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• First Time Setup, and • Feature Operation. Do not attempt to return this product to the store. For fast help, call us first! Thank you for making Philips a part of your home! Pagina 1 1-800-531-0039 Return your Warranty...
And most importantly you can count on our uncompromising commitment to your total satisfaction. All of this is our way of saying welcome – and thanks for investing in a Philips product. Sincerely, Lawrence J. Blanford President and Chief Executive Officer P.S.
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xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:42 Canada English: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n’émet pas de bruits radioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables dans la règlement sur le brouillage radioélectriques édicté...
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:42 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturers instructions.
This warranty gives you specific legal rights.You may have other rights which vary from state/province to state/province. Philips Service Solutions Group, P.O. Box 2976, Longview,Texas 75606 (903) 242-4800 Pagina 5 LIMITED WARRANTY...
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:42 Table of contents Warranty Registration Card Important Safety Instructions Limited Warranty ...5 General information Environmental information ...7 Specifications ...7 Supplied accessories...7 Discs for recording ...7 Discs for playback...7 Some words about MP3...8 Maintenance ...8 Disc handling ...8 Controls ...9...
CDRW compatible. To ensure proper working of the set we recommend the use of Philips audio CDR and audio CDRW discs only. Note: Do not use a computer CDR or CDRW as recording will not work! Recording is permissible insofar as copyright or other rights of third parties are not infringed upon.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:42 General information Some words about MP3 The revolutionary new music compression technology MP3 (MPEG Audio Layer-3) enables to shrink down original digital audio sound data with a factor of up to 10 without losing significant sound quality.This allows you to record up to 10 hours of CD-like quality music on a single CD-ROM.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:42 & Controls General 1 POWER switches the CD recorder/changer ON and OFF STANDBY indicator lights up when the set is in Standby 4 AUX selects external input 5 CDR selects CD recorder 6 Display information screen 8 IR sensor receives signals from the remote control...
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xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:42 Controls & CD changer 2 CD CHANGE selects next disc in CD changer 3 OPEN/CLOSE / opens/closes changer tray 7 Disc tray £ A-B EDIT opens A-B Edit mode to create your own ‘tracks’ CD recorder 0 Recording keys COPY CD - selects high speed with auto finalize recording...
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Display indications General 9 0 ! @ 1 STEP indicates the number of tracks in a program 2 TOTAL TIME - total time of recording source TRACK -track number ALBUM - album number (MP3) TOTAL TRACK -total amount of tracks on the disc 3 TRACK TIME - track time REM TRACK TIME - remaining track time...
1 Connection to power 2 OPTICAL IN connects to the digital optical output of an external digital source (CD player, DVD, DAT, etc.), so you can record from this source ( 3 OPTICAL OUT connects to the digital optical input of an amplifier/receiver, so you can listen to playback of the set via the amplifier/receiver.
Insert the red plugs into the R jacks, and the white plugs into the L jacks. Connect all other components of your system (tape deck, CD player, tuner, record player etc.) via their ANALOG OUT-jacks to the appropriate analog input jacks of the amplifier/receiver (CD IN,TUNER IN, AUX IN, PHONO IN etc.).
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Installation Digital optical connections via a digital receiver If you have a receiver with digital optical in- and outputs, these connections allow you to make digital recordings from various sources, connected to the receiver. Remove the dust caps from the digital optical connections of both source and CD recorder.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Inserting batteries in the remote control Open the battery compartment cover. Insert 2 batteries (AA, LR6 or UM-3; as supplied) as shown. Replace the cover. Note:We recommend you use 2 batteries of the same type and condition.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Loading discs Loading discs Important! 1) This set is designed for regular CD(RW)s. Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or CD treatment sheets, etc. as offered on the market, because they may cause jamming of the changer mechanism.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Track selection and searching Track selection in STOP mode First select the required disc with CDR, CD 1, 2 or 3. Rotate the ¡ EASY JOG ™ control to select the required track number. Press PLAY/PAUSE 2/;...
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Playing Shuffle and repeat Playing tracks in random order (Shuffle) Press SHUFFLE before or during play. All tracks of loaded discs in both changer and recorder ) or the tracks in the program ( SHUFFLE ALL ) are played in random order.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Programming track numbers – A program can be composed of normal audio tracks from multiple CDs in both changer and recorder deck. – A program with MP3 tracks can only be composed of tracks from 1 CD. –...
– Recording from an external source – Finalizing CDR(W) discs: Finalizing a CDR(W) disc is a simple procedure, necessary – play a recorded CDR on a standard CD player; – play a recorded CDRW on a CDRW compatible CD player –...
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Selecting the recording speed Press SPEED several times to select the required recording speed: 1x (normal speed), 2x (double speed) or 4x (4 times normal speed). Notes: If recording is not successfull, you may need to select a lower speed.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Internal recording Recording a program High speed recording and automatic finalizing (optional) of the current program Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles and insert it into the CD recorder tray. Select and store all desired tracks in the CD changer memory (see “Programming track numbers”).
Direct Line Recording. Automatic track increment for analog sources When digitally recording from a CD player/changer (internal or external) track increments are automatically taken over from the source.When recording from analog is shown, sources ( silences (pauses) in the source material.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 External recording Recording with automatic start Recording with automatic start from an external source Note: External recording is only possible at normal speed (1x). Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles and insert it into the CD recorder tray.
(Un)finalizing, erasing Finalizing CDR & CDRW discs Finalizing a CDR(W) disc is a simple procedure, necessary to: – play a recorded CDR on a standard CD player; – play a recorded CDRW on a CDRW compatible CD player; – avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc;...
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 (Un)finalizing, erasing Unfinalizing CDRW discs If you want to record (or erase) on (from) an finalized CDRW, you have to unfinalize it first. Notes: Unfinalizing will take approximately 1 minute. After unfinalizing of the CDRW, display.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Text edit (on CD recorder only) Storing text in STOP mode After you have recorded your CDR(W) you can enter text, e.g. names for discs and tracks.The text will be displayed during playback on this set and other sets with the CD Text feature.You can enter up to 60 characters per text field.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Special features A-B editing (on CD changer only) You can create a “track” by marking a passage of music within one track on the current disc.This new “track” can be used for recording or playing.The minimum track length is 4 seconds.
xp CDR 820/17 eng. 30-08-2001 10:43 Operating the recorder via your PC keyboard Connect your PC keyboard to the recorder via the PC KEYBOARD jack on the recorder front. You can now enter CD Text using your PC keyboard. In addition you can operate a number of recorder functions via the keyboard.The following keys are available for operating the recorder:...
– see “Recording with automatic start“. – finalize the CDR(W) – insert the CDRW in a CDRW compatible player – use Philips audio CDR(W)s. – in case recording process is interrupted (power loss, mechanical shock), start recording again with a new disc –...
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