Yamaha CDC-901 manual

Natural Sound Compact Disc Player Thank you f or selecting this Y AMAHA Compact Disc Pla ye r . O WNER’S MANU AL CD C-90 1 / 50 1 CONTENTS Saf ety Instructions ......................................... 2 F eatures ........................................................ 4 Connections .................................................. 5 Identifica[...]

2 SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS 1 Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the unit is operated. 2 Retain Instructions – The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3 Heed Warnings – All warnings on the unit and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4 Follow In[...]

3 1 To ensure the finest performance, please read this manual carefully. Keep it in a safe place for future reference. 2 Install your unit in a cool, dry, clean place – away from windows, heat sources, and too much vibration, dust, moisture or cold. Avoid sources of hum (transformers, motors). To prevent fire or electrical shock, do not expose to[...]

FEA TURES ● 5-Disc Carousel A uto-changer ● Full Opening Disc T ra y f or Changing 5 Discs at a Time ● PLA YXCHANGE; Disc Changing Capability while Playing Another ● Random Access Programmab le Pla y ● Random-Sequence Play ● Single T rac k/Entire Disc/All Disc Repeat Play ● Display Brightness Changing Capability ● Remote Control Cap[...]

5 When the LINE OUT (analog) terminals of this unit are used ( ➊ ) ● Be sure that the left (“L”) and right (“R”) LINE OUT terminals are connected to the corresponding (left and right) terminals of the amplifier or other component. ● Connect the “LINE OUT” terminals to the “CD” (or “AUX”) terminals of the amplifier. If the [...]

6 POWER I2 3 4 5 SKIP/SEARCH +I0 I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 PROG PLAYXCHANGE OPEN/CLOSE PLAY/ PAUSE STOP OUTPUT LEVEL DOWN UP PHONES DISC NATURAL SOUND COMPACT DISC PLAYER PEAK IDENTIFICA TION OF COMPONENTS FR ONT P ANEL * ( ) indicates the page number on which the control part is best described. * Control functions other than shown below are the same wit[...]

7 * ( ) indicates the page number on which the control is best described. REMO TE CONTROL TRANSMITTER CLEAR button (p. 15) OPEN/CLOSE button (p. 8) PROG button (p. 14) Numeric buttons (p. 10) DISC SKIP buttons (p. 8) SYNCHRO button (p. 17) SKIP buttons (p. 10) SEARCH buttons (p. 10) TIME button (p. 11) DIMMER button (p. 12) REPEAT button (p. 16) RA[...]

8 1 2 3 Close the disc tray 4 Select the disc play mode (1DISC or 5DISC) while watching the display. “1DISC” mode: The unit will play a designated disc only. “5DISC” mode: The unit will play all discs in the tray in sequence. 5 Start play from the first track of the disc 1. * If necessary, select a desired disc by using the DISC SKIP button[...]

9 Notes ● After closing the disc tray by pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button in the stop mode or after selecting any disc by using the DISC SKIP buttons, the display shows the total number of tracks and the total recorded time of the selected disc for a few seconds. ● Additionally, you can close the disc tray by pressing the PLAY ( PLAY/PAUSE ) butt[...]

10 DIRECT PLA Y Select a desired track by using the numeric buttons. Example: To select track 25 Press ➀ twice, then immediately press ➁ once. * If a track number higher than the highest track number on the disc is selected, the last track on the disc will be played. SKIP PLA Y To play from the beginning of the track following the one now playi[...]

11 When the DISC SCAN button is pressed while this unit is stopped, this unit will play an early part of each disc in turn. Each disc is played for 8 seconds. If, during this play, you hear a disc that you want to listen to in entirely, press the DISC SCAN button once again or press the PLAY button to cancel this function. The unit will enter into [...]

12 OUTPUT LEVEL DOWN UP Normal illumination Slightly dim Dim DIMMER Changing brightness of the display You can change the brightness of the display by pressing the DIMMER button. PHONES OUTPUT LEVEL + – or (On the front panel) CDC-901 only Adjusting the level of signals output into an amplifier , etc. You can adjust the level of sound signals out[...]

13 1 2 Close the disc tray. 3 Select whether to play one disc or all discs in the tray. * If the “1DISC” disc play mode is selected, next select a desired disc by using the DISC SKIP buttons or a DISC - select button. 4 T o cancel random-sequence play Press the STOP button or RANDOM button once again, or open the disc tray by pressing the OPEN/[...]

14 PR OGRAM PLA Y You can enjoy listening to your favorite tracks selected from one or more discs in any desired order using programmed play. ➀ Shows the program number for the track to be programmed next. ➁ Shows the selected disc and track number. ➂ Shows the total time of the tracks currently programmed. ➃ Shows only the numbers of progr[...]

15 T o stop program play Press the STOP button. The first programmed track number will be displayed. To resume play, press the PLAY button. Play will begin from the beginning of the program. T o cancel a programmed sequence There are several methods, as described below. ● Press the STOP button while the unit is stopped. ● Open the disc tray. ?[...]

16 1 Select a track which has index numbers. 2 3 Select the desired index number. T o cancel the index searc h function Press the INDEX button. Notes ● Not all discs have index numbers. The index system is a method for sub-dividing tracks into smaller divisions (such as, for example, the movements within classical symphonies) for easier location [...]

17 1 Select the disc. 2 Load a tape on the tape deck. CDC-901 only * The peak level searching function of this unit is useful for adjusting recording level on the tape deck. (Refer to page 21.) 3 This unit enters into the pause mode, and the tape deck enters into the REC/PAUSE mode. * In this mode, the time display on this unit flashes on and off. [...]

18 1 Stop the unit. 2 Select the disc. 3 The peak level searching function of this unit is useful for adjusting recording level on the tape deck. (Refer to page 21.) 4 Enter the tape’s total possible recording time. You can select any of four tape lengths by pressing the TAPE button. 5 Otherwise, you can also enter the tape’s total possible rec[...]

19 1 Stop the unit 2 If you will program tracks from more than one disc on the disc tray, make this unit display the total recorded time of each disc to be used in turn by pressing the DISC SKIP button. * This unit will read the contents of a disc by this operation. If there is a disc to which this operation is omitted, tracks on the disc cannot be[...]

20 ■ Random sequential tape pr ogramming The unit will automatically program tracks on a disc in random sequential order for recording to tape. 1 Follow step 1 – 5 on page 18. 2 * The unit will automatically program tracks for side A and side B separately considering the tape’s total time. 3 Begin recording on the tape deck and press the PLAY[...]

21 1 Stop the unit. 2 Select the “1DISC” disc play mode. 3 Select the disc. 4 The peak level searching is performed through the disc. Next, the part where the source level peaks is repeatedly played. Adjust the recording level on the tape deck listening to this repeat play. To cancel this function Press the STOP button. A utomatic searc hing f [...]

22 NO TES ABOUT THE REMO TE CONTROL TRANSMITTER NO TES ABOUT HANDLING COMP A CT DISCS ● This compact-disc player is designed only for playing of compact discs bearing the mark. Never attempt to load any other type of disc into the unit. The unit will also play 3-inch (8-cm) compact discs. ● To remove a disc from its storage case, open the case [...]

23 AUDIO SECTION Frequency response .......................... 2 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.5 dB Harmonic distortion+noise (1 kHz) < CDC-901 > .................................................. 0.003% or less < CDC-501 > ...................................................0.004% or less S/N ratio < CDC-901 > ...............................[...]

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