Digital home theater component, digital sound projector, digital audio server, digital audio terminal, optional speaker system, plasma display monitor, digital cinema projector, digital home theatre receiver, dvd player, dvd changer, home theatre speaker (44 pages)
We Want You Listening For A Lifetime YAMAHA and the Electronic Industries Association’s Consumer Electronics Group want you to get the most out of your equipment by playing it at a safe level. One that lets the sound come through loud and clear without annoying blaring or distortion –...
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This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables.
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• Only voltage specified on this unit must be used. Using this unit with a higher voltage than specified is dangerous and may cause fire, damage to this unit, and/or personal injury. YAMAHA will not be held responsible for any damage resulting from use of this unit with a voltage other than specified.
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TOC has been erased. ■ Erasure or loss of data Yamaha and suppliers accept no liability for the loss of data written on the HDD and CD-R or CD-RW discs, or any problems caused as a result of using this unit.
■ Handling of discs Heed the following notes on handling of discs not to create any cause for a recording failure, a loss of the recorded data, or a malfunction of this unit. • This compact disc recorder is designed for use with CDs (including 8cm [3”] discs) bearing the following marks only.
1. GETTING STARTED FEATURES ... 2 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ... 2 Structure ... 2 About this manual ... 2 SUPPLIED ACCESSORIES ... 3 NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS ... 4 Front panel ... 4 Remote control ... 6 Display ... 8 Rear panel ...
Make sure the following items are included in your package. • Remote Control OPEN/CLOSE COPY A. M. Q. R. TIMER REC FINALIZE ERASE INPUT REPEAT RANDOM INTRO TEXT/TIME A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U...
NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS ■ Front panel NATURAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER POWER PHONES LEVEL POWER Turns on/off this unit (P.14). Sets the unit to the HDD operation mode (P.14). Sets the unit to the CDR drive operation mode (P.14). COPY Sets the unit to the copy standby mode.
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ERASE Select items to be erased when erasing data (track data or TOC) from a CD-RW disc (P.48). r/y (Search/Skip) Press to skip to a next track and press and hold to fast- forward the current playback (P.19). INPUT Switches input sources (OPTICAL, COAXIAL, and ANALOG) (P.31).
NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS ■ Remote control OPEN/CLOSE COPY A. M. Q. R. TIMER REC FINALIZE ERASE REPEAT RANDOM INTRO A B C D E F J K L M N O S T U V W X SPACE SYMBOL MODE ENTER...
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W/D (Play/Pause) Starts playback of the currently selected group or track. Pressing the button during playback stops the playback temporarily (P.19). In the copy or recording standby mode, press the button to start recording. Sets the unit to the recording standby mode. TIMER REC Press the button when configuring the time for timer recording (P.32).
NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS ■ Display 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 ALBM TOTAL DUPLCT MARK S G A REP HDD mark Lights when the unit is in the HDD operation mode. TOTAL indicator Lights when the total time (elapsed or remaining time) is displayed.
DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) jack Outputs digital signals. RS-232C terminal This terminal is for connecting a personal computer. Information about the PC software (English version only) is to be announced on the YAMAHA Website (http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/av/). NAMES OF BUTTONS AND CONTROLS (U.S.A. model)
Audio pin cable (included) PLAY Amplifier or receiver * This terminal is for connection of the personal computer. Information about the PC software (English version only) is to be announced on the YAMAHA Website (http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/av/). CONNECTIONS Coaxial cable (optional) S-video cable...
Connecting a monitor You can display the list of groups or tracks to be played, copying/recording settings or the list of setting items on the monitor by connecting the monitor to this unit. Connect the S VIDEO jack or the VIDEO jack whichever available on your monitor. Connecting the power cable [U.S.A.
Once you have finished all connections (P.10) and prepared the remote control (P.11), please follow the procedure below to copy music data from a CD to the HDD and listen to it! (In this procedure, we use a remote control to operate the unit although buttons on the unit control it in the same way.) POWER Disc tray NATURAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER...
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Press W/D to start copy. The display shows the progress of the copy process. 0 0 1 π 1 –30 –10 ALL SYNC Press W/D to start playback of the tracks you just recorded on the HDD. To skip tracks or fast-rewind/-forward, refer to “PLAYING BACK THE HDD OR CD”...
LEVEL A.M.Q.R. Press POWER on the front panel. When the unit turns on, the message “WELCOME TO YAMAHA HDD/CD SYSTEM” appears on the front panel display, then the unit becomes ready to be operated. For information on specifications such as power consumption, refer to “SPECIFICATIONS”...
SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE When starting playback or recording, you need to select the group or track mode at first, and then select an item (disc, album, track, etc) to operate. The types of group you can select vary depending on the drives (HDD and CDR drive). For details, refer to “Data on the HDD” (P.16) and “Data on CDs”...
SELECTING THE GROUP OR TRACK MODE ■ Data on the HDD The data recorded onto the built-in HDD of this unit will be numbered and organized based on the following concept: Group A collection of disc(s), album(s), and a bookmark are generically called “group”.
■ Data on CDs You can operate CDs (including CD-R and CD-RW) set in the CDR drive by group (disc or bookmark) or track. Group When operating CDs (including CD-R and CD-RW), you can select disc or bookmark as a group. Since the unit can only read one disc at a time, the number of discs available on a CD is always one.
SWITCHING DISPLAY INFORMATION The display located in the center of this unit provides the information about the drive (HDD or CDR drive) selected. Each time TEXT/TIME is pressed, the display changes according to the operation. Display while playing the data on the HDD Group number, track number and elapsed time of the track being played D 0 0 1 1...
PLAYING BACK THE HDD OR CD Follow the procedure below to carry out basic playback operations. This unit also provides various useful functions for playback. For details, refer to “USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONS” (P.20-23). COPY A.M.Q.R. To start playback After selecting a group or track (P.15), press w/d. To stop playback Press a.
USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONS You can enjoy playback with various useful features with this unit. ■ Searching by elapsed time (Time Search) You can search the desired part by setting the time. Press MODE to enter the playback mode setting. “Time Search” appears on the display. T i m e S e a r c h Press the MULTI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote control).
• When random play is set, all tracks that belong to the selected group category are played in a random sequence. • When full repeat play is set, all tracks that belong to the selected group category are repeatedly played. •...
USEFUL PLAYBACK OPERATIONS ■ Repeating playback of the selected group (Full Repeat) You can repeatedly listen to all tracks recorded in a group (or a CD) or group category. Press MODE to enter the playback mode setting, then rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to display “Repeat”.
■ Playing back only the beginning parts of tracks (Intro Play) You can listen to the beginnings of the tracks for a set amount of time one after another. Press MODE to enter the playback mode setting, then rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to display “Intros Scan”.
You can easily listen to a group of desired tracks by selecting a list of tracks with bookmarks. ■ Adding tracks to the bookmark list Press TRACK NO./BOOKMARK on the remote control during playback of the desired track until the MARK indicator turns on.
USING ON-SCREEN DISPLAY (OSD) You can display the list of groups or tracks to be played, copying/recording settings and the list of the setting items on the monitor by connecting the monitor to this unit. Memo The unit does not output video signals when “VIDEO Output” (P.74) is set to “Video Off”. To use the OSD, select “Video On”. List of groups or tracks The numbers and titles of groups, or the numbers and titles of tracks are displayed.
COPYING FROM A CD ONTO THE HDD ■ Copying all tracks on a CD You can copy all tracks on a CD onto the HDD. COPY HDD/CD RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. COMPLETE OPEN/CLOSE COPY A. M. Q. R. TIMER REC COPY FINALIZE ERASE INPUT...
■ Copying selected tracks on a CD You can copy your favorite tracks on a CD onto the HDD. COPY TRACK NO./BOOKMARK HDD/CD RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. OPEN/CLOSE COPY A. M. Q. R. TIMER REC COPY FINALIZE ERASE INPUT REPEAT RANDOM INTRO TEXT/TIME A B C...
COPYING FROM A CD ONTO THE HDD ■ Selecting a target disc COPY A.M.Q.R. S T U V W X SPACE SYMBOL BOOKMARK MODE MENU H, G ENTER COMPLETE CLEAR TRACK NO. WRITE +, – GROUP SKIP While this unit is in the HDD copy standby mode, rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, GROUP SKIP buttons, H or G) to select the disc number to where the data is copied.
Press the MULTI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote control) to confirm the copying mode selected. If “All Synchro” is confirmed, this unit returns to the HDD copy standby mode. If “Multi Synchro” is confirmed, the following message appears on the display. Go to step 4. H o w m a n y –30 –10...
COPYING FROM A CD ONTO THE HDD Copy Method Setting of the copying method. Copying may fail if the setting for “Copy Method” is not correctly made. C o p y M e t h o d ALL SYNC Initial setting: Digital Copy Digital Copy This method always makes digital copies.
