Technics SL-PD947 manual

Technics Compact Disc Changer SL-PD947 Operating Instructions DIGITAL AUDIO Before connecting, operating or adjusting this product, please completely. : {,/: r_'r .[...]

2 Thank you |or purchasing this Technics product. For optimum performance and safety, please read these instructions carefully. Table of Contents I Before Use Precautions .......................................... 3 Safety ................................................. 3 Installation ............................................. 3 Maintenance ..[...]

Precautions Before using this unit please read these operating instructions carefully. Take special care to follow the warnings indicated on the unit itself as well as the safely suggestions listed below. Afterwards keep them handy for future reference. Safety 2. Power Source -- The unit should be connected to power supply only of the type describe[...]

Preparations Supplied accessories Check the packing carton for these accessories. AC power supply cord (For USA: SJA172-1) (For Canada: SJA172) ........... 1 pc. Stereo connection cable (SJP2249-6) .................... 1 pc. Remote-control transmitter (RAK-SL002WH) ................ 1 pc. Batteries (UM-4, "AAA", R03)... 2 pcs. Connections [...]

Concerning the Remote Control Battery installation 2 fl Openthe ] f/'_ Insertthe I ft'_ Cl°sethe] Be sure that you insert the batteries so that their positive (+) Open the cover, and negative (-) polarities match the polarities indicated in Press gently and slide the cover out. the compartment. Batteries installed with incorrect polariti[...]

Front Panel Controls and Functions l i T I r "3 © f Control section Numbers with black background (for example _]) ) indicate func- tions available on the remote control. Power switch (POWER) Press ( .11 --, m ) to switch the power on. Press again (a --, 111 ) to switch the power off. 6_ Remote control signal sensor (REMOTE SENSOR) 6 (_ Pitch[...]

...... :_T_' E "7 E "q , / Auto cue button (AUTO CUE) Press to activate the auto cue function. (See page 27.) Spiral button (SPIRAL) Press to play the first tracks on all the loaded discs in se- quence, followed by the second tracks on all the discs, and so on. (See page 24.) • Random mode button (RANDOM MODE) The mode changes as f[...]

Front Panel Controls and Functions (continued) I m m ell I I I SPIRAL ONE FULL RANDOM I I I Display section _) Disc indicators ((1)_(5)) The indicator corresponding to the playing disc flashes. In the program play mode, programmed disc indicators will il- luminate. In the delete play mode, disc indicators to be deleted will go out. @ Disc number/ta[...]

Basic Operating Procedure 3 Load the disc(s) 1 on the disc l tray(s). J DISC SKIP PLAY 1 Press POWER to switch on the power. 2 Press OPENICLOSE to open the loading drawer. (Also available from the remote control.) 3 Load the disc(s) on the disc tray(s). Do not load 3" (8 cm) and 5" (12 cm) discs on the same disc tray. The number (1-5) on [...]

Sequential Play Sequential play involves playing all the five discs on the five-disc tray in sequence beginning with the first track on the disc at the playing position. / ........... I----'-I [_] 0 , / OPENICLOSE Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. Press DISC SKIP to select the desired d[...]

/ D - h II1 dl d] d _'_ _'_-'_"_ III Headphones (notincluded) r "1 Q To temporarily stop play (A_,o .v.,eb_. from the remote control.) Press PAUSE. This switches the changer to the pause mode, and the pause in- dicator illuminates. The disc rotates while the changer is in the pause mode. • I I-7"F_ / I (:1::) (:2:]1([...]

Direct Access Play Direct access play involves starting play from a specific track on a specific disc and playing all discs on the five-disc tray in sequence. f G g®,,,-0, / r 1 _s © , / From the main unit Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. If you want to start with the disc at the playing [...]

DISC1 DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISC5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 00OOO b 0 >10 OCD From the remote control Before operation, follow the steps 1-4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. If you want to start with the disc at the playing position, proceed to step 3. _] Press DISC. Flashes (1 .... • (2)(3) (4)(5)mc:L r Press the numeric b[...]

Program Play You can program up to 32 selections from the five discs in any order as you desire. _1 PROGRAM _'_ MODE _ r _ .... U ....... r----_ r----l i I I I "f- III OISC _ 1 J 1 2 3 4 5 I II II I I I i fa f4 .epeats,eps2 I From the main unit Before operation, follow the steps 1-4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. 2 3 [...]

l_. "/ (_r'_ PROGRAM _ _3 Startthe ] J desired J L play. J cs:_r--r'lr-'r-lr-'r'lr-'r"lr'-r"lr-r"lr_'-l_ _ _ PROGRAM To change to the other play mode keeping the programmed contents CA,so ava|lable from the remote control.) 1 Press STOP during play. 3 Start the desired play (except delete [...]

