Philips CDR771 manual

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    Audio CD Recorder CDR770/771 • Instructions for use • Mode d'emploi • Instrucciones de manejo • Bedienungsanleitung • Gebruiksaanwijzing • Istruzioni per l'uso • Brugsanvisning • Bruksanvisning • Käyttöohje • Manual de utilização •  O‰ËÁ›Â˜ ¯Ú‹Ûˆ˜ O‰ËÁ›Â˜ ¯Ú‹Ûˆ˜ • Inst[...]

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    GENERAL INFORMA TION Read carefully the information located at the back plate of your CD recorder/player and enter below the Serial N°. Retain this information for future reference. Model N°. ..............CDR770/771................................................. Serial N°........................................................................[...]

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    CONTENTS 3 English ....................................................5 Français.................................................29 Español .................................................53 Deutsch .................................................77 Nederlands .........................................101 Italiano ..............................[...]

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    NOTES English 4[...]

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    T ABLE OF CONTENTS English 5 T able of contents GENERAL INFORMA TION AND DISCS Welcome ......................................................................8 About this manual ........................................................8 T echnical data ..............................................................8 Discs for recording ...............[...]

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    English 6 W elcome ! Thank you for buying this Philips Compact Disc Recorder . In the eighties Philips invented a new audio system - the CD. The CD (compact disc) revealed to you the new dimensions of digital sounds and added to the pleasures of audio. Compact disc technology permits a high contrast in loud as well as in quiet passages, with perfec[...]

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    English 7 For recording use, special audio discs must be used (for music only). These Discs bear the logos as shown below . The text ‘DIGIT AL AUDIO’ is present! Y our recorder uses two types of discs for recording purposes: - CD-Audio Recordable (CDR) discs: fully recorded and finalized, these discs play on all CD players and recorders. - CD-A[...]

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    English 8 1 ON/OFF ........................turns the CD recorder ON and OFF 2 Standby indicator 3 Disc tray 4 OPEN/CLOSE / ..........opens/closes disc tray 5 PLA Y/P AUSE 2; ......starts play/interrupts play or recording 6 STOP 9 ........................stops/clears a program 7 REC (ord) TYPE ............selects recording modes 8 RECORD ...........[...]

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    English 9 1 REM TIME ..................remaining time 2 TRACK ........................track number 3 FE ..............................balance (lights during balance adjustement) 4 TOT AL REM TRACK TIME ..............total or remaining time of disc or track 5 } } ................................remote control active 6 STEP ..........................[...]

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    English 10 FINALIZED CD ............when trying to record on a finalized CDR or a prerecorded CD UNFINALIZE / ................when trying to record on a PRESS ENTER finalized CDRW PROF SOURCE ..............when a professional source is connected Play PROGRAM ..........................program mode selected ALBUM TITLE ..............will be followed [...]

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    English 11 For recording the following inputs are present: - Digital optical input. - Digital coaxial input. - Analog input. For playback the following outputs are present: - Digital coaxial output. - Analog output. We advise you to connect these to the CD input on your amplifier . The connections you make will depend upon the possibilities your au[...]

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    English 12 Digital coaxial connection is only required in case you wish to record from a CD player with a digital coaxial output. Use the digital coaxial cable supplied. 1 For recording, connect the cable 3 between the DIGIT AL IN-socket on the CD recorder and the DIGIT AL OUT -socket of a CD player . Note: Y our CD recorder is equipped with a digi[...]

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    English 13 1 Plug the power cord supplied into the MAINS connector on the CD recorder , then into a mains socket. 2 Press ON/OFF . ➜ The CD recorder will switch on. Note: - If the CD recorder is in Standby mode (red led on), press any key to activate the recorder . - The CD recorder will automatically adjust to the local mains voltage. - When the[...]

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    English 14 ST ANDBY B B ...................................... ......switches to Standby/On SCAN .................................................... ......plays the first 10 seconds of each track SHUFFLE .............................................. ......plays CD(RW) or program in random order REPEA T ............................................[...]

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    English 15 Y ou will soon discover how easy it is to make your own CDs. Nevertheless, it is advisable to use a CDRW disc for your first try . • If the disc is a CDRW and is already finalized you must unfinalize it first. • The recording procedure is the same for CDRs and CDRWs. • If the disc already contains recordings, the CD recorder will a[...]

