Marantz CDR631 manual

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    Compact Disc Recorder Model CDR631 User Guide R Recordable ReWritable CDR631(U)_Cover.p65 8/4/00, 9:25 AM 1[...]

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    CDR631(U)_Cover2-3.p65 8/4/00, 9:27 AM 1[...]

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    CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerou[...]

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    INPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ BEFORE OPERATING EQUIPMENT This product was designed and manufactured to meet strict quality and safety standards. There are, however, some installa- tion and operation precautions which you should be particularly aware of. 1. Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instruc- tions should be read before [...]

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    ENGLISH iii MENU/ STORE CANCEL/ DELETE 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 RANDOM PROG. REPEAT TRACK INCR. REMOTE CONTROLLER RC6050DR SCAN CD CDR ABC DEF GHI JKL MN OPQ RST UVW XYZ DISPLAY SPACE SCROLL FUNCTION ENTER CD RECORDER CDR631 POWER IR STANDBY Recordable ReWritable MODEL NO.CDR631 PUSH NEUTRIK 0 +22 IN IN OUT 0 +22 L (REF=+16dBu/0dBFS) R REMOTE -TRIM- EXT[...]

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    ENGLISH iv TABLE OF CONTENTS CONTR OLS AND CONNECTIONS ............... iii Pla yer front ........................................................... iii Pla yer bac k .......................................................... iii Displa y ................................................................. iii Remote control ..........................[...]

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    1 ENGLISH Copyright Recording and playback of some material may require permis- sion. For further information refer to the following: - Copyright Act 1956 - Dramatic and Musical Performers Act 1958 - Performers Protection Acts 1963 and 1972 - Any subsequent statutory enactments and orders Congratulations on your purchase of the CDR631 CD recorder. [...]

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    2 ENGLISH • Do not use record cleaner to clear a disc, as this will ad- versely affect the disc surface. • Store discs properly by placing them in their disc cases. • Do not attach a piece of paper or sticker on the label side of disc. When a disc has a piece of plastic tape or rental CD label with paste protruded from the edge or when a disc[...]

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    3 ENGLISH Controls on the front (1) POWER .......................... turns the CD-Recorder ON and OFF (2) STANDBY indicator (3) Disc tray ........................ records CD-R(W) and plays CD and CD-R(W) (4) HEADPHONE ................ socket for headphones (5) LEVEL ............................. adjusts the headphone volume (6) / ..................[...]

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    4 ENGLISH (62) .................. analog input selected for external recording ........................ analog recording (63) MANUAL ........................ manual track increment (64) SYNC ............................. automatic or synchronized start of external recording (65) ........................ digital input 1 selected for external recordi[...]

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    5 ENGLISH INSTALLATION The numbers between parentheses refer to the fold-out. Unbalanced analog connections 1 For recording and playing, connect the CD-Recorder to other equipment based on the diagram below : CD RECORDER CDR631 POWER IR STANDBY Recordable ReWritable HEADPHONE LEVEL 01 0 MENU DELETE CANCL TR.INCR. REPEAT RANDOM ERASE TEXT 0 5 9 8 7 [...]

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    6 ENGLISH INSTALLATION Digital cascade connections Cascade recording allows, via the LOOP OUT jack, multiple units to record all using the exact same digital signal. The LOOP OUT can also be used to pass a digital signal to other equipment without being processed by the CDR631. Use the following steps to setup multiple CDR631s for record- ing from [...]

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    7 ENGLISH REMOTE CONTROL ( RC5 ) CONNECTION Remote control cable connections The REMOTE CONTROL (RC5) jacks on the back panel allow an external remote control system to control the playback func- tions of the CDR631. The control system is called RC5 and the chart below provides the control code list. For more information on the RC5 system and detai[...]

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    8 ENGLISH USING THE RECORDER Inserting discs 1 Press / / / / / (6) to open the disc tray. ➔ lights up. 2 Insert a CD, CD-R or CD-RW in the appropriate recess in the tray, label side up. 3 Press / / / / / (6) to close the tray. ➔ lights up, followed by and the dis- play will show the type of disc you inserted. • If a CD-R(W) is finalized it wi[...]

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    9 ENGLISH RECORDING Remarks about recording • If the disc is a CD-RW and is already finalized you must unfinalize it first to record onto it. • The recording procedure is the same for CD-Rs and CD- RWs. • If the disc already contains recordings, the CD-Recorder will automatically search for the end of the last track, so that re- cording can s[...]

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    10 ENGLISH RECORDING - You can adjust the recording balance by pressing the STORE/MENU (20) button and then pressing REC LEVEL/ SELECT (19). Rotate REC LEVEL/SELECT to adjust the balance. Press STORE/MENU when finished. EQUAL BALANCE : L = 100 , R = 100 ALL LEFT CHANNEL : L = 200 , R = 0 ALL RIGHT CHANNEL : L = 0 , R = 200 5 5 5 5 5 To start record[...]

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    11 ENGLISH • If or flashes, the digital data is not being received correctly. Check all connections and settings on both the source unit and the CDR631. 5 5 5 5 5 Set the optimal recording level on the CD-Recorder. 1. Play the source first to set the optimal recording level on the CD-Recorder. 2. Rotate the REC LEVEL/SELCT (19) key until, on the [...]