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD ■ Recording input audio source You can make recordings from the component such as a cable TV tuner or DVD player connected to this unit. Note This unit cannot input digital signals other than PCM signals. Memo Recording onto the HDD is made in the unit called “disc”.
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD ■ Using an external timer to record Notes on recording time setting • This unit is not equipped with the clock function. Use an external timer when making a timer recording. • It may take 30 seconds to 1 minute after the power of this unit is turned on by an external timer until an actual recording starts. (This length of time is subject to change depending on the condition.) During this time, no recording is made.
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Setting for a timer recording Memo • You cannot set a timer recording for CD-R and CD-RW copying. • You can skip to step 3 in the following procedure by pressing TIMER REC on the remote control. URAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R.
RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD ■ Adjusting the recording level There is an adjusting procedure for each input source to be recorded as explained below. Choose the one for your input source and follow the steps. MULTI JOG COPY A.M.Q.R.
■ Setting the HDD recording mode This unit provides various recording modes. Choose the mode that suits your needs. Initial setting: Track Synchro COPY A.M.Q.R. t/e, r/y MODE MENU MODE ENTER COMPLETE CLEAR TRACK NO. WRITE +, – Press MODE while this unit is in the HDD recording standby mode (P.31, 33).
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RECORDING FROM AN EXTERNAL COMPONENT ONTO THE HDD Setting a condition for synchronized recording This unit automatically detects track intervals when recording is made in track-synchronized recording mode, multi-synchronized recording mode, or all-synchronized recording mode. You can set the condition for detecting track intervals. Setting items are as follows.
■ Adding track markers during recording (Manual track marking) TRACK NO./BOOKMARK COPY A.M.Q.R. This unit can automatically place track markers. However you can also manually place track markers during recording. (Manual track marking) Press TRACK NO./BOOKMARK (TRACK NO. WRITE on the remote control) during your recording.
COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC ■ Copying all tracks in a group to a disc You can copy all tracks in a whole group of discs, albums or bookmark list. COPY RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. FINALIZE w/d Set a new or not finalized CD-R (or CD-RW) disc in the disc tray.
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When a disc is selected: 0 0 3 “ 0 0 0 –30 –10 ALL SYNC ANLG When an album is selected: 0 0 3 “ 0 0 0 ALBM –30 –10 ALL SYNC ANLG When a bookmark is selected: M r k “...
COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC ■ Copying selected tracks on the HDD You can copy favorite tracks on the HDD to a CD-R or CD-RW disc. COPY RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. FINALIZE Set a new or not finalized CD-R (or CD-RW) disc in the disc tray, then select the HDD and add book- marks to favorite tracks (P.24).
■ Copying high quality sounds (Audio Master Quality Recording) You can make your own CD with high quality sound with the Audio Master Quality Recording feature. Notes • Audio Master Quality Recording can be used only for copying from the HDD on a new CD-R disc. •...
COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC ■ Setting the CDR copy mode In the CDR copy mode, you can specify the number of tracks to be copied on the HDD or enable/disable the auto-finalization feature. Initial setting: All Synchro COPY A.M.Q.R.
■ Setting the CDR copy menu In the CDR copy menu, you can set the copy method, copy level, copy speed, and imaging speed. MULTI JOG COPY A.M.Q.R. MODE MENU H, G ENTER COMPLETE CLEAR TRACK NO. WRITE +, – Press MENU while this unit is in the CDR copy standby mode (P.38, 40).
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COPYING FROM THE HDD ONTO A CD-R/CD-RW DISC Copy Level Setting of the sound level for copying. Sound level adjustment is not normally necessary. However it is possible to adjust the copying sound level to suit you needs. C o p y L e v e l ALL SYNC ANLG Adjustment is possible in the –12dB to +12dB range by 0.4dB steps.
This unit equips the Duplicate feature that enables to create a copy CD easily and quickly. Note Duplication may not correctly made on a CD-R or CD-RW disc that does not support high speed writing. In this case, copy a CD onto the HDD first, then perform “Digital Move”...
DUPLICATING A CD Note New recordings cannot be added to a CD-R or CD-RW disc on which some tracks have been previously recorded. R e c o r d i n g DUPLCT AUTO DIG M SYNC The copying conditions are as follows: •...
FINALIZING A CD-R/CD-RW DISC Finalization is the process that concludes recording, and allows a CD-R disc to be played on a standard CD player or a CD-RW disc to be played on a CD-RW-compatible player. COPY A.M.Q.R. FINALIZE Set a not-finalized CD-R or CD-RW disc in the disc tray.