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    English 16 This feature enables you to make fast and easy recordings of a CD. T rack increments are automatically detected from the source material. T rack increments cannot be added manually . In analog source material a silence of 2.7 seconds or more is automatically detected as a track increment. Important: - Recording from CD-changers should al[...]

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    English 17 Important: - Recording from CD-changers should always be started in the RECORD DISC, RECORD TRACK or MAKE CD mode. - Only make analog recordings when digital recording is not possible. Preparing for manual recording 1 Make sure the disc is absolutely free of scratches and dust particles. 2 Press SOURCE repeatedly until (depending on the [...]

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    English 18 During finalizing the table of contents (TOC) is written to the disc. Finalizing is a simple procedure, necessary to: - be able to play recordings on a CD PLA YER, - avoid further unwanted recordings on a disc, - avoid erasure of tracks on a CDRW , - write CD text on a CDR(W). Auto finalizing Auto finalizing is possible when using the MA[...]

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    English 19 For unfinalized CDRW discs only . Y ou can erase: - T racks can only be erased from the end. - With the EASY JOG you can erase more tracks. Note: It is not possible to erase tracks within the sequence. - It is also possible to erase the entire disc at once. T o erase one or more tracks from the end: 1 Press ERASE once. ➜ The display sh[...]

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    English 20 1 Press PLA Y/PAUSE 2; to start CD play . ➜ 2 lights up and the track number and track time of the track in play appear on the display . 2 Press DISPLA Y once, twice, three or four times to see: ➜ Remaining track time, total remaining time, permanent text information and track time (see Menu mode). 3 T o interrupt play temporarily , [...]

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    English 21 1 Hold down 5 or 6 (in Play mode). ➜ The player first searches backwards or forwards at 10 times normal speed with sound at low volume, then goes to 50 times normal speed with sound muted. 2 Release the button at the desired passage. ➜ Play starts at the desired passage. Note: During Shuffle, Repeat T rack or Programmed play , search[...]

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    English 22 • Y ou can program up to 99 tracks to play in any desired sequence. • T racks can be programmed more than once, but each time counts as a track ( STEP ). Programming 1 In Stop mode press PROGRAM to enter Program mode. ➜ PROG flashes and PROGRAM followed by track information appears on the display . 2 Select the required track numbe[...]

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    English 23 • In Menu mode you will have access to a number of features which are not available via the regular keys (on the deck’ s front and the remote control). • The TEXT submenus (A-B) allow you to give names to discs and tracks. The disc and track names will be displayed during playback. • In the RECORDING submenus (D-E) you can set Au[...]

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    English 24 CD T ext can be added to a recording or changed in Stop mode or during recording. T ext will be stored in the recorder memory and can be edited until the CDR is finalized. T ext on a (finalized) CDRW can be edited at any time. 1 Press STORE/MENU. ➜ TEXT EDIT appears on the display . 2 Press EASY JOG/ENTER to confirm. ➜ ALBUM ARTIST a[...]

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    CD T ext is stored in the recorders memory . When a CDR(W) will be finalized the CD T ext will be written on the disc and removed from the recorders memory . With the MEMORY VIEW function one can view/delete the CD T ext in the recorders memory per unfinalized disc. The amount of memory used is displayed each time the tray opens with an unfinalized[...]

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    1 Press STORE/MENU. ➜ TEXT EDIT appears on the display . 2 Rotate the EASY JOG/ENTER key to select the AUTO TRACK submenu. ➜ AUTO TRACK appears on the display . 3 Press EASY JOG/ENTER to confirm. ➜ ON appears on the display . 4 T urn the EASY JOG/ENTER key to select Auto track ON or OFF . • When ON is selected, track numbers will be automat[...]

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    If your CD recorder is defective, it is wise to check this list first. Y ou may have forgotten a simple step. Warning! Under no circumstances should you attempt to repair the CD recorder yourself as this will invalidate the guarantee. SYMPTOM • possible solution: No power • ensure that the ON/OFF button is on (red led on): the CD recorder is in[...]

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    NOTES English 28[...]

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    The products and services described herein are not necessarily available in all contries. The specifications and design of this product are subject of change without notice. Printed in Hungary . © PHILIPS 2000 All trademarks acknowledged. http://www .philips.com 3104 125 2281.2[...]