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CD Recorder
and Player
User’s Guide
Changing Entertainment. Again.
CDRW120
15920520. Cover 1 9/24/02, 3:54 PM
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Important Information WARNING To reduce the risk of electric WARNING shock, do not remove cover (or To reduce the RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK back). No user serviceable parts risk of fire or DO NOT OPEN inside. Refer servicing to qualified electric shock, do service personnel. not expose this product or AC This symbol This symbol indicates charger to rain or indicates "dangerous voltage" moisture. important inside the product that instructions presents a risk of accompanying the electric shock or pro
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Table of Contents Table of Contents Chapter 1: Connections & Setup Things to Consider Before Connecting Components ........................... 3 Choose Your Connection ........................................................................ 4 Cables Needed to Connect Components to Your CD Recorder ............................................................................................ 4 CD Recorder + A/V Receiver or CD Player (Analog) ............................. 5 CD Recorder + A/V Receive
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Table of Contents Recording from an External Source Using CD Sync (Digital Synchronized) .......................................................................... 18 Recording from an External Source (Digital) ...................................... 19 Recording from an External Source (Analog) ..................................... 20 Recording and Dubbing Reminders .................................................... 21 Digital / Optical Recording ...............................................
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections Things to Consider Before Connecting Components Protect Components From Power Surges • Connect all components before plugging any power cords into the wall outlet. • Always turn off the TV and other components before you connect or disconnect any cables. Position Cables to Avoid Audio Hum or Interference • Insert all cable plugs firmly into their jacks. • Place any Audio/Video (A/V) cables to the side(s) of the TV’s back panel instead of straight down the back aft
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections Choose Your Connection There are several ways to hook up your CD Recorder, depending on the components connected. Please use the following chart to determine which connection is best for you and proceed to the appropriate page. Note: If you prefer, we can provide you with the name of an Authorized Service Representative who will visit your home for a fee to install your electronic entertainment system and to instruct you in its operation. For details about this se
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections A/V RECEIVER The back of your receiver might CD TAPE TV VCR IN OUT IN IN IN OUT not look exactly R like the one L shown here. 2 1 ANALOG COAXIAL L L DIGITAL R R OPTICAL IN IN OUT IN OUT CD RECORDER CD Recorder + A/V Receiver or CD Player (Analog) 1. Connect audio cables to the ANALOG IN R and L jacks on the back of the recorder (color coded, red and white). Connect the other ends of the cables to the corresponding output jacks on your A/V receiver or CD player (so
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections A/V RECEIVER The back of your receiver might CD TAPE TV VCR IN OUT IN IN IN OUT COAXIAL not look exactly DIGITAL R like the one L shown here. OUT IN 1 2 ANALOG COAXIAL L L DIGITAL R R OPTICAL IN IN OUT IN OUT CD RECORDER CD Recorder + A/V Receiver or CD Player (Digital Coaxial) 1. Connect a digital coaxial cable to the COAXIAL DIGITAL IN jack on the back of the recorder. Connect the other end of the cable to the corresponding output jack on your A/V receiver or CD
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections A/V RECEIVER The back of your receiver might CD TAPE TV VCR IN OUT IN IN IN OUT not look exactly R like the one L shown here. OPTICAL OUT ANALOG COAXIAL L L DIGITAL R R OPTICAL IN IN OUT IN OUT CD RECORDER CD Player + CD Recorder (Digital Optical) 1. Remove the protective cap from the OPTICAL IN jack on the back of the recorder (if necessary) and also remove the protective caps from your digital optical cable. 2. Connect the digital optical cable to the OPTICAL IN
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections Plug in the CD Recorder Plug the power cord into an appropriate wall outlet. Be sure to insert the plug completely. Put Batteries in the Remote 1. Remove the battery compartment cover from the back of the remote by pushing in the tab and lifting up the cover. 2. Insert the batteries matching the polarities (+ and -) on the batteries with the diagram in the battery compartment. 8 Chapter 1 15920520.01 Connections 8 9/24/02, 3:54 PM