ERASING DATA ON A CD-RW DISC You can erase the data recorded on a CD-RW disc. New recordings can be made in the space created by erasing. The following four types of erasing are possible with this unit. COPY A.M.Q.R. ERASE ■...
■ Initializing a CD-RW disc This operation initializes a CD-RW disc. Set a CD-RW disc in the disc tray, then press and hold ERASE for about two seconds. “Erase Disc ?” appears on the display. E r a s e D i s c ? –30 –10 To cancel erasing, press a.
In the edit menu, you can edit album, track, and disc data stored in the HDD. Please select the menu listed below for any purpose. Also, the Undo feature enables to cancel the last edit operation. Edit menu Album New To create a new album Edit Stored To edit an already created album...
■ Entering characters in the edit menu Entering the title characters by using the MULTI JOG knob Rotate the MULTI JOG knob. When the MULTI JOG knob is rotated clockwise, characters appear in the order of alphabetical capital letters, alphabetical lower case letters, numbers, and symbols.
You can select the desired tracks from among the ones recorded on the HDD and store them as an album in this unit’s memory. You can also edit the album afterwards. COMPLETE RAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. Press MENU while the HDD is selected (P.14). The display changes for the menu item selection.
Memo • You can switch the display by pressing TEXT/TIME (P.18) while an album is being made: – If the title is assigned to the source disc or track, the title appears. – By pressing TEXT/TIME while the title is being displayed, the total time of the album being made appears for approximately one second, and the display returns to the one in step 1.
EDITING ALBUMS Album Copy You can copy the entire disc, album, or bookmark to a new album. If “Album Copy” is selected (P.52), the following screen appears. C o p y D 0 0 1 ? Group to be copied from Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–...
Album Delete You can delete an existing album. If “Album Delete” is selected (P.52), the following screen appears. D e l e t e 0 0 1 ? –30 –10 Album to be deleted If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited.
EDITING ALBUMS Track Shuffle You can change the order of tracks in an album. If “Track Shuffle” is selected (P.52), the following screen appears. Track number S h u f f l e 0 0 1 1 ? Album to change its tracks’ order If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited.
Memo • The level may change slightly out of the point that the track itself changes during the playback of the album with its tracks’ level adjusted. In this case, add the 1-to-2 second interval using the “Tr. Interval” function (at right). •...
You can do various editing operations on the tracks that have been recorded on the HDD. COMPLETE RAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. Press MENU while the HDD is selected (P.14). The display changes for the menu item selection. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “Track Edit”...
Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/– on the remote control) to select the new track number. Press the MULTI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote control) to confirm the new track number. Press CLEAR to cancel the confirmed selection. Press COMPLETE.
EDITING TRACKS Track Erase You can erase a selected track. If “Track Erase” is selected (P.58), the following screen appears. Disc that contains the track to be erased E r a s e 0 0 1 1 ? Track to be erased If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited.
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Press MULTI JOG knob (ENTER on the remote control) to confirm the beginning point of the partial erase. The passage between the temporary ending point of the partial erase (the point that is 10 seconds after the beginning point) and the point that is 5 seconds after the temporary ending point is repeatedly played.
EDITING TRACKS Track Combine You can combine a series of tracks into one. If “Track Combine” is selected (P.58), the following screen appears. Disc that contains the first track to be combined C o m b . 0 0 1 1 ? Track to be the first in the combination If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited.
Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/– on the remote control) to specify the dividing point. The dividing point can be set by “minute: second: frame”. The unit to be set is flashing. Move the flash to the unit to be set by pressing t/e or r/y (E or R on the remote control).
EDITING TRACKS Add Fade In You can add fade-in at the beginning of a track. The beginning of the track is played with gradually rising level when fade-in has been added. If “Add Fade In” is selected (P.58), the following screen appears.
Rotate MULTI JOG knob (+/– on the remote control) to set the fade-out length. The fade-out length can be set in the 1 to 10 second range by 1- second steps. If you stop rotating the MULTI JOG knob, this unit starts repeated playback of the ending of the track with a fade-out of the length set in above step, with extra portion for further 5 seconds.
You can do various editing operations on the discs that have been recorded on the HDD. COMPLETE RAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER COPY A.M.Q.R. Press MENU while the HDD is selected (P.14). The display changes for the menu item selection. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “Disc Edit”.
