Pioneer PDR-W739 manual

Operating Instructions COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGER PDR-W739[...]

READ INSTRUCTIONS — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. RETAIN INSTRUCTIONS — The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. HEED WARNINGS — All warnings on the product and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS — All operat[...]

[For Canadian model] This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. [Pour le modèle Canadien] Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. CAUTION: ¶ Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein hazardous radiation exposure. ¶ The use of optic[...]

Information to User Alteration or modifications carried out without appropriate authorization may invalidate the user’ s right to operate the equipment. CAUTION: This product satisfies FCC regulations when shielded cables and connectors are used to connect the unit to other equipment. T o prevent electromagnetic interference with electric applian[...]

Cont ents 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t Checking what's in the box .................................................. 6 Using this manual ................................................................ 6 Putting the batteries in the remote ...................................... 6 Hints on installation ................................................[...]

6 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t Hints on inst allation We want you to enjoy using this unit for years to come, so please bear in mind the following points when choosing a suitable location for it: Do... ✓ Use in a well-ventilated room. ✓ Place on a solid, flat, level surface, such as a table, shelf or stereo rack. Don’ t... ✗ Use in a place expose[...]

7 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t Maintaining y our CD r ecorder T o clean the compact disc recorder , wipe with a soft, dry cloth. For stubborn dirt, wet a soft cloth with a mild detergent solution made by diluting one part detergent to 5 or 6 parts water , wring well, then wipe off the dirt. Use a dry cloth to wipe the surface dry . Do not use volatile li[...]

8 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t R ecor ding and finalizing discs Unlike other recording media, recordable CDs have a number of distinct states, and what you can do with a disc depends on the current state of the disc. Figure 1. (right) shows the three states — blank, partially recorded, and finalized — and summarizes what’ s possible ( ✔ ) and imp[...]

9 2 Connecting Up R ear panel Impor t ant: Before making or changing any rear panel connections, make sure that all the components are switched off and unplugged from the power supply . Connecting optical cor ds Before plugging in an optical cord, pull out the protective cover from the optical jack. Optical interconnects only plug in one way , so m[...]

10 3 Contr ols and Displa y s F r ont panel 1 OPEN/CL OSE ) 1/2/3 – Press to open/close disc tray 1, 2 or 3 from the changer . 2 Changer disc tr ay 3 CD SELECT 1/2/3 – Press to select disc 1, 2 or 3 from the changer . (p.14) 4 COP Y ST AR T CD = CD-R – Press to start copying from disc(s)/tracks in the CD changer . (p.13, 16– 18) 5 CD-R disc[...]

11 3 Contr ols and Displa y s R emot e contr ol 1 Disc select butt ons DISC 1/2/3 – Select discs from the changer . (p.14) CD-R – Switch to the CD recorder . (p.14) 2 Pla yback contr ol but t ons DISPLA Y – Switch the display mode. (p.29–30) 7 – Stop playback or recording. 8 – Pause playback or recording. 3 – Start or resume playback,[...]

12 3 Contr ols and Displa y s Displa y DISC DISC DISC P ARTIAL SINGLE ALL RELA Y FADER SCAN RDM PGM SKIP ON VOL FIX DIG OVER ANA OPT COAX RPT # 1 AUTO SP ACE ALC DISC TRK TOT AL REMAIN TRK STEP MIN SEC dB REC CD-RW MANUAL AUTO TRACK FINALIZE ERASE SYNCHRO 32 44 48 1 2 3 COPY X1 X 2 L R –dB 8 40 18 6 0 1 DISC 1/2/3 – Indicates discs loaded. 2 Me[...]

13 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed Quick CD cop ying Although the PDR-W739 has many advanced recording features, duplicating a CD is pretty much a one-touch operation. Before starting, make sure that the recorder is connected to your amplifer and that everything is plugged in to a power outlet. For detailed information on other recording features, see chapt[...]

14 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed Pla ying a CD This section takes you through using the basic playback controls of the CD changer and CD-R. The steps below describe playing a disc in tray 1 of the disc changer , but the playback controls for the CD-R and for other discs loaded into the changer work in exactly the same way . 1 If the r ecorder isn't a[...]

15 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed Pla yback mode s The different play modes let you play either a single disc, or up to four discs one after another for an uninterrupted playing time of up to five hours. 1 Load a disc int o disc tr a y 1 of the changer . 2 Pr ess OPEN/CL OSE 2 0 . Disc tray 1 closes and 2 opens. Load a disc into tray 2 of the changer , the[...]

