_ L ±:_, E,.
  • Page 13 Others P, UT_ F INF_L.... whenactivating/disactivating the auto finalizefunction ,",'_ RU_/_ T£ ..w henthe recorderentersa datatrack duringrecording FII'RL ZZE E# ..l aserpowercalibrationperformed96 ........times, pleasefinalize disc IN%T__P,L__Z_%,% ..duringlaserpowercalibrationfor unfinalizeddiscs #ISE £EED,VE£ ..during disc recovering after power failure _£E E££Dt7 ....failure duringOPC procedure(OPC = OptimumPowerCalibration) £EE_tT# Et7£_£...
  • Page 14 For p layback ontheCD recorder from the CD changer deck t he Thisconnectionmustbe madefor playbackon the CD following outputs are present: recorderdeckas weft as the CDchangerdeck (cord2). - Digital coaxial output (CD &CD-R) Cord1 is only requiredif you want to makerecordingsfrom - Analog output (CD &CD-R) an externalanalogsource.
  • Page 15 Thisconnectionis requiredif you want to makerecordings This connection is required if you want to make recordings from an externalCDplayer with a digital optical output. from an external CDplayer with a digital coaxial output. ii ii 1 Forexternalrecording, c onnectthe cord_3> betweenthe DIGITAL IN:jackon the set andthe DIGITAL OUT:jack of an externalCDplayer.
  • Page 16 The type plate is located on the rear of the set. 1 Checkwhetherthe powervoltageas shown on the type platecorresponds to your localpowervoltage,If it doesnot, consultyourdealer or serviceorganisation, 2 Make sure all connectionshave been made before switching on the AC power supply. 3 Connect t he powercordsuppliedto AC POWER - andto the wall outlet.This switcheson the ACpowersupply.
  • Page 17 e_T_ESS T_n, C_EXT o®o Note, OnlyAudioCDswill beaccepted ih theCDrecorder d eckIra non- audiodiscis inserted, t hed/splay showsh'P_qN'5 _ Tc_ 1 Press OPEN/CLOSE to open the disctray. • -_ HPE_ L.,F_hghtsup. r6 6 6 61 2 Inserta CD,CDR or CDRW in theappropriate r ecessin thetray, labelsideup.
  • Page 18 Note." OnlyAudio CDswill be acceptedin the CDchangerdeckIra non-audiodiscisinserted, thedisplayshowsl,4RONS _Tc,_ 1 PressOPEN/CLOSE to openthe disccompartment. -_ _PEN L,Lr=r l ights up, 2 InsertCDsin the two outerdisc trays, label sideup, • PressCDCHANGE. -> TheCDcarouseltray will rotate until the innertray is at the right handside, 3 Inserta CD in the tray, label side up, CD recorder...
  • Page 19 This f eature allows the display ofinformation such a s album t itle ortrack t itle contained on aspecially encoded • Make s ure t oinsert aCD with CD text. TEXT i Sshownandthe album title isscrolled once. Selectinga trackduringplay 1 Rotate I< JOGCONTROL •1 untiltherequired tracknumber appears on thedisplay.
  • Page 20 1Hold d own _ orI_1_. 1 Press REPEAT oneor moretimesduringCDplay. -) Theplayerfirst searches backwards o r forwardsat 10times -) WhenREPEAT TRACK lightsup,thecurrent t rackplays normal s peed with sound at lowvolume, thengoesto 50 repeatedly. WhenREf'_T ALL lightsup,thediscsin the changer o r the program play(s) r epeatedly. timesnormal s peed with soundmuted, WhenR[P_TDiSC lightsup,theselected discin thechanger 2 Release thebuttonat thedesiredpassage.
  • Page 21 _ii_ _i ,_ _ _ _ !_ _i _! _i_ ii _i _ _ _ i_ _i i_i_ i_ i__i_ _i!i_ !_ _i_ i_i _i !i_i i_ii_ i!! i_il i_ !_i_! i¸ iii!_ _iii_ !ii ili!! i i l_ili! i i ¸i_!ii _ii i_iii _ ! ii_! i_i_i...
  • Page 22 We wilt d escribe: TheCDrecorder i s equipped with the high-performance Direct - Digitalrecordingfrom internalCDC(fastor normal LineRecording technique. It ensures a perfectrecording d the recording). source material,meaning a true"bit for bit" recording. DLR will - Recording fromexternalCDplayer: alwaysbecome active, w henyoumake normal r ecordings i n listen - Digital modeaswell as in double speedmode.
  • Page 23 Forrecordingfrom the internalCDChanger-deck youcan choosefollowing recordingmodes: - High speed recordingand automaticfinalizing: Fastandeasy! Record and finalizeyour CDR(W) i n one quickstep while the soundis muted.Youcanrecord: - the currentCD(CD_CD)," You c an adjust the reference record level forboth digitat and - a program(COMPILE C D). analog recordings, This isalso possible when A LC isactive.