Disc Rename You can move a disc and assign a new number. If “Disc Rename” is selected (P.66), the following screen appears. R e n a m e 0 0 1 ? –30 –10 If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited.
EDITING DISCS Disc Combine You can combine a series of discs into one. If “Disc Combine” is selected (P.66), the following screen appears. C o m b i n e Disc to be the first in the combination If the edit menu is selected during playback, the unit automatically selects the item to be edited.
Disc Pack You can re-organize the disc numbers by eliminating unused disc numbers that have been created by changing disc numbers or erasing discs. If “Disc Pack” is selected (P.66), the following screen appears. P a c k ? –30 –10 Press COMPLETE.
CANCELING EDIT OPERATIONS (UNDO) You can cancel an operation and the result of a previous editing step on this unit (Undo function). NATURAL SOUND HDD/CD RECORDER POWER COPY PHONES LEVEL A.M.Q.R. Press MENU while this unit is in the stop mode. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “Undo”.
CONVERTING DIGITAL/ANALOG OUTPUT SIGNALS (DAC MODE) This unit has the digital-analog converter (DAC) mode. When the DAC mode is turned on, the unit outputs audio sources (audio signals input from the input jacks) from the both digital (OPTICAL and COAXIAL) and analog (ANALOG) jacks. COMPLETE MULTI JOG TEXT/TIME...
■ Checking HDD information (HDD Info.) You can check the HDD utility (capacity, usage, and available space) of this unit. Press MENU while this unit is in the stop mode. The display changes for the menu item selection. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “HDD Utility”.
■ Checking the firmware version (Firm. Version) Software that is called “firmware” is built into this unit. This firmware controls the operation. The following steps describe the firmware version check procedures. Press MENU while this unit is in the stop mode. The display changes for the menu item selection.
SYSTEM UTILITY ■ Setting the display brightness (Dimmer Setup) You can change the brightness of the display. Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Checking the firmware version (Firm. Version)” (P.73). The display changes for the system utility item selection. Rotate the MULTI JOG knob (press +/–, H or G on the remote control) to select “Dimmer Setup”.
■ Starting playback automatically (Auto Play) You can set the auto play function which automatically starts playback when the power of this unit is turned on. Using an external timer with this feature enables timer playback. Carry out steps 1 to 3 in “Checking the firmware version (Firm.
If this unit fails to operate normally, check the following points to determine whether the fault can be corrected by the simple measures suggested. If they cannot be corrected, or if the fault is not listed in the SYMPTOM column, disconnect the power cord and contact your authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center for assistance. SYMPTOM This unit does not turn on The power cable is not completely connected.
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SYMPTOM This unit does not operate The internal microcomputer has been frozen. properly. There is rotation noise of The temperature inside this unit rises. the fan. A noise occurs at the A very low frequency component among the change of the tracks that wow and flutter of the analog record is being has been recorded from the output as a noise.
Drive Check Some kind of error has been occurred in the HDD or the CDR drive. Contact the nearest authorized YAMAHA dealer or service center. Or HDD is not set to “slave” precisely. Refer to the “HDD Installation Manual” and set the HDD to “slave”.
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DISPLAY MESSAGES Reading This unit reads the format of the CD, CD-R, or CD-RW disc loaded on the disc tray. Approximately 10 to 20 seconds may be required to complete this automatic adjustment. However, this time length may change according to the type of the CD, CD-R, or CD-RW disc that has been loaded.
The following explains key terms used in this manual. Album An album is a unit used while playing back or recording audio signals on this unit. For detailed information, see “Data on the HDD” (P.16). Audio Master Quality Recording Audio Master Quality Recording is a high quality recording mode used to create an audio CD with its original quality.
You can make the following operations on this unit’s system menu according to your needs. Menu Album New Edit Stored Album Copy Album Rename Album Delete Album Edit* Album Pack Album Title Track Shuffle Track Level Tr. Interval Track Rename Track Adjust Track Erase Part Erase...
RULES OF DIGITAL RECORDING AND NOTES ON SYSTEM ■ Rules of digital recording SCMS (Serial Copy Management System) As a digital audio component, this unit conforms with the Serial Copy Management System (SCMS) standards. The Serial Copy Management System restricts copies made by recording digital signals to first-generation copies only.
Audio Performance Frequency response ... 5 to 20,000 Hz, ±0.5 dB S/N ratio (EIAJ) Playback ... 105 dB Recording ... 92 dB Total harmonic distortion (1 kHz) Playback ... 0.004 % Recording ... 0.006 % Dynamic range Playback ... 99 dB Recording ...
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