16 5 C op ying CDs Intr oduc tion Recording CDs from the disc changer has several advantages over recording from an external CD player . • Double speed copying lets you record a disc in half the regular time. • Automatic spacing when individual tracks are recorded. • Automatic SCMS copying makes sure that, whenever possible, you'll get a[...]

17 5 C op ying CDs Cop ying individual tr acks Here's how to copy individual tracks from any disc in the changer: 1 Load the CD(s) y ou w ant t o cop y tr acks fr om in t o the CD changer . Y ou can use any of the three disc trays in the changer . 2 Load a CD-R or CD-R W int o the CD-R tr a y . If the disc isn't blank, make sure that ther[...]

18 5 C op ying CDs Cop ying a pr ogr ammed selec tion Y ou can automate the process of making a mix CD by using the programming function of the disc changer . 1 Load the CD(s) y ou want t o progr am tr acks from in t o the CD changer . Y ou can use any of the three disc trays in the changer . 2 Load a CD-R or CD-R W int o the CD-R tr a y . If the d[...]

19 5 C op ying CDs Set ting the recor ding lev el When recording commercially produced CDs, the recording level has already been optimized and you don't need to change it. Boosting the level will generally result in distortion where there are peaks in the music. If you're recording a non- commercially produced CD that has been consistentl[...]

20 6 F inalizing and Er asing F inalizing a disc Before you can play a CD-R on an ordinary CD player , the disc must go through a process called finalization. Once finalized, a CD-R disc is no longer recordable. Finalization is not reversible for CD-Rs so be absolutely sure that everything on the disc is the way you want it before you start. CD-RW [...]

21 6 F inalizing and Er asing Er asing a CD–R W disc Although more expensive than CD-R discs, the great advantage of CD-RW is that the discs can be erased and reused. V arious erase options are available depending on whether or not the disc has been finalized. A third, special option, erases (re-initializes) the whole disc. This process takes qui[...]

22 6 F inalizing and Er asing  3 - COMP ACT DISC MUL TI CHANGER 67 COMP ACT DISC DIGIT AL RECORDER ◊ÛB¿ˆ≥≤/ COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGER CD-R CONTROL ERASE 4 1 ¡ ¢ When a finalized disc is loaded: 1 Pr ess ERASE. 2 Pr ess 41 or ¡¢ t o change the er ase op tion. Switch between: • Erase the TOC (‘de-finalize’ the [...]

23 6 F inalizing and Er asing Marking r ecor ded tr acks t o skip Although you can’t erase tracks on a CD-R disc, you can set what are called ‘skip IDs’. These tell a CD player (though many do not recognize skip IDs) not to play a particular track, but to skip to the next one on the disc. Y ou can also set skip IDs on CD-RWs, although it&apos[...]

24 6 F inalizing and Er asing Clearing skip IDs: 1 W ith the recor der st opped, pr ess SKIP . The display indicates that you’re in skip set/clear mode and playback starts. DISC DISC DISC ALL FADER OVER ANA TRK MIN SEC CD-R 1 2 3 X1 L R –dB 8 40 18 6 0 2 Use the 4 and ¢ but t ons t o selec t the tr ack y ou want t o clear the skip ID for . The[...]

25 7 Pla yback F unc tions Pr ogr amming a playlist (3-CD changer) Programming a playlist means telling the player precisely which tracks, and in what order , you want played. Y ou can program a sequence of up to 30 tracks, playing tracks from any of the discs loaded in the changer , and playing tracks more than once if you like. 1 W ith all discs [...]

26 7 Pla yback F unc tions Pr ogr amming a pla ylist (CD-R) Y ou can program a playlist for a disc that's in the CD-R disc tray . When you eject the disc, the playlist is lost. 1 Pr ess CD-R then 7 t o st op pla yback. 2 Pr ess PR OGRAM. The PGM indicator lights and the display prompts you to enter the first track in the playlist: DISC DISC DI[...]

27 7 Pla yback F unc tions Using the r epeat mode s Use the repeat function to repeat either the current track, an entire disc, or all discs loaded over and over . Y ou can set the repeat mode in normal, random or program play modes. Pr ess REPEA T t o selec t the r epeat mode. Keep pressing repeat to switch between the two repeat modes and repeat [...]