Program Play ,oon,,°..°, 2 % 3 ' 1 23 4 5 (DO(_ OO r5 i Repeat steps 3 and 4 as desired. From the remote control Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. In the stop mode, press PROGRAM MODE to Illuminate the program play indicator. Skip to step 4 if the disc number display shows the desire[...]

I CLEAR o / i .... on 66666 666661 PI_Gn_M REPEAT _ IO r--] r--n r--1 r--1 44 SEARC_ I_" 144 SKIP I_ld EO0 O0 • STOP IJ _E • pLAY 0 _ (---] J RECALL CD ] To confirm the program Press RECALL. RECALL % Each time you press RECALL, the display shows the programmed disc and track number in the sequence you have entered. For example, the diagram[...]

Delete Play You can select up to 32 selections that you do not want to hear and put them in the changer's memory. Then you can enjoy sequential, one disc random, or full random play of only your favorite tracks. From the main unit Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. 1 2 3 In the stop mode[...]

I2 PR°GRA I t 1 MODE Start the desired play. J ...... :,_,_ IZZ3 IZZ3 To change to the other play mode keeping the contents to be deleted (A_so .v..ab_. from the remote control.) 1 2 Press STOP during play. Press PROGRAM MODE. The changer switches to sequential mode. The delete mode will be canceled but the changer still has the contents to be del[...]

Delete Play ,°on,,nu.°, 3 DISC2 DISC3 DISC4 DISCS 6 4 12345 6 7 8 9 10 o >1o 5 epeat steps 2, 1 3 and 4 as desired. • PLAY From the remote control Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on page 9. In the stop mode, press PROGRAM MODE to illuminate the delete play indicator. Skip to step 4 if the disc[...]

D I OPEN/__0SE _1 _2 _ISC3 _SC4 _5 6666o cb cb cb cb 6 S _PR0'_I CI.EAR RECALl. 0 >10 - L REPEAT MOOE I0 SCAN r---n c_ r--l TIME r--1 • ST0P || _ • PLAY D EZ] [----1 oRECALL 1 To confirm the selections to be deleted Press RECALL. RECALL % Each time you press RECALL, the display shows the selected disc and track number in the sequence yo[...]

Random Play One disc random play (Also availablefromtheremotecontrol.) The changer will play all tracks on the current disc in a random order. Then it will choose a.new disc randomly, excluding the discs already pla'ted, and play all tracks in a random order. Before operation, follow the steps 1 -4 of "Basic Operating Procedure" on p[...]

I-- / RANDOM MODE r_ L__J r "1 P_s © , S F u II ra n d o m p I ay (.,...,,._,.,.om ,,. remote control., The changer will randomly choose a track within a randomly selected disc. Once the changer has played the selected track, it will choose a disc then a track randomly again, excluding the tracks already played. Before operation, follow the s[...]

Spiral Play The changer plays the first tracks on all the loaded discs in se- quence, followed by the second tracks on all the discs, and so on. I I I I I T _ _- ,_ _ I I I i i i t i = Jl p_s © , f The play mode indicator points to SPIRAL and spiral play will begin with the first track on the disc at the playing position. ] ;(.'_ '),&apo[...]

Special Features [ ,DSC_ ] g I I I I P_,• J L ' I " I ' I " ' ' ] I.'i jJ [--1 _s © , / ID scan function (Also available from the remote control.) This function is convenient when searching for a desired track. The function will search from the beginning of the track for a loud section, and will play 10 seconds[...]

Special Features ,°o°,,n..°, ] _) Pitch control I "_*i ..... I I ' I ' I ' I ' I ' I L__I r--i © S Pitch control function The playback pitch can be changed as desired within a range of +12.5%. (The tempo and the pitch of the sound will change simultaneously.) 1 Press OFFION The pitch control indicator will illumina[...]

2.3 I I I I 7 r 1 _s © , / Auto cue function The auto cue function allows the unit to wait in a standby condition at the beginning of each track so as to start play right when you are ready. When each track finishes playing, the unit skips to the beginning of the next track and switches to the play standby mode. 1 Press AUTO CUE. The auto cue indi[...]

