Pioneer PDR-W839 manuale d’uso

Operating Instructions COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGER PDR-W839[...]

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[...]

INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT [For U.K. model] Recording and playback of copyrighted material may require consent. See the Copyright Design and Patent Act 1988. CAUTION This product contains a laser diode of higher class than 1. T o ensure continued safety , do not remove any covers or attempt to gain access to the inside of the product. Refer all serv[...]

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 En 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 exp[...]

7 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t En 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[...]

8 1 Befor e Y ou St ar t En 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 [...]

9 2 Connecting Up En LINE IN OPTICAL IN REC OUT PLAY L R DIGIT AL OUT COAXIAL OPTICAL DIGIT AL IN COAXIAL CONTROL AC IN 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, [...]

10 2 Connecting Up En  ◊ÛB¿ˆ˘≤/ OPEN/CLOSE 1 3 2 POWER — OFF _ ON 3-CD CONTROL 3 - COMPACT DISC MUL TI CHANGER INPUT PLAY MODE PHONE KEYBOARD INPUT COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGER 0 0 0 4 1 ¡ ¢ DISPLAY 6 7 Connecting a k eyboar d Y ou can choose to use a connected keyboard to control many of the playback and recording fea[...]

11 3 Contr ols and Displa y s En 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 a y 3 CD SELECT 1/2/3 – Press to select and play disc 1, 2 or 3 from the changer . (p.15) 4 CD = CD-R ST AR T / REC THIS – Press to start recording from disc(s)/tracks in the CD changer . (p.14, 2[...]

12 3 Contr ols and Displa y s En R emot e contr ol 1 DISPLA Y/CHAR A – Press to switch between display modes (p.17), and between upper - and lower -case characters while using CD text (p.24). 2 SCR OLL – Press to scroll through long names in CD text. (p.17, 24) 3 MENU/DELETE – Press to access the preference menu options (p.16). Press to delet[...]

13 3 Contr ols and Displa y s En Displa y DISC DISC DISC P ARTIAL SINGLE ALL RELA Y FADER SCAN RDM PGM SKIP ON VOL FIX DIG OVER ANA OPTICAL RPT - 1 A.SPACE COAXIAL DISC TRK TOT AL REMAIN TRK STEP STEP MIN MIN SEC SEC dB REC CD TEXT CD-RW MANUAL TRACK SYNC-1 FINALIZE ANALOG 1 2 3 COPY Hi REC THIS L R –dB 8 40 18 6 0 DISC # TRACK # ARTST # 1 [...]

14 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed En Quick CD r ecording Although the PDR-W839 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 [...]

15 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed En 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 the same way . 1 If the r ecor der isn't alr e[...]

16 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed En 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 , [...]

17 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed En Switching the displa y (CD changer side) The recorder can display various kinds of disc and track informa- tion while stopped, and in both playback and copying modes. If the CD contains text information, this can be displayed during playback, and while the CD is stopped. The information applies only to the currently pla[...]

18 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed En (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: • Number of tracks / total disc time CD-R O3 39:13 TOTAL REMAIN TRK MIN SEC • Disc name (CD-1) NEW MUSIC DISC CD TEXT • Artist name (CD-1) JAZZ:P[...]

19 4 Ge t ting St ar t ed En During r ecording, pr ess DISPLA Y t o switch the displa y mode. There are three different displays. Press DISPLA Y repeatedly to switch between them: • Elapsed recording time • Recording time left on CD-R/CD-RW disc CD-R AL 73:19 REMAIN MIN SEC • T otal elapsed recording time Not e: Although compatible with 80 mi[...]

20 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En Intr oduc tion Recording CDs from the disc changer has several advantages over recording from an external CD player . • Double speed recording 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[...]

21 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En R ecor ding individual tracks 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 [...]

22 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En R ecor ding fr om anywher e on the disc Here's how to record starting from any point on the disc: 1 Load the CD(s) y ou want t o recor d 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 disc isn't blank, make[...]

23 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En R ecor ding a progr 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 w ant t o progr am 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 t[...]

24 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En DISC NAME ARTIST NAME Using CD t e xt Y ou can name a CD-R or CD-RW so that when you load the disc into the player , the disc name, track title, or artist name can appear in the display . Each title can be up to 120 characters long, including spaces. Y ou can store all the text (up to 2000 characters) for up to three [...]

