Philips CDR820/17 manual

CDR 820 CDR 820 Audio CD Recor der / 3 CD Chang er Read this manual first! Congratulations on purchasing this Philips product. We’ve included everything you need to get started. If you have any problems, Philips Representatives can help you get the most from your new product by explaining: • Hookups, • First Time Setup, and • Feature Opera[...]

Kno w these s s a a f f e e t t y y symbols t This “bolt of lightning” indicates uninsulated material within your unit ma y cause an electrical shock. For the safety of ev eryone in y our household, please do not remo ve pr oduct co vering. s The “exclamation point” calls attention to featur es for which y ou should r ead the enclosed liter[...]

3 Canada English: This digital appar atus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise emissions from digital appar atus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Depar tment of Communications. Français: Cet appareil numérique n’émet pas de br uits r adioélectriques dépassant les limites applicables dans la règl[...]

1. Read these instructions. 2. K eep these instructions. 3. Heed all warnings. 4. F ollo w all instructions. 5. Do not use this apparatus near water . 6. Clean only with a dry cloth. 7. Do not block an y of the ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufactur ers instructions. 8. Do not install near any heat sour ces such as radiator[...]

5 A UDIO CD RECORDER One Y ear Free Labor One Y ear Free Ser vice on Par ts This product must be carr ied in for repair . LIMITED W ARRANTY WHO IS CO VERED? Y ou must ha ve proof of purchase to receiv e warr anty ser vice . A sales receipt or other document showing that y ou purchased the product is considered proof of purchase . WHA T IS CO VERED?[...]

W arranty Registration Car d .........................................2 Important Safety Instructions ....................................4 Limited W arranty .........................................................................5 General information Environmental information ................................................................7 Speci[...]

En vir onmental information All redundant packing mater ial has been omitted. W e hav e done our utmost to make the packaging easily separable into three mono mater ials: cardboard (bo x), polystrene foam (buff er) and poly eth ylene (bags, protective foam sheet). Y our set consists of mater ials which can be recycled if disassembled b y a speciali[...]

Some w or ds about MP3 The revolutionar y 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 hour s of CD-like quality m usic on a single CD-ROM. Making your o wn MP3-CD Basically [...]

Contr ols General 1 PO WER switches the CD recorder/changer ON and OFF ST ANDBY indicator lights up when the set is in Standby 4 AUX selects exter nal input 5 CDR selects CD recorder 6 Displa y information screen 8 IR sensor receives signals from the remote control 9 CD 1, 2, 3 selects CD changer and switches to CD 1, 2 or 3 ! NO/CANCEL cancels a s[...]

CD changer 2 CD CHANGE selects next disc in CD changer 3 OPEN/CLOSE / opens/closes changer tr a y 7 Disc tra y £ A-B EDIT opens A-B Edit mode to create your own ‘tracks’ CD recor der 0 Recording k e ys COPY CD - selects high speed with auto finalize recording mode COMPILE CD - selects high speed recording mode/opens progr am memor y RECORD - [...]

Displa y indications General 1 STEP indicates the number of tracks in a progr am 2 T O T AL TIME - total time of recording source TRA CK -track number ALBUM - alb um number (MP3) T O T AL TRA CK -total amount of tr acks on the disc 3 TRA CK TIME - tr ack time REM TRA CK TIME - remaining tr ack time T O T AL REM TIME - total remaining time 4 L/R = =[...]

Connections 1 Connection to power 2 OPTICAL IN connects to the digital optical output of an exter nal digital source (CD play er , D VD , D A T , etc .), so you can record from this source ( AUX Optical ) 3 OPTICAL OUT connects to the digital optical input of an amplifier/receiver , so you can listen to pla yback of the set via the amplifier/rece[...]

Analog connections These connections are required for playback and recording via an amplifier/receiver , equipped with an analog in- and outputs . 1 Connect supplied audio cord between the ANALOG OUT -jacks on the set and the ANALOG input jacks of the amplifier/receiver (T APE IN, CD-R, AUX or PLA Y IN). Inser t the red plugs into the R jacks, an[...]

Digital optical connections via a digital receiv er If you have a receiver with digital optical in- and outputs, these connections allow you to mak e digital recordings from various sources, connected to the receiver . 1 Remov e the dust caps from the digital optical connections of both source and CD recorder . Keep the caps in a safe place . 2 Con[...]

Inser ting batteries in the r emote contr ol 1 Open the batter y compar tment cover . 2 Inser t 2 batter ies (AA, LR6 or UM-3; as supplied) as shown. 3 Replace the cov er . Note: We recommend you use 2 batteries of the same type and condition. Batteries contain chemical substances , so they should be disposed of properly . Note: Unless stated other[...]

Loading discs Impor tant! 1) This set is designed for regular CD(R W)s. Therefore, do not use any accessories such as disc stabilizer rings or CD tr eatment sheets , etc . as offered on the market, because they may cause jamming of the changer mechanism. 2) Do not load more than one disc into one tr ay . 1 CD changer : Press OPEN/CLOSE / to open th[...]