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    12 ENGLISH 0 MENU DELETE CANCL TR.INCR. REPEAT RANDOM ERASE TEXT 0 5 9 8 7 4 3 6 12 TIME REC MODE STORE FINAL REC LEVEL/SELECT PUSH ENTER PROG INPUT w e FINALIZING/UNFINALIZING Finalizing CD-R & CD-RW discs Finalizing is necessary to: - be able to play the recorded CD-R/RW disc on a CD PLAYER. - avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc. - av[...]

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    13 ENGLISH ERASING Erasing For unfinalized CD-RW discs only. You can erase: - one or more tracks from the end, - the entire disc. Erasing one or more tracks from the end 1 1 1 1 1 Press ERASE (24) once. ➔ Vœ5 display shows the number of tracks and their total playing time. and lights up. • If the disc is finalized, CD appears on the display af[...]

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    14 ENGLISH PLAYING Playing a CD 1 1 1 1 1 Press 2 2 2 2 2 / ; ; ; ; ; (14) to start CD play. ➔ 2 lights up and the track number and track time of the track in play appear on the display. 2 2 2 2 2 Press TIME (7) or DISPLAY (71) once, twice or three times to see: ➔ remaining track time, total remaining time, text informa- tion (see MENU MODE pag[...]

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    15 ENGLISH PLAYING EX: Repeat play EX: Search MENU DELETE CANCL TR.INCR. REPEAT RANDOM ERASE TEXT 0 5 9 8 7 4 3 6 12 TIME REC MODE STORE FINAL REC LEVEL/SELECT PUSH ENTER PROG INPUT MENU/ STORE CANCEL/ DELETE 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 REMOTE CONTROLLER RC6050DR CD CDR ABC DEF GHI JKL MN OPQ RST UVW XYZ DISPLAY SPACE SCROLL FUNCTION ENTER w wq ww q 0 MENU[...]

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    16 ENGLISH PROGRAMMING Clearing a program 1 1 1 1 1 Press 9 9 9 9 9 (13, 81) to stop programmed play. 2 2 2 2 2 Press 9 9 9 9 9 (13, 81) again to clear the program. ➔ PROGRAM indication disappears from the display. • The program is also cleared if you open the disc tray. Erasing a track from a program 1 1 1 1 1 In Stop mode press PROG (11, 85) [...]

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    17 ENGLISH MENU/ STORE CANCEL/ DELETE 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 CD CDR ABC DEF GHI JKL MN OPQ RST UVW XYZ DISPLAY SPACE SCROLL FUNCTION ENTER CD RECORDER CDR631 POWER IR STANDBY Recordable ReWritable HEADPHONE LEVEL 01 0 MENU DELETE CANCL TR.INCR. REPEAT RANDOM ERASE TEXT 0 5 9 8 7 4 3 6 12 TIME REC MODE STORE FINAL REC LEVEL/SELECT PUSH ENTER PROG INPUT[...]

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    18 ENGLISH Erasing names 1 1 1 1 1 Stay in the stop mode. (No Operation) 2 2 2 2 2 Press STORE/MENU (20, 77) on the deck or the remote control to enter Menu mode. 3 3 3 3 3 Rotate REC LEVEL/SELECT (19) or press S S S S S (15, 74), T T T T T (16, 82) to select the submenu TEXT ERASE. appears on the display. 4 4 4 4 4 Press REC LEVEL/SELECT (19) or E[...]

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    19 ENGLISH MENU MODE Text Memory Review/Erase Text Memory All input CD-Text data is stored in the Text Memory of the CDR631 until the disc is finalized. If the text memory becomes full, the message will appear in the display and you will be unable to add more text. If you would like to add more text, you must finalize a disc that has text stored in[...]

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    20 ENGLISH Source A UT O ST OP ON Stop after 3 seconds of user D A T A of stop pattern detected on the incoming source signal CD/MD (with user data) No source (no lock) D A T/DCC (with user data) Unknown (no user data av ailab le) Analog Stop after 20 seconds of silence Stop after 20 seconds of silence Stop after 20 seconds of silence Stop after 3 [...]

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    21 ENGLISH Copy protection All pre-recorded audio CDs include a digital mark indicating the copy protection status of the disc. This information is stored in the user data area of the disc and is transmitted in the SPDIF format digital output. Since the CDR631 is a professional CD recorder, it will record from any digital source, ignoring the copy [...]

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    22 ENGLISH .............. time countdown when erasing a track or a disc ................. time countdown when finalizing a disc (page 12) ........... to start manual recording, finalizing or erasing (page 12, 13) ........... t o start synchronised recording from a source .................. when trying to record on a finalized CD-R(W) or a prerecord[...]

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    23 ENGLISH DISPLAY OTHER INFORMATIONS Menu messages ................... when attempting to edit text on a disc which has no tracks ................... when entering Text Edit mode .................... when editing or erasing an artist name ...................... when editing or erasing a title .............. when editing or erasing an artist name p[...]

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    24 ENGLISH Recording is distorted • make sure the recording level was not too high • check that the disc is not defective by trying another disc 20 second pause between recordings • see ‘RECORDING’ CD SYNC on page 10 Player does not react • use the POWER ON/OFF (1) button on the front of the Player to switch it off and back on on displa[...]

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    25 ENGLISH MEMO CDR631(U)_Eng_P12-23.p65 8/4/00, 9:39 AM 25[...]

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    2 ENGLISH TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS GENERAL System ....................................................................................................... Compact Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA) Number of channels ............................................................................................................................. 2 (stereo) Appli[...]

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    00/03 387K851250 (MITi) Printed in Japan is a registered trademark. CDR631(U)_Cover.p65 8/4/00, 9:25 AM 4[...]