28 7 Pla yback F unc tions F ading in and fading out CD-R side only Use the fader feature to fade the volume down gradually and pause playback. Y ou can also have the player fade in the volume when you resume playback. Not e: you can only hear the fades through the analog outputs. Pr ess F ADER during pla yback t o pause the disc. The F ADER indica[...]

29 7 Pla yback F unc tions Switching the displa y (CD changer side) The recorder can display various kinds of disc and track information in both playback and copying modes. The information applies only to the currently playing disc. The display button switches between the different display modes. When all discs are st opped, pr ess DISPLA Y to swit[...]

30 7 Pla yback F unc tions (CD-R side) When the CD-R is st opped, pre ss DISPLA Y t o switch the displa y mode. There are four different displays. Press DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between them: • T rack number / time elapsed DISC DISC DISC ALL OVER TRK MIN SEC CD-R 1 2 3 X1 L R –dB 8 40 18 6 0 • (T rack number / time remaining) DISC DISC D[...]

31 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces Intr oduc tion Use the various recording modes described here when you're recording from a component connected to the recorder either directly via an optical or coaxial digital connection, or via your amplifier to the the analog line in jacks. For most sources, both analog and digital, it's convinient to us[...]

32 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces Digit al s ynchr o recor ding If you have a CD, MD, DA T or DCC player connected to either of the digital inputs of this recorder , you can make digital recordings from it very simply using this mode. Note that double speed recording is not possible in this mode. 1 Mak e sur e that an y discs loaded in the CD changer[...]

33 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces Analog s ynchr o recor ding Use the analog line inputs when recording from your turntable, cassette deck, or other analog audio source. Note that double speed recording is not possible in this mode. 1 Mak e sur e that any discs loaded in the CD changer are st opped. 2 Load a CD–R or CD–R W disc. If it’ s a blan[...]

34 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces Manual r ecording (analog or digit al) The main use for manual recording mode is when there are no specific start and/or end points in the source material — when you're recording from a tuner or a satellite decoder , for example. 1 Mak e sur e that an y discs loaded in the CD changer ar e st opped. 2 Load a CD[...]

35 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces R ecor ding blank sec tions This feature is useful when you want to put some space at the end of a recording session so that the next recording doesn't start after the last too closely , but use it wherever you need some blank space recorded on the disc. Note that you can’t start a recording with a muted secti[...]

36 9 Additional Informa tion St oring discs Although CD, CD-R and CD-R W discs are more durable than vinyl records, you should still take care to handle and store discs correctly . When you're not using a disc, return it to its case and store upright. A void leaving discs in excessively cold, humid, or hot environments (including under direct [...]

37 9 Additional Informa tion Digital r ecor ding r estrictions This unit has been designed exclusively for recording and playback of audio discs — you can’t record other CD formats, such as computer CD-ROMs or Dolby Digital (AC-3). If you record from a disc format such as CD+Graphics, Video CD, or other format that includes both digital audio a[...]

38 9 Additional Informa tion Under st anding displa y messages Below is a list of messages you’ll see during normal operation with a brief explanation of what they mean. If you need more information, turn to the page indicated. e g a s s e M n o i t p i r c s e D e g a P N E P O . n e p o s i y a r t c s i d e h T E S O L C . g n i s o l c s i y [...]

39 9 Additional Informa tion Err or message s Below is a list of error messages you may see during playback or recording, with possible causes and remedies. If you need more information, turn to the page indicated. e g a s s e M e s u a C y d e m e R e g a P C S I D K C E H C . y t r i d r o d e g a m a d s i c s i d e h T , t r i d , t s u d r o f[...]

40 9 Additional Informa tion Digit al s ynchr o recor ding troubleshooting If digital synchro-recording fails to operate correctly , check the following: 1 P ause playback of the sour ce, then press the digital s ynchro but t on again. If you’re recording from a portable CD player , etc., make sure that the shock-protection feature is switched of[...]

41 9 Additional Informa tion T r oubleshooting P o w er does not come on • Check that the unit is plugged into a standard AC power outlet. • If the unit is connected to another component’ s power output, check that the other component is switched on. No sound when pla ying a disc • Check that all connections to the amplifier are correct and[...]

42 9 Additional Informa tion Specifications 1. Gener al Model ..................................................... Compact disc audio system Applicable discs ......................................... CDs, CD-Rs and CD-RWs Power supply ....................... AC 120 V , 60 Hz (U.S./Canadian models) AC 230 V , 50/60 Hz (U.K. model) Power consumption[...]

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