T rack selection and sear ching T rack selection in ST OP mode 1 Fir st select the required disc with CDR, CD 1, 2 or 3. 2 Rotate the ¡ EASY JOG ™ control to select the required track number . 3 Press PLA Y/P AUSE 2 / ; to star t playing. T rack selection during pla y 1 Rotate the ¡ EASY JOG ™ control to select the required track number . ➜[...]

Shuffle and r epeat Pla ying tracks in random or der (Shuffle) 1 Press SHUFFLE before or during play . ➜ All tracks of loaded discs in both changer and recorder ( SHUFFLE ALL ) or the tr acks in the program ( SHUFFLE PROGRAM ) are pla yed in random order . 2 Press SHUFFLE again to return to nor mal play . Repeating disc(s), a track or a pro gra[...]

Pr o gramming track numbers – A progr am can be composed of normal audio tr acks from multiple CDs in both changer and recorder deck. – A progr am with MP3 tracks can only be composed of tr acks from 1 CD . – Any track can be stored more than once with a maximum of 99 tracks. – If you exceed the maxim um of 99 tracks the display shows Progr[...]

Basic information W e will descr ibe: – Recording fr om internal CD chang er – Recording fr om an e xternal sour ce – Finalizing CDR(W) discs: Finalizing a CDR(W) disc is a simple procedure , necessar y to: – play a recorded CDR on a standard CD play er ; – play a recorded CDR W on a CDR W compatible CD play er – Unfinalizing CDR Wdisc[...]

Selecting the r ecor ding speed 1 Press SPEED several times to select the required recording speed: 1x (nor mal speed), 2x (double speed) or 4x (4 times normal speed). Notes: If recording is not successfull, you may need to select a lower speed. The recording speed cannot be changed during recording. Recording a single track Recording a single trac[...]

Recording a pr ogram High speed recor ding and automatic finalizing (optional) of the curr ent pr ogram 1 Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust par ticles and inser t it into the CD recorder tray . 2 Select and store all desired tr acks in the CD changer memor y (see “Progr amming tr ack n umber s”). 3 Press COMPILE CD [...]

Micr ophone r ecor ding 1 Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust par ticles and inser t it into the CD recorder tray . 2 Set LEVEL to the minimum to prev ent acoustic feedback (e .g. loud howling sound) before y ou connect the microphone . 3 Connect a microphone to MIC . 4 Select the required disc by pressing CD1, CD2 or CD3.[...]

Recording with automatic start Recording with automatic start from an e xternal sour ce Note: Exter nal recording is only possible at normal speed (1x). 1 Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust par ticles and inser t it into the CD recorder tray . 2 Press AUX repeatedly to select the input for the external source you want to [...]

Micr ophone r ecor ding 1 Make sure the CDR(W) is absolutely free of scratches and dust par ticles and inser t it into the CD recorder tray . 2 Set LEVEL to the minimum to prev ent acoustic feedback (e .g. loud howling sound) before y ou connect the microphone . 3 Connect a microphone to MIC . 4 Press AUX repeatedly to select the input for the exte[...]

Unfinalizing CDR W discs If you want to record (or erase) on (from) an finalized CDR W , you ha ve to unfinaliz e it fir st. Notes: Unfinalizing will take approximately 1 minute. After unfinalizing of the CDR W , CD changes to CDR W on the display . 1 Inser t the CDR W you want to unfinaliz e in the CD recorder tray . 2 Press CDR to select t[...]

T ext edit (on CD r ecorder only) Storing text in ST OP mode After you ha v e recorded y our CDR(W) you can enter text, e .g. names for discs and tr acks. The text will be display ed dur ing pla yback on this set and other sets with the CD T ext feature. Y ou can enter up to 60 character s per text field. Only use an unfinaliz ed CDR or CDRW (fi[...]

A-B editing (on CD changer onl y) Y ou can create a “tr ack” by mar king a passage of music within one tr ack on the current disc . This new “track” can be used for recording or playing. The minim um track length is 4 seconds. Note: Y ou can only make an A-B edit for a normal Audio CD(R W). 1 Press A-B EDIT on the set. ➜ EDIT TRA CK star [...]

Operating the r ecor der via y our PC k e yboar d 0 Connect your PC k eyboard to the recorder via the PC KEYBO ARD jack on the recorder front. ➜ Y ou can now enter CD T ext using y our PC keyboard. In addition you can operate a number of recorder functions via the keyboard. The following k eys are a vailable f or operating the recorder : P ause .[...]

W ARNING Under no circumstances should you tr y to repair the set yourself as this will inv alidate the guar antee. Do not open the set as there is a risk of electric shock. If a fault occurs , first check the points listed, before taking the set for repair . If you are unable to solve a problem b y following these hints, consult your dealer or se[...]