  • Page 24 2 Press COMPILE C Dto enterintotherecordmode. -_ Bothdecks will be selected inthe display, t hearrowstarts blinking. T heremaining recording t ime ofthe CDR(W), Highspeed recordingand automaticfinalizing of the thetotal playing time d theprogram and currentdisc _7£E0_7_ P_ronG 7 aredisplayed. R ....Notes;...
  • Page 25 • Tostop recordingmanually,pressSTOP I, • If STOP was pressed within 3 secondsafter YES,no High speed recordingof an entire disc, a track, a recordingwill take place, programor a track edit Important: If ),ou want toplay the recordedCDRdisc on an), regular CDplayer, it mustfirst be finalised. See 'Finafisingdiscs'.
  • Page 26 !!ii'ii'i!ii'i!i'!'i!'!11 '!!i'i'i '!i!i!!i!i!!!!i! 'iiii 1 Make surethat the CDR(W) i s absolutelyfree of scratches anddust particles. 2 Set MICLEVEL to the minimumlevelto preventacoustic feedback(e.g,a loud howlingsound)beforeyouconnectthe microphone. 3 Connecta microphone to MIC, 4 PressCD1, CD2 or CD3 to selectthe disc youwish to mix the microphone with, S PressREC TYPE on the set to enter intothe recordingmenu.
  • Page 27 When m aking recordings from anexternal source, we recommend todoanalog recording only ifdigital recording not p ossible, Digital recording willusually result inbetter In recordingmodetracks wil! be incremented automatically sound quality, suchthat the track numbers are positionedon the same positionasthe original, •...
  • Page 28 7 Ifa digital sourceis selected: After the recordingprocess, t he CDrecorderstops automatically. Recordingof an entire disc or a track with automatic start Note;Recordings from DATor DCCwill automaticallystop aRer20 secondssilence. Important: - Recording from CD-changers should always be started in If an analoguesource is selected.. the Auto-StaR mode, After the recordingprocess, t he CDrecorderstopsafter a - For recordingfrom external CDchangersdo not use RLI,:...
  • Page 29 Manual recordingfrom an external source Manual microphonerecording 1 Make surethat the CDR(W) i s absolutelyflee of scratches and dust particles. 2 Pressrepeatedly AUXto selectthe input for the external sourceyou want to recordfrom, -_ P, U X 92GZTF4L is displayedif the digitalcoaxial input is selected, -_ P, U X O£TZ£F4L is displayedif the digital optical input 1 Makesurethat the CDR(W) i s absolutelyfree of scratches...
  • Page 30 Note: Theset is standardadjustedfor a monomicrophone, If you wish to usea stereomicrophone, p ressAUXfor morethan 5 seconds,Theset will displayHOl'4_J 7, PressNOto selectSTEPEO or YES to selectHOLlO, S TEPEO f"II[ orf'_,ONO ,"I1[ will be displayed, Important: If you want toplay the recordedCDRdisc on any regular CDplayer, it must first be finalised.See Finalizinga CDR(W) disc is a simpleprocedure, n ecessary to: finafising discs.
  • Page 31 Ifyou want torecord (or erase) on(from) anfinalized CDRW, It is possibleto eraseone or moretracks (startingfrom the you have t ounfinalize itfirst, end of the last track)or the entire CDRW. Notes; Erasingan entire CDRW - Unfinalizingwill take approximately 2 minutes. 1 Insertthe CDRW youwant to erasein the CDrecordertray. - After unfinalizingof the CDRW.
  • Page 32 Storingtext during recording Youcanstore and edit text evenwhile recordinga single track or singleCD,or when recordingfrom an externalsource. Editingtext duringfinalizing is not possible.Make sure,when usinghigh speedrecordingandautomaticfinalizing,to enter the text beforefinalizing starts,otherwiseautomaticfinalizing will be cancelled. • Followsteps3-10 of "Storing text duringstop mode". After you have r ecorded your CDR(W), the TEXT EDIT f eature...
  • Page 33 Erasing text 1 Press TEXT/store to enter into the text edit menu. 5 PressYESto confirm. '-_ TEXT l ights up and E E,_±, is displayed. 7_-T -I_ ERF45E, ,E,,uR3 is d_splayed, IL4N _ I • 2 Rotatei_l JOGCONTROL _d to selectthe text erasemenu, 6 PressYESto confirmthe text erasureof that particulardisc, ERRSE is displayed.
  • Page 34 5 Press YESto confirmthe positionof markerR, -_ ThemarkerpositionB and the new "track" time will be displayed.Thefirst 4 secondsbeforemarkerposition3 until markerposition3 will be playedcontinously. You c an create a "track" bymarking apassage ofmusic within o ne track o nthe current disc. This new "track" can be used f orrecording orplaying.
  • Page 35 SYMPTOM Ih%E_TT 9ZSE indication • possible solution: • replaceor cleanthe disc • inserta CD(RW), label upwards • wait until the lenshascleared No power • ensurethat the ON/OF[button is on: the set is in standby USE RU_IO E_ indication mode,pressanykey to activate it •...