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Yamaha CDM-900 manual

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    U CDM-900 110-Disc CD Changer OWNER’S MANUAL FEA TURES • 1 10-Disc Auto-changer • Random Access Programmable Play • Random-Sequence Play • Single T rack/Entire Disc/All Discs Repeat Play • Album/Artist Name Filing Capability • Favorite T racks on Each Disc Filing Capability • 220-Disc Relay Play by Connecting T wo CDM-900s • Group[...]

  • Page 2

    2 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS • Explanation of Graphical Symbols The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert you to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation [...]

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    3 CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT 1 T o 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, and in a horizontal and stable position – away from windows, heat sources, vibration, dust, moisture, or cold. T o avoid humming s[...]

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    4 CONNECTIONS T o connect this unit to your amplifier , choose one of the following procedures: • Connections should be made to the correct input terminals of the amplifier or other components. • T o connect another unit for relay play , see page 21. U.S.A model T o AC outlet 1 Connection cord (included) 2 Optical fiber cable (not included) Amp[...]

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    5 English IDENTIFICA TION OF COMPONENTS REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER TIME MODE button (p.10) TEXT SRCH (search) button (p.19) CAPS (capital letters) button (p.16) ACTIVE button (p.22) RANDOM button (p.1 1) REPEA T button (p.12) INDEX button (p.17) POWER button (p.8) INTRO button (p.17) DISC button (p.9) Number buttons (p.9) DISC SKIP buttons (p.8) SK[...]

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    6 +1DISC A B C D E ALL PROGRAM DISC GROUP FILE TEXT MODE FILE GROUP EDIT DELETE ENTER DISC/CHARACTER SKIP/CURSOR SEARCH STANDBY/ON FRONT P ANEL ST ANDBY/ON switch (p.8) Display panel +1DISC button (p.10) Remote control sensor (p.23) GROUP (A – E) buttons (p.15) ALL button (p.8) PROGRAM button (p.13) FILE MODE button (p.19) TEXT MODE button (p.19)[...]

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    7 English T o remove discs INSERTING CDS 1 Open the front panel, by pulling gently from both ends. 2 Slide the loader carriage to the desired slot number to insert a disc. 3 Set the disc on the loader and flip the loader upwards. Notes • Y ou can insert and remove discs while playing a disc. – Do not set a disc in the slot of the disc being pla[...]

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    8 T o stop play temporarily T o stop play completely T o resume play , press P AUSE again (or press PLA Y ). * The button on the front panel can also be used to stop play temporarily or to resume play . BASIC OPERA TION 1 1 T urn the power on. 2 Press DISC SKIP repeatedly until the desired disc number appears in the display . Display information du[...]

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    9 English T o play a specific track on the disc DIRECT PLA Y 1 Select a desired track using the number buttons. SKIP PLA Y T o skip to a succeeding track, press SKIP once or repeatedly until the desired track number appears. T o skip to the beginning of the current track, press SKIP once. T o skip to a preceding track, press SKIP repeatedly until t[...]

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    10 T o advance or reverse play rapidly (MANUAL SEARCH) T o advance rapidly (Press and hold.) T o reverse rapidly (Press and hold.) • The sound can be heard (although slightly garbled) during manual search in either direction. This is convenient for locating a precise position within a track, or for reviewing the contents quickly . • Manual sear[...]

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    11 English RANDOM-SEQUENCE PLA Y The unit can play all the tracks on a selected disc or on all discs in a random sequence selected by the unit’ s microcomputer . +1 DISC MODE The unit plays all tracks on the current disc in random order . ALL MODE The unit plays all tracks on all discs in random order . GROUP MODE The unit plays all tracks on all[...]

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    12 REPEA T PLA Y Y ou can play any desired track or disc, or all discs repeatedly . (No indication) Press REPEA T to select the repeat mode. Each time you press REPEA T , the display changes as follows: REPEA T REPEAT SINGLE REPEAT DISC ALL SINGLE REPEAT ALL ALL REPEAT ALL DISCS ALL SINGLE REPEA T The current track is played repeatedly . SINGLE DIS[...]

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    13 English PROGRAM PLA Y By creating a program, you can enjoy listening to your favorite discs or tracks in any desired order . As many as 40 steps can be programmed in sequence. 1 Stop the unit. 2, 6 4 3 2 Press PROG . 4 Press the number button of the desired track, then press ENTER . 5 Repeat steps 3 to 4 to program more discs and tracks. Y ou ca[...]