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B / A Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections TIME SET/ Setting the Time PROG button 1. Press the CLOCK/SLEEP button and the TIME OPEN/ AB CLOSE I / SET/PROG button (12 or 24 hour appears). MAKE CD 1 2 3 REPEAT DUBB 4 5 6 RANDOM 2. To change the hour format, press the Skip/ FINALIZE 7 8 9 INTRO Search left or right arrow button. Then press REC • ERASE 0 TIME SET/PROG REM TIME SET/PROG to select it (the hour flashes). 3. To change the hour, press the Skip/Search left or right arrow button. Then press TIM
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections 12 345 6 7 8 910 11 12 13 14 TIME SOURCE IN SET/PROGR MAKE CD SKIP/SEARCH SKIP/SEARCH REPEAT AUTO/MANUAL REC DUBB I / STOP PLAY/PAUSE PLAY/PAUSE STOP CLOCK/SLEEP ERASE REMAIN CD SYNC FINALIZE DISC A DISC B DISC A DISC B PHONES OPEN/CLOSE OPEN/CLOSE PHONES VOLUME MIN MAX 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Front of the CD Recorder 1. Power Turns the unit on and off. 2. SKIP/SEARCH previous Skips to the previous track or searches within the track (d
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Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections 14. MAKE CD Easily copies the entire disc in tray A. 15. PHONES (headphones) jack 16. DISC A OPEN/CLOSE Open or close tray A. 17. STOP Stops a disc or clears programmed tracks (disc A only). 18. PLAY/PAUSE Plays or pauses a disc (disc A only). 19. REMAIN Displays the remaining play or record time. 20. Tray A 21. Tray B 22. CD SYNC Selects the sychronized recording mode. 23. PLAY/PAUSE Plays or pauses a disc (also confirms selections). 24. STOP Stop
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B / A Chapter 1 : Setup & Connections The Buttons on the Remote OPEN/ AB CLOSE I / Control MAKE CD 1 2 3 REPEAT (0-9) Number buttons Selects tracks up to 99 by DUBB 4 5 6 RANDOM pressing two number buttons. FINALIZE 7 8 9 INTRO AUTO/ MANUAL Selects the track numbering REC • ERASE 0 TIME SET/PROG REM method. CD A/B Selects which tray you want to control. CD SYNC Selects the synchronized recording mode. CLOCK/SLEEP Shows the time or sets the sleep time. DUBB Changes the dubbing speed. ERA
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Chapter 2: Playing CDs Loading Discs 1. Press the OPEN/CLOSE A or B button (the disc tray opens). 2. Place a disc gently into the tray with the disc’s label facing up. 3. Press the OPEN/CLOSE A or B button, or press PLAY/PAUSE (the disc tray closes). Note: Once a disc is loaded, the unit takes several seconds to read the disc information. Playing a CD 1. Put the CD you want to play in the disc tray (label side up) and close the tray (the track information appears). 2. Make sure the corresponding
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Chapter 2: Playing CDs 4. To program the next track, press TIME SET/PROGRAM again (or TIME SET/PROG on the remote control). 5. Enter the second track using the number buttons on the remote or the SKIP/SEARCH arrow buttons on the front of the recorder. 6. To select the second track, press TIME SET/PROGRAM (or TIME SET/PROG on the remote control) (OK appears). 7. Enter any additional tracks using steps 4-6. 8. When finished, press STOP to stop programming. •To review your programmed tracks, press
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Chapter 3: Recording CDs Copying a CD You can use this feature to easily copy an entire CD. 1. Put the disc you want to copy in tray A. 2. Put a blank disc in tray B (music or audio CD-R/ CD-RW only. The recoder does not accept standard computer CD-ROMs). 3. Press MAKE CD, then PLAY/PAUSE on side B of the unit (MAKE CD and REC appear). The disk will be automatically finalized when copying is done. •To stop recording, press STOP. •To check the remaining recording time, press REMAIN. Checking Rema
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Chapter 3: Recording CDs High-Speed Dubbing You can use the high-speed dubbing feature when copying a CD or programmed tracks from disc A in order to speed up the recording time. The quality of the recording is the same as when you record at normal speed. 1. Put the disc you want to copy in tray A. 2. If you want to copy programmed tracks, make sure the tracks are programmed properly (see Programming Tracks, page 13). 3. Press and release DUBB repeatedly until the desired setting is displayed, D
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Chapter 3: Recording CDs Unfinalizing Discs (CD-RWs only) If you want to record additional tracks on a finalized CD-RW or completely erase a CD- RW that has been finalized, you’ll need to unfinalize it first. This process removes track information on the CD, including the Tables of Contents (TOC). 1. Make sure the CD-RW disc you want to unfinalize is in tray B. 2. Press ERASE, then PLAY/PAUSE on side B of the unit (ERS TOC and ERASE appear). Unfinalization takes about 1 minute. When finished, ER
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Chapter 3: Recording CDs Recording from an External Source Using CD Sync (Digital Synchronized) This is the preferred method of recording from an external source. It allows you to choose from optical or coaxial connections, depending on the output connections of the external source, and also automatically detects when a digital signal is sent to the recorder. (If your external audio source is compatible with the CD SYNC feature, the track information and recording cues will be done automatically