Special Features ,.o°,,°u.o, r 4t4 SEARCH I_b'. _s © / Repeat function ,,..o,,.,..=. from the remota control.) You can use this function in all play modes. Press REPEAT before or during play. REPEAT The repeat indicator will illuminate. I <[1]) (2:1) (3) 4[4:> <(5) / I"_/"7 /-7 I-7 ' t"7/_ L/L/. Repeat indicator[...]

Carousel S k i p f u nct io n (,,.o ..,,.,,. ,.o. the remote control., To skip discs You can use this function in stop mode, sequential play, one disc random play and delete play mode. Press DISC SKIP to rotate the disc tray. DISC SKIP Disc number at the playing position I [ (1),<_2)(3)'(4),(5)' I- T /'_/'-7 /-7 I_ " /&q[...]

Special Features (continued) O i OPEN/CLOSE olsc1 D_SC2 DISC3 DISC4 [_sS_5 66660 66666 oo (56 TIME QQ DD II STOP II PAt_E • PLAY Q F---n r----1 TIME MODE _ J 3O Time mode selection (Only available from the remote control.) Press TIME MODE in the play or pause mode. TIME MODE % The information will change (as described below) each time you press t[...]

CD Edit-Recording Noted below are two methods for recording so that the tracks are divided between Side A and B according to the length of the tape, and the track is not cut off in the middle by the end of the tape. Select the desired method and record. About sequential-edit-recording A method recording sequentially beginning with the first track b[...]

CD Edit-Recording ,co.,,.u.., i i , _sK_ 11 (/'J Prepare the / IO 14 1 l/ | "-'-_,'_k_J | cassette deck for| | / / L___ R..) J L recording. J _ "_ J _ _) J 0 h , f Sequential-edit-recording The changer automatically calculates how many tracks on the specified disc will fit on a given tape side and programs them for you. Bef[...]

The display shows the data of the tracks to be recorded as |ollows: Number of tracks Tracks to be to be recorded recorded _, Remaining time on side A .._ BITe i.l." SECll 4 Number of tracks Tracks to be to be recorded recorded '-" ":-' '--711 * 1 ]) .2) .3) (4]) ._' ,5_,' B _, Remaining time on side B . . . B[...]

CD Edit-Recording ,oo.,,.uo°, I f Prepare the / /_ TAPE LENGTH / Iz-! - I _,_ 1 tracks from the | / cassette deck for/ / / / desired discs. J L recording. J ___ _ J _ 34 P rog ra rn.edit.re cord i ng Editing of the selections which you have programmed among the five discs is available. Note that you cannot get the information regarding the number [...]

Before Moving CAUTION: Before moving this changer to another location, be sure that no discs were left in the changer and that the changer was not switch- ed off while in the play mode. Failure to do so will expose the compact discs and the changer to the risk of severe damage. o o • OFF = ON • OFF a ON _ J X Remove the discs. 1 Press POWER t[...]

Quick Reference Table of Remote Control Operation Before using the remote control transmitter, turn on the power switch ol the main unit. Sequential/direct access play I:_SC SKIP_ olsc_ Bis¢_ Btsc30lS(;4 I_s5 ©66©o 66666 O0 _PEAT _ to s6_ c_ _cD CD ,N SEARCHI'1" NI4 SKIP 14"1 GI_ [][] II STOP II _US[ • PLAY _ F---? r--7 L,_) To [...]

Programldelete play D_C 1 _SC 2 [_SC 3 BSC 4 [_SC S 06660 ° 66666 oo 6 _NOOM REP[AT MODE ID SCAN _ CB_ (-7 S[AnCH I'_ _ SKO Idd 1_5 5Q Nr r- _J ,_. .J To start programldelete play To check the entered contents To clear a single item of the entered contents To clear all entered con- tents To cancel programldelete mode PROGRAM DISC1 DISC2 DISC3[...]

Concerning Compact Discs With this changer, you can only play compact discs having this mark: Handling precautions To open the compact disc case, gently press the sides of the top, holding the top at both sides and pull up. To remove the disc from the case, press the center holder and lift the disc, holding by the edges. Center holder To return the[...]

Troubleshooting Guide Before requesting service for this unit, check the chart below for a possible cause of the problem you are experiencing. Some simple checks or a minor adjustment on your part may eliminate the pro- blem and restore proper operation. If you are in doubt about some ol the check points, or if the remedies indicated in the chart d[...]

Index Auto cue button (AUTO CUE) .............................. 27 Auto cue function ......................................... 27 CD edit-recording .................................... 31-34 Clear button (CLEAR) .................................. 17, 21 Compact disc edit indicator (EDIT) ......................... 32 Delete play ....................[...]