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    14 T o cancel program play mode Press ALL , +1 DISC , or GROUP (A – E) during program play mode. Program play mode will be canceled. T o check program data 1. Press STOP to stop program play . 2. Press PROG . 3. Press SKIP . Each time you press this button, the disc and track number and the program number are displayed in the order of the program[...]

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    15 English GROUP PLA Y Y ou can create and name up to 5 groups in which to categorize discs according to your preference (artists, music type, etc.) and enjoy any play mode within each group. 1 Insert discs into the slots of the group you want to create (see page 7). The pre-installed border numbers between each group are: Group A, from 1 to 20 Gro[...]

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    16 T o edit the group name 1 . During stop, press GROUP EDIT . 2. Press GROUP (A – E) to select the group you want to edit. 3 . Press GROUP EDIT . The group name appears in the display . (The pre-installed group names are GROUP A, GROUP B, GROUP C, GROUP D, and GROUP E.) 4 . Press SKIP to select the cursor position you want to edit. 5 . Press DEL[...]

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    17 English INDEX SEARCH If the disc includes index numbers, play can be started from any desired index number . 2 1, 3 1 Select a track which has index numbers. 2 3 Select the desired index number . T o cancel the index search function Press the INDEX button. Notes • Not all discs have index numbers. The index system is a method for sub-dividing [...]

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    18 DISC FILING Y ou can file each disc by album title and/or artist name in the unit’s memory . Y ou can easily locate a disc using the filed text data. Notes • When you input a character , you can change the type of character by pressing CAPS . For details, see “Available characters” on page 16. • A maximum 12 characters can be used in e[...]

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    19 English T o correct the text data 1 . In step 4 for “TITLE” or step 6 for “ARTIST” on the previous page, press SKIP to select the cursor position you want to correct. 2 . Press DELETE to delete the character , or press SEARCH or turn the JOG dial on the front panel to select the new character . 3 . Repeat the above step 2 until all corre[...]

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    20 T o play a disc with “BEST FILING” program 1 . Press STOP to stop the unit. 2 . Press FILE MODE so that “FILE” appears in the display . If “SA VE” and “BEST” appear in the display , the unit reads “BEST FILING” program. 3 . Press PLA Y to start playing. Notes • If the disc does not have any “BEST FILING” program data in[...]

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    21 English RELA Y PLA Y If you have two CDM-900s, you can connect them and enjoy any combination play of 220 discs. Connections First, set the 2nd/MAIN switch of the unit connected to an amplifier to MAIN and the 2nd/MAIN switch of the other unit to 2nd. After completing the connections as shown below , connect the power cords of both units to the [...]

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    22 Disc play If the power of both units is switched on, you can begin relay play . Y ou can set play mode (ALL, GROUP , +1, PROGRAM) on each unit separately and enjoy any combination play using both units. First, the main (ACTIVE) unit starts play in the selected play mode, and Relay play will take effect according to the following chart (at which [...]

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    23 English NOTES ABOUT THE REMOTE CONTROL TRANSMITTER Battery installation Battery replacement If you find that the remote control transmitter must be used closer to the main unit than usual, the batteries are weak. Replace both batteries with new ones. Notes • Use only AA, R6, UM-3 batteries for replacement. • Be sure the polarities are correc[...]

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    24 TROUBLESHOOTING If the unit fails to operate normally , check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If it cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPT OM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized Y AMAHA dealer or service center for help. SYMP[...]

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    25 English SPECIFICA TIONS AUDIO SECTION Frequency response ........................... 2 Hz – 20 kHz, ±0.5 dB Harmonic distortion + noise (1 kHz) ............... 0.003% or less S/N ratio ........................................................... 104 dB or more Dynamic range .................................................. 96 dB or more Wow &[...]

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    Y AMAHA ELECTRONICS CORPORA TION, USA 6660 ORANGETHORPE AVE., BUENA P ARK, CALIF . 90620, U.S.A. Y AMAHA CANADA MUSIC L TD. 135 MILNER A VE., SCARBOROUGH, ONTARIO M1S 3R1, CANADA Y AMAHA ELECTRONIK EUROP A G.m.b.H. SIEMENSSTR. 22-34, 25462 RELLINGEN BEI HAMBURG, F .R. OF GERMANY Y AMAHA ELECTRONIQUE FRANCE S.A. RUE AMBROISE CROIZA T BP70 CROISSY -B[...]