25 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En 6 C onfirm the char ac t er and mo v e the cursor t o the ne xt char acter position b y pr essing the jog dial (or ¡ ). For the remote, move the cursor to the next character position by pressing ENTER . • Move the cursor backwards or forwards along the display using 1 and ¡ . • Insert a new character into a name[...]

26 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En 3 - COM P AC T DI S C MU LT I CHA NGE R CO MP A CT D ISC D I GI T AL R ECO R DE R  ◊ÛB¿ˆ˘≤/ COMPACT DISC RECORDER / MULTI-CD CHANGER Lega to Link Conve rsion CD TEXT REC VOL NAME PUSH ENTER ¶ 4 1 ¡ ¢ TIME ENTER CURSOR NAME 1 ¡ 4 ¢ NAME CLIP Cop ying tr ack names t o other tracks If you need[...]

27 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En R ecor ding fade ins and fade outs Sometimes, for example if you're recording just an excerpt from something, it may be better to fade in the recording, then fade out again at the end, rather than start and end abruptly . You can also set longer or shorter fade times so that they match the fades on other songs in[...]

28 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En Set ting the silence thre shold If you're recording from CD, MD, DCC or DA T , you can usually let the recorder number the tracks automatically as they change on the source material. When recording other digital or analog sources, the recorder will start a new track if it detects more than 2 seconds of silence be[...]

29 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En Starting tr acks in time incr ement s If you aren't able to set track numbers automatically during recording (a radio program with interviews, for example), you might want to have the recorder start tracks after every three minutes or so. This will make it easier to listen back to sections of the recording at a l[...]

30 5 R ecor ding F eatur es En Set ting the balance Y ou can increase the relative volume of the right or left channel for both recording and playback. However , It is generally not necessary to change the balance of a commercially recorded source. 1 Mak e sur e the r ecor der is st opped, then pr ess REC MODE. The recorder goes into record-pause. [...]

31 6 F inalizing and Er asing En 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-[...]

32 6 F inalizing and Er asing En 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 [...]

33 6 F inalizing and Er asing En 3 - CO MP A CT DI SC MU L TI CH AN GE R C OM PA CT D IS C D IG IT AL RE CO RD ER  ◊ÛB¿ˆ˘≤/ COMPACT DISC RECORD ER / MULTI-CD CHANGER Lega to Lin k Conv ersi on CD TEXT ERASE 4 1 ¡ ¢ 6 7 REC VOL PUSH ENTER ¶ When a finalized disc is loaded: 1 Pr ess ERASE. 2 Use the jog dial (or pr e ss 41 or ¡¢[...]

34 6 F inalizing and Er asing En 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-R Ws, although it&[...]

35 6 F inalizing and Er asing En Clearing skip IDs: 1 Use the 4 and ¢ but t ons (or the jog dial) t o selec t the tr ack y ou w ant t o clear the skip ID for . Skip play must be off (the SKIP ON indicator does not light in the display) for you to choose tracks with skip IDs. Press SKIP PLA Y on the remote to turn it off. The SKIP indicator lights [...]

36 7 Pla yback F unc tions En Pr ogr amming a pla ylist (3-CD changer) Programming a playlist means telling the player precisely which tracks, and in what order , you want played. You 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 dis[...]

37 7 Pla yback F unc tions En 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 playback. 2 Pr ess PR OGR AM. The PGM indicator lights and the display prompts you to enter the first track in the playlist: PGM CD–[...]

38 7 Pla yback F unc tions En F ading in and fading out CD-R side only Use the fader feature to fade the volume down gradually and pause playback, or to have the player fade in the volume when you resume playback. Y ou can also set the length of time over which you want to fade in or fade out (See Setting the fade length on page 27). Not e: Y ou ca[...]

39 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces En 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[...]

40 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces En 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 chan[...]

41 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces En 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 b[...]

42 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces En 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[...]

43 8 R ecor ding Other Sour ces En 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 se[...]

44 9 Additional Informa tion En 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 dire[...]

45 9 Additional Informa tion En 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 audi[...]

46 9 Additional Informa tion En 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[...]

47 9 Additional Informa tion En 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 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 k c [...]

48 9 Additional Informa tion En 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 pre ss 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 switche[...]

49 9 Additional Informa tion En 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 [...]

50 9 Additional Informa tion En 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 220-240 V , 50/60 Hz (U.K. model) Power cons[...]

51 9 Additional Informa tion En Selecting fine audio equipment such as the unit you’ve just purchased is only the start of your musical enjoyment. Now it’s time to consider how you can maximize the fun and excitement your equipment offers. This manufacturer and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get[...]

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